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Sunday - October 11, 2015


Principal's Letter


MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU


Announcements


US PA MESSAGE FOR HOMECOMING
LIMITED PARKING IN CAMPUS GARAGE THIS WEEK


Events


PA ARTS COMMITTEE MEETING: OCT. 13
NEXT-TO-NEW SALE OPENS TO SFS COMMUNITY: THURS., 10/15, 9:30 A.M.!
YOU'RE INVITED: US PARENT PEER GROUP MEETING: 10/17
FACILITATOR TRAINING--PARENT PEER GROUPS: 10/13
PBS-SPONSORED ALUMNI PANEL 10/17
GAMETIME!
UPPER SCHOOL PARENT PEER GROUPS


Other


QUAKER QUOTES AND QUESTIONS


News Around the School


MS NEWS


Principal's Letter


MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU
Dear Friends,
I hope you are enjoying this long weekend! Our students have definitely earned it!
Another reminder about the special schedule for Wednesday, October 14: Seniors will be given the morning off. They can remain at home to work on college applications until 1:00 pm. Sophomores and juniors will take the PSAT in the morning, and 9th graders will have morning classes, following a 30-minute class schedule. Students will receive this schedule in a separate e-mail. At 1:00, as mentioned in last week’s newsletter, Dr. Jonathan Dalton will speak to students on the topic of anxiety.
This coming week is also spirit week, marked by lunchtime spirit activities for students, a pep rally on Friday afternoon, and culminating with Homecoming on Saturday. Homecoming is a great day for the whole family to come to campus. There will be games throughout the day, a club fair, and the Next-to-New Sale. Please join us!
Warmly,
Mamadou
Mamadou Guèye
Upper School Principal
Upcoming Events:
October 12: Fall Break, no school
October 15, 8:00-9:00 a.m.: 9th Grade Parent Conversation with College Counseling, Meeting Room
October 17, Homecoming & Homecoming Dance, 8:00-10:30 p.m.: Dining Room
October 19, 6:30 p.m.: 11th Grade Students and Parents, “The Admissions Game” College Counseling Program, RLS Meeting Room
October 20, 8:00-9:00 a.m.: 10th Grade Parent Coffee with US Administration, RLS Meeting Room
October 22, 8:00-9:00 a.m.: 12th Grade Parent Coffee with College Counseling, Choral Room
October 26, 7:00 p.m.: Dr. Jonathan Dalton: “The Anxious Student: What To Know and How To Help,” RLS Meeting Room
October 29: First quarter ends
October 29, 7:00 p.m.: Arts Guild, RLS Meeting Room
October 30: Teacher Report Writing Day, no classes
November 2, 8:00-8:45 a.m.: 12th Grade Parent Conversation with College Counseling, Choral Room
November 9, 8:00-8:45 a.m.: 11th Grade Parent Conversation with College Counseling, Choral Room
November 13: First quarter report cards posted on Educator Online


Announcements


US PA MESSAGE FOR HOMECOMING
The Upper School PA would like to remind you that the Homecoming Dance is coming soon, and for some that means hosting private after-parties. The following is protocol for private events by Sidwell Friends families:
In keeping with the Quaker tenets of simplicity and equity, we urge parents and students to be mindful and inclusive when planning social events outside of school. Parties by students should include either all or not more than half of whichever group is being invited. Examples of such groups include but are not limited to a grade, an advisory, a class, a team, or a club.
Furthermore, parents and students should refrain from hosting parties that directly conflict with school dances, including post-dance parties with a start time before the end of the school dance. The purpose of these guidelines is to keep individuals or smaller groups of students from feeling left out from the Sidwell Friends community.
To maintain the inclusive spirit and energy of the dance, please refrain from having your children and their guests leave the dance early to come to your home. When groups leave early, there is a negative impact on the school event. Any after-parties should not have a start time before the end of the dance.
Shelley Schonberger and Norma Scogin
Co-Clerks, Upper School PA

