October 20, 2016--Pathways!

H onoring God through C reative learning and strong A cademics, in a caring, fun-filled school!

~ Principal's Corner ~

Dear Families,

We are blessed to announce that Holden Christian Academy is now a nationally certified Nature Explore site! We just received the big news and are eager to share it with you. It has been a three year project and our prayer is that God will use it for His purposes now and for many years to come. We are planning a dedication/grand opening celebration on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 12:30. Please attend if you are able and share our joy. Check it out on line for more pictures at .. ... click here to read on

HCA CERTIFIED Nature Explore Site

Parent Volunteers Needed

Greek Olympics~ Nov. 4th ~Coming soon!

Parents, please remember to set aside some time to attend the Greek Olympics at the Parthenon in Hubbardston on November 4th. We don’t want you to miss this fun, educational, and exciting one-of-a- kind event. We need:

an advance team to carry stuff to Hubbardston on Friday morning to set up,
100s of spectators to cheer on the athletes (good job for those with babies)
Drivers to take kids to AND from the event
6-helpers to guide groups of little kids to each event
9 event officials (we will train you) to help run one of 9 events
compassion moms to take care of needs of individual kids-band aids, bathroom escort, etc
clean-up crew at the end of event help with repacking and unloading back at HCA

It is located at the Ron Burton Training Village. Check it out at http://www.ronburtontrainingvillage.com/.

EMAIL JENN JONAY TO SIGN UP!! admissions@holdenchristianacademy.org

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Scripture Memory Verse of the Week

Upcoming Events at HCA

Oct 20 Pre-K Trike-a-Thon (10AM)

Oct 23 Holden Chapel Hay Day (purple t shirt)

Oct 28 Team A & B field-trip to Dino State Park (blue polo, leaving at 8:30AM) ACSI Middle School Leadership Conference

Nov 4 Term 1 Ends GREEK OLYMPICS

Nov 8 National Election Day

Nov 9 Christmas Shop

Nov 11 Veterans Day, NO SCHOOL

Nov 16 Parent Teacher Conferences - afternoon

Nov 23-25 Thanksgiving Recess, NO SCHOOL

Nov 29 Picture Re-take Day

Holden Chapel "Hay Day" Needs HCA Volunteers!

Holden Chapel is hosting its annual HAYDAY HARVESTFEST event:

THIS Sunday October 23rd from 2-4 pm in the Holden Chapel/HCA field.

Please come and wear your HCA gear! Let's fill the field with purple TShirts!!! The event features games, pony rides, music and a bonfire. HCA will be sponsoring a refreshment stand to include fresh popped popcorn. There will also be an HCA Art Show set up in the garden area showcasing some of our students' “Golden Rule” posters. There is a need for helpers to staff the HCA table. If you are interested in helping out for an hour or so please contact Amy Vardis @ amyvardis@gmail.com or call at 508-829-3312. This time can be counted toward your school service hours.

ART ROOM NEWS

Square 1 Art artwork has been shipped. Students will be bringing their free stickers and order forms home soon. Watch backpacks next week!

Thank you to those who are sending in foam egg cartons. If possible, cut off the top and flap for easy storage.

Blessings,

Mrs. M

Music

Term 2 Music lessons are now in open enrollment. Please fill out an application if you are interested in your child participating. The application is located on the Parent Resource document page on ParentWeb:

Parent Resource Documents

Field Trip to CANADA

Parents and Guardians of 5-8th grade HCA students

Hello Friends! Sign ups are well under way for our educational field trip with the 5-8 grade students (and you parents!) to Canada from May 8-11, 2017. This will be HCA’s 4th trip to our northern neighbors and each adventure has been a memorable learning experience for students, parents, and staff. We visit an active archeological dig, a gothic cathedral, a medieval town, and lots more. It’s great fun. If you have not yet made your participation official by signing up, the clock is ticking! Please visit the website and sign up right away. While the deadline is November 1, it is far better for planning purposes to not wait until then. Most of the information you will want to know about is already posted on the site.

MOST IMPORTANT: Adults MUST have an up to date passport and students MUST have an authorized (i.e. notarized) birth certificate.

The website is explorica.com. Click “Register for a trip”.
Our trip ID = Hayward-2519.
Click the student and/or parents tabs to sign up.

Thanks! Gary Hayward
for Teams C&D

Celebrating PreK

Congratulations to all of HCA's preschoolers for a successful Trike-A-Thon today. All of HCA's grade and middle schoolers came out to cheer and support as well as all of the PreK parents. The kids felt FAMOUS! More pictures on the PreK page

For classroom news, please click on the picture of the team(s)

you would like to read updates from!

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