THe Seabreeze is a weekly publication of South Bay Junior Academy 4400 Del Amo Blvd. Torrance, CA 90503 310-370-6215 www.sbja.com Mrs. Susan Vlach, Editor

Staff ProfileKindergarten teacher Mrs. Jolene Rogers has been at SBJA for 14 years, a wonderful blessing for our youngest students. Mrs. Rogers grew up as one of four children of Pastor Charles Dart and his lovely wife, Naomi. Being a PK (“Pastor’s Kid”) there were many places she learned to call “home.” She graduated from Southwest Adventist College in Texas, and taught 6th grade at the White Memorial School in downtown Los Angeles before coming to SBJA. Her love of animals led her to volunteering for Rover Rescue in the South Bay. She is married to Mr. Kent Rogers, our English teacher and yearbook sponsor.

N e w s l e t t e r

Memory verses will accompany “rules”There will be a new scripture to learn each week

When is the best time to commit something to memory? At eight years old -- after second grade, it’s all downhill! However, people have a much easier time during youth to store up important phrases, and

scripture is something very valuable to retain in our memories. Each week there will be a scripture verse

that accompanies The 55 Essentials, and this week it is “Encourage one another and build each

other up.” (I Thess. 5:11) Writing the weekly verse on an index card, taping it to your car’s dashboard, and reviewing it to and from school will be more than enough to commit it to memory for parent and

child! We’ll ask the children to recite the verses every Friday.

South Bay Junior Academy

The Seabreeze

August 26, 2013

B Y K O TA Be Ye Kind One To Another THE ESSENTIAL 55

Rule 3If someone in the class wins a game or does something well, we will con-gratulate that person. Claps should be at least three seconds in length with the full part of both hands meeting in a manner that will give the appropriate clap volume. (We hope the humor in the specifics will serve to cement the idea in our student’s behavior!)

Rule 4During discussions, respect other students’ comments, opinions, and ideas. When possible, make statements like, “I agree with John, and I also feel that...” or “I disagree with Sarah. She made a good point, but I feel that...” or “I think Victor made an excellent observation, and it made me realize...”

Rule 5If you win or do well at something, do not brag. If you lose, do not show anger. Instead, say something like, “I really enjoyed the competition, and I look forward to playing you again,” or “Good game,” or don’t say anything at all. To show anger or sarcasm, such as “I wasn’t playing hard anyway,” or “You really aren’t that good,” shows weakness.

Rule 6If you are asked a question in conversation, you should ask a question in return.Me: “Did you have a nice week-end?” You: “Yes, I had a great time. My family and I went shopping. What about you? Did you have a nice weekend?”It is only polite to show others that you are just as interested in them as they are in you.

Students have been assigned to “Houses”

All SBJA students have been assigned to one of four houses: Ivins, Harty, McKenzie, or Penstock. The names were chosen by the faculty last year, and represent four former principals of SBJA: Lou Ivins, George Harty, L. Roo McKenzie, and Floyd Penstock. Students will sit with their “House” members each Friday during the chapel program, and the houses will compete for points resulting from positive behavior. We will soon have Captains and Prefects in place for house leadership.

Use the internet for more information

All SBJA parents have an account on TeacherEase which enables them to check grades, attendance, and other school information. Parents were sent an invitation to join, so if you haven’t already done this, or if the message was inadvertently placed in your SPAM folder, please take care of it ASAP. This is the best way to communicate with your student’s teacher(s).

There are two sites that we invite you to “Like” on Facebook. First, “South Bay Junior Academy Friends” will enable you to receive more and different information than TeacherEase. The other site we ask you to “Like” is “Cool Schools - The New Zealand Peace Foundation.” This is the organization that trained the SBJA staff and students for our new peer mediation program. If you look at this site now, you will find photos of SBJA.

“When it rains, I let it” (the response of a 113-year-old man regarding the secret of his longevity).