Subject: US Weekly E-Newsletter 1-8-17
From: "SFS US Weekly E-Newsletter" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2017 09:01:58 -0500

Sunday - January 8, 2017

		

		

		 

					

							
								Principal's Letter

MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU 

							
							
								Announcements

JANUARY EXAMS: SECOND WEEK 
SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR US PARENTS ASSOCIATION 

							
							
								Events

MLK DAY SERVICE EVENT: JAN. 16 
COFFEE FOR JESSIE JACOBSON 
PARENT SPEAKER DEBRA HAFFNER ON CHILDREN'S SEXUALITY: JAN. 23 
GAMETIME! WINTER SEASON SCHEDULE 

							
							
								Other

QUAKER QUOTES AND QUESTIONS 

							

                            News Around the School

                            

                                

                                

                            

                            
								Principal's Letter

MESSAGE FROM MAMADOU
Dear Friends,
Our students have been hard at work studying for their first-semester exams. On Monday, they will take their language exam, followed by a reading day on Tuesday, the science exam on Wednesday, and the math exam on Thursday. Students are not required to be on campus on reading days, but they are welcome to be here to meet with teachers or use the library to study. Lunch will be available every day during the exam period. If your child becomes ill during this time, please e-mail [email-masked] and contact Min Kim at [email-masked] to schedule the make-up exam, which will take place on January 13 at 10:00 a.m.
Just before winter break, five sophomores on the Sidwell Friends Chess Club competed at a tournament in Nashville and took fifth place in the overall competition for the 10th grade division. Congratulations to these students for an incredible performance!
We&rsquo;re also pleased to announce that Debra Haffner, author of From Diapers to Dating, Beyond the Big Talk, and What Every 21st-Century Parent Needs to Know, will speak with Sidwell Friends parents about sexuality in children and adolescents at 7:00 p.m. on January 23. (See the entry under &quot;Events&quot; in this newsletter for more information.) Light refreshments will be available at 6:30 p.m. in the lobby outside the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room. Childcare can be arranged for Sidwell Friends community members by contacting Kathi Webb at [email-masked].
The Parents of Black Students affinity group, in collaboration with the Parents Association and the Quaker Life Committee, will host the MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This event is open to the whole community. I hope to see you there!
Warmly,
Mamadou
Mamadou Gu&egrave;ye
Upper School Principal

							
								Announcements

JANUARY EXAMS: SECOND WEEK
January 2017 Exam Schedule

		
			
			Sunday
			1
			Happy New Year!

			Monday
			2
			NO SCHOOL

			Tuesday
			3
			Review Day
			Regular Schedule
			(no new material)

			Wednesday
			4
			Reading Day
			No regular classes 

			Thursday
			5
			History Exam
			10:00 a.m.

			Friday
			6
			English Exam
			10:00 a.m.

		
			
			Sunday
			8

			Monday
			9
			Language Exam
			10:00 a.m.

			Tuesday
			10
			Reading Day
			No regular classes

			Wednesday
			11
			Science Exam
			10:00 a.m.

			Thursday
			12
			Math Exam
			10:00 a.m.

			Friday
			13
			Make-up Exam
			10:00 a.m.

		

			 

			 

Reminders:
Exams begin promptly at 10:00 a.m.
Students who qualify for extended time will begin exams at 9:30 a.m. Ms. Schneck will e-mail students with additional information.
Students who are doubling in a subject must schedule their second exam by e-mailing Ms. Morillas at [email-masked]. Students may take two exams on the same day or take the second exam on January 13, exam make-up day. An exam may not be taken before the designated exam day for that subject.
If a student is ill on the morning of an exam, parents must e-mail [email-masked]. Students may take the make-up exam on January 13.
Should we have inclement weather during the exam period, we may need to make adjustments to the schedule. Please check your e-mail for any updates.

