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E-News for Jan. 13, 2012 |
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TOP STORIES
SIMPLE AND POWERFUL The schoolwide celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. continues next week in the Pearl Street lobby. All students, faculty, staff and parents are asked to reflect, through pictures and brief messages, on Dr. King and the civil rights movement. Please contribute to our "e-mural" by sending an e-mail to simpleandpowerful@brooklynfriends.org.
 FOR PARENTS WHO DRIVE TO/FROM SCHOOL As early as Monday 1/16, Willoughby Street between Jay and Pearl Streets will be turned into a two-way street to provide vehicular access to our block during water main construction on Pearl between Fulton and Willoughby. This will be in effect until our spring break (March 16). Do NOT drive on Red Hook Lane to get to school. Use Jay St. and Willougby St. instead. Read more.
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PAT Update
African American Celebration Event: "The Afro-Latino Experience" Feb. 3, 2012
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This year, the celebration will focus on the Afro-Latino Experience and the wide expanse of nations in the Caribbean, Central America and South America and their unique histories, stories, culture and contributions of African descendants.
* We will screen Henry Louis Gates' public television program,Black in Latin America each of four nights during our week-long celebration, followed by a discussion, between 3:30 and 6:00. January 30 - Mexico and Peru; January 31 - Brazil; February 1 - Cuba; February 2 - Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
* On February 3 enjoy Latin American dishes, a capoeira demonstration and performance, dance selection by BFS students, and our special guest artists, the Colombian band Folklore Urbano. Tickets go on sale next week! To learn more, and/or to volunteer, please contact Alisa Martin Granderson. We invite all volunteers to join the committee meetings on Thursdays at 8:30 am in the Pearl Street cafeteria.
Family Folk Dance A Big Success
This past Saturday, the PAT-sponsored Lower School Family Folk Dance provided great fun for more than 125 students, parents and staff! The Performing Arts Department Chair, Margaret Bary, and 4th grade callers led families through two hours of live music and dancing! Special thanks to all the wonderful volunteers who made the afternoon run smoothly, including parents Melissa Coad, Susan Ferugio, Louise Olive and Louise Whittet along with 5th grade students Emmanuel Ball-Storrow, Tolo Bickford, Chloe Calcagni, Will Coad, Devon Olive, Anna Polo and Leo Wizelman. And finally, a very special thank you goes to Ellen Barker for chairing this event!
Congratulations!
Jodi Kantor, mother of Talia Kantor Lieber (KC), is the author of the new book, The Obamas, about Barack and Michelle Obama's time in the White House. A narrative of the first couple's arrival and adjustment, successes and struggles in the strange new world of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, The Obamas is full of unknown, illuminating stories that will surprise even those familiar with the president and first lady. Jodi would love to see fellow BFS parents (and their friends and families) at these book events, including at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope on Feb. 2, where she will be interviewed by Jonathan Safran Foer.
Our Sympathy
Choi Sook Ja, beloved mother of PAT Executive VP BoBi Ahn and grandmother to 2nd grader Bijou de Jong, passed away. We hold all of the family in the light.
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School News You Can Use
Two Very Important Dates
On Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 5 pm, there is a special gathering for all Pre and Lower School parents on the topic, "What Boys and Girls are Made Of" with expert speaker Rosetta Lee. Details.
On Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 6 pm, there is a Middle School Coffee Hour on Diversity with BFS Director of Diversity, Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr. Go to the Middle School Parent Portal for details and to RSVP.
You Can't Take It With You
...but you can plan wisely. On Thursday, February 9 at 8:30 am, BFS will host The 5 Things You Should NOT Do with Your Estate Plans (and the 5 You Should): an estate planning seminar with BFS Trustee and alum Richard Cutler, Esq. For more information, please contact Susan Price '86 at718-852-1029, Ext. 208. The seminar will be held in the 3rd Floor Conference Room. Learn More
 Seeking the Wisdom of Parents Please go online to RSVP to one of the three upcoming discussions on
A Quaker Book of Wisdom, which will be facilitated by Head of School Larry Weiss and a member of the Quaker Self-Study Committee. The three dates are Jan 24, 6:30 pm at the Family Center, 189 Schermerhorn St; Jan. 25, 8:30 am in the BFS Pearl Street Library; and Jan. 26, 6 pm, at a BFS family's home in Boerum Hill. We thank the many parents and faculty/staff members for their participation in the first two discussions and look forward to the next three.NOTE: If you signed up online, your first choice is confirmed. You will receive another e-mail confirmation two or three days before the event.
Thinking Mathematically
The Lower School reminds all students to participate in the 2011-2012 Math Challenges! We hope many students will join the community in solving fun and challenging math problems. Go directly to the challenges here.
What You Need to Know about Reenrollment
Reenrollment contracts will be mailed to BFS families (who are current with their tuition payments) on Friday, Jan. 20, with a return date of Friday, Feb. 3, 4 pm, for all grades except current 8th grade. (Return date for current 8th grade families is Friday, Mar. 2, 4 pm.) The nonrefundable tuition deposit for all grades is $3,000. Details are on the BFS website.
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Sports Section
Athletic schedules for all teams and all seasons are on the school website. We encourage parents and students (13 and over) to register with highschoolsports.net to get free e-mail updates whenever games or practices are canceled, postponed, or changed.
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 Read about the amazing victories our basketball and indoor track teams achieved this past week on the BFS website. And plan to come to a BFS home basketball game -- there are 6 BFS teams and a game is played almost every day in the lower gym; stop by to cheer on our hard-charging teams, or travel with our indoor track athletes as they represent BFS interscholastically. All schedules are here.
The BFS Friendly Flyers Youth Running Club will participate in a Meet on Sat. Jan. 21 at the Park Slope Armory, 5 to 9 pm. Learn more about the Friendly Flyers program on the BFS website.
Student-Athletes in the Spotlight: Congratulations to 7th graders Mali A and Nia G, who raced at the 168th Street Armory on Jan. 10 in the qualifiers for the Millrose Games. Their 4 X 200 relay team came in second, qualifying them to compete in the prestigious Millrose Games at the Armory next month.
Looking Ahead: Sue Wicks, former WNBA player, New York Liberty legend, Rutgers star, and coach will visit BFS on Monday 1/23/12 to talk to and work out with our MS, JV, and Varsity Girls Basketball Players from 3:30 pm-4:30 pm in the upper gym. . . The Upper School Winter Pep Rally will take place on Friday 1/27/12 at 11:30 am in the lower gym. . . Spring is in the air -- Go here for starting dates for our spring softball, baseball, track and volleyball teams.
BFS athletic apparel for children and adults is now available for online purchase at MyLocker.
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 Quaker News
BFS community members are welcome to attend Meeting for Worship at any time at the Brooklyn Monthly Meeting (BMM) on 110 Schermerhorn Street, Sundays, 11 am. Child care is provided, and a coffee and social hour follows Meeting for Worship. On the last Sunday of every month (upcoming: Jan. 29) BMM holds a community dinner for peoplein need, at the meetinghouse. BFS families are always welcome to donate food or volunteer to help. For more info, please contact BMM volunteer Andres Colapinto.
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Development Report
Have you done it yet? Make your gift to the Brooklyn Friends today. It's a sure-fire way to show your support of the school. Gifts can be made on our secure online giving site by clicking here. We're counting on everyone's support to reach our $750,000 goal by June 30, 2012. Thank you!
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Guided by the Quaker principles of truth, simplicity, and peaceful resolution of conflict, Brooklyn Friends School offers each student a challenging education that develops intellectual abilities and ethical and social values to support a productive life of leadership and service.
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