This Week At WCA - October 13th
October 13, 2021
Parent Teacher Conferences
We've completed nine weeks of the school year already and that means it's almost time for Fall Parent Teacher Conferences. These conferences will be scheduled beginning on Tuesday, October 26th after an all school early dismissal. Here's what you need to know:
Early Dismissal Day:
- In order to facilitate parent teacher conferences, all students will be dismissed early on Tuesday, October 26th. (Also PSAT testing day for grades 8 - 11)
Lower School - Dismissed at 11:30 am
Upper School (MS & HS) - Dismissed at Noon
- There WILL be Lunch Bunch and After School available on this date. Please sign up if you need your child to attend on this date.
Lower School:
- Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences are required, so at least one parent of all lower school students needs to attend.
- If your child has more than one teacher, please sign-up with his/her homeroom teacher for this meeting.
- Conferences will be held on Tuesday, October 26th and Wednesday, October 27th, in order to accommodate all parents.
- Follow this link to sign up for your conference time. Please read the instructions carefully at the top of the sign-up sheet.
- The sign-up sheet will be locked on 10/25, so please sign up before that date.
Upper School:
- Upper school parent teacher conferences are held on an as requested basis.
- Faculty members will be available for conferences beginning at 12:20 pm after early dismissal on Tuesday, October 26th.
- Please use this link to sign up for conferences with any of your child's teachers. The location of the conference is noted under the name of each teacher.
- Contact Tollie Ediger (tediger@wcalions.org) with any questions.
Lower School Fall Festival
We will be celebrating the arrival of Fall on Friday, October 29th, with our Lower School Fall Festival. There will be games, hay rides, prizes and fun!
- Students should be dropped off as usual by 8 am.
- Early dismissal will be at 11:30 and ONLY for the Lower School.
- There will be NO Lunch Bunch or After School Program after this event
- Lower School students are welcome to wear Fall themed clothing but NO costumes, please!
- Want to volunteer? Use this link to help this day be successful for our students.
PSAT @ WCA
For all 8-11th grade students October 26th
Tuesday, October 26th will be PSAT testing day on our campus for all 8th-11th grade students. In preparation for the day, here are things to know:
- Students need to arrive at 7:45 am
- Bring #2 pencils, a snack, and the calculator they purchased for school. Those are approved calculators for this test.
- Students will be released at noon as this is an early release day. 8th -11th grade students will not attend any classes that day, only PSAT testing.
- All 6th, 7th, and 12th grade students have classes that day until noon.
If you have questions about testing, contact Kelly Cole - kcole@wcalions.org.
Premier & Feeder League Basketball
If you have a young athlete who loves basketball, there's still time to sign them up for our Fall/Winter leagues. Westminster Christian Academy participates in the Northeast Georgia Feeder League for girls in grades 3 to 5 and the Athens Premier League for boys in grades 3 to 6. We will have several open gym/ practice times as part of the process to determine teams for the league.
- October 14 2:45-4:00 PM
- October 16 12:00 - 1:30 PM
- October 20 2:45 - 4:00 PM
- October 23 9:00 -10:30 AM
Please complete the forms below if you are interested in your student playing in either the Premier League or the NE Georgia Feeder League.
The Premier League Interest Form
The NE Georgia Feeder League Form
Additionally, please let us know if you are interested in coaching a team by contacting either Steve Crouse, crouse@wcalions.org or Callie Barnes, cbarnes@wcalions.org.
Next Level Baseball Middle School Training in October
WCA is excited to host another series of focused baseball training sessions for our middle school students (grades 6 - 8) who are interested in developing their skills. Training sessions will be held in October and can be attended on a per training basis. The lead instructor will be Coach Kevin Renz. Please follow this link for additional details and email Coach Jim Kill - kill@wcalions.org to register or if you have questions.
Have you ordered your yearbook?
You don't want to miss out on getting your student(s) 2021-2022 yearbook, so take a moment and order your yearbook(s) online today!
Yearbooks must be ordered in advance and are not typically available for last minute purchase. The cost is $70 per yearbook and for your convenience, Jostens offers a split payment option at checkout if desired.
Follow the link below to order yours today and mark this off your "to-do" list!
Jostens - WCA Online Yearbook Order
Lunch Bunch & After School
For parents that need additional childcare for their students, Westminster offers two programs to extend their day with play and/or study time. LunchBunch (pre-k and half-day kindergarten) begins at noon and ends at 2:45. AfterSchool (all lower school and 6th grade) begins at 2:45 with pick-up at 5:15 pm.
Here's what you need to know:
- Advanced sign-up will be requested (see instructions below).
- **Emergency contact form must be completed and returned before a child can stay for LunchBunch or AfterSchool. Please follow this link for the form.**
- Charges will be billed to your FACTS account on a monthly basis on the 15th of the month for the previous month.
How do I sign up?
- Click the link: Lunch Bunch & After School Registration
- Click the date your child will need to attend. If your child will attend every day of the month, or the same days each week, you may select "repeats" and choose daily or weekly. If Lunch Bunch or After School reach max capacity, you will see a red message that says "FULL" on the day.
- Click on the "Calendar" box and select "LB/AS SIGN UP"
- Type student name(s) into the "Who" box
- Type LB for Lunch Bunch, AS for After School or LB/AS for Both
Please contact Millie Sopt (msopt@wcalions.org) or Rebecca Veal (rveal@wcalions.org) with any questions regarding Lunch Bunch or After School.
As we go through our days, please remember to keep the following WCA family in your prayers. Also, please email Tami Butts (tbutts@wcalions.org) with updated and/or new prayer requests. It is an honor to pray for each other.
Please be in prayer for our upper school art teacher, Jackie Kirsche, as she walks through her ovarian cancer journey. It is with great thanksgiving that we can report that Jackie's cancer has responded to the treatments, and she has now completed her course of chemotherapy. From here, she will be on a maintenance regimen. Please pray for returning strength and health and join us with praises to God for this positive outcome. Thank you for remembering Jackie, her husband Kevin and children Berkley (class of 2013), Sierra (class of 2016) and Hadley (class of 2018).
Prayer requests are included here at the request, or with the permission of the family.
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