Subject: SFS MS TUESDAY LETTER 1-6-15
From: "SFS MS Tuesday Letter" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 04:00:16 -0500

Tuesday - January 6, 2015

		

		

		 

					

							
								Principal's Letter

NOTES FROM SALLY 

							
							
								Announcements

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC NOTES 
CALLING MS STUDENTS - JOIN THE BSU PRODUCTION 

							
							
								Other

QUAKER LIFE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS  
MS NEWSLETTER INFORMATION 

							

                            News Around the School

                            

                                

                                

                            

                            
								Principal's Letter

NOTES FROM SALLY
This week&rsquo;s query: What is honesty and how can you remember to tell the truth?

Assembly: 37th Street Players (8th grade Drama scenes).

The Sidwell Friends snow emergency policy may be found on page 3 of the Student Directory as well as in the Handbook for Parents and Students. Please familiarize yourselves with the procedures so that you know what to expect.

Has your address, phone number, email information, or emergency contact information changed? Please update your information through the Parent Portal! We want to know how to reach you.

8th grade parents, please note the upcoming dates that were circulated by the grade reps over break. The Curriculum Meeting on Monday, February 2, is an especially important program for you to attend.
For several years, Educational Records Bureau (ERB) has offered schools the option of testing online. Given that SATs will be given online in the near future the Middle School will again take advantage of this option this year. Fifth through eighth graders will take the tests in their homeroom/advisory on their laptops Tuesday, February 3, through Thursday, February 5.

As in the past, students will take Verbal Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Writing Concepts, Quantitative Reasoning, and Math Achievement subtests. Should a student be ill and miss a test, there will be limited opportunity to make up the test on Friday of the testing week. As with the paper and pencil version, the best preparation for the testing sessions is a good night&rsquo;s sleep followed by a nutritious breakfast. Teachers will assign light homework and no tests, quizzes, projects, or papers due that week.

Parents will receive results in the mail by the first week of March. It is important to remember that standardized test scores are only one measure of a student&rsquo;s academic profile - a snapshot, if you will. A more complete and accurate picture emerges when the scores are combined with classwork, daily performance, regular assignments, projects, and tests. Still, the test results can help parents and teachers understand more clearly and completely a child&rsquo;s balance of strengths and needs. Teachers may review the scores in detail, looking for patterns that emerge from one year to the next, and then use that information to be more effective in the classroom.

Happy New Year to all!

							
								Announcements

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC NOTES
5/6 Orchestra: All instrumentalists rehearse Wednesday at rehearsal period. Friday - handchime choir and violin soloist during DEAR period. Mandatory technical rehearsal for 5/6 Tuesday, January 13, from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the Arts Center. Bring homework. Snack provided.

7/8 Orchestra: Orchestra leaves from the parking garage this Friday, January 9, at 8:15 a.m. to perform at the Lower School. Return at 10:30 a.m.
Auditions: Auditions for all 7/8 instrumental ensembles will be held this Wednesday during rehearsal period in Mr. Henderson&rsquo;s room. 5/6 auditions will be held in two weeks.
Ensembles are:
Pit Band for Hairspray (after school Mondays, Tuesdays)
Jazz/Rock Band (after school Thursdays)
Concert Band (rehearsal period)
String Ensemble (rehearsal period)
Handbell Choir (Tuesdays at 7:25 a.m. or Fridays at 11 a.m.)

CALLING MS STUDENTS - JOIN THE BSU PRODUCTION
Let your inner performer shine! Students of the Middle School who would like to participate in this year&rsquo;s Black Student Union (BSU) production (February 11, 12, and 13) should let Julia Porter ([email-masked]) know as soon as possible. Rehearsals begin on Saturday, January 10. Please note - because of the short notice, if you can&rsquo;t make this Saturday&rsquo;s rehearsal, that&rsquo;s okay - please still consider signing up!
You do not have to be a member of the BSU and ANY Middle School student is welcome to be a part of this play.

