Subject: SFS MS Tuesday Letter 1-28-14
From: "SFS MS Tuesday Letter" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 23:30:00 -0500

Tuesday - January 28, 2014

		

		

		 

					

								From the School
                                
                                THIS WEEK'S QUERY
How can we find the words to speak up?
NOTES FROM SALLY
Assembly: &ldquo;The New American&rdquo; by Living Voices. Students will share the journey of The New American, from the turmoil of the old country, to the promise of America. This presentation of the immigrant journey includes the steamship passage of 1910, the path through Ellis Island, and the sweatshops of the lower east side of Manhattan.
Yikes! My Child Has A Computer/iPad/Chromebook/KindleFire and seems to know more than I do! What can I do? Join us on the evening of February 10th for a parent workshop on &quot;Managing the Internet in the Age of Handheld Devices&quot;. This workshop, led by Alecia Berman-Dry, Director of Academic Technology at St. John&#39;s Episcopal School, will help you learn what&#39;s different about how your child thinks about social media and what you can do as a parent to help your child make the right choices online. We will explore how living in an &quot;apps&quot; era has shaped this generation as well as study specific social media tools and how children and teens often use them. Information about Web filters for the home will be briefly covered as well. Finally, Ms. Berman-Dry will share resources for making a plan for how your family approaches managing all the new media. A light dinner will be served before the presentation, beginning at 7 PM.
37th Street reminders: please try not to arrive on 37th Street for pickup before 3:30p. Things flow much more smoothly if we can get the Hearst buses off the street before our line forms. Please remind anyone who drives for you of this request &ndash; it will help us all be more sane in the afternoon.
Booklets describing the local Minimester options will go home with students today and will also be posted on the Parent Portal of the website. Choices are due to your child&rsquo;s advisor or homeroom teacher by next Thursday, February 6.
We have completed our count of the money collected to benefit victims of the typhoon in the Phillipines. I am delighted to send $650 to the Red Cross for relief efforts!
CHORAL MUSIC NOTES
The following vocal ensembles will be meeting this Wednesday, January 29th:
Boys Ensemble will meet at 7:30 a.m. and again during 7/8 rehearsal period.
Girls Ensemble will meet afterschool until 5:30 p.m.
6th Grade Chorus will meet during 5/6 rehearsal period this week.
MATH MEETS ON FEB. 5TH
Attention 6th through 8th Grade Parents: The second math meet of the year will be held on Wednesday, February 5th at St. Patrick&rsquo;s School. Students will leave school around 2:15 pm and return to the SFS parking lot between 4 and 4:15 pm. Any 6th, 7th, or 8th grader is eligible to attend, so if your child is interested, please encourage him or her to sign up with his or her math teacher as soon as possible. Students need to turn in a signed permission form to attend math meets, so if you haven&rsquo;t already sent in a signed permission form this school year, be sure to do so. If for some reason the event is oversubscribed (each school can only bring 20 students), then 7th and 8th grade students will be given priority, and a lottery will be held for interested 6th graders to determine who attends. This is a great opportunity for your child to pursue his or her love of math with peers from other schools. At the meet, students work on six challenging problems under a time limit, and enjoy a delicious after school snack. Questions? Email Andrew Callard.

