Specials- Hudsonville Public Schools uses a block schedule system for our music, art, steam, and gym programs. The schedule will work on a four day rotation system. Because the schedule is a four day rotation rather than a five day, a special such as gym will not always be on the same day. Our special time will be every day from 2:45 – 3:35pm.
Recess/Lunch- Second grade will have lunch from (check back for this year's lunch time). We will have a morning snack break to hold your child over until lunch time. Your child can bring one snack to school each day. Please send a healthy snack and stay away from cookies and candy. Also, I will notify you of any food allergies in the classroom. Your child will not be able to have a snack in the classroom if it contains an ingredient that is a food allergy.
Personal Items- Please make sure your child’s coats, mittens, boots, backpacks, lunch boxes, etc. are labeled. This helps eliminate confusion and loss of personal items. Also, please discourage your child from bringing valuables and toys to school.
Birthdays- If you would like your child to celebrate a birthday at school, please send a non-food item to share with their classmates. For our part we promise to sing a wild rendition of HAPPY BIRTHDAY! If your child has a birthday in the summer, we would love to celebrate his/her half-year birthday.
Star Student- We will have a star student each week in our classroom. When it is your child’s turn, he or she will bring home a Star Student paper to be filled out for our bulletin board that will profile your child.
Arriving to School- School begins at 8:45am.
Dismissal- School dismisses at 3:45pm.
Changes in Routine- For the protection of your child, children are allowed to change their daily routine only with written permission from you. Specifically, if you wish your child to do something or go somewhere that differs from his/her regular daily routine (for example, go to a friend’s home rather than home) please send a note or email school stating clearly what you want your child to do differently that day.
If you are going to be late to school for any reason please notify the office at 616-797-9797. When you arrive at school please sign your child in at the office and then send them down to the classroom. Please, let the office know if your child will be ordering hot lunch. We are unable to change our lunch count in the classroom after it already has been sent in.
If it is necessary for you to pick up your child from school before dismissal, please send me a note/ email informing me of the time. I will send your child to the office at that time so you can sign him/her out.