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Dear Grade 7 Parents,
We hope you had a wonderful break.
Please see April PA announcements below.
Your 7th Grade Reps

Tuesday p.m. April 3rd: A Parent Discussion on Socioeconomic
Diversity: "Honoring Your Child While Appreciating Others." Please
join the Middle School Parent Association Diversity Committee,
Michelle Parker and Kimberly Clarkson on April 3 for an evening
discussion regarding socioeconomic diversity, one of the issues
parents identified for discussion during the recent diversity climate
study. Food will be available beginning at 6:30 p.m. and the
discussion will be 7:00 to 8:45 p.m. in the Robert Smith Meeting Room.
Childcare is available. Please contact Margaret Johnson at margaret_e_johnson@yahoo.com
if you have any questions or wish to make childcare arrangements.


Monday April 9th: no school (all-school)


Monday April 9th- 15th: Casserole Bake: We will be having a school-
wide casserole bake during the week of April 9, through the weekend
ending on April 15. This is an opportunity for you and your family to
come together in the kitchen and cook for others. You may also want to
get together with other families over the weekend and have lots of
cooks in the kitchen! The teachers will also have the opportunity to
cook with their classes. Please contact Sara Jane Harris at sjrharris@me.com
or Susan Maniatis at susan.maniatis@gmail.com with questions.


Wednesday p.m. April 18th 7-9 pm at Lower School Meeting House :
Please join SFS parent and Washington Post national technology
reporter, Cecilia Kang, as she speaks to our parent community on the
topic of technology and child development. Cecilia will discuss how
the behavioral psychology and biology of children affects their use of
technology and what we can do to keep our kids safe. For example,
teens are still developing frontal cortex, which causes them to be
compulsive and erratic with decisions they make online. She will share
with us the latest statistics, suggestions from public interest groups
and an overview on recent technology laws. This will be an important
discussion for the entire SFS parent community, whether your child is
in LS, MS or US.