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Eli Horn: The Voice of the Cyclones, John Walters, who also is an ACA parent, wrote on Twitter, "ISU lost its biggest fan today. God Bless a great, loving family. RIP Eli Horn.” On our website you can watch the video that was put together by WOI Channel 5. Donations may be sent to any Bank of the West location. Let the bank personnel know that your check is for the Horn family. The visitation will be on Sunday afternoon and the funeral will be on Monday, both at Cornerstone Church in Ames, IA. Specific times to be determined and will be announced sometime soon.

Hat and PJ Day: On Monday, February 6 the Eagle’s National Honor Society will sponsor “Wear your Hat and PJ Day” to help support the Horn family. Students need to bring $1 to wear a hat and/or $2.50 for pajamas. Members of the NHS will collect money in the student’s classroom on Friday, February 3. Money can be turned into your classroom/homeroom teacher by Friday, February 3. Be sure to participate in this service project.

Upcoming Athletic Special Events and Meals: The DK class will be playing during half time of the girls’ game tonight. Tonight is also Bandana Night! All ACA students will receive one free bandana if they attend the game. Starting at noon on Saturday, January 21, we will be serving pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans, potato chips, a scotcharoo and a drink for a low price of $5.00. The little cheerleaders will perform during half time of the VAR boys’ game on Saturday. A pasta dinner will be served on January 31 beginning at 4:30. Tim Olejniczak’s basketball jersey will be retired on this night. The 4th & 5th graders will be playing at half-time of boys’ game on Thursday, February 2. Friday, February 3 is Golf Night; details will follow in future announcements. The Pep Band will play during this night! Senior Night will be on Tuesday, February 7. We will recognize the senior basketball players after the girls’ game & before the boys’ game.

All students are invited to join ACA's "Spirit Squad," for the low price of $10 which includes a t-shirt.

Tuition Statements for Taxes: Parents who desire a statement of their 2011 tuition, childcare, and summer camp charges and payments for tax purposes, may request one from the financial specialist. Please call the office or email your request to bookkeeper@ankenychristianacademy.com.

Box Tops Update: We are having another box tops contest! Please have your box tops turned in by Friday, February 24. Remember to have your students name and grade written on the baggie for the points to go to your child and their class. Also, look in your copy of the Press Citizen for a bonus sheet for Campbell's labels.

Book Signing and Pajama Party: PS-4th grade students, you are invited to a pajama party at Barnes and Noble on Saturday, February 25 at 6:30 p.m. Author Rebecca Janni (Christy Crown's sister) will be reading her book Jammy Dance and having a book signing. Children can come in their pajamas and there will be fun games in addition to the book reading and book signing. If you purchase Rebecca's book or any book in the store, then 10% of your sale will go toward the Washington D.C. students! This will be a fun event for the whole family! Look for more information to come soon!

Report Cards: All report cards have been posted in Edline; therefore, we are no longer giving out hard copy report cards. To find your student’s report card in Edline, go to either Elementary Report Card or Secondary Semester Report Card on the right hand side of the home page. Your student’s final official grade is on the report card, NOT on the teacher's progress report.

Spring Craft Fair: PTF will again this year sponsor a Spring Craft Fair! The date of the event is Saturday, April 21, from 9am to 3pm. Please continue to watch for further announcements regarding this fun family event. In the meantime, PTF will accept applications during the week of January 30 for those ACA association members interested in purchasing space at the event prior to opening the spaces up to crafters from the general public. Please contact Brenda Schilling at 965-5415 or mbschill@q.com for more details and a contract application.

Fareway Student Athlete of the Week: Andrew Mueller, son of Mrs. Mueller (ACA art teacher), is a Fareway Student Athlete of the Week nominee. Fox 17 will be announcing the nominees on Friday night, January 20, during the sports segment on the 9pm newscast. Andrew plays basketball and is in track for Iowa Christian Academy (he ran at the 2011 State track meet on a relay team with ACA students Tim Olejniczak and Isaac Lopez).

Anyone can vote from this Friday until next Wednesday at midnight. To vote Andrew, text “B” to 91217 or use the following link to vote on the Fox 17 website: http://www.kdsm17.com/newsroom/sports/student-athlete/. Voting ends Wednesday, January 25. Fox 17 will announce the winner on Friday, January 27, again during the 9pm newscast.

(Please keep in mind that if your cell phone plan does not include texting, you will be charged each time you vote, and you will get a bounceback message from our sponsor, Fareway, so if your texting or data plan does not cover unlimited texting you may be charged. See your provider for details on your plan if you have questions about coverage. Message and data rates may apply.)

Spring Play: High school actors are needed for the All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. Auditions are scheduled for Monday, January 23 and Thursday, January 26 in the ACA auditorium from 7-9 pm. Athletes are welcome to audition after basketball practice. If you have questions or you are an adult or student willing to help behind the scenes (sets, props, publicity, etc.), please contact Karen Swift at swifttoo@hotmail.com Production dates are right before spring break on March 15, 16, and 17.

