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The Shooting STAR

Sarasota Academy of the Arts

January 4, 2016

2015 - 2016, Volume 3, Issue 18

Principal’s Corner

Happy New Year to all of our SAA families. I trust you have all had a wonderful holiday and are ready to welcome 2016. I'm sure all of the students are ready to get back to their classes and schoolwork! Classes do start tomorrow, of course. We have only two weeks left in this semester with middle school finishing their mid-term benchmark tests in social studies and science during this time. New enrichment classes will start on the 19th. We will be sending home the re-enrollment forms later this week. We will also be opening enrollment to new students for the 2016-17 school year. Any student currently enrolled is guaranteed a spot for next year. Siblings new to the school will be offered any open spots before other new students. We do not anticipate adding any classes next year; there will be one class at K-5 and two classes at the middle school level. Look for more information about next year and the enrollment period deadlines later this week. Also, watch for information about the first annual talent show. Here's your chance to show off your special talents! The January Governing Board meeting will be held Monday, January 11th at 8:10am in the art room. The SAC meeting will be January 13th at 4:15pm in the administrative office. There will be a fire safety program for elementary students Friday morning. Have a great week! I'm looking forward to seeing all of the students today.
Cecilia Blankenship, Principal

Upcoming Dates:
Be sure to check the SAA Calendar on the school website frequently as that has the most current information! Monday - 1/4/16 - Classes Resume - 4:00pm Student Council Tuesday - 1/5/16 - 4:20pm Run Club Wednesday - 1/6/16 - 9:00am 4th/5th Planetarium Field Trip - 4:15pm Garden Club - 4:15pm Tap Class Thursday - 1/7/16 - 4:20pm Run Club Monday - 1/11/16 - 8:10am SAA Board Meeting Tuesday - 1/12/16 - 6:00pm PTO Meeting - 4:20pm Run Club Wednesday - 1/13/16 - 4:15pm SAC Meeting - 4:15pm Garden Club - 4:15pm Tap Class Thursday - 1/14/16 - 4:20pm Run Club

It’s time to order your yearbook and upload photos!
This year we've made it simpler than ever, and you can place your order directly online via a credit card. Don't miss out on a great opportunity to get your 2015 - 2016 Sarasota Academy of the Arts yearbook! This will be a hardcover book, approximately 100 pages in full color. You will also have an opportunity to send a special message to your student by sending in a "Love Note" Also, we will be selling Business Card ad space in the yearbook too, Look for details coming home in early January regarding the love notes and advertising. Regular yearbooks will be $33.75 and then you have the option to add a personalized cover for an additional $4.75. You will need to add both to the cart to complete your order if you wish to have your student's name imprinted on the yearbook cover. Candid Photos Needed for the Yearbook: If you've taken photos of your student, either at shows, during field trips, school events, etc. please upload them to the yearbook website for consideration in this year's yearbook, Both yearbook orders and photo uploads must be completed by January 31st! On the same website as ordering yearbooks, you will see options to upload photos. Please note that you will need to create a username and password, and our school ID is: 55218
Instructions are attached to this newsletter.

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2015 - 2016
Volume 3, Issue 18
January 4, 2016

Sarasota Academy of the Arts

THE Shooting Star

Literacy Week:
January 25-29, 2016 is literacy week at Sarasota Academy of the Arts. As part of this activity, we are collecting books old or new. We will be using these books in our school. We will also give students the opportunity to earn books to take home with them.
If you have books at your house that your children are tired of or have out grown we would love to have them. Any type of book in any condition is fine. Send them in with your child or drop them off in the SAA office.