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Tuesday - April 6, 2010 From the School This Week's Query Why does technology influence our lives?Notes From Sally This week’s assembly is singer Malcolm Dalgleish. Parents are welcome – 2:30 Friday afternoon in the theater. I welcome any comments or suggestions about our Minimester program! We are always eager to find ways to make it more effective. Please join us for a continuation of the program “Parenting in the Digital Age” with Michelle Parker. This will be next Tuesday evening. Details are elsewhere in the letter. Parents of current fifth and sixth graders are invited to offer perspectives that would be useful to us as we begin the placement process for next year. Helpful information includes perspective on friendships or on your child's learning style, but we ask that you do not request specific teachers. We will take into account the information that you send us, but we will of course make the final decisions. Send letters by hard copy or email to me by April 30th. Results from the CTP (standardized) testing that was administered in February has arrived. Look for that information in the mail early next week. There are two community events that I would like to call your attention to. The first is a Community E-Cycle at Hearst Elementary School across 37th Street from our building. On Saturday, April 17th from 9:00 a m to 12:00 noon, Hearst Elementary will be hosting its second annual neighborhood e-cycle event in the parking lot next to the school. We will be collecting the following electronics for transport to Ft. Totten: Audio/visual equipment Audio cassettes Camcorders CD Rom drives CDs/DVDs Cell Phones Computers and monitors Connectors / Cords / Wire Copy machines Fax machines Floppy drives Hard drives Memory chips Network / Video / Sound cards Pagers Power supplies Printers Scrap computer plastic Scrap computer metal Tape drives TVs VCRs VCR tapes Video games & Software Unbroken, burned-out compact fluorescent light bulbs batteries (not car batteries) Please also note that there will be a free-cycle section at this event so that you may donate working and/or in-need-of-a-minor-repair electronics which other e-cyclers may then take with them. Who knows you might find just the thing you are looking for too! This event is free, however donations to Hearst's Green Team are welcome!!! If you do choose to donate you will receive a student-decorated reusable Earth Day bag as a thank you gift. The second is a Volunteer Appreciation Day for Martha’s Table. They would very much like to have some of our students attend! SAVE THE DATE: Martha's Table Volunteer Appreciation Day When: April 24th from 11:30 to 2 pm Where: Harrison Recreation Park, 1330 V St. NW Activities: Kickball Game, Trivia, Food, Refreshments and More! Entertainment: Christylez from 1 to 1:30pm www.mtvolunteerday.eventbrite.com Instrumental Music Notes Instrumental Music Notes Pit Band Monday 3:45-5:45 Tuesday Pit Band 2:30-5:00 Wednesday 7/8 Concert Band rehearsal period Wednesday 5/6 Concert Band and Guitars rehearsal period Thursday Pit Band 3:45-5:45 Friday Pit Band 3:45-5:45Middle Years - April 2010 Middle Years - April 2010Read the latest issue of Middle Years, a newsletter for parents of middle schoolers. Read MorePE Upper School Athletic Sign-Ups Date Change for Upper School PE/Athletic sign-ups: Since the PE/Athletic program is moving into the new Athletic Center this fall, we are changing a few of the course offerings for the 2010-11 school year, and moving the sign-up date back to Monday, May 3 at 8pm. Sign-ups will be available on Educator online through the Student/Parent Portal. Please note, classes are filled on a first come first served basis. Sign-ups will close on Saturday, May 15 at midnight. On another note, I will be posting updates and news for the summer and construction on the athletic web page under Poff’s news. Please feel free to call or email Anne Renninger with any questions (202-537-8189 or [email protected]) . Please come out and watch the games! Fan day cook out April 16th sponsored by the senate. Sincerely, Poff Anne Renninger Director of Physical Education & Athletics Sidwell Friends School 202-537-8189 2010 Events for Student Scholarships Auction The auction replies are coming in, tables are being arranged, but we want more SFS families to participate. Not only is the auction important to help maintain the 23 percent of students receiving aid, but it is FUN! You get to socialize with friends, meet new parents, see a beautiful DC venue, and enjoy great food and wonderful company. Not to mention Ali Wentworth is the Emcee so you are guaranteed to laugh! Please call (202) 537-8110 or fax your RSVP card to (202) 537-8449 to ensure your spot at this year’s auction. The online auction is right around the corner! Online bidding will take place April 9-13 but you can check out the catalog now! Follow this link to see all items available at both the live and silent auction. Remember, all proceeds from the auction directly benefit student financial aid! New Meetinghouse and Art Facilities Presentation New Meetinghouse and Arts Facilities Are you curious about these new facilities? Mike Saxenian, CFO, will provide a visual presentation that details the timing, design, and architectural