October 3, 2014 - Guardian Christian Academy
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October 3, 2014 - Guardian Christian Academy
Guardian Christian Academy ily F am Fun t Nigh Chili Cook Off is Tonight! October 3, 2014 Hayr i Gam des, es, and m ore... Have you signed up for the Chili Cook Off? If so, tonight’s the night! The chili contest is on! Chilies are to arrive at 6:oopm; the fun starts at 6:30pm and includes a Chili contest, games, hayrides, etc. Bring a side dish, lawn chairs & blankets. “Some Say…” Our K-2 grades had such a great time in chapel! Miss Danko taught our students a new song entitled, “Jesus Loves Me”. They loved it! Pastor Mike shared an awesome message from God’s Word…Matthew 16:13 “When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say I am?” “Well”, they replied, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.” Then he asked them, “But who do You say I am?” What a powerful question! Pastor Mike shared how important it is for us to know Jesus personally. We can’t rely on what “some say” but we need to know Jesus for ourselves. Join the group for dinner on Tuesday, October 7th, as GCA families come to eat, visit, and support the school! Families must DESIGNATE GCA AT THE COUNTER. Students still need to check in and the class with the greatest percentage present earns ice cream for Friday lunch. He also shared that we are the “light” of the world. He told us about a time when he visited one of the darkest caves in the world. Even though it was so dark just turning on a very small light made the darkness flee! He shared that sin is like that scary, dark cave; but when we have Jesus in our hearts we are the light of the world. Shine On! On School Spirit Days, students may wear their GCA T-Shirts to school, and can also wear non-dress code bottoms (jeans, modest shorts, and modest skirts). Grandparents’ Day: Wednesday, October 29 8:30am - 12:00 noon This Year’s Theme: “It’s Great to be Me” What a fun day it will be! We are planning the morning for Grandparents’ Day, and everyone will enjoy it even if grandparents cannot attend. Please send in your RSVP as soon as possible so we can plan accordingly. Please note too that this year Grandparents’ Day is an early release day. With parent authorization, students may be dismissed with their grandparents on this day. Help is needed to make this day a pleasure for all. Please contact Renee Richardson if you are able to help on the day of the event or if you can send in food items: [email protected]. Guardian Christian Academy 6851 Courthouse Road, Chesterfield, VA 23832 Tel: 804-715-3210 www.GCAKids.com www.facebook.com/Guardian Christian Academy It’s a special dress attire day. (See handbook page 52) Thank You Equipping students to become Christian leaders who impact the culture for Christ October 3, 2014 Guardian Christian Academy It’s wonderful to see volunteers helping throughout the school. Just this week planning meetings for Grandparents’ Day began, final details were worked out for the Chili Cook Off, school pictures were organized, Great American “Critters” were distributed and Spirit Night volunteers confirmed. Please take a minute to thank these folks for their dedication, loyalty, enthusiasm and commitment to GCA: Grandparents Day Volunteers: Renee Richardson, Event Chair; Kira Routh, Food Chair Chili Cook Off Volunteers: Ari and Paul Sprenkle, Event Chairs School Picture Days Volunteer: Gina Garzón Great American Fundraising Volunteers: Becky Angelilli, Event Chair; Heidi Sears Spirit Night Volunteers: Joy Wagner, Karley Pond, Aimee Wheeling To get involved in one of these activities, ask them how you can help. ** THANK YOU **** THANK YOU **** THANK YOU **** THANK YOU **** THANK YOU ** An immediate opportunity to help Monday afternoon as The Royal Knights host the cross country meet Contact Coach Dillon immediately. The meet begins at 4:00pm; volunteers need to be in the front at 3:40pm. Remember, it’s up to ALL of us. Reminders About the Fall Parties The fall parties for K-5 will be held on Friday, October 31, at 2:00pm. This is the same day that the students and teachers dress up in friendly costumes. Once again, please stay away from costumes which people may associate with dark, evil, unfriendly, or scary topics (i.e. witches, ghosts, blood). Too short skits on young ladies is con considered in good taste. With so many choices around us, it is easy to select from the positive. Our next Clothes Swap will be Tuesday, October 21st, from 