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Tuesday - December 6, 2011


From the School

Query

This week’s query: When should you put yourself first and when should you put your friends first?
Notes from Sally
5th grade wellness HGD letter.docx
Assembly: 7/8 Holiday Concert (begins at 1:45)

Northwest Current correspondent: Elinor Howells

The 7/8 holiday concert will be held this week. Students in the instrumental and choral ensembles will perform on Wednesday evening beginning at 7 PM and Friday afternoon beginning at 1:45 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend either performance.

Just a reminder of the Sleep Program tonight – 7:30 PM in the Meeting House. Hope to see you there!

First trimester grade reports will be posted next week. Look for an email that will let you know that reports are available; this will also include instructions for accessing them through Educator Online.

Yesterday half of the fifth graders began their Winter PE rotation in the Health and Wellness program. As a follow up to the informational session about this Core Health and Wellness Course that occurred on October 28th, information is attached about the fifth grade curriculum. We ask that fifth grade parents review the attached objectives of the Human Growth and Development lessons as a guide to assist you in continuing these conversations at home. Please contact Nurse Jasmin Whitfield if you would like more specific information.

Our two Middle School robotics teams competed in a qualifying competition on Saturday at The Woods Academy. Although neither team amassed enough points to move ahead in the competition, all worked hard and learned a lot! The “Quaker Oats” (7/8) team included Jordan Bessalel, Sam Blazes, Harry Finn, Andy Harris, Imran Hossain, Spencer Kee, Garrett Nixon, and Jason Souvaliotis. The “Sidwell Friendzy” (5/6) team consisted of Eric Doddy, Stephen Forrester, David Hacker, Olivia Heard, Max Inman , Mitchell Jubeir, Harry Kay, Sterling Kee, Nyusha Lin, and Alex Wang. The team was coached by Upper School Computer Science teacher Darby Thompson with assistance from parents Sara Jane Harris and Gus Bessalel.

We have completed our final count of our UNICEF collection – thanks to all of the Middle Schoolers who helped collect over $900 during their trick-or-treating!

Last week sixteen faculty and administrators from Sidwell Friends, including Kimberly Clarkson and Christine Stokes-Beverley from the Middle School, continued the valued tradition of attending and participating in the NAIS annual People of Color Conference. Eight Upper School students attended the concurrent Student Diversity Leadership Conference. The conference was held in Philadelphia this year and ran Thursday through Saturday. It included addresses from Wes Moore, Patti Solis Doyle, Lorene Carey, and Martin Nesbitt, a viewing of ‘Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin,” as well as numerous workshops on the topic of supporting all of the cultural diversity in our independent school community. More information can be found on the NAIS website at http://pocc.nais.org/
Read MoreInstrumental Music Notes

7/8 Full Orchestra, Drum Circle and Handbell Choir Monday December 5th, 3:30-5:30pm Arts Center (refreshments provided)

7/8 Full Orchestra, Drum Circle and Handbell Choir DRESS REHEARSAL Wednesday December 7th 12:55-1:50pm Arts Center

7/8 Full Orchestra, Drum Circle and Handbell Choir CONCERT Wednesday December 7th 6:00 pm CALL TIME 7:00pm SHOW Arts Center

7/8 Full Orchestra, Drum Circle and Handbell Choir CONCERT Friday December 9th CALL TIME 12:30 SHOW 1:45pm

No 5/6 Orchestra rehearsals this week
Choral Notes

7/8 Chorus Rehearsals this week-- CONCERT WEEK!

Tuesday, December 6th:ALL SINGERS IN THE HOLIDAY CONCERT-- meet Ms. Holtz IN HER ROOM for refreshments directly afterschool. We will be walking up to the arts center TOGETHER at 2:30(sharp). The rehearsal is scheduled to last until 5:30pm. PLEASE BRING HOMEWORK!

Wednesday, December 7th: FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL from 8:15 to 9:40am-- Meet in the Arts Center directly after silence and attendance!!