LIMITED PARKING IN CAMPUS GARAGE THIS WEEK
The Next-to-New Sale opens to the Sidwell Friends community (current parents, parents of alumni, alumni, grandparents, students, faculty and staff members) on Thursday, October 15, at 9:30 a.m. in Wannan Gym. We anticipate a high volume of SFS community visitors on campus for this event, and there will be limited parking spaces available in the garage. In the case that parking is unavailable in the garage, we strongly encourage families to utilize parking on neighboring streets. Thank you for your cooperation.
The Sale opens to the DC public on Friday, October 16, at 9:30 a.m. and Saturday, October 17, at 9:30 a.m.. In an effort to reduce shopper traffic on campus during the school day on Friday as well as during Homecoming festivities on Saturday (and to provide a more direct route to Wannan Gym), we will have a new pedestrian entrance for shoppers unaffiliated with the School located at 3901 Wisconsin Avenue NW (next to Campus Services). Garage parking on these days is unavailable to shoppers unaffiliated with the School. Street parking and use of public transportation is strongly encouraged. SFS Security will close the gates to the garage (not the carpool lane) at 9:00 a.m. on Friday and will monitor both the garage and other campus entry points throughout the day as well as on Saturday. Please share this with your friends (unaffiliated with the School) who plan to shop the Sale on Friday and/or Saturday. Thank you in advance for your help. If you have any questions, please contact Steve Thompson, security chief, at 202-537-8131 or thompsons@sidwell.edu. Please find further information about the Sale below.


Events


PA ARTS COMMITTEE MEETING: OCT. 13
Please join the PA Arts Committee at their monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 13, at 7:00 p.m. in Room 102 of the Upper School. Our committee is an all-school committee, and we welcome all parents to join our meetings to help us think creatively about the arts opportunities, events, and community at Sidwell. At this meeting, we will be focusing on plans for our Homecoming arts table and activities for the all-school event, "ArtRageous: The Fabric of Art" in January. Creative juices will be flowing and light refreshments will be served.

NEXT-TO-NEW SALE OPENS TO SFS COMMUNITY: THURS., 10/15, 9:30 A.M.!
The Next-to-New Sale is finally here! Check out this sneak peek of Wannan Gym: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyz43NbYixc&feature=youtu.be. Don’t miss the opportunity to shop for quality items at LOW prices--Including toys and games, clothing, shoes, accessories, housewares, furniture, art, jewelry, costumes, sports equipment, bicycles, and more! Please mark your calendars for important Sale dates and times below:
Thursday, October 15, 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (SFS community only)
*Friday, October 16, 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Open to the public)
*Saturday, October 17, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Open to the public)
Sidwell Friends School
Wannan Gym
3825 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
*Public shopping day entrance for shoppers unafilliated with the School will be located at 3901 Wisconsin Avenue NW. Please share with your friends who plan to join us.
Members of the Sidwell Friends community may pay for their purchases by check or cash. All shoppers unaffiliated with the School may only pay with cash.
We still need volunteers to help during the Sale! Sign up to help for an hour or more at the Sale using SignUp Genius today! We need volunteers to help with pricing and Sale setup through October 14, cashiering and working the floor at the Sale from October 14-17, and Charity Day and sale breakdown on October 18. In the comments section of the selected section, please note your availability.
Interested in cashiering at the Sale? It's easy and fun! No experience is necessary! Cashiers assist shoppers with checking out purchases. The only requirements are a smile, patience, and the use of a calculator. The School will provide calculators, scratch paper, aprons, and cash boxes. Cashiering is a great way to meet other SFS families, give back to the School, and raise money for financial aid. To sign up to cashier for an hour or more, please visit the Cashier Schedule and select the slot below the time you would like to fill. While each slot is one hour, if your schedule allows, we encourage you to sign up for multiple time slots. We appreciate your help!

All net proceeds benefit student scholarships at Sidwell Friends. All items unfit for sale are recycled. All unsold items benefit local charities.
Thank you for your support and see you soon!
Co-chairs Melanie Jacobsen and Felice Roggen


YOU'RE INVITED: US PARENT PEER GROUP MEETING: 10/17
The Parenting and Peer Group Committee, along with your Grade Representatives, warmly invite you to a Parent Peer Group meeting the evening of Homecoming, Saturday, October 17, beginning at 8:30 p.m. (or as soon as you drop off your student at the dance) in the Arts Center. Refreshments will be served, then parents will break out into grade level groups of 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th. We'll have two trained facilitators present for each grade; please joins us in a supportive atmosphere for a discussions on a range of topics that impacts students and parents.

FACILITATOR TRAINING--PARENT PEER GROUPS: 10/13
There will be a facilitator training on October 13 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the Rusch Conference Room on the Wisconsin Avenue campus. We welcome anyone interested in learning more about facilitating a peer group.
Upcoming Fall Parent Peer Group meeting dates are October 17 (9th-12th grades), October 20 (5th grade), October 27 (6th grade), and October 30 (7th and 8th grades).

