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Tuesday - November 18, 2014


Principal's Letter


NOTES FROM SALLY


Announcements


FINANCIAL AID FOR 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR
AMBASSADOR RASOOL SPEAKING ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND INCLUSION
AUCTION BRAINSTORM PARTY: WEDS 11/19
MARK HYMAN ON FEB. 9 - CHILDREN AND ATHLETICS


Other


COMMUNITY SERVICE CORNER
SFS COMMUNITY SERVICE & A WIDER CIRCLE
QUAKER QUOTE
MS NEWSLETTER INFORMATION


News Around the School


US NEWS


MS NEWS


Principal's Letter


NOTES FROM SALLY
This week’s query: How do you know when to draw the line between laughing at someone and laughing with someone?
Assembly: Joe Odhiambo, Basketball trick star. This program will be in the Meeting Room.
Today! Minimester trip applications are due. Lists will be out in early December, and information will be sent to the email addresses on the form, so please be sure that is correct. The email will include information about financial assistance.
Also today: 5th – 8th graders : The first Math Olympiad competition will be held on from 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm in Ms. Lamb’s room. The contest is open to everyone and students do not have to attend the 5/6 Math Club to participate.
Parents are warmly invited to join us for Meeting for Worship on Thursday morning in the Meeting Room from 8:10 – 8:40.
8th grade Conversations with Michelle will be held on Friday morning at 8 :00 in the Rosenberg Theater in the Arts Center.
Parents of 8th graders: In addition to the dance at Landon that I sent information about earlier, 8th graders are invited to a dance at Maret on Friday night. This winter dance is in the Old Gym, and admission is $5, student ID required.
All 5th and 6th graders will rotate through health class during the winter season. There is a Health page in Haiku, to which parents have access, that contains information about the content of the course. If you have questions about the program, please contact our school nurse, Jasmin Whitfield.
The first trimester ends at the end of the week. Schedules of special classes will change for 5th and 6th graders, and arts classes will change for 7th graders beginning on Monday, November 24th. First trimester reports will be issued before winter break.
Just a note about the schedule for next week as we approach Thanksgiving: Monday and Tuesday will be regular school days. 7/8 students will have their A, B, and C classes on Monday and their D, E, and F classes on Tuesday. Aftercare will meet on Tuesday afternoon, and the Thanksgiving holiday will begin at the close of the day on Tuesday. 5/6 Math club will meet next Tuesday.
A few reminders: students are not allowed to have their cell phones with them during the day. If you need to get a message to your son or daughter during the day, please do not text them – call the office, and we will get the message to them. Also, a reminder again to 7/8 parents that getting messages to students once they have left for PE is really difficult! Please contact us before 1:45 on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday and before 12:45 on Tuesday with any messages.
We are approaching the concert season. 7/8 choral and instrumental groups will perform in December, and the 5/6 orchestra and 6th grade chorus will perform in January. For all concerts the dress requirements are as follows: Boys – black* pants, black* shoes, white dress shirt, any color tie. Girls - Black* pants or skirt, white top (must have sleeves) and black* shoes. (*or the darkest you own.) No tennis shoes please.
A special club for the three Tuesdays in December: December Geography Bee Club - Tuesdays (December 2, 9, and 16) from 2-2:30 pm. If you are in grades 5-8 and enjoy learning about the United States and the world through geography (which encompasses every subject we study!), come just for the fun of it, or to practice up for the School Geography Bee, to be held in January. Practice questions, games, Internet sites, or just conversation are all possible. Mr. Salmon’s room, 201.
If you will be in town over the holidays, SFS Alum Kenji Williams will have a program at Strathmore: Bella Gaia (Beautiful Earth.) This award-winning, immersive, live multimedia performance combines high-fidelity NASA images of Earth and stirring live performances of music and dance from around the world. The performance is Friday evening, November 28th. If you are interested, I can send a link for discounted tickets for the SFS community.


Announcements


FINANCIAL AID FOR 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR
If you are a current financial aid recipient, you will receive an email on Monday, December 1st with information regarding the financial aid process. If you are not receiving financial aid currently, but want to apply for the upcoming school year, please email or call 202-537-2402.

