On March 7 & 8, Maranatha Christian Academy will host its Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences. We value our partnership with our parents. Having these meetings at this time of the year allows teachers and parents to work together to provide the best educational experience for every student.
Lower School Conferences are by appointment only. A link for parents to register was sent by the Lower School Offices or can be accessed by clicking here.
Conferences are held on Thursday, March 7 from 2-8:10 p.m. and Friday, March 8 from 9 a.m.-3:10 p.m.
Lower School conferences with teachers are by appointment only. A link was sent out by the Lower School offices and can be accessed by clicking here.
Prekindergarten through Grade 4 conferences will be held in your child's classroom.
Lower school specialists Mr. Campbell (Phy. Ed.), Mrs. Shaw (Art), Ms. Bakke (STEAM), and Mrs. Jares (Music) will be conferencing in the Mall Hall. Mrs. Huether (Learning Commons Specialist/Technology Integration) will be in the Lower School Learning Commons.
If possible, please try to arrive at least five minutes prior to your conference time. Your cooperation with being punctual will allow each conference the maximum amount of time. Should you arrive early and the teacher is finishing up a conference, please wait quietly in the hallway.
It is recommended to not bring other children; however, we realize sometimes this may be unavoidable. If children must accompany you to conferences, we ask they be instructed to sit quietly on a chair outside the classroom while parents are conferencing.
The X-Tended Day program is available for PreK-4, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on both Thursday and Friday during conferences. Grades 5-6 will NOT have X-Tended Experience on either day. A flier will be sent home with your child closer to conferences. The information for registration is live and can be found on the X-Tended Day parent web page at https://mcamustangs.campbrainregistration.com/.
Contact the X-Tended Day Director, Ms. Sarah Rinke at [email protected] with any questions you may have.
Learning Support Services - (students with IEPs, academic plans, and tutoring) will be conferencing in the Mall Hall.
MCA Accelerated will be conferencing in the Mall Hall
Ms. Welhouse, Lower School K-4 Counselor, will not be available for conferences. To schedule a conference with her, please email her at [email protected].
Due to limited conference times for Prekindergarten and Lower School, we do not provide two separate conference times for divorced parents with joint custody.
Upper School Conferences are broken down a bit differently depending on grade level.
Conferences are held on Thursday, March 7 from 2-8:10 p.m. and Friday, March 8 from 9 a.m.-3:10 p.m.
Grade 5 will conference in classrooms upstairs by appointment times. A link to parents was sent to families to sign up for a time. To access this link, please click here.
if you cannot attend your scheduled conference time, please let the classroom teacher know as soon as possible. Contact Mrs. Rachel Hunt at [email protected] or 763-488-7907, to make any changes to your scheduled conference time.
Conferences for Grades 6 - 8 will be held in the cafeteria in an open format. Parents are able to rotate from teacher to teacher and conference with them as they become available. Please note, we ask that each teacher's conference be held to a maximum of 10 minutes to allow other waiting parents time to conference as well.
To ensure you can conference with all your child's teachers, please arrive at least one hour prior to the conclusion of conferences.
Conferences for Grades 9-12 will be held in the gymnasium in an open format. Parents are able to rotate from teacher to teacher and conference with them as they become available. Please note, we ask that each teacher's conference be held to a maximum of 10 minutes to allow other waiting parents time to conference as well.
To ensure you can conference with all your child's teachers, please arrive at least one hour prior to the conclusion of conferences.
The following teacher will conference on Thursday, March 7, ONLY:
The following teachers will conference on Friday, March 8 ONLY:
The following part-time teachers will not be available either day but are available by email to arrange a conference as needed.
Bethel professors will not be available to conference but can be emailed through your student’s account with questions or concerns.
Deborah Meiners (College and Career Director) will conference by appointment only in the Career Counseling Center (CCC) upstairs on March 7 and 8 for those with college counseling or scheduling questions. Please contact Mrs. Meiners at [email protected] or Mrs. Block at [email protected] to schedule your appointment.
Learning Support Services - (students with IEPs, academic plans, and tutoring) will be conferencing in the Mall Hall.
MCA Accelerated will be conferencing in the Mall Hall
Upper School Counselors will be available for conferences as noted below:
The X-Tended Experience Program will NOT be available for Grades 5-6 during conferences.
