Shame on me for not updating my school blog yet this school year! Things have been a bit busy, as we moved into a brand-new building with six new classrooms on the Abundant Living Family Church campus!
Mrs. Currier (Assistant Principal) and I share a small space for an office, but we are glad to have our own space, apart from the old Administration office. We have a beautiful view of Mount Baldy from our office window!
A lot of wonderful things are happening at UC Academy Elementary! First, it is priority registration time! This means that we are giving our current families priority registration before opening registration up to the public. Registration for returning families is open NOW! Please take advantage of this opportunity! In the past, we have been blessed to not create waiting lists for our grade levels, but we can see that time soon coming to an end as we have limited space in the classrooms, and increasing interest in our school. We want your child back next year (and we hope you do, too), so please don’t delay! Information was sent home last week in a letter, explaining the new process of online registration. Open Enrollment to the public begins on February 10. If you have any questions, please call the school office!
Next, we had a Spirit Rally on Friday, February 5, which means it was also a “Dress-Up” day! In honor of last weekend’s Super Bowl, the dress theme was Sports or “Football Friday." Of course, since I am not a big sports fanatic, but I love my rock & roll, I wore a shirt resembling the jersey of an L.A. Kiss (arena football) player!
I am excited to announce that UCA has adopted a new international mission. For years, we have been supporting a sister school in Zambia, and we are proud of the thousands of dollars (perhaps hundreds of thousands) Elementary students have raised over the years. This year, we have adopted an orphanage in Guatemala called “Ahikam.” Every week, we take a bucket to Chapel to collect loose change, all of which will go to Ahikam at the end of the year. So whenever you think of it, maybe send your child with some change on Thursday mornings!
Later this month, UCA is hosting a fundraising event called “APEX Fun Run.” You will start to receive information in emails and letters sent home with your child soon, but I also wanted to make you aware of it directly from me. The actual “run” will be very much like a Jog-A-Thon and will take place on Friday, February 26. But before that, your child will meet a high school partner to help encourage and cheer them on, as well as the APEX coaches who will be coming on campus to drum up excitement among the students. The proceeds of this fundraiser will mostly be going toward the aforementioned Ahikam orphanage in Guatemala, and 10% of what your child’s class raises will go back to their classroom! Every child will participate, so we hope you can get behind this spring fundraiser! More details will be coming, so be on the lookout!
I also want to remind you that we have a four-day weekend coming up, February 12-15, for Presidents Day and Lincoln’s Birthday. The school will be completely closed, as will Extended Care, so be sure to mark your calendars!
