January 13, 2017 Next Week at BFS - Brooklyn Friends...
Transcript of January 13, 2017 Next Week at BFS - Brooklyn Friends...
NextWeekatBFS1/16SCHOOLCLOSEDFORMARTINLUTHERKINGJR.DAY1/179to10am,CPRTrainingfortheClassof20171/196:30pm,LowerSchoolSpecialists'NightforPS4s,K,and1ParentsDetailsonalleventsareontheBFSwebcalendar.
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“AllSchool”TakesPartinSilentReflec onontheWordsofDr.KingEveryday,everymonth,everyyear--allofushavesomethingtolearnfromthelife,legacy,andwisdomofDr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.ForthesixthconsecutiveyearatBFS,theOf iceofEquityandInclusionhasarrangedforaspeechbyDr.King[beginningwith"Ihaveadream"]tobeplayedonthevideomonitorsinthelobbiesoftheschoolbuildings.Follow-upactivitiestakeplaceinclasses,andthePreschoolholdsamarchandgatheringinthePearlStreetlobby.Thisyear'sspeechis"Whatisinyourlife'sblueprint?"Itisespeciallysigni icantbecauseDr.KingwasaddressingthestudentbodyatBarrattJuniorHighSchoolinPhiladelphia(Oct.26,1967)Readexcerpt.
It'sReenrollmentTime!Reenrollmentcontractsforthe2017-18schoolyearwillgooutbyemailtofamiliesofcurrentstudentsingoodstanding.PleasereachouttotheEnrollmentOf iceifyouhavenotreceivedamessagebytheendofthedaytoday(Friday,January13,2017)orifyouhavequestionsaboutyourchild'senrollment.Contactthefollowingof iceswithotherquestions:
aboutyour inancialstandingregardingthecurrentyear'stuition:BusinessOf ice,about inancialaid:FinancialAidOf ice,orabouttechnicalconcernsrelatedtotheonlineBackpack(SeniorSystems):TechTeam.
LearnmoreaboutourJackieRobinsonFilmScreening.Viewthise-mailinbrowser.
January13,2017
Celebra ngElDíadeLosReyes,BrooklynFriendsStyleMiddleSchoolSpanishstudentsandtheentireLowerSchoolstudentbody(allofwhomstudy
Spanish)participatedinanimportantholidaycelebratedintheSpanishculture--ElDíade
LosReyes(Epiphany)onFridayJan.6.Ashasbeencustomaryformanyyears,theLower
SchoolclassesweretreatedtoaRoscadeReyes,asweetovalcakesymbolizingthecrownsof
thethreekings(LosReyes)inwhichbaby igurinesarehidden.Thestudentwhosesliceof
cakehasthebabyisconsideredluckyfortherestoftheyear.(seephotobelow).TheMiddleSchoolers,accompaniedbyteachersKimAllen,LauraMurtula,PaulRomanoandMarna
Herrity,marchedintheDíadeLosReyesparadeinHarlem.Nowinits40thyear,theparade
had5,000marchersandfeaturescamels,14footpuppets,andhonoredguestsdressedasthe
ThreeKings,andtheHolyFamily.Photosfromtheparademaybeviewedhere.
YourBFSPodcast--TheUpperSchool'sModelUNLearnaboutthe100schools,3,000students,theskillsof
negotiatingandteamwork,andtheopportunitiesofa
lifetimeofferedtotheBFSstudentswhoareparticipatingin
theModelUN(MUN)ConferenceheldatColumbiaUniversity
thisweek.ListentoaninterviewwithseniorEmmitSklar,
nowinhisfourthyearasaMUNdelegate,asheexplains
someoftheintricaciesandmanyrewardsoftheexperience.
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SchoolNewsYouCanUseAlwaysPreparedforPE!Withthewinterinfullswing,thePhysicalEducationDepartmentasksthatyouremindyour
student(s)tocomepreparedtoPEwithachangeofclothesandsneakers.Withthesnowand
inclementwinterweatherduringthesemonths,itisimportantforstudentstoremember
theseessentialsforPE!Thankyou.
