Subject: SFS PA - Thanks to our FAPAC Volunteers/Donors - Additional Calendar Notes
From: "Gus Bessalel" <[email-masked]>
To: "'Norma Scogin'" <[email-masked]>, "shelley schonberger" <[email-masked]>, "'Min Kim'" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2015 16:55:09 -0500

Hello 11th Grade Parents,

As we quickly approach winter break, a few notes for the class before we all scatter.  

THANK YOU TO FAPAC VOLUNTEERS!!!

First of all, a HUGE THANK YOU to all the students and parents who contributed to Saturday's FAPAC Holiday Brunch and Party for DC foster children and their families. In addition to the many generous donations of gifts, craft and party supplies from many families, student and parent volunteers worked from Friday evening through Saturday afternoon to deliver a very special holiday celebration for our guests. 

Given the number of activities at the school this weekend, it was especially nice to see how so many students made time in their busy schedules to contribute to the event. From dining room decorators to singing elves to gift-distributing Santa's Helpers, to face-painters, to card-making-helpers, to gingerbread-house-helpers to gift-wrappers to the clean-up crew -- all volunteers made a special effort to ensure the guests felt welcome, relaxed and happy.  

Many thanks to parents for drop-offs and pickups on a busy Saturday and for the extremely generous donations.   Finally, if you happen to run into Shoshanna Sumka (Coordinator of Global Initiatives & Service Learning) and/or Marina Ruben (US Writing Support Coordinator) at school, please thank them for all their help supporting the students' involvement in Saturday's event. 

CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

As always, a full list of events can be found on our class Google Doc at 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NDy_4tLKLF_gnfvzxU6MIbgiSnQ1JeS_EduKuijgop4/edit?usp=sharing

For those interested in supporting the arts at SFS, a few upcoming shows this week and next:

Fri 12/11               5:30-7:30pm       US Arts Show and Reception

Fri 12/11               7:30-9:30              US Winter Instrumental Concert (Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble)

Sun 12/13            2:30-4:30pm       US Winter Choral Concert  Location: Robert L. Smith Meeting Room

Fri 12/18               7:00-9:00pm       US Arts Guild, RLS Meeting Room

UPPER SCHOOL DANCE ON SATURDAY

The Upper School Winter Dance will take place at school from 8:30-10:30pm on December 12.  

Full Event List – December and January

December Events

12/11    5:30-7:30pm      US Arts Show and Reception, Rubinstein Gallery

12/11    6:00-9:00           Parent of Black Students Holiday Potluck (Off Campus)

12/11    7:30-9:30           US Winter Instrumental Concert, RLS Meeting Room

12/12    8:30-10:30pm    US Winter Dance, US Dining Room

12/13    2:30-4:30pm      US Winter Choral Concert  Location: RLS Meeting Room

12/16-17                        US Musical Auditions

12/18     7:00-9:00pm     US Arts Guild, RLS Meeting Room

12/19 - 1/3                     SCHOOL CLOSED FOR WINTER BREAK

12/22    8:00-9:00 pm     Candlelight Meeting for Worship - Lower School Meeting House (Bethesda)

January Events

1/4                                SCHOOL REOPENS

1/4-5                             Review days

1/6                                US Exam Reading Day

1/6        7:45am           College Athletics Conversation (Parents) - Choral Meeting Room

1/7                                US Exam - History

1//8                               US Exam - Science

1/8                                SFS Night at the Wizards - Tix through Fox Den - Chamber Chorus sings

national anthem

1/11                              US Exam - Language

1/12                              US Exam - Reading Day

1/13                              US Exam - English

1/14                              US Exam - Math

1/15                              US Exam - Make-up day

1/18                              MLK Jr. Day - SCHOOL CLOSED

1/18      9am-12:30pm    Celebrating the Life and Works of Martin Luther King, Jr. – Details TBD 

1/20      7:00pm             Junior Night Program - College Admissions (Junior families only) RLS Mtg Rm

1/22      8:15-9:30           11th Grade parent coffee - Le Pain Quotidien (Spring Valley)

1/29      7:00-9:00pm      US Arts Guild, RLS Meeting Room

1/31      1:00-4:00pm      ARTRAGEOUS - Arts Center and RLS Meeting House

Additional events for 2016 are listed here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NDy_4tLKLF_gnfvzxU6MIbgiSnQ1JeS_EduKuijgop4/edit?usp=sharing

We hope you have an opportunity to enjoy some of these campus events and we wish everyone very Happy Holidays!

Your 11th Grade Reps

Fatim, Heather, Lori and Gus

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