Time to Rest
Tomorrow begins our seventh full week of school and by this Friday, over 20% of our school year will already be gone. In some ways, it seems like the year just began a few days ago. In other tangible ways, it feels much longer. Taking stock of the last six weeks, it is easy to see that our students have accomplished much in a short time. Roughly two thirds of our sixth grade has taken up a musical instrument for the first time and have begun learning their first notes. (We ended up with a flutist in my house. My sympathies to the tuba parents; I’m praying for you.) Our cross country and volleyball teams have already posted early season victories. And the first college acceptances for our seniors, the Class of 2018, are already coming in.
We’ve been busy and most of that has been good, but we shouldn’t overlook the benefits of pressing the pause button on all this busyness and taking a break. There is a biological reason most of us, students included, are at our most efficient in the early hours of the day. After several hours of sleep, our body and mind are recharged and ready for work. This 24 hour cycle is embedded within a larger “work-rest-work” cycle and over weeks and months, we reach a point where we need more than a good night’s sleep to be at our best. This has been true since God created man and, like so many truths, we find evidence for it in scripture.
Perhaps you recall the story of Jesus feeding the five thousand with just five loaves and two fishes. It is a marvelous account of how Jesus used supernatural power to multiply a meager supply of food to meet the needs of ordinary people and, in so doing, point them toward His Father. The story appears in all four of the gospels, but many of us tend to skip over the first portion of the version in Mark. It says this in
Mark 6:30-32 (CEV)
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“After the apostles returned to Jesus,
they told him everything they had done and taught. But so many people were coming and going that Jesus and the apostles did not even have a chance to eat. Then Jesus said, “Let’s go to a place
where we can be alone and get some rest.” They left in a boat for a place where they could be alone.”
In this account, we see that Jesus knew the importance of rest and He wanted His disciples to understand this as well. They had been busy doing good work in the neighboring towns, but to sustain themselves for further ministry, he knew they needed to stop and rest. On Friday afternoon, we too, will have an opportunity to get some rest as our fall break begins. For some, this will involve travel to surf and sand. For others, the travel may be just a short walk to a favorite chair. Regardless of what “rest” looks like for you, I pray you will seize this opportunity and make the most of it.
Blessings,
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Jim R. Callis
Head of School
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All School:
Monday, September 25 - Friday, September 29:
Fall Break
Monday, October 2 - Friday, October 6:
Homecoming Week
Upper School:
Wednesday, September 20 - Friday, September 22:
US Retreat
Friday, October 6:
Homecoming Dance
Wednesday, October 11:
PSAT for 9th-11th Grade
Middle School:
Friday, September 22:
No ASP
Thursday, October 5:
Homecoming Spirit Dress Day (with purchase of Homecoming t-shirt)
Friday, October 6:
Grandparents Day; Late Arrival; Early Release; No ASP
(wear Chapel uniform)
Thursday, October 12:
8th Grade Shadow Day at US
Lower School:
Friday, September 22:
No ASP
Thursday, October 5:
Homecoming Spirit Dress Day (with purchase of Homecoming t-shirt)
Friday, October 6:
Grandparents Day; Late Arrival; Early Release; No ASP
(wear Chapel uniform)
Wednesday, October 11 - Friday, October 13:
5th Grade to Jekyll Island
Friday, October 13:
Early Release at 11:45 a.m.
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Carter & Michael Deaderick
MBCA is pleased to announce that Carter and Michael Deaderick will serve as the 2017-2018 Annual Fund Chairs. Carter and Michael are the proud parents of three sons: Johnny (3rd), Anderson (6th) and David (10th). You can find the Deadericks cheering for the Eagles at any sporting event, and we are blessed they are bringing this same passion and enthusiasm to their role as Annual Fund Chairs. Carter has served MBCA with her whole heart since joining the Academy family in 2006 when David entered Kindergarten. She is active with the Parent Council Board and the Athletics Association.
Soon you will receive a letter, an Annual Fund pledge card, and a postage pre-paid reply envelope from the Deaderick family. We ask that you read this information carefully and make a prayerful decision to support the Annual Fund to the best of your family's ability.