renderings of the plans on Monday, May 3 at 7:30 pm in the Middle School Drama Studio.Hawaii Environmental Service Expedition -- Registration Deadline April 10th Looking for a great summer experience? Consider going on the Grand Hawaii: Environmental Service Expedition. July 6th-21st, 2010. Open to entering 8th-11th graders. Teacher chaperones: Margaret Pennock and Dave Wood. Registration deadline April 10th. Come explore the wonders of Hawaii and help preserve the islands’ biological diversity at the same time. This expedition will provide a unique opportunity to learn what is being done to save Hawaii’s native plants and animals and to contribute significantly toward this effort. We will spend our time on the Big Island (also called Hawaii) working with two of America’s leading conservation organizations: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Nature Conservancy. For more information, visit the Sidwell Summer website. PA Announcements Parenting in a Digital World Please join us Tuesday evening, April 13th for a fabulous presentation by Michelle Parker, Ph.D., a current Sidwell parent and former Sidwell student and teacher, on parenting in a digital world. The evening is a follow-up to the FBI talk a few months ago. Michelle will talk about brain development in our kids, the truth about kids and multitasking (can they really do homework and facebook at the same time?), and the implications for parenting in this new, electronic world. Time for questions and answers will follow the presentation. Lights snacks will be served at 7pm. Presentation to begin at 7:30pm and end at 9pm. We look forward to seeing everyone there. Middle School Book Fair--Collecting Used Books Now! We are now collecting gently worn books for the Middle School Used Book Fair that will take place Tuesday, April 13 through Friday, April 16, 2010. We’ll accept fiction and nonfiction books of interest to middle school students. Some picture books will be fine, but please no adult books, textbooks, workbooks, etc. People can drop bags/boxes of books off by Cynthia Grady’s desk in the library. If you have any questions please e-mail Colette Chichester ([email protected]) and Fatim Haidara ( [email protected] ).Student Self-Advocacy Student Self-Advocacy: Owning the Learning Process and Success at Sidwell Friends School Saturday, April 10 1:00pm-3:30pm MS Drama Studio Student Self-Advocacy is the set of skills a student needs to be able to speak up, ask for help, and take ownership of his or her individuallearning process. Effectively advocating for oneself can directly impact academic success and overall satisfaction at Sidwell -- and beyond. PBS encourages you to bring your MS and HS students to participate inthis important discussion. Panelists will include: * Ellis Turner - Associate Head of School * Shields Sundberg - US History Teacher / History Chair * Lauren Phillips - MS 6th Grade Teacher * Carlene Jackson - MS Advisor (Team Land) / Office Manager During this session, we plan to: * Help students to become better self-advocates * Challenge the notion held by some students that faculty engagement is to be avoided * Illustrate just how critical class participation is to academic success. Panelists will: * Express opinions on why self-advocacy skills are important * Describe the attitudes/behaviors they observe in students who are strong self-advocates * Provide parents with tips on how to support a posture of engagement in their students. Please join us for this very important discussion. Other News Green Tip Green Tip. Earth Day’s 40th Birthday! Earth Day’s 40th anniv. is April 22! Check out www.earthday.net for local events, including Global Days of Service April 17-18 and a “Song for the Earth Contest” ONLY for the UNDER 18. The winner gets to perform his/her song on the National Mall at the massive Climate Rally on Sunday, April 25th. Also, be on the lookout in the next couple of weeks for Earth Day events at/with Sidwell, including a river cleanup with the Anacostia Watershed Society on Sat, April 24. For more info, checkout www.anacostiaws.org. Comments, questions to Louise Micallef at [email protected]. P.S. Last month, one of the green tips discussed ways to conserve water. I suggested that we in America take too many showers and maybe don’t need to shower daily. Unfortunately, I tried to lighten up what I sometimes fear is a preachy column and suggested using perfume when you’re not sweaty, calling it a “French shower”. I did not intend to comment on French hygiene, merely a (not so funny) way of suggesting that Americans bathe too much. I apologize to anyone who was offended.Conversation with Historian James Zug Come Join the Conversation with Historian James Zug on April 25 At the end of this school year, James Zug, author of The Long Conversation: 125 Years of Sidwell Friends School 1883-2008, is moving to Delaware with his wife Rebecca, the current Upper School Dean of Students, as she takes a job at Wilmington Friends School. In writing SFS's history, Jim spent more than two years pouring through our archives and interviewing dozens of alumni and current and former trustees, parents, faculty and staff. In order to take final advantage of this extraordinary resource, the Quaker Life Committee and the Parents of Black Students have invited Jim to