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Sunday - March 19, 2017


Principal's Letter


MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU


Announcements


SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE THROUGH MARCH
COMMUNITY SERVICE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT
KID POWER SUMMER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY


Events


SOUTH ASIAN COOKING CLASS: TODAY, MARCH 19!
RESCHEDULED SENIOR CELEBRATION MEETING: MARCH 21
ARTS COMMITTEE POTLUCK AND PLANNING SESSION: APRIL 4
PARENTS COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON SPEAKER: APRIL 12


Other


QUAKER QUOTES AND QUESTIONS


News Around the School


MS NEWS


Principal's Letter


MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU
Dear Friends,
This past week’s snow threw a wrinkle into our week, but students seemed to welcome the chance to sleep in and get ahead on schoolwork! Monday marks the start of the final week before spring break, which begins on Friday, March 24. Third-quarter report cards will also be posted on Friday, and school resumes on April 3.
On Tuesday, Upper School faculty will attend a range of professional development workshops organized by the Upper School Equity, Justice, and Community Committee. The workshops include
* Feminist Teaching Is for Everybody, which will explore three guiding principles of feminist pedagogy—teacher flexibility, student empowerment, and knowledge construction;
* Reducing Identity-Related Stress in the Classroom, which will offer tools and strategies for aiding identity development and creating a positive classroom atmosphere;
* Critical Race Theory, which will help teachers understand the omnipresence of racism in our culture and offer tools to reduce its destructive power;
* Whiteness as a Racial Identity, a workshop designed to unpack white identity and privilege; and
* The New Generation, which will introduce teachers to topics covered in an advanced Spanish seminar where students will address the complexities of identity within contemporary American society.
I hope you and your family enjoy a wonderful spring break!
Warmly,
Mamadou
Mamadou Guèye
Upper School Principal


Announcements


SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE THROUGH MARCH
Please donate school and art supplies to Bright Beginnings, a DC nonprofit that provides programs and care for children in local shelters. Drop your donations off at the box by Shoshanna Sumka’s service learning office (room 222). The Community Action Club will be collecting supplies through March.

Suggested supplies include
* Gift cards to Target, Safeway, Giant, CVS, Rite Aid, etc.
* Paper, including construction paper, newsprint, wrapping paper, tissue paper, notecards, stationery, memo pads, notebooks, greeting cards, magazines for making collages, or Post-it notes
* Art supplies, such as pens, pencils, markers, stickers, or crayons
* Folders and backpacks
* Books about the environment
* Anything similar you can think of!
Questions? Contact Kaylee Simon ’17 at ksimon17@sidwell.edu. Thank you!

COMMUNITY SERVICE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT
As you know, juniors must complete a minimum of 60 hours of service for an independent, off-campus organization before the start of senior year in order to graduate. For those who still need to complete this requirement, please arrange a time to meet with Ms. Sumka during a free period to discuss which organizations you might want to work with.
There are also several online resources that may help. One source is the Upper School “How to Get Started” guide. You can also look at this directory of organizations listed by social issue.

The deadline to submit your contract is April 1, 2017.

KID POWER SUMMER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
We are excited to announce that, once again, the Kid Power Summer Leadership Academy is accepting applications for students who wish to volunteer as camp counselors this summer.

Sidwell Friends has a longstanding partnership with Kid Power, and many SFS students have spent their summers working at the camp. You can read about the Leadership Academy here.
Volunteering for a minimum of two weeks will complete the community service graduation requirement. However, Kid Power prefers to have the same volunteers throughout the entire summer program so that counselors can form meaningful relationships with campers.
The Leadership Academy will run from June 26 to July 28, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
To apply, please complete these three forms:
1. The Kid Power summer leadership volunteer form
2. The DCPS volunteer clearance letter (if under 18)
3. The Sidwell Friends community engagement contract
Please contact Shoshanna Sumka at sumkas@sidwell.edu if you have any questions.


