OPEN DOOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
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FREE TUTORING OPPORTUNITY-
        BEGINS TOMORROW

We just received word from Upper Dublin School District of this free tutoring opportunity being held at New Life Pres. Church in Dresher. See the details below for this great free opportunity that will begin tomorrow.  This link included will give you the form to sign up for this program.  We hope if your child is in need of tutoring that you will take advantage of this free program!   Sign Up Form
  

 

What:                    Homework Club for students

When:                  1 Hour Per Week, 6:30-7:30 PM, Thursday evenings, begin Nov. 14th

Where:                 2015 S. Limekiln Pike, Dresher, PA 19025-New Life Pres. Church
                         

Staff:                     Volunteers from and around our Upper Dublin community

 
Why:                     To build a strong community by fortifying the skills and talents of our youngest community members

You MUST sign up with them to participate!  Please refer tot he form to see what your child should bring for their tutoring time.

 


THANKSGIVING FEAST DAY COMING!
(Grades K-8 - Friday November 22nd)
  

On Friday, November 22nd , the students, faculty, and staff will celebrate Thanksgiving at our annual feast. However, we need your help! We are asking students to contribute the following:

 

Kindergarten           1 lb frozen corn AND 1 lb frozen green beans
 
First Grade               2 dozen rolls no bake! (ready-to-serve)

Second Grade         2 cans cranberry sauce

Third Grade             1 1lb butter (in 4 stick form)
 
Fourth Grade          1 1lb butter (in 4 stick form)
 
Fifth Grade              1 large jar PLAIN applesauce (Not Cinnamon or other flavor)
 
Sixth Grade             2 doz HOMEMADE chocolate chip cookies NO NUTS
 
Seventh Grade        2 doz HOMEMADE chocolate chip cookies NO NUTS
 
Eighth Grade           2 dozen rolls no bake! (ready-to-serve)

 

In addition, we are asking each student to contribute $2.00 toward the cost of paper products and other needs for the feast. Please send all food items and your contribution to school by Wednesday, November 20th(except for rolls and cookies which are due on Thursday, November 21st).

 

          Each child may also bring in a non-perishable item as their offering to be donated to our area food

 

 Helpers are still needed for Wednesday food prep - see the link for times. If you are interested in helping please sign up through the Sign Up Genius, at
 

 

You can also email the coordinators at [email protected] with any questions. This is a wonderful event to earn your service hours! We hope you can come, but, unfortunately, we will not be able to provide nursery care.

 

Thank you for helping to make our feast a celebration and a success!


Samaritans' Purse -
Operation Christmas Child
 Last week our Lower & Middle School Students heard from a representative from Samaritan's Purse.  She gave the students a handout regarding the Operation Christmas Child program, and gave them a challenge to see which class could bring in the most filled shoeboxes to be sent overseas for this program. We are thrilled to be a part of this ministry, and last year we even received correspondence from a child who was the recipient of a gift box from ODCA!  We encourage you to make this a family project in making a gift box (we have extra boxes available in the office if you need one).  If you are not able to put together a box but would still like to be a part of this ministry - it costs $7.00/shoebox to ship them overseas. Would you consider supporting the cause by sending in funds to help ship what is donated?  If so, please send your cash contribution in an envelope marked (Shipping Samaritan's Purse)
 
Last day to submit filled shoebox or cash mailing donation is Friday, November 15th 9:00 a.m.


Mrs. Shon Piano Recital Information
For piano students of Mrs. Shon please make a note that the upcoming recital for LOWER SCHOOL piano students will be held on Friday, December 6th and will begin promptly at 6:45 p.m. in the Sanctuary.  The date for her Middle School student recital is still to be determined.

ODCA SWEATSHIRTS
The weather is getting colder...and now is a great time to stock up on a ODCA hoodie to be worn in school on cooler days!  Our in-house hoodie supply is almost gone (we have a few Child Medium & Child Large left for sale on a first come basis $18.00/each)
  
For any future hoodie purchase you can shop online at:
 
Hurry and shop now while they have a 15%-off sale going on !  We will no longer stock hoodies in-house since each family will have access to order them directly online.


ONLINE SHOPPING
Please make a note...
  

if you shop online - be sure to first stop at www.schoolstore.com and enter our school code which is 10940 then from there proceed to their online link for the shopping vendor you wish to use!  Our school will get the listed percentage back of your items purchased! An easy way to shop and earn free money for our school!

 

 


IMPORTANT DATES
Please make a note...
  

Every Monday - Parent's Prayer 8:30-9:00 a.m. - Conference Room
 

 

Thursday, 11/21 - 7th/8th Grade Girls AC Moore Trip
Friday, 11/22 - Thanksgiving Feast (K-8) (see above for required items)

Friday, 11/22 - Final day (9:00 a.m.) to have Race for Ed Donations to be counted in the contest - of course we will continue to accept donations after this date but they won't get included in the totals for the Race Assembly
Wednesday, 11/27 - Race for Ed Assembly // Early Dismissal 11:45

Thursday-Friday 11/28-29 - No School Thanksgiving vacation

Monday, 12/2 - Basketball season begins

Tue-Thu, 12/3-5 - Christmas Shop (more details will come next week)
Friday, 12/6 - Middle School Deficiency Notices Issued//Mrs. Shon Lower School Piano Recital -6:45 p.m.

Sat-Sun, 12/7-8 - Living Nativity sponsored by Church of the Open Door

 

Friday, 12/13 - Christmas Program Grades 1-8 - 7:00 p.m. (Mandatory)

Tuesday, 12/17 - Kindergarten & Middle School - to Ft. Washington Estates - 10:30

Wednesday, 12/18 - P/K Christmas Program  - 10:00

 

(Please note the Shon (now Carter) Violin Recital scheduled for November 9th has been postponed.   Mrs. Carter will advise her students of the new date)

 

 

Contact
Open Door Christian Academy
1260 Ft. Washington Avenue,
 Ft. Washington, PA 19034
215.542.9795
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"Instruction ends in the school-room, but education ends only with life."

- Frederick W. Robertson