Humanities Night was a roaring success! Incredible job 8th grade!
Dance, Comida, and Spoken Word were so much fun to watch and be a part of.
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We are so proud of the 7th graders for reading "Call of the Wild" in just one week!
As a reward, they had a private screening of the new movie.
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It's the SCOOP for March 12, 2020
Your weekly news from Santa Barbara Middle School
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COVID-19 UPDATES: TRIPS CANCELED + DISTANCE LEARNING ON MONDAY
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THE WEEK AHEAD
Friday, March 13
Sunrise Swim Canceled
Regular school day with 2pm early dismissal
Monday, March 16 - Friday, March 20 March Expeditions CANCELED.
Monday, March 16
Initiating Distance Learning
Wednesday, March 18
SBMS Parent's Night Out at Sama Sama Kitchen from 6-8pm. More details below.
Monday, March 23 - Friday, April 3
Spring Break
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ATHLETICS
Congrats to everyone for a great third quarter season!
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Due to the heavy rains and showers due early tomorrow morning, we will be canceling sunrise swim tomorrow, March 13.
See you all in April!
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FROM DEVELOPMENT
CALLING ALL AUCTION ITEMS!
What would you wish to bid on at this year's Auction? Help us make it possible! Our hope is that every family will donate or help facilitate the donation of one auction item to support the success of the event. All donations are tax-deductible gifts.
Please stop by the Development Office to drop off an item, or fill out
this online donation form
. Thank you in advance for your support!
WHO'S IN?: GUY'S POKER NIGHT: APRIL 18, 2020, 5-10PM
Join a full house of SBMS dads for a Texas Hold 'em tournament, hosted by Steve Byrd! Buy-in is set at $100, 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!
$150 per person to attend - $50 ticket to secure your spot, and please bring $100 cash to event.
Sign up here or
contact Steve with any questions.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
SBMS Parent's Night Out
Sama Sama Kitchen
Wednesday, March 18
6-8pm
Enjoy a cocktail, some light bites and great company.
Catch-up with fellow SBMS parents. (Cash bar, appetizers will be provided.)
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PARENT INFO SESSION: SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION
Tuesday, April 7, 7pm - 8:15pm
Alex Zemeckis, MA, SBMS alum and CEO/Founder of The Grounds Recovery Center, where he is at the forefront of addiction and substance abuse in young adults, will provide insight on the social, emotional and physiological reasons teens use and abuse drugs and alcohol. Dr. Brad Reedy will be co-hosting this talk and discussing how to raise healthy, resilient, and authentic children. We're collecting anonymous questions about vaping, drugs and alcohol use in young adults ahead of time
HERE
so that they can cover your questions during the session.
More details here
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BOOK CLUB
Our next book club will feature
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and is scheduled for
Thursday, May 14 from 8:30-9:30am in the SBMS Library. All parents and alumni parents are welcome to join! Learn more about the book or buy it online
here.
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WHITNEYFEST
Get your tickets to Whitneyfest
HERE!
Join us for dinner, music from SBMS alums and a special honoring for Whit. The party will be hosted at SOHO Music Club at 7pm on Saturday, April 25, following Songfest. You don't want to miss it! (Ages 21+)
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SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION!
We're officially open for summer camp registration! This summer we will be offering the following camps for students and friends on campus. Email
summercamp@sbms.org to reserve a spot while they last!
- Ages: 9-13
- Cost: $325/week.
- Dates: Monday through Friday from 9am-3pm
- June 22-26
- June 29-July 2
- July 6-10
- July 13-17
Act, dance, and sing your way along the adventure as the theater is transformed into a land of unicorns, dragons, faeries and more.
East of the Sun, West of the Moon is an original play based on a classic story where a young woman, against all odds, journeys to win back her prince from a horrible horde of goblins. Directed by SBMS teachers Eric & Maureen Lehman in the Lotus Theater.
- Ages: 6-13
- Cost: $700
- Dates: Monday through Thursday from June 22 to July 18 from 9am-1:30pm
S.B. Summerstock Young Artist Intensive invites performance/visual artists ages 14-17 to participate in four weeks of movement, laughter, community, self-study, imagination, and radical creativity. Participants will be immersed in creative expression culminating in a unified original work.
- Ages: 14-17
- Cost: $800
- Dates: Monday through Thursday from June 22 to July 18 from 9am-3:00 pm
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BIANCA'S BLURB
As we begin to discuss online learning options, I wanted to offer a few recommendations for families. These are simply a few proactive steps you should consider:
- Make sure you have equipment needed for online learning: computer, charger, headphones and internet access.
- Make sure there is enough for each child in your household so nobody is fighting over the charger because they are at 5%!
- Designate a comfortable, but structured space for online learning. Ideally this should be a space with minimal distractions where your child can focus on their learning.
- Again, make sure this space is identified for each child so that they aren't bothering and interrupting one another.
- Don't worry about apps, programs, and platforms. We will send out that information to students and their families as well as helpful resources if that need were to arise.
- Stock up on library books and games to offer non-tech based fun.
Read all of Bianca's Blurbs
here
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ON THE HORIZON
Monday, April 6:
Classes Resume!
Tuesday, April 7:
Parent Info Session with Alex Zemeckis at 7pm
Saturday, April 25:
Songfest and Whitneyfest
Monday, April 27:
In-Service Day - No School!
Saturday, May 2:
Spring Auction
Friday, May 8 - Saturday, May 9:
Drama Performance
Friday, June 12:
Rites of Passage
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