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Getting To Know You
August 27, 2019
Getting To Know You
If you have ever seen the musical, King and I, Julie Andrews is a teacher and sings a song, “Getting to Know You.” One of the stanzas says:
Getting to know you,
Getting to know all about you.
Getting to like you,
Getting to hope you like me.
More than paragraphs and word problems, the first days of school are spent on building relationships. It is during these first days of school that the climate for the year is forged.
One of the blessings of attending CHA is the intentional commitment to building relationships. Each grade in elementary school has special field trips that support the learning and also build community. Last week, I was observing an elementary class and a teacher asked her class, “What was your favorite thing today?” The student replied, “Recess and lunch.” Oh, don’t you remember those days? Recess, PE and lunch are the times when students build relationships and get to know each other.
In the secondary, each grade level takes a class retreat during the year. The purpose of the retreat is to serve, plan and build relationships. Last week, the seniors took their retreat to Falls Creek. The senior class officers and small group leaders did an incredible job planning and executing the retreat. The time spent getting to know each other was a gift to these students as they begin their senior year together.
On Wednesday, the student council planned the secondary picnic at our football field. The entire student body and secondary teachers participated in the balloon pop game. From human foosball to the hula-hoop game, students enjoyed getting to know each other and building relationships. The picture above reflects the prayer time around the field.
More important than getting to know each other is for our students to grow in their relationships with the Lord. On the senior retreat, one student gave his life to Christ. This is what it is all about. Starting in Pre-K, our students learn through the catechisms that the ultimate goal of mankind is to know God and make Him known.
Isaiah 43:7 reminds us of our purpose, “Everyone who is called by My name, whom I created for My glory, whom I formed and made.”
As the school year begins, we pray that we will get to know you better. We are grateful that God brought you to CHA.
For His Glory,
Dr. Susan E. DeMoss
Associate Headmaster
Welcome Back Blue Cru!
August 20, 2019
As the 2019-20 school year begins, God has blessed us with a new Cru of students. With 92% of last year’s students returning, CHA is grateful for the students and families who have been a part of CHA for many years. Back in the spring, Mr. Bullard challenged the faculty to begin praying that God would send us 100 new students for the upcoming year. As of today, we have 119 new students!
With these new students and families, PURPOSE (CHA’s parent club - Parents Utilizing Resources and Providing Opportunities to Serve) hosted a New Parent Dinner, Nu2Cru, on Monday night, August 12. The purpose of the event was to allow new families to meet their host family, who is a returning CHA family, for the year and hear Mr. Bullard cast the vision of Christian Heritage Academy. PURPOSE officers provided and prepared the meal for over 200 guests. The participation for the event was the largest back-to-school parent event that CHA has ever had! Thank you PURPOSE for all of your hard work.
Each One Reach One (E1R1), a secondary student organization, hosted the Nu2Cru secondary student orientation. The science-based theme involved “ionic bonding” (new students and mentors); “absorption” (Chick-fil-A dinner); “know your element” (scavenger hunt) and “breaking the code” (locker combinations). Each One Reach One officers even dressed up like scientists by wearing lab coats. Thank you E1R1 for your hard work!
New people are not the only new things Nu2Cru. There have been many new improvements to our school. From new carpet on the third floor to remodeled art room and sixth-grade classrooms, we are thankful for what the Lord has done. And if you like chess, you may just have to join our elementary students on the playground for a game on our newly painted life-size board.
Ephesians 3:20-21 states, “Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”
We are thankful that you are a part of our Cru!
Dr. Susan DeMoss
Associate Headmaster