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Welcome Back & Happy New Year!
Thank you to our community for the tremendous outpouring of support for the firefighters and first responders who helped protect our homes, pets, and land during the historic and unforgettable Thomas Fire event. Our hearts are with the families who lost their homes, ranches, livestock, and property.
Stay tuned for more on ways we will be fundraising to help those affected by the fire, including a beloved alum family, the Gonzalez Family.
Thank you, parents, students, teachers and staff, for your understanding and
flexibility as we rescheduled events to accommodate our school closure in December.
To gain back the seven days of valuable classroom time we lost, we are reducing our Spring Break by a week and will return on April 2 (when public schools start up again). We believe this is in the best interest of our students, and we are committed to fulfilling our mission and the promise we made to each student and family in our "Deal Meeting" to go the extra mile and to provide the best middle school learning experience possible.
Please note the following events which have been re-scheduled:
Thursday, Jan. 4: Fall Town Meeting at 7 pm
Monday, Jan. 8 - Tuesday, Jan. 9: Eighth Grade Retreat
Thursday, Feb. 8: 9th Grade Academic Fair, 6:30 pm
Monday, Feb. 12: 6/7 Academic Fair, 6:30 pm
Tuesday, Feb. 13: 8th Grade Academic Fair, 6:30 pm
Thursday, Feb. 15: No School
Spring Break shortened by one week: classes resume on Monday, April 2
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IT'S THE SCOOP for January 3,
2018
Your weekly eNews from Santa Barbara Middle School
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UPCOMING EVENTS
(see below for details)
Thursday, January 4:
Fall Town Meeting & Media Presentation, 7 pm
Friday, January 5: Sunrise Swim, 6:45 am; Friday Electives for Trip Prep Begin; All Dismissed at 3:30 pm
Monday, January 8 - Tuesday, January 9: Eighth Grade Retreat
Wednesday, January 10: Parent Association Meeting, 7 pm
Friday, January 12: Sunrise Swim, 6:45 am
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Parent Association Contacts
Parent Association Chair
Vice-Chair
Co-Secretary
Jill Sagner
6th Grade Class Reps
7th Grade Class Reps
8th Grade Class Reps
9th Grade Class Reps
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If you are interested in available positions in the PA, please contact Heather Copp. Thank you.
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1321 Alameda Padre Serra
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
p 805.682.2989
f 805.682.0893
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In order to prepare the school campus to open on Tuesday, all carpets were steam cleaned, filters run and replaced, surfaces wiped down, and street sweeping machines and landscapers have worked for days outside and on the fields. A tremendous thank you to Will, Richard and other staff who kept working over the Winter Break to keep the school safe and ready to open.
FALL TOWN MEETING: THURSDAY, JAN. 4 AT 7 PM
You don't want to miss this signature event!
Returning parents know this is one of most memorable events, and we hope our entire school community will come together to celebrate our students' accomplishments on the Fall Bike Expedition in October.
Santa Barbara Woman's Club ("Rockwood")
We promise you will be inspired, moved and even more proud of your child!
Grandparents, siblings, friends and the extended family are invited.
SUNRISE SWIM THIS FRIDAY, JAN. 5
Join us at Leadbetter Beach at 6:45 am for our first Sunrise Swim of 2018!
When: Monday, January 8 - Tuesday, January 9
Where: El Capitan Canyon Ranch
RETURNING FAMILIES MUST REAPPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID: DUE JANUARY 19
If you would like to apply for financial aid for the 2018-19 school year, please
visit here. Families who received financial aid this year must re-apply for aid each year. The deadline to apply is January 19. Questions? Contact
Anne Chen.
ACADEMIC FAIR UPDATES &
NO SCHOOL
FEB. 15
Thursday, Feb. 8: 9th Grade Academic Fair
Monday, Feb. 12: 6/7 Academic Fair
Tuesday, Feb. 13: 8th Grade Academic Fair
Thursday, Feb. 15: No School
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ADMISSION SEASON IS HERE!
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YOUR HELP NEEDED
Dear Parents: Word of mouth is our best advertising! We ask you to think of students and families who are a good fit for our school, and then invite them to come to our Open House, take a family tour, or spend a day shadowing a student!
- Open House for Prospective Families will be held on Saturday, January 20 at 3 pm (program begins promptly at 3 pm).
- Applications are due February 5.
- SBMS Assessment Test: Saturday, Jan. 27, 9-11:30 am. A make-up test will be offered on Wednesday, Feb. 7: 4-6:30 pm
To schedule any of the above, as well as family tours and shadow days, please get in touch with
Jennifer.
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Happy start of 2018 - we were so excited to welcome our students back to school this week!