lead a discussion on one of the most pivotal moments in the school's history: the story of Sidwell Friends’ experience with integration in the 1950s and 1960s and on the implications it has for diversity concerns today. We are also delighted that Jeffrey Mazique will attend. In 1956, Mazique became the first African American student to enroll at Sidwell Friends. A once and future SFS parent, Mazique will join us in this conversation to share some personal observations. The discussion will take place on Sunday, April 25, 2010, at 3:30 pm in the Zartman House Drawing Room. We hope you can join us for this special event. For questions, please contact Geoff Klineberg at [email protected] or Nicole Scott at [email protected]. Sidwell Friends School/Washington Hospital Center Blood Drive Sidwell Friends School/Washington Hospital Center Blood Drive - This year’s blood drive will take place on Thursday, April 22nd, from 2:00 – 5:00pm in the Kenworthy Gym. Please take part in this important event and give the gift of life! Parents are welcome and encouraged to donate!! Contact David Connell at (202) 537-8182 or [email protected] for more information or to reserve a donation time. Newsletter Information How to Subscribe To receive the Tuesday Letter via e-mail, send an e-mail to [email protected] with only the word "SUBSCRIBE" in the subject line. How to Unsubscribe If you have wish to have your name removed from the subscription list, send an e-mail to [email protected] with only the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line. How to Submit an Article Send submissions to [email protected] by 2 p.m. Monday. Please reference "Newsletter Submission" and the publish date(s) in the subject line. 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Calendar Wed, Apr 7th 7th Grade Laptop Conversation US Dining Room 7:45am PA Executive Committee Meeting US Crane Room 8:00am - 9:00am Zeidman Lecture AC Theater 8:00pm - 9:30pm Thu, Apr 8th MS Meeting for Worship AC Meeting Room 8:10am - 8:40am Fri, Apr 9th Middle School Assembly AC Theater 2:30pm - 3:20pm Sat, Apr 10th PBS Faculty/Student Panel Discussion MS Drama Studio 1:00pm - 3:30pm Mon, Apr 12th Regular School Day Tue, Apr 13th Middle School Book Fair 4/16/2010 PA MS Meeting MS Drama Studio 7:00pm Thu, Apr 15th MS Meeting for Worship AC Meeting Room 8:10am - 8:40am Blood Drive Kenworthy Gym 2:00pm - 4:00pm PA Arts Committee Meeting MS Library Classroom 7:45pm - 9:30pm Fri, Apr 16th A Capella Event AC in DC AC Theater 7:30pm - 9:30am Sat, Apr 17th Alumni Community Service Day Off Campus Live Auction Mon, Apr 19th 6th Grade Laptop Conversation US Dining Room 7:45am Mock Admissions for Junior Parents and Students US Dining Room, US Library Board Room, US Classroom, AC Theater 6:30pm - 9:00pm Tue, Apr 20th Student Panel at Lower School for Lower School Parents LS Meeting Room 7:30pm Thu, Apr 22nd MS Musical (Beauty and the Beast) AC Theater 9:30am Fri, Apr 23rd 7th Grade Parent Coffee Sledge Garden 7:30am - 9:30am MS Musical (Beauty and the Beast) AC Theater 9:30am MS Musical: Beauty and the Beast Mary Ellen Caplin Theater 7:30pm Sat, Apr 24th Alumni Community Service Day US Dining Hall 12:00pm - 5:00pm MS Musical: Beauty and the Beast Mary Ellen Caplin Theater 2:00pm Sun, Apr 25th Crew Team Car Wash US Parking Garage Quaker Life Committee Meeting Zartman Drawing Room 3:30pm - 5:00pm Mon, Apr 26th Senior Exams: Math, History More Athletics Mon, Apr 5th Softball - Junior Varsity at Potomac School 4:15pm Tue, Apr 6th Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at Georgetown Day 4:00pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Flint Hill 4:15pm Softball - Varsity vs. Flint Hill 4:15pm Tennis - Boys Varsity at St. James School 4:30pm Baseball - Varsity at St. James School 4:30pm Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill 5:30pm Wed, Apr 7th Track & Field - Girls 7/8 at Holton-Arms 2:30pm Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 B vs. St. Albans 2:30pm Softball - 7/8 B at Holton-Arms 2:45pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A vs. Bullis 2:45pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity vs. George Mason 4:30pm Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Gonzaga High School 4:30pm Thu, Apr 8th Track & Field - Boys 7/8 at Landon 2:30pm Baseball - 7/8 B vs. St. Albans 2:30pm Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A at St. Albans 2:30pm Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Maret School 4:15pm Baseball - Varsity vs. Maret School 4:15pm Softball - Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 4:15pm Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity at The Heights 4:30pm Baseball - Junior Varsity at The Heights 4:30pm Fri, Apr 9th Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Maret School 4:00pm Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 4:00pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 4:00pm Softball - Junior Varsity at St. Andrew's School 4:00pm Softball - Varsity vs. Potomac School 4:15pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at Potomac School 4:30pm Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity at Maret School 5:15pm Sat, Apr 10th Crew - Club (Girls) - Baltimore Invitational at Glass Beach Track & Field - Boys Varsity - Woodward