Saranac families with students in grades Young 5 through sixth grade can now register for the mileage club. A flyer will be going home with the students later this week. The mileage club will be starting soon!
The Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Saranac Community Association has been rescheduled to April 13 at 4:00 pm at Scheid Park.
2024 Quilt Show for Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Ionia Imagination Library
The 2024 annual quilt show will be held this Saturday March 16th from 9-1 at the Ionia County Intermediate School District. This year we are featuring approximately 58 quilts in the Silly Safari theme, highlighting all those fun animals you would see on a trip to the wild lands of Africa. In addition, we have The Little Engine that Could quilts and a few Christmas quilts in the show. In total there will be over 80 quilts available on this day. This year we will be doing a sale and a raffle. If you are interested in purchasing a quilt, you may do it on the day of the show from 9-1. The cost for a quilt is $135.00 and that sponsors a child in the program for an entire year, giving them a complete home library of 60 books. At 1:15 we will raffle off any remaining quilts. Tickets for the raffle are $5.00 per ticket or $30.00 for 10 tickets. This amount sponsors a child for one year in the program. Tickets will be available on the day of the show but can also be purchased in advance at: Alvah A. Belding Library, Ionia Community Library, Biggby in Ionia, Michigan One Community Credit Union in Ionia, Portland Library and the Ionia County Intermediate School District office.
The program is serving approximately 2000 children each month by providing a book mailed directly to their home. Every child birth to five that resides within the Ionia Intermediate School District is eligible to participate. This early literacy initiative is completely funded by community donations. The quilt sale and raffle is our largest fund-raising event of the year. We hope you are able to stop in and view an amazing art show, have a treat or two and purchase a quilt or ticket to support the program. With so many quilts available this year, the chances of winning are pretty good! You can follow along on the Ionia Imagination Library facebook page or view the quilts in the booklet below.
Thank you for your support!
The elementary students (and community members) raised $7,047.61 during the month of February! This is the most money we have ever raised, and it has such a great impact on people with heart disease and heart conditions. Also, Mrs. Jorgenson's class was rewarded with a $25 Amazon gift card for having raised the most money by a class.
Our school is also receiving a $500 gift certificate for new PE equipment from the US Games.
Over the last 5 years, our school has donated a total of $23,557.18 to the American Heart Association. What a great impact for a very good cause!
Our favorite month of the year starts on Friday. During March, we celebrate reading. Reading is a tool that opens doors for our students. This year, our theme is "For the Love of Reading!"
Below is our calendar with most of our activities for the month. We do have a few surprises for our students throughout the month.
Happy Reading!!
Tomorrow, Thursday, February 29th, our Elementary office will be closed at 3:00. In the event of an emergency, you may call our High School office at 616-642-1100.
Please be advised that numerous buses may be running behind this morning. Thank you for your patience!
Bus 192 will be running about 15 minutes late this morning. Thank you for your patience.
Thank you for being so supportive of the Ionia County Relay for Life! Our school raised nearly $400! Ms. Reed's class raised the most money and will receive a pizza party. On TUESDAY, our school will wear purple as part of our support for the Purple Out basketball games.
Monday, February 5th is girls’ youth night. All youth girls’ basketball players are invited to attend the JV and Varsity girls’ games to cheer on the teams. During halftime of the JV game, players can shoot baskets while the varsity team rebounds for them. For the varsity game, all youth players will sit in a special section behind the varsity bench.
Immediately after the game, the varsity team will be in the cafeteria to greet all youth players and autograph team posters for youth players.
We are looking for a volunteer ticket taker for todays' wrestling match from 4:20 PM to approximately 6:30 PM. This match will include youth and varsity wrestlers. Contact Andrew Clementz at 642-1100 or clementzand@scs-staff.org. Thank you!
SCS will hold school with a two-hour delay today, Wednesday, January 24th. There will be no AM Career Center. The JSH will start at 9:40 AM and the elementary will start at 9:45 AM. Drive safely!
SCS will be closed today, Tuesday, January 23rd.
Dear Families, We are kicking off our annual American Heart Association Fundraiser on Monday.
Our school is participating in the life
saving community service project, Kids Heart
Challenge. Register your student today and help
families in our community learn Hands Only CPR!
Alongside this year’s heart heroes, we’re learning
about healthy hearts and life lessons like getting
active, resting well, and being kind. BONUS: your
student will get a free wristband for joining at
http://www2.heart.org/goto/saranac or using the AHA
Schools app.
PLUS, any student who completes Finn’s Mission will go into a drawing for one of 3 Warmie
Avocados! The first drawing is on January 22 at the kickoff assembly!
This is a test of our notification system. Please disregard this notice.
- SCS Technology Services Team
SCS will be closed on Wednesday, January 17th due to icy roads and drifting snow.
Saranac Community Schools is currently looking for substitutes to work in our elementary building for both teaching and paraprofessional positions. A current position of need is a long-term paraprofessional sub in the elementary. If working in our elementary building with our students interests you, please contact Principal Mike Catrell at 616-642-1204 or catrellmik@scs-staff.org.
Thank you to Mrs. Peterson for her successful 4th-grade performance on Monday evening. The opening act was performed by our 6th-grade choir students. It was a very festive evening that showcased a lot of hard work!
Thank you to the Knights of Columbus from St. Anthony's Church for the generous donation of winter coats. They donated 24 coats to students who are in need this winter.
Our community is excellent and supports our students. We consistently receive donations such as these from generous community members and organizations.
If you have a child that does not have a winter coat, have them stop by the office. No kid should go without a warm jacket in the winter.
Check out what our 5th graders created with Legos in our STEAM Room! 6 teams of students each made a portion of this project and then puzzled it together to create this masterpiece. This is an example of using teamwork to achieve a goal!
