Subject: US Wednesday Letter 01-06-10
From: <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:30:00 -0500

Wednesday - January 6, 2010

		

		

		 

					

								From the School
                                
                                Winter Exams Schedule 1

Dear Parents,
 
 I would like to remind you of a few things about our mid-year exams:
 
1.  If a student has a conflict in scheduling exams, he or she should schedule a make-up exam with the Academic Dean.
2.  Except under most unusual circumstances, students must meet the published examination schedule. Absence for travel is not considered an adequate reason to adjust the schedule. 
3.  The make-up day is often used for rescheduling exams due to inclement weather (please check SFS website for weather related issues).
4.  Teachers will be available to students during reading days.
5.  Students should check in with the Dean of Students&rsquo; Office if they plan to have lunch during exam days.
6.  Please call your Academic Dean for any exam related issues.

UPPER SCHOOL MIDYEAR EXAMS SCHEDULE 2009-10

    

            MONDAY

            TUESDAY

            WEDNESDAY

            THURSDAY

            FRIDAY

        
            
            1/4
             
            No   New Material
            No   Tests/Papers
            /Projects   
             
            No   Field Trips
             
            (All   Classes Meet)

            1/5
             
            No   New Material
            No   Tests/Papers
            /Projects   
             
            No   Field Trips
             
            (All   Classes Meet)

            1/6
             
            READING  DAY

             

            (NO   CLASSES)

            1/7
             
            8.30AM   &ndash; 10.30AM
             LANGUAGES
            s
             
            12:   30PM-2:30PM 
            DOUBLE LANGUAGE 

            
            1/8
             
            8.30AM   &ndash; 10.30AM
             ENGLISH

             

        
            
            1/11
             
            8.30AM   &ndash; 11.30AM
            MATH
            s
             
            12:30   - PM-3:30PM 
            DOUBLE MATH

            1/12
             
            READING   DAY

             
             
            (NO   CLASSES)

            1/13
             
            8.30AM   &ndash; 10.30AM
             HISTORY
            s
             
            12:30PM-2:30PM
            DOUBLE  HISTORY

            1/14
             
            8:30   AM- 10:30 AM
             SCIENCE
            s
             
            12:30PM-2:30PM
            DOUBLE SCIENCE

            
            1/15
             
            EXAM   MAKE-UP DAY
             
            1:00PM-3:00PM

    

 
 
 Mamadou Gueye, Academic Dean

   Winter Exams Schedule 2
I am writing to clarify that the exam schedule should be followed as published on Sidwell Friends website.
Any deviation from the exam master schedule must be approved by your Academic Dean.
If a student is doubling up in any subject matter, they must take two exams on the very day that subject matter midterm exam is scheduled.
Exam Make-up day is scheduled for students who missed exams due to illness and/ or unusual circumstances approved by the Academic Dean.
If school is closed due to inclement weather, we just slide everything back one day, so that the students will take the exam they have already studied for when they return.
If you have any questions or concerns about the midterm exam schedule and protocol, please call or email me, I will gladly help.
Many thanks,
Mamadou Gu&egrave;ye
Academic DeanH1N1 and Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinic

Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Lower School Gymnasium
Bethesda, MD
3:00pm to 6:00pm
Open to all Sidwell families, especially for children under the age of 10 that need their second dose of the H1N1 vaccine
$24.00 for H1N1 vaccine 
$30.00 for Seasonal vaccine
Jasmin Whitfield
MS/US Nurse
Dollars for Scholars Events

It's Sally Foster Time!

Stock up now for next year! Sally Foster is a school-wide sale that includes quality gift-wrap and delicious gourmet chocolates among many other great gift items available through a convenient online catalogue. 50% of all sales go directly to student financial aid. All orders may be placed now through January 31, 2010 at www.sallyfoster.com. When prompted at check-out, enter the SFS account code 505552 so that 50% of the proceeds are properly recorded to our school.

Events for Student Scholarships Annual Auction

Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 17, 2010 for the From Sea to Shining Sea themed benefit auction at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium. All auction proceeds go directly to student financial aid. This will be a fabulous event you won&rsquo;t want to miss!
In the meantime, please consider making a tax-deductible donation. The Co-Chairs Tia Cudahy, Mimi Kirstein and Nancy Jacobson Penn are asking each of you for your help. Do you have any special ideas, talents or connections that you could donate or help us to arrange? If so, please contact [email-masked]. We&rsquo;re especially looking for:
Gift certificates to dine at your favorite restaurant;
Vacation homes or other special getaways;
Tickets to sporting or cultural events;
Special wines and spirits;
Pampering connections for spas and beauty/health services;
Your culinary expertise;
Toys and electronics;
Any extra American Express points, Thank You rewards or airline frequent flier miles that we can use to buy items or plane tickets.
Donation deadline is January 31, 2010. Donate today!!
We still need volunteers to help solicit donations. This is much easier than it sounds. It entails following-up with about ten parents or businesses to make sure they get their donations in by the deadline. It only takes a couple hours, yet makes a huge different. To volunteer please contact [email-masked]. Drive One Day Less - The Challenge is ON!

