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Tuesday - April 28, 2015 Principal's Letter NOTES FROM SALLY Announcements SIDWELL FRIENDS WINS FIRST PLACE AT THIRD STRAIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH MEET OF THE YEAR! Other COMMUNITY SERVICE CORNER QUAKER QUOTE MS NEWSLETTER INFORMATION News Around the School US NEWS LS NEWS Principal's Letter NOTES FROM SALLY This week’s query: How can we tell the difference between rushing and being efficient? Assembly: Upper School Instrumental Ensembles Please participate in the casserole bake! Bring your casseroles to school this week for our friends who are served by Martha’s Table. Thank you! KickStart: A Summer Review for Current SFS Middle School Students July 6-July 31/8:30-11:30 AM/$1400 Middle School Library Classroom This Middle School program is an opportunity for Sidwell students to hone their skills in order to get the most out of the upcoming school year. Designed for rising 6’s, 7’s and 8’s, the morning program will incorporate language arts and math taught by our Sidwell Middle School teachers. Math each day will give practice in topics covered the year before, and small groups will offer opportunities to differentiate instruction and to pursue creative learning projects. A hallmark of math class will be an emphasis on the building of problem solving skills and the application of computational skills. Language Arts will extend a student’s practice in reading and writing. Reading will incorporate both fiction and nonfiction material and will include a preview of the summer reading selection for each grade. Building on the program of the year before, students will focus on writing a strong, persuasive paragraph, with an emphasis on written mechanics. Students will also review grammar and parts of speech. Students wishing to make a full day program can combine with afternoon STEM workshops like Pandemic Response or Engineering Prosthetic Devices or ExploreStar by contacting the Summer Office at summer@sidwell.edu or 202-537-8133. Registration is available at: https://thriva.activenetwork.com/Reg4/Form.aspx?IDTD=2461&RF=11209492&mode=0. Thanks to so many parent volunteers, the MS Book Fair and its debut Open Mic Night were a great success. Students enjoyed the incredible birthday cake for William Shakespeare along with tasty brownies and cookies at the reception. An especially big thank you to Book Fair organizers, Renee Fried and Beth Zeugin. Announcements SIDWELL FRIENDS WINS FIRST PLACE AT THIRD STRAIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH MEET OF THE YEAR! Congrats to 7th Graders Maika La Vina and Etan Basser, and 8th graders Emma Passmore, Ariana Warden, Arjun Sethi-Olowin, Nathan Shapiro, Oliver Bass, and Mitchell Jubeir, all of whom were high scorers at the last middle school math meet of the year held at Georgetown Day School on April 15th. These high scorers helped lead Sidwell Friends to a first place tie with St. Albans. The Middle School mathletes from Sidwell Friends have won first place at each of the three math meets held this year. Other COMMUNITY SERVICE CORNER CASSEROLE_BAKE_GUIDELINES.pdfFinal Days of the SPRING CASSEROLE BAKE APRIL 27, 28, 29 There is still time to join us for the 3rd Annual Middle School Casserole Bake! Students, teachers and families will bake (or buy) casseroles, freeze them and drop them off on 37th St. The folks at Martha's Table will be delighted to receive your homemade or store bought dishes, so get your kitchens ready! You may bring your frozen items to the volunteers on 37th Street during drop off and pick up Tuesday, April 28 (remember early dismissal) and Wednesday, April 29. For guidelines and recipe suggestions please read more, and if you would like to volunteer to collect dishes, contact Eva Xanthos at eva.xanthos@verizon.net, Lisa Arrington at arringtonlp@hotmail.com or your Grade Reps. May 2 - AWC Service Opportunity Please join us on Saturday May 2 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. at A Wider Circle (AWC), 9159 Brockville Road, Silver Spring, Maryland for a family morning of community service. SFS students and families from all three divisions of the school will be moving furniture and organizing household items at AWC's warehouse in Silver Spring. If you are interested in helping out this nonprofit that serves low income families in our community, please contact Mohini Malhotra via mohinimalhotra1@gmail.com or 301.538.3717. A Wider Circle has been voted one of the best charities in our community by the Catalogue of Philanthropy and is a long-standing partner of Sidwell Friends. Coffee and muffins will be provided for sustenance. Thank you for joining in. QUAKER QUOTE There is a principle which is pure placed in the human mind, which in different places and ages hath had different names...it is deep and inward, confined to no forms of religion, nor excluded from any, when the heart stands in perfect sincerity. In whomsoever this takes root and grows, they become brethren. ~ John Woolman, 1720-1777 ?Quaker Quotations are intended to deepen the understanding of Quakerism within the Sidwell Friends School