Events


SOUTH ASIAN COOKING CLASS: TODAY, MARCH 19!
Join the Parents of Asian Students affinity group today at 4:00 p.m. for an introductory class on South Asian cuisine. The class is at Pansaari, 1603 17th Street NW. The cost is $40 per person. Former Sidwell Friends parent Rano Singh will guide us through the basics of cooking this regional fare. We will also discuss urban farming, eating seasonally, and how to use various spices.
The class, which is open to adults and Middle and Upper School students, will be followed by a light dinner of peas pulao (rice), daal, and a few seasonal vegetarian dishes.

RESCHEDULED SENIOR CELEBRATION MEETING: MARCH 21
We invite all senior parents to join us for our second grade-wide Senior Celebration meeting, which we have moved to Tuesday, March 21, at 7:00 p.m. in the US choral room due to the snow day. The Senior Celebration (one of several social events for the senior class this spring) is Sidwell Friends' traditional PA-sponsored evening in honor of our almost-graduates, complete with food, fun, and parent-provided entertainment. The event will include silly skits, songs, and slide shows. All parents get to be onstage!
The Senior Celebration will take place on Saturday, June 3, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Kogod Arts Center. Please save the date.
Thanks very much to everyone who has volunteered to help so far. If you haven't yet, this is your chance to provide input! Don’t miss the opportunity to help make this a memorable celebration for the entire class. Please reach out if you are interested.
Peggy Dotzel and Jackie Roberts
Senior Celebration Chairs
(margaret.dotzel@verizon.net and jroberts3413@gmail.com)

ARTS COMMITTEE POTLUCK AND PLANNING SESSION: APRIL 4
The PA Arts Committee invites all volunteers who helped produce ArtRageous 2017 to a potluck dinner celebration and planning meeting on Tuesday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the Zartman House Drawing Room on the Wisconsin Avenue campus. Dinner will start at 6:30 and our meeting will begin at 7:00. We will debrief on ArtRageous 2017 and consider arts activities for the end of the year and next year. Please sign up here if you plan to attend. Those who would like to contribute to the potluck may sign up to bring food or drinks at the same link. There will be plenty to eat, and we are eager to hear what you think! Contact us at PA.Arts@sidwell.edu with any questions.

PARENTS COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON SPEAKER: APRIL 12
Glenn Whitman will present "Learning and Your Child’s Brain: What Research Suggests" on Wednesday, April 12, from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. at Holton-Arms School, 7303 River Road, Bethesda. Glenn is the dean of studies at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, the director of the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning, and the coauthor of Neuroteach: Brain Science and the Future of Education. The event is open to all.
Learn more and RSVP here.


Other


QUAKER QUOTES AND QUESTIONS
“We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another.”
—Lucretia Coffin Mott (1793–1880)
Quaker quotes alternate with questions about Quakerism in this newsletter feature. To ask a question about Quaker history or practices, e-mail our Sidwell Friends Quaker Life Committees’ authors at quakerquestions@sidwell.edu.


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Calendar


Sun, Mar 19th

US Musical - Prep & Performance

Caplin Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
12:00pm - 6:00pm


Parents of Alumni Lunch

Zartman Drawing Room
1:00pm - 2:30pm


US Musical - "RENT" (School Edition)

Mary Ellen Caplin Theater
2:30pm - 4:30pm

Visit this Link


Tue, Mar 21st

Senior Celebration Planning Meeting for Parents

Chorus Room
7:00pm - 9:00pm


Thu, Mar 23rd

US MFW

RLS Meeting Room
9:35am - 10:20am


Fri, Mar 24th

Spring Break


4/2/2017


Sat, Apr 1st

Spring Break


Sun, Apr 2nd

Spring Break


Mon, Apr 3rd

School Reopens


UK/UCAS Information Session

RLS Meeting Room
7:00pm - 9:00pm


Wed, Apr 5th

US PA Steering Committee Meeting

Rusch Team Room
8:05am - 9:35am


AC/PG meeting

US Library Board Room
12:00pm - 2:30pm


GAMETIME! Boys Tennis V. Gonzaga

Tennis Courts
4:00pm - 6:00pm


Small Vocal Ensembles Rehearsal

RLS, Chorus Room, Instrumental Music Room, K-19, Caplin, Theater Arts, Rosenberg, Photo Studio
6:00pm - 10:00pm