Dear Parents and US Students,
Thank  you very much for your survey responses. Based on your responses we have come up with a revised challenge for you:
We challenge you to not drive alone at least one way to school one day a week. You can carpool, walk, bike, or use any form of public transportation. We recognized that a lot of you asked for a carpool list so we included directions for you to make your own carpool list on the Sidwell website.
We will send a short survey in the third week in January that will let you record your success or plans for participation in this project.
Remember: Friends don&rsquo;t let friends travel alone!

How to create a neighborhood carpool list
It is easy to create a list of Sidwell families who live in your zip code by following these simple steps:
1.  Log in to the parent portal
2.  In the &ldquo;Welcome Back&rdquo; box, click on the Student/Parent Directory
3.  In the Search box, enter your zipcode
4.  All families in the zipcode will be listed. To select those in your grade level, click on the adult&rsquo;s name and his/her children will be listed in the box on the upper right of your screen.
The Sidwell Movers and Quakers (Robotics)
Jenni Swanson Voorhees
Lower School Technology Director
All-School Academic Technology Coordinator

							
							
								PA Announcements
                                
                                Seeking Parents to be Parents Association (PA) Officers
Was one of your New Year Resolutions to get more involved in your school community?  If not, why not make it so?  The Parents Association is seeking volunteers to fill positions for the 2010-2011 school year.  We need candidates for the all-school Co-Vice Presidents, the all-school Nominating Committee Clerk and in each of the Divisions (US, MS, LS), the Co-Vice Clerks, Nominating Clerks, Grade Representatives and At-Large Representatives.  (Vice-Presidents and Vice-Clerks move up to the President and Clerk positions the following year.)  Job descriptions for all of these positions can be found in the PA Section of the SFS website under Job Descriptions.  
If you are interested in serving, would like to suggest someone else, or simply need more information, please feel free to contact the US Nominating Committee Clerks, Barbara Roman or Lisa Westfall or the Clerk of the Nominating Committee, Peggy Dotzel.
Needed for ArtRageous, Sunday January 31, 1-4pm
Films by students to be shown in the Black Box Theater;
Student art works (paintings, drawings, photographs, sculpture, mobiles, whatever) to be displayed in the student art show;
Dancers, singers, and musicians to perform in Chamber Arts or in Town Square. 
Filmmakers, please contact Rebecca Boylan 
Visual artists: Lucinda Leach
Musicians, dancers, singers, dramatic readers: Ginnie Lum
WE NEED YOUR MILK JUGS!   400 by JANUARY 31!  Please save for the igloo building ArtRageous project aka the &ldquo;I-Glue&rdquo;:  1 Gallon and 1/2 gallon PLASTIC and cardboard juice and milk containers (rinsed out, please and not flattened!) When you have a stash and you are sick of seeing them in your kitchen, please contact Sara Jones. 

We are also looking for clean, used crew neck t-shirts.  Bettina Stern 
Variety Found to Counteract Winter Blahs! 

Take action NOW to make January an exciting and fulfilling month. Buy 
your tickets to the SFS Variety Show, the annual extravaganza featuring 
alumni who are professionals in the performing arts. The Eighth Annual 
Variety Show is set for Saturday, January 30, 2010, at 8 p.m. in the 
Kogod Arts Center. All proceeds benefit student financial aid. This year 
we showcase comedy, dance, drama, and music ranging from classical to 
rock to jazz. Hosted by perennial favorite NBC4 News Anchor, Doreen 
Gentzler, with students from the SFS Jazz Ensemble as the House Band, 
and featuring performances by our spectacular professional alums: 

Conscious Comic and Vigilante Pundit Baratunde Thurston '95 
Actor/Director Randa Tawil '05 
Physical Theater Artist Emma Jaster '03 
Bass Musician Kyle Jaster '01 
Dancer and Choreographer Brandye Lee '96 
Jazz and Blues Singer/Songwriter Alison Crockett '89 
Actor Daniel Eichner '00 
Classical/Celtic Singer and Composer Rebekah Eden (Edminster) '82 
Contemporary Composer and Pianist Michael Gallant '99 
Afro-Latin Dancer and Choreographer Camila Villanueva '03 
Pianist Joanna Washburn Meadows '68 
Celtic Singer and Musician Brooke Parkhurst '85 
Cellist Jessica Sammis '01 
Playwright David Schrag '85
Nashville-Based Singer/Songwriter Erik Thorson '62 

Busy that night? Donate tickets to our cherished faculty members. 
Order tickets now, they are a hot item even in this chilly weather! 
Click here &lt;https://www.sidwell.edu/support_sfs/variety_show_reg.aspx &gt; 
to buy tickets and learn more about (tax deductible) sponsorship 
opportunities.

