Welcome to the Strelitz International Academy! Your guide to being a Strelitz Tiger!

From the Admissions Office

Dear Parents, We are excited to welcome your child(ren) to SIA in August!  I know that you are eager to get the new year rolling, and I hope that this new family email will help to create a smooth transition to SIA. More information will be forthcoming as the 2022-2023 school year approaches. Carin Simon Admissions Director csimon@strelitzacademy.org 757.424.4327 UPCOMING DATESess June 13 - August 11 SIA Summer Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9am - 3pm August 15 - 19 SIA Professional Development Week **No Camp or School** 19 - SIA Open House & Meet and Greet for all Students, 9-11am August 22 - First Day of 2022-2023 School Year September 1 - All School Parent Night, 6pm September 5 - Labor Day, NO SCHOOL September 15 - SIA Family Pasta Dinner, 5pm - 6:30pm September 19 - SIA Golf Tournament at the Cavalier September 26 - Rosh Hashanah, NO SCHOOL, Fullcare and JCC School Day Out CLOSED. September 27 - Rosh Hashanah, NO SCHOOL, Fullcare and JCC School Day Out OPEN.

PLEASE PRINT THE UPDATED SCHOOL CALENDAR!  Click here for the 2022-2023 SIA Year at a Glance. 

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Who is who in the Office?

Please feel free to reach out to any of us to assist you. School Office: 757.424.4327Cl Please note the school office summer hours are Monday - Thursday, 9am - 3pm.

Heather Moore Head of School

Janet Jenkins Primary Years Director

Elyssa Brinn Early Years Director

Carin Simon Admissions Director

Linda Bridges Administrative Assistant

Cheryl McAuley Tuition and Billing

Rashi Brashevitzky Judaic Studies Director D

Veronica Samonte Assistant Director, Early Years

Katie Hall School Nurse

Tuition Statements

Tuition statements will be emailed next week. Tuition is payable in full, semi-annually, or monthly. To set up an installment payment plan, families must sign up for FACTS Management unless payment is in full. To set up your account, please go to: https://online.factsmgt.com/signin/4J3ND Please email Cheryl McAuley in the SIA Business Office for tuition payment questions.

Primary Years School Supply Lists

Primary Years Parents will receive welcome letters from teachers through Parentsquare about a week before school starts with information about the upcoming school year. Please click on the link below to view the Full Supply List for your child's upcoming grade level: Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade

Early Years School Supplies

Early Years Parents will receive a message on Parentsquare from your child's teacher about a week before school starts with a specific supply list for the 2022-2023 school year. Below is a general list of supplies that your student will need if you would like to get a head start. Ziploc bag or plastic bin with 2 sets of extra clothing, including socks and a pair of shoes 2 boxes of tissues A backpack that is large enough to hold a lunch box and school papers Lunch Box & Water bottle/thermos – clearly labeled, to be sent EACH DAY. Sunscreen/Bug Spray LABELED Nap stuff: crib sheet, blanket, & pillow (if your child is napping at school) Diapers/Pullups (as needed) Diaper cream (as needed) Small supply box with the following inside it; glue sticks, Elmers glue, crayons, and markers Plastic paint smock AT LEAST 3 Family Photographs: you may email them to the teacher or send in pictures with your child. Last year 2 masks were required as well to be sent in each day. **Please LABEL all items that you plan to leave in your child’s cubby and send in their lunchbox on a daily basis (i.e. Tupperware, cups, silverware).

School Lunch Information

The Sandler Family Campus Cardo Cafe offers a lunch menu for pre-purchase to SIA students. Please contact Benita Watts at 965-6123 with any questions. Lunches will be available beginning the first day of school, Monday, August 22. Parents are able to pre-order lunch using Orgs online: www.orgsonline.com. You will need to create a new account and wait for your account to be assigned a class before using. Our school code is 432HAOTVA. We recommend ordering in advance each time a new menu comes out. Cash orders are not accepted. Each lunch costs $5.75 incl. sales tax for each student lunch. Payment can be made online. Additional information will be posted in ParentSquare. Additional Lunch Information for Early Years Families: EY1-EY4 - students will eat lunch in their classrooms at noon. Toddlers eat lunch at 11:30 am. Please note that the Strelitz Early Years Program is peanut/tree nut free. Please do not include in lunches, foods that contain peanuts or tree nuts in the ingredients list or notes “traces” in labeling. Children should bring kosher dairy or kosher meat lunches. More information about how to provide a kosher lunch is available in the Family Handbook which will be posted on ParentSquare before school begins. Please read the handbook carefully, whether you are a new family or a returning family, as some rules and regulations change from year to year.

Required Health Form Reminder

Dear Parents, We are excited to welcome your family to SIA! All children entering a new school or program in Virginia are required to have a new Virginia School Entrance Health Form on file prior to the first day of they attend school or a program.   Please plan to have your child's THREE PART form completed and turned in before their first day with us. You can email it to me, drop it off at the school office or fax it. There are THREE PARTS to the form: Part I: For you, the parent or guardian, to complete and sign Part II: Ask your child's health care provider to print out a copy of your child's most recent immunization record, you do not need to handwrite each of the immunizations Part III: The Physician or Nurse Practitioner's physical.  If your child has had a physical since August 22, 2021 and there have been no health changes, the health care provider can complete the form based on that most recent exam. Area health care providers who complete these forms are inundated with requests for new orders and forms in August. It is recommended that you make needed appointments and plan to have paperwork completed early enough to ensure your child can start school on time. Again, we must have this form completed before their first day of school. Thank you and have a great rest of your summer! Katie Hall, BSN, RN SIA School Nurse khall@strelitzacademy.org 757.424.4327

In the Community

Sunday Funday at the Simon Family JCC Sunday l July 17 l 1:00 PM - 4:00pm Spend a fun-filled afternoon by the pool at  Sunday Funday at the Simon Family JCC! Click here to register. Sunday Fun Days are FREE and open to Simon Family JCC members, Synagogue members, PJ Library families, SIA families, YAD members, and Camp JCC families.

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