Week of March 8 Parent Newsletter

Stay Informed | Stay Engaged

Week at a Glance:

  • Monday, March 8, 3:40 - 5:15 p.m. | Basketball practice

  • Tuesday, March 9, 3:40 - 5:30 p.m. | Mock Trial practice (Room 308)

  • Wednesday, March 10, 3:40 - 5:15 p.m. | Basketball practice

  • Wednesday, March 10, 7:30 p.m. | March Mission Month - UCA Partner Stories: Rich & Elsa Fennema (watch via YouTube & Facebook Live)

  • Thursday, March 11, 2:15 - 4:15 p.m. | Mock Trial practice (Mrs. Bootsma’s Zoom Room)

  • Friday, March 12, 10:00 a.m. | Chapel led by Mr. Friesen (via YouTube & Facebook Live)

  • Friday, March 12 - Saturday, March 13 | Mock Trial State Invitational (go Mock Trial-ers!)

Attendance & Eligibility Updates:

As communicated in the parent meeting last Thursday, beginning today (Monday, March 8), Ms. Grant is adopting the following attendance workflow in the front office:

  • She will run a weekly attendance report in Otus. If a student has been tardy 3 times, the parent will be emailed.

  • After 6 tardies, students are considered truant and will serve a Saturday School (8-10 a.m.) with the accompanying $20 fee.

Additionally, the following eligibility policy is now in effect for all UCA students. In order to be eligible to participate in co-curricular activities (clubs and sports), a UCA student must maintain mastery levels at 1 or higher. A student will be ineligible if: 

  • Mastery reports show a 0 on ANY learning target.

  • Mastery reports show 1s in 70% or more of learning targets.

  • Starting Monday, March 8, Ms. Grant will run Mastery Reports every Monday.

  • If a student has a 0 on ANY learning target or 1s in 70% or more learning targets, that student will be ineligible for sports and clubs the entire week.

  • Students may become eligible again the next week if they show progress according to the previously mentioned benchmarks.

Re-Enrollment:

Re-enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year is now open! To re-enroll:

  • Please pay the $200 re-enrollment fee in the main office with Ms. Grant.

    • This fee increases to $250 after June 30.

    • You can make one payment or spread it out over 4 months.

  • If applicable, SmartAid must be completed by June 30.

  • Upon completion of Smart Aid (if applicable), an Acceptance of Enrollment Contract (which will specify your tuition level) will be sent to you to sign.

March Mission Month:

  • This month, we are highlighting the mission of Unity Christian Academy with attention to four missional distinctives: 1) accessibility, 2) excellence, 3) location, and 4) Christ-centeredness. To this end, we have a goal of receiving 300 donations to UCA by March 31. Donations of any amount count toward that goal.

  • Every Wednesday this month at 7:30 p.m., Mr. Okuley will have conversations with UCA partners centered around their reasons for supporting UCA. You can watch these conversations on our YouTube channel & Facebook page. We encourage you to share these conversations as a way to invite others to be a part of our 300 donations goal.

  • You can give now and be one of the 300! No amount is too small or large. weareuca.org/marchmissionmonth.

Cruciform Grace: UCA’s 2021 Observation of Lent:

  • Our spiritual discipline for this week is Scripture Memorization. As communicated in chapel last Friday, students are asked to memorize The Lord’s Prayer, Romans 8:31-39, and Psalm 42:1-5 this week. Students: let Mrs. Bootsma know once you have them memorized. As a reminder, in a non-official capacity, UCA is observing the Lenten season during March in anticipation of Resurrection Sunday. Visit our chapel page for more insights into the month.