Carter and Michael assembled a team of gracious parent volunteers to help with this year’s Annual Fund goals:
JK - Haynes: Shannon Walstad
K - Dean: Stephanie Stefan
K - Johnson: Sally Salomonson
1st – Contant: Sarah Haas
1st - Meara: Michele Reiboldt
1st – Quinlan: Jamie Dastou
2nd - Black: Casey Alarcon
2nd - Gantt: Kathy Mobley Kluesner
3rd – Arnold: Dee Johnson
3rd - Cummings: Cristin Odom
3rd - Davenport: Candace Brasfield
3rd – Kramer: Paige Stoller
4th - Chiang: Sheilah Cary
4th - Davis: Kelye Avitabile
4th - Smallwood: Sara Prevost
5th - Dickerson: Sheila Weitnauer
5th - Kelly: Rory Mannino
5th - Thomason: Ragan Weeks
6th - Boys: Mistye Wilson
6th - Girls: Kelly Petroff
7th – Boys: Catherine Milam
7th – Girls: Cyndi Contrucci
8th - Boys: Robin LaSure
8th - Girls: Jenny Miller
9th – Boys: Beth Gilliland
9th – Girls: Pam Johnston
10th – Boys: Carter Deaderick
10th – Girls: Lisa Jordan
11th grade: Jennifer Sterling
12th grade: Denise Dickerson
During the month of October, you will hear from your grade level parent volunteer regarding this year’s Annual Fund. They will invite you to give, provide regular updates on class participation, and create fun celebrations when 100% is achieved.
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Grandparents Day!
Friday, October 6
Grandparents Day for Lower School and Middle School is
Friday, October 6
. Invitations have been mailed and our students are getting so excited to share this special day with their grandparents.
The Grandparents Day schedule is as follows:
- 9 - 10 a.m. Grandparents & students are welcome to enjoy a drop-in breakfast in the Fellowship Hall. Plan to arrive together between 9 - 10 a.m. for a hot breakfast, fruit, and coffee (note the late arrival time; roll will be taken during classroom visits.)
- 10:00 a.m. Chapel Program in Sanctuary
. (Reminder: Students wear chapel uniform)
- 11:00 a.m. Classroom Visits
- 12:00 p.m. Dismissal
We want your family photos!
Please email us photos of your students with their grandparents for inclusion in a Grandparents Day slideshow. Baby pictures, Christmas pictures, birthdays, etc. Photos may be emailed to
grandparents@mtbethelchristian.org
. Please email all pictures by Monday, September 18.
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Lower School Picture Retakes & Makeups
Tuesday, September 19
Reminder: Lower School picture retakes and makeups are Tuesday, September 19. These are only for students whose parents requested retakes. Forms should be turned in to the Academy front desk with "retake" written on them.
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Tuesday, September 19 & Thursday, September 21
Middle School FCA will meet on Tuesday, September 19 at 7:15 a.m. Fourth and fifth grade FCA will meet on Thursday, September 21 at 7:15 a.m. Please come for fun, food, and fellowship!
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K.O. Sno-Balls
Thursday, September 21
Main Campus
K.O. Sno-Balls will be at the Main Campus after school on September 21 selling shaved ice, ice-cream, and frozen yogurt. The truck will be located by the playground in front of DeVore Hall. K.O. Sno-Balls will give 20% of the sales back to our school. Come out and enjoy a cold treat after school!
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MBCA Middle School Presents: The Lion King Jr.
First All Cast Rehearsal, Friday October 27
Performances:
Thursday, March 15 at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 16 at 7:00 p.m.
Auditions are open to all middle school students and will be held on
October 2 and 3 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. with callbacks on October
6
. Students are responsible for picking up an audition packet and signing up for an audition time slot. Packets and signups are located outside of the Chorus Classroom, Room F002.
There will be a parent meeting on
Tuesday, September 19 at 8:00 a.m.
in Room F002. This is open for anyone with questions about how the auditions will be run, rehearsals, and general information about the show.
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Virtual Day
Tuesday, October 31
We wanted to make you aware that we will be having a virtual school day on Tuesday, October 31 for students in grades 5-12. On this day, students in fifth through twelfth grade will
NOT
come to school, but rather will work on assignments from their laptops at home. The purpose of this day is to prepare our students and teachers to conduct virtual school days should we be out of school for multiple days due to inclement weather or other reasons. If you have any questions, please contact
Chip Barber.
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Did You Hear the Good News?!
The Country Fair Book Fair will be open on Monday, September 18! Due to inclement weather last week, MBCA will keep the Book Fair open for one more day.
Afternoon Walk-up Carpool Re-routed:
2nd – 5th grade walk-up carpool will dismiss from their classrooms at 2:50 p.m.
Please pick up your student and quickly exit the building (or go to the Book Fair) so we can begin the carpool line promptly at 2:55 p.m.
If you arrive at 2:55 p.m. or later,
you will be asked to wait until after carpool, or to use the carpool line to pick up your student.
Walk-up carpool for grades Jr. K – 1st grade will begin at 2:50 p.m. outside the classrooms as usual.
If you have siblings in grades 2nd - 5th, please pick them up first and then come get your younger sibling.
