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Sunday - January 8, 2017


Principal's Letter


MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU


Announcements


JANUARY EXAMS: SECOND WEEK
SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR US PARENTS ASSOCIATION


Events


MLK DAY SERVICE EVENT: JAN. 16
COFFEE FOR JESSIE JACOBSON
PARENT SPEAKER DEBRA HAFFNER ON CHILDREN'S SEXUALITY: JAN. 23
GAMETIME! WINTER SEASON SCHEDULE


Other


QUAKER QUOTES AND QUESTIONS


News Around the School


Principal's Letter


MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU
Dear Friends,
Our students have been hard at work studying for their first-semester exams. On Monday, they will take their language exam, followed by a reading day on Tuesday, the science exam on Wednesday, and the math exam on Thursday. Students are not required to be on campus on reading days, but they are welcome to be here to meet with teachers or use the library to study. Lunch will be available every day during the exam period. If your child becomes ill during this time, please e-mail USAttendance@sidwell.edu and contact Min Kim at kimm@sidwell.edu to schedule the make-up exam, which will take place on January 13 at 10:00 a.m.
Just before winter break, five sophomores on the Sidwell Friends Chess Club competed at a tournament in Nashville and took fifth place in the overall competition for the 10th grade division. Congratulations to these students for an incredible performance!
We’re also pleased to announce that Debra Haffner, author of From Diapers to Dating, Beyond the Big Talk, and What Every 21st-Century Parent Needs to Know, will speak with Sidwell Friends parents about sexuality in children and adolescents at 7:00 p.m. on January 23. (See the entry under "Events" in this newsletter for more information.) Light refreshments will be available at 6:30 p.m. in the lobby outside the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room. Childcare can be arranged for Sidwell Friends community members by contacting Kathi Webb at webbk@sidwell.edu.
The Parents of Black Students affinity group, in collaboration with the Parents Association and the Quaker Life Committee, will host the MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This event is open to the whole community. I hope to see you there!
Warmly,
Mamadou
Mamadou Guèye
Upper School Principal


Announcements


JANUARY EXAMS: SECOND WEEK
January 2017 Exam Schedule


Sunday
1
Happy New Year!


Monday
2
NO SCHOOL


Tuesday
3
Review Day
Regular Schedule
(no new material)


Wednesday
4
Reading Day
No regular classes


Thursday
5
History Exam
10:00 a.m.


Friday
6
English Exam
10:00 a.m.


Sunday
8


Monday
9
Language Exam
10:00 a.m.


Tuesday
10
Reading Day
No regular classes


Wednesday
11
Science Exam
10:00 a.m.


Thursday
12
Math Exam
10:00 a.m.


Friday
13
Make-up Exam
10:00 a.m.


Reminders:
Exams begin promptly at 10:00 a.m.
Students who qualify for extended time will begin exams at 9:30 a.m. Ms. Schneck will e-mail students with additional information.
Students who are doubling in a subject must schedule their second exam by e-mailing Ms. Morillas at morillasj@sidwell.edu. Students may take two exams on the same day or take the second exam on January 13, exam make-up day. An exam may not be taken before the designated exam day for that subject.
If a student is ill on the morning of an exam, parents must e-mail USAttendance@sidwell.edu. Students may take the make-up exam on January 13.
Should we have inclement weather during the exam period, we may need to make adjustments to the schedule. Please check your e-mail for any updates.

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR US PARENTS ASSOCIATION
Looking for a way to become more involved with the School? The Parents Association is seeking parent volunteers to fill positions for the 2017/18 academic year. If you enjoy community building and would like to make a contribution to the School or your child's grade, please sign up! We are filling division vice clerks, grade reps, and other positions—please see the SFS Parent Portal for descriptions.
To nominate yourself or someone else or for more information, please contact All-School Nominating Clerk Priscilla Cheng (ppcheng@aol.com) or Upper School Nominating Clerk Sandra McCoy (sandra.mccoy@mac.com). Thank you!


Events


MLK DAY SERVICE EVENT: JAN. 16
The Parents of Black Students (PBS), in collaboration with the Quaker Life, Community Service, and Equity, Justice, and Community (EJC) committees, invite all members of the SFS community to celebrate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We will gather from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Monday, January 16. Following a brief, query-centered discussion (and storytelling for younger members of the community), SFS volunteers will choose to participate in one of the available service events:
1. Bake casseroles for Bethesda Cares.
2. Make cards and sort donated items for Veterans Affairs DC Medical Center.
3. Create healthy snack bags for N Street Village Day Center.
4. Create winter care bags for Georgetown Ministry Center.
The Quaker Life Committee will also host coffee and conversation with speakers from the National Coalition for the Homeless. Afterward, we will regroup for a short time of reflection before closing with a moment of silence.
Please sign up to donate items and/or volunteer for one of the service engagements to help the underserved in our community.

COFFEE FOR JESSIE JACOBSON
Volunteers who worked with Jessie Jacobson on SFS financial aid fundraising events are invited to a farewell breakfast and celebration on Friday, January 13, at 8:30 a.m. in the Zartman House Drawing Room. After more than five years with us, Jessie is heading to a great new opportunity at Wolf Trap. Please let Kathi Webb (webbk@sidwell.edu) know if you plan to join us.

