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Wednesday, April 10, 2019
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AUCTION NEWS
Final preparations are underway for the annual auction this Saturday, April 13. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Enjoy a delicious dinner catered by Enza’s Catering and fun with the LCS community while bidding on some great packages. Don't miss out! Any questions, please check out the attached FAQ's with today's newsletter.
Back by popular demand - The Heads or Tails Game!! This year we'll be playing for a chance to win an Apple Watch Series 3! Purchase your necklaces for $10, then pick heads or tails before the coin is flipped. If you guess wrong, you lose a necklace. The last one with beads on wins the watch!!
Tuition Bingo is back again! We could all use a little break on school tuition, so why not join us at the auction for your chance to win a $1,000.00 Tuition Credit? Play Sponsorship Bingo for your chance to win.
The LCS Auction Committee would like to extend a special thank you to the following businesses and individuals:
Title Sponsors
Insignia Homes
Pro-Vision Video System
Tru Kitchens, Inc.
Food Sponsor
Enza’s Catering
Legacy Sponsors
Altra Products
Environmental Door
Heyboer Landscaping
Paris Motors
Pylman Power, Inc
Thomas Nykamp DDS
Unique Truck Equipment
Veurinks’ RV Center INC
Weed and Feed Lawn Care
Brett Springvloed-Farm Bureau Insurance
Bingo
Bouma Brothers
Buist Electric
VanderWoude Lawn Sprinkling
Red Barn Veterinary Clinic LLC
Blue House Home Inspections
Ken and Judy Slager
LCS GEAR
WE HAVE EXTENDED THE DEADLINE FOR LEGACY GEAR TO THIS COMING SUNDAY, APRIL 14! Have you had a chance to check out all the fresh, new and stylish Legacy clothing/gear? We have a lot of new items and new designs available to order in lots of different colors! This is a great way to help us promote our school and get our name out into the community!! Use this link to check out what’s available https://legacyspring2019apparel.itemorder.com.
Orders are due by April 14. After April 14, the link will be closed. So get ready for spring sports and order a sweatshirt or get some t-shirts for summer!
LEGACY EDUCATION COMMITTEE NEWS
The committee has decided to take no further action with regard to our snow days. No other changes to our 2018-2019 school calendar are anticipated.
KINDERGARTEN TEACHER APPOINTED
Legacy Christian's education committee is pleased to announce the recent hire of Mrs. Meridith Snyder. Mrs. Snyder will be assigned to teach our English kindergarten beginning with the 2019-2020 school year.
Mrs. Snyder and her husband James live in the Wyoming area. Their children attend the Grandville Christian Elementary School. The Snyders attend the Kelloggsville Christian Reformed Church. She grew up in this area, attending Cutlerville Christian, South Christian and Cornerstone.
Mrs. Snyder currently teaches kindergarten at Vanguard Charter School. She has served in this capacity for the past six years. Previous to that, she taught Young 5's at Vanguard for six years.
We are pleased to welcome this experienced, talented teacher who is very eager to continue her career at our Christian school. Mrs. Snyder has proven teaching abilities, a warm, engaging personality and a passion for early childhood education!
CONGRATULATIONS!
LOOKIN' AT LEGACY PREVIEW DAYS!
Do you want your child to SHINE? At Legacy Christian we will teach your child to SHINE socially, academically and most importantly, spiritually. We invite you to consider Legacy Christian School! We will be offering a Preview Day on April 19! This is a “walk-in” type preview where you and your child may come to see our Preschool, Young 5's, Traditional Kindergarten and Spanish Immersion Kindergarten during a normal school day. You will have the opportunity to meet the teachers, observe the classroom and learn more about what Legacy has to offer for your child’s first experiences in school! Mark this date on your calendar and explore Legacy
Join us on Friday, April 19, from 9:00-10:00 am. You are welcome to come and experience our All School Easter Worship, at 8:15 am, also! Questions? Please contact Kim Zwyghuizen at 616-455-3860 or email her at kimz@legacycs.org.
ANNUAL SOCIETY MEETING
The Legacy Christian School Society will conducts it's annual meeting at 7:00 pm, on Monday, May 13, 2019. The meeting will take place in the west campus commons. A printed agenda will be sent home to every school family on or before April 26. Printed agendas for other interested society members will be available in either school office. Society members must be over 18 years of age and accept the basis, purpose, and objective of the school society. Members must also either be parents of children currently attending the school or church members who contribute not less than $10 per year to the school and faithfully support it.
WEST CAMPUS NEWS AND NOTES
- IPOD Worship - April 10 - Mrs. Lautenbach NEXT: April 19 - All School Easter worship
- WC Worship - April 10 - Small Groups NEXT: April 19 - All School Easter Worship
- Next week Tuesday, April 16, is our annual IPOD/Middle School Fine Arts Concert. This event features music by the choirs, bands and orchestras of grades 5th-8th. The 5th/6th graders will perform at 6:30 pm, and the 7th/8th graders at 7:30 pm. Students should arrive 15 minutes prior to their start time. IPOD students do not have a specific uniform and are asked to wear nice school clothes. 7th/8th graders are asked to wear their white LCS polo shirt with dark pants.
ELEMENTARY NEWS AND NOTES
- Weekly Worship - April 12 - Grandparents' Day Rehearsal
Next Worship - April 19 - All School Easter Worship - Feelin' Good Mileage Club begins today! Students will run during lunch recess on M/W/F. As the weather gets warmer, please make sure your students have tennis shoes for running. No sandals or flip flops!
