Fourth graders put the finishing touches on thier Rube Goldberg chain reaction machines.
Monday, May 21 • E&I PA Meeting • 5-6pm • Learning Commons
Thursday, May 24 • 8th grade trip to St. Anthony's • 9am-2pm
Friday, May 25 • 5th grade trip to Asian Art Museum • 12pm-3:10pm
Monday, May 28 • Memorial Day • NO SCHOOL
Thursday, May 31 • Electivepalooza • 5:45-7:15pm • Meeting Room & Black Box Theater (note: event starts promptly at 6pm)
To view a list of this month's events, visit the Homepage of the Parent Wiki site.
Art opening with Marina: All are invited to visit our Arts@SFFS gallery space on the second floor on Tuesday, May 29 at from 4:30-6pm for the opening reception of "Growth: New Work by Marina Vendrell Ouali", an experiential display of found wood objects and crochet work.
Year End Gift from SFFS parents to Teachers & Staff: Let's say thank you together! The Teacher & Staff Appreciation Committee is coordinating a community gift from families that will be distributed equally in the form of gift cards to all school employees. We hope you consider contributing to this community gift in a way that is comfortable and meaningful to your family. Donations can be made online via the link on the wiki home page (direct link here), or you may drop-off a check at the front desk in a sealed envelope addressed to Kim Plough. Please make checks payable to SFFS with "Year End Gift" noted in the memo section. Collections will close at 3pm on Friday, June 1. Thank you for helping us show appreciation as a community!
2019 Calendar Change!Next year's Blue Party will be held Saturday, April 6.
Lower School Class News
Kindergarten: Service learning updates 1st Grade: The first graders are writing realistic fiction! 2nd Grade: Portfolio Day, poetry, and Rube Goldberg machines 3rd Grade: Third Grade Builds Rube Goldberg Machines! 4th Grade: Fort Ross carpool and secret letter
Middle School Class News
5th Grade: Bringing stories to Sstage and a "Giant" Day at the Ballpark 6th Grade: Sixth grade service action 7th Grade: Electivepalooza is coming! 8th Grade: Highlights from the Exploratorium Field Trip
Kindergartners held a bake sale to raise money for the Mission
Neighborhood Resource Center on Thursday.
*Housing Help for Relocating Faculty*
We are looking to help new faculty relocating to SF find housing. If you or someone you know has a spare room or unit available for short-term housing, please contact Admissions and Lower School Assistant Grecia Lacayo. We are putting together a resource list to support these new members of our school community, and would love to include any help you may be able to offer. Thank you!
“Listen to your own voice, your own soul, too many people listen to the noise of the world, instead of themselves.”
