Dear MHCA Parents,
As we approach our upcoming testing week for K-7 students, we want to communicate clearly and help make this a smooth, low-stress experience for both our students and families.
These assessments are simply a tool we use to better understand how our students are growing and how we, as a staff, can continue to improve. They are not something for students to fear or feel overwhelmed by. Our goal is to have as normal of a day during testing as possible where students will still have specials, recess, and Bible, but just do a little testing as required by the state.
To help your child do their best, we ask for your partnership in a few simple but important ways:
Please make every effort to have your child at school each day of testing
Ensure they are well-rested each night
Make sure they come to school well-fed and ready to focus
It is also important to remember that testing does not mark the end of our school year. Teaching and learning will continue with purpose and intentionality all the way to the last day.
In fact, we are excited to introduce some upcoming “Promotion Days,” where students will spend time with the teachers they will have next year and begin engaging with next year’s material. This gives students a chance to build relationships and confidence, while allowing our teachers to better know their incoming students. Our goal is to help everyone “hit the ground running” as we begin the Fall 2026 school year.
We have challenged our staff to finish the year strong—continuing to teach, disciple, and invest in each student until the very end. At the same time, we will be intentional about celebrating the year and making these final weeks meaningful and enjoyable for our students.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership. It makes a difference every single day.
Sincerely,
MHCA Administration
Reminders for all families:
Teacher Appreciatioon Week at MHCA will be May 11-14th. Be thinking of how you can encourage your student's teacher. Check out the attached flyer to plan for the Teacher Appreciation Week MHCA spirit dress up days! We are so grateful to our teachers for their service to our students, families, and more importantly, the Kingdom!!
Senior Week is also May 11-15th. Seniors, see the attached schedule and mark your calendars to make every effort to be present at each event. This is your time! Enjoy!
FACTS updated security: As a reminder, FACTS has updated login credential requirements. When you try to log into your FACTS account it should prompt you to create a new username and update your password (requiring a longer password). This will allow you to use a single login no matter what branch of FACTS you are logging into. Please try logging into the FACTS family portal. If you have trouble, please reach out to me, I may be able to help. vpeglar@mhcaeagles.org
Here's what's happening this school week:
Wednesday, April 29: Our chapel guest for this week is Barry Lagg.
Wednesday, April 29: Early Ed. Chapel service will be led by our MHCA Seniors.
Saturday, May 2: HCAA Track and Field Conference Meet
Monday, May 4: Trap and Track & Field will be having their Awards ceremony on Monday, May 4th at 6:00pm in the MHCA Gym.
Input your family's service hours to meet the volunteer service hour agreement to avoid being charged a fee! That can be completed conveniently in the FACTS family portal!
FACTS migrated the sytem to Multi-Factor athentication this week. Many people had trouble getting logged in for the first time after the transition. If you have trouble, reach out to Vanessa, she may be able to help. (vpeglar@mhcaeagles.org)
Have a fantastic week! Here are upcoming events as we reach the end of the school year, it's a very busy time:
May 4-7 is Stanford 10 Testing: Students in grades 1st-7th grade will be taking the Stanford 10 test to measure their progress May 4-7. Ensure your students are well rested and nourished, so they can do their best.
Senior Finals are May 6-7. *We are still in need of a business to sponsor the ad for our seniors in the Graduation edition of the Baxter Bulletin, reach out to vpeglar@mhcaeagles.org if you would be willing.
May 11-14 is Teacher Appreciation Week: Monday, May 11th, we still need several more food items for our Teacher's breakfast and a few volunteers to set up. Set-up will take no longer than 30 minutes and will be from 7:30-8:00am. Sign up to help here: https://www.mountainhomechristianacademy.com/article/2361539
May 11-14 is also Seniors Week: See attached flyer for details! Lots of activities!
Friday, May 15: PK4 Graduation at 1:00pm and MHCA Senior Graduation at 6:00pm. (See flyer for more details)
Free Young Eagle Flights: There will be free airplane rides called Young Eagle Flights provided by our local Twin Lakes EAA Chapter 775. The next Young Eagle Rally will be on June 6th from 8:30am-11:30am at the Baxter County Airpot. The flights are for children ages 8-17 and pre-registration is required. There are a few slots remaining and they are going fast. If the event registration is full, we will be providing another event soon. To register, parents must use the link or attached QR code to sign up their child. https://eaachapters.org/event-details/YE2956Q37
Wednesday, May 20: Yearbook signing and Field Day
Thursday, May 21: K-12 Awards (See flyer below for times) and Last Day of School! Dismissal at noon.
