Eagle Eye 4-16-2017

April 16, 2017

Happy Easter

It’s Easter weekend. As I sit down to write this week’s greeting, it is Maundy Thursday. Tomorrow will be Good Friday and on Sunday, all Christians will unite in celebrating the death and resurrection of Christ. As important as Christmas is, it is Easter that holds the greater promise. By accepting a death sentence that was rightfully ours, we can be free from the curse of sin. By overcoming that death, we who have placed our faith in Him can be assured of life eternal. Egg hunts? Of course. Pictures with the Easter Bunny? You bet. But let us not be distracted from the true purpose of this weekend - acknowledging the greatest gift of love ever given.

Easter’s importance has not been lost on the Christian literary community. A number of fine books on the subject have been written over the years. One of the best is “The Cross He Bore” by Frederick Leahy. This thin, but potent, volume is intended to be an aid to meditation, a practice many of us, myself included, find difficult to make time for. Each of the short thirteen chapters covers a different aspect of the Passion of Christ - the series of events leading up to his death at Calvary. Leahy’s words, spare and piercing, drive home the significance of His sacrifice in new, and often, emotional ways. I strongly recommend it to you and I close this week with a brief quote from the book:

"The real truth is that while He came to preach the Gospel,
His chief object in coming was that there might be a Gospel to preach."

May our hearts hold fast to that gospel this week as we celebrate Easter and also in the weeks and months that follow.

Blessings,

Jim R. Callis

Head of School

Dates to Remember

Thursday, April 20: Rising 6th Grade Parent Meeting; 6:30 p.m.
Friday, April 21: Invitational Art Show

Monday, April 24 - Friday, April 28: Spring Pictures

Monday, April 24: LS & MS New Parent Orientation; 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Friday, April 28: Middle School Dance; 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 4: MS Awards Chapel; 8:15 - 9:30 a.m.

Thursday, May 4: Night of Worship; 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Tuesday, May 9: MS/US Night of the Arts; 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 11: LS Night of the Arts; 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 12: Athletic Banquet; 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Admission

Rolling Admission is Underway
The admission deadline for 1st round consideration has passed, but never fear, we will continue to accept applications on a rolling basis. Space is still available at some grade levels, some more limited than others. This means that it's not too late to apply for admission for next year. Link here to apply for admission.

New Parent Orientation
Monday, April 24
Main Campus at 6:30 p.m.
Whether you're new to MBCA or have a sibling starting school at MBCA for the first time, you won't want to miss this informative meeting for Lower and Middle School parents. A packet of important information will be distributed for each new student. Some of these forms are time sensitive and will need to be completed and returned before summer break. You will receive information on uniforms, carpool, supply lists, medical forms, sports and more. You will also hear from our Head of School, Jim Callis, and meet other families new to MBCA. We look forward to seeing you there.

Save the Date

K.O. Sno-Balls

Tuesday, April 18

Main Campus

K.O. Sno-Balls will be at the Main Campus after school on April 18 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!

Join the Party at CycleBar

Sunday, April 23

Come join your MBCA friends for a Charity Ride at CycleBar to benefit the 8th Grade Navajo Mission Trip. On Sunday, April 23 at 2:00 p.m., we are hosting the final fundraising event - a ride for $20 to raise money for our 8th Grade Mission Trip. Instead of inviting you to another fundraiser or asking you to write a check, I, Kirsten Rickers, owner, would like to invite you to join me for a ride at CycleBar. You’ll get a great workout, an amazing experience, and the satisfaction of knowing that you did it all for a great cause. So be sure to r eserve your bike and for more information link here.

Thanks for your support!

*If you can reach the pedals, you can ride!

Spring Pictures

April 24 - 28
Students are to wear nice casual clothes on the day they are to be photographed. MBCA appropriate dress code must be followed according to the guidelines in the Parent/Student handbook. Tops must have sleeves and cover the midriff. Skirts and dresses must be MBCA uniform length. Pants should be Capri length or longer and shoes must be closed toe.

Monday, April 24: Middle School
Tuesday, April 25: 4th and 5th
Wednesday, April 26: Upper School
Thursday, April 27: JK, K and 1st
Friday, April 28: 2nd and 3rd

Starry Nights

Middle School Dance

Friday, April 28 | 7 - 9 p.m.

MBCA's Parent Council presents Starry Nights as the theme for the 2017 Middle School dance! Be sure to save the date for this fun-filled night! The dance will be held in the Fellowship Hall on Friday, April 28 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Please adhere to the MBCA dress code for appropriate attire and dress length. Sleeveless dresses are okay, no spaghetti straps unless shoulders are covered.

Night of Worship

Thursday, May 4 at 7:00 p.m.

