Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year!
-ArtPrize - September 25, 2015 - 9:30-1:30 - $2 for students/parents free - will need to bring a sack lunch and a small backpack to carry the lunch (no glass)
Harvest Party - Friday, October 30, 2015 - 10:50 AM
4th Grade Hike - Gun Lake - October 23, 2015 - Leaving around 9:20 AM - returning around 2:15 PM $3 for students - parents free - this is an all day trip - we will be hiking in the woods - everyone will need a sack lunch (no glass) dress for the weather that day.
MUSIC program - November 2, 2015 - EKHS
Conferences - Nov. 17 - 4:20-8:30 PM and Wed., Nov. 18 (1:20-8:30 PM)
Half days are Nov. 18, 19, and 20 - 12:13 dismissal
Lansing - Capitol and Museum - Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - all day - $5 for students - 9:15-2:30
Sack lunches are needed!
Thanksgiving break begins Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 12:13 PM - school resumes Monday, Nov. 30
****Shark Dissection (Challenger School gym) - December 8, 2015 - 1-2:20 in our gym - parents are needed to help
***Holiday Party - December 17, 2015
~~Holiday Break begins Friday, Dec. 18 at 3:55 PM
School resumes - Monday, January 4, 2016
Martin Luther King, Day - Monday, January 18, 2016 - no school for students
Outdoor Discovery Center - January 29, 2016 (all day) - $5 for students - parents free
Valentine Party - Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 - 10:50 AM -
12:13 dismissal
Feb. 15-16, 2016 - NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
Wax Museum - Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 9:30-10:50 AM and 6:00-6:40 PM in our gym - check the time line for this project at the bottom of this page
March 2 - Reading Family Night 6:00-7:30 PM - Kevin Kammeraad
Friday, March 11 - Carnival - 6-8 PM
Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences - March 28-29
Spring break - April 1-9, 2016
Lake Michigan sand dunes - Kirk Park - West Olive - April 29th - no charge for students or parents
M-Step testing continues May 18th and 19th for 4th grade
Book Fair - May 16-20 - will last through Summer Celebration
Summer Celebration - Friday, May 20 - 5-8 PM on our playground
Mother - Son Bowling Night - Thursday, May 26 -
6-8 PM at Spectrum Lanes - 5656 Clyde Park - $20 for mother and son - reservations needed - a note was sent home last week
Bike/Walk Hike - June 7, 2016 - ride/walk around Kentwood and the trails -bike helmets are required for bike riders. Lunch will be provided by your teachers.
Field Day - Tuesday, June 9 at 10:00 AM on our playground
School -Wide Family Picnic on June 9 at 11:35-12:10
Last day of 4th grade - Friday, June 10, 2016 - dismissal at 12:13 PM