No Images? Click here UDA Weekly UpdateFebruary 4, 2018Boys BasketballLast week, UDA boys basketball teams A and B progressed to the Championships, and BOTH teams won their Championship game! Congratulations to the players and coaches on their hard work and an incredible season! Please remember to wash your son’s uniform shorts and jerseys, place them in a bag labeled with your child’s name, and return them to Coach Lynch or the front office. Lost and Found DonationPlease stop by the Lost and Found in the Hive to claim any misplaced items by Friday, February 9. Unclaimed items will be donated to a local charity at the end of the school day on Friday. RockSTAR House of Blues PerformanceOur musicians rocked the socks off of concertgoers attending their live performance at San Diego’s House of Blues on Tuesday! Those in attendance included UDA families and staff, along with families and students from other local schools also involved in the RockSTAR program. For more information on STAR’s RockSTAR program, visit their website. ELAC MeetingOn Thursday, February 22, UDA’s English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC) will meet from 5-6pm in the conference room. The primary functions of this committee are to make recommendations regarding programming and supports offered by the school to English Learners, identify potential school-related challenges faced by students and families and offer resources, and increase the voice and participation of underrepresented families. This meeting is open to all families. We hope to see you there! IllnessesAs a kind reminder, students who have a fever should only return to school 24 hours after the fever is gone. We will continue to remind our students and provide them opportunities to wash hands frequently. Please contact the school if your student is absent.
Jog-A-ThonPrizes: The class with the most pledge participation will receive a pizza party. The student with the most pledge donations will get to be Director of the Day with Ms. Diana! Runner Schedule 9:05-9:20 TK & K Volunteering The Jog-A-Thon is a big event, and we need your help! We are looking for volunteers to assist with set-up prior to the event, clean-up, and to mark runners on each lap. Please sign up for a time slot here between 8am and 12pm if you are able to help. If you're able to give more of your time, please feel free to sign up for more than one. If you are unable to commit to volunteering, come out to cheer on our runners! Please email Coach Giezek at wgiezek@urbandiscoveryacademy.com with any questions regarding the event or volunteering. Online Pledging This year, an online fundraising system will be used to request and make pledges for the Jog-A-Thon, making it super easy to support UDA and our students! Students should create their individual fundraising accounts here by entering their name and email address, and following the instructions on the same page. Parents/guardians may help our youngest students set up accounts as well. Once the account is created, the system emails pledge requests to the student’s family and friends, and enables them to make secure credit card donations online. Please call 1-888-598-7510 for assistance if needed. Sponsorships Ask your workplace to sponsor this event! Corporate sponsorship opportunities are available for $250. To have your company/employer recognized in the school newsletter and website, submit a check (payable to The UDA Foundation) to the front office by February 7. Morning Drop-OffStudents may be dropped off as early as 7:15am each morning and will be supervised by UDA staff in the Hive. If you choose to drop off your child(ren) before 7:15am, a parent/guardian must remain with them until the school opens. Thank you for your cooperation. Middle School DanceThe next Middle School Dance will be held on Friday, February 9 from 5-7 pm. Tickets bought in advance cost $5 each, and tickets purchased at the door on the evening of the dance cost $6. Students may purchase their ticket during their lunch period the week of February 5. After-School Snack CartThe after-school Snack Cart will be selling snacks every Friday afternoon at dismissal. Everything is just $1! All proceeds will support the 8th grade graduation ceremony. Stop by this Friday to grab your snack! Valentine GramsThe middle school ASB will be selling Valentine Grams at morning drop-off and afternoon dismissal from February 5-12. Send a Valentine message to friends, teachers, staff members, or your own children for a dollar each! The ASB will deliver the grams to their recipients on Valentine’s Day. Healthy Snacks and Healthy MealsIn support of national wellness, UDA encourages families to provide students with healthy snacks, in addition to a healthy lunch if sending one from home, and to avoid sending soda, gum, or candy to school. STAR Nova RegistrationSTAR Education provides UDA families with a variety of after-care options Monday through Friday, and registration for the new session of STAR Nova classes is now open! Sign your child up for Cooking, Legos, Putzing Around, Sports, STAR Science, Yoga, Pixel Art, Musical Games, Homework Club, ROCKSTAR, and much more. To register, visit the STAR website and fill out the Nova Registration form (no online registration at this time). Forms may be emailed to Jennifer Rodriguez (jenniferr@starinc.org) or printed and dropped off in the front office. Classes begin February 5, 2018. If you have any questions, please email Jennifer Rodriguez or call 818-940-4081. Online Uniform OrdersThe online uniform store is now open for winter orders! Place an online order now through February 5, 2018, and your order will ready for pick-up at UDA on the afternoon of February 23, 2018. In addition to UDA brand outerwear, students are also permitted to wear hoodies, sweaters, and jackets that are free of any patterns or imprinted logos, in solid colors. A Message from Network ParentsEarth Day If you are interested in helping plan this event, please contact thenetwork@urbandiscoveryacademy.com. A preliminary planning meeting will be held on February 9 at 8:15am at Coffee and Tea Collective (631 Ninth Ave); come join us if you can! Coffee Talk Fridays Amazon Smile Top Notch LunchesTo order a hot lunch for your child, first create an account with Top Notch. User accounts from last year do not carry over, so all parents must register for the 2017-2018 year. To register, click on “Order Online Today” from the homepage, then select “Register.” On this page, you will need to enter the password for UDA, which is URA6. Upon entering the password, you will be able to complete the registration process by creating your own username and password. Families that meet the free or reduced qualification according to this form will receive discounted Top Notch lunches. The discount will be automatically applied to each order. Online orders must be placed by 6pm on the day before the lunch delivery. Top Notch can not supply lunches requested after this deadline. Please email lunch@topncatering.com or call 619-971-4524 if you have any questions. Follow Top Notch on Facebook and Instagram for additional information. Reporting AbsencesPlease remember to report student absences by 9:00 am on the day of your child’s absence. To report an absence, you may call the main line at 619-788-4668 and press option #2 to leave a message, or you may send an email to attendance@urbansd.com. All absences must be reported with a voicemail recording or email. Upcoming Dates
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