Relays Track & Field - Girls Varsity - Woodward Relays Baseball - Varsity at Bullis 1:30pm Baseball - Varsity at Bullis 4:00pm Mon, Apr 12th Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A at Potomac School 2:45pm Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity at Potomac School 4:30pm Baseball - Junior Varsity at St. James School 4:30pm Tue, Apr 13th Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Episcopal High School 4:15pm Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. St. Andrew's School 4:30pm Baseball - Varsity at St. Andrew's School 4:30pm Softball - Varsity vs. Holy Child 4:30pm Softball - Junior Varsity at Holy Child 4:30pm Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Episcopal High School 5:30pm Wed, Apr 14th Tennis - Boys 7/8 at St. Albans 2:30pm Baseball - 7/8 B vs. Landon 2:30pm Softball - 7/8 A vs. Maret School 2:45pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 B vs. Maret School 2:45pm Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity at Wilson H.S. 4:15pm Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Mercersburg Academy 4:30pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at Mercersburg Academy 4:30pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at The Heights 4:30pm Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 5:00pm Thu, Apr 15th Tennis - Boys 7/8 at Potomac School 2:45pm Track & Field - Boys 7/8 at Flint Hill 2:45pm Track & Field - Girls 7/8 at Flint Hill 2:45pm Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Potomac School 2:45pm Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A at Potomac School 2:45pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Madeira 4:30pm Softball - Varsity at Bullis 4:30pm Softball - Junior Varsity vs. Bullis 4:30pm Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity at Madeira 5:45pm Fri, Apr 16th Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Holton-Arms 4:15pm Tennis - Boys Varsity at Potomac School 4:15pm Baseball - Varsity vs. Potomac School 4:15pm Baseball - Junior Varsity at Potomac School 4:15pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Potomac School 4:15pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. St. James School 5:00pm Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity at St. James School 5:00pm Sat, Apr 17th Baseball - Varsity vs. Wilson H.S. Crew - Club (Girls) - Holton-SJ Tri Meet at Potomac Track & Field - Boys Varsity - Viking Invitational Track & Field - Girls Varsity - Viking Invitational Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. Maret School 12:00pm Softball - Varsity at Episcopal High School 1:30pm Mon, Apr 19th Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Bullis 2:45pm Softball - 7/8 A at Potomac School 2:45pm Softball - 7/8 B vs. Potomac School 2:45pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 B vs. Potomac School 2:45pm Baseball - Varsity at St. John's College HS 4:30pm Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 5:15pm Tue, Apr 20th Tennis - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 4:00pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 4:00pm Baseball - Varsity vs. Georgetown Day 4:00pm Softball - Varsity at National Cathedral School 4:00pm Track & Field - Boys Varsity at Flint Hill 4:00pm Track & Field - Girls Varsity at Flint Hill 4:00pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Georgetown Day 4:15pm Softball - Junior Varsity at Stone Ridge School 4:15pm Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill 5:00pm Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity at Georgetown Day 5:30pm Wed, Apr 21st Baseball - 7/8 A at Flint Hill 2:45pm Softball - 7/8 B vs. Maret School 2:45pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A vs. Maret School 2:45pm Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at Flint Hill 4:30pm Lacrosse - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill 4:30pm Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Wilson H.S. 4:30pm Thu, Apr 22nd Track & Field - Girls Varsity - Penn Relays Tennis - Boys 7/8 at Landon 2:30pm Baseball - 7/8 A vs. Georgetown Day 2:30pm Lacrosse - Boys 7/8 A vs. Georgetown Day 2:30pm Softball - 7/8 A at Stone Ridge School 2:45pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 B at Stone Ridge School 2:45pm Lacrosse - Girls 7/8 A vs. Holton-Arms 3:00pm Softball - Varsity at Georgetown Day 4:15pm Softball - Junior Varsity at Georgetown Day 4:15pm Baseball - Varsity vs. Riverdale Baptist 4:30pm Baseball - Junior Varsity at Riverdale Baptist 4:30pm Fri, Apr 23rd Track & Field - Boys Varsity - Penn Relays Track & Field - Girls Varsity - Penn Relays Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs. Georgetown Visitation 4:00pm Lacrosse - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Visitation 4:00pm Tennis - Boys Junior Varsity at St. Andrew's School 4:00pm Sat, Apr 24th Crew - Club (Girls) - Charlie Butt at Potomac Tennis - Boys Varsity - NEMA Tournament Track & Field - Boys Varsity - Penn Relays Track & Field - Girls Varsity - Woodbridge Baseball - Junior Varsity vs. St. Albans 12:00pm Sun, Apr 25th Tennis - Boys Varsity - NEMA Tournament More 3825 Wisconsin Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016 Tel: (202) 537 8100 Fax: (202) 537 8499
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