Trojan Talk - Bethel Christian Academy

Bethel Christian Academy
Trojan Talk
October 2016
Pastor Appreciation Month
Next Tuesday, October 11
Bethel Christian Academy would like to invite our students’ pastors and
their spouses to our Pastor Appreciation Breakfast on Tuesday, October 11,
8:30 - 9:30 AM. This event will be held in our BCA Dining Hall. We would
like to express our appreciation to them for sacrificially serving our students
and school families and for their spiritual influence on them. In addition to
the free breakfast, pastors will enjoy music by our high school choir, a brief
devotional from our pastor, and an opportunity to visit our classrooms.
Please contact our school office at 252-522-4636, extension 0, or email Terry Jones, at tjones@bethelfwb.com if your child’s pastor would like to
attend.
Inside this issue
Fall Festival ……………………………………..2
Trunk or Treat ………………….……………..2
Grandparent’s Day
Athletics …………………...…….……………..3
October 21
8:00a-11:45a
Lunch Menu …………………………………...5
We are inviting the Grandparents of our K4 through 5th graders to come
and join us for a special day. If your Grandparents are unable to attend,
invite a special friend to be their Grandparent for the day.
Take a few minutes to call your Grandparents and extend a personal invitation to them. If you would like to have a portrait made of your child with
their grandparents, please send a note to your child’s teacher or email Mrs.
Deaver (tdeaver@bethelfwb.com) no later than Friday, October 14th. The
Grandparent Day Schedule is on page 4.
Grandparents Day Schedule ….………..4
Fall Festival Ticket Order Form ……….6
Upcoming Events (November)
 Senior Yard Sale
 Election Day
 Thanksgiving Break
Mark Your Calendar
OCTOBER
BBQ Pork Plate Sale
Friday, October 28
11:00a-1:00p
BCA Dining Hall (Eat-in or Take-out)
The Athletic Department and the Senior Class will be having their annual
BBQ sale on Friday, October 28 Deadline to purchase: Friday, October 21.
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Pastor Appreciation Breakfast
19-20
Fall Sports Team Pictures
21
Grandparent’s Day, K5-5th
Early Dismissal-11:45, K5-12th
25
Report Cards, K5-12th
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NO SCHOOL/AFTERCARE/
DAYCARE
BBQ Plate Sale  11:00a-1:00p
The plates will include: BBQ Pork, Slaw, Potato Salad, Hushpuppies, and
Dessert. Ticket Price: $8.00.
Tickets can be purchased from any athlete, senior, or in the school office.
Fall Festival  4:00p-7:00p
NEW TIME
Fall Festival
Friday, October 28
4:00p-7:00p
Make plans now for our Fall
Festival at Bethel. There
are many opportunities to
help your child’s teacher
prepare for this exciting event and
make it a success!
Contact your child’s teacher for more
information. Invite your family,
friends, and neighbors to come have
fun at our Festival.
Candy (Fall Festival)
Please bring 1 bag of individually
wrapped candy to be used at the Harvest Festival. Please leave it with your
child’s teacher or the school office by
Wednesday, Oct. 26th.
TRUNK or TREAT
Monday, October 31st
6:30p-8:30p
Bethel Church is hosting a Trunk-or-Treat on the front lawn of the
church Monday evening, October 31st.
Bring your family and invite your friends and neighbors. This event is
open to the entire community.
LOONIE JARS
We need your help with our Fall Festival K5 “Loonie Jar”
booth. We would like for each family willing to participate to
send one or more quart jars filled with one kind of goodie.
Examples: Reese’s cups, M & M’s, pickles, popcorn, marbles, flower
seeds, small toys, pens, etc.
Use your imagination! Festival goers pay with tickets and draw for a
“Loonie Jar”. Bring your jars to the school office by Wednesday, October 26th.
Cakes for the BBQ Sale
We need cakes for the BBQ sale on Friday morning, October 28th. If
you can provide a cake or two, send a note to your child’s teacher or
call Mrs. Cunningham in the school office at 522-4636, ext. 223 or
email mcunningham@bethelfwb.com.
The cakes for the BBQ Sale must be sliced and individually wrapped.
Please send the cake slices to the school by Thursday, October 27th.
Health Concerns
We are asking that
children who are sick be
fever free or nausea free
for at least 24 hours
without medication
before returning to
school. This will help to
prevent the spread of
viruses to classmates
and help students who
have been ill
to recover
completely.
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Inclement Weather Reminder
Information will be sent out by School Cast or
School Dynamics. (phone numbers and email).
For inclement weather days or early closings tune to:
WAGO 88.7
WITN TV7
WNCT TV9
WCTI TV12
In the media, look for
Bethel Christian Academy-Kinston.
We do not necessarily follow Lenoir County school procedures.
