January 28, 2019

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Re-enrollment & Open House Re-enrollment begins Feb 1st. Re-enrollment information was mailed out last week. Our Open House Dates are: January 28th February 25th March 25th

Thriving Families Seminar Series We have an exciting opportunity for our families this year. There is a local Christian counseling service called, Christian Psychological Services, which is owned and operated by Dr. Jonathan Hartiens. We have partnered with this agency to provide our families with three, one hour seminars designed to strengthen your family and give you strategies to help your children thrive academically and spiritually. These valuable seminars are absolutely free to our families and will be held here at the school with free child care provided for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students!    Please use the links below to let us know if you are attending and if you will need child care. Click here to register for the seminar. Click here if you will need childcare.   We trust that this will be of benefit to you and your family. If you have any questions please feel free to call the office.

Don't Forget Your Yearbook Order your Yearbook online today! Soft Cover Yearbook $23.50 Hard Covers are an additional $4.50 Sales Deadline: February 15th. Order online: ybpay.lifetouch.com School Code: 10715019

Valentines Day Carnation Sale The Boys' Basketball Team is selling flowers and lollipops that students can send to others to let them know that they are appreciated and special. All proceeds benefit the Boys' Varsity Team

From the Desk of the Librarian The Scholastic Book Fair begins in 3 weeks! We need your help to keep the book fair running each day. If you would like to be a part of this exciting event, click here to register and sign up to volunteer. If you have any questions, contact Mrs. Cooper. Email Mrs. Cooper at sheri.cooper@faithchristianacademy.net

Math Field Day Congratulations to all of the students who earned the honor to participate in math field day. Special congratulations to Michael Keppley for finishing in 8th place in the county for 7th grade and to Logan Moiles for finishing in 6th place in the count for 7th grade. In 4th grade Matthew Moiles got 5th place and Eliana Kobia got 6th place. In 5th grade Jared Keppley got 2nd place.

Winter Banquet The High School Winter Banquet is just a month away! Tickets are now on sale for $20 per person. All dresses need to be approved by January 25th.  The deadline to purchase tickets is January 29th.

Spirit Week is January 28th - February 1st Let's show our school spirit by participating in the daily dress down: Monday - American Day, Tuesday - Tourist Tuesday/Costume, Wednesday - Pajama Day, Thursday-City vs Country Day, Friday - Blue/Gold Day. School dress down guidelines are to be followed or students will be expected to dress in school uniform.  Elementary Students are encouraged to make a Spirit Poster for the poster contest. Information was sent home in mailbags last week.   Show your support for our teams by coming to the games on Friday Night. We will also be honoring our senior athletes before the varsity boys game. Make plans now to attend this special event!

Dress for the weather We make every effort to get the students outside for fresh air. If the Real Feel temperature is above 32 degrees, we keep the students outside for about 30 minutes. When the Real Feel temperature is right around 30 degrees, we take the students outside for at least 15 minutes. If the Real Feel temperature is below 30 degrees, we usually keep the students inside for play. With this in mind, please make sure your child wears a heavy, warm winter coat to school. A hat, gloves, and scarf are also beneficial.

Sickness In an effort to clear up the germs and viruses, we are asking that if your child experiences any of the following symptoms to please keep them home for the day. Symptoms include: Runny nose with yellow/green discharge, nausea/vomiting, sore throat, chills or fever, diarrhea or any other conditions that might be contagious. A student should be fever free for 24 hours (without medication) before returning back to school.

School Emergency Closing Announcements In case of inclement weather, please be advised that we do not always follow the Berkeley County Public Schools emergency closing schedule! Faith Christian Academy will always have its own announcement regarding school closings and delays. We will place announcements in the following media: School website: www.faithchristianacademy.net (“Quick Notes” along right side of home page) Radio stations: WEPM (1340 AM) and Lite 97.5 Television: NBC News 25 A text message will be sent through the Renweb data base – all parents will receive an text alert Phone Message: Call the school and enter extension 223 for weather related messages Every attempt will be made to make a call by 6:00 a.m. on the morning of a cancellation or delay. If a two-hour delay is called then parents need to check back and see if a second announcement is made. Again, every attempt will be made to make a call as quickly as possible. A two-hour delay will result in before care opening at 9:00 a.m. On days where weather may prompt an early dismissal, please do not call the school office. Check your texts frequently when inclement weather occurs or listen for the radio announcement. The school phone lines are needed for emergency purposes. Any time the forecast is for inclement weather our primary goal is to make the very best decision for the safety of our students. We realize that our students come from a wide geographic area and that road conditions often vary greatly across the region. When inclement weather occurs, parents must use their best judgment in determining whether or not to bring children to school or pick them up early. When parents choose to keep their children home due to the weather, those absences will be excused with a note indicating the reason for the absence or tardy.

Box Tops for Education Don't forget to save your Box Tops! Our next collection date is February 18th. You can find box tops on most items that you use daily. cereal yogurt granola bars This is a great way to support our school. We use the box tops to purchase items that our teachers need in their classrooms.

Dates to remember January 28th - Open House January 28th - Feb 1st Spirit Week February 1st - Senior Night February 2nd - Winter Banquet

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Did You Know?

Did You Know? Have you seen the NEW parking lot banners? A huge thank you to Aaron Moore for braving the cold weather and winds to put these up for us!