Subject: SFS MS Tuesday Letter 2-24-15
From: "SFS MS Tuesday Letter" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 04:00:17 -0500

Tuesday - February 24, 2015

		

		

		 

					

							
								Principal's Letter

NOTES FROM SALLY 

							
							
								Announcements

SPRING PARENT POTLUCKS 
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET BRYAN GARMAN - TUESDAY, MARCH 3 AT 7:00 P.M. 
SHOOTBACK - PHOTOS BY KIDS FROM NAIROBI AND DC 
ALL COMMUNITY MEETING FOR WORSHIP - MARCH 15 
SIDWELL FRIENDS SUMMER STUDIES 2015 

							
							
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COMMUNITY SERVICE CORNER 
QUAKER QUOTE 
MS NEWSLETTER INFORMATION 

							

                            News Around the School

                            
                                
                                US NEWS

                                MS NEWS

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								Principal's Letter

NOTES FROM SALLY
This week&rsquo;s query: How do we honor people&rsquo;s rights while still keeping in mind our own well-being?
Assembly: Doing by Not Doing: the Chinese Way
Sixth grade parents &ndash; I hope to see you tomorrow morning for Conversations with Sally. 8:00 a.m. in the Arts Center &ndash; Rosenberg Theater.
The second trimester wraps up this Friday. Next Friday (March 6) is a day off for the Middle School while teachers prepare report cards.
Friends Family Science Night at the Air &amp; Space Museum
Family Science Night will take place on Tuesday, March 10 from 6:45 - 9:00 p.m. Buses will depart from the Wisconsin Avenue campus at 6:15 p.m. and return by 9:20 p.m. We have space for 125 people from Sidwell. The program is geared for students in 3rd grade and up (younger children should not attend). This is a family event and adults and older students will definitely find it worthwhile.
Selected museum galleries will be open before the program. The evening includes the IMAX film 3D- Hidden Universe and a presentation called &ldquo;How Big is Big?&rdquo; Those of you who have attended in the past know that the museum presenters are dynamic speakers and make complex space science accessible to all.
If you are interested in attending Family Science Night, send an email to reserve your spot to Sam Francis, LS Science Teacher. ([email-masked]). Indicate how many people in your family will be attending, the name of any Sidwell students and the grade level of each student you are bringing. We will be charging a $5 per person fee to cover the cost of the buses with a $15 per family maximum. The Air &amp; Space Museum will not allow individual entry to the museum on that night. Hope to see you there!
Congratulations to Assistant Principal Jared Givarz &ndash; he is a new daddy! Quilla Carrollo Givarz was born last Wednesday. Jared will be out until the middle of next week as he gets acquainted with his daughter.

							
								Announcements

SPRING PARENT POTLUCKS
Please join your fellow parents for an enduring and cherished Sidwell Friends tradition, the Grade-Wide Potluck. These potlucks provide a great opportunity to spend some quality time with parents from your child&rsquo;s grade in a relaxed, informal environment. Each grade&rsquo;s potluck will be held at a parent&#39;s home on one of the following dates:
5th Grade - Saturday, February 28 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
6th Grade - Saturday, May 9 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
7th Grade - Sunday, March 8 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
8th Grade - Saturday, March 14 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Be on the look out for an email from your Grade Reps with all of the details, including the name of the host and directions to their house, as well as the foods each guest may bring. Please come, eat, and enjoy!

OPPORTUNITY TO MEET BRYAN GARMAN - TUESDAY, MARCH 3 AT 7:00 P.M.
Weather permitting, we invite Middle School parents to meet Head of School Bryan Garman on Tuesday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room. RSVP to [email-masked] or 202-537-8110. If you couldn&rsquo;t make the morning meeting in January, have more questions or want to share your thoughts with Bryan please come. Bryan learned who he wanted to be in room 212, of the Harrison Upper School Building. Please visit room 212 tour to learn more about opportunities to meet Bryan.

