Subject: SFS LS Thursday Letter 6-2-2011
From: "SFS LS Thursday Letter" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:00:00 -0400

Thursday - June 2, 2011

		

		

		 

					

								From the School
                                
                                QUERY

	&ldquo;Many new friendships are sprouting this spring, many old ones have blossomed. How can we plant a friendship that will grow to bring peace to the world?&rdquo;

	- Grade 3
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: THURSDAY, JUNE 9 AT 12:00 NOON

	The last day of school for all Lower School students is Thursday, June 9.  We hold the 4th grade graduation ceremony from 9:15-10:00 AM in the gym.  Only 4th grade families are invited to this event (we cannot accommodate parties of more than six per family).  The 4th graders enjoy the ceremony, join their families for a reception, and then leave campus for a swim party.
	 
	All PK through Grade 3 students attend the graduation ceremony and then return to classrooms for the remainder of the morning.  We dismiss the students at 12:00 noon (no lunch is served) and ask that parents pick up promptly because the LS faculty and staff are invited to a Parents Association Appreciation Lunch.  The shuttle bus will run to the Wisconsin Avenue campus immediately after dismissal.
	 
	There is no Aftercare on Thursday, June 9.  The last day of Aftercare is Wednesday, June 8.

							
								PA Announcements
                                
                                FIELD DAY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

	This year&#39;s LS Field Day is Wednesday, June 8, 10:30 am to 2 pm.  Volunteers are still needed. If you would like to help, contact Mr.Fleming.
THANK YOU IRA AND SUSAN!

	The Lower School Parents Association would like to thank the 2010-2011 LSPA co-clerks Ira Apfel and Susan Maniatis for their dedicated leadership and service to Sidwell Friends Lower School.  We appreciate all that you do for our school community - thank you!
COMMUNITY SERVICE CORNER

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	CANNED VEGGIES INSTEAD OF FRESH VEGGIES!
	Our vegetable chopping is done for the year, but your help is still needed! Please send your student to school with a canned vegetable (or fruit, healthy pantry item) next Wednesday and help us make sure that the food pantries have supplies for needy families during the summer! Donated foods will be delivered to Martha&#39;s Pantry and A Wider Circle. &ndash; Beth Zeugin, Community Service Committee, [email-masked].

	THANK YOU FOR HELPING WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE
	With enormous support from parents, faculty, students and administrators, our school community performed hours and hours of service this year. Together we delivered 1,200 pounds of chopped and seasoned soup vegetables to Martha&#39;s Table; we donated and read over 1,000 books to Brightwood Elementary School children; we made over 65 trips to Bethesda Cares to donate unserved lunch food; families helped at A Wider Circle and Martha&#39;s Table on weekends throughout the year; and we helped Lower School maximize its paper, bottle and can recycling. All this, just to name a few things!
	
	On Service Days, our children formed reading partnerships with students at Brightwood, cleaned up the banks of the Anacostia River, collected acorns and other seeds and planted 8 trees for a Potomac watershed restoration project, gardened and composted vegetable trimmings at Lower School, made lasagnas for Martha&rsquo;s Table, and sandwiches and bag lunches for Bethesda Cares and Martha&#39;s Table clients. Because of your deep commitment to community service and willingness to volunteer your time, our children are able to undertake meaningful projects. For the students, community service is &quot;something we do at Lower School&quot;, a part of everyday life. Thank you for making this possible!
	--Beth Zeugin, Lisa Ward, Evelyn Nicholas, Karen Lager, Community Service Committee
QUAKER LIFE COMMITTEE

	Please join your child on Tuesday, June 7 at 1:30 PM for the final Meeting for Worship of the year.  Grade 4 will be in the Meeting House, other grades will have an all-school meeting in the gym.  Please arrive a few minutes early to get situated.
 SFS VARSITY BASEBALL TO PLAY AT NATIONALS STADIUM JUNE 5

	Sidwell Friends Varsity Baseball beat St. Albans 9 &ndash; 7 last week to earn a spot in the semi-finals of the Congressional Bank Baseball Classic Tournament to be played at Nationals stadium! Come cheer for our school and support the Quakers on June 5th 9:30 AM as Sidwell plays against Maret to determine the independent school baseball champion for DC. The winner of the Sidwell v. Maret game will play the winner of the Wilson v. Cordoza game in the DC championship game at 6:30 p.m. Full schedule for the day is in the read more section below. This is sure to be a fun family event &ndash; free admission, free parking in stadium Lot C, and free FANZONE on Centerfield Plaza. Concessions stands will be open throughout the day.
	