This year&rsquo;s theme is &ldquo;Struggles and Victories.&rdquo; Students will express this theme through both personal and collective points of view. As in past years, rehearsals will take place every weekend from mid-January to mid-February (preliminary schedule listed below). During performance week there are dress rehearsals on Monday and Tuesday evenings.
This year, performances take place on Wednesday, February 11, at 9:00 a.m. at the Lower School and at 2:25 p.m. at the Upper School, and on Friday, February 13, at 2:35 p.m. at the Middle School.

The preliminary schedule for rehearsals and performances is listed below. We are sensitive to the age of our younger performers, so the LS cast will be released early from some rehearsals, especially the evening rehearsals on February 9 and 10.

MS rehearsals:

MS Studio - Saturday, January 10, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. (LS/MS cast only)
AC Theater - Saturday, January 17, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
AC Theater - Saturday, January 24, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
AC Theater - Saturday, January 31, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
AC Theater - Sunday, February 1, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Super Bowl Sunday)
AC Theater - Saturday, February 7, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
AC Theater - Sunday, February 8, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
AC Theater - Monday, February 9, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
AC Theater - Tuesday, February 10, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.

Performances:
US Collection: Wednesday, February 11, from 2:35 to 3:20 p.m.
LS Assembly: Friday, February 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
MS Assembly: Friday, February 13, from 2:35 to 3:20 p.m.
Parents/Community: Friday, February 13, from 7:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m. (PBS-hosted reception to follow)

							
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QUAKER LIFE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 
&quot;I don&rsquo;t see people at Sidwell Friends dressed like the Quaker Oatmeal guy. Where are the Quakers?&quot;
The Quaker Oats man is an image of a historic Quaker man in plain dress, a traditional Quaker witness for simplicity. The 16th-18th centuries in Britain were a time of vast income and wealth disparity, and people signaled their status with things like handmade lace cuffs or solid gold buttons. Quakers believed then, as now, that all humans are equal. They believed that wearing fancy clothes made people feel superior to and different from others when really they weren&rsquo;t, and that that got in the way of appreciating That of God inside others. So Quakers as a group adopted Plain Dress - the blue jeans and T-shirts of the 16th century - as a way of witnessing against (i.e. protesting) status-conscious clothing. Today we find most modern Quakers wearing clothing that is not ostentatious, interpreting the idea of plain dress in various ways. It is rare for modern Quaker men to wear the plain dress of the Quaker Oats man, who is a food brand symbol in the manner of the Aunt Jemima Syrup woman.

Send your Quaker Questions to your Quaker Life clerks : Sarah Woodruff, PA LS QLC clerk ([email-masked]), Virginia Avanesyan, PA MS QLC clerk ([email-masked]), or Amy Henderson, PA MS QLC clerk ([email-masked]).

MS NEWSLETTER INFORMATION
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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Tue, Jan 6th 
		
				US Exams - Review Day 

				

				

	Wed, Jan 7th 
		
				US Exams - Reading Day 

				

				

	Thu, Jan 8th 
		
				PA Executive Steering Committee Mtg 
				
				Rusch Team Rm
				8:30am - 9:30am

				

		
				US Exams - Language 
				
				US Dining Rm, US Classrooms
				8:30am - 10:30am

				

		
				PA Arts Committee Mtg 
				
				US Library Board Rm
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Fri, Jan 9th 
		
				US Exams - English 
				
				US Dining Rm, US Classrooms
				8:30am - 10:30am

				

	Sat, Jan 10th 
		
				BSU Show Rehearsal 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				12:00pm - 6:00pm

				

	Mon, Jan 12th 
		
				MS PA Steering Comm. Mtg 
				
				Rusch Team Rm
				8:00am - 9:00am

				

		
				US Exams - Math 
				
				US Dining Rm, US Classrooms
				8:30am - 10:30am

				

	Tue, Jan 13th 
		
				US Exams - Reading Day 

				

				

	Wed, Jan 14th 
		
				Meet the Head of School - MS parents 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
				8:00am - 8:45am

				

