🤷Could you describe the plum pudding model?
🌐🔬 Our Physical Science students presented their atomic models, unveiling the secrets of the building blocks that make up our universe.
🌌💫Whether it was the electron cloud or the planetary model, they delved into the complexities of atomic structures, sharing their insights, breakthroughs, and creative representations.
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🔥🚒 Today was a blazing success for our PreK students who got a firsthand lesson during Fire Safety Week! 🚒🔥
🚨👩🚒 Our little ones had the fantastic opportunity to meet some local heroes – the firefighters! They listened attentively as the firefighters showed them all of the equipment on their truck, and the features of their turnout gear.
A huge shoutout to the Bloomington Fire Department for making today extra special. Your dedication to educating our little ones and ensuring their safety is truly appreciated! 🙌👩🚒
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✝️ Today's Upper School chapel service was student-led. Having the students hear from their peers is very meaningful and special.
🧠 📖 Today, one of our 11th graders, Hero, spoke about wisdom and referred to Proverbs, chapter 4.
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🔍Mock Murder Mystery🔍
Our top-notch biology students have been asked to assist in investigating a most unfortunate incident. An autopsy was performed on a mock murder victim and revealed what they ate just prior to the time of death. The forensic pathologist removed the contents of the victim's stomach for our students to analyze in order to determine where they ate their last meal.
🧪 Our scientists performed several different tests in a macromolecule indicator lab to try and solve the mystery!
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🍁🌲Mrs. Brown's 5th grade class joined Mrs. Troost's Kindergarteners to help them create beautiful artwork using natural elements.
🫐🌿The students used sticks, leaves, berries, pinecones, grass, and more to create animals, people, and landscapes. The 5th graders worked hard to collect all of the elements outside, thinking ahead about what their buddy would like to use.
🤝Creativity, cooperation, and collaboration were flowing!
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⚽️ 🥅 The UCA Boys Soccer team is currently at the top of their conference with a chance to win it this week. They are ranked in the top 20 for State (Class A) with Section play starting next week.
🎓This team is led by a large senior class that has played together for many years.
📆 The last home games of the season are Monday at 4:00 and Friday at 5:00 at the Marsh Playfields.
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✈️ Our aviation students are actively engaging with cutting-edge technology as they explore the world of unmanned aircraft systems. 🌍💻
The students got hands-on experience with drones, from takeoff to landing, and more. They navigated the skies and learned the intricacies of drone piloting and coding. 🕹️🛫
Who knows what heights they'll reach next? 🛰️🌟
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🥁 🎤 This week, we witnessed the birth of some musical magic as our 1st-grade superstars transformed their music class into a full-fledged band!
🎶🌟Our little musicians embarked on an incredible journey with Mrs. Tasler as they explored the world of rhythm, melody, and teamwork. With a sparkle in their eyes and instruments in hand, they eagerly embraced the challenge of "making a band."
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🍏 📚Ms. Flaga's classroom recently transformed into an orchard of wonder as our kindergartners learned about the life of John Champman, aka Johnny Appleseed, as he followed God's leading to plant apple trees!🍎🌱
To go along with the folklore, we made hats that looked like pots, learned the Johnny Appleseed prayer song, and did many fun activities to celebrate apples! We even went down to the school office to perform our song!🎶
🍏 What's a Johnny Appleseed day without some delicious apple treats? Our kindergartners enjoyed a healthy snack time, savoring the goodness of freshly sliced apples.
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🇨🇳 Learning Chinese characters is a fascinating and rewarding journey!
Mrs. Mi is leading our 6th graders through this journey using Play-Doh as they learn about Chinese characters. Like learning any language, practice and repetition are key to mastering Chinese characters. What a fun way to learn!
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Our Third graders have been learning about the impacts of having a soul with free will.
🎭 Recently, along with their student teacher, Mrs. Charlton, they acted out paraphrased scenarios of the Good Samaritan to reinforce the difference between the genuine love of a free-will being and that of a robot. 🤖
💜 We love our DeepRoots Bible curriculum!