Because the Thomas fire forced an early closure for SBMS, we are continuing the Annual Fund into this month with the goal of reaching 100% participation by Friday,
January 12. Stay tuned for class totals and further updates at the Town Meeting. Thank you to all families who have supported the campaign! If you have not yet donated,
please make a gift today.
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JOIN THE CONVERSATION!
Discussion: Thursday morning, January 18, 2018
Copies are now available for purchase in the office and library
"You will not read a more important book about America this year."-The Economist
"Hillbilly Elegy is a pas-
sionate and personal analysis of the loss of the American dream for a large segment of this country. The decline of white working-class Americans, a demographic that has been slowly disintegrating over forty years, has been reported on with growing frequency and alarm -- but never before written about as searingly from the inside. Former marine and Yale Law School graduate J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck."
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All games begin at 3:45 pm unless otherwise noted.
Thursday, January 4
Boys JV Basketball @ Notre Dame
Boys Varsity Basketball @ SBMS
Girls Soccer @ Garden Street Academy
Monday, January 8
Boys JV Basketball @ Mt. Carmel
Boys Varsity Basketball @ SBMS
Girls Soccer @ Mt. Carmel
Tuesday, January 9
Boys JV Basketball @ SBMS
Boys Varsity Basketball @ Ojai Valley
Girls Soccer @ Ojai Valley
Thursday, January 11
Boys JV Basketball @ SBMS
Boys Varsity Basketball @ Laguna Blanca
Girls Soccer @ Laguna Blance
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Welcome Back Parents!
I hope you all had a wonderful Winter Break celebrating the holidays with your families.
I am pleased to announce a
special speaker for our next PA meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 7 pm. The topic is "
Transition Years-Parenting Boys into Men." SBMS welcomes back
Dr. Steve Smith. He is an associate professor of clinical psychology in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at UCSB and a licensed psychologist in private practice (
www.sparccal.com). His clinical and academic work focuses on the psychological needs of boys and men, healthy youth sport participation, and mental health needs of athletes.
The presentation will be on how parents can navigate these transitional waters from childhood to adolescence in order to raise psychologically and physically healthy boys who will become sensitive and strong men. What does research tell us about this period of time and how parents and teachers might best communicate with boys? This isn't just for parents with boys; we can all learn more about the psychology of boys and manhood to help us with nephews, brothers, cousins and yes, even our husbands. Please feel free to bring a friend. With what is happening in the world, timing couldn't be better for Steve to shed some light on the psychology of men and boys!
Please don't miss the Fall Media Show on January 4! The faculty and students do an incredible job of capturing the essence of the Fall Trip through video, song and stories. It is a great affirmation of everything we love about SBMS!
Join us for our
first Sunrise Swim of 2018 this
Friday, Jan. 5, at 6:45 am at Leadbetter Beach. Bring your mug for warm coffee, and as always there will be donuts!
Thank you to Adela Barcia for a wonderful December PA meeting filled with great insight and sharing.
Looking forward to seeing everyone back at school as we start to get ready for March Expeditions with trip prep Fridays, and as we look forward to Songfest in April and the Auction in May.
Happy New Year!!
Warmly,
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COME JOIN US! FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 6:45 AM
Join us Friday mornings for our weekly Sunrise Swim! We meet at Leadbetter Beach next to the Shoreline Cafe at 6:45 am.
Please bring your own mug and also a suggested donation of $2 per donut-eater. All donations go to the 9th grade's designated charity of the month!
If you'd like to help out by bringing donuts, you can sign up here:
Donut Signup. Carpe Diem!
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JANUARY 2018
Sun., Jan. 14: 9th Grade PA Party
Mon., Jan. 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School)
Fri., Jan. 19: Financial Aid applications due for returning families
Sat., Jan. 20:
Open House, 3-5 pm
Mon., Jan. 22: Q3 Mon-Thurs Electives Begin
Fri.
Jan. 26:
Admission Coffee with Head for Prospective Parents,
9:30 - 10:30 am
Sat.,
Jan. 27: Admissions Test,
9:00 - 11:30 am
FEBRUARY 2018
Monday, Feb. 5: Admissions Applications due
Wednesday, Feb. 7: PA Meeting, 8:45 am
Thursday, Feb. 8: 8th Grade Academic Fair, 6:30 pm
Monday, Feb. 12: 6/7 Academic Fair, 6:30 pm
Tuesday, Feb. 13: 9th Grade Academic Fair, 6:30 pm
Thursday, Feb. 15: No School
Friday, Feb. 16 - Monday, Feb. 19: President's Weekend - No School
Thursday, Feb. 22: PA Parking Lot Coffee, 8:30 am
Friday, Feb. 23: Contracts Due for Returning Families
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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