Feb. 23, 2024

In this issue:

Chapel

PraxiSchool Log-In

K - 8th Enrollment Deposits due March 1

Birthdays

Music News for Grandparents' Day

National Lutheran Schools Week

Boosterthon Fun Run A Success Today!

Athletic News

VBS Night at GSLC - March 1

Lunch Menu

Dates to Remember

Spring Break for K - 8th grade is

Mon., March 11 - Fri., March 15.

Infants - PK4 is open as usual.

Chapel

Chapel service Wed., Feb. 28 will be led by Pastor Welmer of First Lutheran Church.

Chapel offerings for today's Blue Jean Dollar Day and for the remainder of the semester will go to Trinity Hope.

PraxiSchool Parent Portal Log-In

Continuous Enrollment Tuition Deposits

for K - 8th Grade

Please log in HERE . This link is for ALL currently enrolled families to view grades, accounts, etc.

This is also a reminder about the upcoming school year and Continuous Enrollment for the K - 8th grade families.

On Fri., March 1, the enrollment deposit for K - 8th grade for the upcoming school year will automatically be processed from the bank account you have designated for your tuition payments.

This year’s enrollment deposit is $550 and will apply towards the upcoming school year's tuition. If you have any questions or would like to arrange to pay with a different account, please contact the business office at (423)622-3755 ext. 16.

If you need the password reset email, please contact Christine Morkert, Office Manager, at 423-622-3755, ext. 10 or frontoffice@bcacademy.net.

Please download the PraxiSchool app for your mobile device, and opt-in for text messaging to stay up-to-date on BCA events.

We wish a very Happy Birthday to the following students!

02/23 - Isla Patton (PK1)

02/26 - Memphis Mosier (PK2)

02/28 - Evan Whitmire (7th)

02/28 - Oksana Toomey (8th)

Grandparents' Day Program

Fri., Mar. 8

Please tell your child's grandparents to mark their calendars for Fri., March 8 for our annual Grandparents' Day from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. for all students, infants - 8th grade. We will send invitations next week.

From BCA Music teacher, Dr. Sarah Harr:

Students are preparing for the musical program that will take place in the gym that morning.

The theme for National Lutheran Schools Week is "Connected to God," and the theme of the program, based on prayer, is called "Praying for Others," from James 5:13-16. (Learn more about the National Lutheran Schools Week theme).

See the NLSW activities that the students will take part in each day for March 4 - 8.

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

Students have a song sheet that has both the music and the words for the song they are singing for the program. Below are the YouTube links for the songs, so they can practice at home or on the go.

They are expected to attend the program on March 8 (mandatory for their music semester grade) and have their respective song memorized in advance of the program.

Kindergarten - 8th Grade Song:

"This Little Light of Mine"

https://youtu.be/15fMvyq5hJE?feature=shared

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Song:

“My God is With Me” – Mark Patterson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM4qJEZ2lG4

3rd and 4th Grade Song:

“Jesus, My Lord and God” – John Ferguson

https://m.facebook.com/Lord-of-the-Seas-Lutheran-Church-347139158654408/videos/jesus-my-lord-and-god-by-john-ferguson/5988060121235455/

5th - 8th Grade Song:

“Down to the River to Pray” – Traditional

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx0azmWXbw4

Thank you so much for your help and please let Dr. Harr know if you have any questions or if you would like to help out with Grandparents' Day or National Lutheran Schools Week.

Please share the Grandparents' Day information with your child's grandparents!

March 4 - 8

National Lutheran Schools Week
Arts Night - Thurs., March 7 at 6 p.m.
Grandparents' Day - March 8 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Scholastic Book Fair in library- March 4 - 8 (Each class will have a chance to visit during the school day.)

Boosterthon Fun Run Results

We've Reached $26,094 in Total Pledges!

Thank You, BCA Families!!

Congratulations to these Top 10 Pledgers for all of their efforts (and their family's efforts!) for helping us raise such an amazing amount!