community.? MS NEWSLETTER INFORMATION How to Submit an Article to Tuesday Letter: Please send submissions, in the body of the email, to PA.MSNewsletter@sidwell.edu by 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Please reference "Newsletter Submission" and the publish date(s) in the subject line. Do not include any formatting such as indents, bullets, boldface or all-caps and keep submissions succinct. If you have a form or flyer to include with your submission, send it as a PDF attachment. Receipt of your submissions will be confirmed as soon as possible. Submissions may not run for more than three weeks. How to Modify an existing Submission: Please send a redline or otherwise clearly indicate the change to be made in a second email. School Calendar: Calendar entries that appear in the right column of each Newsletter are automatically generated by the school, not by the Tuesday newsletter editors. Any changes to the school calendar are made through the school scheduling office at scheduling@sidwell.edu. US News"I should have listened to my gut." Founder’s Day brought 19 alumni to campus to share their life’s passion and sage advice with students. Read More"I walked in like I was Beyoncé .flawless." Poetry slam champion Gayle Danley delivered a passionate and moving performance of her work at Upper School Collection. Read More LS NewsCreating an inclusive community that works toward success for all Four parents share their reflections after hearing diversity speaker Rosetta Lee. Read More The Parents Association newsletters are a forum for communication among parents and provide announcements concerning School or PA events or information related to a School or PA event. MS newsletter submissions should be sent to PA.MSnewsletter@sidwell.edu. Calendar Wed, Apr 29th GAMETIME! Boys Tennis Tennis Courts 4:15pm - 6:15pm Rising 5th Gr. Transition Mtg MS Drama Studio 6:45pm - 9:00pm Thu, Apr 30th GAMETIME! Baseball Baseball Field 4:15pm - 6:15pm Fri, May 1st 6th Grade Party LS Multipurpose Rm 7:30pm - 9:30pm US Spring Choral Concert Robert L. Smith Mtg Rm 7:30pm - 9:30pm 6th Gr. Parent Peer Group Mtg LS Meeting House 8:00pm - 9:00pm Sun, May 3rd US Instrumental Music Spring Concert AC Theater 2:30pm - 4:30pm Mon, May 4th MS PA Steering Comm. Mtg Rusch Team Rm 8:00am - 9:00am Rising 7th Gr. Transition mtg MS Drama Studio 6:45pm - 9:00pm Thu, May 7th PA Executive Steering Committee Mtg Rusch Team Rm 8:30am - 9:30am Grandparents Day - LS Lower School Campus 12:30pm - 3:30pm PA Arts Committee Mtg US Library Board Rm 7:00pm - 9:00pm Fri, May 8th Grandparents Day - MS Courtyard, RLS Meeting Room, MS Classrooms 12:30pm - 3:15pm Sat, May 9th Rising 5th Gr. Scavenger Hunt Wisc. Ave. campus 3:30pm - 4:45pm 6th Grade Pot Luck off campus 7:00pm - 9:00pm Tue, May 12th PA All-School Transition Meeting US Dining Room 6:00pm - 9:00pm Wed, May 13th 6th Grade Parent Peer Group Meeting LS Meeting House 8:00pm - 9:00pm Fri, May 15th 5th Gr. Hangout Wannan Gym and MS Courtyard 3:30pm - 5:00pm US SPRING PLAY - "HARVEY" by MARY CHASE AC Theater 8:00pm - 10:00pm Visit this Link Sat, May 16th US SPRING PLAY - "HARVEY" by MARY CHASE AC Theater 8:00pm - 10:00pm Visit this Link Sun, May 17th US SPRING PLAY - "HARVEY" by MARY CHASE AC Theater 2:30pm - 4:30pm Visit this Link Tennis Event William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center 3:00pm - 7:00pm More Athletics Tue, Apr 28th Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. Last Chance Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. Last Chance Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Washington International 4:00pm Baseball - Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 4:15pm Softball - Varsity at Potomac School 4:15pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Madeira 4:15pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Flint Hill 4:15pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Bethesda Chevy Chase HS 5:00pm Tennis - Boys Varsity at Potomac School 5:00pm Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity at Madeira 5:30pm Wed, Apr 29th Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Bullis 2:45pm Softball - 7/8 A at Maret School 2:45pm Softball - 7/8 B at Maret School 2:45pm Track & Field - Girls 7/8 - SFS Meet 2:45pm Track & Field - Boys 7/8 - SFS Meet 2:45pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A vs. Maret School 2:45pm Baseball - Junior Varsity at Wilson H.S. 4:00pm Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Prep 4:15pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Georgetown Prep 4:15pm Thu, Apr 30th Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. Maret School 2:45pm Tennis - Boys 7/8 vs. Bullis 2:45pm Softball - 7/8 A vs. Bullis 2:45pm Baseball - 7/8 A vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 2:45pm Baseball - Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 4:15pm Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Episcopal High School 4:15pm Softball - Varsity at Holton-Arms 4:30pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. St. James School 4:30pm Fri, May 