Subject: SFS MS Tuesday Letter 03-07-2011
From: "SFS MS Tuesday Letter" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:30:00 -0500

Tuesday - March 8, 2011

		

		

		 

					

								From the School
                                
                                This Week's Query
What impact do I have on the world today?Notes from Sally
No assembly this week; instead, Meeting for Worship will be held on Friday.
Seventh and Eighth Grade Latin students will participate in the National Latin Exam on Wednesday morning.
Minimester begins next Monday.  Each student should have brought home an information sheet about the week. If you have not received that information, please contact the trip chaperones or the Middle School office.
This week marks the close of our Winter Food Drive. So many in our city are needy; please give generously this week to support this critical effort.
We were glad to see many of you at the program given by Deborah Roffman last Thursday evening. If you missed her or would like to hear more of what she has to say, she is doing other local presentations this Spring. Feel free to contact me for more information.
Second trimester reports will be posted early next week. Look for an email alerting you that they are ready to be viewed on Educator Online. CTP scores will be back and be ready to be mailed by mid-April.
The final Inter-School Middle School Math Meet for the year will be held on Monday, April 11th, which is a Professional Day for Sidwell Friends. Andrew Callard is willing to take students who would like to participate even though there is no school that day. Please contact him if you are interested in having your child participate.
Our 8th Grade Vertical Voices Playback Theater Troupe has had a busy couple of weeks. They performed as a part of INTERSECTIONS at The Atlas Performing Arts Center and then last week, they performed and led workshops on inclusion and exclusion in the community at a regional middle school diversity conference. Great job! We were pleased to have a large group of students who also attended the diversity conference, and we look forward to the contributions that they will make to our community.
Congratulations to these Sixth Graders who have advanced to the state round of the Letters about Literature competition: Haroni Amare, Sophie Bass, A.J. Dwoskin, Ellen Flax, Andy Harris, Sophia Houdaigui, Jason Mazique, Clara Molot, Jolisa Osborn-Polakoff, Maya Robnett, Grace Shulman, and Henry Wessel. Good job, Sixth Graders!
I hope that many of you will take the opportunity to see the Upper School presentation of &ldquo;Oliver&rdquo; this weekend. We say &ldquo;break a leg&rdquo; to our 5th and 6th Grade cast members: Sebastian Amoruso, Harrison Blain, Anders Brodnax, Abass Sallah, Liam Susswein, and Joey Dunn who plays Oliver!Instrumental Music Notes
Aladdin Pit Band:  Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 3:45-5:30; Tuesday 2:30-5:00 Rm 101
5/6 Full Orchestra and 5th-Grade Handchime Choir:  Wednesday Rehearsal Period Rm 101
7/8 Full Orchestra:  Wednesday Rehearsal Period Rm 101Choral Music Notes
7/8 Chorus Rehearsals This Week
Wednesday, March 9th
Boys Ensemble: 7:25 am
Girls Ensemble: During Rehearsal PeriodMiddle Years - March 2011
March Middle Years.pdfPlease read the latest issue of Middle Years, a newsletter for parents of Middle Schoolers.
  Read MoreYearly Physical Exams for Students
Please remember to get a medical appointment for your child&rsquo;s yearly physical as soon as possible. The pediatric offices get very busy in the springtime so make the appointment for the yearly physical NOW!  All SFS students must have a 2011 physical exam and updated immunizations before returning to school or participating in preseason activities next fall.  Please note the new D.C. immunization requirements for the 2011-2012 school year.  You can download the necessary forms from the SFS website.  Log-in to the Parent Portal and click on Health and Emergency Forms.  Maryland forms will not be accepted for the D.C. campus.  If you have any questions, please contact the Upper School/Middle School Nurse, Jasmin Whitfield, [email-masked].

								PA Announcements
                                
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								Other News 
                                
                                NEVER BEFORE HAS A SHOW OFFERED MORE!  Sidwell Friends Upper School presents OLIVER!!  
One of the most beloved British musicals, Oliver! vividly brings to life Charles Dickens' timeless characters with its ever-popular story of the boy who asked for more. The sensational score is full of Lionel Bart's irresistible songs including Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, You've Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two, I'd Do Anything, Oom Pah Pah, As Long As He Needs Me and many more. 

