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Wednesday - April 27, 2011 From the School Strategic Plan Update May 2, 2011, New Quaker Meetinghouse, Wisconsin Avenue Campus 6:30-9 pm. Please join Head of School Tom Farquhar, the All-School Parents Association and the Sidwell Friends Board of Trustees for an update on Sidwell Friends School’s Strategic Plan. The Board of Trustees has been working for over a year in consultation with parents, faculty, alumni and students on developing a strategic plan which will define the education skill sets through year 2024, the expectations for Sidwell Friends faculty as master learners, how the School's Quakerness defines our values and priorities, and the business models that allow us to reach our goals. As this important works approaches its final stages, please come for an update and discussion on these vital and exciting issues. We look forward to seeing you there. Polly Bomstein and Lynn Sachs, All School PA Co-Presidents RSVPs required to: Adrianne Isaacs at isaacsa@sidwell.edu News from the Nurse back to school health form pointers for parents.pdf2011-2012_school_immunization_requirements[1].pdfYearly physical health examination appointments should be made now. SFS will accept medical appointments starting from January of 2011. Attached you will find significant changes that have been made to the D.C. immunization schedule as well as answers to a few questions regarding adequate completion of health forms. Read MoreFrom the College Counseling Office for Class of 2011, 2012 & 2013 Class of 2011 – Reminder that May 1 is the Candidate Reply Date. Our advice is to check with individual colleges to see how they are handling the fact that May 1 is a Sunday this year…OR you can submit the deposit earlier and not have to worry at all. Additionally, students are allowed to send ONE deposit only. We will send ONE final transcript for each student. A student who “double deposits” risks losing his or her spot at both schools. Class of 2012 – Family meetings should be taking place between now and the close of the year. Please call Jackie Morillas at 202.537.8167 to set up an appointment with your child’s counselor. Make sure that you have your child’s schedule handy when you call. Class of 2013 – SPECIAL MEETING – Please join the college counselors for a meeting Thursday evening, April 28, 2011 at 7:00 pm. We will gather in the Middle School Drama Studio. The topic for the meeting will be standardized testing and options for preparation. Also, please watch your mail for more information about this meeting as well as upcoming plans regarding both a practice version of the ACT and PSAT. Questions – call College Counseling at 202-537-81672nd Annual Tour De Friends! Join us for glorious day of bike riding and friendship in Rock Creek Park to help us raise money for student financial aid on Sunday, May 15th, 9:00 am. Your participation includes rides of varying distances to be followed by food, drink, music, and plenty of give-a-ways! Register today to help make this event a success! For information on registering and additional information contact Michael Tierney, tierneym@ninds.nih.gov, or Mark Michael, mmichael@occasionscaterers.com. Please contact Lauren Mulcahy at 202-537-8440 or email events@sidwell.edu to join this exciting family oriented event for all ages. Events for Student Scholarships Information Reminder: Please pick up your auction items from Zartman House between 8 and 4. 2011 Golf Tournament: Hope you will be able to join us for this event on June 13, 2011! Registration forms were mailed last week and online registration should be available by the end of this week. Please contact the Events office with any questions at events@sidwell.edu or 202-537-8110. PA Announcements Faculty and Staff Appreciation Breakfast - This Friday April 29th Reminder: The US Parents Association is sponsoring an Appreciation Breakfast for our beloved Teachers and Staff this Friday, April 29th. If you signed up to bring food or drinks please be sure they are dropped off at the Upper School Faculty Lounge no later than 7:45 am on Friday morning. Place your name on all your non-disposable dishes and have your scholar pick them up by the end of the day in the Faculty Lounge. We have had a wonderful response, but we still need just a few more items! Check the Signup Genius website to see what you can bring. Follow this link to sign up, www.signupgenius.com/go/teacher566. Please email Alison Ling at adlrocky@aol.com if you have questions. Maria Gomez and Alison Ling - USPA At-Large RepresentativesUS Community Service and the Community Service Club Saturday April 30th, 2011, 10 am - 1 pm. US Bus Parking Lot On April 30th, US Community Service and the Community Service Club are offering SFS families and area residents a chance to donate their used bicycles as part of an effort to reduce waste and provide those in need with a means