Subject: SFS MS Tuesday Letter 2-18-14
From: "SFS MS Tuesday Letter" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500

Tuesday - February 18, 2014

		

		

		 

					

								From the School
                                
                                THIS WEEK'S QUERY
What should you do when you encounter peer pressure?
NOTES FROM SALLY
SFS Food Drive Shopping List.docxThis week&rsquo;s assembly: BSU show &ndash; postponed from last week.
Thanks so much to all who attended the program on parental supervision of technology last Monday evening! We&rsquo;ve been a little delayed in getting the presentation sent out, but it will be sent this week and will be available on the Parent Portal as well.
Our winter food drive is beginning. Please help us collect food to send to The Capital Area Food Bank with our Helping Hands Minimester! A suggested shopping list is attached.
Believe it or not, spring sports begin next Monday!
 Read MoreRE-ENROLLMENT IS UNDERWAY
IMPORTANT &ndash; The re-enrollment process for 2014-15 is currently underway.  You can access your child&rsquo;s contract through the parent portal.  The contract along with deposit must be submitted by Friday, February 21, 2014.  Call the Admissions Office at 202-537-8111 with any questions.

							
								PA Announcements
                                
                                FAMILY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY 
The Community Service Committee is sponsoring a family service opportunity at A Wider Circle in Silver Spring, Maryland.  Please join us on Saturday, March 8, 2014, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
A Wider Circle provides basic need items to families transitioning out of shelters or simply living without life&rsquo;s necessities. AWC furnishes the homes of more than 1,000 children and adults
every single month, all free of charge.  A Wider Circle is buzzing with activity on Saturdays, with families picking up their basic needs and donors dropping things off.  Volunteers help sort through clothing and other donated items, organize and display household goods, and assist families shopping for clothing and items needed to furnish their new homes.

To RSVP or with questions, please email Matt Fraidin.
MIDDLE SCHOOL PA LOOKING TO FILL POSITIONS FOR NEXT YEAR
If you enjoy community-building and would like to make a contribution to the school or your child&#39;s grade, please consider volunteering for the PA. There are Grade Representative positions and Committee Clerks (Arts, Athletics, Quality of Community Life Committee, Community Service, Diversity, Quaker Life) available in the Middle School, and there will also be opportunities to serve as Team and Room parents. If you are interested in serving in some capacity, would like to suggest someone else, or simply need more information, please contact MS Nominating Clerk Anne Conlee Mazlish via email or 703-447-3517, or All-School Nominating Clerk Althea Jacques-Ireland via email or 301-675-8837.

							
								Other News 
                                
                                QUAKER QUOTE
&quot;In the true marriage relationship the independence of the husband and wife is equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.&quot;
Lucretia Mott, 1876
&quot;Born Lucretia Coffin on January 3, 1793, in Nantucket, Massachusetts, Lucretia Mott was a women&#39;s rights activist, abolitionist, and religious reformer. Mott was strongly opposed to slavery and a supporter of William Lloyd Garrison and his American Anti-Slavery Society. She was dedicated to women&#39;s rights, publishing her influential Discourse on Woman and founding Swarthmore College. Mott died in Pennsylvania in 1880.&quot; From Biography.com.
Read more about Mott here.
RISING 9TH GRADE ROWERS!!!
Did you know that the Sidwell Friends Upper School has a girls&rsquo; crew? Rowing is an increasingly popular team sport in the region, great for building fitness, strength, endurance, teamwork, self-discipline, and friendships! If your daughter is interested in learning to row, there are a number of summer camps nearby that welcome beginners. A week of summer camp is an excellent way for kids to give crew a try and start to develop their skills before joining a team. A list of summer programs, as well as information about Sidwell&#39;s newest varsity sport, is available on the team website, or feel free to contact co-presidents Monica Dolin and MaryAnn Nash via email.
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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Wed, Feb 19th 
		
				Haiti Minimester Parent meeting 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				6:00pm - 8:00pm

				

	Thu, Feb 20th 
		
				BSU Show Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

		
				BSU Show 
				
				AC Theater
				7:00pm - 10:00pm

				

		
				BSU after-show reception 
				
				US Dining Rm
				8:30pm - 10:00pm

				

	Fri, Feb 21st 
		
				8th Gr. Hangout 
				
				Wannan Gym
				3:30pm - 5:00pm

				

	Sat, Feb 22nd 
		
				6th Gr. Parent Potluck 
				
				Off-Campu
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Tue, Feb 25th 
		
				7th Grade Conversation With Sally 
				
				US Dining Room
				7:45am - 9:00am

				

	Fri, Feb 28th 
		
				5th Gr. Hangout 
				
				Wannan Gym
				3:30pm - 4:30pm

				

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

				

	Tue, Mar 4th 
		
				8th Grade Conversation With Sally 
				
				US Dining Room
				7:45am - 9:00am

				

		
				5th Gr. Parent Peer Group Mtg 
				
				MS Library
				7:30pm - 8:30pm

				

	Wed, Mar 5th 
		
				LS Conference Half Day 

				

				

		
				Parents of Latino students All-School program 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Thu, Mar 6th 
		
				LS Conference Half Day 

				

				

		
				PA Executive Committee 

				

				

	Fri, Mar 7th 
		
				No Classes - US & MS Report Writing and LS Conference Day 

				

				

	Sat, Mar 8th 
		
				All-School Family Service Project 
				
				A Wider Circle
				9:30am - 11:30am

				

	Sun, Mar 9th 
		
				All-School Meeting for Worship 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting for Worship
				10:30am - 12:00pm

				

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									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Mon, Feb 17th 
		
				Wrestling - Varsity - DC Classic 

				9:00am

				

	Tue, Feb 18th 
		
				Squash - P.E. Class (Co-Ed) at Wilson H.S. 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman - Paul Charter  

				4:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity at Maret School 

				5:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at Bullis 

				6:00pm

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. Bullis 

				7:30pm

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. Bullis 

				7:30pm

				

	Wed, Feb 19th 
		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 C vs. National Cathedral School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Takoma Academy 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Holton-Arms 

				4:30pm - 5:45pm

				

	Thu, Feb 20th 
		
				Wrestling - Varsity vs. National Preps 

				

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B at Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Holy Child 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

	Fri, Feb 21st 
		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Tournament  

				

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Tournament 

				

				

		
				Wrestling - Varsity - National Preps at Lehigh 

				
				2/22/2014

				

	Sat, Feb 22nd 
		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Tournament  

				

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Tournament  

				

				

	Sun, Feb 23rd 
		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity - ISL Tournament Final @ Sidwell  

				

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Tournament  

				

				

	Sat, Mar 1st 
		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Playday  

				10:00am

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - Heritage HS Scrimmage  

				12:00pm

				

	Tue, Mar 4th 
		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - Bishop Ireton Scrimmage  

				4:00pm

				

	Thu, Mar 6th 
		
				Softball - Varsity - GDS Scrimmage  

				4:15pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - Walter Johnson Scrimmage  

				4:15pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity - Norfolk 

				4:30pm

				

	Sat, Mar 8th 
		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity - Blair 

				10:00am

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity - Blair 

				1:00pm

				

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