January 28 - February 2 2013 Edition
January 28 - February 2, 2013 Edition - Donelson Christian Academy
January 28 - February 2, 2013 Edition - Donelson Christian Academy
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Announcements<br />
DCA will be hosting a series of Grade Level Coffees and Preview Nights throughout<br />
<strong>January</strong> for parents of students in grades 6‐12. Part of DCAʹs mission is to partner with<br />
parents to the fullest extent in order to best help our students develop in every possible<br />
area of their educational experience. Each of these informal meetings is designed to be<br />
informative about various aspects of our program here at DCA as well as the broader<br />
educational process for middle and secondary school students. Please check<br />
dcawildcats.org for a complete list of times and join us as we partner together to<br />
challenge your son or daughter to become all God intends for them to be. A 9th Grade<br />
Preview Night will be held for current 8 th grade parents on Tuesday, <strong>January</strong> 29 at 6:30<br />
p.m. An elementary coffee will be held in the cafeteria for all K5, 1 st and 2 nd grade parents<br />
on Wednesday, <strong>January</strong> 30 from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.<br />
As a part of their unit on classification, seventh<br />
grade science students used a dichotomous key<br />
to identify a collection of plastic frogs last week.<br />
They also designed and tested a dichotomous key<br />
that could be used to identify a collection of<br />
plastic lizards.<br />
DCA’s Middle School bowling league begins on<br />
<strong>January</strong> 30, at Hermitage Lanes. Middle School is<br />
a perfect age to begin bowling. With years to<br />
practice, there is no limit to how much your child can improve. If your child is interested<br />
in participating, please contact Mr. David Turner at dturner@dcawildcats.org.<br />
On Friday, <strong>February</strong> 8, the PTO will be hosting a Parker Uniform Closet Sale.<br />
Everything in the PTO Uniform inventory will be $5.00 per piece. This sale is for the<br />
PTO inventory only. Please watch future editions of the Crossway for more<br />
information.<br />
The High School Student Council will be sponsoring a Blood Drive on <strong>February</strong> 7. The<br />
drive will run from 7:00 am until 12:00 p.m. If you are able and willing to participate,<br />
please email Mrs. Kaythe Loftis at kloftis@dcawildcats.org with the time that you can<br />
donate. Thanks in advance for your help.<br />
During the month of <strong>February</strong> our families are asked to complete the re-enrollment<br />
process for the <strong>2013</strong>-14 school year. The deadline for re-enrollment is March 1, <strong>2013</strong>.<br />
Please feel free to call the Admissions Office at 615-577-1216 if you have any questions.<br />
Middle students celebrated Winterfest last<br />
Saturday. Students were chosen by their<br />
classmates to represent their grade based<br />
on their Christian character, academics,<br />
and leadership abilities.<br />
Don’t forget Hermitage Learning Center<br />
offers tutoring for students. Tutoring<br />
sessions are held directly on the DCA campus, utilizing the student’s study hall period,<br />
at a rate of $40 for one hour per week. If your child does not have a study hall period,
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