2:45 - 4:15 pm. Clothes may be brought in now until the morning of October 20th. Room mothers and teachers are coordinating food and fun for the party. Mothers, please make outside arrangements for younger siblings so you can give your full attention to the members of the class and their activities. If the Swap is new to you, please see Ms. Dee for additional information and Clothes Swap tickets. “Trunk or Treat”, the Fall Festival here at Southside, will also be held Friday evening, October 31, from 6:30-8:30 pm. This is fun for the whole family! Questions? Contact Amanda Spencer at (804) 248-2700. Time to show and share some spirit . . . GCA students showed their school spirit and generosity during our first pep rally of the new school year. Last Friday, students were encouraged to wear school colors and to bring in an item for our Christmas Box program. Points were earned for dressRoyal Knights Cross Country Team ing up and bringing in the assigned item. These points were calculated for each class and were used to help determine who won the coveted Spirit Sticks. All of this lead up to our pep rally that afternoon. Our very own Royal Knight was there to lead a school-wide wave and spirit competition. Thanks to Pastor Mike and Mrs. Darrington for serving as our battle cry judges. The Fall sports teams were introduced. Coach Ford introduced the Cheer team, Coach O’Neil introduced the Volleyball team, and Coach Dillon introduced the Cross Country team. A highlight of the pep rally-the girls and Coach O’Neil beat the boys and Coach Dillon in a friendly scooter race!! Last, our safety patrol officers were recognized by Mrs. Diocedo. And the winners of the Spirit Sticks: K-2nd grade: Mrs. Wall’s class; Grades 3-5: Mrs. Price’s class; Secondary Grades: High School classes Congratulations !! Lady Knights Volleyball Team Mrs. Walls’ class wins the K-2nd Grade Spirit Award October 3, 2014 Guardian Christian Academy On Wednesday, September 24, both Kindergarten classes celebrated Johnny Appleseed. Did you know Johnny wore a pan on his head for a hat? Through art we created all of the different seasons of an apple tree. We also investigated what is inside an apple and how to compare an apples’ weight to blocks by using a balance. We ended our day by baking delicious mini apple pies with cinnamon and brown sugar. They were amazing. Mrs. Hunt & Mrs. Walls In case you haven’t noticed… the “critters” are here! Thanks to our volunteers who came to the classrooms to deliver bears to all students who completed at least 2 orders on their Great American order form. All students will have another chance to collect more bears (1 bear for every 2 items sold) on October 13th—the day orders are due. We’re off to a good start. But we can’t do this without your help. This is the best time to shop for those special people on your Christmas list. The best part of this fundraiser is that your family and friends can also shop and support our school wherever they live. They can buy items from the catalogs by going to www.gaschoolstore.com and using our school ID #3804606. Orders made by October 13th will count towards prizes. Who will win the drawing for the “Principal Taxi”? Help us continue to raise funds to keep tuition low and cover the costs of laptops and software. Thank you. Fellowship, food, and fun describe our second grade Back To School Breakfast, held last Friday morning. Both second grade classes participated by opening the divider so that all students could sit together and enjoy visiting over some delicious food. Many parents came and helped serve and assist Mrs. Cromwell and Miss Hale. It was a very encouraging time to meet and greet one another. Many, many thanks to parents who contributed to making this breakfast a success! Our next “Critter Day” will be October 13th. Book IT! began on Wednesday, October 1st. Students brought home a letter about Book IT! and a form their teacher is using. Each student records the books, minutes or pages he/she reads for the month of October. On November 5 the October forms are due. Please turn in the form to the classroom teacher. Students who reach the goal attend an event each month. The events are a lot of fun. You don’t want to miss them! In April, GCA students who read ALL six months will attend a special event. Start reading and record your info on the form! A friendly reminder that the forms need to be signed by the parents. Thank you. Mrs. Knecht October 3, 2014 Guardian Christian Academy Mark Your