11/7: GRCDC Family Movie Night, 6:00 - 9:00 PM

11/10 - 11/14: Neurodiversity Spirit Week

11/10: Board Meeting, 6:00 - 7:30 PM

11/11: Early Release Tuesday, 2:30 Dismissal

11/12: Community Meeting for 3rd - 5th feat. Mr. G's comedy set + Kelli Wiltsie Neurodiversity Week, 8:30 - 8:45 AM

11/13: Community Meeting for K - 2nd feat. Mr. G's comedy set + Kelli Wiltsie Neurodiversity Week, 8:30 - 8:45 AM

11/13: Family Team Meeting, 8:45 - 9:45 AM

11/17: GRCDC Family Book Club, 6:30 - 8:00 PM

11/20: School Picture Makeup/Retake Day

11/25: Half Day of School, 11:30 dismissal

11/26 - 11/28: No School, Thanksgiving Break

What's for breakfast and lunch this week? School Meals Menu

What are the school hours? Click Here

Dear Families,

GRCDC's open enrollment period is here! The application for the 26-27 school year opened on Nov 1 and will stay open through February. Our school provides an "Education Based on Relationships" and because of that it grows through connection! Families sharing with other families who share our values of potential, connection, inspiration, and equity.

If you know a family who would thrive in a Reggio-inspired, relationship-centered, public school, please invite them to reach out to us. We need your help to make sure that every family in our community has heard about GRCDC, knows what we do, and knows that they are welcome to apply here! Please consider inviting families to considering GRCDC in some of the other ways offered below:

Every time a family shares GRCDC with another family, you help us continue to grow in the relationship-based, joyful, and creative place our children deserve. Thank you for helping other discovery what makes GRCDC so special!

In Partnership,

Lisa Nuyens

Executive Director

e. nuyensl@childdiscoverycenter.org

o.616-459-0330

c. 517.206.3868 (text or voice note/mail)

Need Food Assistance Now? If you, or anyone you know, wants access to food assistance, we encourage the use of these resources: 

Able to Provide Resources? For those who want to contribute to local resources, you may consider the following actions: 

Donate Food/Items: Many of the resources listed above accept monetary and item donations. We encourage you to visit their websites and/or contact the organization to inquire about their current needs.

Dismissal Cards: Please use the dismissal cards every day at dismissal if you are using the walker line or the car line. In the car line, please display the cards until your child gets in the car. If you are sending another authorized adult to pick up your child, they should have a card as well. Texting a photo of the card will work on an unexpected or emergency basis, but it should not be the norm. These cards are an important part of getting your student safely to you and to help the process run efficiently. If you need more cards made, we are happy to do that. Please message Jessie Hammond to make that happen.

Absence Reporting: If your child will be absent from school, please contact us by 8:20 AM if possible. There are a few ways you can contact us about an absence:

If we do not hear from you, ParentSquare will send an automated message around 8:50 AM that you may also reply to. If you do not contact the office to excuse the absence, it will be marked unexcused.

ParentSquare Skill Corner: Wondering how to view, send or reply to a ParentSquare message? If you are not sure how to use the messaging feature, please see this article. For absence reporting specifically, your first contact should be the school office as directed above. However, you are able to send a group conversation to your child's teacher and include Rachel Harth and Jessie Hammond about an absence so that all of us are informed about your child's attendance. Please reach out with questions if needed!

Garden Boxes Clean Out: Several families have reached out about cleaning up the garden boxes in front of the building. To coordinate efforts and scheduling, please contact Mrs. Rachel by 11/13.

School Picture Packets: If you ordered school photos, the picture packet was sent home with your child today!

School Picture Make-up/Retake Day on November 20th: If your child was absent on picture day, they will have their photo taken on November 20th. If you want to do photo retakes, please let your child's teacher know via email or ParentSquare direct message. If you don't let the teacher know you want retakes, your child will not be sent to the photographer.

Lost and Found Weekly Post: Please see the lost and found post from earlier this week and claim your child's items by Tuesday, 11/11

No new updates this week

We're excited to screen Disney Pixar’s Elio — a heartwarming, funny adventure about a boy who is accidentally beamed up into space and mistaken for the leader of Earth! 

Doors Open: 6:00 PM - Enter at the orange playground door

Movie Starts: 6:30 PM

FREE Event — Concessions for Sale

Bring your comfiest blankets, pillows, and favorite stuffies to snuggle up and enjoy the show! This is a family event — parents/guardians, please plan to stay with your kiddos. We are not responsible for unattended children.

We can’t wait to see you there for a fun and cozy night together!

Thanks to everyone who supported the fall wreath sale. We surpassed our fundraising goal! 

We need people to assist with unloading the delivery truck on Wednesday November 19 at 8:30am and we also need people to help families pick up their wreaths at dismissal on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday November 19-21 from 3:30pm - 4:30pm.

Sign up to volunteer on ParentSquare or email us at grcdcfamilyteam@gmail.com

Family Team is moving communication off Facebook and onto ParentSquare. The GRCDC Narwhals - Families of Current Students Facebook group will be archived later this fall, so stay up to date through the Family Team GRCDC Narwhals Group on ParentSquare. 

It's time to start planning for our Girls On The Run (GOTR) Season! To get started, we first need coaches! We have so much fun at GOTR that coaches return every year. However, last year we had to turn some girls away because we didn't have enough coaches for 2 teams. We would love for all girls who want to participate to be able to this year. Coaches may be parents, grand parents, uncles or aunts, cousins that are 18 and older or close family friends. If you have someone in your circle who would enjoy coaching on our GOTR team please have them reach out to Aimee Ritsema at ritsemaa@childdiscoverycenter.org to learn more. 

Join the Family Team GRCDC Narwhals Group on ParentSquare. The Facebook group “GRCDC Narwhals - Families of Current Students” will be archived later this fall. We want to hear from you! If you have an idea, question, or suggestion for the Family Team email us at grcdcfamilyteam@gmail.com. 

"10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High Tech World" 

The second session of book club is Monday, November 17, 6:30-8pm. You can come to session 2 even if you missed session 1. Please RSVP here. Please reach out with any questions:

Mihaela Friedlmeier friedlmm@gvsu.edu

Amy Depotty - amy.depotty@gmail.com

Club meetings this week:

11/13 - Lego Club K - 2