SHOOTBACK - PHOTOS BY KIDS FROM NAIROBI AND DC
Rubenstein Gallery, Kogod Arts Center
February 2- March 13, 2015
Shootback empowers young people to tell their own stories and express their creative voices through photography, writing, and critical thinking about the world around them. Founded in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1997 by American photographer Lana Wong, Shootback started by putting cameras in the hands of teens in Mathare&ndash;one of Africa&#39;s largest slums&ndash;and culminated in the publication of Shootback: Photos by Kids from the Nairobi Slums, a documentary film, and an international traveling exhibition. Eighteen years on, Shootback continues to train a new generation of young photographers in Mathare; eight of the original Shootback students are now professional photographers and filmmakers.
In Washington, DC, Shootback is helping to bring photography and writing programs to DC public schools and at-risk youth in collaboration with various nonprofit education organization.
http://www.shootbackproject.org 

ALL COMMUNITY MEETING FOR WORSHIP - MARCH 15
The next all community Meeting for Worship is on Sunday March 15 at 10:30 a.m. In the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room.  First Day School, with activities for school-age children, will start about 20 minutes after the beginning of meeting.  Refreshments will be offered at the rise of meeting.  Please RSVP to Kathi Webb ([email-masked]) if you plan to attend; please let us know if you anticipate bringing children who will participate in First Day School.

SIDWELL FRIENDS SUMMER STUDIES 2015
Sub-freezing temperatures may make it feel as though Summer 2015 is far away, but we have been busy planning a terrific Summer Studies Program, and it is definitely not too early to begin thinking about enrolling your child in one of our classes. Registration for summer classes is now open!
Middle School Program
We are offering a program for middle-school-aged students (grades 6 and 7) in need of additional review in math and language arts. This team-taught program models a middle-school morning, with students spending part of the morning in math class and part of the morning in language arts. Students also have the option of enrolling in a full-day program with recreational activities in the afternoon through the ExploreStar Program or by signing up for one of the two-week afternoon STEM workshops. Detailed descriptions for these offerings may be found on our website: www.sidwell.edu/summer.
For rising 8th graders, we have course offerings in English enrichment (English Review) and Pre-Algebra. Applications may be submitted online or downloaded from the Summer Studies website: www.sidwell.edu/summer.
Upper School Offerings
Our upper school courses this year include credit courses in Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Physics, and United States History, and non-credit courses in English and College Essay Writing. We are also offering SAT and ACT Preparation workshops. All courses are taught by highly experienced faculty. Detailed course descriptions, class meeting dates and times, tuition information, and applications are available on the Summer Studies website: www.sidwell.edu/summer.
Students applying for upper school credit courses in math must obtain approval by the student&rsquo;s current teacher, and students applying for U.S. History must have the approval of the Academic Dean. First priority for enrollment in U.S. History will be given to students applying to School Year Abroad and semester study-away programs such as CityTerm and China Fieldwork. After February 15, enrollment for U.S. History will be open to all students, and registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis. U.S. History tends to be a popular course, so you should get your application in early to reserve a space.
Applications for non-credit courses may be submitted online. Online registration is not available for credit courses. Please use the paper application: http://www.sidwellsummer.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Summer-Studies-Application1.pdf
If you have any questions about our course offerings, please contact Min Kim, Director of Summer Studies and Interim Academic Dean/Assistant Principal of the Upper School at [email-masked].

							
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COMMUNITY SERVICE CORNER
WAF Sidwell food drive.pdfOngoing Collections in M.S. Lobby:
Winter Canned Food Drive - Help Fight Senior Hunger with We Are Family!
We Are Family is excited to partner with Sidwell Friends School and Hearst Elementary School on a food drive and volunteer activities that will benefit District older residents!
We Are Family provides services such as free monthly grocery bags, friendly visits, transportation, and advocacy to older residents of the Columbia Heights, Petworth, Adams Morgan, Shaw, and North Capitol neighborhoods.
Please help us collect food for distribution through our Helping Hands Minimester. Click on the document above for more information.
Toiletries and Linens

	Dignity-condition items (for humans) at A Wider Circle
	Shabby fleece blankets and towels (for our four-legged friends) at Washington Animal Rescue League
	Tattered linens will be transformed into dog/cat toys during our &ldquo;Paws and Claws&rdquo; Minimester

Collection bins for WARL linens also in the 5th grade hallway. See Susanne Saunders or Michael Salmon if you have questions.
Important Dates:
February 27 - 5th Grade hangout
March 1 - 5th and 6th grade service club at A Wider Circle: ongoing project to manage the Kids&#39; Corner.
Contact [email-masked] for additional information.
March 5 - Middle School Service Day
Contact MS Community Service Co-clerks Eva Xanthos at [email-masked] or Lisa Arrington at [email-masked] or your Grade Reps for volunteer opportunities.

QUAKER QUOTE
&quot;A true friend unbosoms freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably&quot;.
~William Penn
Quaker quotes are intended to deepen the understanding and appreciation of Quakerism in the SFS community. Suggestions and questions may be addressed to Cynthia Ritchie Terrell at [email-masked].

