Mountain Home Christian Academy

• If you were unable to make the EPIC meeting, no worries you can access the meeting notes here. https://aptg.co/3T7fVK

• If you attended the November or December EPIC meeting, your service hours have been input as of today. Remember serving at your church, volunteering in the community, etc. can all be added in by you in your FACTS family portal. Log in, choose the family tab, select your name, add your time and save.

• For next week, don't forget it's Christmas Spirit Week and there are dress up days! See the attached flyer.

• The monthly prayer walk is on Tuesday at 8:15am. This is a stressful time of the year for most people, prayer can help us get our priorities aligned with HIM!

• Finally it was annouonced at the EPIC meeting that MHCA will be hosting our local pastors for breakfast once a month. We will need 4-5 volunteers to provide breakfast foods for those events. Be watching for this opportunity to be added to our "sign up to serve" page on our school website.

Have a great weekend! -----Don't forget to visit with your families about the January Digital Detox. Details can be found at ChooseMhca.com under NEWS.

Here's what's happening for this week!

• Wednesday, Dec.10 : Chapel speaker is Jerry Backus. Remember, families are welcome to attend MHCA chapel services. Times posted below.

• Wednesday, Dec. 10: EPIC parent/guardian meeting at noon at MHCA.

• Wednesday, Dec. 10: Sophomores lead Early Ed chapel.

• Thursday, Dec. 11: Basketball games at Home against Mt. Judea. Games start at 5:00pm. Check the schedule to see how you can serve? https://www.mountainhomechristianacademy.com/article/2361539

• See the schedule below for Christmas Spirit Week dress up days for Dec. 15-18.

Friends, we ask that you prayerfully consider joining our January Digital Detox Challenge.
Consistently, studies are showing that too much screen time, early exposure to screens, and social media have:

• Negative impacts on the mental health of young people. There are higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. In fact, suicide rates, in general, have went up 746% since the invention of the smartphone.

• Negative impacts on cognitive function, impusivity, and school performance, as well as sleep and social skills.

The good news is positive changes can be made to protect and repair any damage to our children. Thank you Jesus! Balance is key. Let's protect our families. Get on board and recruit your family to participate. Let's make connecting with people face to face cool again! We will encourage you along the way!
Sign up for the digital fast here: https://forms.gle/V8gNWea2tgF6jdxC8

Have a great week!

Ballet parents:

The Christmas program is less than one week away-Monday, December 8. We will have ballet dress rehearsal before the program.

On that day, please send your child’s white leotard & tutu costume, preferably steamed, and on a hanger, with their initials somehow attached. Please send white tights with pink shoes. Also send a hair tie or bun maker, Bobby pins if you have some. (I will bring several)

I will need a several volunteer moms to help get the girls ready to be transported to the church via the school van.

Very important- if your daughter is in pre-K 4, the academy is not allowed to transport your child. You will need to transport (or have another parent transport) your child to Real Life Church. All ballerinas must be in the church at 5pm to begin rehearsal. All parents will arrive before the program begins at 6 PM. We will leave backpacks on the van, so please meet me in the parking lot afterward to retrieve them.

One last thing: while all of the ballerinas’ classmates will be dressed in Christmas attire for the program, for convenience, we would like for the ballet class to remain in their costume. However, feel free to send a Christmas colored cardigan sweater and dress shoes that they can easily transition in and out of for the performance.

These little ladies have all worked so hard and had lots of fun along the way. Can’t wait to see them perform for you and their classmates. Thank you for allowing me and the student teachers the privilege of their company. We love them all so much!!! We will have a last class/ end of semester party-Details to be announced.

Merry CHRISTmas!!
Robin Robinson

Just some important info:

• Can you provide some candy for the parade? Drop off a bag or two of candy with your name on it by Friday and we will add a service hour to your FACTS account.

• Can you spare an hour or two to help assemble the float vision? Workers will be assembling Thursday from 3-6 and Friday morning from 9:00am until completion. Meet at MHCA. Stay as little or as long as you'd like. Many hands make light work! Sign up to serve here: https://www.mountainhomechristianacademy.com/article/2361539

• Parade info for students and parents who are participating. If you are able to chaperone as a parent, sign up here: https://www.mountainhomechristianacademy.com/article/2361539 so that you can receive your service hours.
  Students and parents should arrive at Regional Family medicine between 5 and 5:15pm on Friday, Dec. 5 dressed in pajamas over warm clothing. The pick up point for students will be behind Town and Country grocery store immediately following the parade.

• Don't forget School is in session this Friday! It's a scheduled Friday school day. These days allow us to be prepared for inclement weather!

MHCA elementary teachers received a special blessing from the American Legion Auxillary (Alley-White Post 52) on Tuesday. They provided class funds for each teacher in our K-5th grade classes. Thank you American Legion Auxillary for your love of education and for supporting students and teachers!