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Thursday - March 3, 2011


From the School

QUERY
We have so much to learn from our teachers
and from each other. How can we focus our
attention on learning? When is the right time
to talk and socialize?
3YPARENTS FROM GRADES PK, K AND 1: BREAKFAST WITH RICH
On Thursday, March 10, from 8:15-9:00 AM, parents from grades PK K & 1 are invited to the Meeting House for a casual light breakfast with Rich Lodish. This is your chance to ask Rich questions or share insights, thoughts, or feedback at the midpoint of the school year.LAST CALL FOR FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT AT THE AIR & SPACE MUSEUM!
There are still about 20 spaces available to attend the March 8 Family Science Night event at the Air & Space Museum. Buses will leave the Wisconsin Avenue parking garage at 6:15 PM and return around 9:20 PM. The museum will not allow individual entry, all participants must come with their school group by bus. If you would like to go, please email Sam Francis at franciss@sidwell.edu to have your name added to the list. Participants must be in third grade or older and every family group must have at least one adult. A $5 per person bus fee is being charged, maximum $15 for families of 3 or more. The evening includes access to some of the museum’s interactive gallery areas, a dynamic presentation by scientist Jeff Goldstein and the 3-D movie “Walking on the Moon: Magnificent Desolation.” Hope you can join the Sidwell group!


PA Announcements

PARENTS ASSOCIATION REIMBURSEMENTS NEW RULE
Effective March 1, 2011, all Parent Association reimbursements must be submitted within 30 days of the expenditure. Please note the summarized procedures below and see the “How to Get Things Done” section of the Parents Association portal on the SFS Website for more detailed instructions:
**Download and fill out a PA Reimbursement Form (from Parent Portal, click Parents Association, and then click Forms).

**Attach ORIGINAL receipts or invoices; no copies, no faxes. Loose receipts should be TAPED (not stapled) on the back of the form, or to a blank sheet of paper so they can be easily copied. Please note that tax will NOT be reimbursed.

**Obtain signature of Division Clerk or All-School PA Presidents.

**Submit all paperwork to the PA Treasurer, Jay Dunn, who will process your request.
Thank you to the myriad of parents who take on these PA volunteer jobs and your willingness to expend your own funds to run these programs. Unfortunately, very delayed reimbursements make it impossible to budget effectively and we hope that this new procedure will allow us to allocate our PA funds more efficiently.

Lynn Sachs and Polly Bomstein
PA Co-PresidentsREFLECTIONS FROM PA DIVERSITY COMMITTEE
"Why can’t we all just get along?" Rodney King, '92

We welcome your comments and feedback, as well as your experiences. Email arringtonlp@hotmail.com.
PARENT EVENT: FINDING A BALANCE WITH CLAIRE SHIPMAN
Save the date! April 7, 7:30-9 PM, in the Meetinghouse, Lower School parent Claire Shipman, and author of New York Times bestseller “Womenomics” will lead a discussion on balancing the many demands of our very busy lives. Whether you work at home, in an office, as a volunteer or as the principal caregiver in your family, time has become the new commodity, and we all need help figuring out how to hoard it and spend it. Shipman wrote the book with fellow SFS parent Katty Kay, and she will share their research, as well as strategies to help parents navigate their professional and private lives. A Q&A session will follow. To arrange for babysitting, contact Pamela Kurland (pamela.kurland@gmail.com) or Rebecca Rippey (rippey@rcn.com). BE A SCHOOL AMBASSADOR FOR THE COUNTRY OF YOUR ORIGIN
What: Represent your country of origin at the Spring Festival, Saturday, May 7, 2011. We would like to highlight 5 countries for our World Citizen/ World Peace theme. We would like you to display the cultural significance of your country by sharing and displaying items and information representing your country.

What’s Involved? We will provide a table, you should provide:

Paper currency
LS-friendly information
Artifacts
Map
Authentic food
A game which originate from your country

We ask that you decorate and station your table on the day of the event (2:00 – 5:00 PM) to be the "Ambassador". We will provide additional volunteer support for you.

Additional volunteers needed to assist at the country tables, and to provide support for the Passport and Visa office. Look for information from the Spring Festival committee on volunteering.

Contact arringtonlp@hotmail.com for more information.QUAKER LIFE COMMITTEE
Quaker Meeting for Worship -- You are always welcome to join your child in the classroom for Meeting for Worship at 1:30 PM every Tuesday. Please arrive a few minutes early to get situated. On Tuesday, March 8, the following classes will be meeting in the Meeting House instead of the classroom: 3Y, KX, 4.

Early Morning Meeting -- Please mark your calendars, and come with your child to Early Morning Meeting in the Meeting House Friday, March 11, at 7:45 AM. Siblings welcome.


Other News

SIDWELL FRIENDS UPPER SCHOOL PRESENTS OLIVER!

NEVER BEFORE HAS A SHOW OFFERED MORE!

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 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 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.
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Calendar


Thu, Mar 3rd

LS Conference Half Day, Dismissal at 12:15pm


LS Community Service Committee

LS Quaker Meetinghouse
11:30am - 12:15pm


Optional Service Day for Grades 2,3,4

LS
12:15pm - 3:00pm


LS Diversity Committee

LS Meeting Room
5:00pm - 6:00pm


ERB Workshop for LS Parents

LS Meeting Room
7:30pm


Fri, Mar 4th

LS Conference Day - No School


US & MS In-Service Day No School


Sat, Mar 5th

Breakfast for Fathers of 4th Grade Boys

LS Manor House Library
9:00am - 10:30am


Grades 1 & 3 Martha's Table Family Community Service

Off Campus
10:00am - 12:30pm


Thu, Mar 10th

PK, K, & 1st Grade Breakfast with Rich

LS Meeting Room
8:15am - 9:00am


LS Admitted Student Event

LS Library
7:00pm - 9:00pm


Fri, Mar 11th

LS Early Morning Quaker Meetings

LS Meeting Room
7:45am - 8:15am


LS Assembly: The Bully Plan - Paul Hadfield

LS Multi-Purpose Room
9:00am - 10:00am


US Musical Performance of Oliver

AC Theater
8:00pm


Sat, Mar 12th

Breakfast for Mothers of 4th Grade Girls

LS Manor House Library
9:00am - 10:30am


US Musical Performance of Oliver

AC Theater
8:00pm


Sun, Mar 13th

PK & Grade 2 A Wider Circle Family Community Service

Off Campus
1:00pm - 2:30pm


US Musical Performance of Oliver

AC Theater
2:30pm


Tue, Mar 15th

3x and 3y trip to Williamsburg


1:00pm
3/16/2011


Zeidman Lecture

AC Theater
8:00pm - 10:00pm


Wed, Mar 16th

Grade 3 to Alexandria


8:45am - 2:45pm


Fri, Mar 18th

Spring Vacation begins


Mon, Mar 21st

Spring Break Camp

Lower School
9:00am - 3:00pm


Spring Break Camp Extended Day

Lower School
3:00pm - 6:00pm


Tue, Mar 22nd

Spring Break Camp

Lower School
9:00am - 3:00pm


Spring Break Camp Extended Day

Lower School
3:00pm - 6:00pm


Wed, Mar 23rd

Spring Break Camp

Lower School
9:00am - 3:00pm


Spring Break Camp Extended Day

Lower School
3:00pm - 6:00pm


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