Invite a friend and join us for MBCA's Night of Worship on Thursday, May 4, in the MBUMC Fellowship Hall. The Night of Worship was specifically planned on the National Day of Prayer and will be focused on students in 5th grade and above. Our prayer for the night is that our students will invest and invite friends to join them.

Casey Darnell and Chinua Hawk will be back leading our worship. Thank you Mr. Barber for bringing us together for a Night of Worship.

Retirement Reception for Gail Cohen
May 7, 2017
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
MBCA Library

Attention students, parents, teachers, alumni:
Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate with third grade teacher Gail Cohen who will be retiring at the end of this school year. After 42 years of teaching – 12 of these at MBCA - Mrs. Cohen is retiring to travel the country in her RV with her husband, Ivor. Mrs. Cohen, we will miss you and your loving spirit!

Please help us spread the word by telling friends and neighbors who know and love Mrs. Cohen, to join us for this celebration. Click here to RSVP (optional).

Night of the Arts and Spring Music Program

Thursday, May 11

Be sure to save the date for the Lower School Art Show from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on May 11. Also, don't miss the LS Music Program (JK-2nd grades), which starts at 6:30 p.m. It will be a day full of art and music!

Used Uniform Sale
Tuesday, May 23
7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Room F-015
Plan now for next year and shop the 2017 MBCA Used Uniform Sale! You can drop-off clothes on Monday, May 22. Gently used uniforms for Lower, Middle and Upper School students may be purchased at the Used Uniform Sale. We will also be including a section for Greek Day, Colonial Day, History Day, Wax Museum, Performance Reader, etc.! We’ll have a list by grade level to help you plan.

Sellers are paid individually, so please bring plenty of $1’s and $5’s to speed-up the checkout process. Checks are to be made out to individual sellers. If you miss the sale, there is a closed Facebook group where MBCA parents can share uniform pieces throughout the year.

Link here to sign up to volunteer. If you plan to be a seller, please view the used uniform seller detail form.

Announcements

Dear Parents,
In celebration of Earth Day, MBCA is joining with Mt. Bethel UMC and Mt. Bethel Preschool to donate used clothing, furniture and household goods to the Salvation Army. A Salvation Army truck will be on campus on April 21 from 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to collect the donations.

Proceeds from the Salvation Army’s family stores provide funds for their Adult Rehabilitation Center which can house up to 130 men. This center helps men who are in need of the services offered by the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army does not receive or accept government funding which allows them to share the love of Jesus when helping these men reclaim their broken lives.

All students have received a green compostable bag for your use in collecting any items you wish to donate. Please bring your items on April 21 and place your donations in the Salvation Army truck which will be in the church parking lot from 7:45 in the morning until 5:00 that afternoon.

If you would like to schedule a pick-up of large items, call 1-800-728-7825 or go to www.satruck.org.

Thank you for your generosity and for recycling your unwanted items.

Library News

Main Campus

The library will be closing for the school year on Wednesday, May 10 in order for us to conduct the end of the school year inventory.

Students will need to return all library books by Tuesday, May 9, 2017 . The last day of classes in the library is Tuesday, May 9 .

Chick-fil-A Breakfast

At the North Campus

The Upper School will be selling Chick-fil-A biscuits at the North Campus on Friday mornings from 7:30 – 8:10 a.m . All profits go toward the Upper School mission trips.

$3 - Chick-fil-A Biscuits

Friday Morning Breakfast

At the Main Campus
Come early and join your classmates for breakfast. Sales start no later than 7:30 a.m.

$3 - Chick-fil-A Biscuits
$3 - Chick-fil-A Minis box
$1 - Donuts
$3 - Gluten Free Option

Volunteer Opportunities

Invitational Art Show
On April 21, MBCA will be hosting 4 other schools for our 2nd Invitational Art Show. 195 works of art will be on display with 164 students participating in workshops and receiving awards! We are in need of volunteers to help with all the details. If you are interested in helping, please check out our Sign Up Genius to volunteer for this fabulous event!

Thank you,

The Art Department

Class News

Third Grade

100% Gold Medal Readers

Mrs. Davenport and Mrs. Barry have a class full of Gold Medal Readers! 100% of students have earned the title of Gold Medal Reader! We are so very proud of these students for their love of reading and their hard work to reach this goal. They have read some amazing books this year, both as a class for pleasure and as novel studies. The class voted that their favorite book they read this year was "Smells Like Treasure", by Suzanne Selfors.

Fifth Grade
Charlie Gandy, Honorary Librarian
Fifth grader, Charlie Gandy, won the Spring Fling auction to became an honorary librarian on Thursday. Mr. Gandy came to the library prepared to share his love of reading with some of our classes. He took roll and asked them what their family Easter traditions are. He also read stories to the students and reinforced library skills. We were all thrilled to have Mr. Gandy read to us! Mr. Gandy, thank you for helping our classes in the library this week!

