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Wednesday - January 6, 2010


From the School

Winter Exams Schedule 1

Dear Parents,

I would like to remind you of a few things about our mid-year exams:

1. If a student has a conflict in scheduling exams, he or she should schedule a make-up exam with the Academic Dean.
2. Except under most unusual circumstances, students must meet the published examination schedule. Absence for travel is not considered an adequate reason to adjust the schedule.
3. The make-up day is often used for rescheduling exams due to inclement weather (please check SFS website for weather related issues).
4. Teachers will be available to students during reading days.
5. Students should check in with the Dean of Students’ Office if they plan to have lunch during exam days.
6. Please call your Academic Dean for any exam related issues.


UPPER SCHOOL MIDYEAR EXAMS SCHEDULE 2009-10


MONDAY


TUESDAY


WEDNESDAY


THURSDAY


FRIDAY


1/4

No New Material
No Tests/Papers
/Projects

No Field Trips

(All Classes Meet)


1/5

No New Material
No Tests/Papers
/Projects

No Field Trips

(All Classes Meet)


1/6

READING DAY


(NO CLASSES)


1/7

8.30AM – 10.30AM
LANGUAGES
s

12: 30PM-2:30PM
DOUBLE LANGUAGE


1/8

8.30AM – 10.30AM
ENGLISH


1/11

8.30AM – 11.30AM
MATH
s

12:30 - PM-3:30PM
DOUBLE MATH


1/12

READING DAY


(NO CLASSES)


1/13

8.30AM – 10.30AM
HISTORY
s

12:30PM-2:30PM
DOUBLE HISTORY


1/14

8:30 AM- 10:30 AM
SCIENCE
s

12:30PM-2:30PM
DOUBLE SCIENCE


1/15

EXAM MAKE-UP DAY

1:00PM-3:00PM


Mamadou Gueye, Academic Dean


Winter Exams Schedule 2
I am writing to clarify that the exam schedule should be followed as published on Sidwell Friends website.
Any deviation from the exam master schedule must be approved by your Academic Dean.
If a student is doubling up in any subject matter, they must take two exams on the very day that subject matter midterm exam is scheduled.
Exam Make-up day is scheduled for students who missed exams due to illness and/ or unusual circumstances approved by the Academic Dean.
If school is closed due to inclement weather, we just slide everything back one day, so that the students will take the exam they have already studied for when they return.
If you have any questions or concerns about the midterm exam schedule and protocol, please call or email me, I will gladly help.
Many thanks,
Mamadou Guèye
Academic DeanH1N1 and Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinic

Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Lower School Gymnasium
Bethesda, MD
3:00pm to 6:00pm
Open to all Sidwell families, especially for children under the age of 10 that need their second dose of the H1N1 vaccine
$24.00 for H1N1 vaccine
$30.00 for Seasonal vaccine
Jasmin Whitfield
MS/US Nurse
Dollars for Scholars Events

It's Sally Foster Time!

Stock up now for next year! Sally Foster is a school-wide sale that includes quality gift-wrap and delicious gourmet chocolates among many other great gift items available through a convenient online catalogue. 50% of all sales go directly to student financial aid. All orders may be placed now through January 31, 2010 at www.sallyfoster.com. When prompted at check-out, enter the SFS account code 505552 so that 50% of the proceeds are properly recorded to our school.

Events for Student Scholarships Annual Auction

Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 17, 2010 for the From Sea to Shining Sea themed benefit auction at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium. All auction proceeds go directly to student financial aid. This will be a fabulous event you won’t want to miss!
In the meantime, please consider making a tax-deductible donation. The Co-Chairs Tia Cudahy, Mimi Kirstein and Nancy Jacobson Penn are asking each of you for your help. Do you have any special ideas, talents or connections that you could donate or help us to arrange? If so, please contact events@sidwell.edu. We’re especially looking for:
Gift certificates to dine at your favorite restaurant;
Vacation homes or other special getaways;
Tickets to sporting or cultural events;
Special wines and spirits;
Pampering connections for spas and beauty/health services;
Your culinary expertise;
Toys and electronics;
Any extra American Express points, Thank You rewards or airline frequent flier miles that we can use to buy items or plane tickets.
Donation deadline is January 31, 2010. Donate today!!
We still need volunteers to help solicit donations. This is much easier than it sounds. It entails following-up with about ten parents or businesses to make sure they get their donations in by the deadline. It only takes a couple hours, yet makes a huge different. To volunteer please contact events@sidwell.edu. Drive One Day Less - The Challenge is ON!


