Subject: SFS MS Tuesday Newsletter - 10-10-2011
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Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:30:00 -0400

Tuesday - October 11, 2011

		

		

		 

					

								From the School
                                
                                Query

	This week&rsquo;s query: How can I learn from others?

	Middle School queries for the week are written by the students in the 7th grade Quakerism and the Arts class. They are part of the daily bulletin and are read at Meeting for Worship each week. Student queries begin this week!
Notes from Sally

	This week&rsquo;s assembly:  Speakers from our partner organizations for the Fannie Mae Miniwalk for the Homeless.  Students will be bringing home the registration forms; we hope that you will contribute to this effort!  Our Miniwalk will be held on October 28th.

	The SFS Middle School Debate Team is a member of the DC Urban Debate League, which sponsors five Middle School debate tournaments throughout the academic year.  The first tournament will be this Saturday, October 15, 2011 and will be hosted by and take place at the Sidwell Friends Upper School from 9 a.m. until around 4 p.m.  Everyone gathers in the cafeteria starting at 9 a.m. and debates usually begin around 10:15 a.m. in the various classrooms throughout the Upper School.  There are 12-15 teams from the greater Washington area, including teams from other independent schools, public schools and public charter schools.  Parents and friends of Sidwell Friends Middle School debaters are encouraged to attend.

	Parent Conference Days are Tuesday and Wednesday, October 25 and 26.  Please note that Middle School dismisses at 11:45 on Tuesday and is closed on Wednesday.  If you did not sign up for a conference on Back-to-School Night, please contact your child&rsquo;s homeroom teacher or advisor for a time. 

	Please note the following about Tuesday, October 25th, which is the half day:

		Lunch will be served to all students before school is dismissed at 11:45.
	
		The Aftercare Program will be open, beginning at 12 noon.
	
		The shuttle to the Edgemoor Campus will NOT run until the normal Tuesday time of approximately 2:30. 

	These options exist for students who normally ride the shuttle:  

		Parents may pick students up at Middle School at 11:45. (Please note that Lower School dismisses at 12:15.)
	
		7/8 students who are staying for their hangouts may ride the shuttle at 2:30.
	
		Students may drop in to Aftercare. Please contact auxiliary programs at [email-masked] to drop in (regular after care participants do not need to RSVP) The drop in charge is $10 (12:00-2:30 or $20 until 6 pm). Please complete a drop in form if you do not already have one on file (form found on MS web page).

	Don&rsquo;t forget the upcoming CHI meetings:  7th grade tomorrow night, 6th grade on October 17th, and 8th grade on October 19th.

	8th graders will be working on the day of Homecoming, October 22nd, to raise money for their class gift to a charity of their choice.  Students have been signing up here at school, both to bring goods to sell and to work at the sale.  For questions, contact the 8th grade reps.

	Parents are invited to join us for Meeting For Worship on Thursday, October 27th from 8:10 &ndash; 8:40 in the Meeting Room.

	It was great to see everyone on Back-to-School Night!
Instrumental Music Notes

	Instrumental Music Notes

	Instrumental Music Notes

	5/6 Orchestra &ndash; Full Orchestra &ndash; Wednesday rehearsal period Rm 101

	7/8 Orchestra &ndash; Full Orchestra &ndash; Wednesday rehearsal period Rm 101

	 

	 

Choral Notes

	From Ms. Holtz:

		Wednesday, October 12th
	
		Boys Ensemble 7:25AM
	
		Girls Ensemble during rehearsal period AND 3:45-5:30
	
		Friday, October 14th
	
		Boys Ensemble 3:45-5:30 (pizza dinner)

	 

							
								PA Announcements
                                
                                MS PA Diversity Committee

	The MS PA Diversity Committee will be meeting Friday, October 28 7:30-8:30 am in the MS Library classroom. Please join us to discuss the year&rsquo;s events and the issues and thoughts on your mind about the diversity of our community. If you have questions beforehand, or are interested in being a part of the Diversity Committee but cannot attend this meeting, please let us know. Contact us at [email-masked], [email-masked], or [email-masked]. We look forward to seeing and/or hearing from you! Margaret, Maria, and Beth
Community Health Initiative (CHI)