of personal transport. Through a partnership with Bikes for the World (BfW), the nation's largest bicycle reuse program, you are is invited to drop off your used bicycles (children, youth and adult - no tricycles, please) and cycling-related items. Tapping into a network of overseas non-profit partners, BfW will collect and distribute donated bicycles to impoverished communities around the world. There is a suggested donation of $10 to defray a share of the cost of shipping to overseas charity partners, which recondition the bicycles and distribute them to people who need them. For more information on BfW, please see www.bikesfortheworld.org Volunteers are needed to prep the bikes and load them into BfW vehicles. If you would like to volunteer for this event, please contact David Connell, connelld@sidwell.edu or June Das Gupta, junedasgupta@msn.com Other News Sleep and Stress Webinar webinar_instructions.pdfThe upcoming final PCW Webinar entitled Healthy Sleep Strategies and Stress Reduction is scheduled for Monday, May 2, 2011 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (http://parentscouncil.org/ content/webinars). Sleep is an integral part of human health, essential to strengthening the growing mind and body. Unfortunately, stress, studying and socializing often are given priority over sleep by teens. To stay awake, alert and fully engaged during their waking hours, teens must adopt healthy sleeping habits. Overcome barriers to a good night’s sleep with our panel’s helpful tips and strategies for catching more ZZZs, getting more A’s and promoting adolescent wellbeing. Our PCW subscription validation code is 8P98S110. Previous PCW Webinars are available for viewing through our PCW Website Webinar Archives until June 1, 2011. Read MoreCrew Car Wash Clean that winter grime off your car and support the Sidwell Friends Crew team! The annual Spring Carwash is the team's primary fundraiser. Help the team, help yourself drive away clean! Sunday May 1st, from 11am-2pm, Upper School garage.Newsletter Basics How to Submit An Article Send submissions to PA.USNewsletter@sidwell.edu by 2 pm on Tuesday. Please reference "Newsletter Submission" and the publish date(s) in the subject line. Items should be submitted as text in the body of the email. PLEASE 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, please send it as a PDF attachment to your email. Receipt of your submission will be confirmed as soon as possible. If you have not received a confirmation of receipt by the deadline for submissions, please contact the editors at PA.USNewsletter@sidwell.edu. How to Subscribe/Unsubcribe Our automated listserv subscription service is currently down. To subscribe or unsubscribe to the newsletter, please send an email to isaacsa@sidwell.edu and indicate whether you would like to subscribe or unsubscribe. Note Concerning the School Calendar The calendar entries in the right column of each newsletter are automatically generated by the official school calendar, and are not subject to editing by the newsletter editors. All changes or additions to the school calendar must be made through the school scheduling office, reachable at: scheduling@sidwell.edu. 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. US newsletter submissions should be sent to PA.USnewsletter@sidwell.edu. Calendar Tue, Apr 26th US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:15pm - 9:00pm 9th Grade Parent Peer Group Zartman Drawing Room 7:30pm - 9:00pm Wed, Apr 27th US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:15pm - 9:00pm Celebrating Daughters Rehearsal AC Music Room 6:30pm - 8:30pm Thu, Apr 28th US Visual Arts Gallery Opening AC Rubenstein Gallery and AC Lobby 4:30pm - 6:00pm US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:15pm - 9:00pm 10th Grade Parent Meeting with College Counseling MS Drama Studio 7:00pm - 8:30pm Mother/Son Rehearsal AC Music Room 7:30pm - 9:00pm Fri, Apr 29th Arbor Day Teacher Appreciation Robotics Team Meeting Robotcs Lab in Basement of Sesner and US Main Computer Lab 2:40pm - 5:30pm US Spring Choral Concert AC Theater 7:30pm Sat, Apr 30th Bikes for the World Bike Drive Tennis Courts and Visiting Buses Lot 10:00am - 1:00pm 12th Grade "Celebrating Daughters" US Dining Room and AC Theater 5:00pm - 9:30pm Sun, May 1st Crew Car Wash Wisconsin Ave. Garage US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Music Room 1:00pm - 5:00pm US Instrumental Ensemble Concert AC Theater 2:30pm - 6:00pm Mon, May 2nd AP: Environmental Chemistry AP: Psychology Senior Project Rehearsal AC Music Room 12:30pm - 5:30pm US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:15pm - 9:00pm Refreshments for Parents Association meeting Meetinghouse Lobby 6:30pm Board of Trustees with Parents Association DC Quaker Meetinghouse, US Rooms 102, 104/106, 108, 110, 112, 120, 126, 128, 130, 234 7:00pm - 9:30pm Tue, May 3rd AP: Art History AP: Comp. Science A AP: