Aug. 17 - Meet the Teacher Night

Aug. 19 - 1St Day of School

Sept. 7 - Labor Day Holiday

Oct. 9-12 - Fall Break

Nov. 23-27 - Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 21 – Jan. 3 - Christmas Break

Feb. 12-15 - Winter Break

April 2-9 - Easter Break

April 30 - Apple Blossom Holiday

May 28 - High School Graduation

May 31 - Memorial Day

June 1 - Kindergarten Graduation

June 2 - Last Day of School

For more information about these

dates or other activities at

Mountain View Christian

Academy, visit

mvca.ccmv.com.

Looking forward to a great

year! Thanks for your

partnership!

2020-21 Academic Calendar

WELCOME TO OUR 2020-2021 SCHOOL SESSION

28 Years of Quality Christ-Centered Schooling!

Welcome to all of our new families and welcome back to our returning families! We are gearing up for our 29th year of offering quality Christian schooling in the Shenandoah Valley! We are eager to have our students back on campus in a safe environment for 5 days per week of in person instruction!

The energy is building among our faculty members for the start of the year and

we look forward to our Meet the Teacher and Orientation Night where we can

share together as the MVCA school family. We are welcoming many new families,

several new faculty members, and of course, many new and updated policies and

procedures to ensure that we are all on the same page with our Conqueror

Reopening Plan. Mark your calendars for Monday, August 17, from 6:30 – 8:30

p.m. Here is what to expect:

6:30-7:00 pm – All families and faculty will meet in the auditorium for our MVCA

Back to School traditions and to learn what’s new for the 2020-21 school year.

Please be prompt so as not to miss a thing. Also please follow all social distancing

measures by using the hand sanitizing stations, wearing face coverings, and sitting

in the designated areas that will ensure safe physical distancing in our large

auditorium!

7:00-7:30 pm – New families will remain in the auditorium for additional

information to help with a smooth transition to MVCA. Mrs. Morgan will take the

kindergarteners to allow parents to hear needed information. Returning families

will go at this time to the classrooms to meet with the teachers and pick up

classroom schedules and information. Secondary students will also get locker

assignments.

7:30-8:00 pm – New families will go to the classrooms to meet with the teachers

and pick up classroom schedules and information. New secondary students will

get their locker assignments. Returning families will go to the gymnasium where

there will be a Resource Fair with information and sign up tables for everything

from PTF to Sports to Clubs to PE uniforms for purchase. Please go around, ask

questions, and find ways to get involved. Administration and PTF members and

SGO officers will be available to answer questions. Prepackaged snacks will also

be served.

8:00-8:30 pm – New families will have the opportunity to explore the Resource

Fair. Returning families are asked to be conscientious and make room in the gym

for the new families.

We look forward to seeing all of you there!

Meet the Teacher & Orientation Night

Monday, Aug 17 - 6:30-8:30 pm

Conqueror Reopening Plan

With much prayer and research and under the direction of the Governor and the Virginia Educational Task Force, we are thrilled to have a plan to reopen which will allow our staff and students to return 5 days a week to in person instruction beginning on Aug 19, 2020. We are committed to ensure our student and staff constituency’s safety by adhering to the local, state, and federal guidelines outlined with commitment, compliance, and consistency. Here are a few commonly asked questions.

How many can we facilitate?

We have set up our rooms and have our desks spaced according to social distancing guidelines established by the governing authorities. Most of the classrooms can safely facilitate 12 -16 students, a couple can handle more and that is where we will put our largest classes. We will uphold these numbers in order to be within the guidelines for safety!

What is the Reopening Plan?

The link with the full written plan is here. We offered a live parent training on this plan on June 29. Here is the link to watch that training. All parents must sign the document acknowledging that you have watched the video, read the plan, and agree to follow the guidelines. https://www.facebook.com/mountainviewchristianacademy/videos/1149865785398195/?t=326

What happens if Virginia doesn’t stay in Phase III?

We are of course prayerful that our state will continue

to be open safely and that we will be in school all year.