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR US PARENTS ASSOCIATION
Looking for a way to become more involved with the School? The Parents Association is seeking parent volunteers to fill positions for the 2017/18 academic year. If you enjoy community building and would like to make a contribution to the School or your child&#39;s grade, please sign up! We are filling division vice clerks, grade reps, and other positions&mdash;please see the SFS Parent Portal for descriptions. 
To nominate yourself or someone else or for more information, please contact All-School Nominating Clerk Priscilla Cheng ([email-masked]) or Upper School Nominating Clerk Sandra McCoy ([email-masked]). Thank you!

							
								Events

MLK DAY SERVICE EVENT: JAN. 16
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. to 12:30 p.m. on Monday, January 16. Following a brief, query-centered discussion (and storytelling for younger members of the community), SFS volunteers will choose to participate in one of the available service events:
1. Bake casseroles for Bethesda Cares.
2. Make cards and sort donated items for Veterans Affairs DC Medical Center.
3. Create healthy snack bags for N Street Village Day Center.
4. Create winter care bags for Georgetown Ministry Center.
The Quaker Life Committee will also host coffee and conversation with speakers from the National Coalition for the Homeless. 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 service engagements to help the underserved in our community.

COFFEE FOR JESSIE JACOBSON
Volunteers who worked with Jessie Jacobson on SFS financial aid fundraising events are invited to a farewell breakfast and celebration on Friday, January 13, at 8:30 a.m. in the Zartman House Drawing Room. After more than five years with us, Jessie is heading to a great new opportunity at Wolf Trap. Please let Kathi Webb ([email-masked]) know if you plan to join us.

PARENT SPEAKER DEBRA HAFFNER ON CHILDREN'S SEXUALITY: JAN. 23
Parents are invited to a January 23 talk by sexuality education expert Debra Haffner, who will discuss raising sexually healthy and responsible children and adolescents. Debra has been working for more than 40 years in sexuality education and holds a doctorate degree in ministry in addition to master&#39;s degrees in public health and divinity. She is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister with a congregation in Reston, Virginia. 
Before she was called to parish ministry, Debra was a nonprofit executive working in the fields of sexuality education, sexual health, and justice. In the 1980s, she was the director of education, counseling, and public affairs for Metropolitan Washington. She was also the president of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States for 12 years. Debra is the author or coauthor of seven books, including From Diapers to Dating, Beyond the Big Talk, and What Every 21st-Century Parent Needs to Know. Her specialty is helping parents talk to their children about sexuality in a way that reflects their own family values. Debra will talk about such issues as identifying and taking advantage of teachable moments; the influence of technology on teenagers&#39; attitudes and behaviors; dress and sexuality; and helping children develop a sense of moral decision making about sexuality. 
Our conversation with Debra will be relevant to parents of students in all divisions, as she asserts that conversations about sexuality are best started well before adolescence. This event is open to the broader community: We invite all to attend and welcome parents&#39; friends. Light refreshments will be available at 6:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room; the program will begin at 7:00 p.m. Childcare is available for Sidwell Friends community members. Please e-mail Kathi Webb at [email-masked] if you plan to use the childcare.

GAMETIME! WINTER SEASON SCHEDULE
GAMETIME! is an SFS program that features every varsity athletic team once each season. Fans of all ages are encouraged to come in School colors, raise their voices, and wave towels and pom-poms in support. Fan treats are always provided.
If you are bringing a group of students to any of the games or meets listed below, please let us know ([email-masked])&mdash;we&rsquo;d like to recognize you to the team and coaches if time permits.
Winter GAMETIME! events:

	Girls&#39; basketball vs. NCS: Tuesday, January 24, at 5:30 p.m.
	Dance ensemble* performance: Thursday, February 2, at 7:00 p.m.
	Boys&#39; basketball vs. Maret: Tuesday, February 14, at 5:30 p.m.
	Boys&#39; and girls&#39; swim and dive team vs. St. Albans/NCS: Thursday, February 16, at 4:00 p.m.