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📚Our 9th and 10th grade Language Arts students created reading timelines highlighting ten books that have impacted their lives.
📈💡Students created their timelines in whatever format they desired while exercising executive functioning skills to plan and create as they worked to meet the content and literacy criteria.
🌎 They were excited to share their creativity and talk about the books from infancy until today that have influenced their love of reading and/or shaped their knowledge of the world.
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💜 🙏 It's powerful to see the younger generations leading each other through a time of prayer.
🌎 Students, parents, and teachers from both campuses joined with others around the globe for "See You At The Pole", a global day of prayer.
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🇺🇸 Join us at the flagpole - Wednesday, 9/27, 7:45 am
🙏 Both campuses will have student leaders facilitating prayer groups. All students are welcome!
📣 Spread the word, and bring your friends!
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#tuesdaytestimonial - Grandparent Edition
💜 Having grandparents actively be part of our community is such a blessing! We can see the Christ-centered values passed down and carried out through the generations.
"We have the joy to drive our grandsons, Jack and Luke, to school a few times each week. It gives us a window into their day and to hear about school. They always tell us about Chapel and how much they love that time of hearing the speaker teach about the Lord and to get to worship the Lord with their classmates! We enjoy helping and hearing them recite their scripture verses as we drive home after school. We are grateful for the opportunity our grandsons have at UCA to be taught a Biblical world view along with strong academics. We thank God daily for a school where Christ is put first! We are also thankful for the welcoming smiles from teachers in the morning as we drop off the boys and pick them up. One time Mr. Morrison opened the car door for the boys and I thanked him for all his hard work and he replied it was his dream job! What a joy to know that he and all the teachers and staff love showing our grandsons the love and joy of Christ. Thank you UCA!!"
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Over the past few weeks, Mrs. Troost's kindergarteners have been on an extraordinary journey, observing the incredible metamorphosis of caterpillars into chrysalises and, finally, into vibrant butterflies. 🐛🦋
Under the loving care of our students, these tiny creatures grew, transformed, and became symbols of resilience and beauty. The students learned valuable lessons about patience, empathy, and the delicate balance of nature. 🌿💛
It was a moment of magic as they watched these delicate creatures take flight, dancing on the breeze. ✨
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💫 Impact Beyond the Game ⚽️
Coach Chad Peters will be stepping down from coaching after this soccer season. He has been a pillar of our coaching staff for 23 years, both at UCA and Bethany Academy, one of our Legacy Schools, before that.
It's not just about the wins and losses; Coach has been a mentor, confidant, and role model for our students and athletes. He has taught life lessons that extend far beyond the soccer field, shaping the character and futures of our players.
💜 👏 We honored Coach Peters at our recent Super Soccer Saturday event. People who were either coached, taught, or impacted in any way were asked to join him at midfield. A few people spoke about the coach's impact on their lives, and we prayed over him as a group.
📸 For the finale, a group photo was taken with everyone standing in one of Coach's famous cross-armed stances!
🙏 Thank you for all you have done to touch the lives of our students, athletes, and beyond!
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⚽️ Super Soccer Saturday Success!🥅
The games, the crowd, the food, the alumni, the coach celebration, the weather...and on, and on! All of it combined made for a very memorable day indeed!👏
💜 Our community is so full of support for UCA. It was a blessing to have so many of us in one place to experience it together!
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🧪 Young scientists at work 🔬
Armed with curiosity and lab equipment, our young scientists carefully selected different types of rocks, ranging from limestone to granite. They've exposed these rocks to various chemical agents, mimicking the forces of nature, such as rainwater, acids, and even soil microorganisms. 🌦️🌧️
🌍As the chemical reactions take place, our students are documenting the changes in the rocks' composition, texture, and appearance. It's incredible to witness the gradual but powerful effects of chemical weathering! 🌱🏞️
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❓If you could be any character, who would it be?
📺 🎥 Our students (and staff!) had a blast choosing which TV/movie character to dress up as for Spirit Week!
🌟 From Moana to Minions, and Darla to Dumbledore, the creativity was amazing!
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