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Tuesday - March 8, 2011

From the School

This Week's Query
What impact do I have on the world today?Notes from Sally
No assembly this week; instead, Meeting for Worship will be held on Friday.
Seventh and Eighth Grade Latin students will participate in the National Latin Exam on Wednesday morning.
Minimester begins next Monday. Each student should have brought home an information sheet about the week. If you have not received that information, please contact the trip chaperones or the Middle School office.
This week marks the close of our Winter Food Drive. So many in our city are needy; please give generously this week to support this critical effort.
We were glad to see many of you at the program given by Deborah Roffman last Thursday evening. If you missed her or would like to hear more of what she has to say, she is doing other local presentations this Spring. Feel free to contact me for more information.
Second trimester reports will be posted early next week. Look for an email alerting you that they are ready to be viewed on Educator Online. CTP scores will be back and be ready to be mailed by mid-April.
The final Inter-School Middle School Math Meet for the year will be held on Monday, April 11th, which is a Professional Day for Sidwell Friends. Andrew Callard is willing to take students who would like to participate even though there is no school that day. Please contact him if you are interested in having your child participate.
Our 8th Grade Vertical Voices Playback Theater Troupe has had a busy couple of weeks. They performed as a part of INTERSECTIONS at The Atlas Performing Arts Center and then last week, they performed and led workshops on inclusion and exclusion in the community at a regional middle school diversity conference. Great job! We were pleased to have a large group of students who also attended the diversity conference, and we look forward to the contributions that they will make to our community.
Congratulations to these Sixth Graders who have advanced to the state round of the Letters about Literature competition: Haroni Amare, Sophie Bass, A.J. Dwoskin, Ellen Flax, Andy Harris, Sophia Houdaigui, Jason Mazique, Clara Molot, Jolisa Osborn-Polakoff, Maya Robnett, Grace Shulman, and Henry Wessel. Good job, Sixth Graders!
I hope that many of you will take the opportunity to see the Upper School presentation of “Oliver” this weekend. We say “break a leg” to our 5th and 6th Grade cast members: Sebastian Amoruso, Harrison Blain, Anders Brodnax, Abass Sallah, Liam Susswein, and Joey Dunn who plays Oliver!Instrumental Music Notes
Aladdin Pit Band: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 3:45-5:30; Tuesday 2:30-5:00 Rm 101
5/6 Full Orchestra and 5th-Grade Handchime Choir: Wednesday Rehearsal Period Rm 101
7/8 Full Orchestra: Wednesday Rehearsal Period Rm 101Choral Music Notes
7/8 Chorus Rehearsals This Week
Wednesday, March 9th
Boys Ensemble: 7:25 am
Girls Ensemble: During Rehearsal PeriodMiddle Years - March 2011
March Middle Years.pdfPlease read the latest issue of Middle Years, a newsletter for parents of Middle Schoolers.
Read MoreYearly Physical Exams for Students
Please remember to get a medical appointment for your child’s yearly physical as soon as possible. The pediatric offices get very busy in the springtime so make the appointment for the yearly physical NOW! All SFS students must have a 2011 physical exam and updated immunizations before returning to school or participating in preseason activities next fall. Please note the new D.C. immunization requirements for the 2011-2012 school year. You can download the necessary forms from the SFS website. Log-in to the Parent Portal and click on Health and Emergency Forms. Maryland forms will not be accepted for the D.C. campus. If you have any questions, please contact the Upper School/Middle School Nurse, Jasmin Whitfield, whitfieldj@sidwell.edu.

PA Announcements

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Other News

NEVER BEFORE HAS A SHOW OFFERED MORE! Sidwell Friends Upper School presents OLIVER!!
One of the most beloved British musicals, Oliver! vividly brings to life Charles Dickens' timeless characters with its ever-popular story of the boy who asked for more. The sensational score is full of Lionel Bart's irresistible songs including Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, You've Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two, I'd Do Anything, Oom Pah Pah, As Long As He Needs Me and many more.

Oliver! plays March 11-13, 2011 in the Mary Caplin Theater. Show times are 8:00 PM on Friday and Saturday and 2:30 PM on Sunday. Tickets are $4.00 for children and $8.00 for adults. (Sidwell Friends students are admitted free-of-charge but must still have a reservation). To reserve tickets, please call the Sidwell Friends box office at 202-537-8141 or email: boxoffice@sidwell.edu
SFS MS Newsletter is Looking for Volunteers!
If you would like to join the MS Newsletter team, please let us know. We are looking for a volunteer interested in starting later this year and continuing in the next school year. Please contact helensaxenian@gmail.com if you are interested. Thank you.

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Calendar

Wed, Mar 9th

National Latin exam

US Dining Room
8:00am - 9:00am

Thu, Mar 10th

MS PE Awards (7/8 Only)

MS Drama Studio
2:30pm - 3:20pm

Fri, Mar 11th

5th Grade Hangout

Wannan Gym
3:30pm - 5:00pm

US Musical Performance of Oliver

AC Theater
8:00pm

Sat, Mar 12th

US Musical Performance of Oliver

AC Theater
8:00pm

Sun, Mar 13th

US Musical Performance of Oliver

AC Theater
2:30pm

Mon, Mar 14th

MS Minimester

MS Diversity Committee

MS Library
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Tue, Mar 15th

MS Minimester

Zeidman Lecture

AC Theater
8:00pm - 10:00pm

Wed, Mar 16th

MS Minimester

Thu, Mar 17th

MS Minimester

Fri, Mar 18th

Spring Vacation begins

Mon, Mar 21st

Spring Break Camp

Lower School
9:00am - 3:00pm