September 11, 2020Newsletter Vol. 18, Issue 2

ContentsPresident’s PerspectiveJunior Class Yard SaleParent Teachers MeetingsProgress ReportsGrandparent’s DayFall FundraiserFall BreakCOVID-19 UpdateLunch Plan

�e 2020-2021 school year is o� to a great start. It has been a blessing to see our students back on the campus, and are grateful that God has allowed our student body to increase considerably in number. We are blessed to partner with many great families to provide their children with a quality, accredited Christian education from a Biblical perspective.

I look forward to a great school year of educating students spiritually, morally, intellectually, and physically based on God's Word! Even with the challenges we are facing, I am con�dent that this can be one of the best years in the history of our school .

It would have been impossible for us to navigate these �rst weeks of school

successfully without the hard work of our administrative team, faculty, and sta�, especially with added responsibilities due to Covid-19 policies and procedures. �ey have done an outstanding job of preparing for the new year and getting it o� to a great start. We are blessed to have these dedicated Christian servants serving here at Union Grove and impact-ing our students every school day.

I also want to thank the parents and students for your cooperation during these unprecedented times. Your support of UGCS and the con�dence you have placed in us is much appreciated. We are here to serve you, and you make it easy to do so with your cooperation and partici-pation as parents and students.

UGCS President’s Perspective—Pastor Ken Harris

�e Junior Class is organizing its annual yard sale. All pro�t made will help the Juniors in raising money for this year’s Spring Formal. Donations are welcomed and will be accepted starting Monday, September 14th. Donation will need to go into the white covered trailer that will be located by the high school building soccer fence. Please do not bring any items inside the school buildings We ask that you call the school before dropping of any oversized items. �ere will be a pre-sale Friday afternoon September 18th from 2:30-4:00 for parents and students, and then the sale will continue Saturday, September 19th from 7:30am-noon. �e yard sale will be located just across the street from the school at 171 Mockwood Dr., Lexington, NC 27295. �ank you for supporting the junior class through donating and shopping.

Junior Class Yard Sale

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Fall Fundraiser

Grandparent’s Day

Athletic Schedule

Fall fundraiser has been delayed, watch for information to be coming soon!

�e �rst progress reports for the 2019-2020 school year will be sent home on Wednesday, September 16. �ese progress reports are just to inform parents of their child’s academic standing in each of their classes. Progress reports should be signed and returned to the o�ce by Monday, September 21. If you have a question in regard to your child’s academics, do not hesitate to reach out to their teacher.

Progress ReportsParent Teachers Meetings

We want to remind you that there will be no school on September 23-25. Our faculty will be attending the Virtual Southeast Teachers Convention in Myrtle Beach during these days. Our faculty are looking forward to a few days of being challenged with ideas to bring back to the class rooms.

Fall Break

Our fall athletic season is in full swing, (minus the fans), and our teams have been enjoying some success on the �elds. We want to encourage you to cheer our UGCS Patriot teams on, as they compete on the soccer �elds, volleyball courts and cross country courses. Below are the remaining games in September.

MS MS JV JV Varsity Varsity XC Soccer Volleyball Soccer Volleyball Soccer Volleyball

Mon/Sept 14 GOSPEL LIGHT CHRISTIAN Home 3:00 3:00 4:30 4:30 Tues/Sept. 15 Vandalia Christian Away 4:00 4:00 5:30 5:30 Tues./Sept.15 Union Grove XC Home 5:00Thur/sept 17 XC Middle School @ BCA Away 3:30Thur/sept 17 Burlington Christian Home 4:00 4:00 Fri/Sept. 18 High Point Home Educators Home 5:30 Fri/Sept. 18 Rockwell Christian* Home 4:30 5:00 Mon/Sept. 21 XC Middle School @ UGCS Home 4:00Mon/Sept. 21 CRAMERTON CHRISTIAN Home 4:00 4:00 5:00 5:00 Mon/Sept 28 XC Middle School @ Salem Away 4:00Mon/Sept 28 Calvary Christian (King) Home 4:00 5:00 Mon/Sept 28 Redeemer Away 4:00 4:00 Tues. Sept. 29 Sheets Home 4:30 Tues/Sept. 29 Fayetteville St.* Away 4:00 4:30 5:00

Each year, UGCS’s K5-6th grade enjoy a special day celebrating Grandparents and what they mean to us. With the concern of COVID, our Grandparent’s Day will look di�erently but hopefully will ful�ll the same purpose in honoring grandparents. During the month of September, students will be working on class presentations. Students will be videoed, and the presentation will be released through social media on Friday, October 16. �e 16th is the end of �rst quarter; so please feel free to have grandparents pick up students at ½ day dismissal, 11:45, to take to lunch and enjoy a special day with them in honor of our Grandparent’s Day celebration. Please make sure that teachers have permission for grandparents to take these students. We look forward to this virtual presentation that lets our Grandparents know just what they mean to us!

On �ursday, October 22, we will be conducting our Parent/Teacher meetings for K5-12th grade. Each teacher/team teachers will be conducting and scheduling their own meetings either in person in their classroom or virtual via ZOOM. �ursday, October 22, will also be a half day to allow for the meetings. More details will be forthcoming for signing up for the meetings.

MS MS JV JV Varsity Varsity XC Soccer Volleyball Soccer Volleyball Soccer Volleyball

Mon/Sept 14 GOSPEL LIGHT CHRISTIAN Home 3:00 3:00 4:30 4:30 Tues/Sept. 15 Vandalia Christian Away 4:00 4:00 5:30 5:30 Tues./Sept.15 Union Grove XC Home 5:00Thur/sept 17 XC Middle School @ BCA Away 3:30Thur/sept 17 Burlington Christian Home 4:00 4:00 Fri/Sept. 18 High Point Home Educators Home 5:30 Fri/Sept. 18 Rockwell Christian* Home 4:30 5:00 Mon/Sept. 21 XC Middle School @ UGCS Home 4:00Mon/Sept. 21 CRAMERTON CHRISTIAN Home 4:00 4:00 5:00 5:00 Mon/Sept 28 XC Middle School @ Salem Away 4:00Mon/Sept 28 Calvary Christian (King) Home 4:00 5:00 Mon/Sept 28 Redeemer Away 4:00 4:00 Tues. Sept. 29 Sheets Home 4:30 Tues/Sept. 29 Fayetteville St.* Away 4:00 4:30 5:00

We are beginning to see some parents and students coming down with positive �u diagnosis and other illnesses. Because COVID symptoms mirror so many other illnesses we are asking the following of parents when their children are sick and unable to come to school.

· Call the school o�ce to notify us that your child is sick.

· When your child is symptom free, please call the school o�ce to make us aware that your child is better.

· A child cannot return to school until you have been given a re-entry date by the school o�ce or a doctor has cleared that student to return to school.

o Students will have to be symptom free for 24 hours before returning to school. �at time frame will begin after a parent has noti�ed the school o�ce that their child is symptom free and is not on any fever reduc-ing medication.

o Students can return to school with a doctor’s note making the school aware that a child has been diagnosed with something other than COVID 19 and they are good to return to school.

COVID-19 Update

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Union Grove is partnering with My Hot Lunch Box to provide lunches for our UGCS students. Parents will order lunches and pay for lunches online and lunches will be delivered to school for each student that placed an order. Vendors that will be used include Zaxby’s, Jason’s Deli as well as several others. Look for more information regarding this program in the next several weeks.

My Hot Lunch Box Coming to UGCS