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NCA 8th Grade Students graduate on June 13th, 2017 at 6:30pm in
the Auditorium.
Congratulations graduates! We will miss you and we are proud of each of you, while knowing
you are moving on to accomplish great things in our community and world in His name!
This year NCA’s 89 graduates will head to over 14 different high schools, including:
Archbishop Murphy (11), Arlington High School, Cascade High School, Cedar Park High School,
Glacier Peak High School (15), Kamiak High School (10),King’s High School (29), Lake Stevens
High School, Lynnwood High School, Marysville Pilchuck High School, Meadowdale High
School, Northcreek High School and Stanwood High School
Caleb Abreham
Colby Allen
Elizabeth Anderson
Jaelyn Ashley
Oscar Bailey
SuLe Beard
Jono Bell
Sydney Bivins
Trey Bjorg
Alexander Bloedow
Ethan Britt
Kaia Burgos
Jennifer Butz
Carl Cary
Leanna Chaban
Kiki Cheek
Ethan Cheffer
Jason Christy
Brian Clough
Kilian Craig
Sophia Cruzan
Parteek Dhaliwal
Micah Echols
Ben Edwards
Nyaan Fajarillo
Izzy Finch
Kendall Fox
Xander Ganacias
Fallyn Gentry
Brenna Gerspacher
Maija Gestson
Lucas Girmachew
Sophia Gubbels
Peyton Hammond
Matt Hansen
Luke Hanson
Emma Havens
Marin Hawley
Hannah Heikkala
Benjamin Hoistad
Max Hough
Nicole Hunter
Sulli Hupp
Sam Hutmacher
Jerick Ilano
Morgan Johnson
Kayla Kim
Max Kim
Adriana Kimpton
Kathryn Kot
Jackson Labusky
Jakob Llarenas
Austin Luper
Katie Main
Milana Manivanh
Giovanni Maragliano
Zoe Mato
Lydia Michael
Lydia Mikhail
Max Moenoa
Meghan Ngo
Riley Nguyen
Bjorn Olsen
Bella Olson
Kelli Olson
Angie Ostap
Daylee Peterson
Hunter Popp
Maricella Ragudos
Mikayla Reed
Vicki Retzer
Mason Rowe
Rachel Russell
Tauheed Sadruddin
Brett Sayler
Sam Schroeder
Katie Schulze
Dalton Schwab
Logan Scully
Gabe Staudinger
Jenna Suh
Syrus Vannatta
Josh Vasquez
Nate White
Connor Wong
Dascha Wright
Nathnael Yonas
Tyler Zastrow
Tyler Zuanich
Northshore Christian Academy
A Ministry of Northshore Christian Church Phone: (425) 407-1119 Fax: (425) 322-2386
NCA Middle School News for June 2017
June 9 Walk-a-Thon
June 13 8th Grade Commissioning Breakfast and 8th Grade Graduation
June 15 Last Day of School Noon Dismissal
June 19 Summer Program Begins
NCA Vision Statement:
Transformed lives, transform lives “And do not be conformed to this world,
but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”
Romans 12:2
NCA Mission Statement:
Northshore Christian Academy partners with families to provide a superior Christian education developing spiritual, academic, and person excellence in a Christ-centered environment.
Important Dates:
A Note from the Principal
May Newsletter – Principal Corner
Spring at last!
As I sit at my desk, the sun streams through the windows of the Pavilion and the students bask in
its warmth. Finally, the vice-like grip of the rainy, winter gloom subsides and we rejoice at the pro-
spects of a gorgeous, summer in the Puget Sound.
The change in the physical seasons foreshadows the changes in the seasons of life. Each solstice
reminds us that change is in the offing and that for good or ill, the winds of change will bring some-
thing new.
And so it is with raising our children. The seasons of life change for them, too, along with the vacil-lating winds of culture and peers. While we as parents acknowledge the passing of time in our lives, the changes are a bit slower and we may miss a few of the opportunities that present them-selves for parenting our young people, in the whirlwind of soccer games, homework, and the latest fashion trends.
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One opportunity we must not miss, however, is the chance to talk with our kids about the current
trends in popular media, be they found in TV, social media, or latest YouTube sensation. (Later in
this newsletter, Mrs. Herman has posted a link that may help us keep attuned to some of these
shifts.)
In particular, I wish to draw your attention to a Netflix original program that has captured the atten-
tion of many young people, including our own at NCA. Called, Thirteen Reasons Why, it is a story
about a high school sophomore who commits suicide and then leaves cassette tapes for her
friends to explain their various offenses against her. The show portrays teens as snarky and world-
ly-wise, complaining as much about the ineptness of adults as they do about each other. Parents
and school staff are portrayed as well intentioned but clueless about life in general, and their kids
in particular. According to Plugged In (a Christian media review website) after episodes depicting
violent sexual behavior, the heroine Hannah Baker, graphically kills herself.