US Small Vocal Ensembles Night

Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
8:00pm - 9:30pm


Thu, Apr 6th

PA Executive Committee

Rusch Team Room
8:30am - 9:30am


US MFW

RLS Meeting Room
9:35am - 10:20am


Fri, Apr 7th

MS Special Assembly

RLS Meeting Room
8:00am - 8:45am


Arts Guild

Fox Den
5:00pm - 7:00pm


Black Girls' Meeting

RLS Meeting Room
5:00pm - 7:00pm


Sat, Apr 8th

ACT Test

US Classrooms
7:00am - 2:00pm


More


Athletics


Mon, Mar 20th

Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Holy Child


4:30pm


Baseball - Junior Varsity at Riverdale Baptist


4:30pm


Tue, Mar 21st

Track & Field - Boys Varsity - SFS Home Meet


3:30pm


Track & Field - Girls Varsity - SFS Home Meet


3:30pm


Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. St. Mary's Ryken


4:00pm


Softball - Varsity vs. Model Secondary School


4:30pm


Wed, Mar 22nd

Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Wilson H.S.


4:00pm


Baseball - Varsity vs. Bishop Ireton


4:30pm


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Bethesda Chevy Chase HS


5:15pm


Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Bethesda Chevy Chase HS


5:15pm


Thu, Mar 23rd

Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Riverdale Baptist


4:00pm


Softball - Varsity at Edmund Burke


4:15pm


Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day


4:30pm


Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Westtown School


4:30pm


Fri, Mar 24th

Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Bishop Sullivan CHS - Spring Break Trip


4:00pm


Sat, Mar 25th

Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Norfolk Academy - Spring Break Trip


11:00am


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Norfolk Collegiate - Spring Break Trip


2:00pm


Sat, Apr 1st

Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at Bishop Sullivan CHS


3:00pm


Mon, Apr 3rd

Baseball - Varsity at Avalon


4:30pm


Baseball - Junior Varsity at George Mason


6:00pm


Tue, Apr 4th

Softball - Varsity at Wilson H.S.


4:00pm


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Episcopal High School


4:15pm


Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity at Episcopal High School


5:45pm


Wed, Apr 5th

Softball - 7/8 B at Holton-Arms


2:45pm


Track & Field - Boys 7/8 at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes


2:45pm


Track & Field - Girls 7/8 at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes


2:45pm


Softball - 7/8 A vs. Holton-Arms


3:00pm


Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A vs. Holton-Arms


3:00pm


Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Gonzaga High School


4:00pm


Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Gonzaga High School


4:00pm


Track & Field - Boys Varsity at St. Albans


4:00pm


Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. National Cathedral School


4:00pm


Thu, Apr 6th

Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Potomac School


2:45pm


Baseball - 7/8 B at Norwood School


3:00pm


Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Wilson H.S.


4:00pm


Softball - Varsity at Georgetown Visitation


4:15pm


Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at St. Andrew's School


4:30pm


Baseball - Varsity at Potomac School


4:30pm


Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Potomac School


4:30pm


Fri, Apr 7th

Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at Maret School


4:00pm


Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Maret School


4:15pm


Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Capitol Christian Academy


4:30pm


Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Calverton


4:30pm


Sat, Apr 8th

Crew - Girls vs. Georgetown Visitation


Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. Woodward Relays


Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. Woodward Relays


Baseball - Varsity at Landon


11:00am


Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Landon


11:00am


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