*Dance ensemble members earn PE credit for their work and are thus included in GAMETIME!

							
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QUAKER QUOTES AND QUESTIONS
&ldquo;If we desire a society of peace, then we cannot achieve such a society through violence. If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society. If we desire a society that is democratic, then democracy must become a means as well as an end.&rdquo;
&mdash;?Bayard Rustin (1912&ndash;1987)
 
Quaker quotes alternate with questions about Quakerism in this newsletter feature. To ask a question about Quaker history or practice, e-mail our Sidwell Friends Quaker Life Committees&rsquo; authors at [email-masked].

                            

							

                                

                                

                            
						 
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									 Calendar

									

												
												
	Sun, Jan 8th 
		
				SSAT 
				
				US Classrooms
				8:00am - 1:00pm

				

		
				All School Family Community Service 
				
				Off Site - A Wider Circle
				1:00pm - 3:00pm

				

	Mon, Jan 9th 
		
				US Exam #3 Language 
				
				Upper School
				10:00am - 12:00pm

				

	Tue, Jan 10th 
		
				US Reading Day 

				

				

		
				PA 102: PA Roles for 2017-2018 
				
				Quaker Meeting House
				8:15am - 9:00am

				

	Wed, Jan 11th 
		
				US Exam #4 Science 
				
				Upper School
				10:00am - 12:00pm

				

		
				AC/PG meeting 
				
				Alumni Lounge
				12:00pm - 2:30pm

				

	Thu, Jan 12th 
		
				US Exam #5 Math 
				
				Upper School
				10:00am - 12:00pm

				

	Fri, Jan 13th 
		
				Lower School - NO SCHOOL (Faculty Report Writing) 

				

				

		
				US Exam Makeup Day 

				

				

	Sat, Jan 14th 
		
				BSU Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater, Arts Center
				12:00pm - 4:00pm

				

	Mon, Jan 16th 
		
				Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - NO SCHOOL 

				

				

		
				All Community Meeting for Worship and MLK Day of Service 
				
				RLS Meeting Room, Dining Room, US Library, Lower Level Classrooms
				9:00am - 2:00pm

				

	Tue, Jan 17th 
		
				PA 102: PA Roles for 2017-2018 
				
				LS Quaker Meeting House
				8:15am - 9:00am

				

		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater + Choral Room + Theatre Arts Studio
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Wed, Jan 18th 
		
				AC/PG meeting 
				
				US Library Board Room
				12:00pm - 2:30pm

				

		
				"Seek Justice, Find Peace: A Town Hall Meeting" 
				
				RLS Meeting Room
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater + Choral Room + Theatre Arts Studio
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Thu, Jan 19th 
		
				9Th Grade Parent Coffee with US Adm 
				
				Choral Music Room
				8:00am - 8:45am

				

		
				US MFW 
				
				RLS Meeting Room
				9:35am - 10:20am

				

		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater + Choral Room + Theatre Arts Studio
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

		
				11th Gr. Students/Parents with College Counseling 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

		
				GLSBT Dance 
				
				Caplin Theater & Arts Center Lobby
				8:30pm - 10:30pm

				

	Fri, Jan 20th 
		
				Inauguration Day - NO SCHOOL 

				

				

	Sat, Jan 21st 
		
				BSU Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater & Arts Center Lobby
				12:00pm - 4:00pm

				

	Sun, Jan 22nd 
		
				US Musical Rehearsal 
				
				Caplin Theater + Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Stidio
				1:00pm - 5:00pm

				

	Mon, Jan 23rd 
		
				Parent Speaker - Debra Hafner 
				
				Robert L. Smith Meeting Room
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Tue, Jan 24th 
		
				US Musical - Rehearsal 
				
				Choral Room + Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Wed, Jan 25th 
		
				AC/PG meeting 
				
				US Library Board Room
				12:00pm - 2:30pm

				

