STRONG In Loving Our Neighbors
In Matthew 22:38, Jesus calls us to "Love our neighbor." This past week, our Hawks spent time exploring what that means. Our Lower School students had a Chapel lesson centered around the Operation Sandwich mission project. They learned that we have 9,280 homeless neighbors in North Carolina, and we can help them by making sandwiches to help Roof Above feed our neighbors here in Charlotte. Our Upper School students heard the same message and then gathered on Friday to assemble “bag lunches” for our working neighbors.
Now it's time to put our love in action with Operation Sandwich! If you have not had a chance, please sign up to make sandwiches on Sunday, February 13th at home and bring them to school Monday, February 14th. We will be collecting sandwiches in morning carpool.
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Don't forget to take a picture of your family making sandwiches and share them with us! Send them to jharris@wcahawks.org. Thank you for giving love this February! | |
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Monday, February 14: Happy Valentine's Day! Wear a red, pink or Valentine's Day shirt with jeans
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Operation Sandwich - Bring your sandwiches to morning carpool!
Tuesday, February 15: Regular School Day (School Uniforms)
Wednesday, February 16: Chapel Day (Chapel Attire)
Thursday, February 17: Regular School Day (School Uniforms or PE Uniforms if your child has PE)
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Parking Lot Prayer (after carpool)
Friday, February 18: Regular School Day (School Uniforms or PE Uniforms if your child has PE)
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ACSI Day of Prayer
The ACSI Day of Prayer is an annual event that advances Christ-centered education by advocating through prayer. This year's theme is "Shalom." Shalom is more than a Hebrew greeting. It is contentment found in Jesus no matter the cultural tides encircling us. On February 15th WCA will unite globally with other schools to pray and unleash the Lord's shalom into this world. This single day of prayer will be powerful, and we are thankful for our WCA 7th and 8th graders that have faithfully stepped up to be our Day of Prayer leaders. Their plans include four prayer stations for classes to visit. Each station will have a prayer topic, an interactive experience, and encouraging scriptures that support the Shalom theme. Our station topics will be adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication. #schoolsthatpray
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STEAM DAY - WCA's Invention Convention
February 23 - February 25
We are celebrating God's gift of imagination! In our upcoming STEAM days, students will be learning more about how God uses the gift of imagination to make the world a better and more fun place! Each class will learn about inventors through research and class discussion and then put their own imaginations to work by building their inventions.
Parents, mark your calendars to join us in the gym on Friday, February 25 at 2 pm. Each class will have a display table where our students will be presenting their inventions. After presentations, parents may take their student(s) outside for some WCA family fellowship time.
We need lots of materials so our kids can create some exciting inventions. Please click the supply list link below and start gathering some of the listed recyclable items or sign up to purchase and send in some other needed items. Please send in your saved and purchased items February 16-18th. Children can drop their items off in their classrooms.
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PLEASE Select A Yearbook Photo ASAP!
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All students and faculty must make ONE yearbook selection. If you have not had a chance to select your student's yearbook photo, please do so ASAP. You are NOT required to create an account or sign in to an existing account for yearbook selections ONLY.
- CLICK HERE
- Go to 'Schools', 'Find My School', When prompted, enter WCAC
- Then enter your student's name
- Click on image for yearbook selection, on right - 'select photo' for yearbook choice
- Confirm by clicking ok.
Please contact St. John Photography with any questions you may have at info@stjohnphotography.com or call 704.889.7800 Monday-Friday 8:30-4:00.
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Important Reminder
Morning carpool drop-off is between 8:00am-8:15am. WCA students go to their classes, unpack and begin morning work. Students arriving after 8:15 don’t have this opportunity and start their day feeling rushed and behind. Please make sure you arrive on time!
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Upward
Flag Football
WUMC is planning an Upward Flag Football Season for boys and girls grades 1st-6th. Evaluations will be on Feb 26 at 9 am. The season will be from March 5 - May 14. Practice and games will be on Saturdays on the fields behind the Family Life Center. The cost is $135.
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Save the Dates for
WCA Summer Camps
We are planning two fun weeks of summer learning here at WCA!
Save June 13-16 and July 18-July 21 on your calendars, and stay tuned for camp details.
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3rd Grade Spreading the Love of Christ
Our WCA third graders made beautiful bird feeders for the WUMC Kings and Queens group. What a beautiful and thoughtful way to spread the love of Christ! #wca20strong #allinhim
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WCA's Creative Writing Team
On Friday, our Creative Writing Team met for a prayer and celebration breakfast. These hard-working students have been working on writing pieces for ACSI's Creative Writing Festival. In addition to celebrating the talents of emerging young writers, this national festival provides students with the opportunity to receive valuable feedback as they are encouraged to develop their writing skills. Our team met to celebrate and pray over the completed writing pieces before submitting them to ACSI.
#wca20strong #allinhim
WCA Creating Writing Team Members:
Ihien Ighade, Isabella Commodore, Clara Jamison, Elizabeth Potter, Kaylee Lykins, Kaylee Abel, Lizzie Becker, Mackenzie Davis, Travis Scott, Anders Aga, and Clara Bernardo.
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Girl's Book Club
Our Upper School Girl's Book Club meets for fellowship, discussion, and fun activities centered around a great book. These girls are having a wonderful time developing a lifelong love for reading. #wca20strong #allinhim
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5th & 6th Grade Blessing Bag Service Project
This week, WCA 5th and 6th grade students participated in a unique Valentine's Day service project. They are on a mission to spread the love of Christ in our community through blessing bags. Blessing Bags, also known as Necessity Bags or Care Kits, include various items for the homeless, hungry, and those in need of necessities. Our students plan to keep these bags in their cars, so they are available whenever they see someone asking for help.
#wca20strong #allinhim
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Colossians 2:6-7
As you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, and abounding with thanksgiving.
#AllinHim #wca20strong
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Mark Your Calendar
Feb 14 | Happy Valentine's Day & Operation Sandwich
Carpool Collection Day
Feb 15 | Day of Prayer
Feb 21 | Presidents' Day
NO SCHOOL
Feb 22 | Teacher Work Day
NO SCHOOL
Feb 23 - 25 | WCA's STEAM Invention Convention
Feb 25 | STEAM Invention Convention Presentations in the Gym. Parents join us at 2pm. Followed by Outdoor Family Fellowship.
Feb 24 | CFA Waverly Spirit Night
Feb 28 | NUTS Day
March 1 | PTF Meeting
March 1 | Art Club Begins (email lschaaf@wcahawks.org to sign-up)
March 2 | End of 3rd Quarter
March 3-4 | Teacher Workdays -
NO SCHOOL
March 7 | 4th Quarter Begins
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2022 Planning Reminder: Our end-of-year IOWA testing will take place the week of May 2nd - May 6th. Please make sure to avoid this week when planning your future family vacations.
2022-23 School Year Save the Dates:
- Aug 15 - Drop-in Orientation
- Aug 16 & 17 - Half Days (11:30am dismissal)
- Aug 18 - First Full Day of School
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