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Wednesday - May 30, 2012


From the School

Message from Lee

Many thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make this year’s Prom a wonderful event! It was extremely well-attended and the juniors and seniors had a great time.

Today is our final advisory for the year and Reading Day occurs tomorrow. Some teachers offer optional review sessions, some are available in their offices, and some have pre-arranged meetings with students. Attendance on Reading Day is optional and your child should do whatever he or she thinks is most productive to prepare for exams.

You will be receiving an email update shortly on graduation reminders from Susannah Parker. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact her at any time at parkers@sidwell.edu or at 202-537-8160.

The seniors will be participating in their final service project together on Monday, June 4. They will be going to the following locations:

Behrend’s Builders project at CCNV

The Farm at Walker Jones

Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Hearst Elementary School Garden Project

Newark Street Garden Project

They should arrive in the courtyard at 8:30 am and will be provided with bag lunches and water before they head out to their projects which are scheduled to take place from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm. All groups should return to the school by 1:00 pm for ice cream sundaes in the Sledge Garden. Senior exit interviews will take place in the Upper School building from 1:30 – 2:30 pm.

The final Arts Guild of the year will take place on Thursday, 6/7, from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm in the Arts Center Theater.

The Senior Class Meeting for Worship will take place at 4:00 pm on Sunday, 6/10, in the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room.

On 6/11, the last day of school, we will have the following schedule:

- 8:00 am to 8:30 am: Donuts in the Courtyard

- 8:30 am to 12:00 noon: Senior Projects Presentations

- 12:10 pm to 12:30 pm: Lunch

- 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm: Final Collection

- 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm: Courtyard Student Party (music from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm, food provided by the Parents Association)

- 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm: Graduation Rehearsal for seniors

Grades will be posted online on Tuesday, 6/19. Please remind your son or daughter that all library books, athletic uniforms, borrowed calculators, cameras, and any other items that need to be returned to the school must be handed in by Tuesday, 6/5. If there are any outstanding obligations, seniors will be allowed to participate in the commencement ceremony but diplomas will be withheld until all obligations have been met.
Message from Mamadou

Dear Parents, Please remind your child/children that the Outing Club will be organizing the Buyback Program again this year: June 5-6. An email containing instructions has been sent to the students -- they should open the attachments and read the instructions carefully. Checks will be mailed to the address MBS has on file.

Let me know if you have questions.

Mamadou Guèye, Academic Dean
Kick-off summer by playing in the Sidwell Friends School Golf Tournament!

The Sidwell Friends School Golf Tournament will be Monday, June 18, 2012 at 1:00 pm at Kenwood Country Club. Join fellow parents, teachers and alumni for a great day of golf while raising money for student financial aid. We welcome players of all levels and we encourage you to bring your family for a great day of golf and fun. Your afternoon on the course will be followed by a cocktail reception and award ceremony. Don't worry if you don't have someone to play with because we will be creating teams for people that sign up as an individual.

We hope you will register today or sign-up to be a sponsor to help make this event a hole in one! For information on registering and additional information on the tournament and sponsorship opportunities click here.

Please contact the Events for Student Scholarships office at events@sidwell.edu or (202) 537-8110 if you have any questions.
Next-to-New Sale

Be among the 100+ volunteers that it takes to run the SFS Next-to-New Sale, the School’s hugely popular sale of quality used items. The Next-to-New Sale is an event that touches the lives of those both inside and outside the Sidwell community. It brings people together, offers great bargains, benefits outside organizations, and raises money for financial aid. The sale will run October 18-20 with collection and sorting beginning in September.

Show your interest by signing up now (http://www.signupgenius.com/go/805094DA8A6292-sfsnext) and one of the leaders of the sale will contact you at the beginning of the school year with more information. Signing up does not commit you to anything; it just gets you on the list to hear more detailed information in September. We need your help and the more people involved the more fun it is! It's a great way to meet other parents in the school and to give back.

Donate: We will begin accepting donations the first week of school and hope you will save your items. If you are moving this summer and need to donate items before September, please contact the Events for Student Scholarships office at 202-537-8110 or by e-mail at events@sidwell.edu. We are also looking for moving boxes.


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Calendar


Wed, May 30th

Senior Projects Period


Thu, May 31st

Senior Projects Period


US Reading Day


9th Grade Parent Coffee

Zartman Drawing Room
7:45am - 9:30am


6th grade chorus, 5/6 instrumental concert

AC Theater
7:00pm


Fri, Jun 1st

Senior Projects Period


US Exams


US Language Exam


Senior Celebration set-up

Courtyard
3:00pm - 8:00pm


Senior Celebration set-up

AC Theater, Arts Center Foyer
4:30pm - 8:00pm


Sat, Jun 2nd

SAT Test at Sidwell

US Classrooms: 106, 108, 110, 112, 120, 126, 128, 130


Senior Celebration

Courtyard
6:00pm - 11:00pm


Mon, Jun 4th

12th Gr. Community Svc Project


US English Exam


US Exams


Tue, Jun 5th

US Exams


US Math Exam


Wed, Jun 6th

US Exams


US History Exam


All-School PA Executive Committee Meeting

Athletic Center Meeting Room
8:00am - 9:00am


Thu, Jun 7th

US Exams


US Science Exam


PA US CHI Meeting

Zartman Lower Level Conf Room
8:30am - 10:30am


Arts Guild

AC Theater
1:30pm - 5:00pm


Fri, Jun 8th

US Exam Make-Up/Double Exams


US Exams


Sat, Jun 9th

ACT Test

off-campus


Supporting Project Pakistan 2012

Courtyard, Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
3:00pm - 6:00pm


Sun, Jun 10th

Senior Class MFW with Faculty and Parents

Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
4:00pm - 5:30pm


Mon, Jun 11th

Middle School Last Day


Upper School Last Day


Lower School 4th Grade Closing Ceremony


9:00am


Lower School PK - 3 Last Day


9:00am - 12:00pm


Upper Schoool Student Party

Courtyard
2:00pm - 4:00pm


Tue, Jun 12th

Upper School Commencement


10:30am


Mon, Jun 18th

IA Golf Tournament

Off campus


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