Table of Fa l l Da y of Servi ce Contents Our education philosophy, as you know, is steeped in Fall Day of Service Quaker testimonies and Community is one of them*. We Smart Lunches are proud serve our Lansdowne community. While teachers eagerly prepared for their conferences, Book Fair and Chili students and administrators headed out to provide Dinner services to the community. First and Second graders Calling all K parents cleaned up areas in Marlyn and Reservoir Parks while 3rd No School on and 4th graders divided into three groups and picked up Monday trash around the school and into the neighborhood. Meanwhile, 5/6 prepared four large casseroles for the Spanish Teacher Returns Life Center. They will be dinner for their clients tonight. Author Visit Invitation to PAIS Reception All School Hayride School Community Association Ecology in your Back Yard LFS Radio Campaign Spread the Word CLICK PHOTO FOR MORE UPCOMING * A commonly-used mnemonic to list them is SPICES: EVENTS Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, (check out our Stewardship new calendar on our website) Need a form? Not sure about a date? October 6-9 Make sure to visit our Fall break: NO website! SCHOOL www.LansdowneFriendsSchool.org October 10 8:15a: School New Oct ober M enu from Sma rt Resumes Lunches 4:00 pm Cross country meet @LFS Smart Lunches has heard your feedback, and they've got a new menu rotation with improved recipes, preparations, October 11 and ingredients for Mac & Cheese, all pasta dishes, and Visit from author chicken nuggets. Try a lunch in October, and let Smart Susan Verde Lunches know what you think! View the October calendar here, and order online October 12 6:15p SCA meeting at www.smartlunches.com October 13 Book Fa i r No Gathering We hope that you enjoyed our Annual Book Fair and Chili 1/2 Potluck Dinner. Our sincere thanks to T. Jacqueline and the many 3:15p Robotics volunteers who transformed the Meeting House into a October 14 Bookstore and then made it work seamlessly. We'd like to 5:45p: Hayride at acknowledge Abby Martucci, Tracey Lewis-Giggetts, Jamie Linvilla McFadde n, Erika Wilson, Taqwa Muhammad, Kendra McCrae, Abbey Ciccariello-Maher, Sarah Van Dyke, Nicole October 16 Mu t h e r , Eme Mengistu, Jocelyn Edmonds, Debra Pizza Lunch Breslin, Rachel Wentworth, Miriam Stewart and Margaret Robinson. October 17 9:00a: Open House for Prospective Families October 20 Gathering: 1/2 T. Narissa 3:15p: Robotics October 22 5:00p PAIS Reception October 22-25 All day: PAIS Committee Visit Tha nk you t o Whol e Foods M a rket i n Wynnewood a nd Tra der Joe's i n October 26 3/4 Bike Trip M edi a for t hei r support a nd generous dona t i ons t owa rd our Annua l Chi l i October 27 Gathering: T. Kate's Di nner. 3/4 3:15p Robotics I f you shop t here, ma ke sure t o l et t hem know t ha t we a ppreci a t e t hem! Visit our website! Ca l l i ng Al l K i nderga rt en Pa rent s Latesha Colbert-Mack, also known as "Ryan's mom", is looking for a Few Good Parents to be t h e room parent for the Kindergarten. Emailing skills preferred. Duties involve mostly communication with other Kindergarten parents. No prior Tag us and use our experience necessary. hashtags: #lfseducation THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 9. #lfseducation4life SCHOOL RESUMES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY. Be in the know! Make sure you see the rest of the articles. Tea cher Vi ol et i s Ba ck! Our dear Spanish teacher returned and students are thrilled to see her. Our sincere thanks to Teacher Dawn for covering all the Spanish lessons for the month of September. Cross count ry meet a t LFS Come support our cross country team on Tuesday, October 10. We will walk the course at 3pm and start running after 4pm. If you would like to volunteer, we need marshals to help runners cross streets safely. YOU ARE I NVI TED: PAI S Recept i on Lansdowne Friends School will welcome representatives from the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools on Sunday, October 22. Please join us for a light fare at 5:00 pm. Faculty, Staff, School Committee, Parents and Meeting Members