LOWER
FOURTH
& FIFTH GRADE
• 2 packs college ruled filler paper
• 24 #2 sharpened pencils
• 2 - 12 ct Crayola colored pencils
• Pencil bag with grommets
• Pen, 2 each of red and black
• Highlighters – one yellow and one orange
• 7 “ sharp scissors
• 4 glue sticks
• 4 - plastic pocket folders with 3 holes
• 2 wide ruled marble composition books100 pages – one green and one red
• 5 packs - 3x5 ruled white index cards
• 2 boxes of tissues
• 2 rolls of paper towels
• 2 containers of Disinfectant wipes
• “Trapper Keeper” 3-ring zippered notebook with handle and strap - (not included in Back-to-Supply packs)
MIDDLE SCHOOL
SUPPLIES FOR ALL CLASSES AND HOMEROOMS
Disinfecting wipes
• Markers
• Kleenex tissues
• Glue sticks
• Loose-leaf paper (college-ruled)
• Highlighters (various colors)
• Pens (black, blue and red)
• Pencils
• Colored Pencils
• Pencil pouch or bag
MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES
• 5-subject composition book with dividers and pockets.
MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE
• 1-subject spiral-bound notebook/college ruled/9”x11”
MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH College ruled notebook paper
• 3” White view 3-ring binder
• 1 pack 8 Tab Dividers
• 1 subject college ruled spiral notebook
• Graph Paper
• Protractor
• Ruler
• Disinfecting wipes
All students beginning with 7th grade Pre-Algebra should OWN a graphing calculator. The calculator should be any one of the TI Models:
• TI-83, TI-83 Plus
• TI-84, TI-84 Plus
• TI-84 Plus C
• TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition
• or the TI-84 Plus CE Students should NOT purchase models related to any of the following: TI-N Spire, TI-89, or TI-85. 6th grade students need a basic skills calculator.
MIDDLE SCHOOL BIBLE
• 1½” Red durable view 3-ring binder
• College ruled notebook paper
MIDDLE SCHOOL ART - (ELECTIVE)
• Fine tip markers - assorted colors - pack of 24
• 9x12 Hardcover sketch book
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS – 6TH GRADE
• 2” White view durable 3- ring binder
• College ruled notebook paper
• 5 tab dividers with pockets
• Post-It/ Sticky Notes (any color or size)
• 1 pack of 3 x 5 lined index cards (white please)
• 1 pack of 4 x 6 lined index cards (white please)
• Glue sticks Scissors
• Highlighters (various colors)
• Pens and Pencils
• Tissues
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS - 7TH AND 8TH GRADE
• 2” White view durable 3-ring binder
• College ruled notebook paper
• 8 Tab dividers with pockets
• Post-It/ Sticky Notes (any color or size)
• 4x6 white ruled index cards
• Elmer’s Glue (bottle, not glue sticks)
• Scissors Highlighters (various colors)
• Pens and Pencils (lots of pencils)
• Tissues
MIDDLE SCHOOL AG STUDIES - (ELECTIVE)
• 1” 3-ring binder,
• College rulled notebook paper
• Small set of markers and colored pencils
• Shoes that can be worn outside
SUPPLIES FOR ALL CLASSES AND HOMEROOMS
• 4 large boxes of facial tissue (ex: Kleenex®)
• 1 large container of disinfecting wipes (ex: Clorox ®)
• 1 container of hand sanitizer
• 1 pack of No.2 wooden pencils (minimum 10 per pack) or mechanical pencils
• 1 pack of BLACK Ink pens (minimum 3 per pack/ no specific brand preference
• 1 pack dry erase markers (specifically Expo ®, original chisel tip, 2 or more per pack; ink can be black, red, blue or green in color)
• 1 pack of copy paper 8 1⁄2” x 11”
ITEMS FOR SPECIFIC UPPER SCHOOL CLASSES
• Upper School Ag Class
• Upper School Art Class
• Upper School Bible Class
• Upper School English Class
• Upper School Math Class
• Upper School Personal Finance Class
• Upper School Science Class
• Upper School Spanish Class
• Upper School Sports Medicine & Health Class
DRESS CODE
HCA strives for a consistent articulation of dress code expectation through the simple guideline of “clean, neat, and unexaggerated” attire. Students should use this simple statement to determine the appropriateness of their selected attire. The school expects students to maintain proper dress for each occasion both on and off campus. Please use the descriptions below to guide your selections. Students are required to dress in conformance with their biological gender as evidenced by the child’s original birth certificate. For detailed guidance please view the full HCA Dress Code on page 15 of the Parent/Student Handbook.
