Subject: MS Tuesday Letter
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Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:30:00 -0500

Tuesday - March 2, 2010

		

		

		 

					

								From the School
                                
                                This Week's Query
 How can we find the right balance between our social and academic lives?Notes from Sally
Parental Permission Middle School.docxEvents this week:  Conversations with Sally 6th grade Wednesday morning.  Curriculum Night for 8th grade families tonight at 7:15 in the Middle School Drama Studio.   Reminder to 7/8:   The dance is this Thursday night from 7:00 &ndash; 9:30 in the Upper School Dining Room!  The school dress code applies.  Admission price is one food item for our food drive.  Peer groups will meet concurrently.
Our food drive is in full swing. Please remember to grab your child and go shop for food items on your list. As a result of the storm, our food drive is a week shorter than it was last year and the demand for items is greater.  Please help us help our partner organizations.  We are also looking for parent volunteers to aid in counting and transporting the weeks of March 8th. If you can have any time, please contact Sherri Cafritz at [email-masked].
The research team from the Yale School of Forestry will be here on campus on Wednesday and Thursday.   We would like very much to have every student&rsquo;s participation in the survey process!  Permission forms went home last week; if you have not yet seen one, another copy is attached to this letter.  Thank you so much for your consideration of this request!
Next Tuesday we will be holding the annual National Latin Exam for all students who take that language.   In addition, all 8th graders and 7th graders who take Chinese will be going to National Geographic to see the Terra Cotta Warriors exhibit in the morning.  Monday was the first day of the third trimester and the beginning of spring sports.  Second trimester reports will be posted before spring vacation.
Congratulations to the Middle School Playback Theatre Troupe, Vertical Voices, who performed on Sunday afternoon at Interesections:  A New American Arts Festival at the Atlas Theatre! Read MoreInstrumental Music Notes
7/8 String Ensemble Wednesday Rehearsal Period
5/6 String Ensemble Wednesday Rehearsal Period
7/8 Pit Band Wednesday 3:45 &ndash; 5:00
7/8 Jazz/Rock Band Thursday 3:45-5:00 Choral Rehearsals this Week
Wednesday, March 3rd
Boys Ensemble during Rehearsal Period
8th Grade Small Group I 7:25-7:55AM
Thursday, March 4th
Girls Ensemble  3:30-5:00pm
***Reminder:  The Girls Ensemble has rehearsal at the National Cathedral on Saturday, March 6th from 8:00 to 10:00 AM Choral Performance at the National Cathedral
On Tuesday, March 9th the 7/8 Girls Ensemble will participate in a treble choir festival at the National Cathedral. They will join five other area schools in an evening of beautiful choral music. The concert begins at 7:30pm and is free to the public.  Please come and support our talented singers! Upper School Theatre Performance
Reservations are now being accepted for the Upper School production of &quot;The Importance of Being Earnest&quot; by Oscar Wilde. This masterpiece is probably the most famous of all comedies. It revolves wittily around the most ingenious case of &quot;manufactured&quot; mistaken identity ever put into a play. Many students have enjoyed reading this play as part of the 10th grade English literature curriculum. Performances are Friday, March 12th and Saturday, March 13th at 8:00 pm and Sunday, March 14th at 2:30 pm. Read MoreDance is a Huge Success for Haiti!
On Friday February 26th, the Dining Room was rocking and the community joined together to raise much-needed earthquake relief funds for Haiti.  To the music of Rickey Payton, his Urban Nation Hip Hop Choir, Glenn Pearson, and their bands, everyone danced, enjoyed great food, and celebrated coming together as a community for an important cause. 
The Help for Haiti Dance was a tremendous intergenerational effort.  Upper School students manned the donation table and decorated, parents provided delicious food, Meriwether-Godsey prepared fruit displays, the US Photography Club donated photographs and artists of all ages made the array of colorful Haitian flags which decorated the walls. Middle School Principal, Sally Selby even provided a cameo singing appearance.
To date, the community through the combination of the Help Haiti Dance, 4th grade coin collections, Middle School bake sales and coin collections, and other donations has raised almost $30,000 to help those in Haiti who are in desperate need.  Many thanks to everyone for showing that Sidwell Friends can make a difference.
 Friends Family Science Night at the Air & Space Museum -- TONIGHT!
Family Science Night Invitation, March 2Once again, Sidwell Friends as been invited to join other Quaker schools in the region for a special evening at the Air &amp; Space Museum on Family Science Night, Tonight, March 2 from 6:45-9:00 p.m.  Buses will depart from the Wisconsin Ave campus at 6:15 p.m and return by 9:20 p.m.  We have space for 175 people from Sidwell.  T Read MoreSave the date for the "From Sea to Shining Sea" Live Auction-April 17, 2010
There are some incredible items in this year's auction. Over the next couple of weeks we will be highlighting some of our favorites. Also, talk to your friends because many of these items work well for groups. 

