Week of October 9 Parent Newsletter

This Week:

  • Parent Dine & Dive: Navigating Hard Emotions with My Teen | Wednesday, October 11, 6:00-8:00 P.M.

    • Teens experience BIG emotions - how should we respond? Fix it? Change it? Listen to it? All of the above? After everyone dines in fellowship together, we will dive into discussing and learning new ways to support young people in these conversations. Content presented is being adapted from the book The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Dr. Lisa Damour.

      Event Details:

      • No sign up fee

      • BYOD: bring your own dinner

      • UCA Parents/Guardians are welcome

      • Click here to sign up (if you signed up for the original October 4 date, you do not need to sign up again)

  • Quarter 1 Ends | Friday, October 13

    • This Friday is the last day of Quarter 1. This means that any Quarter 1 elective classes will end on Friday. Grades for Quarter 1 will also be finalized by Friday.

  • Athletics this Week

parent Vision Events:

  • Parent Vision Events | October 5, 10, & 17

    • All parents should please make arrangements to attend one of three Parent Vision Events in October. We will gather to:

      • Be encouraged by all that God has done in the life of UCA since April, 2014

      • Learn about UCA’s plans to develop the permanent location at 700 E. 170th St

      • Respond, in community with other parents, to UCA’s vision for the future

        Identify our roles in moving toward the vision

    • Sign up here!

Looking Ahead:

  • Quarter 2 Starts | October 16

  • Deeper Learning Day | October 18, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

    • This is a day of school. Attendance for this day goes toward your student’s normal attendance records.

  • Fall Break, No School | October 19 & 20

  • School Picture Retakes | October 24

    • If your student was absent on Picture Day or if you would like your student to retake their school picture, they should come prepared on October 24 to take a new photo.

  • Open House | October 25, 6:00-8:00 PM

    • Do you know any families that would make a great fit at UCA? Invite them to our first Open House of the year! They will tour the school and receive information about applying to and enrolling at UCA.

national suicide prevention month:

  • September is National Suicide Prevention Month. To honor the awareness campaigns taking place nationwide, we as a UCA community have the chance to bring greater understanding and support suicide prevention efforts by joining in events already taking place in our area. The American Foundation of Suicide Prevention is hosting their annual Out of the Darkness Walk at Montrose Harbor on October 21st. All students, faculty, staff, and parents are welcome to join! Follow this link to learn more and sign up! Please note that there are 2 sign up links: 1 for the walk, and 1 to sign up for UCA transportation to and from the walk!

    Please reach out to Ms. Mikitka at mmikitka@weareuca.org with any questions.

Driver’s education:

  • Parents who signed up their son/daughter for Driver's Ed should have received an informational letter with a payment plan as well as a form to sign last week. If you did not receive this, please reach out to Mrs. Veldboom at aveldboom@weareuca.org as soon as possible.  Thanks!

Crush Cancer Fundraiser:

  • See the attached flyer for information about this month’s Senior Trip fundraiser!