Another, even more harmful media influence is an app called, Blue Whale. Do not download it. The app purportedly asks players to fulfill certain self-harming tasks over 50 days, culminating in com-mitting suicide. The following link tells more http://wfla.com/2017/05/10/schools-warning-parents-of-blue-whale-app-self-harm-game/ . While these are not the stuff of warm feelings and good vibrations of spring and summer, they are
a part of a season of this life, the season of helping our children navigate the world and the chal-
lenges of Satan, the enemy of our souls. Thankfully our Lord, (though He too bears the scars of
our sin) has promised us that He will have the ultimate victory!
Jesus will help you through the seasons of life, including the seasons of digital parenting!
– Mike Thornton
Principal letter cont...
DC Trip for 5th-7th Grade Registration information for the DC trip will be emailed early next week to all parents of 5-7th grade. If you have any questions, feel free to email me!
Trip Dates: March 29-April 4th 2018
David McLain
YEARBOOKS ARE COMING!
Yearbooks will be distributed on the dates below.
Please contact Charity Maas if you have questions.
8th and 7
th grade on Thursday (6/1) @ lunch
6th on Friday (6/2) @ lunch
Locker Clean-out!
6th Grade locker clean-out will be June 12th in the morning.
7th Grade locker clean-out will be June 13 (boys) June 14 ( girls) 8:30-9:20am
8th Grade locker clean-out will be June 12th during 3rd period.
Please have your student bring bags to collect their things.
Report Cards June 8th MAP Reports for 6th and 7th Grade will go home with students.
June 21 registrar will email 6-8th report cards by 5:00pm. 8th grade MAP
Reports and Transcripts showing WA State History ( and any other clas-
ses such as Algebra) will be mailed by Wednesday, June 21.
Bible and Discipleship Classes
It has been an incredible year watching the 8th graders grow in their understanding of God’s purpose for their lives! They had the privilege of learning about God’s covenant with us through Jesus Christ and are now getting a chance to delve into the book of James. I count myself blessed to have been a part of their journey towards Christlikeness and will continue to pray for their continued development into Christian leaders!
In His Grip,
Mr. David McLain
8th Grade Teacher/ Discipleship Coordinator
High School Prep Writing is designed to revisit and build upon the writing concepts that students
have already been exposed to in their English classes. Creative writing assignments are bal-
anced with structured essays so students can practice incorporating 6 key writing traits: voice,
organization, ideas, conventions, excellent word choice and sentence fluency. Students write
every class session, whether it be writing prompts, short stories, timed essays or planned es-
says.
This year, the students have brainstormed, written and revised essays including informa-
tive, descriptive and compare/contrast in response to two short stories. We read lots of sample
writing pieces in class, both good and not-so-good examples. Students found the tables turned
when they became the instructors during a unit called “Comma College, teaching and presenting
the rules of comma usage to their classmates. A highlight of third quarter were “Paper Bag” sto-
ries. Following a unit on writing and punctuating dialogue, students wrote a short story based on
characters, settings and plot suggestions they drew from paper bags.
Our class motto is “Everyone tries; everyone improves.” My goal is to see the students be-come more confident in their writing abilities and that their foundation of mechanics, organization
and use of words will be strengthened.
Mrs. Carrie Kroeker
High School Prep Writing
Elective Class Highlight!
NCA has a strict policy on technology use for
students on campus and in the classrooms. The use
of any social media site is not permitted while
students are on campus, before school or after
school. Any technology use is strictly for academic
purposes in the classroom. However, we encourage
parents to have a hands on approach to their
student’s technology and media use outside of school
by having open and honest conversations about how
they are using the internet and what they are finding.
Students should understand that what they say and
do online can have lasting effects. We hope to
encourage and support students and parents as they
navigate this newer form of communication.
Please check out the video posted on this page from
Common Sense Media discussing the importance of
having these conversations with your students.
Check out the above video
from this link:
https://
www.commonsensemedia.o
rg/video/educators
For additional resources or
questions contact:
Mrs. Stephanie Herman
5th-8th Grade NCA Counselor
425-407-1119 X1700
Field Day 2017 The sixth grade classes will be participating in the field day events!
Seventh grade will be doing their “ traditional “ party that day from 8:30-11:45am, students will also
have options that they can sign up for 2nd and 3rd period, 4th period will be overlapping games,
homeroom cleanup. Good-byes, prayer and off to dismissal.