Wednesday, December 7th--CONCERT: Meet in MS Chorus Room at 6:45pm-- Concert begins at 7:00pm. The instrumental groups play first--

Thursday, December 8th--CONCERT: Meet at the Neiman Marcus store (in Friendship Heights) at 6:30 (sharp). We will sing from 7:00 to 7:30pm

Friday, December 9th-- CONCERT: Meet in MS Chorus room at 1:15 SHARP-- concert begins at 1:45-- we will watch instrumental portion in audience.

WEAR BLACK AND WHITES FOR ALL THREE CONCERTS
Winter Break Camp

Winter Break Camp on the DC Campus – soccer, basketball, and sewing with the Handwork Studios. Sign up by the day – morning and full day options available. Keep active over winter break and have fun with friends! Sign up at www.sidwell.edu/summer by clicking on the red Apply Now button.
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PA Announcements

Lower School Book Fair

LOWER SCHOOL BOOK FAIR AT BARNES AND NOBLE- DEC.2ND/3RD

The Annual Book Fair to support the Lower School Parents Association will be Friday, Dec. 2nd and Saturday, Dec 3rd at the Bethesda Barnes & Noble. It’s a perfect time to do holiday shopping! Sidwell Friends LS PA will receive credit for purchases made in-store and online using Sidwell's special code # 10455475 from December 2nd - December 8th.
Performers for ArtRageous 2012

Design a Poster for ArtRageous - All students grab your brushes, pencils, charcoals, cameras, scissors, papers (all visual arts media welcome) and design a poster for advertising ArtRageous. The theme this year is "Arts in Bloom". Use the camera in your phone and please send us a small jpeg file with your creation. The PA Arts Committee will choose up to 10 different creations and the artist will receive a printed poster. Deadline is Wednesday Dec 14. Please contact Cristina matheusjoao2@yahoo.com and Elena elena.dvorkina@gmail.com
Community Health Initiative (CHI)

Sleep for Success Speaker
Tuesday Dec. 6th, 7pm Upper School Arts Center

Please take advantage of this opportunity to hear Dr. James Maas, one of the worlds most popular and dynamic speakers on the topic of sleep and peak performance. Medical research has proven that sleep deprivation literally “makes you stupid, clumsy, stressed out, unhealthy and will shorten your life.” How can adults and students improve the quantity and quality of their sleep? Dr. Maas will tackle this pervasive problem in a not to be missed presentation. Questions can be directed to Gaby Grebski, US Counselor at grebskig@sidwell.edu.


Other News

Parents Council of Washington (PCW)

Parents Council of Washington (PCW) – December Webinar tomorrow night. Don’t miss it!

December PCW Webinar, "Students in the Digital Age - How Technology Influences the Developing Brain" on December 7th from 9:00-10:00 p.m. for parents of children ages Pre-K - grade 12. The subject is internet safety and technology. Given that today's youth are bombarded with vibrant graphics and nonstop social connections, this webinar will address how technology use affects the development of social skills. And, as always, once the webinar airs, it will be available online for you to watch whenever it is convenient. Following are instructions for how to register for the webinar (or to access the webinar archives)

Registration Instructions:
Read MoreWrestling Tournament

The award winning Sidwell Friends Wrestling Team will host the annual Sidwell Friends Invitational Wrestling Tournament to be held on Saturday, December 17,2011, in our state of the art upper school athletic center. The tournament will feature the best wrestling teams in our region, including Georgetown Prep, Georgetown Day, St Albans and Mercersberg Academy, to name a few. The SFS Wrestling team, led by Coach Lou Heberer, has had an unrivaled record of success for many years and the team needs the support of the entire Sidwell community to raise funds to pay for team travel and expenses.
Read MoreCommunity Service Corner: Holiday Gift Giving

In the spirit of holiday gift giving, the MS Community Service Committee invites Sidwell Friends families to share with our neighbors in need. As in past years, Lower, Middle, and Upper School families are welcome to donate gifts during the first two weeks of December. Donations will be delivered by student and parent volunteers to local agencies with whom we have long-term partnerships. The Middle School collection will be donated to A Wider Circle. All gifts will be greatly appreciated. Please drop off new and unwrapped gifts in the Middle School Lobby between Monday, November 28th and Friday, December 9th. If you have any questions about the Holiday Gift Giving program, please contact Susan Maniatis (susan.maniatis@gmail.com) or Sara Jane Harris (sjrharris@comcast.net).