		
				US Musical - Rehearsal 
				
				Choral Room + Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Thu, Jan 26th 
		
				US MFW 
				
				RLS Meeting Room
				9:35am - 10:20am

				

		
				US Musical - Rehearsal 
				
				Choral Room +Rosenberg Theater + Theatre Arts Studio
				6:00pm - 9:00pm

				

	Fri, Jan 27th 
		
				US Arts Guild 
				
				RLS Meeting Room
				7:00pm - 9:00pm

				

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									Athletics

									

                                                
												
	Mon, Jan 9th 
		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Stone Ridge School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 C vs. Stone Ridge School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at Stone Ridge School 

				3:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Woods Academy 

				3:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B at Woods Academy 

				3:00pm

				

	Wed, Jan 11th 
		
				Wrestling - 7/8 at Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B at Maret School 

				2:45pm

				

	Thu, Jan 12th 
		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. KIPP DC Northeast Academy 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. KIPP DC Northeast Academy 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 C at Flint Hill 

				2:45pm

				

	Sat, Jan 14th 
		
				Wrestling - Varsity - Heritage Duals 

				

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. King Abdullah Academy 

				1:00pm

				

	Tue, Jan 17th 
		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Flint Hill 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Wrestling - Varsity vs. St. James School 

				5:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity at Flint Hill 

				6:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 

				6:00pm

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. Potomac School 

				7:30pm

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. Potomac School 

				7:30pm

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				7:30pm

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				7:30pm

				

	Wed, Jan 18th 
		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Sheridan School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Sheridan School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Indoor Track - P.E. Class (Coed) - Georgetown Prep Practice Meet #2 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman at Wilson H.S. 

				4:15pm

				

	Thu, Jan 19th 
		
				Wrestling - 7/8 vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Potomac School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 C at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Swimming - Boys 7/8 - St. Albans Meet 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Swimming - Girls 7/8 - St. Albans Meet 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at Maret School 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Visitation 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Wrestling - Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity at Maret School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Squash - P.E. Class (Co-Ed) at Potomac School 

				4:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Georgetown Visitation 

				6:00pm

				

	Sat, Jan 21st 
		
				Indoor Track - P.E. Class (Coed) vs. Last Track to Philly @ Prep 

				8:00am

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Landon 

				11:30am

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Landon 

				1:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Landon 

				3:00pm

				

	Mon, Jan 23rd 
		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 C vs. Georgetown Day 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 C at Norwood School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Wrestling - 7/8 at Norwood School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at Landon 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B at Landon 

				2:45pm

				

	Tue, Jan 24th 
		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. National Cathedral School 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Squash - P.E. Class (Co-Ed) at Madeira 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at Flint Hill 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Flint Hill 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. National Cathedral School 

				5:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Varsity at Flint Hill 

				6:00pm

				

	Wed, Jan 25th 
		
				Wrestling - 7/8 vs. St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. St. Albans 

				2:30pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys 7/8 C vs. Norwood School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at Norwood School 

				2:45pm

				

		
				Wrestling - Varsity at Herndon HS 

				6:00pm

				

	Thu, Jan 26th 
		
				Indoor Track - P.E. Class (Coed) vs. EHS Invitational 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				4:15pm

				

		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Diving Championship 

				5:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Stone Ridge School 

				6:00pm

				

	Fri, Jan 27th 
		
				Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. ISL Swimming Championship 

				3:15pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Wilson H.S. 

				4:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Wilson H.S. 

				5:30pm

				

	Sat, Jan 28th 
		
				Swimming - Boys 7/8 vs. MS Swim Championships 

				9:00am

				

		
				Swimming - Girls 7/8 vs. MS Swim Championships 

				9:00am

				

		
				Wrestling - Varsity at Model Secondary School 

				12:00pm

				

		
				Wrestling - Varsity at JP Great 

				12:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Freshman at Gonzaga High School 

				12:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. McKinley Tech 

				12:00pm

				

		
				Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Wilson H.S. 

				1:00pm

				

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