PARENT SPEAKER DEBRA HAFFNER ON CHILDREN'S SEXUALITY: JAN. 23
Parents are invited to a January 23 talk by sexuality education expert Debra Haffner, who will discuss raising sexually healthy and responsible children and adolescents. Debra has been working for more than 40 years in sexuality education and holds a doctorate degree in ministry in addition to master's degrees in public health and divinity. She is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister with a congregation in Reston, Virginia.
Before she was called to parish ministry, Debra was a nonprofit executive working in the fields of sexuality education, sexual health, and justice. In the 1980s, she was the director of education, counseling, and public affairs for Metropolitan Washington. She was also the president of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States for 12 years. Debra is the author or coauthor of seven books, including From Diapers to Dating, Beyond the Big Talk, and What Every 21st-Century Parent Needs to Know. Her specialty is helping parents talk to their children about sexuality in a way that reflects their own family values. Debra will talk about such issues as identifying and taking advantage of teachable moments; the influence of technology on teenagers' attitudes and behaviors; dress and sexuality; and helping children develop a sense of moral decision making about sexuality.
Our conversation with Debra will be relevant to parents of students in all divisions, as she asserts that conversations about sexuality are best started well before adolescence. This event is open to the broader community: We invite all to attend and welcome parents' friends. Light refreshments will be available at 6:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room; the program will begin at 7:00 p.m. Childcare is available for Sidwell Friends community members. Please e-mail Kathi Webb at webbk@sidwell.edu if you plan to use the childcare.

GAMETIME! WINTER SEASON SCHEDULE
GAMETIME! is an SFS program that features every varsity athletic team once each season. Fans of all ages are encouraged to come in School colors, raise their voices, and wave towels and pom-poms in support. Fan treats are always provided.
If you are bringing a group of students to any of the games or meets listed below, please let us know (pa.athletics@sidwell.edu)—we’d like to recognize you to the team and coaches if time permits.
Winter GAMETIME! events:

Girls' basketball vs. NCS: Tuesday, January 24, at 5:30 p.m.
Dance ensemble* performance: Thursday, February 2, at 7:00 p.m.
Boys' basketball vs. Maret: Tuesday, February 14, at 5:30 p.m.
Boys' and girls' swim and dive team vs. St. Albans/NCS: Thursday, February 16, at 4:00 p.m.

*Dance ensemble members earn PE credit for their work and are thus included in GAMETIME!


Other


QUAKER QUOTES AND QUESTIONS
“If we desire a society of peace, then we cannot achieve such a society through violence. If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society. If we desire a society that is democratic, then democracy must become a means as well as an end.”
—?Bayard Rustin (1912–1987)

Quaker quotes alternate with questions about Quakerism in this newsletter feature. To ask a question about Quaker history or practice, e-mail our Sidwell Friends Quaker Life Committees’ authors at quakerquestions@sidwell.edu.


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Calendar


Sun, Jan 8th

SSAT

US Classrooms
8:00am - 1:00pm


All School Family Community Service

Off Site - A Wider Circle
1:00pm - 3:00pm


Mon, Jan 9th

US Exam #3 Language

Upper School
10:00am - 12:00pm


Tue, Jan 10th

US Reading Day


PA 102: PA Roles for 2017-2018

Quaker Meeting House
8:15am - 9:00am


Wed, Jan 11th

US Exam #4 Science

Upper School
10:00am - 12:00pm


AC/PG meeting

Alumni Lounge
12:00pm - 2:30pm


Thu, Jan 12th

US Exam #5 Math

Upper School
10:00am - 12:00pm


Fri, Jan 13th

Lower School - NO SCHOOL (Faculty Report Writing)


US Exam Makeup Day


Sat, Jan 14th

BSU Rehearsal

Caplin Theater, Arts Center
12:00pm - 4:00pm


Mon, Jan 16th

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - NO SCHOOL


All Community Meeting for Worship and MLK Day of Service

RLS Meeting Room, Dining Room, US Library, Lower Level Classrooms
9:00am - 2:00pm


Tue, Jan 17th

PA 102: PA Roles for 2017-2018

LS Quaker Meeting House
8:15am - 9:00am


US Musical Rehearsal

Caplin Theater + Choral Room + Theatre Arts Studio
6:00pm - 9:00pm


Wed, Jan 18th

AC/PG meeting

US Library Board Room
12:00pm - 2:30pm


"Seek Justice, Find Peace: A Town Hall Meeting"

RLS Meeting Room
6:00pm - 9:00pm


US Musical Rehearsal

Caplin Theater + Choral Room + Theatre Arts Studio
6:00pm - 9:00pm


Thu, Jan 19th

9Th Grade Parent Coffee with US Adm

Choral Music Room
8:00am - 8:45am


US MFW

RLS Meeting Room
9:35am - 10:20am


US Musical Rehearsal

Caplin Theater + Choral Room + Theatre Arts Studio
6:00pm - 9:00pm


11th Gr. Students/Parents with College Counseling

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


GLSBT Dance

Caplin Theater & Arts Center Lobby
8:30pm - 10:30pm


Fri, Jan 20th

Inauguration Day - NO SCHOOL


Sat, Jan 21st

BSU Rehearsal

Caplin Theater & Arts Center Lobby
12:00pm - 4:00pm


Sun, Jan 22nd

US Musical Rehearsal

Caplin Theater + Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Stidio
1:00pm - 5:00pm


