News & Info: March 18th

Real-World Experience

Our pre-K 5 classes enjoyed a field trip to Wendy's last week to learn more about self-help skills and the use of money. A big thanks to the manager and staff for opening the doors early for our Preschoolers!

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!

• 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 18th: Report Cards/ Spirit Day
  • March 24th: Elementary Arts 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

• Spring Break - Friday, March 25th through Friday, April 1st. Preschool resumes Monday, April 4th.
• Preschool Parent Portal: CLICK HERE

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• Arts Festival - March 24th: This year's arts festival theme will focus on daily life in ancient Jerusalem and the roots of the Christian faith. Our lower gym will be transformed into a bustling marketplace depicting Jerusalem in the first century. Throughout the day, classes will rotate through the marketplace and will participate in a Jewish Seder. Students are encouraged to come dressed in biblical costumes.
• 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

• Carline Safety: For the safety of all students, students must be picked up at the designated carline entrance, entrance #4. Students may not wait for you on the couches. Please do not ask them to meet you any place other than the carline area. Thank you.
• ACT Aspire Testing Schedule:
  April 12th     English/Writing     9:00-10:30 April 13th     Math                     9:00-10:30 April 14th     Reading               9:00-10:30 April 15th     Science                9:00-10:30
  Please make sure your students are present for testing, rescheduling any appointments if necessary. Thank you.
• March 18th: Spirit Day - Report Cards
• March 25th - April 1st: Spring Break
• Middle School Parent Portal: CLICK HERE

HIGH SCHOOL

• Senior Talks continue on Tuesday, March 22nd with Mary Jo Swearingen, Katie Paniucki, and Hunter Arnold. Help the High School Yearbook by uploading your photos of school events and activities. See the info in the graphic below.

ATHLETICS:

• Middle School Cheerleading: Clinic:
  • Monday, April 4 - 3:30-5:30pm (mandatory parent meeting immediately following)
  • Tuesday, April 5 - 3:30-5:00pm
  • Thursday, April 7 - 3:30-5:30pm
  Tryouts: Friday, April 8 - 3:30-? **All dates are mandatory** For more information, see Coach Bates or send her an email.
• High School Golf Tryouts: Girls and boys interested in trying out for varsity High School golf will meet at Bear Trace Harrison Bay, April 4^th  at 3:45pm. Be prepared to practice and play. Tryouts and practice will resume the following Monday April 11^th, 12^th and 14^th at Bear Trace Harrison Bay at 3:45pm. If you cannot make the tryouts because you are participating with another Silverdale team, please notify Golf Coach Michael Bales at 423-242-3553.
• 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.
  • ELEMENTARY MASTER CALENDAR
  • MIDDLE SCHOOL MASTER CALENDAR
  • HIGH SCHOOL MASTER CALENDAR