ALL WEEK	Lunch	Click HERE for Grades 1-12 Menu Click HERE for PK + K Menu (Click HERE for PK + K Menu Order Form)
Monday	8:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Lower School Knights for Christ Parent Volunteer Orientation in Shuman (Media Center)
Monday	10:00 AM	Upper School Assembly in the Gym
Monday	3:30 PM	Deadline to sign up for Flu Vaccine Clinic (details below)
Wednesday	ALL DAY	Middle School + Upper School Assembly Schedule (45-Minute classes)
Wednesday	8:15 AM	"Bucket Shot" on Sea Island Green
Wednesday	8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Yearbook Make-Up Photo Availability in Knights Reading Room
Wednesday	9:50 AM	Middle School Visiting Author Assembly in Terry Thomas Room
Wednesday	9:50 AM	Upper School Assembly (Suicide Prevention Awareness Month) in the Gym
Wednesday	3:15 PM	Lower School Faculty Meeting
Wednesday	4:00 PM	Department Chair Meetings
Wednesday	5:00 PM'ish	1st Quarter Progress Reports Posted (Grades 6-12)
Thursday	Noon	Brunswick Rotary Student of the Month Luncheon
Thursday	1:05 PM	Upper School FCA meeting in Mrs. Graham's Room during lunch
Friday	8:00 AM	Faith, Fathers, & Frederica (FF&F) in Athletic Conference Room
Friday	8:10 AM	Lower School Morning Meeting in Hamilton Hall
Saturday	ALL DAY	GrayKnight Chess Tournament in Hamilton Hall ( Click HERE to register.)

Please click HERE to review a DRAFT of the 2018-2019 Frederica Academy Directory.

Please click HERE to email Brad Hutcherson if you have desired changes to your contact information. All changes should be submitted no later than Wednesday, September 19.

Please click HERE to email Mr. Hutcherson if you want to receive a hard copy of the directory once it is published. We will, of course, also share the final electronic directory once it is fully vetted.

Congratulations to the following students on being elected to this year's Upper School Service Council!

Armani Johnson Senior	Mackenzie Morgan Senior	Kelly Quinn Senior	Jada Scott Senior	William Brock Junior
Waverly Brown Junior	James Cruikshank Sophomore	Cate Seymour Sophomore	Merrill Been Freshman	Thomas Veal Freshman

This election followed the election of Sara Seckinger as President and Erica Daley as Vice President as announced earlier this month.

Frederica Academy will host a Flu Vaccination Clinic in early October (final date pending).

Vaccines will be given during lunch periods for Middle School and Upper School students.  Lower School students will get their vaccines in early afternoon hours. Faculty, staff, and parents can come anytime between Noon and 2:30 p.m.

There is no cost. The Health Department will file with insurance companies. Insurance must be provided on consent form and copy of card must be included. Students and adults without insurance can be vaccinated.

Completed consent forms and insurance card must be returned to Nurse Byers no later than Monday, September 17.

Please follow these simple steps to register:

1. Read Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) and Parent/Guardian Letter from Dr. Davis, Health Director of the Coastal Health District.
2. Complete appropriate consent form: STUDENT Form; ADULT Form. Please answer every question as incomplete forms will not be accepted. Please include all insurance numbers as requested on form.
3. Make a copy of your insurance card and include with form. If no insurance, indicate on form.
4. Return completed consent forms and insurance card copies to Nurse Byers no later than Monday, September 17.

FA Booster Club Commemorative Homecoming 2018  T-Shirts Click HERE to view and download Order Form. Order Forms are due on September 18.

2018-2019 Bucket Shot Wednesday at 8:15 AM Sea Island Green	Make-Up Yearbook Photos Wednesday (8:30 AM - 9:30 AM) Knights Reading Room

Middle School students are excited to meet author Jennifer A. Nielsen on Wednesday, September 19th.  After reading her novel, A Night Divided, this summer, students have spent time in most classes and advisory talking about walls and the boundaries that separate us from one another. From discussions about the Cold War and government with Mrs. Dillon and metaphorical walls that separate us with Mrs. Walbridge, to socialism vs. capitalism with Mr. Lenon and connections to The Outsiders with Mr. Connolly, to the density of the wall with Mr. Titter and immigration in our country with Ms. Hill, Middle School students have been busy!  Students are eager to hear from Ms. Nielsen when she visits this week.

Please click  HERE  to email Mrs. Walbridge with any questions.

Contact Dottie Barrow or Catherine Holt for more information regarding a fundraiser for Frederica Academy's sister school in Haiti: the Jubilee School.

This week's topic:  LDP - The process employed by a group to develop new leaders.

 

FF&F meets in the athletic conference room opposite Hamilton Hall from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (8:15 program start time) every Friday that the kids are in school. There is no need to rsvp, just drop in.

 

Also, we have coffee, talk about college football and campus parking.

- Greg Walbridge, FF&F Founder

GrayKnight Chess Association Tournament Saturday, September 22 Frederica Academy Hamilton Hall Click HERE to Register Click HERE to email Organizer

MONDAY PK/K + Grades 1-5 Sarah Helder

TUESDAY Grades 1-3 Carol Albright

TUESDAY PK/K + Grades 1-5 Ron Simprini

WEDNESDAY Grades 1-5 Jessica Bush

WEDNESDAY Grades 1-5 Parent Volunteers

Click HERE to access information about the Lower School After-School programs being offered this fall.

Click HERE to register. All registrations must be completed online. Spots are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is now open and closes on September 23. Please note that all late registrations will be charged a late fee of $15 per child.

