Subject: SFS US Wednesday Letter
From: "SFS US Wednesday Letter" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 09:30:00 -0400

Wednesday - May 28, 2014

		

		

		 

					

								From the School
                                
                                Note from Lee
Message from Lee
Many thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make this year&rsquo;s Prom a spectacular evening. This event could not have taken place without the collaboration and hard work of students, parents, faculty and staff.
MBS Book Buyback will take place again this year on June 3 and 4 from 10:45 AM to 3:00 PM in the Crane Room. Click here for MBS&#39; Book Buyback guide, or click here for more information. Students should refrain from buying books from peers since book assignments for courses next year have not yet been finalized and current books may be discontinued. Please contact Mamadou Gu&egrave;ye, Academic Dean, at [email-masked] with any questions.
Reminders:
If you have any questions about exams, please contact Mamadou Gu&egrave;ye.
&bull; All exams start at 8:30 AM and end at 10:30 AM. Students eligible for extended time on exams should communicate with Michelle Schneck, Upper School Learning Support Coordinator.
&bull; Make-up day for exams missed due to illness should be arranged with Mr. Gu&egrave;ye.
&bull; Students doubling up in a subject should communicate with their teachers and arrange their second exam schedule.
&bull; Teachers will communicate second exam arrangements to Mr. Gu&egrave;ye.
Exam Schedule:

		
			
			Monday

			Tuesday

			Wednesday

			Thursday

			Friday

		
			
			5/26
			
			Memorial Day
			Regular School
			Day

			5/27
			
			Review Day

			5/28
			Reading Day

			5/29
			
			Exam #1
			English

			
			5/30
			
			Exam #2
			Math

	

	

			Monday

			Tuesday

			Wednesday

			Thursday

			Friday

		
			
			6/2
			
			Exam #3
			History

			6/3
			
			Exam #4
			Science

			6/4
			Exam #5
			Language

			6/5
			
			US Closing

			
			6/6
			
			US
			Graduation

	

Upper School Closing Day will be Thursday, June 5, and all Upper School students, including seniors, will attend senior project presentations (starting at 8:00 AM) and the closing assembly which will end at 2:00 PM. There will be an Ice Cream Social from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Only seniors and those students who are helping at graduation as ushers or in Chamber Chorus are required to attend graduation ceremonies on Friday, June 6.
Questions about graduation should be directed to Susannah Parker, graduation coordinator, at [email-masked] or 202-537-8160.
New Director of Admissions and Financial Aid - Frankie M. Brown
Frankie M. Brown will join Sidwell Friends July 1, 2014. Since 2008 Frankie has served as director of enrollment management at Latin School of Chicago, a 125-year-old institution serving students from junior kindergarten through 12th grade. Before assuming this role, she served for two years as dean of multicultural affairs at Latin, becoming the first member of the school&rsquo;s senior administrative team to focus exclusively on diversity issues. Prior to taking on these administrative roles, Frankie was a classroom teacher in both the lower and upper divisions at Latin. She also taught second grade at Horace Mann in Riverdale, New York, and served as Horace Mann&rsquo;s lower school diversity coordinator. Frankie received her bachelor of fine arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a master of arts in the humanities from the University of Chicago. We look forward to welcoming Frankie to the Sidwell Friends community this summer.

							
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								Other News 
                                
                                Quaker Quote
&quot;It is 6:30 and supper is on the table. A pan has been beaten loudly but no signs of life appear except one dog, two cats, two turtles, innumerable white rats and voices floating through the trees from the field.

I have just been drinking in the view from the porch, for me it&#39;s the choicest spot. The sun shining through the rain washed air and foliage makes a mirrored picture of the dark restless stream. There is something in the simple harmony of these woods which seems to epitomize certain fundamental qualities of life at its best and truest.

The children promise to be delightful companions...they are so full of color, vitality, and spontaneity. Each one is so different. I shall try to give each one a little special attention and get better acquainted with their differing needs. Don&#39;t think I am indulging in any illusions about them. Each one has kicked over the traces at some time during the day, but I hope to be able to help them catch something of the quiet and harmony and simplicity of their surroundings. Without the demands of school and the excitement of vacation life, they ought to grow somewhat in the spirit as well as in body...&quot;

From a note written to Rebecca Nicholson by Vincent Nicholson in June of 1933 from the porch of the family cabin in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Vincent served as the first director of the American Friends Service Committee and Rebecca as its first employee, moving later to Washington, DC to work with the Rural Electrification Administration. Vincent and Rebecca are the great grandparents of SFS students Lucas and Rebecca Richie.
US Wednesday Newsletter Submissions
How to Submit an Article to the Wednesday Letter. Send submissions to [email-masked] by 2 pm Tuesday, and reference &quot;Newsletter Submission&quot; and the publish date(s) in the subject line (limited to 3 weeks). Items should be submitted as text in the body of the e-mail and should be succinct. If you have a form or flyer to include with your submission, please send it as a PDF attachment. The editor on duty will confirm receipt of all submissions -- if you do not receive a confirmation within a reasonable time period, your submission may not have been received. Lastly, if it becomes necessary to modify a submission previously sent or published, please send a redline or otherwise clearly indicate the change to be made.
Note Concerning the School Calendar: The calendar entries that appear in the right column of each Newsletter are automatically generated by the official school calendar and are not subject to editing by the Newsletter Editors. All changes or additions to the school calendar must be made through the school scheduling office, reachable at: [email-masked].

						 The Parents Association newsletters are a forum for communication among parents and provide announcements concerning School or PA events or information related to a School or PA event. 
						US newsletter submissions should be sent to [email-masked].

					

							
								
									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Thu, May 29th 
		
				US Exam Period - English 

				

				

		
				MS 6th Grade Chorus and 5/6 Orchestra Concert 
				
				AC Theater
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Fri, May 30th 
		
				US Exam Period - Math 

				

				

		
				Jen Mitchell Celebration 
				
				Outside Athletic Center/MS Tower Doors
				3:30pm - 4:30pm

				

	Sat, May 31st 
		
				Senior-Parent Event 
				
				Courtyard and Kogod Arts Center
				6:30pm - 9:30pm

				

	Sun, Jun 1st 
		
				Senior Family Meeting for Worship & Reception 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Room, Arts Center Foyer
				4:00pm - 6:00pm

				

	Mon, Jun 2nd 
		
				US Exam Period - History 

				

				

	Tue, Jun 3rd 
		
				US Exam Period - Science 

				

				

	Wed, Jun 4th 
		
				US Exam Period - Language 

				

				

	Thu, Jun 5th 
		
				LS 4th Grade Closing Ceremony 

				

				

		
				MS & US Last Day 

				

				

		
				Lower School PK - 3 Last Day 

				9:00am - 12:00pm

				

		
				MS 8th Grade Closing Ceremony 
				
				AC Theater, Arts Center Foyer, US Dining Room
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Fri, Jun 6th 
		
				US Commencement 

				10:30am - 12:30pm

				

	Sat, Jun 7th 
		
				SAT at SFS 
				
				US Classrooms
				8:00am - 1:00pm

				

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