Subject: SFS MS Newsletter 4-28-15
From: "SFS MS Tuesday Letter" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 06:00:22 -0400

Tuesday - April 28, 2015

		

		

		 

					

							
								Principal's Letter

NOTES FROM SALLY 

							
							
								Announcements

SIDWELL FRIENDS WINS FIRST PLACE AT THIRD STRAIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH MEET OF THE YEAR! 

							
							
								Other

COMMUNITY SERVICE CORNER 
QUAKER QUOTE 
MS NEWSLETTER INFORMATION 

							

                            News Around the School

                            
                                
                                US NEWS

                                

                                LS NEWS

                            

								Principal's Letter

NOTES FROM SALLY
This week&rsquo;s query:  How can we tell the difference between rushing and being efficient?
Assembly: Upper School Instrumental Ensembles
Please participate in the casserole bake!  Bring your casseroles to school this week for our friends who are served by Martha&rsquo;s Table.  Thank you!
KickStart: A Summer Review for Current SFS Middle School Students
July 6-July 31/8:30-11:30 AM/$1400
Middle School Library Classroom
This Middle School program is an opportunity for Sidwell students to hone their skills in order to get the most out of the upcoming school year. Designed for rising 6&rsquo;s, 7&rsquo;s and 8&rsquo;s, the morning program will incorporate language arts and math taught by our Sidwell Middle School teachers.
Math each day will give practice in topics covered the year before, and small groups will offer opportunities to differentiate instruction and to pursue creative learning projects.  A hallmark of math class will be an emphasis on the building of problem solving skills and the application of computational skills.
Language Arts will extend a student&rsquo;s practice in reading and writing.  Reading will incorporate both fiction and nonfiction material and will include a preview of the summer reading selection for each grade.  Building on the program of the year before, students will focus on writing a strong, persuasive paragraph, with an emphasis on written mechanics. Students will also review grammar and parts of speech.
Students wishing to make a full day program can combine with afternoon STEM workshops like Pandemic Response or Engineering Prosthetic Devices or ExploreStar by contacting the Summer Office at [email-masked] or 202-537-8133.
Registration is available at: https://thriva.activenetwork.com/Reg4/Form.aspx?IDTD=2461&amp;RF=11209492&amp;mode=0.
Thanks to so many parent volunteers, the MS Book Fair and its debut Open Mic Night were a great success. Students enjoyed the incredible birthday cake for William Shakespeare along with tasty brownies and cookies at the reception. An especially big thank you to Book Fair organizers, Renee Fried and Beth Zeugin.

							
								Announcements

SIDWELL FRIENDS WINS FIRST PLACE AT THIRD STRAIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH MEET OF THE YEAR!
Congrats to 7th Graders Maika La Vina and Etan Basser, and 8th graders Emma Passmore, Ariana Warden, Arjun Sethi-Olowin, Nathan Shapiro, Oliver Bass, and Mitchell Jubeir, all of whom were high scorers at the last middle school math meet of the year held at Georgetown Day School on April 15th.  These high scorers helped lead Sidwell Friends to a first place tie with St. Albans.  The Middle School mathletes from Sidwell Friends have won first place at each of the three math meets held this year.

							
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COMMUNITY SERVICE CORNER
CASSEROLE_BAKE_GUIDELINES.pdfFinal Days of the SPRING CASSEROLE BAKE APRIL 27, 28, 29
There is still time to join us for the 3rd Annual Middle School Casserole Bake! Students, teachers and families will bake (or buy) casseroles, freeze them and drop them off on 37th St. The folks at Martha&#39;s Table will be delighted to receive your homemade or store bought dishes, so get your kitchens ready! You may bring your frozen items to the volunteers on 37th Street during drop off and pick up Tuesday, April 28 (remember early dismissal) and Wednesday, April 29. For guidelines and recipe suggestions please read more, and if you would like to volunteer to collect dishes, contact Eva Xanthos at [email-masked], Lisa Arrington at [email-masked] or your Grade Reps.
May 2 - AWC Service Opportunity
Please join us on Saturday May 2 from 9:00 &ndash; 11:00 a.m. at A Wider Circle (AWC), 9159 Brockville Road, Silver Spring, Maryland for a family morning of community service. SFS students and families from all three divisions of the school will be moving furniture and organizing household items at AWC&#39;s warehouse in Silver Spring. If you are interested in helping out this nonprofit that serves low income families in our community, please contact Mohini Malhotra via [email-masked] or 301.538.3717. A Wider Circle has been voted one of the best charities in our community by the Catalogue of Philanthropy and is a long-standing partner of Sidwell Friends. Coffee and muffins will be provided for sustenance. Thank you for joining in.

