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Covenant Christian Academy Normal Business Hours:
Monday–Friday, 7:30am–5:30pm
The Official School Calendar can be found on our website. To automatically have school events added to your personal online calendar, click the green “Subscribe” button at the bottom of the page! Check back weekly for date change notifications.
THIS WEEK:
Monday, December 4th:
Coda Trips Parent Information Session, 6:30pm
Wednesday, December 6th:
Parents in Prayer, 8:15am
Thursday, December 7th:
LS Theatrical Production, 6:30pm
Friday, December 8th:
NO SCHOOL: GS Parent Teacher Conferences; USLR Professional Day
LS Theatrical Production, 6:30pm
Saturday, December 9th:
LS Theatrical Production, 4:00pm
COMING UP:
Wednesday, December 13th:
GS Christmas Concert REQUIRED EVENT 6:00pm
Thursday, December 14th:
US Christmas Concert 6:30pm
Friday, December 15th:
All School Christmas Chapel 8:15am; Early Dismissal 11:30am
Monday, December 18th – Monday, January 1st:
NO SCHOOL: Christmas Break
2023-2024 School One page calendar.
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Parents in PrayerParents in Prayer is a fellowship led by CCA parent Pastor Charles Rukwaro and is open to all CCA parents. We gather once a month (the first Wednesday of each month in the faculty/staff lounge following morning drop-off) to pray for our community. You are welcome to join us! Our next prayer meeting is Wednesday, December 6th, at 8:15am. Please reach out to Pastor Charles with any questions: crukwaro@calvarychristian.church. |
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CCA is Hiring: Part-time Main Office ManagerThe Covenant community has always been at the heart of the school’s success, and many of our hires come from within our Covenant community! Your referrals have been instrumental in bringing the right people into our school, and we would be so grateful for your help as we search for the right candidate to serve as part-time Main Office Manager at CCA.
We’re seeking an individual who embodies our cherished values: a mature Christian faith, a passion for service, and exceptional relationship-building skills. If you know someone who fits this description, please point them in our direction and have them apply here. |
Project Bethlehem
Since opening its doors as an emergency shelter in 1983, Lazarus House Ministries has been serving people struggling with poverty from its base in Lawrence, Massachusetts, one of the poorest cities in New England. Project Bethlehem is Lazarus House’s annual Christmas-giving program, and CCA is partnering with Lazarus House again this year to provide gift cards and presents for four families in need.
UPDATE: 25 more gifts are needed for these deserving families! If those needs are met, boxes of baby wipes, diapers, and pull-ups for babies and toddlers are also urgently needed.
All gifts must be brought to school by Dec. 8th. Gift cards should be brought directly to the office. All gifts must be unwrapped and include the family number and recipient name.
Click here to sign up.
Wrapping and delivery day on Monday, Dec. 11th – click here to sign up.
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SCRIP Gift Cards Make Christmas Shopping Easier and BONUS – Earn Money for CCA!Last call for Gift Card orders! All orders due on Tuesday, December 5th! Shop the brands you love > earn money for the school you love! Select from 750+ popular brands, with options for eGift cards, physical gift cards, and reloadable gift cards. No extra money spent. No wasted value. You pay $50 for a $50 gift card.
Use gift cards to pay for everyday purchases like groceries, gas, dining out, that morning coffee addiction, or even your family’s summer vacation. Or, give them as a gift!
For every gift card purchased, CCA receives earnings of up to 20%. The earnings come from the gift card brand purchased —their way of supporting Covenant!
Click here for more info. |
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Health Forms for Camp BereaIf you have a student in 5th or 6th grade, please log in to your student’s Magnus Health account and complete the health forms ASAP for the upcoming trip to Camp Berea. All Berea health forms are due by December 11, 2023. (Even if your student will not attend Berea, please still log into Magnus and select “no” for the conditional questions.) Please contact school.nurse@ccamail.org if you have any questions. |
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Parent-Teacher ConferencesDear Grammar School Parents: Teachers and Administrators are looking forward to seeing you on Friday, December 8th, for our annual parent-teacher conferences. We will be scheduling conferences throughout the day beginning at 8:00am and all conferences will be in-person at Covenant. We are providing you with plenty of notice as we recognize that some may need to secure time off from work. These conferences are a required check-in at this point in the school year. If you are unable to make an in-person conference work on this day, please contact your child’s classroom teacher to make alternate arrangements. This year we will once again be using an online registration sign up program called PTCFast. Remember: there is no school for students on this day (Friday, December 9th).
Registration will be open at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, November 27th and will remain open through Wednesday, December 6th. Parents will use our online conference scheduler (PTCFast) to choose conference times. I believe you will find this scheduler to be user-friendly. If you have difficulty scheduling your conferences or need to schedule a conference after December 6th, please contact Lisa Coleman at lisa.coleman@ccamail.org . Parents of students in grades 5 and 6 MUST sign up for a 10 minute conference with each grade level teacher (Rebecca Clifford and Amy Prichard for Grade 5, Brooke Baker and Kelly Christensen for Grade 6). All other teachers will be offering 20 minute conferences. Instructions for using PTCFast:
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This Week in Grammar School:
First Grade Field Trip:
First grade went to the Wenham museum for a fireside chat. This field trip concluded their unit on Pilgrims. The students were able to make butter, grind spices, learn about a one room house, and explore the museum.
