Fun at Innocademy This Week…

CONGRATULATIONS to Lila and Eliot who participated in the Ottawa County Regional Spelling Bee in February! Well done!

Mr. Chad’s Middle School Connections class is back at it. This week they interviewed Mr. Jacob Veldheer of Veldheer Tulip Garden who taught us all about making wooden shoes!

Ms. Jessie’s 7th graders had a great time working on and performing a play based on the story of Rosa Parks.

Thank you to all of our guest readers that have shared stories with our classes, so far, this month! We are looking forward to many, many more!

Ms. Emily’s Art Friends (Ms. Rachel P’s class enjoyed pajama and peluche day and participated in an impromptu free drawing time to create illustrations of their stuffies!

Mark Your Calendar, Please…

March 21st – Dress Like A Book Character Day
March 22nd – Staff Professional Development Day – No School For Students
March 27 & 28 – Student Led Conferences
March 28th – 1/2 Day for Students
March 29th – April 7th – Spring Break
April 29th – May 3rd – 8th Grade Capstone Trip – Puerto Rico
May 9 & 10 – Tulip Time – 1/2 Day Dismissal for Students
May 21 – May 24 – 6th/7th Graders – Backpacking Capstone Trip
May 27th – 31st – Memorial Day Break Week
June 7, 14, 21, 28 – No School on Fridays
June 12-June 13 – 5th graders – Capstone Trip to Detroit
June 26th – 1/2 Day – Last Day of School

NEW INFORMATION

Student Led Conference Sign Up

It’s time for Spring Student-Led Conferences! Teachers and students are excitedly preparing to share with you all the wonderful growth that has been accomplished this year!

Please follow the schedule below to sign up for a time to conference with your child’s teacher on either Wednesday, March 27th or Thursday, March 28th.

Families with 3 or 4 Innocademy Students, begin signing up Friday, March 15th.
Families with 2 Innocademy Students, begin signing up on Monday, March 18th.
Families with 1 Innocademy Student, begin signing up on Wednesday, March 20th.

Thank you for not signing up before your designated day. We intentionally give families with multiple children extra time to sign up for conferences, as coordinating between multiple teachers can be tricky!

If you have a student in Transitional Kindergarten – 5th grade USE THIS LINK
If you have a middle school student USE THIS LINK

Student Led Conferences – Could You Help Provide Dinner for Teachers?

Watch for sign-ups for our Spring Student-Led Conferences to be out, SOON! We are hoping that our families could, again, help provide a soup/salad dinner for our teachers on MARCH 27TH and sandwiches and fruit for lunch on MARCH 28TH.

Please take a peek at THIS SIGN UP to donate items and then have them delivered to our front desk on March 27th right around 3pm .

Thank you so much for considering!

Scholastic Book Fair Coming to Innocademy

It’s time for our annual Innocademy Spring Scholastic Book Fair. We need adult volunteers to help make this a success and bring more books and support to our school. The fair runs both during school and conferences the week of March 25th-28th.

PLEASE SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER AT THIS LINK

Please make sure when you sign up that you have a background check on file with the front desk or stop in to fill out one before your shift (must have a new one every school year).

If you have any questions or want to help in any other way, feel free to contact me at heather.volkema@gmail.com.

Theatre Club Starting – Open to 4th – 8th Graders

We are excited to launch an after school Theatre Club! The club will take place on Tuesday and Thursdays from 3:45pm to 4:30pm beginning April 8th until June 13th. This club is open to 4th grade to 8th grade students. Students who would like to participate must have the permission slip, below, signed and returned by March 22nd.

https://innocademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Innocademy-Theatre-Club-1.pdf

At the culmination of our activities, there will be a special performance for the school and parents to enjoy.

Questions? Please contact….

Ms. Jessie Webb Innocademy Middle School Teacher jessie.webb@innocademy.com

Hot Lunch Breakfast Menu Change

Going forward, each Tuesday will be peach cups instead of orange slices for the breakfast fruit.

OLD INFORMATION

March Is Reading Month – Reading Bingo (Elementary)

We are excited for March is Reading Month! Among other fun things, our Elementary Friends will be participating in Reading Bingo. Middle School Families, please watch your email for special fun things for this group of kiddos.

Please take a peek at THIS LINK for a printable Read Around The World Bingo and more details! You can take a sneak peek, below:

Calendar for ’24/’25 School Year

Next year, school will begin on Monday, August 5th with an Open House scheduled for the evening of July 31st.

https://innocademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2425-Inno-School-Calendar.pdf

March Lunch Menu

https://innocademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Inno_MAR_menu_24-1.pdf

Voyage of Discovery – We Need You!

’23-’24 Innocademy Family Resource Guide

If you’ve not already done so, please read through the Innocademy Family Resource Guide for this year so that you are familiar with daily life at Innocademy. As always, if you have questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We are happy to help. Thank you.

March 15, 2024