We are excited to see all of you again at BCCA! The new school year has begun at Big Cove Christian Academy under the leadership of our Principal, Mrs. Cassie Fristoe and teachers Mrs. Boyd and Ms. B. We began the year with a time of united prayer for our teachers and students in each of the classrooms. We solicit all of your prayers each day as you intercede for our teachers and our students, as we endeavor to instill Christ's character in them.

SEPT 5 - Labor Holiday (No school in session)

SEPT 6 -16 - Map Testing

SEPT 9- Car Wash Fundraiser

SEPT 12 - Garden Class (Every 2nd Monday of the Month)

SEPT 19- 23 Week of Prayer

SEPT 26 - School Spirit Night, Donatos, 4-10pm

SEPT 28 - Oct 2 - Fall Break

OCT 9 - BCCA Yard Sale (See below for more details)

Oct. 21-23 - Alumni Weekend (More details to come)

If you know of anyone who attended BCCA in the past, please forward them this announcement!

SAVE THE DATE! Big Cove Christian Academy is hosting a yard sale fundraiser at the school on Oct 9 (Sunday), from 8:00am -2:00pm. For those interested in getting a table to sell your items, there will be a small donation amount of $5 per (small table), $10 per (large table). If you have items you would like to donate to the BCCA school table, please contact Lisa Schmitt at l.schmitt@bigcovesda.net to make arrangements. In addition, there will be a lunch fundraiser.

STOP BY for our second (and last) car wash for this fall on Friday, September 9th. All funds raised go towards the 7th & 8th grade class trip and graduation. During the first car wash $737 was raised! Let's keep up the momentum!

Join us for some delicious pizza and fellowship! Donatos will doante 15% of total sales, 4-10pm, to BCCA. Spread the word!

AFTER SCHOOL CARE is now being offered! All students not picked up by 3:15 will be sent into ASC to await your arrival. It will remain open until 5:30. For more information on ASC fees, please contact Jennifer Olmsted at j.olmsted@bigcovesda.net.

IT'S TESTING TIME! Grade 3 and up will begin their MAP testing next week covering all the subjects. Grade 2 will cover only 2 subjects. Please help students get good a breakfast, rest, and LOTS of prayer.

We are happy to announce that Jodi Perkins (local Music Teacher) is offering private piano (or other instrument) lessons every Friday during school hours for 30 minutes. (Students would miss 30 minutes of PE, community service, or other extracurricular class offered on Fridays).

Additional lesson offered are: ukulele, voice, and mandolin lessons.

Students will need to bring an instrument for all lessons other than piano. They will also need music books to go along with the instrument (Please discuss with Jodi).

Please let Mrs. Fristoe know if you are interested in signing up your child(ren). There is a monthly fee. Spots are limited, and lessons will be scheduled on a first-come basis!

Please sign up to come cook with the 8th graders! They do well in the kitchen and enjoy cooking lunch. Come with your vegetarian ideas or we can assign you a meal if you need us to. In the past we have done grilled cheese, quesadillas, enchiladas, pasta, etc.

When hot lunch is not provided, we will be offering pizza lunches.

We are excited that the Garden Club will be returning this year under the supervision of Tearl King. They meet every second Monday of the month to learn about gardening, and God's nature. Children will be planting and getting dirty, so please send your child with an extra set of gardening clothes. Can't wait to see what will be growing this year!

Below are some ways of helping our school without lifting a finger! If you shop at any of these places, please choose Big Cove as your school, and the funds go directly to the school. Thank you for your generosity!

Download the Box Top$ app and shop as you normally would, then scan your store receipts. The app will automatically credit the amount under BCCA earnings online. https://www.boxtops4education.com

BCCA will automatically receive .5% from your eligible purchases when you shop on Amazon Smile at https://smile.amazon.com. Log in with your Amazon ID and password, and on the next screen enter Big Cove Christian Academy in the box under “Or pick your own charitable organization.” On the next screen select BCCA.

Sign up at Publix.com for and account, select BCCA, then enter your phone number at checkout. A percentage of each eligible transaction made using your Publix Partners account is allocated to BCCA. https://corporate.publix.com/community/corporate-campaigns/publix-partners

For the school year we are offering a Distance Learning program (TRUeConnect) through Atlanta Adventist Academy. Contact Lisa Schmitt at l.schmitt@bigcovesda.net for more information.