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CURE Childhood Cancer
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month, and our very own Grace Detling (4th grade) is starring in a commercial to promote the organization
CURE Childhood Cancer
. Check it out all month on 11Alive or link
here.
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Schoology App
Download the Schoology app and stay connected. On the app, you can see the school calendar, posts from the school and teachers, and check grades for 4th grade and above. The app is available for the iPhone and Android. If you have questions, email
Chip Barber.
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Schoology Help Sessions
Hey parents! Do you need some help navigating Schoology? Got some questions? Signup for one of our parent help sessions next week and let us help. We will offer help session at BOTH campuses. If you can't come next week, no worries! We will offer more help sessions after fall break including a few night sessions. Questions? Email
Chip Barber.
Sign up below!
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Yearbooks for Sale
Remember the deadline to get the low price of $35 for your child's yearbook is September 22 (Fall break). For a quick and easy purchase, order your yearbook
online
! After September 22, the price goes up to $50.
If you have any questions, please contact faculty yearbook advisor,
Christi Hattingh
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Chick-fil-A Breakfast
At the North Campus
The Upper School will be selling Chick-fil-A biscuits and minis at the North Campus on
Wednesday
mornings from 7:30 – 8:10 a.m. All profits go toward the Upper School mission trips.
We will offer:
$3 - Chick-fil-A biscuits
$4 - Chick-fil-A 4-count chicken minis box
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Friday Morning Breakfast
At the Main Campus
The Main Campus will be selling breakfast on
Friday
mornings in front of DeVore Hall. All profits go toward the 8th grade mission trip. Sales start no later than 7:30 a.m.
We will offer:
$2 - Chick-fil-A plain butter biscuit
$3 - Chick-fil-A chicken biscuits
$4 - Chick-fil-A 4-count chicken mini box
$1 - Donuts
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Jr. Kindergarten
Gone Country
Ms. Haynes' JK class visited the amazing County Fair Book Fair on Wednesday! They had a blast at their very first MBCA Book Fair and can't wait for next year's book fair.
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First Grade
POP Art
First graders watched a video about American Pop Artist, Andy Warhol. Ms. Contant’s class took a POP Art photo with photo booth!
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Third Grade
Western Day at the Fair!
Mrs. Davenport’s third grade class had a wonderful time on Western Day shopping at the Book Fair! They took a little break from browsing the shelves to have a fun picture made.
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Fourth Grade
Book Buddies
Fourth graders in Mrs. Smallwood's class joined new Book Buddies in Mrs. Quinlan’s first grade class last week! The students took turns reading to each other and getting to know each other. Such sweet friendships begin by sharing a book!
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Asteroids & the Moon
Fourth graders enjoyed learning how craters are made on the moon. They dropped different sizes and weights of balls into pans of flour. Then they measured the width and depth of each crater. Students concluded that asteroids from space become trapped in the moon’s gravity, causing them to fall to the moon. These falling asteroids create the craters on the moon. Pretty amazing!
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House Points
Integritas - 681
Fidelitas -
675
Veritas - 673
Humilitas - 585
Fortes - 558
Servimus - 547
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Sports Highlights
Our cross country and volleyball teams were in action again. To view our game highlights, link
here
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MS Basketball Tryouts
- October 9: Girls, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Parent meeting to follow, Olympia Room (CAC-2nd floor, adjacent to walking track)
- October 10: Boys, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Parent meeting to follow, Olympia Room (CAC-2nd floor, adjacent to walking track)
- October 11: Girls, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
- October 12: Boys, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Participants should plan to attend
BOTH
tryout dates.
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Swim Team
Parent-Swimmer Meeting
September 19; Upper School Campus at 6:30 p.m.
Tryouts
- Tryout practices will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting October 3 at the North Campus Pool - US students from 3:15-4:30 p.m. and MS students from 3:45-5:00 p.m.
- Final roster will be determined by October 13.
- MBCA Time Trial Meet is Saturday, October 21 (at the North Campus).
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Basketball Clinic - Save the Date
Thursday, November 2
Come fine tune your basketball skills at the Fall Basketball Clinic. This clinic will be led by the Mt. Bethel Varsity players and coaching staff after the CODE BLUE game on Thursday, November 2. Athletes will be trained on ball handling, shooting, defensive footwork, and team concepts. There will be individual and team competitions. T-Shirts and dinner will be provided for each participant. The clinic will be held from 3:00-7:00 p.m. for 5 -11 year olds.
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Main Campus
Junior Kindergarten - 8th Grade
4385 Lower Roswell Road
Marietta, GA 30068
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North Campus
9th - 12th Grade
2509 Post Oak Tritt Road
Marietta, GA 30062
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Phone: 770-971-0245
Fax: 770-971-3770
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