Spanish Senior Project Rehearsal AC Music Room 4:15pm - 6:00pm US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:15pm - 9:00pm Wed, May 4th AP: Calculus AP: Chinese PA Executive Committee Meeting Athletic Center Meeting Room 8:00am - 9:00am Senior Project Rehearsal AC Music Room 12:30pm - 5:30pm US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:15pm - 9:00pm Celebrating Sons Rehearsal AC Music Room 7:30pm Thu, May 5th AP: English Literature & Composition AP: Latin ACT Test/10th Grade Practice US Classrooms 8:00am - 12:00pm Senior Project Rehearsal AC Music Room 12:30pm - 5:30pm US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:15pm - 9:00pm Fri, May 6th AP: European History AP: Studio Art AP: U.S. History Senior Project Rehearsal AC Music Room 12:30pm - 5:30pm Robotics Team Meeting Robotics Lab in Basement of Sesner and US Main Computer Lab 2:40pm - 5:30pm Sat, May 7th SAT Off Campus 12th Grade "Celebrating Sons" US Dining Room and AC Theater 5:00pm - 9:30pm Sun, May 8th US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 1:00pm - 5:00pm Mon, May 9th AP: Biology AP: Music Theory AP: Physics PA Athletics Committee Meeting Athletic Centner Meeting Room 7:45am - 9:00am Senior Project Rehearsal AC Music Room 12:30pm - 5:30pm US PA Steering Committee Meeting US Room 102 4:30pm - 6:00pm US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 9:00pm Tue, May 10th AP: Comparative Government AP: French AP: U.S. Government & Politics Senior Project Rehearsal AC Music Room 12:30pm - 5:30pm US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 9:00pm Wed, May 11th AP: English & Composition Senior Project Rehearsal AC Music Room 12:30pm - 5:30pm PA Retreat US Dining Room 6:00pm - 8:30pm US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 9:00pm Thu, May 12th AP: World History Senior Project Rehearsal AC Music Room 12:30pm - 5:30pm US Spring Play Rehearsal AC Theater 6:00pm - 9:00pm Fri, May 13th AP: Spanish Literature Senior Project Rehearsal AC Music Room 12:30pm - 5:30pm US Dance Ensemble Outdoor Performance Zartman Garden then moving through US campus 4:00pm US Dance Ensemble Outdoor Performance Zartman Garden then moving through US campus 7:00pm Sat, May 14th 11th/12th Grade Prom Off Campus/ Bus Pickup & Drop Off from SFS Sun, May 15th Robotics Team Meeting Robotics Lab in basement of Sesner and US Main Computer Lab 10:00am - 3:00pm US Production Rehearsal (tech) AC Theater 1:00pm - 5:30pm Mon, May 16th Senior Project Rehearsal AC Music Room 12:30pm - 5:30pm US Spring Play Production Week Rehearsal AC Theater 5:00pm - 9:00pm Refreshments for Diversity Meeting MS Foyer/Lobby 6:30pm All-School PA Diversity Meeting MS Drama Studio 7:00pm More Athletics Wed, Apr 27th Track & Field - Boys 7/8 at Bullis 2:30pm Track & Field - Girls 7/8 at Bullis 2:30pm Tennis - Boys 7/8 at Landon 2:30pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 B vs. Flint Hill 2:45pm Baseball - 7/8 B vs. Maret School 2:45pm Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 B at Bullis 2:45pm Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity vs. National Cathedral School 4:15pm Softball - Junior Varsity vs. Washington Latin 4:30pm Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Wilson H.S. 4:30pm Thu, Apr 28th Track & Field - Girls Varsity - Penn Relays Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A at Stone Ridge School 2:45pm Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Bullis 2:45pm Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A at Bullis 2:45pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 B at Potomac School 2:45pm Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. St. James School 4:30pm Baseball - Varsity vs. St. James School 4:30pm Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity at St. James School 4:45pm Fri, Apr 29th Track & Field - Boys Varsity - Penn Relays Track & Field - Girls Varsity - Penn Relays Softball - Varsity vs. National Cathedral School 4:15pm Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 4:15pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at St. James School 4:45pm Baseball - Junior Varsity at St. James School 4:45pm Sat, Apr 30th Crew - Club (Girls) - Charlie Butt Regatta at Thompson's Boat Center Tennis - Boys Varsity - NEMA Tournament Track & Field - Boys Varsity - Penn Relays Baseball - Varsity at Avalon 10:00am Baseball - Junior Varsity at St. Albans 12:00pm Baseball - Varsity - CHEN 12:30pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Potomac School 1:30pm Sun, May 1st Tennis - Boys Varsity - NEMA Tournament Mon, May 2nd Tennis - Boys 7/8 vs. Mater Dei 2:30pm Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 2:45pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A - Brookewood 2:45pm Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Maret School 4:00pm Tue, May 3rd Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 4:00pm Softball - Varsity at Potomac School 