PBS-SPONSORED ALUMNI PANEL 10/17
Please join us for a query-centered discussion of Sidwell Friends School as experienced by black alumni. Former students will discuss their experiences at Sidwell Friends, the positive impact being a SFS student has had on their subsequent academic and professional careers, and the challenges they faced.
Please reserve time on your calendar on Saturday, October 17, from 9:00-10:30 a.m. We will be gathering in the Chorus Room in the Arts Center on the Upper School Campus. Join the conversation, and please plan to stay on campus for the annual Black Student Union cookout and other homecoming activities!
Light refreshments will be served, and care will be available for children who are PK-age and older. RSVP to Hayes Davis at davish@sidwell.edu, and please indicate in your response the total number in your party and whether child care will be needed.

GAMETIME!
Homecoming is the focus of this week’s sports spirit. GAMETIME! Golf is after Homecoming on Tuesday, October 20, with a send-off (coffee and donuts) at 6:50 a.m. in the garage – the team bus departs at 7:00 a.m. Remember that photos of players and fans are welcome and may be shared by e-mailing the photos or a link to communications@sidwell.edu. GO QUAKERS!

UPPER SCHOOL PARENT PEER GROUPS
The Parenting and Peer Group Committee, along with your Grade Representatives, warmly invite you to a parent peer group meeting the evening of Homecoming, Saturday, October 17, beginning at 8:30 p.m. (or as soon as you drop off your student at the dance) in the Arts Center. Refreshments will be served, then parents will break out into grade level groups of 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th. We'll have two trained facilitators present for each grade; please joins us in a supportive atmosphere for a discussions on a range of topics that impacts students and parents.


Other


QUAKER QUOTES AND QUESTIONS
I can be quiet and bow my head with the best—but what do Quakers actually DO during a Moment of Silence?
That’s probably a question with as many answers as there are Quakers—but we can share some thoughts. Also, it may help to understand that in typical Quaker business practice, for example committee meetings, periods of silence at opening or closing often last several minutes rather than just a minute or so. One way to think about it might be as taking a cleansing breath, in the yoga sense, except focusing on mind and spirit rather than physical breath (but take a physical breath if it helps: many do!). The idea is to consciously stop the business and busy-ness you’ve just been engaged in, let it go, open your mind, become still within, and prepare to enter into whatever you are about to engage in from a newly grounded place of balance, open-mindedness, and peaceful compassion. In traditional Quaker terms, this is called centering: an exercise to mindfully prepare yourself to speak from That of God within yourself, and to speak to and listen to That of God in others. A guiding Quaker principle for approaching any item of shared business is that there probably exists an optimal outcome—but that no single individual arrives knowing what it is. Only by joining together in earnest, open, collaborative seeking can we even hope to get close. You know the process has worked when you find yourself delightedly surprised by an outcome no one had imagined at the start. Sharing a moment of silence, then, offers an opportunity to prepare for letting go of our cherished prejudices and for opening our minds to newfound brilliance we hadn’t anticipated.
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


Mon, Oct 12th

Fall Break


Tue, Oct 13th

PA Arts Committee

Upper School Room 102
7:00pm - 9:00pm


Parent Peer Group Facilitator Training

Rusch Team Room
7:00pm - 9:00pm


Wed, Oct 14th

10th & 11th Gr. PSAT Test

Athletic Center
8:00am - 12:00pm


Thu, Oct 15th

9th Gr. Parent Coffee with College Counseling

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


Next-to-New Sale (SFS families only)

Wannan Gym
9:00am - 8:00pm


Fri, Oct 16th

Next-to-New Sale

Wannan Gym
9:00am - 8:00pm


Sat, Oct 17th

Next-to-New Sale

Wannan Gym
9:30am - 4:00pm


Homecoming

Rusch Room
11:00am - 3:00pm


US Homecoming Dance

US Dining Room
8:00pm - 10:30pm


US Parent Peer Group Meeting

Robert L. Smith Meeting Room, Choral Music Room, US Rooms 102 & 104/104
8:30pm - 10:00pm


