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Wednesday - February 17, 2010 From the School Curriculum Night for US Parents - TONIGHT, February 17 February 17, 7 pm Caplin Theater, Kogod Arts Center Join Principal Ellis Turner, Academic Dean Mamadou Guèye and the Department Chairs for a comprehensive presentation on the Upper School curriculum. Learn about the curricular offerings in each discipline, including new courses for 2010-11.School Dances The Valentine’s Dance will take place on Saturday, February 20, from 8:30 to 11:00 pm. Same rules and guidelines as before! Please also let your children attend the Help for Haiti dance on Friday, February 19. This is a fundraiser for an important cause! Rebecca Zug Assistant Principal and Dean of StudentsHelp for Haiti Dance -- Details Help for Haiti Food.docxHaitian Flag Instructions.docxHelp_for_Haiti_Dance_Read_More.docxDo your part and HELP HAITI – Join the DANCE this Friday Actions speak louder than words. Help Haiti by coming to the Dance this Friday, February 19 from 7 -11pm. Bring a donation or a flag. Join students of all ages, parents, families, employees and friends as the School works to support those in such desperate need in Haiti. Come swing, rock, boogie, jive, dance and enjoy as the community comes together to enjoy the fantastic live music of Rickey Payton and Glen Pearson. Donations will go to The Clermont Foundation Orphanage of Jacmel, Haiti and HOPE/Pwoje Espwa, who are desperately trying to provide support for those who have no home, food, water, clothes and are suffering. For more information on the organizations receiving our donations please check out the following websites: www.clermontfoundation.orgor www.hopehaiti.org. For more information on the Help for Haiti Dance, please contact Lydia Adelfio at [email protected], Shields Sundberg at [email protected], or David Connell at [email protected]. HELP HAITI and make a FLAG Get those creative juices flowing – have fun, help to liven up the Dining Room for the Haiti Dance and help to raise money – all at the same time. Parents, students and siblings alike can make them. The more flags the better. Get out some paper and markers. They don’t need to be complex. Please read more for the simple directions. Join the fun to help a nation that is in dire need. Please bring them to the US Dean’s Office by Thursday, February 18. Any questions, contact Tiffany Parry, [email protected]. FOOD donations for the dance We are hoping to have a big turnout for Friday night’s Help for Haiti Dance from 7 to 11 p.m. Please join the effort and help provide food for the evening. We know everyone will be hungry after cheering on the SFS basketball team at the Kenworthy Gym farewell and we don’t want any dancers to miss a beat! Please see attached documents for more information and instructions. Read MoreModern Dance in China Alison M. Friedman (SFS ’98) will give a presentation co-sponsored by Asia Society Washington Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Carving Out Space for Modern Dance in China February 22, 7pm, Kogod Arts Center To learn about Alison Friedman, click "Read More" Read MoreThe 6th annual Anindya Dehejia '78 Memorial Lecture DehejiaLecture.pdfJoin us on Wednesday, February 24 at 3:45 pm in the Kogod Center, for a lecture by Jeffrey D. Sachs, author of The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time and Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University and President and Co-founder of Millennium Promise Alliance. A reception will follow. Please RSVP by Friday, February 19 to [email protected] or 202-537-8125 Read MoreTennis Tournament for Student Scholarships Join the 4th Annual Events for Student Scholarships Tennis Round Robin. The Tournament is Saturday, March 6 at the Tennis Center at College Park from 6-10 PM. This has been a sell-out tournament the past two years. Register online early to make sure you reserve a spot. For more information please click here.Summary of Junior Stress Symposium The meeting notes of the junior student, parent and faculty stress symposium held last semester are now available for reading on the CHI portion of the PA website - click here. We thank all of the faculty, especially Ellis Turner, Rebecca Zug and Gaby Grebski, all the parents, especially those who served as facilitators and Linda Bianchi who codified the reports from various discussion groups, and all of the students who took the time to participate in this opening dialogue about student stress at Sidwell. These notes are posted in the hope that you and your student(s) will think about the issues raised and the various reported reactions to better understand how the three communities can work together to ensure a continued healthy social and learning experience for the students and a supportive while demanding environment created by parents and faculty. This is a difficult balance to achieve, and can best be maintained through frequent open communication among the communities. CHI is interested in your questions, comments and feedback. CHI was created and remains