5:30pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Maret School 5:30pm Wed, May 4th Softball - 7/8 A vs. Maryland School for the Deaf 2:30pm Baseball - 7/8 B vs. St. Albans 2:30pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 B at Maret School 2:45pm Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Potomac School 4:00pm Softball - Varsity at Holy Child 4:30pm Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity at Flint Hill 4:30pm Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill 4:30pm Thu, May 5th Baseball - 7/8 A at Landon 2:30pm Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A at Landon 2:30pm Tennis - Boys 7/8 at Bullis 2:45pm Track & Field - Boys 7/8 - GDS, NCS & McLean 2:45pm Track & Field - Girls 7/8 - GDS, NCS & McLean 2:45pm Softball - Junior Varsity at Stone Ridge School 4:30pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Flint Hill 4:30pm Baseball - Junior Varsity at Flint Hill 4:30pm Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity at Episcopal High School 4:30pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Georgetown Visitation 5:30pm Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Flint Hill 5:30pm Baseball - Varsity vs. Flint Hill 5:30pm Fri, May 6th Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. Draper Invitational Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. Draper Invitational Softball - Varsity vs. Georgetown Visitation 4:00pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. James School 5:00pm Sat, May 7th Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. Draper Invitational Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. Draper Invitational Crew - Club (Girls) - Ted Phoenix Regatta at Occoquan Baseball - Junior Varsity at Potomac School 3:00pm Baseball - Varsity vs. Potomac School 3:00pm Mon, May 9th Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 2:45pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 B vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 2:45pm Softball - 7/8 A at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 2:45pm Softball - 7/8 B vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 2:45pm Baseball - 7/8 A vs. St. Andrew's School 2:45pm Tennis - Boys 7/8 vs. St. Andrew's School 2:45pm Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. St. Andrew's School 2:45pm Softball - Junior Varsity at Georgetown Day 4:15pm Baseball - Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 4:30pm Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. ISL B meet 4:30pm Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. MAC B meet 4:30pm Tue, May 10th Tennis - Boys Varsity at St. Andrew's School 4:15pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 4:15pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 4:30pm Softball - Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 5:00pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Bullis 7:00pm Wed, May 11th Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Mater Dei 2:30pm Tennis - Boys 7/8 vs. Landon 2:30pm Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. Mater Dei 2:30pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A vs. National Cathedral School 2:45pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 B at National Cathedral 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 Junior Varsity - Brookewood 4:15pm Softball - Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 4:30pm Thu, May 12th Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Flint Hill 2:45pm Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 4:00pm Softball - Junior Varsity at Potomac School 4:15pm Baseball - Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 4:15pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 4:30pm Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 5:00pm Fri, May 13th Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 4:00pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Tournament 4:00pm Softball - Varsity vs. ISL Tournament 4:30pm Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championships 5:15pm Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championships 5:15pm Sat, May 14th Softball - Varsity vs. ISL Tournament Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Tournament Crew - Club (Girls) - VA Scholastic Rowing Championships at Occoquan Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 9:00am Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championships 9:30am Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championships 9:30am Baseball - Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 4:30pm Sun, May 15th Softball - Varsity vs. ISL Tournament 1:00pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 3:00pm Mon, May 16th Baseball - Varsity vs. MAC Tournament Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 B at St. Albans 2:30pm Softball - 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