Mon, Jan 23rd

Parent Speaker - Debra Hafner

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


Tue, Jan 24th

US Musical - Rehearsal

Choral Room + Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
6:00pm - 9:00pm


Wed, Jan 25th

AC/PG meeting

US Library Board Room
12:00pm - 2:30pm


US Musical - Rehearsal

Choral Room + Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
6:00pm - 9:00pm


Thu, Jan 26th

US MFW

RLS Meeting Room
9:35am - 10:20am


US Musical - Rehearsal

Choral Room +Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
6:00pm - 9:00pm


Fri, Jan 27th

US Arts Guild

RLS Meeting Room
7:00pm - 9:00pm


More


Athletics


Mon, Jan 9th

Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Stone Ridge School


2:45pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 C vs. Stone Ridge School


2:45pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at Stone Ridge School


3:00pm


Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Woods Academy


3:00pm


Basketball - Boys 7/8 B at Woods Academy


3:00pm


Wed, Jan 11th

Wrestling - 7/8 at Maret School


2:45pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Maret School


2:45pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at Maret School


2:45pm


Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Maret School


2:45pm


Basketball - Boys 7/8 B at Maret School


2:45pm


Thu, Jan 12th

Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. KIPP DC Northeast Academy


2:45pm


Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. KIPP DC Northeast Academy


2:45pm


Basketball - Boys 7/8 C at Flint Hill


2:45pm


Sat, Jan 14th

Wrestling - Varsity - Heritage Duals


Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. King Abdullah Academy


1:00pm


Tue, Jan 17th

Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Flint Hill


4:15pm


Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School


4:15pm


Wrestling - Varsity vs. St. James School


5:00pm


Basketball - Girls Varsity at Flint Hill


6:00pm


Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School


6:00pm


Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. Potomac School


7:30pm


Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. Potomac School


7:30pm


Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Day


7:30pm


Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. Georgetown Day


7:30pm


Wed, Jan 18th

Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Sheridan School


2:45pm


Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Sheridan School


2:45pm


Indoor Track - P.E. Class (Coed) - Georgetown Prep Practice Meet #2


4:00pm


Basketball - Boys Freshman at Wilson H.S.


4:15pm


Thu, Jan 19th

Wrestling - 7/8 vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at Potomac School


2:45pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Potomac School


2:45pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 C at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes


2:45pm


Swimming - Boys 7/8 - St. Albans Meet


2:45pm


Swimming - Girls 7/8 - St. Albans Meet


2:45pm


Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at Maret School


4:00pm


Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Visitation


4:15pm


Wrestling - Varsity vs. Georgetown Day


4:30pm


Basketball - Boys Varsity at Maret School


4:30pm


Squash - P.E. Class (Co-Ed) at Potomac School


4:30pm


Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Georgetown Visitation


6:00pm


Sat, Jan 21st

Indoor Track - P.E. Class (Coed) vs. Last Track to Philly @ Prep


8:00am


Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Landon


11:30am


Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Landon


1:00pm


Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Landon


3:00pm


Mon, Jan 23rd

Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Basketball - Boys 7/8 C vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 C at Norwood School


2:45pm


Wrestling - 7/8 at Norwood School


2:45pm


Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at Landon


2:45pm


Basketball - Boys 7/8 B at Landon


2:45pm


Tue, Jan 24th

Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. National Cathedral School


4:00pm


Squash - P.E. Class (Co-Ed) at Madeira


4:00pm


Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at Flint Hill


4:15pm


Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Flint Hill


4:15pm


Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. National Cathedral School


5:30pm


Basketball - Boys Varsity at Flint Hill


6:00pm


Wed, Jan 25th

Wrestling - 7/8 vs. St. Albans


2:30pm


Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at St. Albans


2:30pm


Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. St. Albans


2:30pm


Basketball - Boys 7/8 C vs. Norwood School


2:45pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at Norwood School


2:45pm


Wrestling - Varsity at Herndon HS


6:00pm


Thu, Jan 26th

Indoor Track - P.E. Class (Coed) vs. EHS Invitational


4:00pm


Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School


4:15pm


Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Diving Championship


5:00pm


Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School


6:00pm


Fri, Jan 27th

Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Swimming Championship


3:15pm


Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Wilson H.S.


4:00pm


Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Wilson H.S.


5:30pm


Sat, Jan 28th

Swimming - Boys 7/8 vs. MS Swim Championships


9:00am


Swimming - Girls 7/8 vs. MS Swim Championships


9:00am


Wrestling - Varsity at Model Secondary School


12:00pm


Wrestling - Varsity at JP Great


12:00pm


Basketball - Boys Freshman at Gonzaga High School


12:00pm


Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. McKinley Tech


12:00pm


Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Wilson H.S.


1:00pm


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