TIMA Weekly Newsletter

Nov. 4, 2026: Parent Plug-In 8:45am

Nov. 4, 2026: Tide Volleyball vs Hubert 6pm & SCA 6:45pm

Nov. 6, 2026: Fall Athletics Photos (see Remind message from Ms. Ingram)

Nov. 6, 2026: Tide Swim Meet 6pm @ Chatham County Aquatic Center

Nov. 9, 2026: Tide Volleyball vs. Myers 5:15pm & OCS 6:45pm @ Coastal Middle

Nov. 11, 2026: Veterans Day Holiday for All

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A couple of weeks ago, TIMA parents and staff gathered for our first Book Club to discuss The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. The book connects a “phone-based childhood” to a growing mental health crisis, arguing that kids today are overprotected in the real world and underprotected online. Haidt proposes four norms: no smartphones before high school, no social media before 16, phone-free schools, and more independence and free play.

The topic sparked a lot of thoughtful discussions. One parent of a teenager said that addressing this issue felt like trying to put the toothpaste back in the tube, while parents of younger children were thinking ahead about how to navigate what’s coming. Regardless of our children’s ages, one thing was abundantly clear: it’s critical that we talk to one another. Parents shared ideas like planning intentional screen-free get-togethers and forming parent pacts to resist the middle schooler’s claim that they’re “the only kid without a phone.” The more we talk about this as educators and parents, the more we can grow a culture of support for one another.

The book club was a wonderful experience, and we hope to host another one in the second semester. If you have a book suggestion, please send it my way!

I enjoyed the book club format so much that our next Parent Plug-In will be more conversational as well. Please join us this Wednesday, November 4, at 8:45 at TIMA to talk about career connections. We’d love to hear which career experiences have made the biggest impact on your children, and we’ll share how we integrate career connections into TIMA’s unique place-based curriculum.

Lastly, a shout-out to everyone who volunteered at the YMCA Trunk or Treat! TIMA’s “Under the Sea” theme came out incredible! Thank you for the time and creativity you shared to make it so special.

With gratitude,

Alicia Beck

Principal

TIMA is currently crafting an academy-wide AI policy to guide the use of AI as a resource. This technology is expanding exponentially in the marketplace and on all online platforms, so we want to ensure that we have thoughtful guidance to support our staff and students and ensure, as always, that our practices maintain student privacy and support student learning. We are looking for a few volunteers to read our draft policy and to share some feedback from a parent perspective. If you would be willing to lend some time to support this process, please just click the link below to sign up.

https://forms.gle/tPoFvDGvDkyWNUV28

Regards,

Joel Clackum

Technology Specialist

Boys Basketball tryouts will take place Monday 11/9 and Tuesday 11/10 after school until 5:30pm.

Girls Basketball tryouts will take place Thursday 11/12 from after school until 5:30 pm at

Tryouts take place at the Tybee YMCA, Athletes will meet in an assigned area at dismissal and walk together to the Tybee YMCA. Parent pick up from Tybee YMCA.

Equipment Needed: change of comfortable clothes and sneakers.

Please fill out this form if your child plans to participate.

*All athletes MUST have a current physical on file prior to tryouts to participate.

If the number of participants exceeds the maximum team number allowed by the league, cuts will be made. Parents and athletes will be notified via email of results.

Reach out to Athletic Director, Noel Ingram, with questions- noel.ingram@sccpss.com

The Bridge Program is designed to provide care for students between school dismissal and Skate Night. Our aftercare staff will collect the children who are registered for the program at dismissal, walk them back to the Y together as one group, and supervise them until parent pickup before Skate Night begins.

There will be 2 (free) kite making sessions at Tybee Island Marine Science Center - October 24th, 10-12pm and November 1st, 2-4 pm. For the 2 workshops, they will be using repurposed & upcycled items collected across the island.

Be sure to check it out!

Our goal is to provide every teacher with one duty-free lunch each week—and we need your help to make it happen!

As a lunch volunteer, you’ll help students move through the lunch line, open lunch items, supervise students, tidy up between lunches, and occasionally tackle a spill or two. Most importantly, your time gives a TIMA teacher a chance to enjoy a well-deserved break during the school day.

Ready to help? Check out the available lunch volunteer slots and sign up using the button below!

Not yet a certified volunteer? No problem! Use the button below to visit our volunteer page and complete the required steps to get started.

We love seeing volunteers on campus! Volunteers must first be cleared through the VISTA background check process and have completed the required Praesidium training. Please complete the simple registration and application process . The system also enables us to track volunteer hours. Tracking volunteers is important to TIMA's grant initiatives. Please help us by ensuring you are tracking your volunteer hours

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