November 22 Home Communicator – The other day, I heard someone say, “Hang on, here come the holidays!” At first I wondered what she meant, but the more I thought about it, I realized Thanksgiving, Christmas and probably even New Years was more of an endurance test for her than a celebration. My initial thought was,…
DetailsNovember 15 Home Communicator – Mission… Quest… Thing… My daughter, Anna Spotts, loves the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. As she navigates a college semester in England this fall, she updates her family and friends with a blog entitled, Mission… Quest… Thing…, which is a famous line from the movie The Lord of the Rings. Underneath the title…
DetailsNovember 8 Home Communicator – Principal’s Note – “God Glasses” Hudsonville Christian School strives to be excellent in all areas of education of our students. We are called by God to provide the best education for all of His children. While this is important in the area of academics, it is vital and eternally important in the…
DetailsNovember 1 Home Communicator – OUR REFUGE In chapel this past Friday, the 5th grade leadership team blessed our HCS community by talking about how God’s Word is our light. The chapel was centered on Psalm 119:105 – “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path”. As believers, it is imperative that…
DetailsOctober 25 Home Communicator – Dear Parents: If you have been around schools at all in September, you know it is a critical month to establish routines – particularly in the elementary and middle school grades. I don’t know if the phrase “Practice makes perfect” is completely accurate, but it makes a lot of sense. Another very…
DetailsOctober 18 Home Communicator – Unplugged Unplugged. Occasionally, we hear this term spoken or see it written down. Unplugged can be taken literally, like unplug your electronic device. Unplugged can be interpreted figuratively, defining acoustic guitar players, such as Eric Clapton. Unplugged can describe schools of thought, encouraging kids to play outside. Unplugged. Unplugged has taken on…
DetailsOctober 11 Home Communicator – Continuing to Serve and Celebrate “The One” This past Thursday and Friday the middle school students and staff had opportunities to serve and celebrate “The One’. All the middle school students had the privilege of working at the Feed My Starving Children mobile pack event sponsored by Hudsonville Reformed Church held…
DetailsOctober 4 Home Communicator – SO MUCH TO CELEBRATE! Thursday evening, we had the privilege of opening our doors to the broader HCS community during our open house. What an incredible evening it was! It was so beautiful to see the generations represented, and many in attendance spent their elementary/middle school years at Hudsonville Christian, and their…
DetailsSeptember 27 Home Communicator – The other day after school I was involved in a meeting where we were talking about assessments and learning targets in our school. We had some really good discussions about having our teaching targets in mind while we are teaching our children. We went on to discuss how important it is to…
DetailsSeptember 20 Home Communicator – From “the one” to “The One”! The Spotts family was blessed with the opportunity to travel to England this summer. Unknowingly, we had booked a trip on a “no children allowed” cruise line, evident from the first moments aboard the ship. The four members of our family were the four youngest passengers…
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