October 25, 2024
------------------------- TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENTS ----------------------------
--Attention, Attention! Enrichment Day Heads Up! Students with missing assignments will be required to work with Mrs. DenBoer in the media center next week Thursday instead of having the privilege of choosing their own Enrichment Day activity sessions. Get to working on and turning in any missing work, so you can choose your Enrichment Day sessions!
--7th Grade Volleyball players on both teams: there are still 12 jerseys not turned in! You need to turn them in ASAP, or we will need to charge you for the cost of the jersey. Get it to Coach Garcia TOMORROW!
--All Cityside students are invited to join us TONIGHT for Youth Night at the Zeeland East vs. Hamilton Varsity Football game! Elementary and middle school students get FREE entry with a paying adult, and tickets will be handed out during lunch in the cafeteria on Friday. Don’t miss this exciting night as we come together to celebrate our Chix community and cheer on the team!
--Tutor Time Announcement: Due to the half day next week Thursday, there will be no Tutor Time after school but we will still be there for you on Tuesday!
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--If your Chromebook needs to be repaired, please bring it to Mrs. Nelson in the CBC by 9:00 in the morning so it can be sent off to the technology office the same day. Just a reminder: Mrs. Nelson does NOT have any loaner Chromebooks or charging cords for kids who forget them at home. Please make sure you are charging your Chromebook fully at night and make sure you take it to school every day. If you forget it, you will need to call home to have someone bring it to you. If you forgot to charge it, bring your cord from home. Please completely shut down your Chromebook at least once a week to install any updates that are out there and please remember to fully charge it at home each night.
--Students: You must use a crosswalk when crossing the road at any time because we care about your safety. State law requires you to ONLY cross at a crosswalk. It is illegal and unsafe to cross anywhere else. Please make sure to find the closest crosswalks and use those to get where you need to go before or after school. Thank you!
--If you leave school early for any reason, you MUST go through the office and let them know you are leaving. Thank you.
----Students: Chix Tutor Time runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school from 2:40-3:40 in Mrs. Sluiter's room, #135. Chix Tutor Time is a drop-in homework help where you can get help with homework from certified teachers. You do not have to attend every week or certain days; you can come as needed. However, you do need to stay the whole hour if you attend. Remember ~ this will only run on Tuesday & Thursday afternoons (not Wednesdays like last year). We hope to see you there!
----A quick reminder about Success Time: If you have been assigned success time or lunch detention, first drop off your assignments and Chromebook (if needed to complete your assignment)to the LGI room and then grab your lunch so you're ready to get to work right away. If you've turned your assignments in and have a signed slip, you have 3 options:
1. Hand your signed slip to Mrs. DenBoer in the LGI on your way to lunch.
2. Put your signed slip in the folder on Mrs. DenBoer's office door in the Media Center.
3. Put your signed slip in the Success Time Folder on the front desk in the Main Office.
--Students: There is now a donation bin/box beside the Lost and Found table outside of the office. The bin/box is for clothing donations that will go to the organization City on the Hill to help clothe homeless people. Feel free to donate old used clothes by simply putting them in the box. Thank you for your help!
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--Vision Testing will be November 4 for all 7th graders. If you wish to opt out of the screening for your child, please send in a signed written statement to the office.Thank you!
--HUNGRY HOWIES CERTIFICATES: Our Z-Links students are now selling Hungry Howie's coupons! For just $7, get a certificate good for a medium one topping pizza. All orders are due Monday, October 28, and the certificates can be picked up the week of November 18. These certificates also make great stocking stuffers and will be here in time for the holidays! If you don't know a Z-Links student, you can order and pay in the Cityside front office. Payments are due with the order and can be paid with cash or a check payable to: Cityside Middle School. All funds raised will help fund Cityside Z-Links events. Thanks for your support!
--Foodservice Newsletter Note: Zeeland Public Schools is committed to ensuring all students have access to nutritious meals through the School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs. Through the 2024-2025 school year, every Michigan student can get FREE breakfast and lunch at their school. No qualifications are necessary. The purpose of posting this regulation is to comply with federal reporting requirements for the USDA Child Nutrition Program and to provide oversight for collecting outstanding student account balances. To learn more, please visit thislink. Have questions? Email questions to Food Service Director Sarah Stone at sstone@zps.org.
--Sign Up to Receive the 'Z for Me,' our ZPS district email newsletter- Stay informed about the latest ZPS news, events, and updates, including important district announcements (school closings, etc.), upcoming events, and more. See this FLYER and visit www.zps.org to sign up.
--Parents, please make sure you have an Infinite Campus Parent Portal account set up. You will be able to check your student's bus schedule, grades, attendance, etc. with the Parent Portal. If you have any questions, please contact Heidi Wolters at hwolters@zps.org.