Our Reopening Plan also outlines the guidelines for

Phase I and II should we need it, but again, please join

us in prayer that we will not. Our teachers are

committed to ensuring that your children are taught

by them as degreed teachers in the classroom and

should students need to be out of the classroom

either individually for a period of time or collectively,

we will continue quality live instruction via zoom or

video, tutoring, consultation, etc.

Also K-3rd grade and SPED are allowed to stay in

session during Phase II.

Our Incredible Faculty Team for the 2020-2021 School Year

We are blessed with a diverse faculty in age, education, experience, and personality that have come together with their strengths to create a qualified and competent team. We have a history of longevity with faculty and a very positive rapport exists among our staff. We are eager to welcome some new faces to the team for the 2020-2021 school year.

As Lindsey Sederstrom will be moving to teach 4th grade this year and Jennifer

Lynch to serve as part time music instructor, we welcome Jeanna Wren and

Melanie Jackson to teach 5th and 6th grades. Neither of these women are

strangers to MVCA. Jeanna has served as a substitute and an active parent for 3

years prior to teaching in the public sector for a year. Melanie also served as a

substitute, part time PE and Recess instructor, and active parent before moving to

New Mexico to serve alongside of her husband as house parents at a boys’ home.

Both women have experience teaching the grades they are tasked to teach this

year and we are thrilled to welcome them to these full time roles.

Carla Dhom will be pursuing a counseling career and will be sorely missed

(although she will be active in our Booster club), but we are eager to welcome Dr.

Melinda Donnelly and Jamin Gibson to our staff. Dr. Melinda, a practicing

chiropractor, will be spending her Tuesdays and Thursdays with us teaching high

school science classes. Jamin Gibson will be doing what he was trained to do –

teach – while bringing his life experience to our middle school science and math

and secondary boys health and PE classrooms. Both individuals bring a zest for life

and a passion for students that will enhance our students’ learning experience.

Our prayers go with Cindy Hollenden who has moved out of state to be with

family, yet we acknowledge God’s provision as we welcome Ena Cairns to the role

of Learning Center Coordinator and Instructor. Ena’s master’s level training in

Special Education and 20 plus years of experience with students of all grades and

various exceptionalities qualifies her to oversee our individualized student

services. Ena is also not a stranger to MVCA as she served as a long term

substitute for us during the 2019-2020 school session.

And last, but certainly not least, we welcome Joy Grey to teach Physical Education

classes. She has told Michael Harbin for years that she wanted his job and as he

takes care of some medical needs, she is eager to get in the gym with our

students. We are happy to welcome her to this role and back as a substitute

teacher after a year of living out of state.

We are so grateful to our Jehovah-Jireh God for meeting the needs of the school

in such a powerful and effective way! He does supply all of our needs according to

His glorious riches in Christ Jesus! (Philippians 4:19)

Mrs. Melanie

Jackson

6th grade

Mrs.

Jeanna

Wren

5th Grade

Mrs. Melinda

Donnelly

HS Science

Mr. Jamin

Gibson

Sec Science/

Math/PE

Miss Ena

Cairns

Learning

Center

Luke 6:40 - The student is not above the teacher,

but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.

Mrs. Joy

Grey

Phys Ed

Some Organizational Policies/Procedures

Dress Code – Our dress code is basically modesty,

decency, and Christian testimony. A full student dress

code can be found in our student code of conduct

handbook. Here are some of the most commonly asked

questions.

Leggings can be worn with tops and dresses that

come to mid-thigh length

Jeans with holes are permitted when the holes are

not excessive and are below mid-thigh

Unnatural hair colors are allowed as tasteful

highlights

Tank tops may be worn with 3 finger width straps; no

undergarments are to be shown

Neckline of clothing must be higher than the crease

of the armpit

Cell Phone/Electronics Policy – The following

modifications were made to our existing electronics

policy which can be found in our student code of conduct

handbook. These apply to 9th-12th grade only. K-8th grade

students are not permitted to use their electronic

devices at school unless designated for a teacher-direct

activity.

