Week of January 24 Parent Newsletter

Stay Informed | Stay Engaged

This Week:

  • February Lunch | Click here to order lunch for the month of February

  • Monday, January 24 | Module 4 Begins

Tardy Policy Revision:

  • Please review our revised tardy policy below. The third paragraph contains the revisions.

Students are expected to be in their assigned classroom at the beginning of each school day and at the beginning of each class block. Being consistently tardy is a hindrance to academic progress, and disrupts the learning environment for other students.  

Teachers take attendance within the first two minutes of every block. If a student arrives to class after a teacher has taken attendance, the student must have a pink tardy slip from the main office. If a student does not have a pink tardy slip, the teacher will instruct the student to get one from the main office in order to enter class. This protocol applies to all blocks throughout the school day. Students arriving to class after half of the class block has expired will be considered absent for that block.

If a student reaches three tardies in a module, the student will be required to serve a morning detention (7:15-8:15 a.m. on Wednesdays). Failure to attend a morning detention, or arriving after 7:20 to morning detention, will result in a $10 fine, as well as being required to serve another morning detention. Every tardy after three in a module will result in a $5 fine per tardy. A meeting between the family and administration may be requested at this point.

Dress Code Policy Revision:

  • Please review our revised dress code policy below. The second bullet point underneath “students are not allowed to wear any clothing that” contains the sole revision.

To allow students the ability to creatively express themselves through clothing, Unity Christian Academy has adopted a dress code policy instead of a uniform policy. The overarching expectation is that students dress for school in such a way that they are prepared for learning. 

It is also the expectation that students dress in such a way that they contribute to the overall learning environment for their peers and educators, and do not distract from, nor disrupt, learning. 

Students are not allowed to wear any clothing that:

  • Reveals undergarments

  • Does not cover the midsection

  • Harms the community with profane, vulgar, or intentionally-offensive messaging

* Note: Faculty & staff reserve the right to ask students to remove hats and hoods in any UCA environment where they consider learning to be disrupted. There may be occasions throughout the year in which students are asked to dress in formal attire. 

If there is a concern related to a student’s attire, a conversation between administration and the student/parent may be requested. 

School Calendar Changes:

  • If you have not yet viewed the revised school calendar (in light of delaying our return from Christmas break one week), please do so here. Of special note:

    • The last day of school is now Thursday, June 9.

    • Graduation will remain on Friday, June 10.