--If your child will not be in school, for any reason, you MUST call the attendance line at 748-3205. Thank you!
--If you are picking your child up from school for any reason you must call the office before we will let them go. You may also call their cell phone in addition to the office, but the office must hear from you. 616-748-3250. Thank you!
--ZPS utilizes the School Messenger system to deliver text messages straight to your mobile phone with important information, including school
closings, safety alerts, and more. You can participate in this free service just by sending a text message of "Y" to our school's short code, 67587. See this informational FLYER for more details.
--Any message needing to get to a student must be received by 1:20 pm. We call students down at the beginning of their last hour during announcements so we are not disturbing classroom instruction time.
--We need your help to ensure our schools receive important state and federal funding by completing the Education Benefits Form,which collects information for educational program grants. Even though all students get free breakfast and lunch this year, filling out this form can also provide your child with additional services like summer food support, help with school fees, and potential household support for internet and cable. Questions? Please see your building principal. Scan the code on this Informational Flyer for more details.
--We would like to offer your student the opportunity to participate in a program at Cityside Middle School called “Hand2Hand”. This program helps provide a student with food for the weekends and is intended for families who currently may be experiencing a financial burden. The first backpack is set to be delivered on September 12th. Please see the attached Hand2Hand Registration Flyer which is in both English and Spanish. Print it off and return it to the front office by September 9th.
**Our Miles of Smiles (MOS) mobile dental unit is scheduled to be in Ottawa County Schools during the 2023-2024 school year. Our mobile dental unit provides no cost, preventive and restorative dental services for financially-qualifying children. Unfortunately, MOS will not be visiting your school this year. However, we want parents to know that they can schedule their child to be seen on our mobile unit when we locate at another Ottawa County School. Miles of Smiles can be accessed by using the following informational application link: MILES OF SMILES
--Please do not have lunch food delivered from area restaurants to our students for lunch. We aren't allowed to sign your credit card receipts, and often the order only comes with a student's first name on it making it very difficult for us to know who it is for. Students often don't know a lunch is being delivered for them, so they don't come to pick it up and the food goes uneaten. Thanks for understanding!
--DEVICE INSURANCE: The ZPS Device Insurance Program is ready for launch. Attached please find the information flyer for parents to use to get started.
The cost is $35/device or $90/family cap with 3 or more devices insured. This year's insurance program will cover only one accidental screen break. After the first screen break, then users will be billed at the $150 replacement screen rate. With insurance, general usage repairs will be covered and as always, lost/neglect/intentional damage is not covered. Here is the link to the insurance brochure. Signing up for insurance takes a few steps - 1) You will need your students ID number; it is the numeric part of their email address. 2) All of the students use their email daily to login to the Chromebooks, they will know their number. Should you have any questions, please contact the Technology Help Desk at 6167484526 or mgeerlin@zps.org
--The ZHS Orchestra program is hosting multiple ESCAPE ROOMS at their annual Timely Tunes event. Detect your way out of "Down the Rabbit Hole" or search for the "Explorer's Lost Camp" at Creekside Middle School TOMORROW, October 26 from 10am to 1pm.
Pastries and breakfast drinks are included in the ticket price of $15/per person. Grab your thinking cap and a group of friends to 'escape these rooms!'
Register your group for an open room by order form, or online at zpsarts.ludus.com.
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--SPORT SIGN-UPS: FINAL FORMS REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR! Please see the CITYSIDE ATHLETICS WEB PAGE for information on signing up student athletes. All registration and sports sign ups will be done online in the Final Forms website for the 2024/2025 school year. Drop in locations for sports physicals are also listed on the athletic web page. If your student is planning to participate in any sports during this 2024/2025 school year, please remember that they must have a new sports physical that is dated AFTER April 15, 2024. Please bring sports physicals to Mrs. Nelson in the CBC or upload a PDF (Preferred format) into your student's Final Forms record.
--Hey Chix Families! Have you heard the big news in athletics? For the first time ever, the Zeeland Athletic Boosters are allowing you to directly support our Cityside athletics the next time you volunteer! New to Cityside or new to our Athletic Boosters? No problem! Everyone is encouraged to volunteer! The Zeeland Athletic Boosters are our biggest partner when it comes to supporting our athletes. From purchasing equipment or jerseys, to providing scholarships to our Senior Athletes, our Boosters help support athletic excellence at Zeeland Public Schools. The next time you volunteer, just write “Cityside” for the team/program you would like to sponsor. By doing this, the funds you raise will go directly to our Cityside Athletics account. Workers earn $10/hour at any ZPS athletic event! Sign up here! Go Chix!