CONFERENCES: No School Friday, 10.29 & Monday, 11.1 |
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Support Our Socrates Family |
The Annual Fund Campaign is our primary opportunity for families to participate in the continued success of our school by helping to bridge the gap left by state and local funding. Your gift supports existing educational programs, new curriculum development, improves facilities, and essential needs of our school.
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Remote Instruction Day Tomorrow, Friday, October 22nd
A protest organized by SA parents is scheduled to occur tomorrow morning on the sidewalk outside of the school. This protest has been promoted across social media in public forums. While our SA community may plan to keep this protest peaceful, we cannot ensure that those coming from the public will also be peaceful. In addition, any protest during school hours will inevitably impact the school operations, including drop off and the actual instruction. The safety of our scholars and staff is -- and always will be -- our top priority. We will continue to support all of our scholars in the most appropriate manner. We will provide them the opportunity to seek support from our school counselors and share their concerns or thoughts in productive ways.
Out of an abundance of caution, Socrates Academy will move to a remote instruction day tomorrow, Friday, October 22nd. Teachers will provide more information about remote assignments through Class Dojo (K-8) and Google Classroom (3-9).
The middle school dance scheduled for Friday evening will go on as planned.
Socrates Academy will resume normal school operations on Monday and return to the task at hand, which is preparing our students for success.
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Monday
10.25
Crazy Hair Day (scholars should be in uniform)
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Tuesday
10.26
Favorite Sports Team Jersey/Shirt (with uniform bottoms)
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Wednesday
0.27
Book Character Day - Dress like your favorite book character! (out of uniform day)
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Thursday
10.28
OXI Day - Greek Colors (out of uniform day)
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Thankful for our Teachers |
The PFI is thrilled to honor our teachers this Thanksgiving by providing them with a meal from Mario's to enjoy before the holiday rush! This is an excellent way to show your appreciation AND receive volunteer hours. The form to donate is available here, and the attached poster includes the breakdown of hours available! |
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EXTRA MASK REMINDER
Please send your student in with a mask each day! Many of our Middle School students are coming in without masks and requesting a clean mask from the front desk each morning. If your student arrives home with a cotton mask, please wash and have them reuse it.
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Carpool Order Change
Beginning on Monday, the carpool lane furthest from the Middle School building will be moved up first during afternoon pick up. This will allow us to pull more cars off of Weddington Rd and reduce the potential for accidents in this area. Please keep this in mind, if you are arriving early and wish to be first in the pick up line.
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OXI DAY
CELEBRATION
Join us on 2pm Thursday Live on YouTube as we celebrate OXI Day.
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Pottery Workshop 1: Hand Print Glazed Thanksgiving Plates
November 10th OR November 17th
Join us for a thanksgiving themed pottery workshop where students will create plates with their handprints. This is a single day workshop with two options to choose from. Choose the option your child will attend when registering for this workshop. $15 per student includes all materials.
Questions? rcrowley@socratesacademy.us
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Pottery Workshop 2: Hand Print Turkey Bowls
November 10th AND November 17th
Join us for a thanksgiving themed pottery workshop where students will create bowls shaped like turkeys using their hand shape for tails. This is a two day workshop $20 per student includes all materials.
Questions? rcrowley@socratesacademy.us
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MIDDLE SCHOOL UNDER THE STARS DANCE
Friday, October 22nd
7 pm-9 pm | Tickets $10
Dances are for Socrates Students ONLY. Guests or students from other schools are not permitted.
· Masks are required for scholars and chaperones
· Students should bring a jacket. This dance will be outdoors and it may get chilly in the evening.
· Light snacks will be provided. Students should eat dinner before arrival.
· Drop off and pick up. Students will be dropped off as they are in the morning with families entering from Weddington Rd and driving around the back of the MS Building. End of event pick up, will be similar to afternoon carpool. You will not need your carpool tag.
· Please do not be late to pick up your student! Chaperones are ready to leave at the end of the evening!
· Please check your students wardrobe choice before bringing them to the dance.
o 2 Straps are required on dresses – no requirement for the width of the strap.
o Excessive cleavage is not allowed.
o Dresses must not have a slit that comes higher than the knee.
o Dress length must be at minimum natural fingertip length - both in the front and the back.
o No bare-skin midriffs permitted.
o Pants should be sized appropriately and should not sag below the hips.
o Shirts must remain buttoned up to the second button from the collar at all times.
