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Tuesday - February 24, 2015 Principal's Letter NOTES FROM SALLY Announcements SPRING PARENT POTLUCKS OPPORTUNITY TO MEET BRYAN GARMAN - TUESDAY, MARCH 3 AT 7:00 P.M. SHOOTBACK - PHOTOS BY KIDS FROM NAIROBI AND DC ALL COMMUNITY MEETING FOR WORSHIP - MARCH 15 SIDWELL FRIENDS SUMMER STUDIES 2015 Other COMMUNITY SERVICE CORNER QUAKER QUOTE MS NEWSLETTER INFORMATION News Around the School US NEWS MS NEWS LS NEWS Principal's Letter NOTES FROM SALLY This week’s query: How do we honor people’s rights while still keeping in mind our own well-being? Assembly: Doing by Not Doing: the Chinese Way Sixth grade parents – I hope to see you tomorrow morning for Conversations with Sally. 8:00 a.m. in the Arts Center – Rosenberg Theater. The second trimester wraps up this Friday. Next Friday (March 6) is a day off for the Middle School while teachers prepare report cards. Friends Family Science Night at the Air & Space Museum Family Science Night will take place on Tuesday, March 10 from 6:45 - 9:00 p.m. Buses will depart from the Wisconsin Avenue campus at 6:15 p.m. and return by 9:20 p.m. We have space for 125 people from Sidwell. The program is geared for students in 3rd grade and up (younger children should not attend). This is a family event and adults and older students will definitely find it worthwhile. Selected museum galleries will be open before the program. The evening includes the IMAX film 3D- Hidden Universe and a presentation called “How Big is Big?” Those of you who have attended in the past know that the museum presenters are dynamic speakers and make complex space science accessible to all. If you are interested in attending Family Science Night, send an email to reserve your spot to Sam Francis, LS Science Teacher. (franciss@sidwell.edu). Indicate how many people in your family will be attending, the name of any Sidwell students and the grade level of each student you are bringing. We will be charging a $5 per person fee to cover the cost of the buses with a $15 per family maximum. The Air & Space Museum will not allow individual entry to the museum on that night. Hope to see you there! Congratulations to Assistant Principal Jared Givarz – he is a new daddy! Quilla Carrollo Givarz was born last Wednesday. Jared will be out until the middle of next week as he gets acquainted with his daughter. Announcements SPRING PARENT POTLUCKS Please join your fellow parents for an enduring and cherished Sidwell Friends tradition, the Grade-Wide Potluck. These potlucks provide a great opportunity to spend some quality time with parents from your child’s grade in a relaxed, informal environment. Each grade’s potluck will be held at a parent's home on one of the following dates: 5th Grade - Saturday, February 28 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. 6th Grade - Saturday, May 9 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. 7th Grade - Sunday, March 8 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. 8th Grade - Saturday, March 14 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Be on the look out for an email from your Grade Reps with all of the details, including the name of the host and directions to their house, as well as the foods each guest may bring. Please come, eat, and enjoy! OPPORTUNITY TO MEET BRYAN GARMAN - TUESDAY, MARCH 3 AT 7:00 P.M. Weather permitting, we invite Middle School parents to meet Head of School Bryan Garman on Tuesday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room. RSVP to events@sidwell.edu or 202-537-8110. If you couldn’t make the morning meeting in January, have more questions or want to share your thoughts with Bryan please come. Bryan learned who he wanted to be in room 212, of the Harrison Upper School Building. Please visit room 212 tour to learn more about opportunities to meet Bryan. SHOOTBACK - PHOTOS BY KIDS FROM NAIROBI AND DC Rubenstein Gallery, Kogod Arts Center February 2- March 13, 2015 Shootback empowers young people to tell their own stories and express their creative voices through photography, writing, and critical thinking about the world around them. Founded in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1997 by American photographer Lana Wong, Shootback started by putting cameras in the hands of teens in Mathare–one of Africa's largest slums–and culminated in the publication of Shootback: Photos by Kids from the Nairobi Slums, a documentary film, and an international traveling exhibition. Eighteen years on, Shootback continues to train a new generation of young photographers in Mathare; eight of the original Shootback students are now professional photographers and filmmakers. In Washington, DC, Shootback is helping to bring photography and writing programs to DC public schools and at-risk youth in collaboration with various nonprofit education organization. http://www.shootbackproject.org ALL COMMUNITY MEETING FOR WORSHIP - MARCH 15 The next all community Meeting for Worship is on Sunday March 15 at 10:30 a.m. In the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room. First Day School, with activities