Upper School Communication Update

A Message from Mr. Barkman

It’s hard to believe that we are finishing our third week already. Thank you for all you do to support your children and their teachers. Together we are making WCA a great place to work and learn.

I wanted to take a moment to talk about our communication from our classrooms to parents. At Parent Orientation night we made a pretty big deal about streamlining our communication with students and parents by using Google Classroom. Subsequent to that, we have discovered that we can also use FACTS to communicate the learning topics and homework assignments (both assigned and past due) each week. We think this will be better for you because it will only require one login (FACTS), rather than two (FACTS and Google). Also, if I understand things correctly, FACTS will be making a mobile app available very soon. 

At the moment, some teachers are using Google Classroom for this type of communication, while others have transitioned to FACTS. Thank you for your patience. As we train teachers to use FACTS more effectively, we will be transitioning from Google Classroom to FACTS as our primary mode of classroom communication. This will take a few weeks until we’re all up to speed, so again, we would appreciate your gracious patience as we roll this out.

Teachers will continue to use Google Classroom to keep communication and assignments flowing within their classrooms with their students. However, over the next few weeks our goal is to change over completely to FACTS as our method of classroom communication to parents.

I apologize for this change of direction. Our goal is to streamline communication with you. We think this will accomplish that objective. 

Thanks again for your faithful support. We appreciate every one of you.

May the Lord bless and keep you!

Mr. Barkman

Upper School Principal

• No School - Monday, September 1 (Labor Day)
• No School - Tuesday, September 2 (Funeral of SGT Michael Verardo)
• WCA Wings of Worship Choir Rehearsal - Wednesday, September 3, 3 pm
• WCA Prayer Hawks - Thursday, September 4, 8:15 am
• PTF Meeting - Tuesday, September 9, 8:15 am
• STEAM Week - Monday, September 15-Friday, September 19

Reminder: The WCA Wings of Worship Choir, under the direction of Dr. Rob Ridgell, will begin rehearsals on Wednesday, September 3rd in the WMC Sanctuary after school. Students in grades 7 to 10 are participate.

Mr. Barkman introduced the WCA guidance program, PLACED, on our high school retreat this week. 9th and 10th graders learned how WCA staff will work with students to set goals and prepare for life after high school.

Coach's Notes

• It was an exciting week for our teams! Cross-country showed out at the Carolina Kickoff, with all athletes hitting personal bests and several medaling. High school soccer and volleyball played their first-ever games Thursday, with volleyball earning WCA's first high school win.

• This week, our middle school and high school volleyball and soccer teams play Thursday, with high school soccer facing Woodlawn School at The Hawks Nest.



• We’re excited for great competition and hope to see our families and fans cheering on our athletes!

• It's not too late to join the WCA Athletic Booster Club! Click HERE to register for the tier that is right for your family.

For questions or more details, contact Coach Sanders at jsanders@wcahawks.org.

Volunteer Opportunities

Check out WCA PTF on Facebook!

Looking for opportunities for volunteer hours? PTF has created a private Facebook group (WCA PTF) where families can sign up to serve. Once you’ve completed your volunteer time, simply log in to FACTS. Navigate to Family Home on the menu, then select your name on the page to record.  

Next PTF Meeting

Tuesday, September 9 after Drop-Off

Mark your calendars for the September PTF meeting! All WCA parents are part of the Parent Teacher Fellowship and encouraged to attend monthly meetings. 

PTF involvement is a great way to fulfill Family Volunteer Partnership hours... and make friends!

For information on Lower School, check out Hawk Talk on the WCA website.