For more information, please email Brooke Ackerman at [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/FRIDAY Grades 1-5 Gabe Gabriel

THURSDAY Grades 2-3 Claudia Schneider

THURSDAY Grades 3-5 Kevin Roberts

FRIDAY PK/K + Grades 1-5 Gary Cumby

FRIDAY PK/K + Grades 1-5 Sara Best

Exploring College Options Thursday September 27, 2018 7:00 PM Jacksonville Marriott 4670 Salisbury Road Jacksonville, Florida Exploring College Options is a unique program featuring five of the country's leading universities: Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard College, Stanford University, and the University of Pennsylvania.  Representatives from the five schools will offer brief slide presentations about their institutions and answer questions about the sometimes-mystifying world of college admissions. Participants will learn about what distinguishes one fine university from another, what competitive colleges look for in the selection process, and what students can do to enhance their college applications.   Click  HERE to register for the event!

The Upper School Service Council extends its appreciation to everyone who donated items to the Mtn2Sea Ministries Hurricane Florence Relief Effort last week.  Click HERE to see more photos.

Mrs. Nevins and Coach Roberts accompanied seventeen juniors and seniors to the Savannah Independent School College Fair last week.

Click HERE to see a list of students who were honored at the Upper School Assembly last week for being named to the 2017-2018 Second Semester Head of School Academic List.

Click HERE to see a list of students who were honored at the Middle School Assembly last week for being named to the 2017-2018 Second Semester Head of School Academic List.

Congratulations to the Middle School September REACH student honorees!

(L-R):  Ella Moore, Eighth Grade; Jackson Lewis, Seventh Grade; and Audrey Shingler, Sixth Grade.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Nurse Byers and I took a group of FA students to help clean up New Orleans during our spring break the following year.

While there, I bought a clay hurricane cross. The note with the cross read:

"The coast is a place where some visitors aren't welcome. They all have names and are totally unpredictable with winds that blow in a counter clockwise direction. The dreaded hurricane is one guest we all hope won't find us. Should you be confronted with nature's disaster...look to your cross for comfort until the new day is upon us."

Third Graders also learned about Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and celebrated by eating traditional apples and honey to represent a fruitful and sweet new year.

Chloe Barker and Eli Brock were Star Students in Second Grade last week. They did a fabulous job interviewing each other so that their classmates could learn more about them. Chloe and Eli also invited a guest reader to their classroom during the week!

Our Second Grade artists are learning about Elements of Art. Their element last week was SHAPE. Each student collected leaves and created animals in their habitats as they learned about various shapes found in nature.

Second Grade is studying the continents in social studies. Last week, they learned the beginning steps to researching and note-taking using one of the school's online subscription databases. The students worked in pairs to research an assigned continent. They used a graphic organizer to record facts onto paper. They also learned the importance of using trustworthy sources, how to take notes using their own words, and citing their sources.

Click HERE to see more photos.

Second Grade scientists had a great time making "chest vests" in science class last week.

Friday's Pre-Kindergarten Mystery Reader was a family affair. George Dunn's mother, Valerie Dunn; his grandmother, Ellen Dunn; and his cousin, Patrick Dunn (Class of 2026), collaborated to read Amazing World of Sharks. The Pre-K students especially enjoyed  learning about the collection of shark teeth the Dunn family brought with them.

September 24-28	Lower School Golden Isles Youth Orchestra (GIYO) STRING-On Program (Grades 4-5)
September 25	Middle School Carpe Vitam Parent Night (6:30 PM)
September 26	Upper School FCA "See You At The Pole" (SYATP) in front of Corn Hall at 7:45 AM
September 26	Upper School Class Drop/Add Deadline
September 28	Pre-K Fall Festival
October 1-5	Homecoming Week
October 5	Lower School Morning Meeting (October Birthday Celebrations!)
October 5	Pre-K Field Trip to Saint Simons Island Fire Station
October 5	University of Alabama Admission Officer in Nash Academic Center
October 5	Homecoming Parade + Pep Rally + Football Game (Homecoming Court at Halftime)
October 6	SAT Exam at Frederica Academy
October 6	24th Annual CoastFest at Mary Ross Waterfront Park
October 8	Columbus Day School Holiday
October 9	Middle School + Upper School Assembly Schedule (45-minute classes)
October 10	Upper School Special Schedule: Grade 9 - Servant Leadership Project Grade 10 - PSAT Exam Grade 11 - PSAT Exam Grade 12 - Senior Seminar
October 11	Teacher + Staff Luncheon in Gym Lobby (Thank you, First + Eleventh Grade Parents!)
October 12	First Quarter Ends
October 12	School-Wide Spirit Day
October 13	Jacksonville NACAC College Fair
October 15-18	Lower School ERB Testing
October 16	National Honor Society Induction in Gym at 9:50 AM
October 16	Samford University Admission Officer in Nash Academic Center
October 17	PSAT 8/9 Exam (Grade 8)
October 17	Faculty Vertical Teams Meeting at 4:00 PM in Hamilton Hall
October 18-25	Gym Floors Resurfaced (Gym Closed)
October 18	Q1 Report Cards Posted
October 18	Middle School + Upper School Parent-Teacher Conferences - Evening Option (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
October 19	Parent-Teacher Conferences (Grades 1-12) - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
October 20	Homecoming Dance
October 22-25	Middle School Carpe Vitam
October 23	Pre-ACT Exam (Grades 9-11); Servant Leadership Project (Grade 12)
October 26	Middle School Student Holiday (Post Carpe Vitam)
October 26	Lower School + Upper School FA Spirit Day
October 26-28	Georgia-Florida Weekend
October 29 - November 1	Middle School ERB Testing (Grades 6-7)
October 31	Lower School Storybook Character Day

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