MSA Parent Update
August 13, 2017
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 two days 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 Thursday.
Friday shirts are for Fridays ONLY.
Thank you for your assistance in helping us enforce this important policy at our school.
School-wide Cheesecake Fundraiser
Students will be coming home with order forms and information about this event, so get some yummie cheesecakes and other items, and help support the school.
Online Grade Access
Don't forget that you have access to your child's grades through the Parent Portal. If you have not received the access information, please let us know, and if you have any questions about your child's performance in a class, contact your child's teacher early to avoid any surprises come progress report time. Thanks!
School Pictures
School pictures will be taken on August 22 and 23 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.
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 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.
Checking School Announcements
Please be sure to keep up with what is going on here at MSA!
Upcoming Events
August 2017
17-18 Into the Woods Auditions
17 - MSA HEAT Skate Night - Astro Skate
22-23 - School Picture Days
23 - Transitioning to Middle School Presentation for 6th Grade Parents
25 - Cheesecake Kickoff Assemblies
29 - 6th Grade Back to School Night
30 - High School Back to School Night
31 - Grade 7-8 Back to School Night
September 2017
4 - No School - Labor Day
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About Us
Email: devinet@msfta.org
Website: www.msfta.org
Location: 700 Haben Boulevard, Palmetto, FL, United States
Phone: 941-721-6800