Subject: SFS US PA: Jan and Feb Calendar reminders
From: "Gus Bessalel" <[email-masked]>
To: "'Norma Scogin'" <[email-masked]>, "shelley schonberger" <[email-masked]>, "'Min Kim'" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2016 21:15:02 -0500

Dear 11th Grade Parents, 

Happy New Year and welcome back!  We hope everyone had a restful break.  We
thought it would be worth highlighting a few important events coming up in
January.  For a full list of events for January and February, please see
below in the email or check the class Gdoc at: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NDy_4tLKLF_gnfvzxU6MIbgiSnQ1JeS_EduKuijg
op4/edit?usp=sharing 

The Gdoc now lists all events we are aware from now until the end of the
year. More will be added as we go along, but we have tried to capture
anything that is on the SFS calendar as of now that is relevant to the
junior class.  As always, if you see any errors or omissions in the
schedule, please let us know. 

JANUARY EVENTS OF NOTE

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

The Parents of Black Students (PBS), in collaboration with the Quaker Life,
Community Service, and Equity, Justice, and Community (EJC) committees,
invite all members of the SFS community to celebrate the life and works of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We will gather from 9:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. on
Monday, January 18. Following a brief query-centered discussion with a panel
of alumni speakers, SFS volunteers will choose to participate in one of the
available service events: (1) Bake Casseroles for Central Union Mission, 2)
Work with the Boys and Girls Club at American University to make cards and
toiletry packets for Veterans, or (3) Create Healthy Snack Bags for N Street
Village Day Center. Afterward, we will regroup for a short time of
reflection before closing with a moment of silence.

Please sign up to donate items and/or volunteer for one of the three service
engagements to help the underserved in our community.
<http://www.sidwell.edu/broadcast/action/clickthru.aspx?id=366.2946.2397168.
25151.15978> http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084da4ae28a0f49-sfsmlk/939945

1/20        7:00pm  College Counseling Junior Night Program - College
Admissions - RLS Meeting Room

This is the official kickoff to college counseling for junior families.  All
juniors and parents are invited and encouraged to attend. 

1/31 - 1-4 pm:  ARTRAGEOUS - Sidwell's Annual Celebration of the Arts

ArtRageous is the annual all-school community arts festival. This inclusive
event will take place Sunday, January 31 <x-apple-data-detectors://65>  in
the Kogod Arts Center on the Wisconsin Avenue campus, from 1:00
<x-apple-data-detectors://66> - 4:00 p.m. All are welcome! The theme of this
year's ArtRageous is The Fabric of Art.

Student performers (individuals or groups) are needed to celebrate the arts
at ArtRageous - all are invited to come sing, dance, play an instrument,
act, read, juggle, and more! Parent volunteers are also needed (no
experience necessary) to contribute their time to help make this event a
success - please volunteer for as little as an hour and then enjoy the
festivities.

To learn more, or to sign up to perform or volunteer, please e-mail the PA
Arts Committee at [email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]> .

CALENDAR OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY EVENTS

January Events

1/4-5                                                  Review days

1/6                                                      US Exam Reading Day

1/6          8-8:45am              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                                                   SCHOOL CLOSED - MLK
Jr. Day 

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

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

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

February Events

2/2          7-9pm                    All School PA-sponsored State of the
School Meeting (with Bryan Garman)

Location: Robert L. Smith Meeting Room Time:7:00pm - 9:00pm

2/4          7:30-9pm               US Dance Ensemble Performance, Location:
Caplin Theater

2/11                                        7:30-9:30pm        Parent
Speaker David Walsh-RLS Meeting Room. Dr. Walsh will be speaking about the
changes that occur in teens' brains and how parents can use this information
to understand, communicate with, and stay connected with their kids. 

2/12        8:15-9:30am        11th Grade parent coffee - Le Pain Quotidien
(Spring Valley)

2/12        8-9am                    Teacher Appreciation cookie bake, US
Dining Hall

2/12        7-8:30pm              BSU Show, Caplin Theater

2/15                                        SCHOOL CLOSED - Presidents' Day

2/17        7-9PM                    US Parent Curriculum Night, RLS Meeting
Room

2/23        8-8:45am              11th Gr. Parent Coffee with US
Administration Location: Choral Music Room 

2/23        7-9pm                    1st Capital Case Studies Program for
Juniors/College Program Location: GDS

2/26        7-9pm                    US Arts Guild - RLS Meeting Room

 

Good luck with exams!

All the best, 

Your 11th grade reps - Fatim, Heather, Lori and Gus

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