1)  Napa Valley and San Francisco Trip-Luxury Lodge at Meadowood and the Ritz San Francisco. 
2)  The Portrait Gallery event is back! Dinner and private tour of an exhibit
3)  Dinner with Senator Evan Bayh, Senator Joseph Lieberman and Ron Brownstein
4)  Dinner for twenty people with the Turkish Ambassador at the Residence
5)  Cypriot-Style Barbeque at the Residence of Cyprus with the Ambassador and his wife
6)  On Set with the TV Show Entourage; meet the director and actors
Environmental Service Expedition to Hawaii
Looking for a great summer experience? Consider going on the Grand Hawaii: Environmental Service Expedition scheduled for July 6-21,  2010.  The trip is open to entering 8th-11th graders. Teacher chaperones: Margaret Pennock and Dave Wood
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Middle Years - March 2010 Read More

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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Tue, Mar 2nd 
		
				8th Grade Curriculum Night 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				7:15pm

				

	
Wed, Mar 3rd 
		
				Conversation with Sally- 6th Grade Parents 
				
				US Dining Room 
				7:45am

				

		
				PA Executive Committee Meeting 
				
				US Crane Room
				8:00am - 9:00am

				

	
Thu, Mar 4th 
		
				MS Meeting for Worship 
				
				AC Meeting Room 
				8:10am - 8:40am

				

		
				7/8th Grade Dance  
				
				US Dining Room
				7:30pm - 10:00pm

				

		
				7th/8th Grade Parent Peer Group Meeting 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				8:00pm - 10:00pm

				

	
Fri, Mar 5th 
		
				No School--Upper and Middle School Only 

				

				

		
				Upper and Middle School Faculty In-Service Day 

				

				

	
Sat, Mar 6th 
		
				Tennis Tournament, IA 
				
				Off Campus

				

				
		
				Sidwell Summer: Coffee with the Kaleidoscope Directors 
				
				Lower School Multipurpose Room 
				9:30am - 11:00am

				

	
Sun, Mar 7th 
		
				Senior Portraits 
				
				Senior Center, US 10/12, Crane Room 
				8:30am - 6:00pm

				

	
Mon, Mar 8th 
		
				PA MS Steering Committee Meeting 
				
				MS Library
				8:00am

				

	
Wed, Mar 10th 
		
				Conversation with Sally for 8th Grade 
				
				US Dining Room
				7:45am

				

	
Thu, Mar 11th 
		
				PA Arts Committee Meeting 
				
				MS Library Classroom
				7:45pm - 9:30pm

				

	
Fri, Mar 12th 
		
				US Play "The Importance of Being Ernest" 
				
				Mary Ellen Caplin Theater
				8:00pm

				

	
Sat, Mar 13th 
		
				6th Grade Parent Reception 
				
				TBD

				

				
		
				SAT Testing 

				8:00am

				

		
				DC Diversity Career Fair 
				
				US Dining Room 
				8:00am - 4:00pm

				

		
				US Play "The Importance of Being Ernest" 
				
				AC Theater
				8:00pm

				

	
Sun, Mar 14th 
		
				Daylight Savings Time Begins 

				

				

		
				Senior Portraits 
				
				US Senior Center, US 10/12, Crane Room 
				9:00am - 3:00pm

				

		
				US Play "The Importance of Being Ernest" 
				
				AC Theater
				2:30pm

				

	
Mon, Mar 15th 
		
				Middle School Minimester 

				
				3/18/2010

				

				MS Minimester 

				
				3/18/2010

				

	
Tue, Mar 16th 
		
				Senior Project Meeting 
				
				US Room 112
				2:30pm - 4:00pm

				

	
Fri, Mar 19th 
		
				Spring Vacation--No School 

				

				

		
				US Grades Posted Online 

				

				

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									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Sat, Mar 6th 
		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity - St. Andrew's Playday 

				11:00am

				

	
Tue, Mar 9th 
		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity at Walter Johnson HS 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Walter Johnson HS 

				4:30pm

				

	
Thu, Mar 11th 
		
				Baseball - Varsity at Riverdale Baptist 

				5:00pm

				

	
Fri, Mar 12th 
		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at The Heights 

				4:00pm

				

	
Sat, Mar 13th 
		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. St. John's College HS 

				1:00pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity at St. Albans 

				2:00pm

				

	
Tue, Mar 16th 
		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at St. John's College HS 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Softball - Varsity vs. Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Softball - Junior Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity at Potomac School 

				5:15pm

				

	
Wed, Mar 17th 
		
				Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. John's College HS 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Potomac School 

				5:00pm

				

	
Thu, Mar 18th 
		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Softball - Varsity at Stone Ridge School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Softball - Junior Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Flint Hill 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				5:30pm

				

	Sat, Mar 20th 
		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - Quaker Classic at Baltimore Friends 

				9:00am

				

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