Tuesday Note Home Our Weekly Community Newsletter Week of December 11, 2017 Happy 1st Night of Chanukah from guest stars Patty Corwin, North Class grandparent Carole Holman, and 300 out-of-season-but-delicious matzo balls! Upcoming Dates Thursday, December 14 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Holiday Plays 6:30-8:30 pm Friday, December 15 1st-8th Grades Ice Skating Community Coffee & Tea 9:00-10:00 am 8th Grade St. George & the Dragon Play 1:00-2:30 pm Monday, December 18 - Monday, January 1 No School - Winter Break Tuesday, January 2 School Resumes Wednesday, January 3 Public Purpose Committee 8:45am - 9:45 am Full Calendar In the Spotlight... This year’s SFS school painting theme studies and celebrates the Pacific Coast, one of the most diverse and healthy coastal sea areas in the world. Initially displayed on campus in the Karen Goodkin Gallery, selections from the school-wide project are now on exhibition at the SF Public Library Portola Branch Community Room (380 Bacon St). In addition, a video exhibition of the poetry and music of music teacher James Harding with the Orff interns and 2nd Grade are available to experience through a QR code. The paintings attempt to raise awareness of threatened or endangered marine life by inviting the viewer to be in contact with the specific sea life portrayed and consider conservation efforts. A call to action through “10 Things You Can Do To Save Our Seas” is included in the exhibition. Click here to read more about the exhibitions and our wonderful SFS artists! School News Help Us Reach 100% Winter Break is upon us and the close of our 100-day Annual Fund campaign is just two weeks away. Please support the Fund for SFS with a gift or pledge by December 31. Every gift, no matter the size, makes a difference and is appreciated. Donations can be mailed to school, dropped off at the Front Desk or made directly online at www.sfschool.org/donate. If you prefer, pledge now to make your participation COUNT and donate before June 30, 2018. If you have already donated and need an electronic copy of your acknowledgement letter in order to process a corporate match before year-end, please let Jackie in the Advancement Office know. We are more than happy to help! Check here to see if your firm has a matching gifts program. The North Class Grasshoppers have surged ahead in our class-by-class participation race with 82% participation with 8th Grade and 2nd Grade tied not far behind at 72%! The first class to reach 100% participation will receive two tickets to the spring auction at the California Academy of Sciences to be raffled within their class! Help us reach our goal and help your class cross the finish line by donating or pledging today! 2017-2018 Annual Fund Donors! As of 12/12/2017 We'd like to acknowledge and thank all families listed below who have already participated and helped us to reach 63% participation. Benedict Ancock & Pamela Vig Grace & Brad Goya William & Nikki Morthel Bradley Andrews & Shaun Cordes Ian Green & Cristiana Ceppas Daniel & Rebecca Munda David Barabe & Laura Goard Heidi Hamilton & Moosa Nancy Nagramada & Charles Tom & Erin Becker Choudhry Raymond David & Melinda Benson Neal Hansch & Sandra Chang Tung Nguyen & Huyen Cao Nico Berry & Sarah Frisch Guy & Lia Haskin Fernald Chris Nicholson & Michelle Long Carl & Susannah Bettag Steve Hellman & Rebeka Barth Malini & Amar Nijagal Stephen Bissinger & Taara Peter Hess & Ruth Chang Hess Adam Oberweiser & Melissa Hoffman Darby Hillyard Curran Michael & Alison Brody Tod Hing & Maria Yap David Onek & Kara Dukakis Ben Brooks Sofia & Tony Hogqvist Sam Osborn & Sally Kobayashi Dana Burd & Jeanie Chang Steve Holman & Lamisse Droubi Osborn Jim & Dorothy Bustamante Melissa & Paul Holman-Kursky Neha & John Palmer Eduardo Cabrera & Raissa Williams Anton Honikman & Jessica Lindl Drew Parker-Rose & Flavio Epstein Sheila Cahill & Fro Rosqueta Jeff & Lisa Hord Matt & Christine Penfield Marcelo Camberos & Ana Zacapa Nairi & Kirk Hourdajian Erika & Snuller Price Alex Campbell & Molly Treadway Darragh & Suzanne Howard Shannon Range & Laura Post Robert Chan & Gina Leung Christina & Michael Hughes Mehul Rawal & Asha Gohil Sunil & Elfi Chandra Daria & Jeff Hutchinson Derrick Rebello & Melita DeHazes Giselle Chow Jeffrey & Jenny Isenberg Mark Risher & Deborah Yeh Dave & Kathryn Clark Maneesh Jain & Nadya Ramsaroop Deedra Robinson-Watkins Steve Cooper & Lora Blum George Jones & Elsa Wenzel Michael Romano & Kiernan Cate & Josh Crandall Neil Kaye & Loren Pogir Warble Cece Cronin Jennifer Keese-Powell & Brandon Bill Rusitzky & Cathy Manshel Patty Cummings & Jadine Louie Powell Marcus Ryu & Torrey Simons Kurt Dammermann & Suzanne Cate Kellison & Lindy Joffe Rohit & Darpun Sachdev Walsh Nate Koechley & Aimee Bell Alon Salant & Kathryn Aaker Sanjeev Datar & Ellen Chen Wendy Kosanovich & Mary Alice Salant Christine Dehlendorf & Matt Lever Drumm Dean