QUAKER QUOTE
There is a principle which is pure placed in the human mind, which in different places and ages hath had different names...it is deep and inward, confined to no forms of religion, nor excluded from any, when the heart stands in perfect sincerity. In whomsoever this takes root and grows, they become brethren.
~ John Woolman, 1720-1777
?Quaker Quotations are intended to deepen the understanding of Quakerism within the Sidwell Friends School community.?

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].

                            
                                
                                US News"I should have listened to my gut."
Founder&rsquo;s Day brought 19 alumni to campus to share their life&rsquo;s passion and sage advice with students.
Read More"I walked in like I was Beyoncé .flawless."
Poetry slam champion Gayle Danley delivered a passionate and moving performance of her work at Upper School Collection.
Read More

                                

							
                                
                                LS NewsCreating an inclusive community that works toward success for all
Four parents share their reflections after hearing diversity speaker Rosetta Lee.
Read More
							
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						MS newsletter submissions should be sent to [email-masked].

					

							
								
									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Wed, Apr 29th 
		
				GAMETIME! Boys Tennis 
				
				Tennis Courts
				4:15pm - 6:15pm

				

		
				Rising 5th Gr. Transition Mtg 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				6:45pm - 9:00pm

				

	Thu, Apr 30th 
		
				GAMETIME! Baseball 
				
				Baseball Field
				4:15pm - 6:15pm

				

	Fri, May 1st 
		
				6th Grade Party 
				
				LS Multipurpose Rm
				7:30pm - 9:30pm

				

		
				US Spring Choral Concert 
				
				Robert L. Smith Mtg Rm
				7:30pm - 9:30pm

				

		
				6th Gr. Parent Peer Group Mtg 
				
				LS Meeting House
				8:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Sun, May 3rd 
		
				US Instrumental Music Spring Concert 
				
				AC Theater
				2:30pm - 4:30pm

				

	Mon, May 4th 
		
				MS PA Steering Comm. Mtg 
				
				Rusch Team Rm
				8:00am - 9:00am

				

		
				Rising 7th Gr. Transition mtg 
				
				MS Drama Studio
				6:45pm - 9:00pm

				

	Thu, May 7th 
		
				PA Executive Steering Committee Mtg 
				
				Rusch Team Rm
				8:30am - 9:30am

				

		
				Grandparents Day - LS 
				
				Lower School Campus
				12:30pm - 3:30pm

				

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

				

	Fri, May 8th 
		
				Grandparents Day - MS 
				
				Courtyard, RLS Meeting Room, MS Classrooms
				12:30pm - 3:15pm

				

	Sat, May 9th 
		
				Rising 5th Gr. Scavenger Hunt 
				
				Wisc. Ave. campus
				3:30pm - 4:45pm

				

		
				6th Grade Pot Luck 
				
				off campus
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Tue, May 12th 
		
				PA All-School Transition Meeting 
				
				US Dining Room
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Wed, May 13th 
		
				6th Grade Parent Peer Group Meeting 
				
				LS Meeting House
				8:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Fri, May 15th 
		
				5th Gr. Hangout 
				
				Wannan Gym and MS Courtyard
				3:30pm - 5:00pm

				

		
				US SPRING PLAY - "HARVEY" by MARY CHASE 
				
				AC Theater
				8:00pm - 10:00pm
				
				Visit this Link

				

	Sat, May 16th 
		
				US SPRING PLAY - "HARVEY" by MARY CHASE 
				
				AC Theater
				8:00pm - 10:00pm
				
				Visit this Link

				

	Sun, May 17th 
		
				US SPRING PLAY - "HARVEY" by MARY CHASE 
				
				AC Theater
				2:30pm - 4:30pm
				
				Visit this Link

				
		
				Tennis Event 
				
				William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center
				3:00pm - 7:00pm

				

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									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Tue, Apr 28th 
		
				Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. Last Chance  

				

				

		
				Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. Last Chance 

				

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Washington International 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Softball - Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Madeira 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Flint Hill 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Bethesda Chevy Chase HS 

				5:00pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity at Potomac School 

				5:00pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity at Madeira 

				5:30pm

				

	Wed, Apr 29th 
		
				Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Softball - 7/8 A at Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Softball - 7/8 B at Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Track & Field - Girls 7/8 - SFS Meet 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Track & Field - Boys 7/8 - SFS Meet 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A vs. Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity at Wilson H.S. 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Prep 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Georgetown Prep 

