Subject: SFS MS Tuesday Letter 11-8-2011
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Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:30:00 -0500

Tuesday - November 8, 2011

		

		

		 

					

								From the School
                                
                                Query

	This week&rsquo;s query:  If you could go back in time and change one thing that you have done, what would you change?
	 
Notes from Sally
6th grade wellness  HGD letter-1.docx
	Assembly: All students will see a performance of The Hundred Dresses.
	Northwest Current correspondents this week: Liam Susswein and Teddy Donilon
	
	Parents of students who are interested in Minimester trips are welcome to attend the meeting tonight at 7:30 in the Drama Studio. However, this is not required, and no preference is given to students whose parents attend!
	
	All are welcome for the public performances of The Hundred Dresses on Friday night at 7:30 and Saturday afternoon at 2:00. There is no charge for admission, but we recommend that you call the Middle School office to reserve a seat.
	
	A reminder of Conversations With Michelle, with Middle School Counselor Michelle Parker. This Friday&rsquo;s session is for 6th grade parents &ndash; 7:45 AM in the Dining Room. The 7th grade session is next Friday, November 18th.
	
	There is a math meet for Middle School students next Wednesday afternoon, November 16th. See information elsewhere in the letter.
	
	Winter PE/Athletics began yesterday. One of the 5/6 rotations is a Health and Wellness program. As a follow up to the informational session about this Core Health and Wellness Course that occurred on October 28th information is attached about the sixth grade curriculum which half of the 6th grade students began yesterday. We ask that sixth grade parents review the attached objectives of the Human Growth and Development lessons as a guide to assist you in continuing these conversations at home. More about the curriculum can be found on the 6th Grade Main Page under Core Health and Wellness. Fifth graders will begin their rotation in about three weeks; information will be available for parents in fifth grade at that time.
	
	The first trimester ends next Friday, November 18th. Although we do not give trimester exams in 7/8, next week will be a heavy test week for many of our 7/8 students as teachers wrap up their units of study and prepare to write report cards. The schedule of special classes will change in 5/6, and arts classes will change for 7th graders beginning on Monday, November 21st.
	
	Thanks so much to Shelley Schonberger, Lisa Gunty, and the many parent volunteers who helped out with the 7/8 dance on October 28th!
	
	A special thank you and congratulations, too, to the 8th grade reps and the 8th grade students and families for their successful efforts to raise money for their class gift during Homecoming! They raised almost $1000, and the members of the class will decide on a charity to which the money will be donated as part of their closing ceremony.
 Read MoreInstrumental Music Notes

	5/6 Orchestra &ndash; Concert Band &ndash; Wednesday Rehearsal Period Rm 101
	
	7/8 Orchestra &ndash; Concert Band &ndash; Wednesday Rehearsal Period Rm 101
	
	7/8 Full Orchestra rehearsal Monday December 5th Arts Center 3:30-5:30pm
Choral Notes

	Ms. Holtz
	Tuesday, November 8th
	Boys Ensemble 2:30-5:00pm
	
	Wednesday, November 9th
	Boys Ensemble 7:25AM AND Rehearsal Period
	Girls Ensemble 3:45 -5:30pm
	
	Looking ahead: Mark your calendar&mdash;ALL singers in the holiday program are called on Tuesday, December 6th 2:30-5:30pm
Financial Aid Information

	Financial Aid for 2012-13 &ndash; Please check your email inbox on December 1 for details regarding financial aid for the 2012-13 school year.  Information will no longer be mailed home to families.  If you are not receiving financial aid currently, but want to apply for the 2012-2013 school year, please call 202-537-2402.

							
								PA Announcements
                                
                                BOOK FAIR
SidwellBookFairFlyer.pdf
	&bull; BOOK FAIR IS COMING SOON!
	The Annual Book Fair to support the Lower School Parents Association will be held from Friday, Dec. 2nd through Saturday, Dec 3rd at the Bethesda Barnes &amp; Noble. It&rsquo;s a perfect time to do some HOLIDAY SHOPPING! All SFS families are invited to participate by buying books and more during these two days. Sidwell Friends LS PA will receive credit for purchases made in-store and online using Sidwell&#39;s special code # 10455475 from December 2nd - 8th.

 Read MoreMiddle School Drama
100 DRESSES FLYER .pdf
	Sidwell Friends Middle School Drama presents The Hundred Dresses by Mary Hall Surface, based on the 1944 Newberry Award-winning children&rsquo;s book by Eleanor Estes. Free public performances will be held Friday, November 11 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, November 12 at 2:00pm at the Middle School Drama Studio. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended by calling 202/537-8150.
 Read MoreCommunity Service Corner

	ASK YOUR KIDS:
	7th &amp; 8th Grade families:  Ask your kids about their Service Days last Thursday, November 3.  Where did they go?  What did they do?  What was most meaningful to them?
	
