Dear Frederica Family,

Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year. It is an honor and a joy to return to this amazing school with a clear mission, obvious kindness and respect, appropriate academic rigor, and strong college preparation. The girls and boys mature into positive members of society. The Board of Trustees have always tirelessly steered the school with wisdom and steadfastness often in an unsteady world. Extraordinary is the forever fact that our parents work hand-in-hand with our outstanding teachers to bring each Frederica Knight to his or her potential.

 

Personally, I am eternally grateful to John Pope and the entire amazing FA Leadership Team. When I first walked in here less than a week ago, school was about ready to begin due to all of their efforts. Thank you and thanks to all who have helped and offered to help. We are in great shape. I will catch up.  As has been my custom, I plan to be highly visible and hope you will introduce yourselves to me as we fully embrace the goodness of this school. 

As a reminder, we have the Back-to-School Barbeque on Tuesday night as well as the Booster Club Tailgate Party and home football game on Friday night!

Please join me each day for thanking God for Frederica Academy.

See you soon,

 

Steve Jobe, Upper School History teacher, is offering an Upper School 101 Orientation session on Monday, August 14, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM in his classroom (Room 700 on the first floor of Corn Hall).

 

The session will provide an introduction to the Upper School at Frederica Academy. Students will learn the organizational and social traits to ensure a positive start to the 2017-2018 school year. Also, the class will discuss the appropriate skills such as time management, test preparation, note taking, course selection, and goal setting. All freshmen and new FA students are encouraged to take this course.

 

Click HERE to register. 

The Frederica Academy Extended Day program is available for FA students in Pre-Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. The program begins at 1:00 p.m. and ends at 5:30 p.m. Students enter the program at the conclusion of his or her regular school day.

 

Click HERE to access the Lower School Extended Day Registration Form and to learn more about the Lower School Extended Day Program.

 

For more information, please click HERE to email Aimee Brown, Extended Day Coordinator.

As you are cleaning out closets this summer, please set aside gently used clothing, shoes, belts, and accessories for local students who will need school clothes for the upcoming school year.

Students are collecting   gently used clothing, shoes, belts, and accessories for local students who will need school clothes for the upcoming school year. Donations can be dropped off during the following upcoming events:

	Monday, August 14	Middle School Locker Set-Up Day
	Tuesday, August 15	Lower School Preview + Back-to-School Barbeque

For more information, please click HERE to email Macall Dyer. Macall is a member of the Class of 2018 and is President of the Upper School Community Service Council.

On Monday, August 21, a solar eclipse will cut across the entire United States. Even though the "totality" - the area where the sun is completely blocked out by the moon - is only 70 miles wide, the entire country (even Alaska and Hawaii) will experience a partial eclipse. Click HERE for more information.

 

In Glynn County, the eclipse is projected to begin at 1:16 p.m. and last until 4:11 p.m. The eclipse will peak at 2:46:50 p.m., when the moon will obscure 94.1% of the sun.

 

Lower School students (Kindergarten + Grades 1-5) will celebrate with a Capri Sun + Moon Pie Party as they use protective eyewear to experience the eclipse. Coach Willis will lead a delegation of about sixty Upper School science students who will travel to Columbia, South Carolina, for the optimal eclipse experience. Plans are being finalized for Middle School students and Upper School students who will remain on campus. We will arrange to have protective eyewear for all students participating in outdoor campus activities.  

 

Signed permission forms will be required for students participating in outdoor eclipse activities. These forms will be available this week.

 

An excused absence will be offered for parents who want to check out students so that they can have a shared family experience during this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Lower School is having a special Morning Meeting on Friday, August 18th, to prepare for the excitement of the upcoming 2017 Solar Eclipse. Please join us in Hamilton Hall at 8:10 a.m. as Mrs. Squire's 4th graders give a presentation about the Solar Eclipse. We are going to view the eclipse with our special glasses on Monday while enjoying special treats of Moon Pies and Capri Sun Drinks. There will also be much discussion surrounding the Eclipse on Monday in the classrooms to prepare for the viewing.

When:	During student lunch in late September or early October.  Final date TBA.
Who:	All Students PK-12. Please click HERE to read CDC Vaccine Information Statement for details about who should get a flu vaccine. Parents must register their children by completing a Consent Form and returning it to Nurse Byers. Parents do not need to be present at clinic. NOTE:  FA Staff, Spouses, and Parents will have a separate vaccine clinic.  Date TBD.
Where:	Gym Lobby
Cost:	There is no cost. The Department will file with insurance companies. Insurance information must be provided on consent form and copy of insurance card must be included

Steps to register your child for the flu vaccination:

1. Click HERE to read CDC Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) and HERE to read letter from Dr. Davis, Health Director of the Coastal Health District.
2. Click HERE to access and complete form for each child. Every question must be completed (incomplete forms will not be accepted).
3. Make a copy of your insurance card and include with form. If you do not have insurance, indicate accordingly on the form.
4. Please return completed consent form and insurance card copy to Nurse Byers before August 29.

Frederica Academy is launching a new program for Lower School students (Grades 1-5) this year. The Good News Club is an after-school Bible club that will launch on Wednesday, September 27. It will be offered weekly on Wednesday afternoons between 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Participation is voluntary and does not require a fee. The program is being underwritten by a group of anonymous donors who gave gifts in honor of Ed Ralston who passed away earlier this summer. Mr. Ralston served for many years as a member of the FA Board of Trustees and chaired our Board of Visitors between 2012 and 2015.

 

Parents, Grandparents, Upper School students in Grades 11 and 12, and other members of the FA family who are interested in serving as Good News Club volunteers should click HERE to contact Aimee Brown for more information. Prospective volunteers should make plans to attend a volunteer training session on Saturday, September 16. All volunteers must participate in a training session in order to be eligible to be involved with the Good News Club program. Click HERE to register for the September 16 training session.

 

Click HERE for more information about the Good News Club and HERE to learn more about the Child Evangelism Fellowship organization.