Week of May 6 Parent Newsletter

This Week:

  • This is a normal week of learning.

  • Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week | Monday May 6 - Friday May 10, 2024

    • Please read this message from PAC (Parent Activity Committee):

      UCA Community, let's elevate our LOVE and THANKS for our distinguished, diverse, and dynamic teachers, staff, and coaches!

    • 4-5 adult volunteers are needed to monitor the lunch room so our teachers/faculty may gather together in community and enjoy their lunch in the faculty lounge. Monday - Friday for 45 minutes during lunch hours. Volunteers email aveldboom@weareuca.org.

    • See more information in the flyer below.

  • Prom: A Night in Hollywood! | May 10, 2024

  • Double Good Popcorn All School Fundraiser | Monday, May 6 - Friday, May 10

    • UCA Community, we are hosting a 4-day ALL SCHOOL Fundraiser to support all end of school year celebrations on Monday May 6, at 8AM until Friday May 10, at 8AM. 50% of all profits will fund our exciting events such as: Prom, Senior Banquet, Memorial Day Parade, All School Picnic and more! You may shop and share NOW, and fundraiser goes live Monday May 6th 8 AM.

      • Join the fundraiser by 2 options:

        1. Use the QR code below

        OR

        2. Download Double Good App/ Create your pop-up store/ Enter code

        UCA EVENT CODE: ZGN OXI

    • PLEASE SHARE!

      Sponsored by PAC -Parent Activity Committee. Join our team!

looking ahead:

  • Class Registration Day | Thursday, May 16

    • During Student Choice Lunch, 9th-11th graders will register for next year's classes. Use the 2024-2025 Academic Catalogue to see what courses students will be choosing from.

  • Star Testing Day & Deeper Learning Day | Friday, May 17

    • Please note that our School Calendar states that Deeper Learning Day is Friday, May 10. Deeper Learning Day will actually be hosted on Friday, May 17.

  • Senior Awards Breakfast | May 22 from 8:00-9:00 AM

  • Memorial Day, No School | May 27

Preparing for the end of year:

  • We have FOUR more weeks until summer break — THREE more weeks of instruction, and ONE week of Final Assessments! As your student prepares for the end of year, please keep the following in mind:

    • Proficiency Requirements to Receive Credit

      UCA seeks to ensure students move to the next level having mastered the necessary content and skills they need to succeed at that level. To earn credit for a course, a student must have an overall mastery level of Emerging - Level 2 or higher and have no No Evidence - 0s in an academic standard. The overall mastery level is calculated by averaging the individual class standards.

    • What do I do if my student isn’t meeting the requirements to pass class?

      • Review upcoming assessment directions with your student to make sure they are meeting all requirements.

      • Review upcoming assessment deadlines to make sure your student is on top of their work.

      • Review Office Hours schedules or request Office Hours with teachers to receive additional support.

Lunch:

  • Lunch orders are running on our BOONLI website! Make sure to place your orders by Thursday at midnight for next week's choices! Meals will only be cold items until our kitchen is ready to go. Thanks for your flexibility.

  • See the flyer below to sign up for BOONLI.

SUPPORTING YEARBOOK:

Please read this message from our Yearbook committee. Forms and flyers can be found here.

As the school year comes to a close we are going through all of the many fond memories we have made here at UCA. We are finalizing our 2023-2024 yearbook and would like to extend an invitation to you to advertise your business in our Yearbook.

We want to help lower the cost of the yearbook for our students so your support will be greatly appreciated.

We are offering local businesses the opportunity to advertise in the yearbook and to join our UCA families in celebration of their year of hard work and dedication. This is also a great way to target South Holland and surrounding customers for your business!

Compared to a newspaper ad which is in someone’s house for maybe a week, a yearbook is something folks look at over an extended period of time.

Details:

  • Full Page Advertisement-$100 Black and White or $200 color

  • ½ Page Advertisement-$50 Black and White or $100 color

  • To reserve your space contact Rachael Fedor via email at rfedor@weareuca.org.

  • Deadline to turn in an advertisement is April 24, 2024.

We know times are challenging and we do appreciate your support.