No Images? Click here UDA Weekly UpdateDecember 31, 2017Welcome Back!We hope our families had a wonderful and relaxing winter break, and look forward to our students’ return this Wednesday. Please remember that we will return on a minimum day and students will be released at 12pm per usual. Wednesday Programs and STAR classes will meet. Coffee SocialPlease join us for coffee and conversation next Friday (January 12) at 8:15am in the Hive. Coffee Socials are held once a month, following Stellar Student Awards. This is a great opportunity to hear updates from administration, SAC, and The Network, as well as ask questions and get to know other UDA families. IDEATE Information NightIDEATE High Academy would like to invite families to attend a school tour and informational evening on Tuesday, January 9 from 6-7pm. This is a great opportunity to meet with administration, learn more about our high school’s programming, and ask questions. Please rsvp by emailing rhatch@ideatehighacademy.com. Jog-A-Thon T-Shirts and SponsorsStudents are already hard at work on their Jog-A-Thon t-shirt designs! Students interested in entering the T-Shirt Design Competition may work on their designs from now until January 5, and the winning design will be announced on January 12. The t-shirt should include our school name, school year, and title of the event- the rest is up to our students’ imagination! The design should be appropriate for the front of a t-shirt. Submit entries to Ms. Jelena on an 8½” x 11” sheet. Ask your workplace to sponsor this event! Corporate sponsorship opportunities are available for $250. To have your company's/employer’s logo printed on the back of the winning Jog-A-Thon t-shirt design, submit a check (payable to The UDA Foundation) to the front office. An electronic copy of the company logo should be emailed to thenetwork@urbandiscoveryacademy.com, and please CC Ms. Diana (dcsanchez@urbandiscoveryacademy.com) and Mr. Tony (tromano@urbandiscoveryacademy.com). Sponsorships and logos must be submitted by Monday, January 8. School Advisory Council Nominees & Parent Climate SurveyWithin the last month, parents/guardians were nominated for positions on the School Advisory Council, and now our families have the opportunity to vote for those who will best represent them for a two year term. Please take a few minutes to read about each candidate, and cast your vote using the School Advisory Council Ballot In addition, please take a moment to complete our Parent Climate Survey. We really appreciate your honest feedback so we can continue to improve our school. Your feedback is anonymous and always very helpful for considering schoolwide improvements and resource allocation. The survey will be open until Friday, January 5. This year, UDA and IDEATE will complete the same survey and results will be tabulated both together and separately for analysis; there is a question or two you will skip if you only have student(s) at either school. Thank you for your time and feedback! Gala Auction/Raffle SurveyIn previous years, our families, students, staff, and community members secured numerous gift donations to auction at the Gala. We would like to find a way to simplify the process and make things easier for everyone. This year, would you prefer to reach out to local businesses and community partners again to secure auction basket items? Or, instead of auction baskets, would you prefer to sell tickets for ONE grand scale raffle: a new car raffle. Please take a moment to complete this survey. Your voice and vote matter! A Message from Network ParentsCoffee Talk Fridays Amazon Smile Wednesday Boot Camp Drop-InWired Fitness KIDZ Boot Camp is now offering drop-in classes from 12-2pm on Wednesdays. If registering for an entire trimester doesn’t work for you or your child’s schedule, your child has the option to partake in this Wednesday Programming fitness class as little or as often as needed. Register here for a drop-in class! 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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