Subject: SFS US PA - 11 Grade Parent Gathering, Spring Concerts and more
From: "Gus Bessalel" <[email-masked]>
To: "'Norma Scogin'" <[email-masked]>, "shelley schonberger" <[email-masked]>, "'Min Kim'" <[email-masked]>, "'Mamadou Gueye'" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 16:38:19 -0400

Dear 11th Grade Parents.

We are looking forward to enjoying some opportunities to get together and appreciate our community and the great talents of our kids.  Please see information below on upcoming events as well as important reminders regarding AP exam period (5/2-5/13). 

For a full listing of events go to our class gdoc

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

We're Firing Up the Grill: Don't Miss the 11th Grade Parent BBQ Sunday, May 1, 5-7pm, Sledge Garden (following the Spring US Instrumental Concert taking place in the courtyard outside the Arts Center)

Mark your calendars and join fellow 11th grade parents as we blow off some "are-we-really-looking-at-colleges-already?!" steam at the final parent celebration of the year. We look forward to seeing you Sunday, May 1st at 5pm in The Sledge Garden for a casual gathering featuring Rocklands BBQ.  Start your afternoon at the Upper School Instrumental Concert featuring the Upper School Orchestra and Jazz Ensembles playing an open-air concert in the courtyard outside the US Arts Center from 2:30-4:30pm and then join old friends and new.

Be on the look-out for an Evite later today and please RSVP. Cowboy boots not required.  Questions? Please contact Lori McFarling ([email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]> ) or Fatim Haidara ([email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]> )

US Choral and Instrumental Concerts- 4/29 (7:30-9pm) and 5/1 (2:30-4:30pm)

This weekend offers two wonderful opportunities to enjoy the hard work of our talented Upper School musicians.  On Friday, 4/29 from 7:30-9pm, the US Spring Choral Concert will take place in the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room, featuring the Upper School Chorus, Chamber Chorus and student-led a cappella groups under the direction of Choral Arts Teacher John Touchton. 

On Sunday, May 1, from 2:30-4:30pm the Upper School Orchestra and several section of the Upper School Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Instrumental Music Teacher David Merlin-Jones will perform in the courtyard outside the Arts Center (in case of rain, the concert will be moved indoors).  Enjoy an afternoon of beautiful instrumental music al fresco before gathering for the 11th grade parent reception at 5pm.

 

AP Exam Schedule and Notices

AP exams will take place between May 2-13.  Students taking afternoon AP exams are excused from morning classes.  Students who take morning AP exams are asked to attend afternoon classes.  Junior classes are canceled on May 4 and May 6 for the English and US History exams, respectively.  Juniors who sit for these exams will be excused after the exams end, and juniors who are not taking these AP exams are excused from school on those days.  

Below is a link to the Collegeboard website with a detailed schedule of the AP Exams.  Questions regarding the AP Exams should be directed to Cory Zimmerman at [email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]> .

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/exam/calendar/index.html.

 

Other Important Reminders

Teacher Appreciation Breakfast is 5/13 – please contribute homemade baked goods if you can. Keep an eye out for the sign-up genius from the event organizers.

Prom Registration deadline is 5/13 – see class gdoc or US weekly newsletter for registration info

 

For a full listing of events, see below or go to our class gdoc:

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

April Events

4/26     8-10pm            Bethesda Friends Meeting Lecture/Concert with Jack Glatzer

 <http://www.sidwell.edu/calendars/detail.aspx?pageaction=VSIPublicBlock2&LinkID=70806&ModuleID=368&StartDate=4/26/2016> http://www.sidwell.edu/calendars/detail.aspx?pageaction=VSIPublicBlock2&LinkID=70806&ModuleID=368&StartDate=4/26/2016 

4/29     7:30-9pm         US Spring Choral Concert - RLS Meeting Room

May Events

5/1       2:30-4:30         US Spring Instrumental Concert - Courtyard or RLS Meeting Room

5/1       5-7                   11th Grade Parent Gathering – Sledge Garden

5/4       6:30-8:30pm    In the Heart of the Bright Continent - Student reflections on Congo and 

Rwanda - RLS Meeting Room - Keynote by Omekongo Dibinga

Light refreshments, music, art, poetry, and community!

5/2-13                           AP EXAMS  (no classes for juniors 5/4 and 5/6)

5/7       3:30-6pm         SFS Tennis Round Robin. Wm. H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center

 <http://www.sidwell.edu/broadcast/action/clickthru.aspx?id=366.3033.2530477.25151.15475> Please register today!

5/13     8-8:30              US Teacher Appreciation Breakfast

5/13     8:15-9:30         11th Grade parent coffee - Le Pain Quotidien (Spring Valley)

5/14     8-11pm           Upper School Go Go Dance

5/16     7pm                 Celebration for Sally Selby

5/20     5:30-7:30pm    US Spring Arts Show - Rubenstein Gallery

5/22     3:30-7pm         SFS Tennis Round Robin, Wm. Fitzgerald Tennis Ctr

5/20-22 Various          US Spring Play - check SFS website for times and tickets

5/26     6-8pm              US Athletic Awards Night

5/27     8pm - 2am       Prom - SFS and Four Seasons Hotel

5/30                              SCHOOL CLOSED - Memorial Day

5/31     6-8pm              PBS/PLAS Family Dinner - Dining Room, Sledge Garden

5/31-6/2                       Senior Project Presentations

June Events

6/1                                US Exams - Reading Day

6/2                                US Exam - Math

6/3       7:45-8:30am    Goodbye Coffee with Sally Selby (details to follow)

6/3       8:15-9:30am    11th Grade parent coffee - Le Pain Quotidien (Spring Valley)

6/3       7:45-8:30am    Goodbye Coffee with Sally - Zartman Drawing Rm and Terrace

6/3                                US Exam - History

6/4                                 SAT Testing Date

6/4                                 Senior Celebration

6/5       10:30-11:30am All-Community Meeting For Worship - RLS Meeting Rm/Foyer

6/6       7:45-8:30am    Goodbye Coffee with Sally Selby (details to follow)

6/6                                 US Exam - Science

6/7                                 US Exam - Language

6/8                                 US Exam - English

6/10                               US Commencement

Summer Deadlines

8/29                                         Community Service-Deadline for supervisor and student evaluations

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