	Transportation and parking information can be found here. Additional details can be found here.
	
	Thank you for your support!
 Read MoreCOMMUNITY SERVICE AT SFS VARSITY BASEBALL GAME

	In addition to watching the SFS Varsity Baseball team play in the Congressional Bank Baseball Classic this weekend, you and your children can volunteer any time during the day to demonstrate your support for the charity sponsoring the event.  The Classic needs both adult and student volunteers in one-hour intervals throughout the day for tasks such as player and guest check-in, helping load and unload buses of kids from DC Parks and Recreation locations around the city, providing information and directions, being a bat boy in the major league dugouts, and tossing free T-shirts to fans in the stands.  Please contact Jack Koczela or Jimmy Ervin if you can help the non-profit DC High School Baseball Classic, Inc. support baseball and softball in underserved DC communities.
SEEKING ROOM PARENTS FOR 5TH GRADE
Are you interested in serving as a Room Parent for your child&rsquo;s 5th grade class next year? The MS Parents Association is seeking volunteers to serve as room parents in 2011-2012. If you are interested, please email Priscilla Cheng, [email-masked], or Amin Abari, [email-masked]. Thanks in advance for your interest!

								Other News 
                                
                                2011 EVENTS FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS GOLF TOURNAMENT

	Only two weeks left to sign up! Join Co-Chairs Andre Fraser, Margaret Weaver Krull &rsquo;70, and Stephen O&rsquo;Neill &rsquo;77 for the 6th Annual SFS Golf Tournament on June 13 at the Kenwood Country Club. Players of all levels are encouraged participate for a great day of golf and camaraderie all while supporting the student financial aid program. The tournament will conclude with a cocktail reception and awards. Register online now. Please contact the Events for Student Scholarships office at 202-537-8110 or [email-masked] for more information.
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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Thu, Jun 2nd 
		
				US Exams 

				8:30am - 11:30am

				

		
				4th Grade End of Year Picnic 
				
				LS Lower Field
				5:00pm - 7:00pm

				

		
				5/6 Grade Orchestra / 6th Grade Choral Concert 
				
				AC Theater
				7:30pm

				

	Fri, Jun 3rd 
		
				US Exams 

				8:30am - 11:30am

				

		
				Team Two to Camp Pecometh 

				9:00am - 8:00pm

				

		
				5/6 Orchestra / 6th Choral Concert 
				
				AC Theater
				2:30pm - 3:20pm

				

	Mon, Jun 6th 
		
				LS Community Service Committee 
				
				LS Courtyard and LS Quaker Meetinghouse (rain)
				8:00am - 9:00am

				

		
				US Exams 

				8:30am - 11:30am

				

		
				China Museum event 
				
				LS Multipurpose Room, LS Gym
				6:30pm - 8:30pm

				

	Tue, Jun 7th 
		
				US Exams 

				8:30am - 11:30am

				

		
				1st & 2nd Grade End of Year Picnic 
				
				LS Lower Field
				5:00pm - 7:00pm

				

	Wed, Jun 8th 
		
				US Exams 

				8:30am - 11:30am

				

		
				LS Field Day 
				
				Lower School
				11:30am - 1:30pm

				

		
				3rd Grade End of Year Picnic 
				
				LS Lower Field
				5:00pm - 7:00pm

				

	Thu, Jun 9th 
		
				MS and US Last Day 

				

				

		
				LS 4th Grade Closing Ceremony 

				9:00am

				

		
				PK - 3 Last Day of School 

				9:00am - 12:00pm

				

		
				MS 8th Grade Graduation 
				
				AC Theater
				7:00pm - 8:15pm

				

	Fri, Jun 10th 
		
				US Commencement 

				10:30am

				

	Mon, Jun 13th 
		
				Golf Tournament 
				
				Off Campus

				

				

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