~ Principal's Perspective~
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Dear Friends,
I wish you could have all been at the
Christmas Shop last Friday. What made it so much fun, so poignant, and successful?
- Your children were very serious about picking out just the right gift for you. They were definitely thinking about giving instead of just receiving. It was really fun to see what the little ones were sure you would love! My Dad had a ceramic Siamese cat on his dresser until the day he died. I bought it for him when I was seven.
- They had a huge variety of nice gifts from which to choose. Thank you for your generosity (and you are welcome for the chance to purge)!
- The volunteer parents worked hard to set up the shop beautifully, provide Christmas music, and aid the kids in picking out just the right thing. We even have a dedicated parent from the past who shows up every year to help out just because she loves to be there! Thank you, Ruth Chu! Thank you, current parents who worked hard to organize, sort, and run the shop.
- The older students helped the younger ones shop and wrap. (That’s the poignant part) They took it very seriously and really were tremendously helpful.
- Hopefully our children are learning that it truly is more blessed to give than to receive.
In the midst of all our excitement I fear we haven’t done a very good job promoting our
giving to the Belarussian orphans. Some of you did take note and have already given, but unfortunately most of us have not. Have no fear! You will get another chance next week at the
Christmas Concert on Thursday night, Dec. 20
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at 7:00 in the sanctuary.
The Bible says,
- “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress…” James 1:27
We recently received the following pictures of Olga preparing dozens of boxes for the orphans she visits. These will most likely be their only gift. Instead of just a box of chocolates, she is preparing a shoe-box, much like Samaritan’s Purse, for each child. Apparently, Samaritan’s Purse will send a shoe-box only once to a child to be fair to the millions who need them. Because Olga has a relationship with these kids,
she wants them to always know they are remembered at Christmas by her ministry and by Christians around the world who care.
Let’s show that
we truly do care and give generously! We look forward to seeing you all on Thursday night!
Bless you and your precious family in this joyful time of year.
Joyfully in Him,
Susan Hayward, Principal
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Christmas Concert Next Week!
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This year's Christmas Concert will be
Thursday, December 20th in Holden Chapel's sanctuary. Children should arrive,
dressed in their concert best (no jeans) at 6:45pm, when the sanctuary doors open, and sit in their assigned seats with their class. The concert begins promptly at 7pm. Preschool and Team A will sing first and then be dismissed to their parents at the end of their songs. All children from grade 3 and up are expected to stay seated with their class through the full concert (about one hour).
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- Dec 20 @ 7PM - Christmas Program
- Dec 21 - class Christmas parties (see newsletters for class details)
- Dec 24-Jan 1 - Christmas Break - NO SCHOOL
- Jan 2 - First Chapel of the new year
- Jan 7 - Parent Volunteer Group meeting
- Jan 9 - Letters of the Patriots - first round
- Jan 11 - Term 3 Development Day / Home School Day
- Jan 17 - Lewis & Clark performance
- Jan 18 - Term 2 Ends
- Jan 21 - MLK Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL
- Jan 28 - Read-a-thon begins
- Feb 18-22 - Mid Winter Break - NO SCHOOL
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HCA Flair Purchasing Options
Tommy Hilfiger continues to offer our HCA gym shirts and blue polos, as well as many other fun sweatshirts, sweaters, etc. Go to
www.globalschoolwear.com and enter "HOLD01" in the box to "find your school".
LandsEnd shop is ready!
https://business.landsend.com/store/hca/ Though
Tommy Hilfiger continues to be our number one resource for t-shirts, field-trip polos, and general school flair. We have added a relationship with LandsEnd to round out our offering of unique items such as: dresses and sweaters, dress shirts, bags, coats, etc.
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The next monthly meeting for the
Parent Volunteer Group is Monday, January 7th, immediately following chapel. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend! Please come and hear about our upcoming projects.
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Service Hours Opportunities
- Wednesday Electives - helpers and leaders needed in varying shifts 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 1&2 Music helper with Ms. Stewart
- Daily @ 11:30-12 pm and/or 12:30-1 pm - Recess Monitors with Ms. Graham
- Before School Monitor (7:30-8 AM daily)
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- The music room would love to have a nice matching pair of cymbals for our drum set. We currently have mismatched cymbals with lower sound quality.
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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)
(click on document as it is 2 pages)
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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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Preschool News
(click on document as it is 2 pages)
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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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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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Share with Us
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Thank you for sharing your photos, liking and following our pages, and sharing our posts with your friends online.
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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. Please consider recycling your Styrofoam cartons by sending them to us. Thank you for those who have sent them in and p
lease keep them coming as this is an ongoing need for painting.
Sincerely
~ Mrs. M
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From BoxTops to Read-A-Thons, there are many ways you can help support HCA. 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 all the ways to participate on our
Support HCA
page!
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