CONGRATULATIONS MR. BEN!

We are so excited to introduce River Josiah Cole to the Innocademy Community! Sweet River was born to Mr. Ben, his wife and their son, Zion, over break week!

REMINDER: ATTENDANCE MATTERS

Please make sure your child is at school, ready to begin by 8:45 a.m. every day.  Should your child be absent, please email attendance@innocademy.com and let your child’s teacher know the reason for their absence so they can share any missing work.  Thank you for your support in ensuring your child learns and grows with us this year.  Every day counts for their academic success!

NEW INFORMATION

LUNCH CHANGE FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 31ST

Cinnamon Chex will replace the still out of stock, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, as the #2 option for lunch on Monday.

DOUGHNUTS WITH YOUR DARLINGS EVENT TO HAPPEN ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD

Doughnuts with your darlings! 

Come to school early on with your family on November 3rd at 8:00.

Have a doughnut and browse the book exchange in the Cafeteria.

Start your day with a treat for your body and mind! 

Book exchange details  

If you have a book that you enjoyed in the past, and would like another family to enjoy it, please bring it with you. We will have a table set up so you can browse and trade your book for another.

Leave a book, take a book!

CAPSTONE TRAVEL – FUDGE FUNDRAISER – DUE THIS WEEK – NOVEMBER 3RD

As a reminder…

Cost – $8 per item 

Earnings – $4 per item

Order forms are due to school on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022.

Delivery TO SCHOOL will be Thursday, Nov 17, 2022

Fudge will be:

• good for 4-6 weeks or can be frozen for up to 12 weeks
• will be individually sealed and wrapped
• The same 8oz size you would be getting in Mackinaw City/Mackinac Island

Click here for more details or contact Ms. Jody with questions.

Innocademy Fudge Fundraiser Info Letter

Innocademy Fudge Fundraiser Order Form

Thank You East Parking Lot Families!

So appreciative of the help in alleviating the dismissal situation in the East Parking Lot on Tuesdays and Thursdays!

As a reminder, you will see me at your car window asking you to please pull into a parking space until all iCademy kiddos have been picked up at 3 pm on those days. =) Once they have been reunited with their families, you are welcome to vacate the parking space and line up at the walkway to wait for your child(ren) to be dismissed from Innocademy.

OLD INFORMATION

NOVEMBER LUNCH MENU

HOMESTEAD LUNCH MENU NOVEMBER

SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS GIFTS & FOOD VOUCHER ASSISTANCE

If your family lives in Southern Ottawa or Allegan County (except Plainwell, Otsego or Martin) and is in need of assistance this upcoming Holiday Season, please take a peek at the information, below and apply onlilne at saholland.org between October 17th and December 9th.

OCTOBER LUNCH MENU

LUNCH INFORMATION FROM HOLLAND CHRISTIAN

Food service is in full swing, thanks to YOU for being patient and persistent with our Family Portal.  Please continue to use the family portal to deposit funds into your lunch account.  We are a Pre Pay system, and appreciate families  having funds in your child’s account when they choose to take hot lunch.  Plus NO FEE TO MAKE A DEPOSIT ONLINE.  Familyportal.cloud is where you can deposit funds or apply for lunch benefits.  If you do not know your student account number, reach out to heidi.wolters@innocademy.com 

For those families that are receiving lunch benefits and only want milk, the national school lunch program does not give benefits for milk only.  If you want free or reduced price milk, you may take a fruit, or vegetable, and the milk will be under your benefits. 

BITTERSWEET SKI INFORMATION & PASSES

We are again offering Bittersweet Ski Passes for students (7 + years) and their families (extended families and friends, too! Open to anyone!) through Innocademy and iCademy Global.

Ski passes are a great opportunity for folks to purchase a pass ($29) that acts as a coupon throughout the season, reducing the prices on lift tickets, helmets, and rentals. The pass can be used, repeatedly, at any time throughout the ski season (please read the restrictions on timeframe and days as well as black-out holidays), by the pass holder! ANYONE can be part of the ski club…student, parent, family friend. 
​If you are interested, please… 

1. Read through the attached information
2. Fill out the attached form for student and/or adult
3. Secure in an envelope with payment (checks payable to BITTERSWEET SKI RESORT) 
4. Label envelope: BITTERSWEET SKI PASSES – LEISA LOBBEZOO 
5. Return to campus. If you would like to mail the forms and payment via US mail, that is great, too! Please use the information, below:

Attn: Leisa Lobbezoo – Ski Club, iCademy Global, 8485 Homestead Drive, Zeeland, MI 49464

Once we receive the application and payment, there is usually about a 14 school day turnaround for your information to be processed at Bittersweet and passes to be issued so please plan ahead. =)

https://innocademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/22-23-Bittersweet-Ski-Club-Info-PREFILLED-1.pdf

Just in case you were wondering, “Hmmm…what does Bittersweet usually charge for lift tickets and rentals?”

WITH SKI CLUB PASSES ($29 each pass – every skier must have one to receive the discounts.)

Adult (anyone not still in high school)

• $33 lift ticket
• $33 Rentals
• $15 helmet

Student (7 years old and older)

• $29 lift ticket
• $29 rentals
• $15 helmet rental 
• + 2 FREE Lessons 

WITHOUT SKI CLUB PASSES

IMPORTANT PARKING INFORMATION

If you have someone new to pick up at dismissal time, please always feel free to share THIS VIDEO that includes the map.

TITLE 1 AND INTERVENTION

Title I is a federal aid program for elementary, middle, and high schools.  Title I money is given to school districts based on the number of low-income families in each district.  Each district uses its Title I money for extra educational services for children most in need of educational help.  The focus of the Title I program is on helping all students meet the same high standards expected of all children, building capacity for parent involvement, and providing professional development for building staff. We use the Title funding to provide academic intervention services. (Please CLICK HERE to learn more about our Title and Intervention Program.)

STILL TIME TO APPLY! – – HAND 2 HAND – SIGN-UP OPEN FOR THIS YEAR

OK, Hand2Hand is firing up again for the year, and attached is the sign-up form.  A few things to know:

https://innocademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Permission-Slip-Backpack-Inno.pdf

• Hand2Hand is a weekly food bag distribution, provided by Vertical Church (yay to them for this partnership!!). Read the attachment for more info.
  
• There are no qualifications, other than just signing and returning the form.
  
• Bags are distributed on Thursday mornings and we attempt to put in lockers/cubbies during the lunch hour. The first delivery will be September 15.
  
• In order to receive the first delivery, forms must be returned to the front desk before the Labor Day break. However, families can continue to sign up throughout the year.
  

2022-2023 School Calendar