				4:15pm

				

	Thu, Apr 30th 
		
				Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys 7/8 vs. Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Softball - 7/8 A vs. Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

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

				2:45pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Episcopal High School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Softball - Varsity at Holton-Arms 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. St. James School 

				4:30pm

				

	Fri, May 1st 
		
				Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. Draper  

				

				

		
				Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. Draper 

				

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. Albans 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Softball - Varsity vs. Bullis 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Sandy Spring 

				4:15pm

				

	Sat, May 2nd 
		
				Crew - Girls vs. Ted Phoenix Regatta - Lower Boat Championships 

				

				

		
				Softball - Varsity - vs. Falls Church HS 

				11:30am

				

		
				Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. Draper 

				12:00pm

				

		
				Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. Draper  

				12:00pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at Wilson H.S. 

				1:30pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity vs. St. James School 

				2:00pm

				

		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity at St. James School 

				2:00pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity - Double Header 

				4:00pm

				

	Mon, May 4th 
		
				Track & Field - Girls Varsity - "B" ISL Championships  

				

				

		
				Baseball - 7/8 B vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys 7/8 vs. St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Softball - 7/8 B at Holton-Arms 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Softball - Junior Varsity vs. Holton-Arms 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. "B" MAC Championships 

				4:30pm

				

	Tue, May 5th 
		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament  

				

				

		
				Softball - Varsity at Wilson H.S. 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Landon 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				5:15pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity at Flint Hill 

				5:30pm

				

		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				5:30pm

				

	Wed, May 6th 
		
				Softball - Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Potomac School 

				4:15pm

				

	Thu, May 7th 
		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament  

				

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A vs. St. Andrew's School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Track & Field - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament (Discus Only) 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity - ISL Tournament (higher seed) 

				5:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament (higher seed) 

				5:30pm

				

	Fri, May 8th 
		
				Baseball - Junior Varsity at Riverdale Baptist 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championship  

				4:30pm

				

		
				Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championships 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Softball - Varsity - ISL Tournament (higher seed) 

				5:30pm

				

	Sat, May 9th 
		
				Crew - Girls vs. VASRA Championship - Upper Boat Championships 

				

				

		
				Track & Field - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Championship 

				8:30am

				

		
				Track & Field - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championships 

				8:30am

				

		
				Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. MAC Championships  

				10:00am

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity - MAC Tournament  

				10:00am

				

		
				Softball - Varsity - ISL Tournament (higher seed) 

				12:00pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity - ISL Tournament (higher seed) 

				1:00pm

				

	Sun, May 10th 
		
				Track & Field - Girls Varsity - ISL Championships - Rain Date  

				

				

		
				Track & Field - Boys Varsity - MAC Championships - Rain Date 

				

				

		
				Softball - Varsity vs. ISL Championship  

				1:00pm

				

	Mon, May 11th 
		
				Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Finals 

				

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament (higher seed) 

				

				

		
				Baseball - 7/8 A vs. St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys 7/8 vs. St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. St. Andrew's School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity - MAC Tournament (higher seed) 

				5:30pm

				

	Wed, May 13th 
		
				Softball - Varsity - DCSAA State Tournament 

				

				

		
				Baseball - 7/8 B vs. Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Softball - 7/8 A vs. National Cathedral School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Softball - 7/8 B at National Cathedral School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A at National Cathedral School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity - MAC Tournament 

				5:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament (higher seed) 

				5:30pm

				

	Thu, May 14th 
		
				Softball - Varsity - DCSAA State Tournament 

				

				

		
				Track & Field - Girls 7/8 - Draper 

				

				

		
				Track & Field - Boys 7/8 - Draper 

				

				

		
				Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys 7/8 at Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Baseball - 7/8 B at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys 7/8 - B team vs. Potomac 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Baseball - Varsity - MAC Tournament Rain Date 

				5:30pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament Rain Date 

				5:30pm

				

	Fri, May 15th 
		
				Softball - Varsity - DCSAA State Tournament Semi-Finals 

				

				

		
				Crew - Girls vs. Stotesbury Cup Regatta 

				
				5/16/2015

				

	Sat, May 16th 
		
				Softball - Varsity - DCSAA State Tournament Finals 

				

				

		
				Crew - Girls vs. Stotesbury Cup Regatta 

				

				

	Mon, May 18th 
		
				Softball - 7/8 A at Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Softball - 7/8 B vs. Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A at Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Tennis - Boys 7/8 at Bullis 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Baseball - 7/8 B vs. Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

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