· Students will be in grassy areas that are uneven and will be difficult to walk in, if a student is wearing high heeled or slick bottomed shoes.
· Tickets may be purchased at the door, but advance purchase is preferred. Students will go to the ticketing office before they are able to enter the dance so we can make sure a ticket was purchased.
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FREE Clay Class in Pineville, taught by our own Mr. Crowley!
Register Now! Spots Fill Quickly!
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Open Gym Workout for all MS students interested in basketball will be Wednesday, October 20th in the SA Gym, 4pm-6pm. No sign ups needed. |
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SA Middle School Cheer Tryouts will be October 25th and October 26th in the SA gym, from 4:00-6:00pm. Please wear athletic clothes and bring water bottles. This is a two-day tryout.
SA Middle School Girls Basketball Tryouts will be October 27th and 28th in the SA Gym, from 4:00-6:00pm Please wear athletic clothes and bring water bottles. This is a two-day tryout.
SA Middle School Boys Basketball Tryouts will be November 3rd and 4th in the SA Gym, from 4:00-6:00pm Please wear athletic clothes and bring water bottles. This is a two-day tryout.
*All Middle School team members are required to have a Weekly Covid Rapid Test. This is done at Socrates Academy. Questions, please email jiadarola@socratesacademy.us
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Interfaith Basketball League (IFBL)
3rd - 5th Grade
Who- All SA 3rd-5th Grade Students. Students will be put in their specific grade only for teams. Girls and Boys will play separately. Teams will play other teams in the IFBL
When- Practice for all teams will be Fridays, starting November 5th, 4pm-6pm in the SA Gym. Some weeks, according to our MS Basketball team schedule, the gym may be free for an extra midweek practice. League games are played on Saturdays only, starting December 4th- February 5th. Playoffs games will begin during the week of Feb 7th.
Cost- $150 per player. This includes game jersey
Where- All practices will be held at Socrates Academy, starting at 4pm-6pm. Games will be played at Socrates Academy, and various other schools in the Charlotte Area. These schools/churches include Charlotte Christian, Providence Day, St. Mark’s Catholic School, Jewish Community Center, and other Catholic Church Gyms.
What to do if Interested- Registration will be open from October 8th- October 29th. Registration will close on 10/29, no more players will be accepted. Mpearl@socratesacademy.us
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Interfaith Basketball League
9th Grade
Who- Socrates Academy 9th Grade Students. Girls and Boys will play on separate teams. Will need at least 7-8 players for each team to create a team. Teams will play other teams that are in the IFBL-CYO League.
When- Practices will be once per week on Fridays at 6:30pm-8pm at Socrates Academy.
Games will be played on Sundays, starting Dec.12th- February 13th. Playoff games will begin the week of February 14th.
Costs- $150 per player. This includes game jersey
Where- Games will be played at Socrates Academy, and various other schools in the Charlotte Area. These schools/churches include Charlotte Christian, Providence Day, St. Mark’s Catholic School, Jewish Community Center, and other Catholic Church Gyms.
What to do if Interested- Before registration is open, please email me that you are interested. I will need 7-8 committed players before I open payments. Registration will be open as soon as I have committed players. October 29th. Each team will need a parent coach to be allowed to play. Please email Coach Pearl if you are interested in being a Coach Mpearl@socratesacademy.us
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GoPlaySave Books on Sale Now! |
If you are looking to save money AND support local businesses, you can do both with Go, Play, Save. Books are only $25 and our school earns up to ½ of all the proceeds we collect! Get a FREE book for every 5 your family sells!
This year sales are online only, but you can order either the paper or the digital copy. Get a free book for every 5 you sell! All of the proceeds from the books will benefit technology at Socrates Academy.
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Tuesdays
8:30 am -10:30 am
Closet Hours can also be found on our website's Uniform Page
To earn volunteer hours at the closet sign up HERE
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If you are looking to earn volunteer hours without leaving your home, consider donating items from the wishlist! You can find it HERE
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LOVE TO GARDEN? ADOPT A SPOT! Earn volunteer hours by caring for and watering a small flower bed on the campus. Limited spaces left for “adoption”. Learn more by emailing: natalieparker@gmail.com
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This Week at Socrates Academy |
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Higher Education: Scholars worked on balance and basic engineering skills on Monday in the Innovation Lab!
Photo Courtesy of Mrs. Keilen
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