will have the opportunity to meet and greet our guests. Kindly RSVP by emailing Clara Flores. For the last year, we have been answering and completing an exhaustive evaluation of our school in order to comply with the strict guidelines of PAIS membership. Their representatives will visit the school through the week of October 23rd and meet with various parties to review that evaluation. A final reminder that the LFS SCA Hayride at Linvilla Orchards will be on Saturday, October 14, 2017. Enjoy a hayride with your fellow families. The hayride concludes with a campfire complete with marshmallows to roast and apple cider. Come early and make it an all day affair with pumpkin picking, apple sling shot, play land and more! The wagon for the hayride departs at 5:45 PM SHARP! The cost for this event is only $6 per person! Please fill out this hayride order form and return it to the SCA Mailbox. Please prepay and reserve your spot TODAY. There are only EIGHT spots left, so hurry! School Communi t y Associ a t i on The Chili Dinner was a great success. It was attended by almost 150 people. That's A LOT of chili. Special Thanks to Anja Hilliard for leading the charge on organizing all that food. So many other folks helped to make the evening a success as well. Thank you to Harsha Cooke, Chris Miller, Day Yohannes, Karima Alderman and Barbara Interlandi for cooking all that delicious food. Thank you to Jocelyn Edmonds, Sherisse Laud-Hammond, and Alison for serving up the food. Thanks to Hanne Wheedon, Clara Flores and Barabara for the use of your crockpots. Thanks to Sherrie Savage Jograj for organizing and processing all the orders. Thanks to Orlando Rivera for setting up the gym with tables and chairs. And finally, thanks to Whole Foods in Wynnwood and Trader Joe's in Media for donating chili ingredients to make it all possible. Whew! It really does take a village! Our next SCA monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, October 12. Meetings start promptly at 6:15 PM and end at 7:45 PM. Generally, the first half of the meeting is dedicated to SCA business and the second half is reserved for special speakers, educational or volunteer service opportunities. Free Childcare is available at 6:00 PM. Pizza is also available for a suggested donation of $1 per slice. Please email Sherrie Savage Jograj by noon on the day of the meeting to indicate the number of slices needed. SCA meetings present a great opportunity to connect with fellow parents, teachers and school administrators with a focus on fostering community in our school. Ecol ogy i n your Ba ck Ya rd As part of a series of three classes hosted by Chanticleer, Dan Duran, Associate Teaching Professor, Drexel University, and famously known as "Chase's Dad" will be teaching about INSECTS. His class will be on October 14, 2017, S aturday 9- 11am. For more information, please take a look at this flyer. You can register online at www.radnorconservancy.org Dan has been a great friend and resource to our school. He led our Native Plants project that we started two years ago. Chanticleer is an ongoing supporter of our Annual Auction. HAVE YOU HEARD OUR ADS ON THE RADIO? EMAIL US TO LET US KNOW . You can hear about our open house during traffic and weather in the following stations: WBEB-FM (101.1), WBEN-FM (95.7), WDAS-FM (105.3), WHAT-AM (1340), WHYY-FM (90.9), WIOQ-FM (106.1), WISX-FM (106.1), WMGK-FM (102.9), WPPZ-FM (103.9), WRNB-FM (100.3) and WRTI-FM (90.1) Hel p us sprea d t he word! Families continue to be our biggest advocates. Thank you. We need you to help us spread the word about our upcoming Open House and these are successful strategies to do so: Invite friends and neighbors to our Open House on October 17 @ 9:00 am and/or November 12 @ 2:00. Download a flyer (in color or grayscale) and post it on your local coffee shop or store. Pick up some Open House postcards at LFS and place them in your favorite neighborhood hangout. Take a lawn sign (contact Clara Flores). Share our social media posts with your personal networks. Lansdowne Friends School: Growing confident learners to engage and excel in a changing world..