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IT'S THE SCOOP for March 2,
2018
Your weekly eNews from Santa Barbara Middle School
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UPCOMING EVENTS (see details below)
Tuesday, March 6
: 8th Grade Academic Fair, 6:30-8:30 pm
Wednesday, March 7: Parent Association Meeting, 8:45 am
Thursday, March 15: PA Parking Lot Coffee,
8:30 am
Friday, March 16
: Dismissal Time Varies by Trip - please check with trip leaders
Monday, March 19 - Friday, March 23: Spring Expeditions
Thursday, March 22: Parent only Cocktail Party at Casa Blanca Restaurant
5:30-8:30 pm
Monday, March 26 - Friday, March 30
:
Spring Break
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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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2018-19 Enrollment Agreement Reminder!!!
Reminding all who have NOT returned your student's Enrollment Agreement and deposit for 2018-19 -
please do so as soon as possible!
If you have another arrangement per a conversation with the office, please disregard this reminder.
WEEKLY SUNDAY MORNING BIKE RIDE
Sunday Morning Ride for all ages and skill level. Casual ride through Goleta.
Make great friends and learned a lot about riding and riding safely on the road! We make sure everyone stays with us, NO one is left behind! All levels of riding are welcome!
This is a great opportunity to get ready for the Oregon Trip and get to know your bike.
Meet at
9:00 am
at Bicycle Bob's parking lot on Kellogg across from the Toyota Dealer.
All you need is y
our bike, h
elmet, l
ights (if you have them, very good for safety on the road), w
ater, gloves, snack, y
ourself and a
positive attitude.
Also helpful to bring an e
xtra tube in case of a flat
Please note: this is NOT an SBMS sponsored event but you may see a few SBMS teachers on the ride!
Any questions? Ask Erin Finnegan or 9th grader Kenna Sutherland.
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!
SAVE THE DATE: 8TH GRADE RETREAT
April 19-20.
More details
here
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Guy's Poker Night:
April 21, 2018,
5 - 10 pm
Hosted by Steve Byrd
Join a full house of SBMS dads for a Texas Hold 'em tournament, hosted by Steve Byrd! Buy-in is set at $100 (additional to ticket purchase - please bring cash to event), and a spread of tacos, tequila, margaritas, and beer will keep you fed and hydrated as you play. Bust out early? No problem - buy back in or watch the games while playing ping-pong or corn hole. Prize money is divvied out among the top three finishers!
$125 per person to attend - $25 ticket to secure your spot, and please bring $100 cash to event.
RSVP to Steve here
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THE 3 WAYS SMARTPHONES ARE DESIGNED TO KEEP YOU HOOKED
Interesting video and tips
here!
PRIVATE MUSIC CLASSES OFFERED AFTER SCHOOL
Daniel Lower is offering private music lessons after school. Email
Daniel to learn more.
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.
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COMMUNITY GRIEF RITUAL
Saturday, March 24, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, Arroyo Hondo Preserve
Join us as we tend our personal and collective grief through sharing stories of loss, writing, movement, singing and community ritual, and find our way together into the gratitude and joy that often accompanies honoring our sorrow and being with what is in the healing presence of each other and the sacred.
More information
here.
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Auction decorations underway!
Join an amazing group of parent volunteers to help create the decorations for this year's auction! Gatherings are on Wednesdays, alternating weekly from either
9-11am or
7-9pm. No artistic experience necessary - everyone is welcome! To sign-up or learn more, email
Kellen.
Support the Auction!
Our hope is that every family will donate or help facilitate one item donation to 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, and we love to support local merchants!
- Sports and outdoor adventure items or experiences - our community loves the great outdoors!
- Wine - need we say more...
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SALAD BAR
Salad Bar is hopping from the mediterranean to Asia with ingredients like: Lettuce, purple & green cabbage, sauteed cauliflower, crispy noodles, sesame seeds, Soy Egg, edamame, tofu, green onion, mandarins, cucumber, sauteed shisito, radishes, garlic pepper celery, snap peas. Sweet ginger rice wine vin, miso dressing, tamari dressing, thai coconut cream dressing
TRI-TIP & VEGGIE SANDWICH FRIDAY
Tri Tip Sandwiches have been a great success and will continue every
friday for $6. And now also available every
friday a Roasted Veggie Sandwich for $5: Roasted zucchini & bell pepper, Herb & spiced hummus, caramelized onion, pickled red onion, pepperoncini, romaine lettuce and feta cheese.
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Great Reading For Grown-Ups!
Spring 2018 READING AT SBMS
JOIN THE CONVERSATION!
Copies are now available for sale $18.32.
Discussion on
Wednesday evening, April 18, 2018.
EMPTY MANSIONS: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Dedman
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Hello Parents -
While the students are away, the parents will play...mark your calendars for the
all-school Parent Cocktail Party the evening of Thursday March 22nd (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, any new safety protocols with the ever-changing state of Montecito and how that 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! You may think you don't need to come if you are an experienced parent, but there will be lots of great information, so please join us at
8:30 for coffee and conversation, meeting begins at
8:45.
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 28and 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
heathercopp@yahoo.com
Coming up!
- Wednesday, March 7: Parent Association Meeting 8:45 am in the Lotus
- 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!
Parent Association Chair
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JOIN US!
Please join us for our regular Sunrise Swim on Friday, March 9 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.
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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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