Fun at Innocademy This Week…

CONGRATULATIONS our artists who had their work on display at Corewell Health this past Friday! AMAZING art!!

Mr. Chad’s Middle Schoolers interviewed Matt Helmus, manager of Windmill Island, this week!

Our 7th and 8th grade Friends had a great time reading to our Precademy kiddos as part of March is Reading Month! They are excited to continue the fun for the remainder of the year!

CONGRATULATIONS to our PBIS Winners This Week…

Way to go, Friends! Keep up the amazing work!

Mark Your Calendar, Please…

March 22nd – Staff Professional Development Day – No School For Students
March 25th – 28th – Scholastic Book Fair
March 27 & 28 – Student Led Conferences
March 28th – 1/2 Day for Students
March 29th – April 7th – Spring Break
April 25th – Family Fun Night at the ODC
April 29th – May 3rd – 8th Grade Capstone Trip – Puerto Rico
May 9th – Tulip Time Kinder Parade – 2pm
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.

Tulip Time Kinderparade – May 9th – Join Us!

Would your student like to join us in representing Innocademy at the Tulip Time Kinderparade? The parade is on Thursday, May 9. We will line up at 1:30, parade starts at 2:00, and should be done around 3:00

Please sign up below! Sign up ends on April 12.

Tulip Time Kinderparade Sign Up 2024

Please note: all Innocademy students are invited to march, however students in TK, K, and 1st grades are required to have an adult chaperone march with them. All chaperones marching must wear a Dutch Costume. Students marching will be provided with a free tee shirt to wear. The Signup will CLOSE ON APRIL 12 so we have time to order tee shirts.

Outdoor Discovery Center Innocademy Family Fun Night – April 25

Please join us from 5-6:30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend! Invite your neighbors, your friends or people who might want to come to our AMAZING school!!!!

We need VOLUNTEERS!!! If you are available to help, please sign up Here

April Lunch Menu

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

Dress Code Reminder from our Family Resource Guide

Has Your Child Had A Fever or Been Ill? Please Note The Illness Guidelines Below From our Family Resource Guide

Please help us create a safe, healthy environment for all of our students and teachers. We ask for your help in maintaining the safe environment by keeping your child home any time he or she is ill or becoming ill. It can be a tough call but if we all adhere to the guidelines, we can help make these days happen less for everyone. We will continue to rely on our professional medical partners at the Ottawa County Health Department for their most up-to-date guidance for K-12 Schools.

In general per the Ottawa County Health Department, these include:

Fever within the previous 24 hours, must be fever free without the use of medications for 24 hours.
ANY vomiting or diarrhea in the past 36 hours. Must be completely symptom free without the use of medications for 36 hours. If they still are not eating normally, they shouldn’t return to school.
Any symptoms of diseases (COVID-19, scarlet fever, measles, mumps, chicken pox, whooping cough, etc.)
Runny nose with any colored discharge
Excessive coughing
Sore throat
Any unexplained rash
Pink eye
Head lice – Child should be treated and free of all nits/live bugs prior to returning to school. The following link does an exceptional job of explaining what lice looks like, the treatment, and myths. If a student becomes ill during the school day, a parent will be contacted to determine if the student should go home using the guidelines above. Any minor injuries must be reported to a teacher and they will be treated and returned to class. If medication is required, the medication policy 5330 will be followed.

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 22, 2024