							
								PA Announcements
                                
                                ARTRAGEOUS 2014, RANDOM ACTS OF ART
  The PA Arts Committee would like to thank all of the amazing faculty, staff, students, and families who contributed to making Artrageous 2014, Random Acts of Art, a soaring success! The US Arts Center was abuzz with singing, dancing, instrument-playing, painting, sculpting, pottery-throwing, printing, iPad animating, hip-hopping, face-painting, drumming, community-service valentine and flower making, Boxopolis constructing, and general merry-making. Thank you to all who contributed their time and talent as volunteers and performers. Artrageous celebrates the Arts at Sidwell Friends and fosters a sense of community across all three divisions in the only all-school event for students, faculty, staff, and families.
  Artrageous is completely run by the PA Arts Committee. We welcome your involvement and hope that many of this year&#39;s volunteers will consider joining the committee next year. Thank you, again, to all who shared their efforts and creativity!
PARENTS COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON - "COMMUNITY SERVICE: ITS PURPOSE, IMPACT, AND PROGRAMS WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS"
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 (Snowdate February 4)
All SFS parents are welcome to attend the Parents Council of Washington (PCW) &ldquo;Best Practices&rdquo; program on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. &ndash; 11:30 a.m. at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart. Listen to a panel of service-based learning experts from three member schools as they share what Lower, Middle and Upper school communities are achieving and how students are growing personally, socially, academically and cognitively from community service programs. Many leaders in public service today mention the key role volunteering served to nurture, inspire and shape their lives. By learning that they can impact real social challenges, problems and needs, children gain ownership, find a voice and contribute in meaningful, productive ways.
PCW is a non-profit organization fostering communication among parents, students and schools within the greater Washington, D.C. independent school community. Please visit the PCW website or their Facebook page for more information.
THE MS USED BOOK FAIR IS COMING!!
And&hellip; we need your help. Please send in &ldquo;gently&rdquo; used paperbacks and hardcover children&rsquo;s (any age) books for our sale. All proceeds will be donated to a Washington, DC literacy organization. Your book donations may be dropped off at the Middle School Library or left at the Library door during non-Library hours. The MS Used Book Fair will be held at the Middle School on April 20 and April 22-25. Thanks for your support.
DIVERSITY CORNER
  Parents, have you read this year&rsquo;s Big Read, the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio? Has your middle schooler? Parents might find a Discovery Fit &amp; Health special, &ldquo;The Girl With Half A Face&rdquo; relevant and interesting. Clips can be viewed by following this link. The full program will be shown on TLC at 8pm on Wednesday, 1/29. Parents should preview the program before viewing with children.
  The 5/6 A-ZSU had a dynamic lunch meeting on Monday, January 13th. The group came together to ensure we have a common language to use when talking about issues of identity and diversity. We began discussing scenarios to which various terms might apply and will continue with the discussion at our next meeting, on February 3rd. As usual, all 5th and 6th graders are welcome to attend the 5/6 A-ZSU meetings, even if they have not attended in the past. Please contact Kimberly Clarkson if you have any questions about the 5/6 A-ZSU.
  We had a delegation of 34 students and 6 faculty members who registered to attend the East Ed Middle School Diversity Leadership conference on Monday, January 27th. The title of this year&rsquo;s conference is &ldquo;Embracing Neurodiversity: Affirming All Learners by Challenging Labeling&rdquo; and was held at Sandy Spring Friends School.
No Name-Calling Week
  Last week, January 20th-24th was No Name-Calling Week. This year&rsquo;s theme is &quot;Celebrate Kindness&quot;. Last Friday, MS students signed a pledge to support no name calling and received an &quot; I Choose Kind&#39; sticker!
LINEN DRIVE
Got old bed linens, towels, comforters or blankets that you&rsquo;re ready to toss? Please send them to Middle School ASAP with your nearest and dearest. Usable bed linens, blankets and comforters will find an immediate home at A Wider Circle. Shabby fleece blankets and towels will head to our furry friends at Washington Animal Rescue League. Our &ldquo;Paws and Claws&rdquo; Minimester group can use even badly tattered blankets in March to make toys for the cuties in cages. Collection bins are inside the M.S. lobby and in the 5th grade hallway. Contact Susanne Saunders or Lauren Lamb if you have questions.

