Subject: SFS PA 9th Grade: Reminders -- community gatherings and the arts this week
From: "Virginia Avanesyan" <[email-masked]>
To: "Tazeen Hasan" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>, "Stacey Lubar" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 22:58:13 -0400

Grade Nine Parents,

Read below for several reminders about this events this week. Looking
forward to seeing you soon!

*Our monthly informal parent coffee* at Le Pain Quotidien, 4874
Massachusetts Ave., will take place on Friday, April 29 from 8-9 a.m., not
Tuesday morning.

*Come to the 9th Grade Family Social Friday, April 29,* from 5-7:00 pm in
the Sledge Garden.  Enjoy community among 9th graders and their families.
Pizza will be provided by the Parents Association. If you are able, bring a
vegetable for dipping or a dessert to share. Please let us know if you are
planning to attend by replying on the online sign up.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d4ba4aa22a46-sfspa

All are welcome, regardless of prior reply.

*Thursday, April 28,  View the film Screenagers.* We will begin with a
light dinner in the Meeting House lobby at 6:00 p.m.; the film will start
at 6:30. Following the screening, we will move to round table discussion about
life with digital devices for children and parents in the dining room.

*Friday April 29, Upper School Spring Choral Concert *7:30-9:00 p.m. in the
R. L. Smith Meeting Room.

*Sunday, May 1,* *Upper School Spring Orchestra Ensemble* 2:30-4:30 p.m.

*Friday, May 13, Teacher Appreciation Breakfast*, Look for announcements to
come soon about volunteering to bring food for the Upper School Teachers.

And lastly,  please read the message below from the Tennis Round Robin
organizers!

Your Grade 9 Reps

Dear Friends:

The Sidwell Friends Tennis Round Robin is *two weeks* *away!* My family
will be participating and I hope more 9th grade families will join this day
of tennis and fun! The Round Robin will take place on *Saturday, May
7 from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m.* at the *William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center* (home
of the CitiOpen and Washington Tennis and Education Foundation). Community
members of *all ages and skill sets* are encouraged to attend. Even if
you’re not a tennis player, come enjoy the matches, food and fun!

Participate in drills with Head Varsity Tennis Coach *Octavio Delasobera* and
many of the *top boys and girls varsity players* who will be participating
in the event. *Adult tickets cost $50.00 and student tickets cost
$30.00. *Sponsorship
opportunities are also available and all proceeds benefit student financial
aid. Click here to register today!
<http://www.sidwell.edu/support_sfs/events-for-student-scholarship/tennistournament/index.aspx>
You don’t want to miss this great community builder and fundraiser for
student scholarships!

Thanks for your support,

Carrie Irvin
Host Committee

Raina Fishbane and Eleni Rossides
Co-Chair