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Foundations and Bookwork Bunch
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This Week in Upper School:
National Honor Society Induction Ceremony
On Thursday, the CCA Chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 21 new members and two transfer members. Congratulations to Victoria Gladden, Riley Baird, Oscar Hinojosa, Nora Robinson, Magdalen Miller, Madeleine Trumbull, Jacob Libby, Fernanda Silva-Fernandes, Elizabeth Beville, Carys Walters, Anne Hammond, Sophia Jacobson, Sophia Coleman, Simeon Yen, Samantha Quail, Ryan Jones, Noah Borgerson, Maley Adair, Haley Nelson, Caleb Hoeman, and Allie Freedman. The picture below includes current members and new inductees. View more photos from the ceremony here.
Second Annual Ugly Christmas Lab Coat Decorating Contest
All students are welcome to participate in our Second Annual Ugly Christmas Lab Coat Decorating Contest!
Decorate the front of the lab coat, don’t forget to neatly write your name and grade on the name tag , and bring it to the USLR Science Lab on or before December 11th for your chance to win a Science Party in the Lab with the Lab Assistants in the New Year!
Click here to print the lab coat. Winners will be announced on December 14th.
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Classical Roots Taproot Blog: New PostClick here to read Leaves, the latest Classical Roots Taproot blog post. |
Christmas Concerts
Mrs. Coleman emailed information about the GS and USLR Christmas Concerts to households. You can find all of the information here.
Grammar School Concert Wednesday, December 13th at 6:00pm |
Upper School Concert Thursday, December 14th at 6:30pm |
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30 Reasons Not to be in a PlayStage kisses, pinkeye, inciting World War III — these are only a few of the many things that can go wrong during the production of a play. From the author of 15 Reasons Not To Be in a Play comes a full evening of the horrors and hardships that befall those who feel the call of the stage. In a series of hilarious examples, this play proves that drama can be a very dangerous thing and it must be avoided at all costs. Tickets to the Logic School play, 30 Reasons NOT to be in a Play are now on sale! Please click here for more information. |
This Week in Art
The Eighth grade art classes welcomed artist Jennifer Mahnke to speak about her process and work. Jennifer is a professional quilter and a CCA Parent. She spoke about how she develops ideas and the beauty of color, pattern, and texture in quilting. Students learned that playing is an important part of the design process as they tried different configurations with colored paper.
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Rhetoric School Select Singers
The Rhetoric School Select Singers had the privilege of singing at the Gordon College “Christmas at Gordon” Campus Tree Lighting Festival Saturday night.
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Be sure to check the Athletics calendar or Team Pages for practice and game schedules.
Questions about Athletics can be directed to the Athletic Director, Mr. Marc Gorgenyi:
Basketball Games this Week
Monday, December 4th:
3:30pm GVBB VS BRADFORD CHRISTIAN
Wednesday, December 6th:
4:00pm BVBB @ BRITISH INTERNATIONAL
Friday, December 8th:
3:30pm GVBB @ BANCROFT TOURNAMENT
5:00pm BVBB @ BANCROFT TOURNAMENT
Saturday, December 9th:
Cougars Round Up
Boys Varsity Basketball:
CCA: 70
Commonwealth: 26
In the Cougars’ first league game of the season, Covenant Christian saw all 12 of their players score. Leading the way was junior guard Bennett Plosker, who netted 15 points. Also scoring double figures for the hosts were junior Isaac Portugal (11) and 8th grader Jacob Chewning (10). Other standouts included freshman forward Dimitrie Farcas (8 points, 7 rebounds) and Jacob Libby (6 points, 6 rebounds).
Check out more photos from the game here.
Girls Varsity Basketball:
CCA: 34
Rockport: 33
The Covenant Christian Academy Girls Varsity Basketball team opened their season with two victories, capturing the Landmark School Holiday Tip Off Tournament. The Lady Cougars built a 30-17 lead in the opener against Rockport High School and then held off a furious rush to win by the final score of 34-33. Liza Minogue scored 18 in the win, and freshman Novalee Jones hit a clutch 2 with 18 seconds remaining to put the game out of reach.
CCA: 30
Dublin: 24
In the championship game the Cougars led Dublin School from the opening tip for a 30-24 win. Minogue led the scoring with 21 points while Julia Ray played incredible defense throughout the contest. Junior Anne Hammond hit a 3 point shot with just under a minute to play to put the game on ice. Check out more photos from the game here.
Come join us to cheer the girls on at their home opener game on Monday at 3:30pm in the PAAC!
Boys JV Basketball:
CCA: 53
Commonwealth: 11
Jacob Williamson was the leading scorer with 12 points, while Zeke Belote netted 11 for the Cougars.
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