Calendar

2009 - 2010 School Calendar

(To print the 2009-10 Calendar, click here.)

Date	Activity	Time	Location
August:
Tues-Aug. 4^th	Teacher Orientation	1:00 pm - 6:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Thurs-Aug. 13^th	Information Meeting	7:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Thurs-Aug. 20^th	Information Meeting	7:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Tues-Aug. 25^th	Harvest Kitchen	11:00 am	Grace Satellite Office Parking Lot
Thurs-Aug. 27^th	Student Orientation Grades K-12th	6:30 pm	FBCM Sanctuary
Mon-Aug. 31^st	First Day of School	---	---
September:
Mon-Sept. 7^th - Tues-Sept. 8^th	School Closed - Labor Day Holiday	---	-----
Thurs-Sept. 10^th	Information Meeting	7:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Mon-Sept. 14^th	K-5 Field Trip - Billy Graham Library	---	-----
Tues-Sept. 15^th	6-8 Field Trip - Billy Graham Library
Wed-Sept. 16^th	9-12 Field Trip - Billy Graham Library	---	-----
Thurs-Sept. 17^th	Chapel	10:00 am	FBCM Sanctuary
Tues-Sept. 22^nd	Teacher Community Meeting	12:30 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Wed-Sept. 23^rd	See You at the Pole	8:00 am	FBCM Front Lawn - Flagpole
Thurs-Sept. 24^th	Lunch Bunch	12:30 pm	Stumptown Park
Thurs-Sept. 24^th	Information Meeting	7:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Tues-Sept. 29^th	Harvest Kitchen	11:00 am	School Parking Lot
Tues-Sept. 29^th	Senior Orientation	7:00 pm	FBCM Sanctuary
October:
Wed-Oct. 7^th	Chapel	10:00 am	FBCM Sanctuary-
Wed-Oct. 7^th - Fri-Oct. 9^th	High School Retreat - Cedar Grove Retreat Center, Kannapolis
Tues-Oct. 13^th	Senior Lunch	12:15 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Tues-Oct. 13^th	College Night	7:00 pm	FBCM Sanctuary
Wed-Oct. 14^th	Teacher Community Meeting	12:30 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Tues-Oct. 20^th	Picture Day	8:30 am - 12:00 pm	FBCM, Room 237
Wed-Oct. 21^st	Picture Day	-8:30 am - 12:00 pm--	FBCM, Room 237-
Thurs-Oct. 22^nd	End of 1st Quarter
Thurs-Oct. 22^nd	Skate Night	6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Kate's Skating Rink, Indian Trail
Fri-Oct. 23^rd	Senior Portraits	10:00 am - 3:00 pm	Grace Satellite Office
Mon-Oct. 26^th- Thurs-Oct. 29^th	Spirit Week	---	---
Tues-Oct. 27^th	Harvest Kitchen	11:00 pm	School Parking Lot
Thurs-Oct. 29^th	Lunch Bunch	12:30 pm-	Chick-fil-a
Thurs-Oct. 29^th	Information Meeting	7:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220
November:
Mon-Nov. 2^nd	Grades Distributed this Week
Tues-Nov. 3^rd- Fri-Nov. 6^th	NACA Tournament	---	-----
Tues-Nov. 9^th - Thurs-Nov. 12^th	10th Anniversary Week
Tues-Nov. 10^th	Teacher Community Meeting	12:30 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Thurs-Nov. 12^th	Chapel	10:00 am	FBCM Sanctuary
Fri-Nov. 13^th	Homecoming	---	---
Thurs-Nov. 19^th	Lunch Bunch	12:30 pm	Five Guys
Thurs-Nov. 19^th	Information Meeting	7:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Thurs-Nov. 19^th	Fall Sports Banquet	7:00 pm	FLC
Wed-Nov. 25^th- Thurs-Nov. 26^th	Thanksgiving Break	---	---
December:
Wed-Dec. 2^nd	Chapel	10:00 am	FBCM Sanctuary
Tues-Dec. 8^th	Christmas Program	7:00 pm	FBCM Sanctuary
Wed-Dec. 9^th	Teacher Community Meeting	12:30 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Thurs-Dec. 10^th	Lunch Bunch	12:30 pm	Chick-fil-a
Thurs-Dec. 10^th	Information Meeting	7:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Thurs-Dec. 17^th	End of 2nd Quarter	---
Mon-Dec. 21^st - Thurs-Dec. 31^st	Christmas Break
January:
Mon-Jan. 4^th	School Resumes
Mon-Jan. 11^th	Grades Distributed this Week	---	---
Tues-Jan. 12^th	Teacher Community Meeting	12:30 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Wed-Jan. 13^th	Senior Luncheon	12:30 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Thurs-Jan. 14^th	Chapel	10:00 am	FBCM Sanctuary
Thurs-Jan. 14^th	Information Meeting	7:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Tues-Jan. 19^th	Jersey Day
Wed-Jan. 20^th	Inside Out Day	---	---
Tues-Jan. 26^th	Harvest Kitchen	11:00 am	School Parking Lot
Thurs-Jan. 28^th	Lunch Bunch	12:30 pm	Five Guys
Thurs-Jan. 28^th	Information Meeting	7:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Fri-Jan. 29^th	Senior Portraits	10:00 am - 3:00 pm	Grace Satellite Office
February:
Wed-Feb. 3^rd	Chapel	10:00 am	FBCM Sanctuary
Wed-Feb. 10^th	Teacher Community Meeting	12:30 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Thurs-Feb. 11^th	Information Meeting	7:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Thurs-Feb. 18^th	Winter Sports Banquet	7:00 pm	-FLC--
Tues-Feb. 23^rd	Harvest Kitchen	11:00 am	School Parking Lot
Thurs-Feb. 25^th	End of 3rd Quarter	---	---
Thurs-Feb. 25^th	Lunch Bunch	12:30 pm	Chick-fil-a
Thurs-Feb. 25^th	Information Meeting	7:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220
March:
Thurs-Mar. 4^th	Chapel	10:00 am	FBCM Sanctuary
Fri-Mar. 5^th	CAT Testing	9:00 am- 12:30 pm	---
Mon-Mar. 8^th	Grades Distributed this Week
Tues-Mar. 9^th	Teacher Community Meeting	12:30 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Thurs-Mar. 11^th	Information Meeting	7:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Fri-Mar. 12^th	CAT Testing	9:00 am- 12:30 pm	TBA
Tues-Mar. 16^th	Middle School Field Trip - National Whitewater Center
Thurs-Mar. 18^th	Night of the Arts	TBA	TBA
Fri-Mar. 19^th	Drama Performance	7:00 pm	Matthews Community Center
Tues-Mar. 23^rd	Harvest Kitchen	11:00 am	School Parking Lot
Thurs-Mar. 25^th	Lunch Bunch	12:30 pm	Five Guys
Thurs-Mar. 25^th	Information Meeting	7:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Fri-Mar. 26^th	Drama Performance	7:00 pm	Matthews Community Center
Tues-Mar. 30^th	Science Fair	7:00 pm	FLC
April:
Thurs-Apr. 1^st	Senior Breakfast	9:00 am	FLC
Thurs-Apr. 1^st	Chapel	10:00 am	FBCM Sanctuary
Mon-Apr. 5^th-Thurs-Apr. 8^th	Spring Break
Wed-Apr. 14^th	Teacher Community Meeting	12:30 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Thurs-Apr. 15^th	Information Meeting	7:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Fri-Apr. 16^th	Prom	---	---
Thurs-Apr. 22^nd	Information Meeting	7:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220
Tues-Apr. 27^th	Harvest Kitchen	11:00 am	School Parking Lot
Thurs-Apr. 29^th	Last Day of School
Thurs-Apr. 29^th	End of Year Picnic	12:30 pm	Stumptown Park
May:
Fri-May 7^th	Graduation Practice	TBA	FBCM Sanctuary
Sat-May 8^th	Graduation	10:00 am	FBCM Sanctuary-
Mon-May 10^th	Grades Distributed this Week
Thurs-May 13^th	Information Meeting	7:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220-
Thurs-May 20^th	Spring Sports Banquet	TBA	TBA
Tues-May 25^th	Harvest Kitchen	11:00 am	School Parking Lot
Thurs-May 27^th	Information Meeting	7:00 pm	FBCM, Room 220