	Parent Peer Group Facilitator Training 

	Wednesday October 19, 8:30 - 9:30am

	Campus Services Bldg (Security Office)

	All parents interested in becoming facilitators for parent peer group meetings are encouraged to attend this quick morning workshop. If you simply want more information before deciding to become a facilitator, you are welcome to attend just to learn more. We will gather for coffee at 8am and will begin the workshop promptly at 8:30am. Questions and RSVPs may be sent to [email-masked]
Quaker Life Committee

	Save The Dates: Meeting for Worship

	The Middle School and MS Quaker Life Committee invite you to attend Meeting for Worship with your child on October 27, January 26, and April 26. All dates and times are Thursday, 8:10 to 8:40 am, in the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room. This is a great way to share in a key component of your child&#39;s experience at Sidwell Friends.

							
								Other News 
                                
                                Recruiting Volunteers for the Variety Show

	Come join us as we prepare for The 10th Annual Variety Show!  The show features SFS alumni who are professional performance artists of all types.... musicians, dancers, actors, comedians, and more.  If you are a fan of the performing arts and would like to be involved in putting on an excellent production, please join us!  The committee tasks are well-defined and the date of the event is January 28.   Please contact us to find out more:

	Leslie Heins    [email-masked]

	Carol Bartholomew  [email-masked]
Community Service Corner

	SFS Family Service Project : Clagett Farm, Upper Marlboro, Saturday, October 15, 9 am - 1:30 pm
	SFS Students and families are invited to a morning of planting garlic and harvesting crops at Clagett Farm (www.clagettfarm.org ), a non-profit working farm that is part of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Clagett Farm raises a wide variety of produce and strives to provide its food to people of all income levels through its Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, and through a joint effort with the Capital Area Food Bank almost half of its produce is distributed free or at reduced prices to underserved communities in Washington, D.C. This project is suitable for all ages. If there is sufficient interest, we will arrange to meet at school and travel to the farm by a SFS bus (max. 16 passengers). For more information and to volunteer, please contact June Das Gupta [email-masked] by Friday, October 7th. Please indicate whether you would like to use the bus. We will be able to accommodate 25 volunteers only.
Quaker Quotes

	On Meeting for Worship
	
	Query: &ldquo;Do you come to meeting with heart and mind prepared? Are you careful not to disturb the spirit of the meeting by late arrival or in other ways?&rdquo; (Baltimore Yearly Meeting Faith and Practice)
	
	Quote: &ldquo;The Quaker meeting for worship is not a place for individual meditation, it is a community in which two or three are gathered together to wait upon the presence in the midst which links us all.&rdquo; (Edward Hoare, Deepening the Spiritual Life of the Meeting, FGC, 1995)
	
	&ldquo;Quaker Quotes&rdquo; is a weekly submission by Melissa Belman ([email-masked]), Holly Moore ([email-masked]) and Cindy Terrell ([email-masked]. We welcome ideas.

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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Tue, Oct 11th 
		
				Next to New Sale Set-up 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

				

	Wed, Oct 12th 
		
				Next to New Sale Set-up 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

				
		
				7th Grade CHI Meeting 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				6:45pm - 9:00pm

				

	Thu, Oct 13th 
		
				Next to New Sale Set-up 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

				

	Fri, Oct 14th 
		
				Next to New Sale Set-up 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

				
		
				MS/US Photo Make up Day 
				
				Choral Music Room
				8:00am - 10:00am

				

		
				5th grade hangout 
				
				US Dining Room; Sledge Garden
				3:30pm - 5:15pm

				

	Sat, Oct 15th 
		
				Next to New Sale Set-up 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

				

	Sun, Oct 16th 
		
				Next to New Sale Set-up 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

				

	Mon, Oct 17th 
		
				Next to New Sale Set-up 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

				
		
				6th Grade CHI Meeting 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				6:45pm - 9:00pm

				

	Tue, Oct 18th 
		
				Next to New Sale Set-up 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

				

