Week of January 18: FREE NUT PASS NEXT WEEK
Mid-Year Reminder
Now that we are officially halfway done with the school year, now is a great time to make sure you’re on track to hit your Scrip requirement goal for the year.
Don’t forget families with children in grades K-8 must earn $150 in Scrip rebates and preschool families may earn $75 in Scrip rebates. This is not the face value amount of cards purchased, but the amount earned for the school in rebates from those cards. For example, Titletown Shell offers a 10% rebate on their Scrip cards. If a family purchased a $100 gift card from this retailer, $10 of that family’s Scrip requirement would be met.
Also, please remember once your family reaches their Scrip requirement, 50% off all rebates earned above that requirement will be deducted from next year’s tuition. So, don’t forget those Scrip cards for gas, home improvement projects, or even large appliance purchases — we have you covered.
Scrip Bonuses on Wednesdays
Scrip announced they will be offering additional Scrip bonuses on select retailers every Wednesday this month on their mobile app.
If you haven’t already, download the new Scrip mobile app in your app store. The app is called RaiseRight and logins are the same that you use on the Shop with Scrip website.
Principal’s Corner
Dear Families,
Late this past weekend we received the news that our own Kindergarten Readiness Director, Mrs. Kricket Uecke, has Covid-19. Those with close contact, per local health department contact tracing, have been contacted and quarantined. Mrs. Kricket says she is starting to feel better. As mentioned in her message to preschool families, she has an amazing team around her and many more praying for a speedy and complete recovery. This school year has been extraordinary in so many ways and is certainly not over. But as a semester wraps and another begins it is good to reflect and give credit where credit is due.
The year began following perhaps one of the most difficult semesters for both parents and teachers alike in a generation with the shutdown of in-school instruction last spring. We struggled with a sense of a lack of closure on the year with graduations taking place outdoors in front yards. Then the summer spent preparing for the unknown. In-person? Virtual? Shutdown again? I can say that, while this year has been challenging, and we all want things to go back to normal again, our staff has risen in an extraordinary way to meet our students' educational needs this year.
The proactive work that our faculty has put in behind the scenes and in front of the class to foster growth academically and spiritually has been amazing to witness first hand. Teachers embraced technology to work with those who found themselves separated from their classmates. When the idea of virtual days was requested of schools by our health department, our teachers and parents/grandparents/guardians rolled up our sleeves and put in two solid weeks of virtual class to slow the spread and limit the cases in our academy community. Teachers, parents, and even fellow students helped reach out to others to ensure connections were made. Importantly, we have minimized the days spent virtually and have been blessed to not have to close our school.
With the certainty that God is in control, our teachers continue to work hard each day to make our halls a refuge from the storm of pandemic pain, political unrest, and economic uncertainty that have occupied the minds and hearts of many of us adults. These hardships are real, but our staff has labored, perhaps more than any other year, to further the formation of each of our children and keep us safe. I am so very proud of our staff, our parents, and our community.
We are blessed to serve you in a Great School and through grit and faith, we will persevere!
In Christ,
Michael J. Muhs