		
				US Exams - History 
				
				US Dining Rm, US Classrooms
				8:30am - 10:30am

				

	Thu, Jan 15th 
		
				US Exams - Science 
				
				US Dining Rm, US Classrooms
				8:30am - 10:30am

				

		
				5th/6th Gr. Winter Concert 
				
				AC Theater
				7:00pm - 8:30pm

				

	Fri, Jan 16th 
		
				US Exams - Make-up Day 

				9:00am - 11:00am

				

	Sat, Jan 17th 
		
				BSU Show Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				12:00pm - 6:00pm

				

	Mon, Jan 19th 
		
				Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - No School 

				

				

	Tue, Jan 20th 
		
				LS Report Writing - No School 

				

				

	Thu, Jan 22nd 
		
				PA Arts Committee Mtg 
				
				US Library Board Rm
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Fri, Jan 23rd 
		
				6th Gr. Hangout 
				
				Wannan Gym and MS Courtyard
				3:30pm - 5:00pm

				

		
				GAMETIME! Girls Varsity Basketball 
				
				Athletic Center
				4:30pm - 6:30pm

				

		
				GAMETIME! Boys Varsity Basketball 
				
				Athletic Center
				5:45pm - 7:45pm

				

	Sat, Jan 24th 
		
				BSU Show Rehearsal 
				
				AC Theater
				12:00pm - 6:00pm

				

	Sun, Jan 25th 
		
				Artrageous 
				
				RLS Mtg Rm, Choral Music Rm, AC Foyer, AC classrooms
				1:00pm - 4:00pm

				

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									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Tue, Jan 6th 
		
				Wrestling - Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at Sandy Spring 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Flint Hill 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at St. James School 

				5:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity at St. James School 

				5:00pm

				

	Wed, Jan 7th 
		
				Wrestling - 7/8 vs. St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Swimming - Boys 7/8 at St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Swimming - Girls 7/8 vs. National Cathedral School 

				2:30pm

				

	Thu, Jan 8th 
		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Stone Ridge School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 C vs. St. Albans 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Swimming - Boys 7/8 vs. Meet @ Stone Ridge 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Swimming - Girls 7/8 vs. Meet @ Stone Ridge 

				2:45pm

				

	Sat, Jan 10th 
		
				Wrestling - Varsity - Quad at Paul VI 

				9:30am

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity at Landon 

				4:00pm

				

	Mon, Jan 12th 
		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

	Wed, Jan 14th 
		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. National Cathedral School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at National Cathedral School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 C vs. Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at Flint Hill 

				3:00pm

				

	Thu, Jan 15th 
		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. Friendship Academy 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 C vs. Friendship Academy 

				2:45pm

				

	Sat, Jan 17th 
		
				Wrestling - Varsity - Heritage Duals 

				

				

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

				12:00pm

				

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

				2:00pm

				

	Tue, Jan 20th 
		
				Indoor Track - P.E. Class (Coed) vs. Georgetown Preparatory Run & Gun  

				

				

		
				Wrestling - Varsity vs. St. James School 

				4:00pm

				

	Wed, Jan 21st 
		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				

				

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

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 C vs. Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				5:45pm

				

	Thu, Jan 22nd 
		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championships 

				2:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 C at Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman at Wilson H.S. 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at Wilson H.S. 

				5:45pm

				

	Fri, Jan 23rd 
		
				Wrestling - Varsity - MAC Tournament  

				

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championships  

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Maret School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 

				5:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Maret School 

				5:45pm

				

	Sat, Jan 24th 
		
				Indoor Track - P.E. Class (Coed) vs. Georgetown Preparatory Last Track to Philly 

				

				

		
				Swimming - Boys 7/8 vs. Swim Championships  

				

				

		
				Swimming - Girls 7/8 vs. Swim Championships  

				

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman at St. Albans 

				12:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at Landon 

				2:00pm

				

	Mon, Jan 26th 
		
				Wrestling - 7/8 vs. Mater Dei 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Mater Dei 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B at Mater Dei 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 C vs. Landon 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 C vs. Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

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