							
								Other News 
                                
                                EVENTS FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
AUCTION DONATIONS DUE THURSDAY!
  This is a friendly reminder that the auction donation deadline is only three days away, this Thursday, January 30. We hope you will consider making a donation whether it be an experience, gift certificate or tangible item. All sponsorships and donations are due January 30, 2014. Donations can be made online by clicking here. Please contact Jessie Jacobson, Director of Special Events with any questions. Please remember that 100% of the net auction proceeds benefit financial aid at Sidwell Friends School.
SAVE YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING BAGS AND MOVING BOXES FOR NEXT-TO-NEW!
  The Next-to-New Sale chairs are always looking for great ways to &quot;Reuse, Renew, and Recycle&quot; and even though our annual sale just took place in October, we&#39;re already organizing for next year. You can help by dropping your extra shopping bags and moving boxes into the large boxes located just inside the front door of the Lower and Middle Schools and just inside the front door near the Dean&rsquo;s Office of the Upper School now through Friday, February 14. We need department store bags, paper grocery bags, plastic bags with handles, reusable cloth bags, Ikea bags, etc. - we&#39;ll take any undamaged shopping bags with handles. We also need large, study, undamaged moving boxes. For more Information contact Jessie Jacobson, Director of Special Events.
UPCOMING BOOK CLUB AND LECTURE SERIES: &ldquo;A LITERARY APPROACH TO DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP&rdquo; AND &ldquo;THE PRINCE&rdquo;
  Please join us for our next two upcoming Book Club and Lecture Series discussions. The cost to attend is $30/ticket or $50/couple. All books are available for purchase at a 20% discount at Politics &amp; Prose. Just say you&rsquo;re in the SFS Book Club and Lecture Series at the cashier station. To learn more about our spring discussions, click here.
This Thursday, January 30, 2014 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., please join LS Librarian Angela Smith for a fun discussion on digital citizenship. She will be discussing the books, The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler, and Feed by MT Anderson. The event will be hosted at the home of Sarah and Chris Meyers. Please encourage your friends to join and be sure to register online today!
On February 11, 2014 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., please join MS History Teacher Richard Lesczynski for a lively discussion of The Prince by Niccolo Mavchiavelli. The event will be hosted in the home of Lisa and Murry Gunty. Please encourage your friends to join and be sure to register online today!
QUAKER QUOTE
&quot;The doctrine that each person has a creative center is commonplace, but few schools anywhere in the world employ a corporate living silence to dramatize the power of this idea. Anyone may speak. Every voice will be honored. We learn from the frontier of silent worship, from listening, from the ministry of shared discovery offered by classmates and colleagues. We experience a spiritual democracy.&quot;
Earl Harrison, former head of Sidwell Friends School
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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Tue, Jan 28th 
		
				Open Parent Meeting with HoS Search Consultants 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
				8:00am - 9:00am

				

	Sat, Feb 1st 
		
				BSU Show - Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				12:00pm - 6:00pm

				

	Sun, Feb 2nd 
		
				BSU Show Rehearsal 
				
				Rosenberg Theater
				12:00pm - 6:00pm

				

	Mon, Feb 3rd 
		
				MS PA Steering Committee Meeting 
				
				Rusch Team Rm
				8:00am - 9:00am

				

	Tue, Feb 4th 
		
				5th Grade Conversation With Sally 
				
				Dining Room
				7:45am - 9:00am

				

		
				8th Grade Parent Curriculum Night 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
				7:00pm

				

	Thu, Feb 6th 
		
				PA Executive Committee 

				

				

		
				PA Executive Committee Meeting 
				
				Rusch Team Room
				8:00am - 9:30am

				

	Fri, Feb 7th 
		
				6th Grade Conversation With Sally 
				
				Dining Room
				7:45am - 9:00am

				

		
				MS 7/8 Dance 
				
				US Dining Room
				7:30pm - 9:30pm

				

		
				7th Gr. Parent Peer Group Meeting 
				
				MS Library
				8:00pm - 9:30pm

				

		
				8th Gr. Parent Peer Group Mtg 
				
				Zartman Drawing Rm
				8:00pm - 9:30pm

				

	Sat, Feb 8th 
		
				BSU Show Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				12:00pm - 6:00pm

				

	Sun, Feb 9th 
		
				BSU Show Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				12:00pm - 6:00pm

				

	Tue, Feb 11th 
		
				BSU Show Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Mon, Feb 17th 
		
				Presidents Day - No School 

				

				

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									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Mon, Jan 27th 
		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B at Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 C vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at Landon 

				4:30pm

				

	Tue, Jan 28th 
		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Squash - P.E. Class (Co-Ed) vs. National Cathedral School 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at National Cathedral School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman at Wilson H.S. 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				5:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at National Cathedral School 

				5:45pm

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. Potomac and Flint Hill 

				7:30pm

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. Potomac and Flint Hill 

				7:30pm

				

	Wed, Jan 29th 
		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 C vs. Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Wrestling - 7/8 at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Wrestling - Varsity vs. Wilson H.S. 