Sun, Oct 18th

Model UN Practice

US Room 104/106
2:00pm - 4:00pm


Mon, Oct 19th

US Class Meetings/Collection / Photo Make-up

Robert L. Smith Meeting Room & Sledge Garden
2:30pm - 3:30pm


11th Grade Admissions Game

Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
6:30pm - 9:00pm


Tue, Oct 20th

GAMETIME! Golf

SFS Parking Garage
7:00am - 7:15am


10th Gr. Parent Coffee with US Administration

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


Wed, Oct 21st

US PA Steering Committee Meeting

Rusch Team Room
8:00am - 9:30am


Independent School Choral Festival Concert

National Cathedral
8:00pm - 10:00pm


Thu, Oct 22nd

Lower School & Middle School Half Day - Parent Conferences


12th Gr. Parent Coffee with Administration

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


EJC Committee Meeting /Philio McAdoo

US Room 102
4:00pm - 6:00pm


Fri, Oct 23rd

Lower School & Middle School Closed - Parent Conferences


Mon, Oct 26th

Speaker Dr Dalton

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


Thu, Oct 29th

GAMETIME! Girls Varsity Field Hockey vs. St. James

TBD
4:00pm - 4:30pm


US Arts Guild

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


Fri, Oct 30th

Upper School Closed - Report Writing


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Athletics


Tue, Oct 13th

Volleyball - Junior Varsity at Georgetown Visitation


4:00pm


Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. Holy Cross


4:15pm


Tennis - Girls Junior Varsity at Potomac School


4:15pm


Volleyball - Varsity at Georgetown Visitation


5:15pm


Wed, Oct 14th

Cross-Country - Boys 7/8 at Bullis


Soccer - Boys 7/8 A vs. Flint Hill


2:45pm


Soccer - Boys 7/8 B at Flint Hill


2:45pm


Soccer - Girls 7/8 A at Holton-Arms


2:45pm


Volleyball - 7/8 vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes


2:45pm


Cross-Country - Girls 7/8 at Bullis


2:45pm


Soccer - Girls 7/8 B vs. Holton-Arms


3:00pm


Golf - Varsity vs. Flint Hill


3:30pm


Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. Georgetown Visitation


4:00pm


Soccer - Boys Varsity at St. Andrew's School


4:30pm


Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity vs. JV Gray vs. St. Andrew's


4:30pm


Thu, Oct 15th

Field Hockey - 7/8 vs. Holy Child


2:45pm


Football - 7/8 Heavyweight at Potomac School


2:45pm


Football - 7/8 Lightweight vs. Potomac School


2:45pm


Soccer - Boys 7/8 A at St. Andrew's School


2:45pm


Soccer - Boys 7/8 B vs. St. Andrew's School


2:45pm


Soccer - Girls 7/8 A at Holy Child


2:45pm


Soccer - Girls 7/8 B at St. Andrew's School


2:45pm


Tennis - Girls 7/8 vs. St. Andrew's School


2:45pm


Volleyball - 7/8 vs. St. Andrew's School


2:45pm


Golf - Varsity vs. Maret School


4:00pm


Tennis - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Holy Child


4:15pm


Field Hockey - Varsity at Episcopal High School


4:30pm


Field Hockey - Junior Varsity at Episcopal High School


5:45pm


Fri, Oct 16th

Soccer - Girls Junior Varsity at Stone Ridge School


4:00pm


Soccer - Boys Varsity vs. Potomac School


4:30pm


Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity vs. JV Maroon @ Potomac


4:30pm


Sat, Oct 17th

Field Hockey - Varsity vs. Brookewood


11:30am


Soccer - Boys Varsity vs. St. Anselm's


12:00pm


Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. Potomac School


12:00pm


Volleyball - Junior Varsity vs. Trinity Christian


12:00pm


Cross-Country - Boys Varsity vs. Prep Classic


12:30pm


Cross-Country - Girls Varsity vs. Prep Classic


12:30pm


Volleyball - Varsity - Trinity Christian


1:00pm


Soccer - Girls Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School


2:00pm


Football - Varsity vs. Wilmington Friends School


2:30pm


Mon, Oct 19th

Soccer - Boys 7/8 A at St. Albans


2:30pm


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


2:30pm


Soccer - Girls 7/8 A vs. National Cathedral School


2:45pm


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


2:45pm


Volleyball - 7/8 vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes


2:45pm


Tue, Oct 20th

Golf - Varsity vs. MAC Championships


9:30am


Field Hockey - Varsity vs. National Cathedral School


4:00pm


Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. National Cathedral School


4:00pm


Tennis - Girls Junior Varsity vs. National Cathedral School


4:00pm


Soccer - Boys Varsity vs. Flint Hill


4:15pm


Soccer - Girls Varsity at Holy Child


4:15pm


Volleyball - Varsity vs. Episcopal High School


4:15pm


Volleyball - Junior Varsity vs. Episcopal High School


4:15pm


Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity vs. JV Gray @ Flint HIll