For information about A Wider Circle and for gift suggestions, please read more.
Read MoreQuaker Quotes

On Meeting for Worship

Breathe in the quiet purpose of this place;
Through outward stillness, seek a calm within.
Here we can find forgiveness and forgive;
Here feel the healing miracle begin.

Breathe out the busy world, the teeming mind,
The follies, fears and failures of the week;
Breathe out contention, pettiness and pride,
And wait in trust for that of God to speak.

Breathe in communion, friend with quiet friend,
Each drawing closer in this timeless hour;
As all our different needs and gifts are drawn
To the one source of comfort, love and power.

Breathe out at last, to God, the heart's full thanks
That we have seen this vision, known this grace;
Renewed through love, let us that love extend
Through all our daily life beyond this place.

(“Draw Breath,” by Geoffrey Weeden)
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Calendar


Tue, Dec 6th

MS Holiday Concert Rehearsal

AC Theater
2:30pm - 3:00pm


Sleep for Success Speaker - Dr. James Maas

Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
7:00pm - 9:00pm


Wed, Dec 7th

All-School PA Executive Committee Meeting

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


MS 7/8 Holiday Concert

AC Theater
7:00pm


Fri, Dec 9th

8th Grade Conversations with Michelle

US Dining Room
7:45am - 9:00am


MS 7/8 Holiday Concert

AC Theater
1:45pm - 3:20pm


Sun, Dec 11th

US Chorus Winter Concert

Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
2:30pm


Wed, Dec 14th

PA MS Community Service Committee Meeting

US Crane Room
8:00am - 10:00am


US Instrumental Music Concert

AC Theater
7:30pm


Thu, Dec 15th

PA Arts Committee Meeting

US Library Board Room
7:30pm - 9:00pm


Sat, Dec 17th

Winter Vacation Begins


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Athletics


Tue, Dec 6th

Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Maret School


4:15pm


Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Washington Latin


4:15pm


Wrestling - Varsity at Episcopal High School


4:30pm


Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Maret School


5:45pm


Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Day


7:30pm


Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. Georgetown Day


7:30pm


Wed, Dec 7th

Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Flint Hill


4:15pm


Thu, Dec 8th

Swimming - Boys 7/8 at Stone Ridge School


2:45pm


Swimming - Girls 7/8 at Stone Ridge School


2:45pm


Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Holton-Arms


4:15pm


Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity at Holton-Arms


4:30pm


Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity at Holton-Arms


4:30pm


Basketball - Girls Varsity at Holton-Arms


5:45pm


Fri, Dec 9th

Basketball - Boys Freshman at Calverton


5:15pm


Basketball - Boys Varsity - Gonzaga Classic


6:45pm
12/11/2011


Sat, Dec 10th

Wrestling - Varsity at Mercersburg Academy


Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Archbishop Carroll


12:00pm


Mon, Dec 12th

Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 C vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Wrestling - Varsity at Maret School


4:30pm


Tue, Dec 13th

Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes


4:15pm


Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Wilson H.S.


4:30pm


Basketball - Boys Varsity at St. James School


5:00pm


Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at St. James School


5:00pm


Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes


5:45pm


Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. Edmund Burke


7:30pm


Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. Edmund Burke


7:30pm


Wed, Dec 14th

Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at Stone Ridge School


2:45pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Stone Ridge School


2:45pm


Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. Albans


4:15pm


Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. St. Albans


6:00pm


Thu, Dec 15th

Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at St. Andrew's School


4:15pm


Wrestling - Varsity vs. Potomac School


4:30pm


Basketball - Boys Freshman at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes


4:30pm


Basketball - Girls Varsity at St. Andrew's School


5:45pm


Fri, Dec 16th

Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Prep


4:00pm


Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Prep


5:45pm


Sat, Dec 17th

Basketball - Girls Varsity - Holiday Tournament Puerto Rico


12/20/2011


Wrestling - Varsity - Sidwell Invitational


9:00am


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