Subject: SFS-- Welcome Back 4X Families!
From: "Margaret Dotzel" <[email-masked]>
To: "Margaret Dotzel" <[email-masked]>, "Estee Portnoy" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:33:49 -0400

Dear Friends,

We hope that everyone is enjoying the last few days of summer! We are  
serving as room parents for the 4X classroom this year.  As we get  
ready to start the school year, we want to take care of some  
administrative business and let you know about some important dates  
that are coming up in September.

Please take a look at the attached class list and let us know whether  
or not the information that we have for you is correct. In addition,  
please make sure that the phone numbers and e-mail addresses that we  
included are the ones that you want on this list.  If, during the  
school year, any of your contact information changes, please let one  
of us know so that we may update the list.

We plan to use e-mail as our primary method of communication for class  
business. If you are unable to access e-mail regularly, however,  
please let us know, and we will make alternative arrangements. Please  
note that e-mail addresses may only be used for class business; the  
school’s e-mail policy can be found on the SFS Parents Association  
website.

There are a few important dates coming up in September:

·       New Students Orientation – Friday, September 3, 9-10am (PKers  
and new students only)

·       First day of school – Tuesday, September 7 (dismissal at 2pm!)

·       Grade-wide Family Picnics at the Lower School – You will hear  
more about this as the date approaches. The date for our grade-wide  
4th grade picnic is September 15, 5-7pm.

·       Back-to-School Night -- This parents-only meeting is an  
important opportunity to meet with your child’s teachers to learn  
about what will happen in the classroom this year. Back-to-school  
night for 4th grade will be during the evening on September 21.

Over the course of the school year, we will ask you to volunteer your  
time and talents for various classroom projects and events, such as  
field trips, class plays, vegetable cutting for Martha’s Table, parent  
potluck dinners, community service outings, and so forth. There are  
also many school-wide volunteer opportunities, including homecoming,  
the book fair, and delivering leftovers to Bethesda Cares. We want to  
include as many parents as possible in all events and will make every  
effort to accommodate any scheduling conflicts or other problems as  
they arise.

Finally, this is a big year for our lower school graduating class so  
you will also be hearing a lot throughout the year from our wonderful  
4th grade reps, Kathleen Biden, Susanna D’Andrea, Denielle Pemberton- 
Heard, Lisa Pickrum, and Eva Xanthos. They will be coordinating all of  
the grade wide activities and there will be many opportunities to help  
out with some great once-in-a lifetime events!

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to  
contact us. We look forward to working with you in the year ahead.  We  
will see you all next week!

Best,

  Peggy  
Dotzel 
                                                                                     Estee 
  Portnoy

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