Buy Local – 2012 SFS Art Calendars and Notecards on Sale Now!
Our annual SFS Calendar and Notecards are filled with SFS student art that captures "the city" through the student’s eyes! Calendars are $20 each and notecards are $10 for a set of 10 cards and envelopes. Purchases can be made at the Front Desk this week. Many thanks to Mike Martin (Mika, 1st) for photographing all the paintings for the calendar and notecards.
Lost and Not Yet Found
Please encourage your child to check Lost and Found throughout this week, or check yourself, for clothing, lunch boxes, and books. Elementary/Middle School Lost and Found is currently located next to the Art Room Door and the rack is overflowing. Please LABEL all personal items and especially jackets and sweaters to help us get these items back to the rightful owners. We'll clear and donate unlabeled clothing on Friday, December 16 (most likely donating to "One Warm Coat"). Items picked up at the skate rink will be held in Lost and Found to retrieve in January!
Tis the Season to Have Lice Checks
Please note we will be conducting lice checks of all grades upon return from the holidays. You can help in two ways:
• Comb out your child's hair to ring in the New Year and each day through January 6
• Make sure your child is shampooed and gel free upon return to school
Summer Program 2012 Update
We are delighted to give you a preview of our 2012 summer program! While we don’t have as full a slate of classes due to the construction project, we are offering our “Best of Summer Classics” from July 9th to August 10th. Summer camps will be held in the North and South Classrooms and in the kitchen. The summer brochure with more details about our camps will come out in early January. In the meantime, click here for a listing of class dates and teachers.
Extended Day Notice from the Business Office
Please check the Parent Portal or contact the Business Office to find out your child's extended day balance. Any unpaid balance is due now. Just a reminder: extended day care fees should be paid in advance of use.
Elementary Holiday Plays
Wednesday Night, December 14 Features 1st, 2nd and 3rd Graders, 7-8:30 PM
Thursday Night, December 15 Features 4th and 5th Graders, 7-8:30 PM
The theme this year is "Magnificent Misfits," and the plays celebrate characters that don't fit in. On Wednesday, December 14th, the 1st grade will perform "Elmer the Elephant," (beloved children's book by David McKee), the 2nd Grade will perform "The Bremen Town Musicians" (an adaptation of the Grimm Brothers' folktale), and the 3rd Grade will perform the Italian fable, "Strega Nona." On Thursday, December 15th, the 4th and 5th Grades will combine to present the West African epic, "Sundiata, Lion King of Mali." All plays will feature live music and dance performed by the children. See you at the Brava!
Please Note: Elementary and Middle School Start Times This Week:
Elementary Classes will have a 9 AM start this Thursday, December 15th and Friday, December 16th, in order to allow extra sleep after the plays Wednesday and Thursday night. There will still be the normal Extended Day A.M. hours from 7:30 to 8:30 AM and an extended recess will be added from 8:30 to 9 AM.
Middle School will have a regular Thursday morning 8:30 AM start on December 15th and a 9 AM start on Friday, December 16th. As with Elementary, they will have an Extended Recess from 8:15 to 9 AM on Friday morning.
Walking School Bus This Week…
The Walking School Bus is not officially operating this Thursday, December 15th, due to the later start day for Elementary. Please consider walking if it fits your schedule!
The San Francisco School SFO Student Art Exhibit Has Been Installed!
Our school’s exhibit area is in Terminal 1 on the lower level, near baggage claim. There are two exhibit areas, one on each end of the terminal. The exhibit looks fantastic and some passengers stopped to look at the paintings while our student’s pieces were being installed. Again Terminal 1 includes these carriers: Alaska, Airtran, Delta, Southwest, US Airways, Frontier and Horizon. If you have questions, contact Ruth Cardillo (5th - 8th), Karen Goodkin (1st - 4th) or Tiphani Russell (K). We hope you have a chance to view this wonderful exhibit!
Preschool Parent Ed on Thursday, January 5th, 4:30-6 PM, SFS Activity Room
Please mark your calendars for an exciting and informative event: "Talking to Your Child About Difference" facilitated by Tarah Fleming, creator of Start Dialog: Courses in Cultural Competency. Tara inspires and elicits rich, probing conversations about what "difference" means and how the language we use (or don't use) informs our children. We also welcome early Elementary parents and guardians and anyone interested in and intrigued by this topic!
Indexed Tuition Applications Due February 1st
If you wish to be considered for an indexed tuition for the 2012-13 school year, please submit an application by Wednesday, February 1, 2012. The easiest and fastest way is to apply online at the SFS website www.sfschool.org/admissions/index_tuition.shtml. All forms and supporting documents need to be sent directly to:
SSS by NAIS
Application Processing Center
P.O. Box 449, Randolph
MA 02368-0449 USA
The first round of indexed tuition decisions for returning families will be made by Friday, February 24, 2012. If you have any questions, please contact the Business Office at business@sfschool.org or by calling Cindy Woo, Director of Finance & Operations, at 415-239-1410.
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