9:30 a.m.: Lower School STAR Wednesday Assembly
This assembly will feature an Athletics welcome video and a live interview with Natalie Randolph and Coach Gold on Zoom. Link will be accessible on Canvas. 

Spirit Week (Pajama Day)
Roll out of bed and into your best flannels, onesies, and fuzzy slippers. Share photos on social media with the hashtag #SidwellSpiritWeek.

All Day: Lower School Zoom Drop-Ins from Star the Fox 

Spirit Week: Sidwell Gear
"We have spirit, yes we do! We have spirit, how about you?" Show off your Sidwell Friends spirit with your Quaker jerseys, hats, t-shirts, masks, hoodies, scarves, and more. Wear your maroon and gray all day to demonstrate your Sidwell Friends pride. Share photos on social media with the hashtag #SidwellSpiritWeek.

All Day: Lower School Fall Fun Day
Lower School families are invited to join in for a variety of activities this Saturday. We’ll provide guidance for an outdoor scavenger hunt, crafts, and service projects you can do on your own time. We encourage you to share photos throughout the day, gather by grade at midday for a Zoom-enabled Show & Tell, which will be followed by Meeting for Worship. Finally, please join a parent/guardian social on Zoom at 8 p.m. If your child has not received a Fall Fun Day craft kit (handed out on photo days), please check with Adele or Liz as the remaining kits are at Lower School. We had just one per LS student. Further details and Zoom links will be shared via the PA Lower School webpage and the parent calendar.  

SFSFallArtsActivity2020.pdf
SFSFallFunDay2020NatureScavengerHunt_1.pdf
SFSFallFunDayLeafPlacemats.pdf

On October 17, as part of Fall Fun Day, all Lower School families are encouraged to go outside and help clean up their neighborhoods, playgrounds, parks, and trails. Grab a trash bag and a pair of gloves, wear a mask, and don’t forget to keep your distance. Just a reminder: Do not touch anything sharp. This is a great way to serve our communities and protect the environment. No matter where trash starts, it ends up in a creek or river! If you are looking for a nearby area to clean up, check out the Little Falls Trail as a possibility, as they will be having one of their weekly cleanup events on October 17. Please share your photos by sending them to communications@sidwell.edu!

Introduction to Quakerism and Meeting for Worship
All families are welcome to join the Lower School Quaker Life Committee for an event on Fall Fun Day and Homecoming! Ralph Steinhardt, recent co-clerk of the Bethesda Friends Meeting and parent of Sidwell Friends graduates, and Denise Coffin and Kathleen Geier, co-clerks of the SFS Quaker Education Committee, will join us an introduction to Quakerism and discussion about Quakerism at Sidwell Friends School. Our meeting will end with a short Meeting for Worship. The event will be held on Saturday, October 17 from 12:30-1:30pm by Zoom. Please feel free to contact Noreen Muhib (nmuhib77@gmail.com) or Melissa Merideth (mmeridet@mail.nih.gov).