Dear Parents and US Students,
Thank you very much for your survey responses. Based on your responses we have come up with a revised challenge for you:
We challenge you to not drive alone at least one way to school one day a week. You can carpool, walk, bike, or use any form of public transportation. We recognized that a lot of you asked for a carpool list so we included directions for you to make your own carpool list on the Sidwell website.
We will send a short survey in the third week in January that will let you record your success or plans for participation in this project.
Remember: Friends don’t let friends travel alone!

How to create a neighborhood carpool list
It is easy to create a list of Sidwell families who live in your zip code by following these simple steps:
1. Log in to the parent portal
2. In the “Welcome Back” box, click on the Student/Parent Directory
3. In the Search box, enter your zipcode
4. All families in the zipcode will be listed. To select those in your grade level, click on the adult’s name and his/her children will be listed in the box on the upper right of your screen.
The Sidwell Movers and Quakers (Robotics)
Jenni Swanson Voorhees
Lower School Technology Director
All-School Academic Technology Coordinator


PA Announcements

Seeking Parents to be Parents Association (PA) Officers
Was one of your New Year Resolutions to get more involved in your school community? If not, why not make it so? The Parents Association is seeking volunteers to fill positions for the 2010-2011 school year. We need candidates for the all-school Co-Vice Presidents, the all-school Nominating Committee Clerk and in each of the Divisions (US, MS, LS), the Co-Vice Clerks, Nominating Clerks, Grade Representatives and At-Large Representatives. (Vice-Presidents and Vice-Clerks move up to the President and Clerk positions the following year.) Job descriptions for all of these positions can be found in the PA Section of the SFS website under Job Descriptions.
If you are interested in serving, would like to suggest someone else, or simply need more information, please feel free to contact the US Nominating Committee Clerks, Barbara Roman or Lisa Westfall or the Clerk of the Nominating Committee, Peggy Dotzel.
Needed for ArtRageous, Sunday January 31, 1-4pm
Films by students to be shown in the Black Box Theater;
Student art works (paintings, drawings, photographs, sculpture, mobiles, whatever) to be displayed in the student art show;
Dancers, singers, and musicians to perform in Chamber Arts or in Town Square.
Filmmakers, please contact Rebecca Boylan
Visual artists: Lucinda Leach
Musicians, dancers, singers, dramatic readers: Ginnie Lum
WE NEED YOUR MILK JUGS! 400 by JANUARY 31! Please save for the igloo building ArtRageous project aka the “I-Glue”: 1 Gallon and 1/2 gallon PLASTIC and cardboard juice and milk containers (rinsed out, please and not flattened!) When you have a stash and you are sick of seeing them in your kitchen, please contact Sara Jones.

We are also looking for clean, used crew neck t-shirts. Bettina Stern
Variety Found to Counteract Winter Blahs!

Take action NOW to make January an exciting and fulfilling month. Buy
your tickets to the SFS Variety Show, the annual extravaganza featuring
alumni who are professionals in the performing arts. The Eighth Annual
Variety Show is set for Saturday, January 30, 2010, at 8 p.m. in the
Kogod Arts Center. All proceeds benefit student financial aid. This year
we showcase comedy, dance, drama, and music ranging from classical to
rock to jazz. Hosted by perennial favorite NBC4 News Anchor, Doreen
Gentzler, with students from the SFS Jazz Ensemble as the House Band,
and featuring performances by our spectacular professional alums:

Conscious Comic and Vigilante Pundit Baratunde Thurston '95
Actor/Director Randa Tawil '05
Physical Theater Artist Emma Jaster '03
Bass Musician Kyle Jaster '01
Dancer and Choreographer Brandye Lee '96
Jazz and Blues Singer/Songwriter Alison Crockett '89
Actor Daniel Eichner '00
Classical/Celtic Singer and Composer Rebekah Eden (Edminster) '82
Contemporary Composer and Pianist Michael Gallant '99
Afro-Latin Dancer and Choreographer Camila Villanueva '03
Pianist Joanna Washburn Meadows '68
Celtic Singer and Musician Brooke Parkhurst '85
Cellist Jessica Sammis '01
Playwright David Schrag '85
Nashville-Based Singer/Songwriter Erik Thorson '62

Busy that night? Donate tickets to our cherished faculty members.
Order tickets now, they are a hot item even in this chilly weather!
Click here <https://www.sidwell.edu/support_sfs/variety_show_reg.aspx >
to buy tickets and learn more about (tax deductible) sponsorship
opportunities.


Other News

Green Tip of the Week

What Happens to your Christmas Tree Now? Unfortunately, just because someone picks up your tree doesn’t mean it will be recycled or composted. It could end up in a landfill, where it will take time to biodegrade. So, check with your municipality to find out what they do with trees. If they don’t recycle or mulch, you have options.