(Calendar is subject to change. Revised 1-14-10)

* FBCM: First Baptist Church Matthews

* FLC: Family Life Center of First Baptist Church Matthews

* TBA: To be announced.

Inclement Weather: We will follow the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School schedule for inclement weather. Check local news forecasts.

Grace Weekly Highlights

End of Grade Testing
If your student's last name begins with letters N-Z, they will be testing Fri., 3/12. Students should arrive by 8:45 a.m. This testing is mandatory.

2010-11 Registration
We are currently registering students for 2010-11 School Year. Class Schedule and registration information can be found under Admissions. Be sure to register early and save!

Online Courses
We are offering Summer 2010 and 2010-11 School Year Online Courses. More information can be found by clicking on the Grace Online Learning button above weekly highlights on the homepage. For any questions regarding our online courses, call (704) 814-9077 or email us at online@graceacademync.com.

Progress Reports
Progress Reports are available to be picked up this week in the office.

Engrade
We are excited to provide you with student grades online. Sign up information is attached to Progress Reports.

Common Ground
Common Ground is a Bible Study for 7th - 12th Grade students that meets on Thursdays. The next meeting will be 3/11 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at 855 Sam Newell Road, Suite 100 (near the Crews Center & Crestdale Middle School).

Information Meeting
If you know of anyone interested in attending Grace Academy for fall 2010, there will be an Information Meeting Thurs., 3/11 @ 7:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church Matthews.

Art Show
Mark your calendars now! The Art Show is scheduled for 3/18. It will be a wonderful night of Grace student artwork displays.

Drama Performances
Mark your calendars now! Our drama students will be performing at the Matthews Community Center 3/19 and 3/26 at 7:00 p.m.

Science Fair
Grace will be holding a Science Fair on Tues., 3/30. Students in grades 4th - 12th are eligible to participate. For more information, please contact your Science Teacher or email the coordinator at davis@graceacademync.com.

Nicaragua Missions Trip
Grace will lead a group of students on a missions trip to Nicaragua 6/9 - 6/15. If you are interested, contact us at gracemissions @graceacademync.com. The cost of the trip is $1,390. The deposit of $200 to confirm your spot is due 4/29.

Grace Photos Online
Check out the student photos that you can now purchase online. Click here to be directed to the website.

Grace Athletics

Spring Sports
Come out and support our Grace Lions! Girls Varsity Soccer, Boys Varsity Tennis, Varsity Baseball and Golf game schedules are posted under Athletics.

Coaching Opportunities
We are currently looking for coaching staff for Golf and Tennis for Spring; Cross Country, Volleyball for the Fall; and Basketball for the Winter. Please contact Coach Matt Daniel at: sports@graceacademync.com. There are immediate openings for Golf and Tennis for Spring.