~ Principal's Perspective~
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Dear Friends,
Dear Friends,
We are so excited about the
Whalemobile coming to HCA tonight (6:00), we just might burst! This full-sized whale has visited sites around the U.S., and we are thankful to have the resources to offer such an extraordinary program here at HCA! Our students, staff, and families will all be hosts and hostesses, and we pray that you are all able to bring some friends! There will be time to visit the classrooms for some STEM activities while waiting for a turn to go inside the whale for some small group instruction. This classroom time provides an opportunity for guests to meet our students, families, and teachers, and see the rooms as well. Here’s a testimony about the program from a library in Maryland.
- Cynde and Nile (the whale) visited our local Elementary School speaking to grades 2-5. Over two hundred students and teachers were completely enthralled watching Nile grow into a full life size humpback whale! I heard only positive comments from the teachers after the program. How excited their students were to hold the whale artifacts and go inside the whale and how remarkable Cynde was in dealing with and educating the children about whales. Great program for schools and libraries.
- Barbara Twigg, Branch Manager, Sharpsburg Library, Sharpsburg MD.
Why do we invest in programs such as this here at HCA?
Because we want to wow kids with God’s creation and make learning exciting and compelling. We have decided that these big, fascinating, and novel Open House events are a win-win for us all. Our own kids have been happily anticipating the event and the staff are a little giddy with ideas. Our families find it easy to invite friends to such a fun evening, and HCA has a chance to practice hospitality in a positive, generous way, while naturally demonstrating what visitors notice and comment on most often after visiting HCA: the joyous, happy, family atmosphere. They actually feel the Spirit of God here, and that, after all, is what HCA is all about -
welcoming Christ into every inch, thought, and the very atmosphere of every day!
The freedom to provide a Christian school for our children is not to be taken lightly. Freedom is never free. The cost is lives. To gain and maintain our freedom as Americans, many wars have been fought, lives lost, and families separated, as our military serve all over the world. We need to thank and honor our veterans this weekend and never forget the price others have paid for us. We must continue to pray for this freedom because it is fragile and can be easily lost. (
Note: HCA is holding a special Veteran’s Day program in the Holden Chapel sanctuary on Friday 11/9 from 1.30-2.30. Please feel free to join us.) The price for spiritual freedom is Jesus’ life, the one and only perfect sacrifice, willingly given for us. All we need to do is acknowledge that gift and give our lives to Him, holding on to His teachings out of gratitude and love. This freedom is firm, strong, and everlasting. We can count on it and bet our lives on it because this freedom is the real deal and it is true!
Jesus said (John 8.36): “If the Son sets you
free, you will be
free indeed.”
We have been given so much as a nation and as Christians. Let’s all decide to have a happy and truly thankful Thanksgiving this year!
Thankful for Him,
Susan Hayward, Principal
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Whalemobile Open House: TONIGHT!
tonight (11/8/18) at 6PM.
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Holden Christian Academy will be celebrating Veterans Day on Friday, November 9th at 1330 hours (1:30 PM). All family and veteran friends are invited to attend!
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Share with Us
A new email address has been created so that you can
share your HCA photos with us!
Please send photos to
HCAphotoshare@gmail.com
.
Sending photos to this email address indicates your permission to have them shared on the school's social media pages including
Facebook
,
Twitter
, and
Instagram
, as well as our
website
.
Thank you for sharing your photos, liking and following our pages, and sharing our posts with your friends online.
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- Nov 8 @ 6PM - Open House: The Whalemobile
- Nov 9 @ 1:30PM- HCA Veterans Celebration
- Nov 12 - NO SCHOOL
- Nov 14 - Parent Teacher Conferences
- Nov 21-23 - Thanksgiving Recess - NO SCHOOL
- Nov 27 - Picture Retake Day
- Dec 7 - Christmas Shoppe
- Dec 20 @ 7PM - Christmas Program
- Dec 24-Jan 1 - Christmas Break - NO SCHOOL
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A
bulk order with
Tommy Hilfiger (
globalschoolwear.com) will be placed on November 30. An
order form will be sent home soon that will allow for a
25% discount
and free shipping to the school. This is a great time to order gifts for your family and friends and show your school spirit! Also, we will soon have our own school storefront online with
Lands' End ... details and links will be sent via email as soon as this is live!
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Christmas Shoebox Blessings
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Service Hours Opportunities
- Parent Volunteer Group - leader and members
- Wednesday Electives - helpers and leaders needed between 12 to 3pm contact: clee@holdenchristianacademy.org
- Wednesdays @ 10:30 to 11AM - Kindergarten art helper with Mrs. M (NO ART ABILITY NEEDED)
- Thursdays @ 1:30 to 2:30pm - Grades 3&4 science aid with Mrs. Jorritsma
- Thursdays @ 1:30 to 2:30pm - Grades 1&2 Music helper with Ms. Stewart
- Tues, Wed and/or Thurs @ 2:00 to 2:45pm - PreK Nature Explore helper with Mrs. Younger and Mrs. Bartlett
- Daily @ 11:30-12 pm and/or 12:30-1 pm - Recess Monitors with Ms. Graham
- Garden Helpers with classroom teachers
- Before School Monitor (7:30-8 AM daily)
- Parent Prayer Team Thursday Mornings
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Art Room Needs Egg Cartons
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HCA uses
Styrofoam egg cartons
as paint trays in the art room. If you use eggs from a Styrofoam carton, would you consider recycling by sending them to us?
Also needed:
Helper for kindergarten art,
Wednesday’s at 10:30 am. No art ability required.
Sincerely
~ Mrs. M
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Plimoth Reenactment Success
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Thank you to all the parents and family members who helped in the success of the Plimoth Reenactment for the K through 4th grades.
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Please CLICK ON THE IMAGE of the newsletter you would like to read to view the entire document.
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Team A News (Kindergarten, Grades 1 & 2)
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Team B News (Grades 3 & 4)
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Team C News (Grades 5 & 6)
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Team D News (Grades 7 & 8)
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Giving Option: Monthly Donations to HCA
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An HCA graduate asked about having monthly donations automatically sent to HCA; we think this is a great idea!
Would you like to join this alum
? Click the picture below for detailed instructions.
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Hello, HCA Parents!
A 529 plan is a tax-advantaged plan designed to encourage savings for higher education. However, it can also be used to pay K-12 tuition expenses in private schools. That makes the
tuition tax free for the parents, which would save them over a thousand dollars per student per year. It would reduce their taxable income by the amount they put into the 529 plan.
The accounts would be set up under MEFA’s UFund, which is sponsored by state government and managed by Fidelity Investments.
Here is a link:
The above link talks about saving for college, but I verified that
the plan can be used to pay for tuition expenses for K-12. The same plan would also be used to save for college, which was the original intent.
I hope this helps many parents save a considerable amount of money.
Best regards,
Paul Ravina
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Do you believe in the power of prayer? Has God laid a burden on your heart to pray for our school? The parent led HCA Prayer Team meets
Thursday mornings immediately after drop-off at the Holden Chapel prayer room. Feel free to send prayer requests directly to the school office.
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Did you know that you can help HCA as you make your purchases from Amazon? When you shop at
smile.Amazon.com, and indicate Holden Chapel, Amazon donates. Learn about all the ways to support HCA on our
website.
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From BoxTops, to Read-A-Thons, to running a 5K, there are many ways you can help support HCA. Even shopping on
smile.Amazon.com
, can earn cash for our school, with no extra effort or expense. Find out all the ways to participate on our Support HCA page!
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