	Community Service Meeting:  Reminder - There will be a Community Service meeting tomorrow, Wednesday November 9th, at 8:30am in the US Crane Room.  All are welcome!

							
								Other News 
                                
                                Quaker Quotes

	On Listening
	
	&ldquo;The skill of the listener who can go beyond words, who can even go beyond the conscious meanings behind words and who can listen with the &ldquo;third ear&rdquo; for what is unconsciously being meant by the speaker, furnishes a climate where the most unexpected disclosures occur, where miracles happen. Marcel Proust declaims, &ldquo;The voyage of discovery lies not in encountering new landscapes, but in seeing with new eyes.&rdquo; And listening with new ears. Friends are, if nothing else, seekers, searchers of the Truth and open to the wisdom of others regardless of the source. Listening is an essential art in this search; truly paying attention to the witness of Friends is central to our search.&rdquo;
	
	--Excerpted from Baltimore Yearly Meeting, Listening
	
	&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
Athletic Meeting

	Athletic Meeting 7:45am Thursday, November 17th in the Athletic Conference Room with Anne Renninger and Eric Monheim on the college recruiting process for Sidwell Friends athletes.  Middle and Upper School parents welcome.

	Anne Hefter
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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Tue, Nov 8th 
		
				MS Diversity Committee meeting 
				
				MS Library Classroom
				7:30am - 8:30am

				

		
				Minimester Trips Meeting 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				7:30pm - 9:00pm

				

	Wed, Nov 9th 
		
				PA MS Community Service Committee Meeting 
				
				US Crane Room
				8:30am - 10:00am

				

		
				All-School PA Diversity Meeting 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Fri, Nov 11th 
		
				Friendly Dozen Potlucks 
				
				Off Campus

				

				
		
				6th Grade Conversations with Michelle 
				
				US Dining Room
				7:45am - 9:00am

				

		
				MS Fall Play: The Hundred Dresses 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				7:30pm

				

	Sat, Nov 12th 
		
				Friendly Dozen Potlucks 
				
				Off Campus

				

				
		
				MS Fall Play: The Hundred Dresses 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				2:00pm

				

	Sun, Nov 13th 
		
				Friendly Dozen Potlucks 
				
				Off Campus

				

				

	Tue, Nov 15th 
		
				6th Grade Parent Peer Group Meeting 
				
				MS Library
				7:30pm - 9:00pm

				

	Wed, Nov 16th 
		
				MS ISMAW at St. Albans 

				

				

	Thu, Nov 17th 
		
				All-School PA Meeting with Anne Renninger 
				
				Athletic Center Meeting Room
				7:45am - 9:00am

				

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

				

	Fri, Nov 18th 
		
				Upper School No School - 9th Grade Conference Day 

				

				

		
				7th Grade Conversations with Michelle 
				
				US Dining Room
				7:45am - 9:00am

				

		
				8th grade hangout 
				
				Wannan Gym
				3:30pm - 5:00pm

				

		
				US Fall Play 
				
				AC Theater
				8:00pm

				

	Sat, Nov 19th 
		
				US Fall Play 
				
				AC Theater
				8:00pm

				

	Sun, Nov 20th 
		
				US Fall Play 
				
				AC Theater
				2:30pm

				

	Wed, Nov 23rd 
		
				Thanksgiving Break - No School 

				

				

	Thu, Nov 24th 
		
				Thanksgiving Break - No School 

				

				

	Fri, Nov 25th 
		
				Thanksgiving Break - No School 

				

				

	Mon, Nov 28th 
		
				School Reopens 

				

				

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									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Sat, Nov 12th 
		
				Cross-Country - Boys Varsity vs. Private School Championships 

				8:00am

				

		
				Cross-Country - Girls Varsity vs. Private School Championships 

				8:00am

				

	Tue, Nov 15th 
		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at Dunbar 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity at Dunbar 

				6:00pm

				

	Thu, Nov 17th 
		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at National Cathedral School 

				4:15pm

				

	Mon, Nov 21st 
		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Wise 

				5:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Wise 

				6:45pm

				

	Sat, Nov 26th 
		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. JP Great 

				9:00am

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. JP Great 

				11:30am

				

	Mon, Nov 28th 
		
				Swimming - Boys 7/8 vs. Boys 7/8 Swimming  

				2:45pm

				

		
				Swimming - Girls 7/8 vs. Girls 7/8 Swimming  

				2:45pm

				

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