4:15pm


Field Hockey - Junior Varsity vs. National Cathedral School


5:30pm


Wed, Oct 21st

Soccer - Boys 7/8 A vs. St. Albans


2:30pm


Soccer - Boys 7/8 B at St. Albans


2:30pm


Football - 7/8 Heavyweight vs. Landon


2:45pm


Football - 7/8 Lightweight at Landon


2:45pm


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


2:45pm


Cross-Country - Boys 7/8 vs. Landon invitational


2:45pm


Cross-Country - Girls 7/8 vs. Landon invitational


2:45pm


Tennis - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Bishop Ireton


4:00pm


Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity vs. JV Maroon vs. Washington International School


4:15pm


Thu, Oct 22nd

Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. Bullis


4:15pm


Soccer - Girls Varsity vs. Holton-Arms


4:30pm


Soccer - Girls Junior Varsity at Holton-Arms


4:30pm


Fri, Oct 23rd

Soccer - Boys Varsity at Georgetown Day


4:00pm


Field Hockey - Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School


4:00pm


Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. Bishop Ireton


4:00pm


Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. Bishop Ireton


4:00pm


Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity vs. JV Maroon vs. GDS


4:00pm


Football - Varsity at Maret School


4:30pm


Field Hockey - Junior Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School


5:15pm


Mon, Oct 26th

Volleyball - 7/8 vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Football - 7/8 Lightweight vs. Maret School


2:45pm


Soccer - Girls 7/8 A vs. Stone Ridge School


2:45pm


Soccer - Girls 7/8 B at Stone Ridge School


2:45pm


Tennis - Girls 7/8 vs. Stone Ridge School


2:45pm


Cross-Country - Girls 7/8 vs. ISL MS Championships


3:00pm


Cross-Country - Boys 7/8 vs. MAC MS Championships


3:00pm


Soccer - Girls Junior Varsity at Georgetown Day


4:15pm


Tue, Oct 27th

Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championships


3:30pm


Soccer - Girls Varsity vs. Georgetown Day


4:00pm


Soccer - Boys Varsity at Potomac School


4:15pm


Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity vs. JV Gray vs. Potomac


4:15pm


Volleyball - Varsity vs. Flint Hill


4:30pm


Volleyball - Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill


4:30pm


Wed, Oct 28th

Field Hockey - 7/8 vs. Brookewood


2:45pm


Soccer - Boys 7/8 A vs. Norwood School


2:45pm


Volleyball - 7/8 at Maret School


2:45pm


Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championships


3:30pm


Thu, Oct 29th

Football - 7/8 Lightweight at St. Albans


2:30pm


Soccer - Boys 7/8 A vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Soccer - Boys 7/8 B at Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Field Hockey - 7/8 at National Cathedral School


2:45pm


Soccer - Girls 7/8 A vs. Flint Hill


2:45pm


Soccer - Girls 7/8 B at National Cathedral School


2:45pm


Volleyball - 7/8 vs. National Cathedral School


2:45pm


Tennis - Girls 7/8 vs. A Team @ NCS


2:45pm


Tennis - Girls 7/8 - B Team vs. NCS


2:45pm


Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity - JV Gray @ Landon


4:15pm


Soccer - Boys Varsity vs. St. James School


4:30pm


Field Hockey - Varsity vs. St. James School


4:30pm


Fri, Oct 30th

Cross-Country - Boys 7/8 - Norwood Invitational


2:45am


Volleyball - Junior Varsity vs. GDS JV Hopper


9:30am


Cross-Country - Girls 7/8 at Norwood School - Norwood Invitational


2:45pm


Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity vs. JV Maroon vs. Wilson


4:00pm


Sat, Oct 31st

Cross-Country - Girls Varsity vs. ISL/MAC/IAC Championsips


11:00am


Cross-Country - Boys Varsity vs. MAC/ISL/ IAC Championships


11:00am


Football - Varsity vs. St. James School


1:30pm


Volleyball - Junior Varsity vs.


3:30pm


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