AMBASSADOR RASOOL SPEAKING ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND INCLUSION
South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool will be our guest Tuesday December 2 at 7:00pm in the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room. Ambassador Rasool is noted in his home country as a distinguished public servant who has worked to bring integration, tolerance and inclusion to South Africa. He began working in the anti-apartheid movement in high school and met Nelson Mandela while in prison. He subsequently held a number of senior positions in government and served as a Member of Parliament and as Special Advisor to the State President. The Ambassador will be speaking about human rights and his own experiences working for tolerance, acceptance and inclusion. Ambassador Rasool was recently in the news as a co-organizer, with the Cathedral’s director of religious liturgy Rev. Gina Campbell, of the first Muslim service to be held in the Washington National Cathedral on Friday November 14. The Ambassador will share his reflections for about 45 minutes followed by a period of audience questions and answers. Please email Kathi Webb if you would like to use the free child care will be provided for Sidwell Friends students. Older students are welcome to attend this talk. Light refreshments will be available at 6:30pm in the lobby of the meeting room. This event is sponsored by the Parents Association and all in the Sidwell Friends community are invited.

AUCTION BRAINSTORM PARTY: WEDS 11/19
We need your help brainstorming unique donation ideas for this year’s scholarship auction. We want to hear your brilliant ideas! Bring your friends and creativity and we’ll supply the wine, beer and appetizers. All auction enthusiasts are encouraged to attend - no need to be on the committee! The Auction Brainstorm Party will be held on Wednesday, November 19 from 7-9 p.m. at the home of Vanessa and Ned Johnson (3530 Tilden Street, NW). Please RSVP by November 12 by e-mail.

Interested in making a donation to this year’s Auction “Celebrate DC?” We would be grateful for your support! Simply click here to make your donation today. The donation deadline is February 1, 2015.

MARK HYMAN ON FEB. 9 - CHILDREN AND ATHLETICS
Mark your calendars for Mark Hyman, author of Until It Hurts, who is coming to speak to parents on Monday February 9, 2015. Mark’s book addresses youth sports and how parents can help their children safely navigate America’s increasingly pressured youth sports environment.


Other


COMMUNITY SERVICE CORNER
Upcoming for November/December:
November 21: 8th grade hangout - Veggie Cutting for Martha's Table
November 23 at 1:00p: 5th and 6th grade service club at A Wider Circle, ongoing project to manage the Kids Corner
Dec 1-Dec 6: Holiday gift collection begins for Mary's Center, collection bins in lobby

Ongoing Toiletries Collection Bins in Lobby for A Wider Circle
Contact MS Community Service Co-clerks Eva Xanthos or Lisa Arrington or your Grade Reps for volunteer opportunities.

SFS COMMUNITY SERVICE & A WIDER CIRCLE
Make a Family's Holiday Wish Come True! For the 2014 holiday season, the Middle School Community Service Committee will be supporting A Wider Circle's gift giving program. This allows our families to adopt a family that is unable to purchase gifts for the holidays. Read on for how this experience impacted one Sidwell Friends family:
This was one of the highlights of our family's holiday season last year! After receiving a detailed wish list, the four of us had so much fun putting gifts together for each member of our Wider Circle family. Our experience was made even more rich by getting to know the parent, a single mother in this case, and delivering the gifts to her apartment when her kids were away.
It was a powerful opportunity to put ourselves in the place of those less fortunate and help make their holiday wishes come true. Please consider signing up or, if it feels like too big of a commitment, you may wish to partner with another Sidwell Friends family!
If you're interested or have any questions, please contact Marjan via email or 202-664-4706.

QUAKER QUOTE
"God should be most where man is least:
So, where is neither church nor priest,
And never rag nor form of creed
To clothe the nakedness of need,–
Where farmer folk in silence meet,–
I turn my bell-unsummoned feet;
I lay the critic’s glass aside,
I tread upon my lettered pride,
And, lowest-seated, testify
To the oneness of humanity;
Confess the universal want,
And share whatever Heaven may grant.
He findeth not who seeks his own,
The soul is lost that’s saved alone."
~Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807-1892
?Quaker Quotes are intended to deepen the understanding of Quakerism in the Sidwell Friends School community. Questions or suggestions may be directed to Cynthia Richie Terrell.