1st Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. Draper Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. Draper Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. Albans 4:00pm Softball - Varsity vs. Bullis 4:15pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Sandy Spring 4:15pm Sat, May 2nd Crew - Girls vs. Ted Phoenix Regatta - Lower Boat Championships Softball - Varsity - vs. Falls Church HS 11:30am Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. Draper 12:00pm Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. Draper 12:00pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at Wilson H.S. 1:30pm Baseball - Varsity vs. St. James School 2:00pm Baseball - Junior Varsity at St. James School 2:00pm Baseball - Varsity - Double Header 4:00pm Mon, May 4th Track & Field - Girls Varsity - "B" ISL Championships Baseball - 7/8 B vs. Georgetown Day 2:30pm Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. St. Albans 2:30pm Tennis - Boys 7/8 vs. St. Albans 2:30pm Softball - 7/8 B at Holton-Arms 2:45pm Softball - Junior Varsity vs. Holton-Arms 4:30pm Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. "B" MAC Championships 4:30pm Tue, May 5th Tennis - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament Softball - Varsity at Wilson H.S. 4:00pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 4:00pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Landon 4:15pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at Potomac School 4:30pm Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 5:15pm Baseball - Varsity at Flint Hill 5:30pm Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill 5:30pm Wed, May 6th Softball - Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill 4:15pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Potomac School 4:15pm Thu, May 7th Tennis - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A vs. St. Andrew's School 2:45pm Track & Field - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament (Discus Only) 4:30pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity - ISL Tournament (higher seed) 5:30pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament (higher seed) 5:30pm Fri, May 8th Baseball - Junior Varsity at Riverdale Baptist 4:30pm Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championship 4:30pm Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championships 4:30pm Softball - Varsity - ISL Tournament (higher seed) 5:30pm Sat, May 9th Crew - Girls vs. VASRA Championship - Upper Boat Championships Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championship 8:30am Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championships 8:30am Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championships 10:00am Baseball - Varsity - MAC Tournament 10:00am Softball - Varsity - ISL Tournament (higher seed) 12:00pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity - ISL Tournament (higher seed) 1:00pm Sun, May 10th Track & Field - Girls Varsity - ISL Championships - Rain Date Track & Field - Boys Varsity - MAC Championships - Rain Date Softball - Varsity vs. ISL Championship 1:00pm Mon, May 11th Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Finals Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament (higher seed) Baseball - 7/8 A vs. St. Albans 2:30pm Tennis - Boys 7/8 vs. St. Albans 2:30pm Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. St. Andrew's School 2:45pm Baseball - Varsity - MAC Tournament (higher seed) 5:30pm Wed, May 13th Softball - Varsity - DCSAA State Tournament Baseball - 7/8 B vs. Maret School 2:45pm Softball - 7/8 A vs. National Cathedral School 2:45pm Softball - 7/8 B at National Cathedral School 2:45pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A at National Cathedral School 2:45pm Baseball - Varsity - MAC Tournament 5:30pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament (higher seed) 5:30pm Thu, May 14th Softball - Varsity - DCSAA State Tournament Track & Field - Girls 7/8 - Draper Track & Field - Boys 7/8 - Draper Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Maret School 2:45pm Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. Potomac School 2:45pm Tennis - Boys 7/8 at Potomac School 2:45pm Baseball - 7/8 B at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 2:45pm Tennis - Boys 7/8 - B team vs. Potomac 2:45pm Baseball - Varsity - MAC Tournament Rain Date 5:30pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament Rain Date 5:30pm Fri, May 15th Softball - Varsity - DCSAA State Tournament Semi-Finals Crew - Girls vs. Stotesbury Cup Regatta 5/16/2015 Sat, May 16th Softball - Varsity - DCSAA State Tournament Finals Crew - Girls vs. Stotesbury Cup Regatta Mon, May 18th Softball - 7/8 A at Potomac School 2:45pm Softball - 7/8 B vs. Potomac School 2:45pm Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A at Bullis 2:45pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A at Potomac School 2:45pm Tennis - Boys 7/8 at Bullis 2:45pm Baseball - 7/8 B vs. Potomac School 2:45pm More 3825 Wisconsin Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016 Tel: 202-537-8100 Fax: 202-537-8499
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