- Volunteer for lunchtime classroom coverage. We like to provide lunch time classroom coverage on Thursdays for teachers so they can enjoy lunch with their colleagues! Sign up here to volunteer!! Thanks for your help! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f054ea4a82cab9-thursday4
SAVE THE DATE
RUNNING CLUB
MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE
SOFTBALL
APRIL 11 -- MOLINE - AWAY
APRIL 16 -- ALLENDALE - HOME
APRIL 18 -- CALVIN 1 - HOME
BASEBALL
APRIL 15 -- ADAMS - HOME
APRIL 16 -- HUDSONVILLE - HOME
APRIL 18 -- CALVIN - AWAY
SOCCER
APRIL 10 -- WEST SIDE CHR. - AWAY
APRIL 16 -- CALVIN - HOME
APRIL 18 -- ADAMS - AWAY
TENNIS - (5:00 pm unless noted)
APRIL 24 -- CALVIN CHR. - HOME (SCHS)
MAY 7 -- NORTHPOINTE CHR. - AWAY (5:30)
MAY 9 -- CALVIN CHR. - AWAY
TRIP
Cash and Carry is open on Thursdays from 7:45-10:00 am, at the west campus.
If you want information on how TRIP works or how to sign up for TRIP, please contact Melody Newhouse (243-6472) or email legacytrip@sbcglobal.net. You can find a copy of the TRIP order form on the Legacy website under “Current Parents” heading, then click on “TRIP”.
TERRACYCLE
Keep sending in your TerraCycle items! TerraCycle is offering Bonus Bucks for the month of April. Every shipment of muffin pouches, cereal/cracker bags, #6 solo cups, Febreze air care and cleaning products earns Bonus Bucks. We are working on maximizing all our shipments to earn as many bonuses as possible. These are cash bonuses on top of the money they pay us for our trash.
MOMS IN PRAYER
Join us this Friday at 8:45 to pray for our school, students and for the following staff and board members: Dave Haagsma, Amy Hoekzema, Britley Mulder and Tammi Agar . As always, you are welcome to submit prayer requests anytime to Gina Huizingh at gsolle44@yahoo.com.
FAMILIES BEING PRAYED FOR THIS WEEK BY LEGACY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Prayer is a powerful gift! LCS has always been able to pray for requests as they arise. Our school has also decided to lift up families weekly in prayer. For the remainder of the school year please read which families are being covered in prayer. During that week each student will receive a prayer tag for them to keep and remember they are being covered in extra prayers.
- Richard & Shari Post - Luke - 8th
- Andrew & Sarah Postma - Tyler - 2nd, Caleb - K
- Jay & Lori Potter - Logan - 7th, Nathan - 4th, Colton - 2nd, Elizabeth - DK
- Jon & Krista Potvin - Owen - 4th, Lucy - 2nd, Quinn - DK
- Tom & Dawn Powell - Haley - 5th, Hudson - 1st
- Brian & Angie Pylman - Rylee - 6th, Nicholas - 4th
- Jeff & Tanya Quist - Caleb - 3rd, Brayden - PreK
- Tom & Heather Quist - Kaylee - 6th, Dylan - 4th, Avery - 1st
REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS
15th Annual ART CLUB is coming again! K-5th graders: Join Mrs. Broekhuizen in her backyard for a wonderful 4-day adventure in Art, July 22-29. Call 616-262-0863 to reserve a spot and then grab a registration form at the elementary office to MAIL your payment. (Please do not leave the payment at the school.) Spots do fill quickly! This camp is still only $40.00 which includes all supplies! Sessions are from 9:00-10:30 am, 11:00 am-12:30 pm or 1:00-2:00 pm. See You There!!!
The South Christian boys basketball coaches would like to invite the boys entering 3rd-10th grade next school year to our basketball camps this summer. The 7th-10th grades are all day camps, and the 3rd-6th grade are half day camps. All the info can be found here: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/sportshub2-uploads-prod/files/sites/710/2014/02/18160459/2019-bbb-brochure.pdf
South Christian Baseball Spring Clinic for baseball players from ages 7-10. Led by the varsity baseball coaching staff and players. 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, on April 17, April 24, May 1, May 9 (Game on May 8), May 15. Rain Date (May 23). Held at South Christian Baseball Field. Cost is $30/player. Contact Coach Bajema with any questions. Email: jacob.bajema@gmail.com or call at 616-634-5815.
SCHS Tuition Assistance Benefit Flower Sale: Now through May 24. Speyer’s Farm Market is getting ready for spring in the greenhouse and is once again generously offering a Spring Benefit Sale for the South Christian High School Tuition Assistance Fund. Purchase a $25 Speyer’s Farm Market gift card and $5 will be donated to the Tuition Assistance Fund. Gift cards can be purchased starting April 9 at the SCHS office and redeemed at Speyer’s located at 6444 Eastern Avenue SE. Gift cards can be used all season.
The SCHS Scrap Metal Drive is being planned for April 19-20. Drop off times are Friday, noon - 6:00 pm and Saturday, 8:00 am - 1:00 pm. Proceeds will benefit the South Christian High School Tuition Assistance Fund. Please save your scrap metal (steel, aluminum, copper, brass, etc.), old cars, worn-out farm equipment, tired appliances, used car and equipment batteries, electrical wire and stripped or unstripped copper wire for the drive. Extra manpower and equipment will be available to assist during drop-off at South Christian’s (68th Street campus) East parking lot.
Upcoming Dates and Events
APRIL
10 - Feelin' Good Mileage Club Begins at Elementary
13 - LCS Auction at WC - Doors open at 5:30 pm
16 - WC Fine Arts Night - (5th/6th Grade - 6:30 pm, 7th/8th Grade - 7:30 pm)
MAY
2 - Grandparents' Day
10 - Walk-a-Jog-a-Thon
13 - LCS Society Meeting
Legacy Christian School
Email: office@legacycs.org
Website: www.legacycs.org
Location: 67 68th Street Southwest, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Phone: 616-455-3860
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