2011 Tools Calendars Still Available - On Sale This Week!
The 2011 San Francisco School Calendar, filled with amazing student art work, is still available for purchase at $20 each. Stop by the Front Desk to check out a sample and buy yours today, before they are all gone!
SFS Alum Returns with Yale Singing Group
This Friday at 11:30 AM, the school is proud to welcome the Yale a capella group, Shades, to campus. The group includes Andres Fuentes-Afflick ’05, who is currently a sophomore at Yale. To find out more about Andres, click here: http://www.sfschool.org/alumni/pdf/gazette_summer_2009.pdf and see the Alumni Profile on page 7. To learn more about the group, visit http://www.yale.edu/shades/. Please note, the Activity Room has limited space and our priority will be to make certain the students and teachers (K-8) have a place to sit. If you would like to attend, please plan on arriving a bit early and find some standing room.
8th Grade Trip Information Night
All 8th grade students and parents are encouraged to attend the information night on Wednesday, January 5, 2011, from 7-8:30 PM in the Activity Room, to learn about the new Nicaragua trip. The trip organizers from ViviandesLeon will be on hand to present and to answer questions, and guests from San Francisco Friends School will talk about their own experiences on this trip last year.
Bring Your Cast-offs to Carpool on Thursday, January 13!
Is your garage overflowing with post-holiday stuff? Let the 8th Grade families come to the rescue! Just drop off your gently used items at morning (only) SFS carpool on Thursday, January 13 and we’ll cart it off to Community Thrift for you. For more information about what can (electronics) and cannot (toys) be accepted, visit www.communitythriftsf.org/donate/. Or take your donations directly to Community Thrift on 623 Valencia Street and tell them you want to support The San Francisco School! Need more time? We’ll collect again on two other Thursdays: February 10th and March 10th. For more information contact ellensanfrancisco@gmail.com.
2011 Auction for Tuition Assistance - Mark Your Calendars Now!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
The Live & Silent Auction is right around the corner on April 9th, with the Online Auction launching in late March! Parent Packets - including donation and advertising forms, solicitation pointers, sample solicitation letters and suggested donation ideas - will be mailed to you next week.
Packets will also include instructions on how to make your donations online, but for those of you ready to get started now, click here for a donation form! Contact Emily (egarlock@sfschool.org) with donation questions or to get involved. We are looking forward to another fun, exciting and successful auction in 2011!
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