for school-age children, will start about 20 minutes after the beginning of meeting. Refreshments will be offered at the rise of meeting. Please RSVP to Kathi Webb (webbk@sidwell.edu) if you plan to attend; please let us know if you anticipate bringing children who will participate in First Day School. SIDWELL FRIENDS SUMMER STUDIES 2015 Sub-freezing temperatures may make it feel as though Summer 2015 is far away, but we have been busy planning a terrific Summer Studies Program, and it is definitely not too early to begin thinking about enrolling your child in one of our classes. Registration for summer classes is now open! Middle School Program We are offering a program for middle-school-aged students (grades 6 and 7) in need of additional review in math and language arts. This team-taught program models a middle-school morning, with students spending part of the morning in math class and part of the morning in language arts. Students also have the option of enrolling in a full-day program with recreational activities in the afternoon through the ExploreStar Program or by signing up for one of the two-week afternoon STEM workshops. Detailed descriptions for these offerings may be found on our website: www.sidwell.edu/summer. For rising 8th graders, we have course offerings in English enrichment (English Review) and Pre-Algebra. Applications may be submitted online or downloaded from the Summer Studies website: www.sidwell.edu/summer. Upper School Offerings Our upper school courses this year include credit courses in Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Physics, and United States History, and non-credit courses in English and College Essay Writing. We are also offering SAT and ACT Preparation workshops. All courses are taught by highly experienced faculty. Detailed course descriptions, class meeting dates and times, tuition information, and applications are available on the Summer Studies website: www.sidwell.edu/summer. Students applying for upper school credit courses in math must obtain approval by the student’s current teacher, and students applying for U.S. History must have the approval of the Academic Dean. First priority for enrollment in U.S. History will be given to students applying to School Year Abroad and semester study-away programs such as CityTerm and China Fieldwork. After February 15, enrollment for U.S. History will be open to all students, and registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis. U.S. History tends to be a popular course, so you should get your application in early to reserve a space. Applications for non-credit courses may be submitted online. Online registration is not available for credit courses. Please use the paper application: http://www.sidwellsummer.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Summer-Studies-Application1.pdf If you have any questions about our course offerings, please contact Min Kim, Director of Summer Studies and Interim Academic Dean/Assistant Principal of the Upper School at kimm@sidwell.edu. Other COMMUNITY SERVICE CORNER WAF Sidwell food drive.pdfOngoing Collections in M.S. Lobby: Winter Canned Food Drive - Help Fight Senior Hunger with We Are Family! We Are Family is excited to partner with Sidwell Friends School and Hearst Elementary School on a food drive and volunteer activities that will benefit District older residents! We Are Family provides services such as free monthly grocery bags, friendly visits, transportation, and advocacy to older residents of the Columbia Heights, Petworth, Adams Morgan, Shaw, and North Capitol neighborhoods. Please help us collect food for distribution through our Helping Hands Minimester. Click on the document above for more information. Toiletries and Linens Dignity-condition items (for humans) at A Wider Circle Shabby fleece blankets and towels (for our four-legged friends) at Washington Animal Rescue League Tattered linens will be transformed into dog/cat toys during our “Paws and Claws” Minimester Collection bins for WARL linens also in the 5th grade hallway. See Susanne Saunders or Michael Salmon if you have questions. Important Dates: February 27 - 5th Grade hangout March 1 - 5th and 6th grade service club at A Wider Circle: ongoing project to manage the Kids' Corner. Contact Dana.Milbank@washpost.com for additional information. March 5 - Middle School Service Day Contact MS Community Service Co-clerks Eva Xanthos at eva.xanthos@verizon.net or Lisa Arrington at arringtonlp@hotmail.com or your Grade Reps for volunteer opportunities. QUAKER QUOTE "A true friend unbosoms freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably". ~William Penn Quaker quotes are intended to deepen the understanding and appreciation of Quakerism in the SFS community. Suggestions and questions may be addressed to Cynthia Ritchie Terrell at ctcabin@gmail.com. MS NEWSLETTER INFORMATION How to Submit an Article to Tuesday Letter: Please send submissions, in the body of the email, to PA.MSNewsletter@sidwell.edu by 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Please reference "Newsletter Submission" and the publish