Memos

Dear Parents, Our teachers have developed a plan for the next coming weeks going forward. Our goal is to give the students some work while not overloading them at this time. Some classes will be happening via video chat but that depends on the class and teacher. Please contact Bethany Cassata (585.645.2721) if you have questions about general information or Geography, other than that please contact your child’s teacher regarding their assignments for each subject. The school will be open for you to come and get your child’s books and belongings on Tuesday from 12-4 and on Friday from 10-3. Please contact Pastor Baker or Bethany Cassata if these times do not work for you. We will keep you updated if things change on a weekly basis. We hope each family stays safe. In Christ, Pastor Baker CAB/bac

Dear Parents, By Monday you should receive a call from your child's teacher(s) letting you know a plan going forward for how to do some work during this time period. We do not want our students to fall behind and each teacher has a different plan for their particular class. The amount of work that is given will be minimal. If your child has left anything at the school building that you would like to get for them, either school work or otherwise, then you may stop by the school today from 12-3 pm. Please contact Bethany 585.645.2721 if you will be stopping by. In Christ, Pastor Curtis Baker CAB/bac

March 14, 2020 Dear Parents, SECA is canceled indefinitely, due to Monroe county schools canceling. We will try to keep you up to date when we know more. If you have questions feel free to call me at (585) 455-3943. I will do my best to answer any questions you have. In Christ, Pastor Baker CAB/bac

March 13, 2020 Cancelation of Albany Trip Dear Parent, Do to unfortunate circumstances Legislative Day has been canceled, and therefore we will be canceling the school trip to Albany and Legislative Day. A full refund has been given back to the families who have paid for this trip. We apologize for the cancellation, and we will attempt to participate next year. In Christ, Pastor Curtis Baker CAB/bac

March 2, 2020 SECA RUMMAGE SALE Dear Parent, The SECA Rummage Sale begins this Friday! The sale will be on Friday, March 6 from 10am-5pm, and on Saturday, March 7 from 9am-2pm. We are excited about the sale, as it is one of our biggest fundraisers for the school. Please invite your friends and family to the Rummage Sale, and be sure to stop by yourself! Students in grades 7-12 should dress down on Thursday, March 5 to help set up for the sale. On Friday, March 6 students in grades 7-12 should wear their gym uniforms all day to associate them with the school as they will be spending part of the day helping with the rummage sale. Also, students in grades 6 and below should wear normal school attire on Thursday and Friday. Due to the rummage sale, there will be no gym class or choir on Friday for any grade. Furthermore, students will be eating lunch in the classrooms on Thursday and Friday because the gym will be used for the sale. The school is still accepting donations for the rummage sale! Donations should be dropped off at the church by Thursday afternoon. Please call the church office if you have any questions (388-0850). Thank you for your support! In Christ, Pastor Curtis Baker CAB/bac

February 10, 2020 LEGISLATIVE DAY IN ALBANY Dear Parents, On Tuesday March 17th the 7th -12th graders will be going to Legislative Day in Albany. The purpose of the trip is primarily to hear David Barton Founder of Wallbuilders speak. Because of the long drive we are planning to leave school on Monday March 16th at around 9:30am and we will make it back Tuesday March 17th at around 6:30pm to the school. We will be staying overnight at a local church who has generously offered to let us use their facilities, which includes separate rooms for boys and girls as well as showers for the overnight. Food will be provided for the students for dinner on Monday night and breakfast on Tuesday morning. Since this will be a special trip we will be going out to eat that Monday night. On Monday we will have a tour of the state house in the afternoon. Tuesday morning we have lined up free activities near the state house followed by lunch. Then at 1pm on Tuesday we will be hearing David Barton speak. Following his presentation we will head home and we expect to arrive back at SECA by 6:30pm on Tuesday. There is a cost to the trip, mostly because of admission into legislative day, but it also includes things like the special dinner on Monday. The cost for the trip will be $50. You should also send with the student enough money to pay for their lunch on Tuesday the 17th, since we will be eating at the convention center in a food court. Additional information is attached to this sheet and it should answer most of your questions. If you have any questions not answered please feel free to ask either Pastor Baker or Bethany Cassata for additional details you may need. In Christ, Pastor Curtis Baker CAB/bac Dates: March 16th- 17th, 2020 Location of Overnight Stay: Calvary Baptist Church, 12 Launfal St, Albany, NY 12205 Dinner Monday night: Texas Roadhouse: 105 Wolf Rd Suite B, Albany, NY 12205 Convention Center: 100 S Mall Arterial, Albany, NY 12242 Chaperones/Drivers: Pastor Curtis and Hope Baker, Kevin and Hollie Rickner, Bethany Cassata What to Bring: Sleeping Bag, Pillow, Shower supplies, towel, school clothes for Legislative Day, dress down clothes for Monday, pajamas, toothbrush/ toothpaste, Bible, money for lunch on Tuesday, bag lunch for Monday. You can bring more than these items but please pack light as there will not be much space for everyone’s luggage if they all overpack. Please complete the form and hand in with the $50 fee to Bethany Cassata by March 2, 2020. I give permission for my child____________________________ to go to Legislative Day in Albany on Monday March 16th- Tuesday March 17th, and to allow the school to act on my behalf in the event of an emergency. Signature________________________________________ Date:_________________________

January 31st, 2020 SECA REVIVAL WEEK Dear Parent, Next week, February 3rd – 7th, is SECA Revival Week. Families are invited to come in for the preaching on any or all of the days. Chapel starts each day at 11:40am. Chapel schedule will be followed all week, so lunch will be starting at 12:30 each day. Because of the chapel schedule gym time is slightly different. Gym will start at 11:05 and end at 11:40 on Tuesday and Friday. Please keep in mind that students must change back into their school clothes after gym before going to the chapel service. Kids choir will be at 10:30 on Friday the 7th. Thank you for your support! In Christ, Pastor Curtis Baker CAB/bac Monday: Roy Sietman Tuesday: David Cialini Wednesday: Tim Young Thursday: Jack Young Friday: Dan Safee

January 31, 2020 CHILDREN'S CHOIR Dear Parent, The SECA children's choir will be singing on Sunday, March 1st, Saturday, April 4th, and Sunday May 17th. Please support your children by encouraging them to practice each song they are given. Please mark your calendars for these days and plan to have your children at the church by 10:45am each of these performance days. The regular schedule is listed below for the practices. Please be aware that the following schedule is for Fridays only and the practice begins at 10:45am. Thank you for your support. In Christ, Pastor Baker CAB/bac 2-7 2-14 2-28 3-13 3-20 3-27 4-3 4-17 4-24 5-1 5-8 5-15

December 17, 2019 SECA Christmas Party Reminder Dear Parent, We are just sending a reminder that this year SECA will be hosting the annual school-wide Christmas party on Friday, December 20th. The activities will begin at 11:25am with an early lunch. Pizza will still be available for purchase that day. Kids should still bring a lunch however because the food provided is just snacks. Please have students bring a snack to share with the school. Students are allowed to dress down. Boys may wear jeans or wind pants, and girls may wear cullotes. Thank you for your support. In Christ, Pastor Baker CAB/bac

To Whom It May Concern, The First Quarter ends on Friday November 1st. Please have your grades in the system or handed in to Miss Cassata by the following Friday November 8th. Please respond to bc@myground.org if you received this email. Thank You, Pastor Baker CAB/bac