Alex Roe, 4th grade ($3,026)
Everly Webb, 2nd grade ($1,265)
Lucas Barber, 2nd grade ($1,005)
Jackson Barber, 5th grade ($985)
Oliver Harr, 5th grade ($870)
Nyx Lewis, 1st grade ($851)
Levi Hughes, 8th grade ($700)
KK Bryson, 1st grade ($640)
Stratton & Thompson Guy (tied with $570 each), 7th/8th grade
Brayden Wixom, 3rd grade ($570)

*ALL students will be able to have a dance party on a school day soon since we recently reached the $25K goal!

All students have already earned a *non-dress code pass and an extra recess for reaching the $15K and $20K goals last week!

*Teachers will decide on a future date to hold the dance party, and extra recess time will also be decided by individual teachers. Non-dress code passes are for K - 8th graders. Infants - PK4 will receive a special, age-appropriate gift in lieu of a non-dress code pass.

Alex Roe, 4th grader, our top pledger, will win a $300 Amazon gift card!

The top pledging class, 4th grade, will win a Chick Fil A party soon!

Once again, a BIG THANK YOU to our students for taking part in the Fun Run this past Friday and to families who worked to get pledges and volunteered for the event!

From the total pledges, we will be able to keep approximately $25,000 in net profits. We want to fulfill the Fun Run goal of making improvements to our main playground as soon as we are able.

Once again, a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has worked to get pledges, offered pledges and volunteered to help with our annual Fun Run!

Today's Food Fight! Top Ten Fun Run Pledgers vs. Principal Topp! So much fun this afternoon with the Fun Run Food Fight! Thank you again, top pledgers for helping us raise $25,000! And thank you, Principal Topp, for being such a great sport and food target!

Athletic News

Volleyball open gym time is now taking place for any interested 3rd - 8th grade students. They meet Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 - 5 p.m. Please contact Sarah Barber (sbarber@bcacademy.net) to let her know your child is interested in participating.

Students who are interested in building track skills may join practices starting in March.

Track Skills practices will be Monday and Thursdays from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. (one exception is a Tuesday practice right after Easter Break). Mrs. Randall, our 3rd Grade teacher, will be coaching our athletes.

We will start Mon., March 18 and finish the season on Thurs., April 25.

We will also begin kindergarten - 2nd grade spring Intramurals, starting April 5.

K - 2nd Spring Intramural Schedule

For more information, please contact Sarah Barber, Athletic Director and 4th grade teacher at sbarber@bcacademy.net.

Congratulations to these BCA athletes! They were selected to the Independent Schools' All Conference for this season.

l. to r.: Lucy Sunderland, 7th; Margret McCall, 8th; William McCall, 5th; Brayden Jones-Dallas, 5th; Ashton Guthrie, 6th; Levi Hughes, 8th

Last Chance to Order BCA Apparel!

New Items Available!

BCA Online Lion Spirit Shop Open through March 5

Families may order their BCA field trip shirts and sweatshirts/hoodies, along with other BCA apparel, through the online store sponsored by Sports Spectrum of Chattanooga.

The online store is open until March 5, 2024, 11:59 p.m. Orders from this timeframe will arrive at school in early April 2024. Click HERE to order, using CODE: 24BCSSPRING.

Check out the newest items added -- bandanna, spirit/hand towel and two types of drawstring bags!

This will be the last time the online store will be open for this school year. We will reopen it this August.

A number of short-sleeve and long-sleeve BCA field trip shirts are also in stock at school for purchase, ranging in size from Youth Extra Small to Adult XXL, with limited quantities of each. The shirts we have in stock are available for purchase in the front lobby of the school - short-sleeve, $10, long-sleeve, $15. Cash or checks (made payable to BCA) are accepted in the business office, or can be drafted from families' PraxiSchool account.

For information on the online BCA apparel store, contact admissions@bcacademy.net.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Invites

K - 4th graders to Spring VBS Night

March 1

Children in kindergarten - 4th grade are invited to GSLC March 1 for an evening of hearing God's Word and learning about His love for us through songs, stories and fun! Your kids will love it!

(And...since this event doubles as a "Parents' Night Out", you will get some well-deserved time to have a date night, run errands or just enjoy some quiet time.)

Fri., March 1 - 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

822 Belvoir Ave (next to BCA)

Contact: christianeducation@gslcflock.org OR dce@gslcflock.org

For more info, visit gslcflock.org/childrensministry

GSLC Children's Ministry Health Form