							
								Other News 
                                
                                Green Tip of the Week

What Happens to your Christmas Tree Now?  Unfortunately, just because someone picks up your tree doesn&rsquo;t mean it will be recycled or composted.  It could end up in a landfill, where it will take time to biodegrade.  So, check with your municipality to find out what they do with trees.  If they don&rsquo;t recycle or mulch, you have options.  

    Take      your tree to a local recycling plant, such as:  

    
        Unity Disposal &amp; Recycling (301) 990-2049 
        Fort Totten Transfer Station (202) 727-1000 
        Arlington, VA Christmas Tree Dropoff (703) 228-6570 or 
        College Hunks Hauling Junk at 1-800-JUNK-USA. Or you can 

    Chop      it yourself and use it for firewood and kindling. 

The Green Team.  Comments, questions to Louise Micallef
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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Wed, Jan 6th 
		
				Upper School Reading Day 

				

				

	
Thu, Jan 7th 
		
				Upper School Exam: Languages 

				

				

	
Fri, Jan 8th 
		
				Upper School Exams: English 

				

				

	
Mon, Jan 11th 
		
				Upper School Exam: Math 

				

				

	
Tue, Jan 12th 
		
				US Reading Day 

				

				

	
Wed, Jan 13th 
		
				Upper School Exam: History 

				

				

	
Thu, Jan 14th 
		
				Upper School Exam: Science 

				

				

	
Fri, Jan 15th 
		
				No Classes--Upper School Only 

				

				

		
				Upper School Exam Make-Up Day 

				

				

	
Mon, Jan 18th 
		
				Martin Luther King Jr. Day-- No School 

				

				

		
				Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 

				

				

	
Tue, Jan 19th 
		
				Lower School Faculty In-Service Day 

				

				

		
				No School--Lower School Only 

				

				

		
				US 2nd Semester Begins 

				

				

	
Thu, Jan 21st 
		
				9th Grade Introduction Breakfast with Community Service Director 
				
				US Dining Room
				7:30am

				

	Fri, Jan 22nd 
		
				Arts Guild 
				
				AC Theater
				7:00pm - 9:30pm

				

											More

									

									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Wed, Jan 6th 
		
				Winter Soccer - Girls 7/8 vs. National Cathedral School 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Wrestling - 7/8 vs. Landon 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

	
Thu, Jan 7th 
		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B at St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

	
Mon, Jan 11th 
		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. The Heights 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Wrestling - 7/8 vs. Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

	
Wed, Jan 13th 
		
				Winter Soccer - Girls 7/8 at National Cathedral School 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Holy Child 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at Holy Child 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Swimming - Girls 7/8 at Holton-Arms 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Swimming - Boys 7/8 - Landon at Holton-Arms 

				2:45pm

				

	
Thu, Jan 14th 
		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Washington Latin 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Washington Latin 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Wrestling - 7/8 vs. The Heights 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at Stone Ridge School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Swimming - Boys 7/8 at Stone Ridge School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Swimming - Girls 7/8 at Stone Ridge School 

				2:45pm

				

	
Sat, Jan 16th 
		
				Wrestling - Varsity vs. Capital Duals 

				

				

	
Tue, Jan 19th 
		
				Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. Edmund Burke 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. Edmund Burke 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Woodberry Forest 

				5:00pm

				

	
Wed, Jan 20th 
		
				Wrestling - Varsity at Episcopal High School 

				

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at Maret School 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Maret School 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				5:45pm

				

	
Thu, Jan 21st 
		
				Winter Soccer - Girls 7/8 vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Wrestling - 7/8 at Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Madeira 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at Madeira 

				6:00pm

				

	
Fri, Jan 22nd 
		
				Wrestling - Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 

				10:00am

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. National Cathedral School 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Field School 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity at St. James School 

				5:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at St. James School 

				5:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. National Cathedral School 

				5:30pm

				

	
Sat, Jan 23rd 
		
				Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity at St. Albans 

				9:00am

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. National Cathedral School 

				9:00am

				

	
Mon, Jan 25th 
		
				Swimming - Boys 7/8 - St. Albans (I.S.) 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Swimming - Girls 7/8 - St. Albans (I.S.) 

				2:30pm

				

	
Tue, Jan 26th 
		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Washington Latin 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at Flint Hill 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at Potomac School 

				5:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity at Flint Hill 

				6:00pm

				

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