February 25, 2020

"South Bay Junior Academy" will become "South Bay Christian School" this spring When SBJA opened its doors in 1964 it offered classes through Gr. 10. Traditionally a "junior academy" in the Seventh-day Adventist education system indicates an elementary school (Gr. K-8) that offers the first two years of high school (Gr. 9-10). Grades 9-10 at SBJA were discontinued about six years ago, but the name remained the same, so last fall we had a contest to re-name the school. Out of about 20 suggestions, "South Bay Christian School" won. At an SBJA Constituency Meeting in October, the new name was voted in, so now we're making the change leading up to the 2020-2021 school year. We're working on a new logo which we'll introduce soon.

We're in the midst of one horrendous flu season With all the news about the coronavirus , we tend to forget that the common flu is far more of a danger to us at this time. Please read the article found here to be aware of what you can do to fend it off, or if it does come to your household, what you can do to try to prevent serious complications.

Adventures in Art is a gift to our students A big thank you to our parent volunteers who faithfully go to the A-in-A classes from the City of Torrance, and then bring back the technique to share with our eager students. I hope all parents are making a practice of framing these "works of art!"

Rule #18 Eat when you're hungry, not when you're bored. For many of us, eating has surprisingly little to do with hunger. We eat out of boredom, for entertainment, to comfort or reward ourselves. Try to be aware of why you're eating, and ask yourself if you're really hungry before you eat and then again along the way. (One old wives' test: If you're not hungry enough to eat an apple, then you're not hungry.)

Kindergarten parents are lining up We have a lovely group of young parents whose children are ready for kindergarten! Many attended the Kindergarten Parent Information Night last week to learn about SBJA's program. If you or someone you know has a child this age, let them know that Kindergarten Readiness Assessments are being scheduled now in the school office (310-370-6215).

JANUARY

Just because . . .

Thur, 3/5 OPEN HOUSE, 5:30 Science Expo (5:30), Parenting Class (6:30) Fri, 3/13 Jog-a-thon, 10:00 Last day of classes before Spring Break Mon, 3/30 Classes resume

Check out our Facebook page If you want to see what's going on at SBJA, go to our Facebook page where Ms. Francey Marzicola posts photos and information daily. Here is a good "bird's eye view" of our school program.

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