MSA Parent Update
August 16, 2019
Please check out everything that is going on at MSA:
The First Week of School
New Faculty and Staff
Uniforms
We would like to thank everyone for doing a good job on being fully in uniform the first week of school. Please remember the following items daily:
- Only MSA logo shirts are allowed at school.
- Students must wear a belt at all times.
- ID Badges must be worn at all times on the student's upper body.
- Shirts must be tucked in and may not be rolled in any way.
- Only MSA sweatshirts can be worn during the school day at any time.
- Students may not write on or alter their uniform or sweatshirt in any way. (that includes cutting the neck or cuffs of the sweatshirts.)
Shirts from activities that students have done outside of school will no longer be allowed. Thank you for helping us enforce the dress code. Just a reminder, when we have no school on Friday, students may not wear Friday shirts on any other day than Friday.
Friday shirts are for Fridays ONLY.
Thank you for your assistance in helping us enforce this important policy at our school.
ID Cards
To assure that this happens, any student who comes to school without their ID on will NOT be allowed on campus until they go to the office and get a reprint of the ID card. All reprint ID cards will cost $5.00. Any student who does not have the funds to pay at that time will be billed the cost of the replacement ID card.
Thank you for your attention and support in this matter as we work to continually improve our security on our campus.
School-wide Fundraiser Kickoff
Students will be coming home with order forms and information about this event, so get some yummy cheesecakes and other items, and help support the school.
School Pictures
School pictures will be taken on August 20 and 21 during the school day. Students will be scheduled to come down and get their photos taken, and you will have the opportunity to order copies of the pictures for your own photo gallery!
Flyers will be sent home with students this week.
Please note - students will wear their school uniform for all pictures. We do not allow students to change for the pictures at any time.
Picture Day Voulenteers
Thank you in advance for anyone who can support us during this event!!
Attention High School Students - First Musical of the Year - Pippin
When: THU August 22nd from 5:00- 7:30
Where: MSA Small Theater
What should I prepare?
Please prepare a 1-2 minute cut from a song and be prepared to learn a dance combination. Research the show. Choose something that fits your voice type and character type you would like to play. YES, you can do a song from Pippin.
Who may audition?
Grades 9-12. We are looking for circus acts, dancers, singers, actors, musicians, and unique abilities.
Show Dates: Friday, November 1st at 7:00 p.m. and SAT November 2nd at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m..
Call Backs: Friday, August 23rd from 5:00- 7:30.
Please see Ms. Mock or Mr. Coleman for any questions.
6th Grade Dance Team Auditions
Calling all incoming 6th graders that are interested in being a part of our 6th grade dance team, The MSA Inferno: Auditions are right around the corner! Please make arrangements to be in attendance and be on time all three days of auditions. If you need to make separate arrangements, please email Ms. Castner by August 19th at kcastner@msaschool.org. Auditions will take place in room 402. Please pick up your permission slip from Ms. Castner in the 6th grade dance room (room 12) beginning the first week of school. These forms are due on the first day of try-outs and must be completed to attend the audition. Please wear all black clothing (black dance attire/MSA dance uniform if possible), no jewelry, hair up, and dance shoes if you have them. We are looking forward to another wonderful season of dance training, team bonding, performance opportunities, and fun representing our school to the highest degree! We hope you can join us, details are listed below!
INFERNO DANCE TEAM (IDT) MANDATORY AUDITION SCHEDULE
AUDITION REHEARSALS:
MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH & WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH
8:00-9:20AM
FINAL AUDITION DAY:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30TH
8:00-9:20AM
Want to get a sneak peek of the skills required at auditions and receive additional help learning the material? Be at our audition workshop on Wednesday, August 21st from 8:00-9:20am in room 402. Cost to attend is $10.00,
cash or check made out to MSA.
Rainy Dismissals
In the event of severe weather, we will change our release procedure to ensure the safety of our students. Once the buses get into a normal routine, we will release all bus riders first. All parent pick-up cars must pull into the parent pick-up loop. MSA staff will instruct you what to do at that point. After all buses are gone, we will move the vehicles from the car rider loop to the front of the school. The staff member in the car rider loop will direct you when to move. Do not come into the front parking lot until you are released from the car rider loop. Cars in the front parking lot will hinder the movement of the buses and will slow the entire release process. We will have all students who are car riders waiting in the front of the school. We will call the students out once you have moved to the front of the school.
Please talk to your student about being quiet and patient while waiting. We will only use this Rainy Day procedure for lightning and other severe weather conditions. Please make sure that your child comes to school prepared for rain. It is always a good idea for a student to have a poncho available in their backpack for rainy days.
We realize that this procedure will lengthen the time it will take to get the students home, but with your patience and support we will be able to get all students out of the school as quickly and safely as possible. Thank you for your understanding, as we will have rainy dismissals before the year is out.
Additionally, we will use a texting feature on our parent notification system to notify you if there are any changes in dismissal procedures.
Parent Pick up Reminders
The entrance of Riviera Dunes, the bank, rehab center, the furniture store or the Courtney are not places that students may be picked up at the end of the day.
We have great relationships with our neighbors and we can't interfere with their businesses or the daily function of their clients. All surrounding businesses have been advised to call local law enforcement if they continue to have problems with parents picking up students on their property.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
A great idea - Ride the bus!!
Riding the bus is a great opportunity to ease life for you and for your children.
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Checking School Announcements
Please be sure to keep up with what is going on here at MSA!
Upcoming Events
August 2019
20 & 21 - School Picture Days
29 - Otis Fundraiser Kickoff Assemblies
27 - Grade 7-8 Back to School Night
29 - High School Back to School Night
September 2017
2 - No School - Labor Day
4 - ALICE parent presentation night - 6:00
Help us get the word out
About Us
Email: devinet@msfta.org
Website: www.msfta.org
Location: 700 Haben Boulevard, Palmetto, FL, United States
Phone: 941-721-6800