CLASSROOM DRESS (DAILY)
BOY DRESS CODE
Top
• T-shirt
• Collared polo
• Button down dress shirt
Bottom
• Dress shorts (at least 2 inches below fingertips in length)
• Dress slacks or khaki pants
• Jeans (no ripped, frayed, or torn pants that expose undergarments or bare skin above the knee)
GIRLS DRESS CODE
Top
• T-shirts
• Blouses with the exception of backless, spaghetti straps, halter style or strapless styles.
Bottom
• Leggings or yoga pants worn with a skirt/dress or worn with a shirt covering the front and back including the bottom, derrière, tush, keister, caboose, or your preferred name - it must be covered!
• Athletic shorts (at least 2 inches below the fingertips in length; no mesh or track shorts)
• Dress shorts or skirts (at least 2 inches below fingertips in length)
• Dress slacks or khaki pants
• Jeans (no ripped, frayed, or torn pants that expose undergarments or bare skin above the knee)
CHAPEL DRESS (THURSDAY)
Chapel Dress is professional and respectful
DRESS CODE
attire appropriate for HCA chapel attendance. On Thursday of each week, students are required to wear Chapel Dress as defined in the Parent Student handbook and outlined in the section dedicated to Dress Code. HCA branded attire may be purchased through Lands’ End or the HCA Spirit Shop.
BOYS DRESS CODE
• HCA embroidered polo from Lands’ End in white, maize, black or evergreen (tucked in with a belt), khaki pants/khaki shorts. (Grades K-5)
• Collared dress shirt or polo shirt tucked in. (Grades 6-12)
• Dress slacks/khaki pants with belt (Grades 6-12)
• HCA embroidered pullover or other pullover/jacket/sweater/blazer (for cold weather)
GIRLS DRESS CODE
• HCA embroidered polo from Lands’ End in white, maize, black or evergreen (tucked in) and knee length khaki skirt/ dress/romper, or khaki pants (Grades K-5)
• HCA embroidered dress or jumper (Grades K-5)
• Young ladies may wear dresses, skirts, khaki or dress pants and a shirt or blouse. Dresses and skirts must fall 2” below the fingertip in length and not be nylon, polyester, or spandex fitted skirts or dresses.
• Blouses (no backless, spaghetti straps, halter style or strapless styles)
• Pants/slacks (no spandex, yoga, or leggings)
Denim (jeans, skirts or dresses), hoodies or sweatshirts are not approved for Thursday chapel for young ladies or men.
CRUSADER DRESS
On Fridays and other special event days, all students should wear green & gold HCA branded apparel with the HCA logo. This includes t-shirts, polo shirts, and sweatshirts.
ALL STUDENTS
Apparel adorned with the HCA logo and or be HCA school colors ( green & gold).
VIOLATIONS
Repeated violations of the dress code policy will result in disciplinary action.
BUS SERVICE
HCA offers bus service for the convenience of its families. If you wish to ride an HCA bus, please contact Sarah Brewington or the community contact listed below. If you have already completed application to ride a bus, please move to the next section of the guide.
COMMUNITIES SERVED
CLINTON
Shelia Bass, Bus Driver
Yvonne Rackley, Coordinator
BLADEN
Johnathan Miller, Bus Driver
Sarah Brewington, Coordinator
WARSAW/KENANSVILLE/MAGNOLIA
Veronica Highsmith, Bus Driver
Sarah Brewington, Coordinator
WALLACE
Leslie Trejo, Bus Driver
Emily Ludlum, Coordinator
CAR RIDER
Many families prefer to use a privately owned vehicle (POV). Students arriving and departing via a POV will need their drivers to adhere to the following protocol for safely driving on the HCA campus. Please note that the front drive is ONE WAY TRAFFIC ONLY with the entrance at
the east end closest to the bus parking and exit on the west side. Parking is allowed, but use caution when backing away from the parking space. HCA is a walking campus and students move freely throughout the campus. Student safety is our first priority!
CARPOOL LANE ENTRANCE
Please enter the east drive closest to the bus parking in front of the school for the carpool lane where students will be assisted with entering and exiting the vehicle. We respectfully ask that drivers remain in the vehicle and allow HCA staff to help students. At no time should a driver exit their vehicle with the car still in the carpool lane.