	Wed, Oct 19th 
		
				Peer Group Facilitator Training 
				
				Campus Services Conf Room
				8:00am - 9:30am

				

		
				8th Grade CHI Meeting 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				7:30pm - 9:00pm

				

	Thu, Oct 20th 
		
				Next to New Sale 
				
				Wannan Gym
				11:00am - 8:00pm

				

	Fri, Oct 21st 
		
				Next to New Sale 
				
				Wannan Gym
				9:30am - 8:00pm

				

	Sat, Oct 22nd 
		
				Homecoming 

				

				

		
				Next to New Sale 
				
				Wannan Gym

				

				

	Mon, Oct 24th 
		
				Quakerism Talk by Tom Farquhar 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
				7:00pm

				

	Tue, Oct 25th 
		
				Lower & Middle School Conference Half Day 

				

				

		
				7th grade hangout 
				
				Wannan Gym
				12:15pm - 2:00pm

				

	Wed, Oct 26th 
		
				Lower & Middle School No School - Conference Day 

				

				

		
				Informal Demo of Student Work 
				
				Dance Studio
				4:00pm

				

		
				Informal Demo of Student Work 
				
				Dance Studio
				7:00pm

				

	Thu, Oct 27th 
		
				Lower School Conference Half Day 

				12:15pm

				

		
				PA Arts Committee Meeting 
				
				US Library Board Room
				7:30pm - 9:00pm

				

	Fri, Oct 28th 
		
				Friendly Dozen Potlucks 
				
				Off Campus

				

				
		
				MS Diversity Committee meeting 
				
				MS Library Classroom
				7:30am - 8:30am

				

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

				

		
				7th Grade Parent Peer Group Meeting 
				
				Team Sea Rooms, 314/316
				8:00pm - 9:30pm

				

		
				8th Grade Parent Peer Group Meeting 
				
				Zartman Drawing Room
				8:00pm - 9:30pm

				

	Sat, Oct 29th 
		
				Friendly Dozen Potlucks 
				
				Off Campus

				

				

	Sun, Oct 30th 
		
				Friendly Dozen Potlucks 
				
				Off Campus

				

				

	Mon, Oct 31st 
		
				Upper School No School - Faculty Report Writing Day 

				

				

											More

									

									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Tue, Oct 11th 
		
				Golf - Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 

				3:30pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Junior Varsity at National Cathedral School 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. Holy Child 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Junior Varsity vs. School Without Walls 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity at Landon 

				4:30pm

				

	Wed, Oct 12th 
		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 A at National Cathedral School 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 A vs. St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 B at St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Cross-Country - Boys 7/8 at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Cross-Country - Girls 7/8 at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Varsity at National Cathedral School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Junior Varsity vs. National Cathedral School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Varsity at Georgetown Visitation 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Varsity at Georgetown Day 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Junior Varsity at Georgetown Visitation 

				5:30pm

				

	Thu, Oct 13th 
		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 B vs. Washington Episcopal 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 A vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Football - 7/8 Heavyweight vs. St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Football - 7/8 Lightweight at St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 A at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - 7/8 at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls 7/8 at St. Andrew's School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Volleyball - 7/8 vs. Holton-Arms 

				3:00pm

				

		
				Golf - Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Varsity vs. Madeira 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Junior Varsity at Madeira 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Volleyball - Junior Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Volleyball - Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				4:30pm

				

	Fri, Oct 14th 
		
				Cross-Country - Girls 7/8 at Holton-Arms 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Varsity at National Cathedral School 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Junior Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Varsity at St. Andrew's School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Junior Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				5:30pm

				

	Sat, Oct 15th 
		
				Cross-Country - Boys Varsity vs. Prep Classic 

				8:00am

				

		
				Cross-Country - Girls Varsity vs. Prep Classic 

				8:00am

				

		
				Football - Varsity at Potomac School 

				3:15pm

				

	Mon, Oct 17th 
		
				Tennis - Girls 7/8 vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 A at Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Football - 7/8 Heavyweight vs. Mater Dei 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 B vs. Stone Ridge School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 B vs. Washington Latin 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Junior Varsity at Maret School 