EFA families: Just a quick update about EFA tuition payments. Even though most every person has approved the tuition requests, our school has only received 4 students' funding as of today. Mrs. Forrest cannot apply the payments to your FACTS account until the funding is received by the school. We're sending this message so that when you log into FACTS and see the full amount due on April 30th, you will know the payment likely has not been received yet and hasn't been posted. We will be watchful and will move the due date again if necessary for the payments that may not arrive in time. I'm not certain why it's taken so long this time but it would be good for you to know the process that happens at every Quarter tuition payment. See the attached image that will show you a flow chart of how it works.
Everyone: Also, it's important for you to know that FACTS has amped up their security with logins and passwords and it's likely that some of you may have some trouble logging into FACTS starting today. If you have any trouble logging in, please reach out. I may be able to help you, but if I can't, I can send you the Facts helpline number.
Everyone: Finally, we have several volunteer opportunities to provide food or setup for Monday, May 11 of Teacher Appreciation Week. Setup will be from 7:30-8:00 and you will get a service hour! See our serving page for details: https://www.mountainhomechristianacademy.com/article/2361539
The Pastor's Breakfast was a success and was well received. We saw many new faces and several pastors we've served before. Thanks to all who helped make it possible. Service hours have been input on your behalf.
Service Hours have also been input for those that recruited sponsors for our Community events, Father Daughter Ball and Night with your Knight. Thanks to all who solicited sponsors or even sponsored yourself. If you do not see your hours reflected correctly in the family portal, please reach out, I may have overlooked you. Remember, you can input service hours in the family portal for you and your family at any time. Community service of any kind qualifies to be added. Do you serve in the nursery, on the prayer team, on the worship team at church? Input those service hours in the Family portal. The deadline for service hours is the end of May.
Baxter Health will host free sports physicals for student athletes (in grades 7 – 12 next year and college bound) on Monday, April 20 ( sorry girls, we received this too late for you to use.) and Wednesday, April 22 (boys) beginning at 6:00 p.m. in their Physical Therapy Department located just inside the Main Entrance. Please use the physical form to find the time your student's grade should arrive.
Student athletes must be accompanied by a parent/guardian and have their paperwork completed upon arrival. Download a physical form here: https://aptg.co/3hrspy
Finally, we still could use some volunteers for Teacher Appreciation week and we have some need for one or two volunteers to help get our polo closet in order. Sign up here: https://www.mountainhomechristianacademy.com/article/2361539
Here's what's happening this school week:
Monday, April 20: ASUMH college rep on campus at 9:00am to talk to interested Juniors and Seniors.
Tuesday, April 21: Pastor's Fellowship breakfast at 8:00am. Thanks to all that signed up to help provide breakfast, we have all slots filled. Here's the list of parents that are participating and what they committed to bring: Brooklyn Thompson, Rebecca Burns, and Alyssa Koerts are bringing breakfast casseroles, Adria English and Samantha Shipman are bringing muffins/cinnamon rolls/pastries, Shana Comfert, Paula Stuelke, and Sarah Sexton are bringing a pound of bacon or sausage, and Angela Binnion is bringing fresh fruit, and Brooklyn Thompson is bringing a gallon of Orange juice. Please deliver your food directly to the Gym before 8:00am. I will gladly add your service hour to your FACTS account.
Wednesday, April 22: Our chapel guest is Phillip and Robin Gomez. Join us if you're able!
Wednesday, April 22: Our Freshmen students will lead E.E. chapel.
Thursday, April 23: Early Education Parent/Teacher Conferences from 3-7pm. Reach out to your teacher for a time slot.
Thursday, April 23: Track team will pariticpate in the Senior Bomber Relays. (10th-12th)
Thursday, April 23: Mrs. Evan's 4th Grade class leaves for the Little Rock trip. They will return on April 25th.
Friday, April 24/Saturday, April 25: MHCA Trap Team leaves for the state tournament in Jacksonville, AR. Go Eagles! Reach out to Coach Schmidt or Coach Martin for more details.
Have a fantastic week!
Opportunities to Serve: There are still some great opportunitites on our "service" page to sign up to serve. Get those volunteer hours served and logged in the FACTS family portal. Go to family, you can toggle between family members and input your service hours. A report will be run at the end of May to see how well we served! Make sure your family service hours are logged. Also, for 7th-12th grade students, your student service hours need to be logged as well! Sign up to serve here: https://www.mountainhomechristianacademy.com/article/2361539