CARPOOL LANE EXIT
When you are ready to exit the campus, you should continue through the carpool lane exiting out the west side of the HCA front driveway. No attempt to pass another vehicle is allowed. During the first two weeks of school, all traffic exiting the campus between the hours of 7:50 - 8:15 and 2:50 - 3:15 are required to turn right onto Tomahawk Highway. No left turns will be permitted during these high volume times. Other times involving special events with high traffic volume will require the same traffic pattern to maintain the safety of everyone visiting HCA.
HCA strongly encourages students to continue to read and practice math skills throughout each break. Research indicates that students who continue reading throughout school breaks maintain or realize modest reading gains including greater proficiency and improved vocabulary as opposed to those students who do not read actually losing approximately one to three months of learning. Don’t let your child be a student with learning loss!
LOWER SCHOOL (suggested but not required) Find your list from Summer Skills here
MIDDLE SCHOOL (suggested but not required) National Jr. Beta Club Book Battle list here found online.
UPPER SCHOOL
The Harrells Christian Academy English Department is requiring Summer Reading for upcoming Honors and AP students entering grades 9-12. The philosophy behind the program is simple: to encourage students to read more by introducing them to the “classics” in hopes that they will become lifelong readers. Each student is required to read the one title from the list under his upcoming grade level (except for seniors who have a choice between two books).
Ninth Grade: Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
Tenth Grade: Lord of the Flies
William Golding
Eleventh Grade: The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
Twelfth Grade: (Choice of one): The Awakening Kate Chopin
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
local bookstore, downloaded as an eBook or Audiobook, or borrowed from HCA (go to the front office to check out your book).
ASSIGNMENT
This assignment is intended to teach you to become a more alert and analytical reader, so it’s important that you complete the steps while you are reading and not afterwards when you may have forgotten some critical elements of the story. You may keep your work in a composition notebook or a small binder or folder. You may either type (double space) or handwrite your responses. Please begin each new section on a separate piece of paper and please mark each new section clearly. Listed below are the four sections and the point value of each section.
PART I: VOCABULARY (20 POINTS)
For each novel, record 20 unfamiliar or challenging words that appear in the text, noting the page number on which the word appears. Then provide a dictionary definition for each word and the sentence from the book in which that word appears. Please note: writing a word that you already know is not an appropriate response.
PART II: QUOTATIONS/KEY PASSAGES (20 POINTS)
For each novel, you should find 5 quotations or key passages that reflect an essential element of the novel. Copy each section word for word and include quotation marks and the speaker’s name (if it is a direct quote and the page number. Then, in a brief sentence or two, explain the relevance or importance of the selected quote. How does it relate to the work as a whole? Does it illustrate the novel’s theme, reveal characters traits, or depict a plot twist?
Example: In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch tells Scout, “You never really understand aperson until you consider things from his point of view or crawl around in his skin and walk around in it” (33). Atticus is telling Scout not to judge another person until you have been where that person has been, done things that person has done, etc. In other words, put yourself in their place before you judge them. Throughout the novel, Atticus wants Scout to see the world from others’ point of view.
*The books listed may be borrowed from any public library, purchased online or at a
PART III: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT (20 POINTS)
Using the Internet or other sources, locate background information about the novel. Include detailed facts about the author, especially facts that might have inspired him/her to write this novel and the time period in which the novel was written. This information must be at least three paragraphs to one page in length. Please cite from where you located your information. (Citation format: Author’s last name, first name, Title. City: Publishing Company, and Copyright date. See Purdue OWL for MLA 9 th Edition for Internet sources).
PART IV: BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR (20 POINTS)
Using the Internet or other sources, locate biographical information about your author. Be sure to include when and where the author was born, life facts, and events in the author’s life that might have influenced him/her to write this novel. This information must be at least three paragraphs in length. Please cite all information that is not your own. See the section below on Citing Sources and Plagiarism.
PART V: REVIEW (20 POINTS)
Describe your most memorable section of the book. Include details about that section and why you liked that particular part of the book. How did this section influence the outcome of the story? Why did you like this section? Why will it leave a memorable impression on your mind long after you have finished the reading? (At least one-two paragraphs in length)
*Due Date: This assignment is due for all Honor and AP English students (first and second semester) the first day of class, Tuesday, August 13. Ten points will be deducted for each day thereafter you do not turn in the assignment. If you are a new/transfer student and receive this assignment sheet after July 15, your work will be due by September 15. Reminder: if you do not have English until second semester, your Summer Reading assignment is still due on August 13.