MiddleSchoolParents:LearnaboutAffinityGroupsJan.24and25TheMiddleSchoolinvitesparentstoattendaCoffeeHouronAf inityGroups.Themorning
CoffeeHourwillbeheldonTuesday,January24at8am,withtheeveningeventonWednesday,January25at6pm.Location:ThirdFloorConferenceRoomatPearlStreet
TheFirstDayofSummeratBFSisFebruary3rdThat'sthedaythatregistrationopensforSummerCampandSummerArtsatBrooklyn
Friends.For2017,wehavethreesessions--June21-30;July5-14,andJuly17-28--for
childrencurrentlyinPreschoolthroughGrade6.Thereisa5%siblingdiscountanda$50
creditforregistrationscompletedbyMarch1.Details.
YourWeeklyHealthTip-“Oh,MyAchingBack”
Didyouknow?Childrenshouldgenerallycarrybackpacksthatweighnomorethan10to20percentoftheirbodyweight.Carryingoverweightbackpackscansap
children’senergyandleadtolifelongorthopedicproblemssuchaschronicbackand
neckpain.Formoreinformationonhealthybackpackgoals,pleaseseetheBFS
HealthServiceswebpage.
AdvancementReportJugglingYourPhilanthropicPriori es?WehopetheBrooklynFriendsFundandSeniorLegacyGiftwillcomeoutontop!We're
currentlyat62%and86%ofourgoalsrespectively.Weneedyourdonationtoensureour
success.
The2017SeniorLegacyGiftwillre lectthediverseinterestsoftheClassof2017bycreating
anendowmentfortheongoing inancialsupportoftheUpperSchool'sStudent-LedActivities
(SLAs).InadditiontotheJugglingClub,picturedbelow,thisyear'sSLAsinclude
Environmental/EarthDay,Exercise&Fitness,Film,ModelUN,P.E.A.C.E.,WordFlirt,Youth
ActionProject,ElClubLatinoandmanyothers.
TomakeyourBrooklynFriendsFundorSeniorLegacygift,gohere:DONATE
Thankyouallwhohavealreadycontributed!
Photobelow:TheUpperSchoolJugglingactivityrecentlywelcomedaguestexpert,MattZaklad,apresechoolparent(left)picturedwithSamGinsberg'17.
SpringGalaAnnouncements
TicketsfortheSpringGalaareNowonSale!JoinusaswecelebrateourcommunitywiththeannualSpringGalainsupportofourfinancialaidprogramonThursday,March2ndfrom6pmto10pmatHillCountryBrooklyn.Afuneveningofbidding,dancing,cocktailsandbarbecueisinstore.BuyyourcketsnowattheSpringGalawebsite.
DonateanItemtotheSpringGalaAuc onOurgoalistoraise$100,000forthefinancialaidprogramofwhich1outof3studentsandtheirfamiliesarerecipients.Weareproudofourexcep onalcommitmenttoasocioeconomicallydiverseschoolpopula on.Yourgenerousdona onofanauc onitemwillhelpusachievethisgoal!Pleaseconsiderdona nganexperience,anobject,art,atraveldes na on,oreven cketstoHamilton!Dona onscanbemadeattheSpringGalawebsite.Pleasedirectanyques onsaboutauc ondona onstothePATSpringGalaCommi [email protected].
PATUpdate
RegisterNowfortheMar nLutherKingDayMoviemakingWorkshopThePATandTheBlackHistoryMonthCommitteeofBrooklynFriendsSchool,inpartnership
withAutomaticStudios,wouldliketoinvite3rd-6thgradestudentstoparticipateinaone
daymoviemakingworkshoponMartinLutherKingDay,Monday,January16,2016.Students
willwrite,direct,shoot,performandeditashort ilmonthehistoricalstoryofTIMBUKTU.
Ifyouareinterestedinhavingyourchild/childrenparticipateinthisworkshop,registerhereimmediately.Thankyou.
Don'tmissthisuniqueopportunitytoparticipateandshareintheknowledge,diversityand
enlightenmentthatiscelebratedduringBlackHistoryMonthatBrooklynFriendsSchool!
FolkDanceFunThisyear'sLowerSchoolFolkDancewasawesome.Thoughsomeofthedancerswere
wearingtheirwinterbootsonthe irstdayofsigni icantsnowoftheseason,therewasagreat
turnout,highenergy,andenthusiasmforthemusicanddances.Veryspecialthankstotheevent'sco-chairs--NicoleTuminelloandMonicaMiranda--andto:KathrineMeyers,Jess
Grace,SarahAlexander,MichaelTuminello,AnoukandNicoYaffe(students),DeanandWill
Tuminello(students),CharlieandMaddieAlexander(students),PearlWeinstock(student),
andBFSfacultyMargaretBary,AndresPuigbo,andEmilyCowles.
