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Dear Friends,

We hope that everyone is enjoying the last few days of summer! We are
serving as room parents for the 4X classroom this year. As we get
ready to start the school year, we want to take care of some
administrative business and let you know about some important dates
that are coming up in September.

Please take a look at the attached class list and let us know whether
or not the information that we have for you is correct. In addition,
please make sure that the phone numbers and e-mail addresses that we
included are the ones that you want on this list. If, during the
school year, any of your contact information changes, please let one
of us know so that we may update the list.

We plan to use e-mail as our primary method of communication for class
business. If you are unable to access e-mail regularly, however,
please let us know, and we will make alternative arrangements. Please
note that e-mail addresses may only be used for class business; the
school’s e-mail policy can be found on the SFS Parents Association
website.

There are a few important dates coming up in September:

· New Students Orientation – Friday, September 3, 9-10am (PKers
and new students only)

· First day of school – Tuesday, September 7 (dismissal at 2pm!)

· Grade-wide Family Picnics at the Lower School – You will hear
more about this as the date approaches. The date for our grade-wide
4th grade picnic is September 15, 5-7pm.

· Back-to-School Night -- This parents-only meeting is an
important opportunity to meet with your child’s teachers to learn
about what will happen in the classroom this year. Back-to-school
night for 4th grade will be during the evening on September 21.

Over the course of the school year, we will ask you to volunteer your
time and talents for various classroom projects and events, such as
field trips, class plays, vegetable cutting for Martha’s Table, parent
potluck dinners, community service outings, and so forth. There are
also many school-wide volunteer opportunities, including homecoming,
the book fair, and delivering leftovers to Bethesda Cares. We want to
include as many parents as possible in all events and will make every
effort to accommodate any scheduling conflicts or other problems as
they arise.

Finally, this is a big year for our lower school graduating class so
you will also be hearing a lot throughout the year from our wonderful
4th grade reps, Kathleen Biden, Susanna D’Andrea, Denielle Pemberton-
Heard, Lisa Pickrum, and Eva Xanthos. They will be coordinating all of
the grade wide activities and there will be many opportunities to help
out with some great once-in-a lifetime events!

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to
contact us. We look forward to working with you in the year ahead. We
will see you all next week!

Best,

Peggy
Dotzel
Estee
Portnoy

margaret.dotzel@verizon.net estee.portnoy@jumpdc.com

home phone (301) 718-0166(h) home phone (301) 365-6760

cell phone (301) 602-7759 cell phone (202) 253-4545