date(s) in the subject line. Do not include any formatting such as indents, bullets, boldface or all-caps and keep submissions succinct. If you have a form or flyer to include with your submission, send it as a PDF attachment. Receipt of your submissions will be confirmed as soon as possible. Submissions may not run for more than three weeks. How to Modify an existing Submission: Please send a redline or otherwise clearly indicate the change to be made in a second email. School Calendar: Calendar entries that appear in the right column of each Newsletter are automatically generated by the school, not by the Tuesday newsletter editors. Any changes to the school calendar are made through the school scheduling office at scheduling@sidwell.edu. US NewsThe Black Student Union show: A hard look at a harsh reality “How can we effect change if we’re always about the ‘me,’ and not the ‘we?’” BSU students ask during a performance that moves the whole audience. Read MoreSidwell Friends wins the DC Regional High School Science Bowl! Upper School students spend Valentine’s Day with something they love—math and science. Read MoreSports journalist Mark Hyman speaks to parents and P.E. faculty The author offered a game plan to help student athletes develop a winning approach to sports. Read More MS NewsSpanish teacher Nan Pickens was looking to add a little salsa to her 8th grade class.and math teacher Andrew Callard had her number. You may know him as a Middle School faculty member by another name; however, Andrés Enrique proves that with hard work (and talent) you can make a longstanding dream a reality and really let your life speak! Read More LS NewsLower School second annual Spanish Assembly “Se calienta mi corazón.” Read More The Parents Association newsletters are a forum for communication among parents and provide announcements concerning School or PA events or information related to a School or PA event. MS newsletter submissions should be sent to PA.MSnewsletter@sidwell.edu. Calendar Tue, Feb 24th MS France Minimester meeting MS Drama Studio 7:00pm - 8:30pm Wed, Feb 25th 6th Grade Conversation with Sally Rosenberg Theater 8:00am - 9:15am Fri, Feb 27th 5th Gr. Hangout Wannan Gym and MS Courtyard 3:30pm - 5:00pm Sat, Feb 28th 5th Gr. Parent Potluck Off Campus 7:00pm - 9:00pm Mon, Mar 2nd MS PA Steering Comm. Mtg Rusch Team Rm 8:00am - 9:00am Tue, Mar 3rd Meet the Head of School - MS Parents Robert L. Smith Meeting Room 7:00pm - 8:30pm Wed, Mar 4th LS Parent Conferences - Half Day 8th Grade Conversation with Sally Rosenberg Theater 8:00am - 9:15am Thu, Mar 5th LS Parent Conferences - Half Day PA Executive Steering Committee Mtg Rusch Team Rm 8:30am - 9:30am Fri, Mar 6th LS Parent Conferences - No School MS Report Writing - No School US Report Writing - No School Sun, Mar 8th 7th Grade Potluck Off-campus 6:00pm - 8:00pm Tue, Mar 10th National Latin Exam US Dining Room 8:00am - 9:00am Thu, Mar 12th All MS Meeting for Worship - Parents Invited Robert L. Smith Mtg Rm 8:00am - 8:45am 7th Gr. Parent Social Zartman Drawing Rm/Off Campus 6:30pm - 8:00pm PA Arts Committee Mtg US Library Board Rm 7:00pm - 9:00pm Fri, Mar 13th US Musical - "Merrily We Roll Along" AC Theater 8:00pm - 10:00pm Visit this Link Sat, Mar 14th 8th Grade Parent Social Off-campus 7:00pm - 9:00pm US Musical - "Merrily We Roll Along" AC Theater 8:00pm - 10:00pm Visit this Link Sun, Mar 15th All Community Meeting for Worship Robert L. Smith Meeting Room 10:30am - 12:00pm US Musical - "Merrily We Roll Along" AC Theater 2:30pm - 4:30pm Visit this Link Mon, Mar 16th MS Minimester More Athletics Fri, Feb 27th Wrestling - Varsity - National Preps 2/28/2015 Sat, Feb 28th Lacrosse - Girls Varsity - Bullis Play Day Thu, Mar 5th Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - Scrimmage vs. Walter Johnson 4:15pm Fri, Mar 6th Baseball - Varsity - Scrimmage vs. Cardozo HS 4:00pm Sat, Mar 7th Baseball - Varsity - Scrimmage vs. Blair 11:00am Baseball - Junior Varsity - Scrimmage vs. Blair 1:00pm Tue, Mar 10th Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Bishop O'Connell 4:00pm Softball - Varsity - Scrimmage vs. Baltimore Friends 4:30pm Wed, Mar 11th Tennis - Boys Varsity - Scrimmage vs. Bishop McNamara 4:00pm Thu, Mar 12th Baseball - Varsity vs. Gonzaga High School 4:30pm Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Gonzaga High School 4:30pm Fri, Mar 13th Softball - Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 4:15pm Softball - Junior Varsity at Stone Ridge School 4:15pm Sat, Mar 14th Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. DC Classic vs. St. John's Baseball - Varsity - Quaker Classic - Johns Hopkins University Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. DC Classic vs. St. John's 1:00pm Mon, Mar 16th Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Mercersburg Academy 4:15pm Softball - Varsity vs. Calverton 4:30pm Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Mercersburg Academy 5:45pm More 3825 Wisconsin Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016 Tel: 202-537-8100 Fax: 202-537-8499
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