OrdercustomizedBFSclothingandothergearat
www.fieldhouse.com/BFS-SPIRIT
QuakerNews
BrooklynFriendsSchool,alongwithMaryMcDowellFriendsSchool,isverypleasedand
honoredtohostthe20thAnnualQuakerYouthLeadershipConference(QYLC),Dec.2-4,2017
atourschoolsinBrooklyn.QYLCbringstogethermorethan150studentsfromFriendshigh
schoolsthroughouttheUSandaroundtheworldforanintensiveretreatfocusingon
supporting,cultivating,andconnectingleadershipthroughservice,integrity,andcommunity.
Therewillbestudent-andadult-ledworkshops,twokeynotespeakers,aBridgeFilmFestival
screening,culturalimmersiontrips,andserviceinthelocalcommunity.MarnaHerrity,
middleschoolandQuakerismteacher,iscoordinatingtheconferenceonbehalfofBFS,along
withadedicatedgroupoffacultyvolunteers.PleasereachouttoMarnabye-mailwithany
questionsorifyouhaveanyresourcesorexpertisetoofferthatwillenhancetheconference
experience.Thankyou.
YourHelpNeeded!
TheQuakerYouthLeadershipConferenceIsComingtoTownBFSfacultyleadersoftheQuakerYouthLeadershipConferenceandtheServiceLearningand
CivicEngagementOf icearearrangingservicelearningandcivicengagementopportunities
forthe160highschoolstudentparticipantsonFridayafternoon,February3rd,2017.
Studentsandteacherswillbeparticipatingandweseethisasawonderfulopportunitytohighlighttheworkourcommunitypartnersaredoingandlendsomesupporttohostagroup
ofstudents.Thethemeofthisyear’sconferenceisBridgingCommunitiesandstudentorganizershavechosenthefollowingtopicstoexplore:
1)gentrifica on2)immigra on/xenophobia/Islamophobia3)interfaithcollabora on4)educa onopportunitygap5)ability&disability6)sexuality&gender/women'srights7)LGBTQrights8)environmentalissues
Readmoredetailsincompletele er.
SavetheDate-Feb.28foraChataboutServiceLearning
Anallschoolparent-meetingonServiceLearningatBFShasbeenscheduledforTuesday
February28from8:15-9:15amwithalocationtobedetermined.At"Let'sChatwiththe
ServiceLearning&CivicEngagementOf ice,”NataniaKremerandNoelQuinonesfromthe
Of iceofServiceLearning&CivicEngagementwillpresentabouttheschool’sapproachto
servicelearningaswellashighlightsomeoftheprojectsthestudentsareinvolvedinacross
thegrades.PATServiceLearningvolunteerleaderswillalsoparticipate.
SportsSec onBluePrideOverload
EveryBFSbasketballteamwonagamethisweek,withBoysVarsityearningahighscoring
80-50victoryoverElisabethIrwinHS,theBoysJVteammaintainingtheirundefeatedrecord,
andGirlsVarsity,MiddleSchoolBoysandMiddleSchoolGirlsrepresentingtheschoolinan
exemplarymanner.Wealsosalutethededication,workethic,andathleticismofour
Swimming,IndoorTrack,andSquashteams.
ReadweeklygamehighlightshereandcheckoutthedailyscorereportonTwitter.InthemonthofJanuary,therewillbeahomebasketballgameatBFSalmosteveryday.We
encourageyoutocomeonoutandcheerourteams.Linkstoallthewintersportsteams(indoortrack,squash,swimming,andbasketball)arehere,withteamschedulesprominentlyfeaturedatthetop.
VeryImportant:Pleasebookmarkthisnewlinkforteamschedules:bfsathletics.org
GuidedbytheQuakerbeliefthatthereisaDivineLightineveryone,BrooklynFriendsSchoolcultivates
anintellectuallyambitiousanddiversecommunitythatcelebrateseachindividual'sgifts.Wechallenge
ourstudentstovalueandembracedifferenceastheydevelopcriticalthinkingskillsandapplytheir
knowledgeandintelligencebothinandoutoftheclassroom.Inthisrichlearningenvironment,we
inspireallmembersofourcommunitytovoicetheirconvictions,todiscoverandpursuetheirpassions,
andtoseektruth.Ourgraduatesarecompassionate,curious,andcon identglobalcitizenswholettheir
livesspeakinthespiritofleadershipandservice.
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