Thank you to everyone for your generosity in this year’s Share Your Christmas canned food drive!  We collected a total of 13,977 lbs. of canned food and $3,570 in monetary donations. With the monetary donations converted to can pounds, we all contributed a school-record 31,113 lbs. to this year's canned food drive! Again, we thank you for your giving spirit as we support those less fortunate in the Chattanooga community this Christmas season and beyond. Thank you!

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What’s New With Outdoor Education

Mr. Overman and his Physics class did some experiements outside this past week. This lab was an experiment to calculate coefficient of static friction for various objects/materials on four different ramp materials.  The incline angle of the ramp can be used with trigonometry to calculate the friction coefficient. Thank you Mr. Overman!

Keep wondering at creation and worshiping the Creator!

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GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

• PLEASE NOTE: In the event of a delay of school for any reason, there will be NO Early Birds services provided. Please make arrangements to arrive no earlier than 30 minutes before the designated start time, as indicated on your phone message, email, and social media outlets. The safety of students, parents, faculty, and staff is our top priority. For questions, contact Kelly Walden, Early Birds & Night Owls Director.
• FINANCIAL INFORMATION: If you have questions contact Angie Howard at extension 2225 or by email or Pam Riley at extension 2226 or by email. Don’t miss a beat in the world of tuition and finance – check the Financial page on the Parent Portal for current information.
• 2016-2017 MASTER CALENDAR: Check Academy dates for vacation, holidays, etc – the school’s master calendar for the 2016-2017 year is available on our website by clicking here.
• UPCOMING DATES:
  • December 6th: Elementary Christmas Program
  • December 9th-15th: Upper School Exams
  • December 9th: Upper School Christmas Madrigal
  • December 15th: Last day of 1st semester (1/2 day)

PRESCHOOL

• Christmas Program and Parent Reception for Pre-K 4 & 5 – Tuesday, December 6th – Reception begins at 5:30 pm. Program begins at 6:30 pm.
• Preschool Parent Portal: CLICK HERE

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• Elementary Christmas Progam: Tuesday, December 6th @ 6:30 PM You won't want to miss our Elementary Christmas Program! Please see below for specific details. The program is at 6:30pm but doors will open at 6:00.

  • Please drop your child off with their teacher at 6:00. If you arrive earlier than 6:00, you must wait in the atrium with your child until the doors open.

   

  1. Kindergarten and 1st grade will be seated on the far left of the Sanctuary
  2. 2nd and 3rd grades will be in the choir room.
  3. 4th and 5th grades will be seated on the far right of the Sanctuary.
  • All grandparents should make their way to the kiosks in the atrium to enter their name in a drawing to win a free re-enrollment fee for the 2017-2018 school year.

  Christmas Program dress code information by grade level:

  • K and 1st - Girls wear angel costumes with halo's (if you would like, but no wings please) and boys will dress as shepherds.
  • 2nd and 3rd are "Red and Green, Christmas Casual, not your DRESSY BEST, but something comfortable and NOT TOO HOT.
  • 4th and 5th - Red shirts and jeans.
  • Students that are participating in special numbers have been informed of what their dress code will be.

  The program video recording will be available on our Vimeo channel in the near future. We will provide a link once it is ready.

• Elementary Parent Portal: CLICK HERE

MIDDLE SCHOOL

• Middle School Parent Portal: CLICK HERE

HIGH SCHOOL

• Schedule for High School:
  Monday 12/5 - Odd Block: Free Dress Down for all high school students bringing in 20 or more cans for Share Your Christmas. Begin bringing in toys for Operation Orchard.
  Tuesday 12/6 - Even Block: Paid Dress Down Day for high school students benefitting the SCORE International baseball trip scheduled for this summer.
  Wednesday 12/7 - Odd Block: Exam Reviews. Deadline to sign up to go to Orchard Knob on 12/14 - Permission forms due
  Thursday 12/8 - Even Block: Free Dress Down Day for all high school students bringing in 2 or more toys for Operation Orchard. Exam Early Dismissal Forms are due back to homeroom teachers
  Friday 12/9 - Exams begin -
         *Bible & AP Psychology - 8:30
         *English - 10:15
  Monday 12/12 - Exams
         *Foreign Language - 8:30
         *History - 10:15
  Tuesday 12/13 - Exams
         *DE Stats - 2nd Part - 8:00
         *Math - 9:00
         *Optional Christmas Parties - 11:00
  Wednesday 12/14 - Exams
         *Science - 9:00
         *Students going to Orchard Knob eat lunch in homerooms at 10:30 - leave at 11:00
   Thursday 12/15 - Make Up Exams
         *Students with exams to make up must be here at 8:00
• High School Parent Portal: CLICK HERE

ATHLETICS:

• Congratulations to Christian "Rooster" Rogers for making the Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps team this year for the position of linebacker.  Only 45 players are chosen out of over 60 teams in our area.
• BOOSTER MEMBERSHIP: Sign up to be a booster member here. For questions or more information about becoming a booster, email Tiffany Givens.