News from Santa Barbara Middle School

FROM THE BUSINESS OFFICE

Thanks to everyone for returning their 2018-19 Enrollment Contracts by Friday, Feb. 23. B e sure to sign the contract and choose your payment option !

TEENS SING FOR SANTA BARBARA

Teens Sing For Santa Barbara, in partnership with the Unity Shoppe, is a benefit concert raising money to benefit the Santa Barbara and Montecito disaster survivors. The show, to be held at the Marjorie Luke Theatre on March 9 at 7 pm, consists of musical performances by talented local youths, including Lauren Cantin, Emerson Steady & Dakota Phillips, with special guest appearances by Kenny Loggins and friends. Click here to buy tickets - get 'em quickly!

PRIVATE MUSIC CLASSES OFFERED AFTER SCHOOL

Daniel Lower is offering private music lessons after school. Email Daniel to learn more.

GLASSES MISSING - DID YOU PICK UP?

Did you pick up a pair of glasses from the office...and perhaps it's the wrong pair? A parent misplaced her glasses on campus, but they were accidentally picked up by someone else. If you have a pair of glasses that need to find their home, please email Susan here.

MOUNTAINEERING NEEDS GEAR FOR TRIP

The Mountaineering Expedition is looking for ski/hiking poles and snow shoes. Please contact Victor if you have some to donate.

PLEASE LABEL ALL ITEMS GOING ON THE MARCH TRIP

Buying new equipment for the March trips? Take a few minutes to write your child's name on EVERYTHING going on a trip so they will be reunited with lost items fast and you won't have to buy an item twice! Looking for washable name labels? Two options are here and here.

HELPFUL LINKS

SBMS CARES

Our SBMS community is here to support our school families who were affected or displaced by last month's tragic events. The resources available through the generous offers of our community, which include housing, services, and donations, are listed here . Thank you to everyone who has offered your assistance during this time of need. We are so grateful for the outpouring of support.

If you are in need of any support (truly, there is no request too small), please reach out to Victoria . If you are able to provide additional resources similar to the ones listed or have other available ways to help, please contact Phoebe .

FROM THE NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS NETWORK

A great list of resources can be found here.

HOSPICE OFFERING COUNSELING

Hospice of Santa Barbara has free counseling services; details are here.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EVACUATION MAP

Interactive map provided by SB County can be found here.

FROM DEVELOPMENT

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Mark your calendars for our Spring Dinner and Auction -- May 5 at the Rockwood Woman's Club. This year's theme is absolutely fantastic: "Where There be Dragons... Therein Lies Magic!"

Our hope is that every family will donate one auction item to help support the success of the event. Here are suggestions of popular items to donate:

Vacation Stays - if you have a second home or vacation property, we would be thrilled to auction off a week's stay!
Restaurant Gift Certificates - we'd love a $25 gift card to your favorite taco stand or a donated private dinner with a local chef!
Massages or spa treatments are popular year after year.
Fine Jewelry or gift certificates to local apparel shops - these are always top sellers!
Sports and outdoor adventure items or experiences - our community loves the great outdoors!
Wine - need we say more...

Want to get involved? Sign up for Auction volunteer opportunities here. Tickets, reserved tables, program ads, and event sponsorships will be available in March - stay tuned!

DELI NEWS

TRI-TIP & VEGGIE SANDWICH FRIDAY

We will be selling tri-tip sandwiches at the Deli on F riday for $6. In addition this week we will be selling Veggie Sandwiches for $5, with grilled bell pepper, zucchini, caramelized onions, spiced hummus, pickled red onion, romaine, garlic olive oil, ciabatta bun, and feta cheese.

FROM THE LIBRARY

SNEAK PEEK! SBMS COMMUNITY READS

Great ready for grown-ups; join the conversation!

Empty Mansions:The Mysterious Life of Hugette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Dedman

Copies will be available for sale beginning Monday, February 26. Discussion will take place on Wednesday evening, April 18.

PARENT ASSOCIATION NEWS

Hello Parents -

Mark your calendars for the all-school Parent Party the evening of Thursday March 22 (while our students are on the mid-year trip). We will be celebrating at Casa Blanca Restaurant on the patio from 5:30-8:30 pm. Watch your email for the Evite.

Please join us for the next Parent Association Meeting Wednesday March 7 at 8:45 am in the Lotus. The topic will be around the March Trips. Our Trip Coordinator extraordinaire, Erin Finnegan, will go over each trip to describe new safety protocols and how they might affect your kids during the trips. We want to make sure you parents are well informed about each trip and how SBMS is ensuring your kids have the best experience possible!

It's Songfest Season coming up! Each year the PA helps out with promotion, volunteers, food and merchandise at this flagship SBMS event. The date this year is Saturday, April 28, and we have already gotten a good response of volunteers willing to help with the planning. It is not a huge commitment, and is a really fun group to be involved with. If you think this might be the right way for you to give back to SBMS, please email me at [email protected]

Coming up!

Wednesday, March 7: Parent Association Meeting at 8:45 am in the Lotus (join for coffee starting at 8:30 am)
Thursday, March 15: PA Parking Lot Coffee, 8:30 am
Thursday, March 22: Parent Only Cocktail Party at Casa Blanca Restaurant, 5:30-8:30 pm

Have a great day!

Heather Copp

Parent Association Chair

SUNRISE SWIM

JOIN US!

Please join us for our regular Sunrise Swim on Friday, February 23 at 6:45 am at Leadbetter Beach. Donuts and coffee provided; please bring a mug and $2 suggested donation for donuts.

To sign up to bring donuts for any of the Friday morning swims, please visit here.

ON THE HORIZON

MARCH 2018

Thursday, March 15: PA Parking Lot Coffee, 8:30 am

Friday, March 16: Early Dismissal at 2 pm

Monday, March 19 - Friday, March 23: Spring Expeditions

Monday, March 26 - Friday, March 30 : Spring Break

APRIL 2018

Monday, April 2 : Classes Resume

Friday, April 13 : 3rd Trimester Fri. Electives Begin

Wednesday, April 18: Book Club Discussion

April 19-20: Eighth Grade Retreat

Saturday, April 28 : Songfest

MAY 2018

Saturday, May 5 : Annual Spring Dinner & Auction

Wednesday, May 9: Early Dismissal

Friday, May 11: Drama Performance

Saturday, May 12: Drama Performance

Friday, May 25: 2 pm Early Dismissal

Monday, May 28: Memorial Day Holiday; 9th Grade Departs for End of the Year Expedition

Tuesday, May 29: 8th Grade Departs

Wednesday, May 30: 6/7 Departs for End of the Year Expedition

JUNE 2018

Friday, June 8: All Grades Return from Expeditions

Monday, June 11: Recuperation Day (No School)

Tuesday, June 12: No Class

Wednesday, June 13: Last Day of School, 6/7 Media Presentation

Thursday, June 14: 8/9 Media Presentation

Friday, June 15: Rites of Passage

ONLINE CALENDAR

We recommend that you bookmark the calendar link, Click here to get the school calendar. You can also add the SBMS calendar to your Google calendar!

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