Take your tree to a local recycling plant, such as:


Unity Disposal & Recycling (301) 990-2049
Fort Totten Transfer Station (202) 727-1000
Arlington, VA Christmas Tree Dropoff (703) 228-6570 or
College Hunks Hauling Junk at 1-800-JUNK-USA. Or you can


Chop it yourself and use it for firewood and kindling.

The Green Team. Comments, questions to Louise Micallef
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Calendar


Wed, Jan 6th

Upper School Reading Day


Thu, Jan 7th

Upper School Exam: Languages


Fri, Jan 8th

Upper School Exams: English


Mon, Jan 11th

Upper School Exam: Math


Tue, Jan 12th

US Reading Day


Wed, Jan 13th

Upper School Exam: History


Thu, Jan 14th

Upper School Exam: Science


Fri, Jan 15th

No Classes--Upper School Only


Upper School Exam Make-Up Day


Mon, Jan 18th

Martin Luther King Jr. Day-- No School


Martin Luther King, Jr. Day


Tue, Jan 19th

Lower School Faculty In-Service Day


No School--Lower School Only


US 2nd Semester Begins


Thu, Jan 21st

9th Grade Introduction Breakfast with Community Service Director

US Dining Room
7:30am


Fri, Jan 22nd

Arts Guild

AC Theater
7:00pm - 9:30pm


More


Athletics


Wed, Jan 6th

Winter Soccer - Girls 7/8 vs. National Cathedral School


2:30pm


Wrestling - 7/8 vs. Landon


2:30pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at Bullis


2:45pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Bullis


2:45pm


Thu, Jan 7th

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


2:30pm


Basketball - Boys 7/8 B at St. Albans


2:30pm


Mon, Jan 11th

Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. The Heights


2:30pm


Wrestling - 7/8 vs. Bullis


2:45pm


Wed, Jan 13th

Winter Soccer - Girls 7/8 at National Cathedral School


2:30pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 A vs. Holy Child


2:45pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 B at Holy Child


2:45pm


Swimming - Girls 7/8 at Holton-Arms


2:45pm


Swimming - Boys 7/8 - Landon at Holton-Arms


2:45pm


Thu, Jan 14th

Basketball - Boys 7/8 A vs. Washington Latin


2:30pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Washington Latin


2:30pm


Wrestling - 7/8 vs. The Heights


2:30pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at Stone Ridge School


2:45pm


Swimming - Boys 7/8 at Stone Ridge School


2:45pm


Swimming - Girls 7/8 at Stone Ridge School


2:45pm


Sat, Jan 16th

Wrestling - Varsity vs. Capital Duals


Tue, Jan 19th

Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity vs. Edmund Burke


4:00pm


Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. Edmund Burke


4:00pm


Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Woodberry Forest


5:00pm


Wed, Jan 20th

Wrestling - Varsity at Episcopal High School


Basketball - Girls 7/8 A at Maret School


2:30pm


Basketball - Girls 7/8 B vs. Maret School


2:30pm


Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity vs. Georgetown Day


4:15pm


Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Georgetown Day


5:45pm


Thu, Jan 21st

Winter Soccer - Girls 7/8 vs. Georgetown Day


2:30pm


Basketball - Boys 7/8 A at Potomac School


2:45pm


Basketball - Boys 7/8 B vs. Potomac School


2:45pm


Wrestling - 7/8 at Potomac School


2:45pm


Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Madeira


4:30pm


Basketball - Girls Varsity at Madeira


6:00pm


Fri, Jan 22nd

Wrestling - Varsity vs. MAC Tournament


10:00am


Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. National Cathedral School


4:00pm


Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Field School


4:00pm


Basketball - Boys Varsity at St. James School


5:00pm


Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at St. James School


5:00pm


Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. National Cathedral School


5:30pm


Sat, Jan 23rd

Swimming & Diving - Boys Varsity at St. Albans


9:00am


Swimming & Diving - Girls Varsity vs. National Cathedral School


9:00am


Mon, Jan 25th

Swimming - Boys 7/8 - St. Albans (I.S.)


2:30pm


Swimming - Girls 7/8 - St. Albans (I.S.)


2:30pm


Tue, Jan 26th

Basketball - Boys Freshman vs. Washington Latin


4:00pm


Basketball - Girls Junior Varsity at Potomac School


4:00pm


Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity at Flint Hill


4:15pm


Basketball - Girls Varsity at Potomac School


5:45pm


Basketball - Boys Varsity at Flint Hill


6:00pm


More


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