Tuesday, May 15, marked the first collaborative community service project at Millennium Park between the fourth-graders at Collins Elementary School and their sister school, Buchanan Elementary School, part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools. The event was the final one for the school year for the two schools, which established an interactive partnership over the previous several […]

-Article by Linda Odette with School News Network: The nasty invasive species and weeds that took over the Collins Elementary garden space have disappeared, making way for a new garden next spring. Marnie TenCate’s second-graders and Karin Cramer’s fourth-graders made it happen as part of a STEM project. Students learned about how human activity has […]

SchoolMessenger will now be used more this year by each of our schools to communicate, primarily through email, non-emergency information, school reminders, and activity updates. SchoolMessenger allows FHPS families to set preferences on how they’d like to receive these messages, such as an email, text and/or phone call. You can manage your preferences through the […]