committed to facilitating that conversation and addressing these issues. If you have feedback on the symposium or are interested in working with the Upper School Community Health Initiative, please contact Jeanine Hull at [email protected] .Parent Talk on Stress The race is on. Kids today are constantly on the move and thinking about what is coming next. With this past faced lifestyle comes a level of stress and anxiety that actually works in opposition to their progress. Learn how to S.A.V.E. your child (and yourself in the process) from stress and anxiety. On Friday, March 12th from 7:30-8:30am in the Meeting Room, Dr. Vidisha Patel (Sidwell '81) will be talking about what stress looks like for you and your child and ways to alleviate its impact on your lives. To learn more about Dr. Patel, click "Read more" Read MoreFrom the Admissions Office Re-enrollment contracts will be available online on Friday, February 12. An email will be sent to parents with details. Deadline to submit the contract is March 1. PA Announcements PA Arts Meeting Cancelled PA Arts Committee Meeting scheduled for Feb. 18 (7:45-9:30 in MS Library) has been cancelled. We will meet again on March 11, same time and place. Everyone welcome! Thank you, Rebecca Boylan All-School Clerk for PA Arts Committee, 2009-2010 Parent/Child Portraits 12th Grade Parents: Please be sure to schedule a time for your Mother/Child and Father/Child portraits: Sunday March 7 or Sunday March 14. Check online for available timeslots: http://www.sidwell.edu/broadcast/action/clickthru.aspx?id=366.977.466145.55594.5952 Any questions, please contact Janet Repka (daughters) [email protected] or Sara Jones (sons) [email protected] Other News Green Tip: Green De-Icing Salt gets into the soil and can leach heavy metals (nitrogen and cyanide) into the water supply, deprives plants of nutrients (creating more algae) and can burn pets’ paws. Some greener ways to remove ice from roads, sidewalks and driveways: 1. Sand or birdseed doesn’t de-ice, but gives you traction. 2. Use less salt: the optimal salt amount is 1 handful per square yard or 3 square yards for CaCl. 3. Read the label: Sodium Chloride (NaCl) can contain cyanide. Potassium Chloride (KCl) should also be avoided (It was used in large quantities by Dr. Kevorkian for euthanasia). Calcium Chloride (CaCl) is better. Keep all salt away from plants. 4. Avoid nitrogen products – they are ineffective at low temps and require a lot of the product, plus the nitrogen will run off and contaminate the water supply. 5. If replacing your driveway, consider “snow melt mat” (heats from below) Questions, comments to Louise Micallef at [email protected] to this Newsletter This Upper School Newsletter is produced by parent volunteers on a rotating basis and is published each Wednesday during the school year. Submissions should be emailed to: [email protected] not later than 2:00 p.m. the day before publication (Tuesday). Your editors would be most grateful if you would include the words "Newsletter Submission," or the like, and the proposed publish date(s) in the subject line of your email. Unless otherwise specified, entries will appear in one issue (subject to a limit of 3 publish dates per entry). School-related announcements only, please. For more on submitting an announcement for the newsletter, click here. Note concerning the School Calendar: the calendar entries that appear in the right column of each newsletter are automatically generated by the official school calendar and are not subject to editing by the newsletter editors. All changes or additions to the school calendar must be made through the school scheduling office, reachable at: [email protected]. Diane Shapiro Richer, Sarah Shiffert, and Stefanie Walker, 2009-2010 US Newsletter EditorsUnsubscribing from this Newsletter How to Unsubscribe If your child has graduated and you 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. The Parents Association newsletters are a forum for communication among parents and provide announcements concerning School or PA events or information related to a School or PA event. US newsletter submissions should be sent to [email protected]. Calendar Tue, Feb 16th College Counseling meeting US 104/106 7:30pm - 9:00pm Wed, Feb 17th Curriculum Evening for Parents of Students in 9th, 10th, and 11th Grades AC Theater 7:00pm Mother/Daughter PA Planning Event Committee Meeting Zartman Drawing Room 8:30pm Thu, Feb 18th US Course Selection Open Online Dance Ensemble Performance Mary Ellen Caplin Theater 7:30pm PA Arts Committee Meeting MS Library Classroom 7:45pm - 9:30pm Fri, Feb 19th Kenworthy Farewell Celebration Kenworthy Gym 5:30pm - 6:30pm Help for Haiti Dance US Dining Hall 7:00pm - 11:00am Sat, Feb 20th Jazz Festival at GDS Georgetown Day School DC CAMPUS CAMPS EXPO Middle School 11:00am - 1:00pm Valentine's Dance US Dining Room 8:30pm - 11:00pm Sun, Feb 21st 10th Grade Pasta Bake US Dining Room 12:00pm - 2:00pm Mon, Feb 22nd Crew Team Parent Pre-Water Meeting US Dining Room 6:30pm Tue, Feb 23rd Lower School Conference Half -Day Lower