Seventh Grade Schedule:
1st period—Homeroom “parties”
2nd
-3rd
periods---fun as follows:
Room E101 Silent Ball with Mr. Marion [This is by sign-up only…may only sign up for one(1) ses-sion, but may line up at door in the “waiting line” to see if there is room to join another session.] Room E103 Games with Mrs. Ashby
Room E104 Movie with Mrs. Watson
Mr. Murray will rove….
Sessions
1---9:25-9:55
2---10:00-10:30
3---10:35-11:05
11:10-11:45 Return to homeroom for final clean-up, prayer, and dismissal….
Coffee with the Superintendent
Coffee with the Superintendent: meet to dialogue about the middle school division: Questions? Feedback? Input? Ideas?
Mrs. Leach will be in the lobby : Thursday and Friday ( June 8 & 9) 3:15-3:45 and Monday and Tuesday 8:00-8:30am Or call for an appointment for another time.
Parent survey results: thank you to the 74 parents who filled out the survey. We survey our par-ents 2-3 every year and glean valuable insights and ideas. Thank you! The results are sent to the school board for review and goal setting.
We are looking forward to another fabulous year of Engineering and Robotics next year!
Engineer club applications will occur in the fall of 2017.
Robogators are in selection process for next year.
Please visit our website for more information. http://www.northshorechristianacademy.org/Robogators
http://www.northshorechristianacademy.org/Engineering
Engineering and Robotic news!
STEM Activity Day – The Marshmallow Challenge.
Students were challenged to construct the tallest, free-standing structure using only 1 meter of tape, 1 meter of string, 24 sticks of spaghetti, and 1 standard sized marshmallow in 18 minutes. The entire marshmallow was to go atop the structure.
STEM Activity Day in Sixth Grade Science
The Music Man Jr.! Our middle school stu-
dents spent countless
hours preparing for the
middle school musical!
With three outstanding
performances, multiple
staff hands on deck and
many parent volun-
teers, the play went off
without a hitch! We are
so very proud of them
all!
2017 NCA 7/8th Grade Track Team!
6th grade coed soccer, 7/8th grade girls volleyball and
7/8th grade coed cross country sign-up's will be posted
the end of June.
The middle school families raised over $5000 to provide 111 goats for a women's agricultural co-operative in Rwanda and over $700 to go towards a freezer for the Lord's Little Cooker.!
Mission’s Project
The Building for the Future Walk-a-thon is Friday, June 9. Rain or shine! Families are encouraged to attend! To maximize the fun for each of the grade divisions we are doing 3 separate walks.
9:00 am Walk-a-thon #1: ELC & PreK Walk-a-thon
11:00-12:30 Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
11:30 am Walk-a-thon #2: K - 2nd Grades Walk-a-thon
1:00 pm Walk-a-thon #3: 3rd – 8th Grades Walk-a-thon
2:15 pm Celebration Assembly: Kindergarten – 8th grade (Assembly is outside on the front lawn)
3:00 pm PTF Fantastic Friday!
We do understand that these separate walk times may be a challenge to families who have students in different divisions. We hope that you will plan to just make a day of it and enjoy ALL of the festivities.
Our Annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon is 11:00-12:30. ALL NCA school volunteers are invited! If you ever volunteered at NCA, in any way, you are invited!
We do want student families lining our walk route with water squirters and bubble blowers as always!
We anticipate lots of SUNSHINE! We will be outside. Please sunscreen your child and send more for student reapplication (by law, because of allergies, we cannot provide sunscreen)
Yes! We still plan to have the bubble foam bog and a waterfall sprinkler!
The “plunger/syringe” type of devices are NOT allowed--any size or shape, purchased or homemade.
Respect the boundaries of students, teachers and staff who are trying to avoid getting wet.
Send a towel and/or sweatshirt with your student(s) to warm up after the walk.
Total amount raised and class winners will be announced at the celebration assembly outside on the front lawn @ 2:15pm.
Regular after-school dismissal after the assembly.
No 2017 walk-a-thon shirt? No worries! Students should wear a PE shirt.
Walk-a-Thon Information!
Eighth Grade Graduation Information! Students will take a class photo at 5:30PM sharp!! This photo will be available to order and pic-
ture packets will be going home with your student very soon. Students need to arrive in A2 by
5:15 to line up for the photo. Doors will open for parents/family at 6:00PM.
Eighth Grade Graduation is June 13th at
6:30PM in the main auditorium!
Commissioning Breakfast for graduates
and their parents is also June 13th from
8:30-10:30AM.