Calendar Introducing the 2014-15 Cheer Team Tatyana Cooper Allie Ford Janelle Destin Madeleine Nevel Rebecca Dodson Danielle Richardson Tamera Dowdy Sophie Routh Gabbi Stuckey The cheerleaders kicked off their 2014/15 season with our first pep rally, last Friday afternoon. These ladies are responsible for generating, promoting, and maintaining school spirit throughout the school year. Once again the cheer team will cheer for girls’ and boys’ basketball games, oversee Spirit Week in January, run all pep rallies, perform in the Variety Show and offer a GCA Cheer Camp in June. This year they will add a competition season in November and December. Competitions are scheduled for November 9th and December 6th, plan to come out and cheer them on! CONGRATULATIONS !!! Thank you dads for choosing to spend your day as a Watch DOG at GCA. We appreciate your time and dedication. Tuesday, October 7: School Spirit Night - Chick-fil-A (Hull St & 288) Note: Students who wear their GCA shirts may wear non-dress code bottoms. Thursday, October 9: MS & HS Receive Interims Friday, October 10 : Rain Date for Chili Cook Off Monday, October 13: All Great American Orders Due (K-10) Friday, October 17: PACED Conference - All JK, Preschool, Before & After Care are closed on this day. Tuesday, October 21: Clothes Swap - 2:45 to 4:15pm Wednesday, October 29: Grandparents’ Day - 8:30-12:00 noon Early Dismissal - 12:15pm Friday, October 31: Fall Class Parties (K-5) at 2:00pm SNC Trunk or Treat - 6:30-8:00pm Happy Birthday to . . . Mr. Donald Degen with daughter, Alyssa Mr. Dymaka McQueen with son, Zakari Thank you, Dads! Rachel Johnson Noah Lantis Zach Bennett Daxton Thomas Corbin Rogers 9/29 9/29 9/30 9/30 10/4 . . . May this day be very special Along with much prayer the administration was continuing to pursue leads and interview for the position of Music Instructor. Those prayers have been answered! Joining us next week is Mrs. Ashley Taws! Mrs. Taws was born into a musical family, both vocal and instrumental. She has taught in Florida, been a member of a fulltime singing group, directed a touring youth choir, and helped to establish a children’s community choir for children ages 4 and up. Mrs. Taws: Joining the Staff at Guardian Christian Academy In her own words - “My passion is not only for music, but also for the body of Christ. Music is my talent, but I feel I must use it to point back to Christ and glorify God. I also believe in equipping God’s children to discover their talents and use them to glorify God as well. I love to sing, teach, and work with children.” We look forward to working with Mrs. Taws and to her working with our children! Guardian Christian Academy Home of the Royal Knights & Royal Lady Knights GCA Boys’ Cross Country Team Wins Their First Meet of the Season (1-0) GCA Boys’ Cross Country Team wins their first meet of the season on Tuesday, September 30 th at Aylett Country Day School. The course was a 2 mile run and GCA did awesome!! The results are below (the team with the lowest total = wins ). Aylett X-Country Results GCA -----ACDS ------ 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 2, 5, 6, 13, 16 = 23 = 42 Maymont X Country Festival was a great event and our Royal Knights shined on Saturday, September 27th. There were 120 runners in the middle school race, in which we had 9 compete and in the private school JV race (18 schools represented) were 122 runners and we had one 10 th grader, Ben James. The boys did a great job and got to experience the excitement of running with thousands there. Below are the times for each runner: Middle School 3K (120 runners) Trevor Caish 13:46 Joshua Caish 15:10 David Thomas 15:51 David Guerin 17:25 Zakari McQueen 17:46 James Sprenkle 18:12 Josh Lubbe 18:57 Luke Carlson 19:00 Matthew Olsen 21:53 39th 62nd 72nd 93rd 99th 102nd 107th 108th 117th Private JV 5K (122 runners) Ben James 22:25 52nd GCA Girls’ Volleyball Team GCA Girls’ Volleyball Team lose another close one On Thursday September 25th, the girls lost to Banner Christian School. The Lady Knights are continuing to work on their serving skills and working together as a team. Game 1: Game 2: GCA 14 GCA 16 Banner 25 Banner 25 On Tuesday September 30th , the girls lost another close one to Aylett Country Day School. Coach O’Neil sees the improvement in each game and continues to encourage the girls to work their hardest and play together. Game 1: Game 2: GCA 18 GCA 16 ACDS 25 ACDS 25
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