Middle School

STEAM Fair 2017 Winners

Sixth Grade:

First Place- Engineering Team 7- The Biplane; Charlotte Paine, Alexis Rogers, Lizzy Schulz, Kaitlyn Wood

Second Place- Engineering Team 12- The Lincoln Memorial; Kathryn Ferris, Colette Pearson, Kara Corrigan, Rachel Servaes

Third Place- Engineering Team 2- The Golden Gate Bridge; Baker McDaniel, Evie Papenhagen, Morgan Savula, Drew Marshall, Charlie Brubaker

Seventh Grade:

First Place- Engineering Team 5- Zheng He Treasure Ship; Jack Burrows, Helen Stadler, Caitlin Garcia, Aaron Linde, Philip McPeak

Second Place- Engineering Team 8- The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; Nicole Adegoke, Jackson DeCamp, Kyle Hampton, Virginia Miller, Kathrine Servaes

Third Place- Engineering Team 2- The Bell and Drum Tower; Connor Clements, Su Lin Cox, Callee King

Overall First Place:

The Biplane; Charlotte Paine, Alexis Rogers, Lizzy Schulz, Kaitlyn Wood

6th Grade First Place & Overall First Place - The Biplane

Charlotte Paine, Alexis Rogers, Lizzy Schulz, Kaitlyn Wood

7th Grade First Place - Zheng He Treasure Ship

Jack Burrows, Helen Stadler, Caitlin Garcia, Aaron Linde, Philip McPeak

Upper School

Maundy Thursday Chapel

At the Upper School on Thursday, they had a Maundy Thursday chapel service. Mr. Jones explained the significance of Jesus washing the feet of the disciples, and then the US faculty washed the feet of the students.

House Points
Veritas - 8,676

Fortes - 8,573

Servimus - 7,947

Fidelitas - 7,632

Integritas - 7,523

Humilitas - 7,394

Sports

Middle School

Baseball

Baseball was been put out of the Dunwoody Senior Tournament in the first round. Despite a great effort, the team lost 7 - 19. Congrats to the boys and Coach Brooks on a well played season.

Golf

Golf traveled to Hiram, Georgia for the GICAA MS tournament at the Creekside Golf Club. This was an extremely long course so our golfers scores were higher than normal. Final scores are still pending, and it was a great experience for our golfers.

Soccer

Girls soccer opened up the GICAA tourney with a convincing 9 - 0 win against Landmark Christian. They are on to the semifinals next week. Date and opponent are TBD, but it will be at home. Goals came from Addison Seaborn, Caitlin Foster, Hannah Faklaris (2), Lexy Faklaris (2), and Madison Contrucci (3).

Tennis

The tennis team hosted Harvester from the US courts on a beautiful day for tennis. The ladies came out on top winning four lines to Harvester’s one. While the Harvester boys did have have a full squad, we were able to have a few exhibition matches. Our boys bested these as well, 3 - 0.

Tennis played their last GICAA region match of the season against The King's Academy on April 11. The boys won 4 - 1 while the ladies collected a 5 - 0 victory.

Summer Camps

American Girl Camp

June 12 - 16, 2017

Don't miss out on the 6th Annual AG Camp! Join Mrs. Black and Mrs. Sheffield for 5 days of fashion shows, tea parties, crafts, pitball and more. Click here to register and for more details.

Art Camp

June 12-16, 2017

Come join Mrs. Cardell for drawing and painting classes focusing on landscape, portrait and abstract paintings, as well as sketching and drawing techniques. Deadline for registration is May 15, 2017. View the flyer for the registration form and more details.

Creative Writing Camp

June 19 - 22, 2017

Come join Mrs. Kelly for Creative Writing Camp! Every camper will be writing his/her own book filled with a selection of different creative writing pieces. This camp is perfect for anyone who loves to write and for those who may be a little hesitant about their abilities, but have the desire! Here are the details:

When: June 19-22 from 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Where: MBCA - DeVore Hall, Room 223

Who: Rising 5th through 8th ladies and gentlemen

Cost: $160 per camper (includes hard bound final book product)

MBCA students are welcome to bring a friend! Camp is limited to 18 participants. Please contact Mrs. Kelly with any questions and to reserve your spot!

Disney Camp

June 19-23, 2017

We are so excited to be offering our Disney Camp again this summer! This camp is open to rising Kindergarten - 3rd grade girls. It is a day full of fun, devotions, crafts, games, and snacks! You won’t want to miss it! Link here for the registration form.