BCA News - 11-13-26

BCA News

Nov. 13, 2026

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God –

not by works, so that no one can boast.

For we are God’s handiwork,

created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in

advance for us to do.

Ephesians 2:8 - 10

In this issue:

Chapel

Birthdays

Athletic News

Book Blast Updates

Texas Roadhouse BCA Spirit Night

Veteran's Day lunch

Gus the Dog Visits BCA!

Ice Cream Truck Day (K - 8th) - Nov. 23

Chapel

Chapel service Wed., Nov. 18 will be led by Ms. Barber's fourth grade class.

Second quarter offerings will go to Northside Neighborhood House.

We wish a very Happy Birthday to the following staff!

11-16 - Allisa Tyler - Pre-K3 Aide

11-18 - JoAnn Seay - Preschool/Aftercare Director

East Ridge Christmas Parade Float

Building All Next Week!

Nov. 16 - 20

6 p.m.

Back parking lot

Volunteers are needed to help build our annual Christmas parade float to be part of the East Ridge Christmas parade on Nov. 21. If you can help, please contact Sandy Melton, PTL President at PTL@bcacademy.net.

Athletic News

Soccer

Our elementary soccer team wrapped up the season with a tie against St. Nicholas in their final game!

We celebrated a great season with a fun parents vs. players game yesterday. Thank you to all of our players, coaches and families for a wonderful season!

Our middle school soccer team also had a great win on Monday, defeating Boyd Buchanan. Congratulations to our soccer athletes!

Students vs. adults soccer season finale game!

Basketball

Basketball Jamboree

Sat., Nov. 14

8 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Notre Dame High School

The Basketball Jamboree will be held at Notre Dame High School. Plan to be at the Notre Dame gym from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Additional game details will be shared as available. This is for the elementary and middle school levels.

Our first regular-season basketball games will be Mon., Nov. 16 at OLPH.

Elementary girls - 4 p.m.
Elementary boys - 5 p.m.
Middle School Co-Ed - 6 p.m.

Book Blast Fun!

Book Blast has been a "blast" this week! Congratulations to the pictured students whose names were drawn to win the amazing prizes that have been offered each day this week! We still have one more full week through Nov. 20!

If your child is still not registered , there is still time to get in on the drawing for the Epic Treasure Chest (for K-8th graders).

For Infants - Pre-K4 - students in these age levels who get registered can be eligible for the $100 Shopping Spree!

Just invite 10+ family members or friends by sharing their phone number or email. You will how to do that once you have registered your student.

Let’s keep up the momentum to help build our students’ home libraries!

You can help by DONATING!

If you’d like to support our school and help all our students have access to more books, please donate here:

Your support truly makes a world of difference in their education!

Book Blast winners: Top left, clockwise, Aysley, 4th grade; Fern, Pre-K4; Hendrix, Pre-K4 and Eliot, 6th grade.

Below, top right, Harleah, 3rd grade.

BCA Spirit Night at Texas Roadhouse

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who came out on Tuesday to support BCA at the Hamilton Place and Hixson Texas Roadhouse locations! We had over 30 families who attended!

We appreciate our PTL President, Sandy Melton, for coordinating the event! The service and the staff were amazing and super accommodating that evening as well!

Proceeds from the each purchase will benefit our Parent-Teacher League so that they can continue blessing BCA with campus updates and fun events for our students and families!

East Ridge's "Good Boy Gus" Visits BCA!

What an amazing visit we had with "Good Boy Gus" this week! East Ridge Police Officer, Ashley Hewitt, brought police office mascot, Gus, a Cane Corso rescued from the East Ridge Animal Shelter, yesterday. He took time to visit every class to allow students time to visit with Gus and just pet and love on him!

He also allowed students to ask questions, which included asking how much food he ate, what activities he likes, what he does at home and more!

Officer Hewitt shared that this was Gus' first school visit. Our students were great listeners and loved being able to see Gus and learn more about him!

Special Lunches This Week!

Veteran's Day
Party for Top Selling Class for Popcorn Sale
Pre-K4 Family Thanksgiving

We love and thank our veterans! Wedneday's lunch to honor the veteran family members and friends of our BCA students was a big hit!

We had 22 service men and women to attend and enjoy a great American lunch of hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, cobbler and sides more prepared by Chef Tommy and his cafeteria team!

Our Flag Patrol team members read a special poem during lunch, and our middle school students also drew pictures to display in our lobby to welcome them.

We appreciate all of those who have served or are serving to keep our country safe!

Ms. McCall's fifth grade class was the top selling class for the recent Popcorn Sale! They were awarded their special Chick Fil A lunch yesterday!

We will announce all of the winners and results of the popcorn sale next week!

Ms. Sara’s Pre-K4 families and their kiddos enjoyed their Thanksgiving lunch today by bringing in their favorite take-out lunch! The student love to spend time with their parents during the school day, especially if they can have a McDonald’s Happy Meal or Chick fil A! Thank you, Ms Sara, for making great preschool memories for our families!

Ice Cream Truck Visit

Nov. 23

On Nov. 23, PTL volunteers will once again monitor the students in the cafeteria to allow teachers to enjoy their lunch in the library conference room. During lunch, students will be able to visit the truck in the front parking lot to purchase their ice cream.

Be sure that you and your child choose the treat they will order, along with sending in correct amount of cash, prior to the day of the truck visit. This greatly helps our volunteers who help the students place their orders and maintain an orderly line.

We appreciate Sweet Treats for bringing their delicious ice cream our way!

For details on pricing and cash payment, please see the ORDER FORM .