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Thursday - June 2, 2011


From the School

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“Many new friendships are sprouting this spring, many old ones have blossomed. How can we plant a friendship that will grow to bring peace to the world?”

- Grade 3
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: THURSDAY, JUNE 9 AT 12:00 NOON

The last day of school for all Lower School students is Thursday, June 9. We hold the 4th grade graduation ceremony from 9:15-10:00 AM in the gym. Only 4th grade families are invited to this event (we cannot accommodate parties of more than six per family). The 4th graders enjoy the ceremony, join their families for a reception, and then leave campus for a swim party.

All PK through Grade 3 students attend the graduation ceremony and then return to classrooms for the remainder of the morning. We dismiss the students at 12:00 noon (no lunch is served) and ask that parents pick up promptly because the LS faculty and staff are invited to a Parents Association Appreciation Lunch. The shuttle bus will run to the Wisconsin Avenue campus immediately after dismissal.

There is no Aftercare on Thursday, June 9. The last day of Aftercare is Wednesday, June 8.


PA Announcements

FIELD DAY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

This year's LS Field Day is Wednesday, June 8, 10:30 am to 2 pm. Volunteers are still needed. If you would like to help, contact Mr.Fleming.
THANK YOU IRA AND SUSAN!

The Lower School Parents Association would like to thank the 2010-2011 LSPA co-clerks Ira Apfel and Susan Maniatis for their dedicated leadership and service to Sidwell Friends Lower School. We appreciate all that you do for our school community - thank you!
COMMUNITY SERVICE CORNER


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CANNED VEGGIES INSTEAD OF FRESH VEGGIES!
Our vegetable chopping is done for the year, but your help is still needed! Please send your student to school with a canned vegetable (or fruit, healthy pantry item) next Wednesday and help us make sure that the food pantries have supplies for needy families during the summer! Donated foods will be delivered to Martha's Pantry and A Wider Circle. – Beth Zeugin, Community Service Committee, bczeugin@comcast.net.

THANK YOU FOR HELPING WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE
With enormous support from parents, faculty, students and administrators, our school community performed hours and hours of service this year. Together we delivered 1,200 pounds of chopped and seasoned soup vegetables to Martha's Table; we donated and read over 1,000 books to Brightwood Elementary School children; we made over 65 trips to Bethesda Cares to donate unserved lunch food; families helped at A Wider Circle and Martha's Table on weekends throughout the year; and we helped Lower School maximize its paper, bottle and can recycling. All this, just to name a few things!

On Service Days, our children formed reading partnerships with students at Brightwood, cleaned up the banks of the Anacostia River, collected acorns and other seeds and planted 8 trees for a Potomac watershed restoration project, gardened and composted vegetable trimmings at Lower School, made lasagnas for Martha’s Table, and sandwiches and bag lunches for Bethesda Cares and Martha's Table clients. Because of your deep commitment to community service and willingness to volunteer your time, our children are able to undertake meaningful projects. For the students, community service is "something we do at Lower School", a part of everyday life. Thank you for making this possible!
--Beth Zeugin, Lisa Ward, Evelyn Nicholas, Karen Lager, Community Service Committee
QUAKER LIFE COMMITTEE

Please join your child on Tuesday, June 7 at 1:30 PM for the final Meeting for Worship of the year. Grade 4 will be in the Meeting House, other grades will have an all-school meeting in the gym. Please arrive a few minutes early to get situated.
SFS VARSITY BASEBALL TO PLAY AT NATIONALS STADIUM JUNE 5

Sidwell Friends Varsity Baseball beat St. Albans 9 – 7 last week to earn a spot in the semi-finals of the Congressional Bank Baseball Classic Tournament to be played at Nationals stadium! Come cheer for our school and support the Quakers on June 5th 9:30 AM as Sidwell plays against Maret to determine the independent school baseball champion for DC. The winner of the Sidwell v. Maret game will play the winner of the Wilson v. Cordoza game in the DC championship game at 6:30 p.m. Full schedule for the day is in the read more section below. This is sure to be a fun family event – free admission, free parking in stadium Lot C, and free FANZONE on Centerfield Plaza. Concessions stands will be open throughout the day.

Transportation and parking information can be found here. Additional details can be found here.

Thank you for your support!
Read MoreCOMMUNITY SERVICE AT SFS VARSITY BASEBALL GAME

In addition to watching the SFS Varsity Baseball team play in the Congressional Bank Baseball Classic this weekend, you and your children can volunteer any time during the day to demonstrate your support for the charity sponsoring the event. The Classic needs both adult and student volunteers in one-hour intervals throughout the day for tasks such as player and guest check-in, helping load and unload buses of kids from DC Parks and Recreation locations around the city, providing information and directions, being a bat boy in the major league dugouts, and tossing free T-shirts to fans in the stands. Please contact Jack Koczela or Jimmy Ervin if you can help the non-profit DC High School Baseball Classic, Inc. support baseball and softball in underserved DC communities.
SEEKING ROOM PARENTS FOR 5TH GRADE
Are you interested in serving as a Room Parent for your child’s 5th grade class next year? The MS Parents Association is seeking volunteers to serve as room parents in 2011-2012. If you are interested, please email Priscilla Cheng, ppcheng@aol.com, or Amin Abari, AminAbari@yahoo.com. Thanks in advance for your interest!


Other News

2011 EVENTS FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS GOLF TOURNAMENT

Only two weeks left to sign up! Join Co-Chairs Andre Fraser, Margaret Weaver Krull ’70, and Stephen O’Neill ’77 for the 6th Annual SFS Golf Tournament on June 13 at the Kenwood Country Club. Players of all levels are encouraged participate for a great day of golf and camaraderie all while supporting the student financial aid program. The tournament will conclude with a cocktail reception and awards. Register online now. Please contact the Events for Student Scholarships office at 202-537-8110 or events@sidwell.edu for more information.
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Calendar


Thu, Jun 2nd

US Exams


8:30am - 11:30am


4th Grade End of Year Picnic

LS Lower Field
5:00pm - 7:00pm


5/6 Grade Orchestra / 6th Grade Choral Concert

AC Theater
7:30pm


Fri, Jun 3rd

US Exams


8:30am - 11:30am


Team Two to Camp Pecometh


9:00am - 8:00pm


5/6 Orchestra / 6th Choral Concert

AC Theater
2:30pm - 3:20pm


Mon, Jun 6th

LS Community Service Committee

LS Courtyard and LS Quaker Meetinghouse (rain)
8:00am - 9:00am


US Exams


8:30am - 11:30am


China Museum event

LS Multipurpose Room, LS Gym
6:30pm - 8:30pm


Tue, Jun 7th

US Exams


8:30am - 11:30am


1st & 2nd Grade End of Year Picnic

LS Lower Field
5:00pm - 7:00pm


Wed, Jun 8th

US Exams


8:30am - 11:30am


LS Field Day

Lower School
11:30am - 1:30pm


3rd Grade End of Year Picnic

LS Lower Field
5:00pm - 7:00pm


Thu, Jun 9th

MS and US Last Day


LS 4th Grade Closing Ceremony


9:00am


PK - 3 Last Day of School


9:00am - 12:00pm


MS 8th Grade Graduation

AC Theater
7:00pm - 8:15pm


Fri, Jun 10th

US Commencement


10:30am


Mon, Jun 13th

Golf Tournament

Off Campus


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