				4:15pm

				

	Tue, Oct 18th 
		
				Golf - Varsity vs. MAC Golf Championships 

				8:15am

				

		
				Field Hockey - Varsity at Bullis 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Varsity vs. Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Cross-Country - Boys Varsity at St. James School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Junior Varsity at Bullis 

				5:15pm

				

	Wed, Oct 19th 
		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 B at Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Volleyball - 7/8 at Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls 7/8 vs. Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 B at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Junior Varsity at Georgetown Day 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Varsity at Georgetown Day 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Golf - Varsity vs. MAC Championships Raindate 

				8:15pm

				

	Thu, Oct 20th 
		
				Football - 7/8 Lightweight vs. Maret School 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Cross-Country - Girls 7/8 at Landon 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Cross-Country - Boys 7/8 at Landon 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 A at Stone Ridge School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 B at St. Andrew's School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - 7/8 vs. Stone Ridge School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Volleyball - 7/8 vs. St. Andrew's School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls 7/8 vs. Stone Ridge School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 A at Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 B vs. Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Volleyball - Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Volleyball - Junior Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Varsity at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				4:30pm

				

	Sat, Oct 22nd 
		
				Volleyball - Junior Varsity vs. Holy Cross 

				11:30am

				

		
				Field Hockey - Junior Varsity vs. Madeira 

				11:30am

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. Potomac School 

				12:00pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 

				12:30pm

				

		
				Volleyball - Varsity vs. Holy Cross 

				1:00pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Varsity vs. Madeira 

				1:00pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Varsity vs. Maret School 

				2:00pm

				

		
				Football - Varsity - Massanutten Military Academy 

				2:30pm

				

	Mon, Oct 24th 
		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 B at National Cathedral School 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Volleyball - 7/8 at Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls 7/8 at National Cathedral School 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - 7/8 vs. Brookewood 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 B at Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Football - 7/8 Heavyweight at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 A vs. Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Varsity at Flint Hill 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Varsity at Flint Hill 

				4:00pm

				

	Tue, Oct 25th 
		
				Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Tournament 

				3:00pm

				

		
				Volleyball - Junior Varsity vs. Madeira 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Varsity vs. National Cathedral School 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Varsity at St. James School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity at St. James School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Volleyball - Varsity vs. Madeira 

				5:15pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Junior Varsity vs. National Cathedral School 

				5:15pm

				

	Wed, Oct 26th 
		
				Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Tournament 

				3:00pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity - Trinity Christian 

				4:30pm

				

	Thu, Oct 27th 
		
				Field Hockey - 7/8 at National Cathedral School 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Volleyball - 7/8 at National Cathedral School 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 A at Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls 7/8 B vs. Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 A vs. Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Football - 7/8 Lightweight vs. Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys 7/8 B at Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls 7/8 at Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Tournament 

				3:30pm

				

		
				Tennis - Girls Junior Varsity vs. National Cathedral School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Volleyball - Junior Varsity vs. Roosevelt HS 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Volleyball - Varsity vs. Roosevelt HS 

				5:30pm

				

	Fri, Oct 28th 
		
				Volleyball - Junior Varsity vs. Hopper Invitational 

				

				

		
				Cross-Country - Girls 7/8 vs. ISL Championships 

				3:00pm

				

		
				Cross-Country - Boys 7/8 vs. MAC Championships 

				3:00pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Varsity vs. Bullis 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Girls Junior Varsity at Bullis 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Varsity at Flint Hill 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Soccer - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Field Hockey - Junior Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				5:15pm

				

	Sat, Oct 29th 
		
				Volleyball - Junior Varsity vs. Hopper Invitational 

				

				

		
				Cross-Country - Girls Varsity - ISL MAC Championships @Derwood 

				8:30am

				

		
				Cross-Country - Boys Varsity - MAC ISL Championships @Derwood 

				8:30am

				

		
				Field Hockey - Junior Varsity at Madeira 

				9:30am

				

		
				Football - Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				1:30pm

				

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