MS NEWSLETTER INFORMATION
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US NewsEbola and the Bright Continent
The Building Bridges with Africa club hosted an Ebola forum to discuss the changing epidemic and the United States’ place in combating it.
Read More


MS NewsThe wonders of air
Feeling down? No wonder—there are 15 pounds (per square inch) of air pressure on you right now!
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


Fri, Nov 21st

8th Grade Conversation with Michelle Parker

Rosenberg Theater
8:00am - 9:15am


8th Gr. Hangout

Wannan Gym and MS Courtyard
3:30pm - 5:00pm


US FALL PLAY - THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE, by JAY PRESSON ALLEN

Arts Center Theater
8:00pm - 10:00pm

Visit this Link


Sat, Nov 22nd

US FALL PLAY - THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE, by JAY PRESSON ALLEN

AC Theater
8:00pm - 9:30pm

Visit this Link


Sun, Nov 23rd

US FALL PLAY - THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE, by JAY PRESSON ALLEN

Arts Center Theater
2:30pm - 4:30pm

Visit this Link


Wed, Nov 26th

Thanksgiving Break


11/28/2014


Mon, Dec 1st

MS PA Steering Comm. Mtg

Rusch Team Rm
8:00am - 9:00am


Tue, Dec 2nd

PA Diversity Committee

US Library Board Room
5:00pm - 7:00pm


PA Event - Ambassador Rasool

Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
7:00pm - 9:00pm


Thu, Dec 4th

PA Executive Steering Committee Mtg

Rusch Team Rm
8:30am - 9:30am


Fri, Dec 5th

MS Report Writing - Half Day


More


Athletics


Tue, Nov 18th

Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity - Scrimmage @ GDS


4:00pm


Basketball - Girls Varsity - Scrimmage @ GDS


5:30pm


Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. Georgetown Visitation


7:30pm


Fri, Nov 21st

Basketball - Girls Varsity - Scrimmage vs. Washington & Lee


5:00pm


Sat, Nov 22nd

Football - Varsity vs. DCSAA Semifinals


Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity - MAC Jamboree @ Georgetown Day School


9:00am


Basketball - Boys Varsity - Scrimmage vs. IDEA Public Charter School


11:00am


Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. WMPSSDL Relays


5:30pm


Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. WMPSSDL Relays


5:30pm


Mon, Nov 24th

Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity - Scrimmage at Bethesda Chevy Chase HS


5:00pm


Basketball - Boys Varsity - Scrimmage vs. Bethesda Chevy Chase HS


7:00pm


Tue, Nov 25th

Basketball - Girls Varsity - Scrimmage vs. Middletown


5:00pm


Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity - Scrimmage vs. Middletown


5:00pm


Fri, Nov 28th

Basketball - Girls Varsity - Alumni Game


11:00am


Basketball - Boys Varsity - Alumni Game


12:30pm


Sat, Nov 29th

Football - Varsity vs. DCSAA Finals


Basketball - Boys Varsity - Scrimmage @ WIse HS


10:00am


Tue, Dec 2nd

Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. Open Diving Meet


3:45pm


Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. Open Diving Meet


3:45pm


Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at Maret School


4:15pm


Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Baltimore Friends


4:30pm


Basketball - Boys Varsity at Maret School


5:45pm


Wed, Dec 3rd

Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. Quad Meet


4:00pm


Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. Quad Meet


4:00pm


Wrestling - Varsity at Landon


5:00pm


Thu, Dec 4th

Basketball - Boys Varsity - SFS Tournament: 12/4 - 12/6


12/6/2014


Wrestling - Varsity - Tri with SFS, Maret, & Wilson


4:30pm


Fri, Dec 5th

Basketball - Girls Varsity - SFS Tournament 12/5 & 12/6


12/6/2014


Sat, Dec 6th

Wrestling - Varsity at Model Secondary School


Mon, Dec 8th

Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. Madeira


4:00pm


Basketball - Boys Freshman at Landon


4:15pm


More


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