High school students may use electronic devices

during breaks – between classes, at lunch, and in parent

pick up

No music/headphones are permitted from the start

of 1st period to the end of last period, except with an ISP

Electronic devices must be off or silenced during all

classes and turned in to the teacher’s “check-in” stations

unless being used for a teacher directed learning activity

Raptor – All visitors will be required to sign in with a

state issued ID when they enter the building through our

new Raptor school security system. This will allow us to

identify anyone who is in the building at all times and

enhance our security of the facility as we strive to

provide a safe and secure environment for our students.

We will also be doing some new procedures for parent

pick up time which will allow us to dismiss elementary

students from their classrooms and secondary students

in a safer manner.

PARTNER WITH US!

Parent Teacher Fellowship (PTF) – We

have the most amazing parent constituency

anywhere! Our PTF has been very

instrumental in so many ways to support our

program.

Plan to stop by the PTF table in the gym at

the Resource Fair on Meet the Teacher Night

to sign up for ways that you can be involved

in your child’s education.

Luci Walker, our president, and Denise

Burgamy, our vice president are eager to

meet you and help you connect.

Contact the MVCA Office if you have

additional questions!

GOD, GRADES, GAME!

Sports – God, Grades, Game! That’s the

motto of our MVCA Conquerors sport teams!

There will be a table set up in the Resource

Fair for signs ups, practice schedules, etc.

Time frames will be a bit different this year

due to COVID, but we plan to offer cross

country, soccer, volleyball, basketball,

cheerleading, baseball, track and field, and flag

football. Everyone can find a way to connect in

our sports program. Students in 5th -12th

grades can play competitively, but there are

some opportunities throughout the year for

younger students to get involved as well.

The 2020-2021 master secondary schedule in the back

to school documents will help secondary students plan

their program of study for next year’s classes.

Block classes will meet on Mondays/Wednesdays and

Tuesdays/Thursdays, with Friday a day when all

classes meet for 30 minutes with chapel and an

elective block in the afternoon.

The required elective classes for each grade are Ethics

for 7th, Current Events for 8th, Communication Skills for

9th, Creative and Research Writing for 10th, Speech and

Junior Thesis for 11th, and Senior Thesis for 12th. These

classes will meet for a half hour during 5th and 6th

periods opposite lunch on Monday and Wednesdays.

Tuesdays and Thursdays will be study hall time. On

Friday, there will be no lunch elective or study hall and

all 7th-12th graders will eat lunch at the same time.

All students who will be taking dual enrollment classes

at Lord Fairfax should do their best to work around

this prepared schedule.

Friday Secondary Schedule

8:15-8:55 – 1st Period/MW 1st Block

9:00- 9:30 – 2nd Period/TTH 1st Block

9:35 -10:05 – 3rd Period/MW 2nd Block

10:05-10:15 – Break

10:15-10:45 – 4th Period/TTH 2nd Block

10:50-11:20 – 7th Period/MW 3rd Block

11:25-11:55 –TTH 3rd Block

12:00-12:45 – Lunch – 7th-12th grades Combined (5th/6th Periods)

12:50-1:50 – Chapel

2:00-3:20 – Elective Block

Online Ignitia Program

The Ignitia program is a valuable online

resource that enhances our offerings of

classes, especially in the areas of technology

and career based electives and advanced

placement classes. Ignitia is an independent

study format; it is NOT meant to replace any of

our existing classes that are taught in the

traditional classroom setting. It is designed to

provide opportunities for classes that we are

unable to offer. There are 207 courses at our

disposal, many STEM based classes, and 7

advanced placement offerings. In addition, our

faculty can use the program to create units and

additional activities within the traditional

setting. All of our high school students will

have the opportunity to take an elective class

should they choose and juniors and seniors can

choose AP courses for an opportunity to earn

college credit upon testing at the end of the

course.

Room 1 of the Northwest Campus is set up as a

small computer lab where students can work

independently on the classes. Mr. Bordelon

will generally be in the classroom as the

supervising teacher to oversee the courses.

Secondary students will be

assigned a classroom that will

serve as their home base this year

and teachers will travel to them

to eliminate shared spaces. In

addition, an outdoor area will be

assigned to each grade for lunch

and classes in good weather.

