SLA Q1 report card conferences with students, families and Advisors will be held virtually on Monday, 11/23 and Tuesday, 11/24. Families should consult with their child’s Advisor(s) to discuss conference times on one of those dates.

Students will have noon dismissal times on both 11/23 and 11/24. Virtual class schedules on each day will run as indicated below.

Monday, 11/23

09:00am - 09:55am A1 Band

10:00am - 10:55am X1 Band

11:00am - 11:55am D1 Band

04:30pm - 07:30pm Conferences

Tuesday, 11/24

09:00am - 09:55am E1 Band

10:00am - 10:55am Y2 Band

11:00am - 11:55am C2 Band

12:30pm - 03:30pm Conferences

SLA Q2 report card conferences with students, families and Advisors will be held on Thursday, 2/6 and Friday, 2/7. Families should consult with their child’s Advisor(s) to discuss conference times on one of those dates.

Students will have noon dismissal times on both 2/6 and 2/7. Class schedules on each day will run as indicated below.

Thursday, 2/6

08:15 - 08:55 C Band

09:00 - 09:40 D Band

09:45 - 10:25 E Band

10:30 - 11:10 A Band

11:15 - 11:55 X1/Y1 Band

11:55 - 12:00 Advisory (Transpass Pick-Up)

12:00 - 12:30 Lunch/Dismissal

Friday, 2/7

08:15 - 08:55 B Band

09:00 - 09:40 C Band

09:45 - 10:25 D Band

10:30 - 11:10 E Band

11:15 - 11:55 X2/Y2 Band

12:00 - 12:30 Lunch/Dismissal

Welcome back from winter break and happy 2020! With the juniors returning to 440 full-time, we are making the following changes to room assignments:

• All classes with Mr. Enzweiler will be held in Auxiliary room A (including Astronomy and Advisory)

• All classes with Mr. Block will be held in Auxiliary room B (Advisory will still meet in the cafe)

• All classes with Mr. Clapper will be held in Auxiliary room C (Advisory will still meet in the cafe)

• All classes with Ms. Martin will be held in Auxiliary room D (including Advisory)

• Mr. Grzywinski’s senior English classes will relocate as follows: B band to Auxiliary room D & C band to Auxiliary room A (all others remain the same)

• Mr. Symonds’ C, E and X bands will relocate as follows: C band to Auxiliary room B, E band to room 1078 & X band to Auxiliary room B (all others remain the same)

• Mr. Hernández’s Advisory will be held in Auxiliary room B

Thursday, 11/21

• 08:15-08:55 – C1 Band
• 09:00-09:40 – D1 Band
• 09:45-10:25 – E1 Band
• 10:30-11:10 – A2 Band
• 11:15-11:55 – X1/Y1 Band (Report to your non-lunch class. If you have class for both, speak with your teachers to find out which course to attend)
• 11:55-12:00 – Advisory (Transpass Pick-Up)
• 12:00-12:30 – Lunch/Dismissal

Friday, 11/22

• 08:15-08:55 – B2 Band
• 09:00-09:40 – C2 Band
• 09:45-10:25 – D2 Band
• 10:30-11:10 – E2 Band
• 11:15-11:55 – X2/Y2 Band (Report to your non-lunch class. If you have class for both, speak with your teachers to find out which course to attend)
• 12:00-12:30 – Lunch/Dismissal

Included below are reference lists and diagrams to help students navigate the SLA campus model. Students can refer to the list of teacher classrooms, the school’s master schedule grid with room numbers, and a room location map of the School District of Philadelphia space we are occupying. A spreadsheet of these reference documents can also be found at https://tinyurl.com/SLA440CampusModel

SLA will follow a modified schedule on Monday, September 9th, as indicated below.

We hope everyone enjoys the first full week of school!

Happy school year 2019-2020!

Here is our 1st day of school schedule, Advisory locations, and a list of temporary classroom changes to use in conjunction with printed rosters.

All players are required to have the completed medical paperwork on hand to give coaches. Access the medical paperwork linked here.

All incoming 9th graders will have the opportunity to sign up for sports on noon following the end of Summer Institute on 8/24. More details on other pre-season activities can be found below.

• Girls Volleyball – Coach: Karina Hirschfield, khirschfield@scienceleadership.org

  Returning Student Tryouts: Tuesday, Aug. 15th, 3:30-6:00pm @ Lloyd Hall, 1 Boathouse Row. 9th Grade Tryouts: Wednesday, Aug. 23rd, 3:30-6:00pm @ Lloyd Hall, 1 Boathouse Row

  All students must bring required sports physical paperwork, knee pads and plenty of water to tryouts and conditioning. Conditioning runs from 3:30-6:00pm every day until the regular season begins.

• Co-Ed Cross Country – Coach: Amal Giknis, agiknis@scienceleadership.org

  Pre-season practices begin on Monday, Aug. 14th, from 5:00-6:30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays until school starts. Runners should meet at SLA.

  All students must bring required sports physical paperwork and should wear comfortable clothes and running shoes.

• Girls Soccer – Coach: Zoe Siswick, zsiswick@scienceleadership.org

  Pre-season sessions on Wednesday, Aug. 23rd @ 1:00pm, Thursday, Aug. 24th @ 1:00pm and Friday, Aug. 25th @ 9:00am. All gatherings at 31st and Chestnut Street.

  All students must bring required sports physical.

• Boys Soccer – Coach: Mark Johnson, majohnson2906@gmail.com

  Pre-season practices and tryouts are on Monday, Aug. 21st and Wednesday, Aug 23rd at 4:00pm and also on Friday, Aug. 25th at 10:00am. Practices are held at the Lee Rec. Center located at 44th Street and Haverford Avenue.

  All students must bring required sports physical.

• Ultimate Frisbee – Coaches: Christopher Lehmann & Stephanie Sessa, clehmann@scienceleadership.org & ssessa@scienceleadership.org

  New student recruiting begins on Tuesday, Aug. 22nd following Summer Institute. The group will leave from SLA to travel together to Penn Park at 30th and Walnut Street.

  All students must bring required sports physical.

• Students Run Philly Style – Coach: Jeremy Spry, jspry@scienceleadership.org

  New student recruitment does not begin until the spring 2018 season.