This Week:
Coffee & Chat | Tuesday, August 30 at 10:55 AM at UCA
Our first Coffee & Chat of the year is tomorrow, August 30 at 10:55 AM at UCA!
Coffee & Chat is an informal gathering of parents to discuss life at UCA. Coffee will be provided, but feel free to bring your own if you’d like.
C&C will run on an alternating schedule between mornings and evenings. The next opportunity after tomorrow will be Thursday, September 15 at 6PM at SoHo Sweets (16129 South Park Ave, South Holland, IL). Coffee & Chat is sponsored by the Parent Activities Committee.
“Forms to Sign & Return” Packet Due | Wednesday, August 31
Boys Soccer Away Game | Thursday, September 1 at 4:30 PM at Grant Park High School (421 Esson Farm Rd, Grant Park, IL 60940)
All School Outing: Shrek at Marcus Theater | Friday, September 2
This Friday, September 2, UCA will take all students on an outing to Marcus Theater in Country Club Hills to watch Shrek (2001) in a rented theater. This is a Community Life outing that is designed to foster fellowship and bonding amongst the student body.
This event is at cost to UCA families. Ticket admission is $8/student. If your student desires to purchase concessions, it will be at their own expense above the $8 ticket price. UCA lunch will be held on campus prior to boarding the bus.
Students should arrive at the normal Friday time between 9-9:25 AM. Deeper Learning Block will be held that morning. At 12 noon, we will load up the bus and travel to Marcus Theater. Students will be back by 3:30 dismissal at UCA.
Students should dress as their favorite character from Shrek that day! The class with the biggest participation will win a class prize! Go all out!
If you have not already, please click here to read an information letter that was included in last week’s newsletter from Mrs. Veldboom, Community Life Coordinator, regarding payment details. Payment is due on Thursday of this week.
Next Week:
Curriculum Night | Thursday, September 8 at 6PM at UCA 1.0 (South Park campus)
Please make plans to attend UCA’s first-ever Curriculum Night next Thursday, September 8 at 6PM. This will be an important opportunity to visit all of your student’s classrooms, discover more about the curriculum for each department, learn about Standards-Based Grading, and ask questions of faculty. We are seeking 100% participation, with at least one adult representative from every UCA family in attendance. Contact Mrs. Bootsma, Head of Academics, at cbootsma@weareuca.org with any questions regarding Curriculum Night.
Picture Day | Friday, September 9
Car Wash | Friday, September 9, After School
Parent Activities Committee:
Please click here to read a short letter from Mrs. Veldboom about donation opportunities for upcoming Community Life events.
Parents, please check out and “like” the Parent Activity Committee’s separate UCA Facebook Page. There, you will find a lot of information on upcoming student and parent events!
PowerSchool:
PowerSchool, UCA’s newly-chosen Student Information and Learning Management System, will be up and running in the coming weeks. You will be able to view grades, attendance, course information, discipline records, and more in PowerSchool. Additional information, including your login credentials and parent training, will be communicated soon.
Brain Gains:
"Brain Gains" are weekly thought prompts and activities for students to take advantage of on their walk to class or lunch time. These will be posted within this newsletter each week to give families an opportunity to connect with their students on what they're seeing in the hallway bulletin board each week. Click here to see this week’s Brain Gains! For any questions or suggestions regarding Brain Gains, email Ms. Mikitka, School Social Worker, at mmikitka@weareuca.org.
Bond-Fire & Glow Party
Bond-Week is an annual week of fun, student bonding activities sponsored by Student Government. This year, the week will conclude with:
Our annual Bond-fire on Friday, October 7, at First Reformed Church (15924 South Park Ave, South Holland) from 6-8PM, and
Our first-ever fall dance, a Glow Party, on Saturday, October 8, at UCA, from 7-10PM. Students should dress in neon for this event. A professional DJ will provide the music. Light refreshments will be served, but dinner will not be provided. A date is not required. Additional information about the ticket price and other details will be announced in the coming weeks.
You can contact Mrs. Veldboom with questions or suggestions regarding Bond-Week.
Winter Jam: Faith Formation Retreat
UCA’s first-ever overnight Faith Formation retreat will be at Winter Jam at Silver Birch Ranch in White Lake, WI on February 3-5, 2023.
The max number of UCA students we can take is 60.
This is open to ALL grade levels (9th-12th).
Sign up is first come, first served.
The cost is $200/student.
Spots can be reserved by making a $50/deposit (toward the $200 cost) in the main office via cash, check, or card. The deadline to reserve your student’s spot is November 1, 2022.
Final payment is due January 9, 2023.
This will be a wonderful opportunity for your student(s) to have their faith deepened, be spiritually revived, and have lots of fun with their classmates and other high school students from all over the Midwest! Click here to watch a brief promotional video highlighting the event. If you have any questions regarding this retreat, please email Mr. Harrison.