2020-2021 Master Secondary Class Schedule

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Bible Quiz Program

Come and check out the Bible Bowl program. I am passionate

about this program as it has been very instrumental in the shaping

of my life and both of our girls’ lives. I truly believe there is no

better way to get young people into God’s word and to get God’s

word into young people. This fun, competitive quiz program allows

students the opportunity to excel, hide Scripture in their hearts,

travel locally and regionally (if they choose), and make lasting

Christian friendships. I encourage you just to check it out.

There will be a Kick Off Cookout in the small pavilion on Sunday,

August 30, at 12:30 pm. For more information, see Minta Hardman,

Kelli Hall, Judy or Miami Burkey, or Tammy Frye. There will be a

table at the Resource Fair at Meet the Teacher Night, as well.

Beginner Bowl is for 2nd-5th graders: Bible Bowl is for 6th-12th

graders.

Winning at Winchester/Church of Christ at Mountain View

MVCA operates under the auspices of the Church of Christ at

Mountain View (CCMV). There are activities for all ages at every

Sunday and Wednesday service. We would love to have you come

and worship with us on the mountain. In addition, the children and

youth ministries are very active and both directors are very

involved with our school family and will keep you informed of

activities that are happening.

A big family event that is just around the corner is Winning at

Winchester. Labor Day weekend is a blast at CCMV with outdoor

preaching, concerts, children’s programs, and more! See the

information in the Back to School documents for more information

and mark your calendars now to attend. You will be blessed!

This year we will study through

several of the epistles of Paul and

learn practical Christian ethics.

CCMV NEWS We invite you to come worship with us

anytime. We have scheduled classes for

infants to adults at every service.

Sundays – 9:00 & 10:30 am & 6:00 pm– Worship Services Children’s Sunday School classes at both am times. Adult Sunday School class at 8:00 a.m.

Wednesdays - 5:30 p.m. – Fellowship Meal- 7:00 p.m. – Bible Study/ Prayer Meeting The Church of Christ at Mountain View is a non-denominational body of believers seeking to restore the truths of New Testament Christianity.

https://www.ccmv.com/

LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR! Back to School Documents – As is our custom, you are receiving all the information you need about this year’s

school session and more in this mailing. In addition to the newsletter, you will find a back to school packet with

faculty lists, school supply lists, schedules, event calendars, and much, much more! PLEASE print out these

documents, post the calendars or mark the events on your calendars (you can also get an invite to our Google

calendar by contacting the office), and keep this information to be able to go back to over the year to answer

questions that you may have. We have tried to be very thorough and we do our very best to adhere to the dates set

aside so that you can adequately plan ahead of time for all of the special programs, meetings, and events in which you

will want to be involved. We recognize that some events may not be possible due to regulations regarding gatherings,

but we wanted to protect the dates just in case.

Accreditation Visit – We were scheduled for our 4th re-accreditation visit last spring and due to the pandemic had to

reschedule it for the fall. We are excited to be welcoming a team of educators to our campus September 27-29, 2020.

Maintaining our accreditation is yet another way that MVCA strives for excellence. We value the accountability that

comes from having the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and the Virginia Council for Private

Education oversee our program to ensure that we meet and exceed the standards set for an accredited school.

Final Thoughts – 2020 has certainly not been the year that we had all hoped and dreamed that it would be when we

began a new decade, but what an amazing blessing and privilege it is to see God work through adversity and

difficulties for His glory. We trust His Sovereignty and Goodness and praise Him for leading us as we navigate

uncharted waters. It is my honor to serve alongside of such a dedicated team of leaders, administration, teachers,

support staff, parents to offer a Christ-centered education to the incredible MVCA student body. We truly look

forward to welcoming each of you this fall as we together attempt to bring some sense of normalcy for our school

community.

Thank you for allowing us the awesome privilege of partnering with you in schooling your

amazing children!

Godspeed, Minta Hardman, Ph.D.

Administrator

Mountain View Christian Academy

153 Narrow Lane Winchester, VA 22603

Phone: 540-868-1231

Email: mvcaofc@ccmv.com Website: http://mvca.ccmv.com/