				5:00pm

				

	Thu, Jan 30th 
		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 C vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 C vs. Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Visitation 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at St. Andrew's School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Field School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Georgetown Visitation 

				5:45pm

				

	Fri, Jan 31st 
		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. WMPSSDL Championships Diving  

				3:30pm

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. WMPSSDL Championships Diving 

				3:30pm

				

		
				Squash - P.E. Class (Co-Ed) vs. Madeira 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity at St. Andrew's School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Wrestling - Varsity vs. Tri: Benedictine and JP Great 

				4:30pm

				

	Sat, Feb 1st 
		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity - WMPSSDL Championships  

				

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity - WMPSSDL Championships 

				

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				12:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				12:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. McKinley Tech 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Pope Paul VI 

				2:45pm

				

	Mon, Feb 3rd 
		
				Swimming - Boys 7/8 vs. Coed Meet  

				2:30pm

				

		
				Swimming - Girls 7/8 vs. Coed Meet  

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 C at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Wrestling - 7/8 vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

	Tue, Feb 4th 
		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

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

				4:15pm

				

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

				5:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				5:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity at Potomac School 

				6:00pm

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				7:30pm

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				7:30pm

				

	Wed, Feb 5th 
		
				Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity - METROS 

				

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity - METROS 

				

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Landon 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. Landon 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 C at Landon 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Wrestling - 7/8 at Landon 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 C at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Takoma Academy 

				4:30pm

				

	Thu, Feb 6th 
		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity - METROS 

				

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity - METROS 

				

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Woodbridge 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. St. Andrew's School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Stone Ridge School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Squash - P.E. Class (Co-Ed) at Madeira 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Maret School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Wilson H.S. 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at Stone Ridge School 

				5:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Maret School 

				5:45pm

				

	Fri, Feb 7th 
		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity - METROS 

				

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity - METROS 

				

				

		
				Wrestling - Varsity - St. Alban's Tournament 

				
				2/8/2014

				

				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Holy Child 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at Holy Child 

				5:45pm

				

	Sat, Feb 8th 
		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity - METROS 

				

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity - METROS 

				

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Holton-Arms 

				1:00pm - 2:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at Holton-Arms 

				2:30pm - 4:00pm

				

	Mon, Feb 10th 
		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 C vs. Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 C at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

	Tue, Feb 11th 
		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Georgetown Day 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Squash - P.E. Class (Co-Ed) - vs. Wilson HS moved to 2/18 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at St. James School 

				5:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity at St. James School 

				5:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at Georgetown Day 

				5:30pm

				

	Wed, Feb 12th 
		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at Mater Dei 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B at Mater Dei 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 C vs. Mater Dei 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. National Cathedral School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at National Cathedral School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Wrestling - 7/8 vs. Mater Dei 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Swimming - Boys 7/8 vs. Coed Meet  

				2:45pm

				

		
				Swimming - Girls 7/8 vs. Coed Meet  

				2:45pm

				

	Thu, Feb 13th 
		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. St. Andrew's School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 C vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Holton-Arms 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Squash - P.E. Class (Co-Ed) at Episcopal High School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity at Maret School 

				5:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Holton-Arms 

				5:45pm

				

	Fri, Feb 14th 
		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity - Maya Angelou HS 

				4:15pm

				

	Sat, Feb 15th 
		
				Wrestling - Varsity - DC Classic 

				9:00am

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. James School 

				2:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. St. James School 

				2:00pm

				

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