ATHLETICS
BCA Athletics
Fall Sports Pictures (Individual & Team)
The Schedule is as follows:
JV Teams - Wednesday, October 19th
2:30p - JV Football
3:30p - JV Volleyball
Varsity Teams - Thursday, October 20th
2:30p - Varsity Football
3:30p - Varsity Soccer
The athletic program at
Bethel Christian Academy
exists for the purpose of
developing physical, personal, and spiritual skills of
the student-athlete that will
have lifelong benefits. In
providing opportunities for
interscholastic competition,
the athletic department
seeks to support the overall
mission of the school, and
to promote the Biblical ideal that everything should be
done to glorify God (I Corinthians 10:31)
4:00p - Varsity Volleyball
The coach will determine uniforms to wear for pictures.
Would you like to know more information about our games? You can
view rosters and get up-to-date scores and stats by visiting MaxPreps
online at http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/bethel-christianacademy-trojans-(kinston,nc)/home.htm (copy and paste link).
High School Cube
The next best thing to being able to be at the
games…...watch live broadcasts online at
www.highschoolcube.com.
Just create an account and you will receive a notice when a game is
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2016 Grandparent’s Day Schedule
8:30-9:05
CLASS
PRESENTATIONS
9:15-9:50
10:00-10:35
 3rd Grade- Sanctuary
 K4- Classrooms
 1st Grade- Barnard
Music Room
 2nd Grade- Classrooms
 4th Grade- Classrooms
 K5- Teen Room
th
 5 Grade- Classrooms
Registration will open at 8:00 and stay open as long as needed.
Registration tables will be in the sanctuary lobby and the cafeteria.
Breakfast opens at 8:15 and closes at 9:30.
After 9:30, only registration will be open in the cafeteria.
Book Fair opens at 8:15.
Book Fair will close only during the program in the sanctuary but will reopen
afterwards.
Picture Booth:
Teachers will have the Picture Sign-Up Sheet; only students who signed up before the
day of the event may leave class to take a picture. Volunteers will walk with students
to and from the Photo Area. Those not on the schedule will not be able to have their
portrait made until after the sanctuary program is over.
Program in the Sanctuary begins at 10:50
All Grandparents will be in the Sanctuary with Mr. Phillips and Pastor Truett.
(This schedule along with the invitation is also available online at www.bcatrojans.com)
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LUNCH MENU
October 2016
 MONDAY
 TUESDAY
Hoagie
Let/Tom/Cheese
Curly Fries
 WEDNESDAY
Spaghetti
Salad
Applesauce
Garlic Sticks
Grilled Chicken w/
Fettuchine/Marinara
Green Beans
Rolls
3
 THURSDAY
Soft Tacos
Corn
Spanish Rice
Orange
4
5
Hamburger/
Cheeseburger
French Fries
Orange
10
11
Chicken Nuggets
Green Beans
Mash. Potatoes
w/Gravy
Roll
12
Corn Dog
Macaroni-n-Cheese
Peaches
Grilled Ham/Cheese
Sandwich
Potato Chips
Apple Sticks
Chicken Tenders
Green Beans
Pears
Roll
Sloppy Joe
Corn
Mixed Fruit
17
18
Pizza
Nachos w/Cheese
Peaches
Pork Chops
Garden Peas
Applesauce
Chicken Fries
French Fries
Peaches
Roll
Philly Cheesesteak
Potato Chippers
Applesauce
24
25
Hot Dogs
Potato Chippers
Pineapple
6
7
Shrimp or Fish
Baked Potato
Salad
Hushpuppies
13
19
Wing Dings
Green Beans
Mash. Potatoes
w/gravy
Rolls
 FRIDAY
14
EARLY
DISMISSAL
NO LUNCH
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Sausage Dog
Chili Fries
Mixed Fruit
26
21
NO SCHOOL
27
28
Meatball Sub
Cheese
Potato Chips
Peaches or Pickle
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Available Everyday: SALAD $4.00
lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrots, cheese, and choice of dressing
Lunch Prices: (lunch only)
Drink Prices:
K5-2nd
3rd-6th
Milk
$3.00
$3.75
$ .50 carton
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Fall Festival Tickets
Avoid long lines and buy your tickets NOW to play games at our Fall
Festival.
Tickets for the games can be purchased now by filling out the information
below and returning the form with the money to your child’s teacher. You
may purchase as many tickets as you wish. The tickets will be sent back home
by the next day. There is no cost to attend the festival.
We will have some of your favorite games. The prices for the games will
range from 3 tickets to 6 tickets. We will also have inflatables.
$ 5.00
$10.00
$15.00
$20.00
20 tickets
40 tickets
60 tickets
80 tickets
Please send me ______ tickets
I have enclosed $ __________
Child’s Name: _________________________________
Grade: ______
Teacher: _______________________