Middle School Moments
September 18, 2019
From the Desk of Mrs. McCoy
What is Spirit Day? Reflections from the Early Years:
As school ended last year and I stood at the top of the breezeway looking down at
the students enjoying Spirit Day items that you provided, I flashed back to the early
days at SBA. At that time we were working hard to have school spirit because our
students came from many different schools and places. The pride we wanted for
this place, for our students being SBA Seahawks, was just not there yet. We wanted community. We worked on it. We prayed for it. We knew that would take time. In an effort to
build school spirit, we asked students to wear SBA t-shirts to celebrate our
teams and their school. We asked parents to provide some baked goods that PTF
could sell to give us some start-up money to be able to do things for our students. It
was a huge hit! Students enjoyed the break and the goodies.
THANK YOU to those early parents for beginning a good thing. THANK YOU to our current parents who continue this event. Some parents send in items (whether they joined PTF or not) that their children buy back, however, the benefit is huge for SBA students. Your PTF uses
that money for our school. Last year, they gave 2 scholarships to students, helped fund the new playground, provided additional funds for team building events in 2 of our schools, led out in Staff Appreciation Week, and welcomed teachers back at the beginning of the school year with a luncheon. They do so much more! Just be reminded that our students love Spirit Day and benefit from Spirit Day at the same time. Thank you for making this place great.
Thank you, parents! #WeAreSilverdale
On Spirit Days we allow all students to wear jeans or their uniform bottoms and a Silverdale Spirit shirt rather than a uniform approved shirt. It is a nice break for everyone to enjoy.
We appreciate you and your children!
Homecoming Week Dress-Down Schedule
~ Monday, September 23rd - Heroes or Villains Day
~ Tuesday, September 24th - Country or Country Club Day
~ Wednesday, September 25th - Holiday Day (must wear chapel uniform) add a Christmas sweater, vest, tie or socks
~ Thursday, September 26th - Throwback Day
~ Friday, September 27th - Super Seahawk Spirit Day (no morph suits)
Students are not required to dress down; they may wear their school uniforms.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS NEEDED!!!
INTERESTED IN BEING A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER?
We value our substitute teachers here at Silverdale. If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a substitute teacher for the Academy, please click here for the application. Once completed, please turn the application in to Mrs. Lusk at the Elementary entrance (Door #7). We will begin the approval process, and contact you with background check and fingerprinting information. We will let you know when our next Sub Training will be.
ACT ASPIRE TEST RESULTS
WHEN TO STAY HOME WITH SICKNESS
A child may return to school ONLY when symptom-free for 24 hours (fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, etc.), or when the family physician notifies the school in writing that it is safe to do so.
It Takes a Village
From being there to take tuition payments or help direct your child to his or her classroom, the Advancement and Finance Departments are available every morning to help make your day just a little bit easier. There are members of each department in every lobby during morning carlines.
Do you have a tuition payment? Need to pay for lunch? Do you just need an encouraging word or maybe someone to pray over you because your morning was a little rough? We are here for you. Let us know how we can help. As Teddy Roosevelt once said, “People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
Dates to Remember
September 26th ~ Spirit Day - SBA top and Jeans or Uniform Bottoms
October 3rd & 4th ~ The Academy will be closed for the Child Light Conference
October 7th - 11th ~ Fall Break
October 17th ~ All School Paid Dress Down to support the senior trip. Cost is $3:00 to participate
October 18th ~ 1/2 Day
~ Service Projects
~ Parent/Teacher Conferences - email the teachers you would like to meet with directly
~ Report Cards available for Term 1
October 19th ~ SBA Annual Gala at the Colonnade
COME SUPPORT OUR SBA ATHLETICS
Students can get into all home games by showing their ID at the gate. They received their ID's in homeroom last week.
EXCITING NEWS
Last year, we debuted the 'Silverdale Athletics' app (available for free download in Apple and Google). A few reminders of the benefits:
- You/ grandparents can view schedules, rosters, directions to game locations and get updated game cancellations that will come as an alert to your phone.
- Receive final score updates on the sports that you follow (open the app, select 'team alerts', toggle switch the teams that you want)
- View activities by a daily view or team view.
Please contact athletics if you have any questions. Go Seahawks!
TRYOUTS
Tryouts for Middle School Girls Soccer will be held Thursday, September 26th and Monday, September 30th @ 3:30, Redoubt Soccer Fields. Please contact Coach Chapman with any questions.
Tryouts for Middle School Boys Soccer will be held Thursday, September 26th and Monday, September 30th @ 3:30, Redoubt Soccer Fields. Please contact Coach Mattila with any questions.