Ukiah Junior Academy

CORRECTION! I truly apologize for having to send out another notification so shortly after the last, but I made a huge mistake! Here is the corrected dates for MAY of this week.... not JUNE! THIS Thursday MAY 30: 8th grade graduation is this Thursday, MAY 30! In order to prepare for that, school is going to get out at 12:15 that day. After school care will start at 12:30 on that day and go until 5:45. THIS Friday MAY 31: This is a required school day and we are inviting our school families to attend the day with us! We will have lots of fun and games from a water fight, tug-of-war, a high school vs. staff basketball game, as well as snow cones and an all school and family BBQ! Please join us for all the fun and games! The day will end at 12:15, and there will be NO after school care on this day.

This week we have a few things that will be a bit different. Thursday June 30: We have our 8th grade graduation this Thursday, June 30 at 6:30! In order to prepare for that, school is going to get out at 12:15 that day. After school care will start at 12:30 on that day and go until 5:45. Friday June 31: This is a required school day and we are inviting our school families to attend the day with us! We will have lots of fun and games from a water fight, tug-of-war, a high school vs. staff basketball game, as well as snow cones and an all school and family BBQ! Please join us for all the fun and games! The day will end at 12:15, and there will be NO after school care on this day. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask, happy Tuesday!

The Snack Shack is closed for the rest of the year. Money left over in accounts will be returned next week.

UJA Parents, At drop off this morning you will see some extra cars and school buses. One of our sister schools, Milo Adventist Academy in Oregon had a bus breakdown while heading back north on their music tour. They stayed last night in our gym and may be on campus much of the day today while the bus is being repaired. They are a great group of high schoolers making the best of things. Rick Nelson

Spring Music Program Call Times May 16, 2024, 6:30-7:30 PM When should students arrive? 5:00 pm - Advanced Strings 5:30 pm - Grades 7-10 to change into their costumes and be ready 5:45 pm - Grades 5-6 arrive to change into their costumes 6:15 pm - Grades K-4 to show up, we should have them lined up and ready to begin at 6:30 pm sharp wearing red, white, and blue.

UJA Parents, We want a new outdoor concrete basketball court in place by the beginning of next year. Phase 1 entails breaking up and hauling away the old concrete and basketball standards. I wonder if some of our UJA families have any of the equipment and knowledge needed to get this done on a Sunday sometime soon. Please get in touch with me if this sounds like something you would be willing to help with. Thank you and God bless, Rick Nelson

UJA Parents, Last Tuesday evening we interviewed Jennifer Rich for our open teaching position and the board voted to offer her the position. She was also offered a similar position at Lodi Adventist Elementary. She informed me this morning that she had accepted the position at Lodi. The search goes on. Please pray that we find the right person for our little school. We will keep you up to date as we continue looking. God bless, Rick Nelson

UJA Parents, As you pick up your darlings this afternoon, please look over the 50+ items on display in the parking lot. So many lonely items anxious to return home! Please help them do that! Rick Nelson

For Next Year’s Grades 5/6/7/8, the deadline is coming up this next week to let us know if your child will be returning!! We have a list of future new parents who are waiting to hear if their child can attend UJA, and we will be calling them in the beginning of May to let them know if there is room. Please remember to let us know if your child will be returning or moving on to another school by next Tuesday, April 30. Otherwise we will start accepting new students in to these grades.

All this week I will be backpacking with our grades 9-10 students, along with Mr. Kuntz. I will miss seeing you all at the morning drop off and afternoon pickup, but do not fear, I will return. The next week, on Tuesday evening at 7PM in the library, we will be interviewing a potential homeroom teacher for our grades 7-8 classroom. All are invited to observe and comment when the candidate is dismissed. I will have more details for you next week. God bless, Rick Nelson

Dear UJA Family, I apologize, I forgot to add the hot lunch menu in this week. We ARE having hot lunch and it will be spaghetti, garlic bread, a salad, and a drink. Enjoy!

UJA Parents, Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have to cancel our scheduled Let's Move Day and Barbecue we had planned to have the coming Sunday. Rick Nelson

Good evening school family, I wanted to let you all know that we will not be having hot lunch this week or next week. Since we get back tomorrow, it was decided we would skip hot lunch this week, and next day Wednesday and Thursday are minimal school days due to the optional parent/teacher conferences. So the next hot lunch will be Wednesday April 17 and it will be spaghetti! Have a great evening and we can't wait to see everybody back on campus tomorrow!

UJA Parents, An accreditation team from WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) will be on campus tomorrow, March 21. They would like to meet with any parents who would be available at 1:00 pm to hear your thoughts on UJA. They will be meeting in the library that is below the gym. Please come if you can and share your feedback. Rick Nelson

UJA Parents, You received another email this morning from Ukiah Junior Academy inviting you to complete a survey about your experience at UJA this year. We value your feedback and encourage you, if you haven't already, to complete the survey by the end of next week. Thank you for your help. Rick Nelson

UJA Parents of 6-10 Ski Group, The ski group reports a wonderful time was had by all! Because of the late return tonight there will be at late start of 9:00 AM for those two classrooms. If that is not possible there will be supervision for those who have to arrive at normal time.

Leaning Fair Tonight! We will meet in the gym at 6:30 for some announcements and instructions before visiting classroom displays and student projects. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Good morning school family, I failed to add the Learning Fair time in the grapevine yesterday! We will be started the learning fair at 6:30 tomorrow, Thursday Feb 22. We can't wait to see you all there! Also a reminder that the book fair is going on in our gym right now and will be accessible during the Learning Fair! Here is a link for more information about it: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/uja

Open Enrollment for the 2024/2025 school year starts NOW! Register your child/children by 3/31 and receive a 40% discount off the registration fee or by 5/31 and receive a 10% discount off the registration fee. Returning students interested in tuition assistance for the 2024/2025 school year, must fill out the application on the family portal BEFORE THE END OF MAY. Tuition assistance applications are now open for the 2024/2025 school year . Deadline for applications is 5/31. Head to our website to enroll your students for this upcoming school year!

UJA Parents, Power was restored last night and we look forward to seeing students in the morning! Rick Nelson