MS NEWSLETTER INFORMATION
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School Calendar: Calendar entries that appear in the right column of each Newsletter are automatically generated by the school, not by the Tuesday newsletter editors. Any changes to the school calendar are made through the school scheduling office at [email-masked].

                            
                                
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Read MoreSidwell Friends wins the DC Regional High School Science Bowl!
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&ldquo;Se calienta mi coraz&oacute;n.&rdquo;
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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Tue, Feb 24th 
		
				MS France Minimester meeting 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				7:00pm - 8:30pm

				

	Wed, Feb 25th 
		
				6th Grade Conversation with Sally 
				
				Rosenberg Theater
				8:00am - 9:15am

				

	Fri, Feb 27th 
		
				5th Gr. Hangout 
				
				Wannan Gym and MS Courtyard
				3:30pm - 5:00pm

				

	Sat, Feb 28th 
		
				5th Gr. Parent Potluck 
				
				Off Campus
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Mon, Mar 2nd 
		
				MS PA Steering Comm. Mtg 
				
				Rusch Team Rm
				8:00am - 9:00am

				

	Tue, Mar 3rd 
		
				Meet the Head of School - MS Parents 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
				7:00pm - 8:30pm

				

	Wed, Mar 4th 
		
				LS Parent Conferences - Half Day 

				

				

		
				8th Grade Conversation with Sally 
				
				Rosenberg Theater
				8:00am - 9:15am

				

	Thu, Mar 5th 
		
				LS Parent Conferences - Half Day 

				

				

		
				PA Executive Steering Committee Mtg 
				
				Rusch Team Rm
				8:30am - 9:30am

				

	Fri, Mar 6th 
		
				LS Parent Conferences - No School 

				

				

		
				MS Report Writing - No School 

				

				

		
				US Report Writing - No School 

				

				

	Sun, Mar 8th 
		
				7th Grade Potluck 
				
				Off-campus
				6:00pm - 8:00pm

				

	Tue, Mar 10th 
		
				National Latin Exam 
				
				US Dining Room
				8:00am - 9:00am

				

	Thu, Mar 12th 
		
				All MS Meeting for Worship - Parents Invited 
				
				Robert L. Smith Mtg Rm
				8:00am - 8:45am

				

		
				7th Gr. Parent Social 
				
				Zartman Drawing Rm/Off Campus
				6:30pm - 8:00pm

				

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

				

	Fri, Mar 13th 
		
				US Musical - "Merrily We Roll Along" 
				
				AC Theater
				8:00pm - 10:00pm
				
				Visit this Link

				

	Sat, Mar 14th 
		
				8th Grade Parent Social 
				
				Off-campus
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

		
				US Musical - "Merrily We Roll Along"  
				
				AC Theater
				8:00pm - 10:00pm
				
				Visit this Link

				

	Sun, Mar 15th 
		
				All Community Meeting for Worship 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
				10:30am - 12:00pm

				

		
				US Musical - "Merrily We Roll Along"  
				
				AC Theater
				2:30pm - 4:30pm
				
				Visit this Link

				

	Mon, Mar 16th 
		
				MS Minimester 

				

				

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									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Fri, Feb 27th 
		
				Wrestling - Varsity - National Preps 

				
				2/28/2015

				

	Sat, Feb 28th 
		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity - Bullis Play Day 

				

				

	Thu, Mar 5th 
		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - Scrimmage vs. Walter Johnson 

				4:15pm

				

	Fri, Mar 6th 
		
				Baseball - Varsity - Scrimmage vs. Cardozo HS 

				4:00pm

				

	Sat, Mar 7th 
		
				Baseball - Varsity - Scrimmage vs. Blair 

				11:00am

				

		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity - Scrimmage vs. Blair 

				1:00pm

				

	Tue, Mar 10th 
		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Bishop O'Connell 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Softball - Varsity - Scrimmage vs. Baltimore Friends 

				4:30pm

				

	Wed, Mar 11th 
		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity - Scrimmage vs. Bishop McNamara 

				4:00pm

				

	Thu, Mar 12th 
		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. Gonzaga High School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Gonzaga High School 

				4:30pm

				

	Fri, Mar 13th 
		
				Softball - Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Softball - Junior Varsity at Stone Ridge School 

				4:15pm

				

	Sat, Mar 14th 
		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. DC Classic vs. St. John's 

				

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity - Quaker Classic - Johns Hopkins University 

				

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. DC Classic vs. St. John's  

				1:00pm

				

	Mon, Mar 16th 
		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Mercersburg Academy 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Softball - Varsity vs. Calverton 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Mercersburg Academy 

				5:45pm

				

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