*Plagiarism: All work submitted should be your own. While it is fine to consult Internet sources as a reference after you have read the novel, all writing must be your own. Any student who submits any type of work or a key interpretive idea that is not his/her own is guilty of plagiarism and will receive a zero for the work (which counts as a Major Assignment). Be honest in your work and have the confidence to value your own thoughts and opinions. Don’t wait until the last minute to complete this assignment!
We believe the Summer Reading program is a positive learning experience for our students. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the school.
ORIENTATION
We look forward to welcoming you to campus for the opening of the 2024-2025 school year on August 8!
KINDERGARTEN
August 8
4:00pm Front Lawn
GRADES 1-12
August 8 5:00-7:00pm Homeroom followed by classroom visits
NEW FAMILIES INCLUDING ALL RISING 6TH AND 9TH GRADERS
August 8
6:00pm Auditorium
JUST FOR NEW STUDENTS & PARENTS
WHEN ON CAMPUS
HCA requests that all individuals entering campus sign-in with the Front Office. Additionally, if you are bringing a student to school after the beginning of the school day, that student will need a parent or guardian to come in to sign and acknowledge the delivery of the child to class. Likewise, students who need to leave prior to the end of the school day will need to have a parent/guardian to request their exit and sign out the student.
LUNCH
Please join us for lunch during the school year. Our students love having you visit for lunch with them. If you would like to have lunch with your child, simply sign-in with the Front Office. Lunch is only $7.00 for a great break with a fun bunch of kids! We respectfully ask that Kindergarten families refrain from lunch visits until the seventh week of school.
LOWER SCHOOL (MON-THURS)
10:50-12:05
LOWER SCHOOL (FRI)
12:35-1:25
MIDDLE SCHOOL (MON-THURS) 1:05-1:35
MIDDLE SCHOOL (FRI) 12:00-12:25
UPPER SCHOOL (MON-THURS) 12:30-1:00
UPPER SCHOOL (FRI) 11:30-11:55
CHAPEL
HCA Chapels are a weekly worship service that serves to nurture and grow students closer to God. Families are invited to attend weekly chapels. To attend any chapel, please signin with the Front Office before going to be seated in the auditorium. We look forward to worshiping with you!
WALKING STUDENTS TO CLASS
The first day of school is an exciting time filled with emotion, and we know you will not want to miss out on those first day of school photos. Even during the first week of school, you may
find you want to walk your child to class. At HCA, we celebrate Independence Day on Friday, August 23. This day represents the first day our Lower School students walk themselves to class. Please prepare your child for their “Big Day” with happy words and smiling faces!
USING TECHNOLOGY ON CAMPUS
At HCA we embrace the use of technology to enhance our learning environment. Please review and complete the Technology form for your child to access digital learning while at HCA. Returning students do not need to complete this form. Download the Technology Form here.
Cell phone use is allowed for Upper School students during specific times of the day. All other students should leave their personal devices in their locker or bookbag during the day. Also, we ask everyone visiting HCA to turn off their mobile phone wifi while on campus.
JUST FOR PARENTS
JUST FOR PARENTS
JOIN THE PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION
HCA is blessed with an active PTO. This group sponsors events, provides essential fundraising, offers volunteer manpower and much, much more. Not to mention, it is a great way to meet other parents and get to know the HCA faculty and staff. This exciting group meets monthly on the first Tuesday of every month in the cafeteria. Join the HCA PTO on September 3, 2024.
JOIN THE CRUSADER BOOSTER CLUB
The Crusader Booster Club is a fun organization that functions to support all aspects of athletic programming at HCA. Membership includes many perks available to just Booster Club members. Join today by completing the membership form and returning it with payment to Clayton Hall.
JOIN THE HCA COMMUNITY
Just ask any alum, there is nothing like the HCA experience. It is a place where everyone knows you by name, supports you when the chips are down, and celebrates your successes. At HCA you are family! Joining the HCA family presents a new opportunity in your life. We know it will be exciting and, at times, a little overwhelming. That is why we strive to provide your family with the support you need to transition back to school and ultimately laying the foundation for your child’s success. As you progress through the next few weeks, please do not hesitate to reach out if you need help preparing for school!
STAY CONNECTED WITH US!
Harrells Christian Academy 360 Tomahawk Highway
Harrells, NC 28444
Mailing address: PO Box 88
Harrells, NC 28444
Main Phone: 910-532-4575
Website: www.harrellsca.com
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