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The Shooting STAR

Sarasota Academy of the Arts

March 20, 2017

2016 - 2017, Volume 4, Issue 28

Principal’s Corner: It's back to school Monday! I hope everyone had a great spring break and has adjusted to the time change. We have only a couple of weeks left in the third quarter then we are into the home stretch. The group who braved the cold and snow to visit New York over the break have returned safely. According to Ms. Julie they had a great time and are all ready to move there as soon as they turn 18! This week we are looking forward to our first Career Days event for the middle school. Thursday and Friday we will have visitors representing many career opportunities here to talk with the students. All seventh and eighth graders are taking US History and Career Exploration as their social studies course this year. To meet the requirements we decided to have a Career Fair in addition to the in-class lessons. Ms. Farmer has a great line-up ready for the students. Since the sixth graders did not want to be left out, all of the middle schoolers will be engaged in the activities. Tuesday the 8th graders will go to the Asolo Theater to see Born Yesterday. Last week the Asolo players came to SAA to preview the play which helps prepare the students for what they will see so it is more meaningful and can be incorporated into their other studies. Students should wear their SAA polo shirts. We have a limited number available in the office for students who do not have one. Tuesday night is Family Night at Sky Zone Trampoline Park, sponsored by the PTO. Please see the website and the second page of the newsletter for details. We hope to see you there. It's shaping up to be a busy weekend for the music department. Friday night the Advanced Chorus, "High Voltage", will perform at the Sarasota County Fair. Stop by the main stage to listen to the SAA students. Then Saturday Ms. Julie and Mr. Bryan could use your help between 9 AM and 2 PM getting ready for the musicals. They are looking for people to help with building props and putting together costumes. Ms. Julie wants to remind everyone that sponsorships and ads are due Wednesday March 29 for all of the plays. I am excited that the digital arts classes are designing the playbills this year, but they need to stick to their schedule to have everything ready for the printer. Please don't be late; you don't want your ad to be left out. Saturday the students who were the poster contest winners for "Attendance Counts" will be attending the Orioles vs. Twins spring training game at Ed Smith Stadium. The winner from each grade level will be recognized at the game. See you there! Don't forget to encourage your child to prepare for the FSA tests coming up by visiting www.fsassessments.org for the practice tests. The third grade reading assessment is next week, March 28 and 29 The Governing Board meeting has been postponed until March 27.
Have a wonderful week!

Upcoming Dates:
Be sure to check the SAA Calendar on the school website frequently as that has the most current information!
Tuesday, 3/21/17 - 8th Grade to Asolo - 6:30pm - 8;00pm Sky Zone Family Night Thursday - 3/23/17 - Career Day Friday - 3/24/17 - Spirit Day (Wear your SAA school shirt) - 4:45pm Advanced Chorus - County Fair Monday, 3/27/17 - 8;00am SAA Board Meeting Wednesday - 3/29/17 - End of 3rd Grading Period - 4:15pm SAC Meeting Friday - 3/31/17 - Spirit Day (Wear your SAA school shirt)

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2016 - 2017
Volume 4, Issue 28
March 20 2017

1st Annual Career Showcase
We want YOU to participate! All 7th and 8th grade students are completing a curriculum in Career Planning in their social studies classes. The central focus of this curriculum is to support our students in developing an awareness of their own talents and design a range of career paths for the future. To support our curriculum, we would like our students to have the opportunity to be informed on a variety of professions from the professionals! We invite parents to come out and speak to our 7/8th graders about key information regarding your careers. Our students would like to know more about education requirements, special skills needed and the day to day activities that are done on the job. We look forward to welcoming you on March 23 or the 24th to aid in this wonderful endeavor. Please click the link below to sign up and if you have any questions please email Mrs. Farmer at cfarmer@sarasotaacademyofthearts.com Click the Link Below to Sign Up!
http://www.sarasotaacademyofthearts.com/

Upcoming PTO Events
The next PTO meeting will be on April 6 at 6:30pm. This meeting will feature a supervised playground for the kids while the meeting is going on. There will be pizza for the whole family after the meeting.
We have a family fun night coming up at Sky Zone Trampoline Park on March 21 at 6:30pm.
Hope to see you all soon at one or more of these events!

Summer Camp Survey
We would like to find out if there is any interest in music or musical theater camps at SAA this summer. This would be a 9 - 5 camp, with music/musical theater in the morning hours and academics, sports and art in the afternoon (approx. $125 a week and bring your own lunch) Please fill out the survey on the front page of our website as soon as possible as we are in the planning stages. Thank you! Camp would be offered in 2 week sessions: 6/12/17 - 6/23/17 Brass and Woodwinds 7/7/17 - 7/21/17 Drums 7/24/17 - 8/4/17 Musical Theatre 7/24/17 - 8/4/17 Reading www.sarasotaacademyofthearts.com

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