A Note From The Principal
Faith. Strong. Finish
Thank you for completing this 2019-2020 school year faith strong! It was so uplifting to see you at our Drive Bye. We miss you and look forward to seeing you in the fall.
Fall Reopening Initiative
The goal of Ada Christian School is to reopen our school building for teacher/student face-to-face instruction as scheduled on August 25 responsibly with as few restrictions as possible centered on students’ best interests.
Principal Brower is assembling a task force that will:
- Review federal, state, and local data and guidelines
- Explore ideas, centered on students’ best interests
- Make recommendations for administration to present to School Board
Principal Brower will share information with our families as information and decisions become available.
Please continue praying for wisdom for our administration, Board, faculty, and staff as we make plans and look forward to being together again soon!
Now You Know
Report Cards
We are doing our best to send report cards home by mail at the end of this week for grades K-3. Report cards for grades 4-8 will be sent to parents’ email addresses on Friday.
Yearbooks
Since we ended school two weeks sooner than originally planned and due to delays, our yearbooks have not been delivered to ACS, yet. We will contact you when they arrive and set a couple days and times for you to pick them up. If you are unable to come to school to get them, we will make arrangements so your children have them. Thanks for understanding.
Summer Office Hours
We are not holding regular office hours this summer. If you have a need to speak with the administration, please email and we will be happy to meet by appointment.
Melissa Brower, Principal (gro.naitsirhcada@reworbm)
Julie DeKoster, Assistant Principal (gro.naitsirhcada@retsokedj)
Nate Kiser, Assistant Principal (gro.naitsirhcada@resikn)
Dani Buchanan, Admin Assistant (gro.naitsirhcada@nanahcubd)
Our business office will typically be open from 8:00am-12:00pm. Please email for an appointment (gro.naitsirhcada@gnitnuocca)
Musical Moment
A few of our 8th grade students invite you to “Be our Guest”!
Summer Camps
ACS will be hosting several of our summer camps. What you should know:
- Some dates have been changed.
- We are capping the number of students based on spaces and the number of leaders for that camp.
- Students will social distance as much as possible.
- Students will be encouraged to practice good hygiene.
- Parents are asked to take students’ temperatures each day before camp. Students MUST be fever free for a minimum of 24 hours to attend a camp.
- Any students with symptoms of illness, may not attend the camp while symptoms persist.
- Camp leaders will have more specific information for you.
Used Laptops Available
Ada Christian School is selling used 2015 11inch MacBook Air laptops.
From the Library
Some parents have asked about Summer Reading Clubs. The following information has been gathered from bookstores and publishers. Please take a close look at what each has to offer to see if your family would be interested in the content.
Summer Reading Programs
Books-A-Million (closest store is in Traverse City)
KDL Library Books
Several families returned KDL books to the ACS library. Mrs. Prins will be keeping them and will return them to KDL once it opens back up.
Butter Braid Funds
In lieu of using money raised for their class trip the 8th grade's Butter Braid funds will be used for two legacy projects: a tree on campus planted in honor of the class of 2020 and continued support of our Compassion children.
OE News
Wednesday ACS Farm Market: Starting June 19, 11:00am-12:00pm, fresh eggs, veggies, herbs and goat & chicken interaction
Owls Update: 67 of the 100 owls have been found but the most of the hard to find (and big point owls) are still out there
Scoreboard through May
Kindergarten: 30
First Grade: 38
Second Grade: 12
Third Grade: 30
Fourth Grade: 55
Fifth Grade: 10
Sixth Grade: 24
Individual leaders in each grade level:
Kindergarten - Grace and Lily
First Grade - Sam
Second Grade - Gabe
Third Grade - Cooper
Fourth Grade - Jack
Fifth Grade - Alex
Sixth Grade - Abby
All owls within sight of our trails...have fun! The Owl Hunt will go to the end of June. Put the owl, your name and grade level (grade you just completed) on the bulletin board.
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FIRST LEGO League
You’ll love FIRST® LEGO® League! The League is made of up to 10 kids that research a real-world problem (like food safety, recycling, energy, etc.). The team will be challenged to develop a solution using new knowledge and creative imagination. The team will also design, build, and program a working robot using a LEGO MINDSTORMS® kit, then complete “missions” on a table-top playing field. Teams compete against each other at exciting events where members will make new friends, show off what they have learned and invented, express team spirit, and celebrate! Sound like fun? What are you waiting for? Apply to join the ACS FIRST® LEGO® League today!
Coaches: Ms. Frens and Mr. Jorgensen (veteran FLL coach and former ACS parent)
Applicants: Students in grades 4-8 (Minimum 8 and maximum 10 students)
When: Mondays & Thursdays from September-December
(may also include weekend regional competition dates TBA)
Time: 3:15-5:00pm
Where: Ada Christian School Media Center / Computer Lab
Fee: $300 The fee includes FIRST® LEGO® League competition application fee, t-shirts, snacks, supplies and coach stipend. All travel expenses related to competition (regional, state or world) are separate. Payment will be returned if team limit has been reached. Contact Ms. Frens (jfrens@adachristian) if fee is a barrier to participation.
ACS FIRST® LEGO® League: Please complete this application by Thursday, May 28. Cash App, PayPal and Venmo accepted for the $300 fee. Club limited to 10 participants. If more than 10 applications received, applicants will be selected based on various considerations as participation requires commitment and persistence.
*We anticipate meeting in person, but will keep you posted on the schedule as the future unfolds.
ACS Athletics
PurePlay
Fall Soccer sign-ups are open!
Wildcats
At ACS we will be proceeding as normal with the fall registration process. This will help us plan teams and acquire coaches accordingly. However, you will notice that instead of collecting fees during registration, we will collect team fees the first week of practice with your son/daughters MHSAA Physical and Consent form.
Below I have listed general information about our fall season. Please visit our ACS Athletic Webpage and click register now on the right hand side of the page. Please note, Registration will close on Sat, Aug 01.
5th-8th Grade Athletic Opportunities:
5th/6th and 7th/8th Boys soccer - Team Fee $50
5th-8th Girls Volleyball - Team Fee $50
5th-8th Boys/Girls Cross Country - Team Fee $35
*All Team fees to be collected first week of practice
Important Dates to Remember:
Registration Deadline - Sat, Aug 01
First Week of Practice - Mon, Aug 10
First Date of Games - Sat, Sept 12
Last Possible Date of Tournament - Oct 24
If you have any questions please contact me at gro.naitsirhcada@nyudnava
Sincerely,
Angela VanDuyn