Scheben & Samantha Michael Demmer & Rachel Benson Simone Kriz & Timothy Chon Campbell Thor & Hannah Denmark Haijie Kuang & Xinhao Zhong Ande & Matte Scheinker Stefano DeZerega & Johanna Jean & Sho Kuwamoto Cameron Sellers Hartwig Michael Kwun & Sigrid Anderson- Linda Serizawa & David Eisenberg Caroline & Michael Donohue Kwun Prashant Sharma & Priya Bhatia Stewart Dorsey & Karla Robertson Miles & Liz Lasater Baljeet Singh & Raveena Rihal Arjun Dutt & Shveta Berry Shernice & Thomas Lazare Michael Siou & Polly Arenberg Robert & Carol Feng Michael Lee & Amy Bricker Andrew Slakoff & Nicole Wolff Daniel & Priscilla Flores Lance & Irene Lee Jason & Andrea Spero Richard & Marlene Ford Eric Lewis Yee-Li Sun & Susy Jeng Tamara Foster Tony & Anne Lopez Roger Teich & Maggie Day Harald Frohlich & Thomas Jennifer Martin Suzanne Toller & Derf Lewis Satterwhite Mike Martin & Michelle Yi-Martin Heidi Van Horn Rocio Garcia Betsy Mayer & Miko Maruoka Matthew Walter & Wendy Turner Andy Gass & Jenny Wilson Bruce McCarthy & Jim Macksood David & Sarah Whitelaw Seth Gentzler & Kara Takeuchi Charlie Meade & Emily Keith Wolff & Amelia David Goldenberg Gillingham Zimmermann-Wolff Emily Goldenberg Umang Mehta & Yume Nguyen Elyse Wolland Joey Goldman & Brad Williston James Milner & Minnie Ingersoll Ethan Yang & Ami Mi Wang Rakesh Mishra & Monica Gandhi Lisa & Roberto Yepez Jeanette & Kevin Moore Chris & Clifford Yin Steve Morris & Beth Goya-Morris Bake Sale for UndocuFund ​*This Thursday* Dear SFS Families: The Middle School is holding a fundraiser for an organization called UndocuFund to support undocumented immigrants affected by the North Bay wildfires. As a part of it, we are holding a giant bake sale on Thursday, December 14, at the end of the school day. 6th, 7th, and 8th Grades will each have their own tables to sell the items brought in by their grade. Elementary School families, we hope you will support our efforts and mark your calendar to pick up treats with your child/children at the end of school on December 14. Middle School families, please send your child with baked or store-bought items to be sold and/or money to buy treats. Items containing nuts are not allowed. The Middle School will also be taking donations through December 15, with a goal of raising approximately $20 per student. We have encouraged our classmates to do extra chores, babysit, or tap into their own piggy banks to donate to this cause. The class that raises the most donations for UndocuFund will have a pizza party sponsored by Student Council. The money we raise together could greatly help families who lost everything in these fires. Thank you for supporting our efforts. Your Student Council Presidents, Brian Moore and Elijah Sandler Ice Skating Logistics - Elementary & Middle School Thank you in advance to every driver for our upcoming trip on Friday, December 15! In order to assure smooth transitions and traffic safety, please follow these guidelines: By Friday, December 8, make sure SFS Front Desk has your vehicle and driver information Slow down when entering the carpool lane Enter the lane at your grade's assigned time, not before (see times below) Do not park in the white zone or leave the car unattended Friday, December 15th from 8:00 - 10:15 am Have the car ready for all passengers before entering the carpool lane Middle School Departures & Returns 8th Grade enter carpool lane at 9:10, depart for rink at 9:15 7th Grade enter carpool lane at 9:17, depart for rink at 9:20 6th Grade enter carpool lane at 9:22, depart for rink at 9:25 11:40 All Middle School grades depart the rink and return to school 3:15-3:25 pm Normal carpool pickup *Alternatively, Middle School students ONLY may be driven directly to the rink without coming to school first; they should arrive no later than 9:45 am at the rink. If dropping kids directly at the rink, drivers are welcome to stay and help with the return to school. Elementary School Departures & Returns 4th & 5th Grades enter carpool lane at 10:00, depart at 10:05 2nd & 3rd Grades enter carpool lane at 10:07, depart at 10:10 1st Grade enter carpool lane at 10:12, depart at 10:15 12:00-12:05 All Elementary grades depart the rink and return to school 3:00-3:15 Normal carpool pickup Yerba Buena Ice Rink Drop Off & Pick Up 750 Folsom Street between 3rd and 4th Streets. There is an entrance and an elevator to the rink on Folsom, closer to 4th Street. For greater ease with drop off and pickup, we are providing staff escorts at this corner. Teachers will escort students from carpools to the rink. Drivers can either drop students with the escorts or park and escort students in themselves. Drivers are welcome to skate! Elementary parents/drivers can also pick children up at this location between 12:00 and 12:05. Middle School escorts: Tiffany and Nancy Elementary escorts: Maggie, Solveig, Toni Directions from School Dropping Students Off: Gaven Street east.