School Dismissal at 12:15 PM All School PA Nominating Committee Meeting US Library Board Room 8:00am - 9:30am Fair Share Committee Meeting US Library Board Room 4:00pm - 9:00pm Wed, Feb 24th Lower School Conference Day No School--Lower School Only BSU Celebration Evening Performance Mary Ellen Caplin Theater 7:00pm Thu, Feb 25th Lower School Conference Half-Day Lower School Dismissal at 12:15 PM Fri, Feb 26th US: Last Day of Winter PE Classes Arts Guild AC Theater 7:00pm - 9:30pm Sat, Feb 27th 7th Grade Parent Reception TBD 7:30pm Mon, Mar 1st Senior Project Proposals Due (Individual Projects) US Spring PE Classes Begin Tue, Mar 2nd 8th Grade Curriculum Night MS Drama Studio 7:15pm Wed, Mar 3rd PA Executive Committee Meeting US Crane Room 8:00am - 9:00am Thu, Mar 4th 3rd Quarter Ends 9th, 10th, and 11th Grade Parents Breakfast with Principal, Assistant Principal/Dean of Students, Academic Dean and Director of College Counseling US Dining Room 7:30am Fri, Mar 5th No School--Upper and Middle School Only Upper and Middle School Faculty In-Service Day Sat, Mar 6th Tennis Tournament, IA Off Campus College Counseling GAP Year Fair Kenworthy Gym, AC Meeting Room 12:00pm - 3:00pm Sun, Mar 7th Senior Father/Kids Brunch US Dining Room 11:00am - 2:00pm Mon, Mar 8th 1st Day of Spring PE Classes 4th Quarter Begins US PA Reps Meeting US Room 102 4:30pm - 6:00pm More Athletics Wed, Feb 17th Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at Flint Hill 2:45pm Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. Flint Hill 2:45pm Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at Potomac School 2:45pm Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. WMPSSDL 4:00pm Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 4:15pm Wrestling - Varsity vs. Good Counsel 5:30pm Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Potomac School 6:00pm Basketball - Girls Varsity at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 6:00pm Thu, Feb 18th Winter Soccer - Girls 7/8 at Georgetown Day 2:30pm Wrestling - 7/8 vs. St. Albans 2:30pm Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Potomac School 2:45pm Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. St. James School 5:30pm Fri, Feb 19th Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Flint Hill 4:15pm Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Potomac School 4:15pm Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Potomac School 6:00pm Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Flint Hill 6:30pm Sat, Feb 20th Wrestling - Varsity - DC Classic at Gonzaga HS Basketball - Girls 7/8 A - Bullis Tournament 11:00am Basketball - Girls 7/8 B - Bullis Tournament 1:30pm Sun, Feb 21st Basketball - Girls 7/8 B - Bullis Tournament 12:30pm Basketball - Girls 7/8 A - Bullis Tournament 3:00pm Mon, Feb 22nd Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at Georgetown Day 4:00pm Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. Madeira 4:15pm Basketball - Boys Varsity at Georgetown Day 5:45pm Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Madeira 6:00pm Tue, Feb 23rd Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Washington Latin 4:00pm Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Potomac School 4:15pm Basketball - Girls Varsity at Maret School 4:15pm Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Maret School 5:45pm Basketball - Boys Varsity at Potomac School 7:30pm Wed, Feb 24th Winter Soccer - Girls 7/8 vs. National Cathedral School 2:30pm Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Landon 2:45pm Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity - Metros 4:45pm Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity - Metros 4:45pm Thu, Feb 25th Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 4:15pm Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity - Metros 4:45pm Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity - Metros 4:45pm Basketball - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament at higher seed 5:00pm Fri, Feb 26th Basketball - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament at St. Andrew's Wrestling - Varsity vs. National Preps Basketball - Girls Varsity - ISL Tournament at higher seed 5:00pm Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity - Metros 5:00pm Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity - Metros 5:00pm Sat, Feb 27th Basketball - Girls Varsity - ISL Tournament at GDS Wrestling - Varsity vs. National Preps Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity - Metros 8:00am Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity - Metros 8:00am Basketball - Boys Varsity - MAC Tournament at St. Andrew's 5:00pm Sun, Feb 28th Basketball - Girls Varsity - ISL Tournament at GDS 2:30pm Sat, Mar 6th Lacrosse - Girls Varsity - St. Andrew's Playday 9:00am Tue, Mar 9th Lacrosse - Boys Varsity vs. Walter Johnson HS 11:00am Baseball - Junior Varsity at Walter Johnson HS 4:30pm More 3825 Wisconsin Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016 Tel: (202) 537 8100 Fax: (202) 537 8499
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