News & Info: March 10th
March 10, 2016
Summer will be here before you know it, so we want to be sure you have a safe, engaging summer camp experience for your children here at Silverdale Baptist Academy! Whether you're looking for camps in academic subjects, sports, art, and more, our complete camp offerings can be found online at www.silverdaleba.org/camps. Take a look and register today!High School Baseball Chili Cook-Off
Come support the high school baseball program and help us celebrate 12 years of Silverdale baseball!Think your chili is good?
Email Jonathan Adcock to enter your recipe.
$50 prize for best chili
$25 prize for runner up
Door Prizes & Giveaways
Saturday, March 12th, 2016 • 6:30pm • Upper Gym
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from any of the players or by calling the high school – 423-892-2319 ext. 2243.
STOPit Anti-Bullying App Adopted
By now, you should have heard the exciting news that our school has enrolled with STOPit! STOPit is an online reporting tool designed to deter and mitigate bullying and cyber abuse, consisting of an app and a backend incident management system for school administrators. Our 5th - 12th grade students will have access to the STOPit mobile app, which has two simple but powerful features:
Report can be used by students to report incidents to school contacts (anonymously, if the student so chooses) and/or to trusted contacts the student selects.
Get Help can be used to engage in two-way communication with school contacts or to access a 24/7, 365 talk-or-text Crisis Center.
Both Report and Get Help empower students to stand up for themselves and for one another. Students have the power to help put an end to harmful and inappropriate behavior they see online through social media and other means. They can use STOPit to reach out for help if they or a peer are facing a personal crisis or experiencing bullying, abuse, or are otherwise in need of assistance. Our goal with STOPit is to create a safer, kinder school community, both online and off.To use the STOPit platform, only a limited amount of student information will be needed, including the student’s name and student ID. No additional personally identifiable information will be required, although students may choose to share more when they use STOPit.
Both our school and STOPit are committed to protecting the privacy of student data. STOPit is a signatory to the Student Privacy Pledge, spearheaded by the Future of Privacy Forum and the Software & Information Industry Association, and endorsed by President Obama. You should also review STOPit’s Privacy Policy for details, including more information on how anonymous reporting works.
More info can be found on the Parent Portal.
FEATURED VIDEO
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Mrs. Kelly's Class Chapel on Vimeo
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- FINANCIAL NOTICE: Tuition and lunch accounts need to be current by Wednesday, March 16th. If the accounts are not current, your RenWeb will be blocked. If you have questions regarding your accounts, call Angie Howard at 423-892-2319 ext. 2225 or Pam Riley at extension 2226.
- PARENT TECH MEETING: If you attended the K-8th grade mandatory parent meeting where Dr. Swope and Mr. Barber spoke on cyber safety, you can find much of what was presented that night on the Parent Portal in the BITS section under the "Technology at Home" header.
- IMPORTANT: If you have carpool needs for your children, the best avenue to make this happen is through our Silverdale Parents Facebook page. Create a free personal Facebook account if you haven’t already, then request to join the group. An admin will approve your request ASAP.
- FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Please remember payments are due on the 1st of each month and late after the 5th (late charge $20). If accounts are not current, your RenWeb accounts will be blocked. Please contact the financial office if you have questions regarding your account. Don’t miss a beat in the world of tuition and finance – check the Financial page on the Parent Portal for current information.
- 2015-2016 MASTER CALENDAR: Check Academy dates for vacation, holidays, etc – the school’s master calendar for the 2015-2016 year is available on our website by clicking here.
- UPCOMING DATES:
- March 11th: Half Day/Service Projects
- March 17th: Gaining Ground
- March 18th: Report Cards/ Spirit Day
- March 24th: Art Festival
- March 25th-April 3rd: Spring Break
- April 7th: Munchkins for Moms (7am, Upper Gym)
- April 15th-16th: High School Drama: Snow White (The Colonnade, Ringgold, GA)
PRESCHOOL
- 1/2 Day Dismissal - Friday, March 11th at 12:15pm - No Night Owls and no afternoon carline. Parents should park and enter through the playground to dismiss your child from their classroom.
- Open Enrollment - Tuesday, March 15th at 7:00am - Please spread the word to neighbors and friends. Contact the Preschool Office at 423-499-3822 for more information.
- Preschool Enrollment for SBA Siblings – Priority Date: Tuesday, March 8th at 9:30 am in the East Atrium. Tuition Rates for 2016-17 can be found here. Contact the Preschool Office at 499-3822 for more information.
- Preschool Parent Portal: CLICK HERE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- CLASS PICTURES will be taken for all K-11th grade students on Monday, March 14th. Order forms will be sent home this week. Those need to be returned on the 14th.
- Elementary Yearbooks: To order your child’s yearbook, log on to www.treering.com and use the school code 1013171646543951 to get started. To order yearbooks from years past, contact Treering Support directly at 877-755-TREE.
- Elementary Parent Portal: CLICK HERE
MIDDLE SCHOOL
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March 11th: Service Projects - 1/2 day, noon dismissal - End of 3rd quarter
- CLASS PICTURES will be taken for all K-11th grade students on Monday, March 14th. Order forms will be sent home this week. Those need to be returned on the 14th.
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March 17th: Gaining Ground, rising 6th graders will come to middle school for a morning of fun, fellowship, and food. Rising 9th graders will go to the high school in the afternoon.
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March 18th: Spirit Day - Report Cards
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March 25th - April 1st: Spring Break
- Middle School Parent Portal: CLICK HERE
HIGH SCHOOL
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Schedule next week:1-7, Even, Odd, Even, Odd
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Mandatory Senior Trip parent meeting on Thursday, March 10th, at 6:30pm in the Choir Room. Please enter through entrance #2 (to the right of the upper school entrance). If you haven't already had the permission form notarized and submitted, Kim McDonald will be available to notarize those that night. Students are expected to attend.
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Friday, March 11th, is a 1/2 day and high school students will participate in service projects until 12:00 when we dismiss. Please remember to bring any items requested on the permission forms.
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CLASS PICTURES will be taken for all K-11th grade students on Monday, March 14th. Order forms were given to students today. These are due back on Monday when pictures are taken.
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The Interact Club is going to host the Easter Egg Hunt at Siskin Children’s Institute again this year and is asking for donations of candy or small treats, but please note: there can be no nuts or hard candy due to allergies and choking hazards.
- Senior Talks continue on Tuesday, March 13th with Megan Lewis, Taylor Moran, and Lindsey Newell.
- Help the High School Yearbook by uploading your photos of school events and activities. See the info in the graphic below.
ATHLETICS:
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High School Cheerleading Tryouts: April 11-13th, 2016, 3:30-5:00pm in the Upper Gym. Tryout packets are available in the Athletics Office (see Tim Couch). Parent Information Meeting - April 5th at 6:30pm in Room 210,
- BOOSTER MEMBERSHIP: Sign up to be a booster member here. For questions or more information about becoming a booster, email Tiffany Givens.
- For team calendars, check out the Athletics Master Calendar online. (When team schedules change at school, these calendars auto-update). If you use Google calendars personally, you can instantly add any of our athletic or team calendars to your own by clicking the “+Google Calendar” button in the lower right corner of the calendar you’d like to add.