Oliver! plays March 11-13, 2011 in the Mary Caplin Theater. Show times are 8:00 PM on Friday and Saturday and 2:30 PM on Sunday. Tickets are $4.00 for children and $8.00 for adults. (Sidwell Friends students are admitted free-of-charge but must still have a reservation). To reserve tickets, please call the Sidwell Friends box office at 202-537-8141 or email: [email-masked]
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If you would like to join the MS Newsletter team, please let us know. We are looking for a volunteer interested in starting later this year and continuing in the next school year. Please contact [email-masked] if you are interested. Thank you.
							
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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Wed, Mar 9th 
		
				National Latin exam 
				
				US Dining Room
				8:00am - 9:00am

				

	Thu, Mar 10th 
		
				MS PE Awards (7/8 Only) 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				2:30pm - 3:20pm

				

	Fri, Mar 11th 
		
				5th Grade Hangout 
				
				Wannan Gym
				3:30pm - 5:00pm

				

		
				US Musical Performance of Oliver 
				
				AC Theater
				8:00pm

				

	Sat, Mar 12th 
		
				US Musical Performance of Oliver 
				
				AC Theater
				8:00pm

				

	Sun, Mar 13th 
		
				US Musical Performance of Oliver 
				
				AC Theater
				2:30pm

				

	Mon, Mar 14th 
		
				MS Minimester 

				

				

		
				MS Diversity Committee 
				
				MS Library
				7:00pm - 8:30pm

				

	Tue, Mar 15th 
		
				MS Minimester 

				

				

		
				Zeidman Lecture 
				
				AC Theater
				8:00pm - 10:00pm

				

	Wed, Mar 16th 
		
				MS Minimester 

				

				

	Thu, Mar 17th 
		
				MS Minimester 

				

				

	Fri, Mar 18th 
		
				Spring Vacation begins 

				

				

	Mon, Mar 21st 
		
				Spring Break Camp 
				
				Lower School
				9:00am - 3:00pm

				

		
				Spring Break Camp Extended Day 
				
				Lower School
				3:00pm - 6:00pm

				

	Tue, Mar 22nd 
		
				Spring Break Camp 
				
				Lower School
				9:00am - 3:00pm

				

		
				Spring Break Camp Extended Day 
				
				Lower School
				3:00pm - 6:00pm

				

	Wed, Mar 23rd 
		
				Spring Break Camp 
				
				Lower School
				9:00am - 3:00pm

				

		
				Spring Break Camp Extended Day 
				
				Lower School
				3:00pm - 6:00pm

				

	Thu, Mar 24th 
		
				Spring Break Camp 
				
				Lower School
				9:00am - 3:00pm

				

		
				Spring Break Camp Extended Day 
				
				Lower School
				3:00pm - 6:00pm

				

	Fri, Mar 25th 
		
				Spring Break Camp 
				
				Lower School
				9:00am - 3:00pm

				

		
				Spring Break Camp Extended Day 
				
				Lower School
				3:00pm - 6:00pm

				

	Mon, Mar 28th 
		
				School Reopens 

				

				

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									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Thu, Mar 10th 
		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Annandale HS 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity at The Heights 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. The Heights 

				4:30pm

				

	Fri, Mar 11th 
		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Walter Johnson HS 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity at Riverdale Baptist 

				4:30pm

				

	Sat, Mar 12th 
		
				Baseball - Varsity at St. John's College HS 

				3:30pm

				

	Tue, Mar 15th 
		
				Softball - Varsity vs. Bullis 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Flint Hill 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity at Riverdale Baptist 

				4:30pm

				

	Thu, Mar 17th 
		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. St. Albans 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				4:15pm

				

	Sat, Mar 19th 
		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - Wilmington Friends 

				12:00pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Baltimore Friends 

				3:00pm

				

	Tue, Mar 22nd 
		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. Landon 

				8:00am

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. Landon 

				10:30am

				

	Wed, Mar 23rd 
		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. Sherwood High School (OR) 

				10:30am

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. CBC High School 

				1:00pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. Wilsonville High School (OR) 

				1:30pm

				

	Thu, Mar 24th 
		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. Loyola Blakefield (MD) 

				8:00am

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. The Highland School 

				8:00am

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. Loyola Blakefield (MD) 

				6:30pm

				

	Fri, Mar 25th 
		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. Shady Side Academy (PA) 

				8:00am

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. Shady Side Academy (PA) 

				10:30am

				

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