ACA Speech Meet: Elementary students are beginning to prepare for the upcoming speech meet which will be held at ACA on February 10. All students have chosen a poem, folk tale, or a Bible verse which they are responsible to memorize. Students will still be receiving evaluations and certificates for their hard work. This is a positive learning activity and environment to allow students to fully develop and enhance their speaking skills. If you plan to eat lunch this day, please make sure you let the office know by 8:30 am as is the regular procedure for eating hot lunch at ACA.

The ACA secondary speech meet will be February 9 and 10. All ACA students are required to participate. The ACA speech meet will take place during regular class hours so as not to interrupt teaching/learning in other classes. Students in both junior and senior high have been given pertinent information which includes possible categories. Miss Lindow and Miss Schopf will work more closely with the junior high students, and selections for junior high students will be made during class period. Students will be required to prepare and practice outside of class, and limited time will be given for them to practice in class. We will encourage students to consider selecting works related to in-class work and assignments. Students will be given both a preparation and presentation grade for their time and effort. Questions may be directed to Miss Lindow. Check Edline for important updates.

Run/Walk for Christ: Run/Walk for Christ presented by ACA will hold their first 2012 committee meeting on Tuesday, January 24 at 6:00 PM in room 8. Anyone interested in assisting with the June 16 5K/1 Mile event is invited to attend. If unable to attend but would still like to assist, please contact Amy Schatz at amyiai@yahoo.com.

Upcoming Early Dismissals: Our next early dismissal is at noon on Friday, January 27. Please plan accordingly. Secondary students need to be picked up promptly as there is no adult supervision as all faculty are in in-service meetings. Make arrangements for after school child care for elementary students by contacting Teri Strong at teri.strong@ankenychristianacademy.com.

Chapel: Primary chapel started out with singing the "Self-Control" song and "Jesus Loves Me". After pledges, Miss Hult shared about God's kindness from Psalm 103:3-5, 8-10. Miss Hult brought in a picture frame to share how it displays a picture for us. In Psalms David paints a picture of God's kindness for us to see. We discussed how God shares kindness with us by being our rescuer, giver, and by being our teacher. He is our rescuer by offering salvation to us. He is the giver because He has given us good things. He is our teacher by having patience with us and forgiving us when we sin. When we display God's kindness to others it gives all the glory to God. We ended chapel with a play by the 4th graders about the Israelites. They showed through their play that it is important not to complain and worry but to trust God with everything.

The fourth grade class presented a challenging yet humorous drama that depicted the children of Israel's ongoing process of learning that God will take care of us. There were numerous situations they were faced with in which they could demonstrate reliance upon God to meet their numerous needs. It is very easy for us to ask and wonder why the Israelites were such slow learners. However, if we are honest with ourselves, we are no different than them.

Mr. Silver brought our attention back to our theme of commitment. Today he took us to the very beginning of God's Word, Genesis 1. There are many times we need to be reminded that 1) There is a Creator 2) God is all-powerful 3) God has a plan for His creation 4) God is Lord over all His creation. These are all great considerations, but what do we do with this? They should all challenge us with the reality that God has the right to set the rules, we must respect God in light of who He is, God cares for me and has a plan for my life, and every single part of my life is under His control.

In secondary chapel, Mr. Silver challenged us with three reasons why we should look forward to heaven from 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 and Revelation 21-22. God will dwell with us there, former way of life will pass away, and our perspectives will be changed. If we, as believers, live with the eternal in focus, the sufferings of this present time will be small in comparison to the riches that await us. We need to share the truth about this wonderful place with others!

 

Reminders . . .

Cell Phone Reminder: Remind your students that they are not allowed to use their cell phones during the school day. Remind your child that if he/she forgot to bring a lunch, forgot a homework assignment, feels sick, or needs to call home for any other reason, that the office phone is available to use for such calls. We have seen an increase of cell phone usage, particularly students texting parents, and we will be following the handbook policy listed below:

562: “Students are not allowed to use cell phones during school hours. If a cell phone is seen, heard, or used, it will be confiscated and turned over to the administrator, designee, or office and the student will be issued a detention. The phone will only be returned to the student at the end of the day. Consequences for subsequent offense(s) are at the discretion of the administrator.”

Yearbook Sales: Reserve your yearbook today. The childcare/preschool/ elementary yearbook is $19. The secondary yearbook is $37. Gift certificates are still available for birthdays or other gifts. Bring check or cash to reserve your yearbook by February 3.

Golden Apple Award: Channel 13 and Allied Insurance recognize outstanding educators with a Golden Apple Award! Each month from September through May one teacher is chosen from the applications that are received. The award presentation for each winning teaching is broadcast on the news! Consider taking the extra time to nominate your favorite teacher. Go to http://www.whotv.com/news/asseenon/goldenapple/ to read more about the Golden Apple Award, then follow the link to complete the form to nominate your outstanding teacher!

Before and After School Supervision Hours: The safety of our students is a high priority at ACA. To ensure all students are safe and well-supervised, students are not allowed to be in the school building before 7:30 am or after 3:30 pm unless participating in a supervised activity. Parents of students who arrive before the start time or are delayed beyond the end time will be notified and asked to make appropriate arrangements. Thank you for your cooperation.