Thursday, February 11, 2021, was the 100 day of school. The first graders organized a very special moment for that event. Since the beginning of the school year and every morning, the children count each day of school till 100. They use color sticks in class to represent ones, tenths, and hundreds. A routine the children love and an occasion to plan a beautiful event for the 100 days. This year, the first graders solved 100 math challenges, made collections of 100 objects, and decorated T-shirts for this occasion.
Jeudi 11 février 2021, nous avons célébré en CP notre 100ème jour d’école. Chaque jour, depuis la rentrée, les enfants comptent les jours passés à l’école jusqu’au 100ème jour d’école. Un rituel qui permet d’échanger dix unités contre une dizaine puis dix dizaines contre une centaine, chaque jour étant représenté dans la classe par des bâtonnets de couleurs. Un rituel que tous les élèves adorent et qui donne aussi l’occasion d’organiser une très jolie fête autour du nombre 100. Pour cet événement, nous avons compté en groupe jusqu’à 100, réalisé 100 défis mathématiques, créé des collections de 100 objets et décoré des T-shirts.
“The song Jerusalema is full of joie de vivre! Our students spread Peace and Positivity through dance. The challenge was introduced to reflect the difficult time we all travel during the COVID-19 pandemic and as you can see our students are truly amazing.” Sylvia Aka, 4th-grade teacher.
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2021 GALA – TRUE COLORS – SAVE THE DATE! May 15, 2021
The Gala directly benefits our students and faculty. Funds raised help us improve our campus (auditorium, track & field, etc.), preserve the socio-economic diversity of our student body through financial aid, invest in expert educators through professional development, foster innovation through programs and facilities (innovation lab), and much more.
For questions, contact Ana Walsh, 2021 Gala Chair, anaswalsh@aol.com and Véronique Rahmati, Director of Development, development@
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Come and join SDFAS Community on Saturday, March 13th at 3 pm for another baking experience. À Table series is traveling to Italy! Bianca Romero and Luigi Pigliacelli will be sharing their family recipe during a live demonstration. Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy an exclusive taste of Italian cooking!
Register HERE. We will send you the list of ingredients and the Zoom link during the week prior to the event.
April 5th and April 7th, 2021
More Info We are hosting our annual school science fair between April 5 and April 7, 2021. During these days, we will have student display boards set up on campus, and we will also have a virtual science fair for students who wish to share slide presentations about their experiments. Seventh graders will be presenting their projects. Participation for all other grades is optional. Science fair is an opportunity for students to use research and experimentation to explore topics of interest. As such, we invite and encourage all interested students to develop and share a science project. Students who participate will conduct an experiment and gather data in a journal. They will then compile their information into a slide presentation and/or display board. For safety purposes, experiments must be conducted off-campus. As such, parents and guardians are responsible for supervising and procuring materials. We would like students to make their own discoveries, so we encourage them to work as independently as possible. Between the days of 4/5/21 and 4/7/21, SDFAS community members will have the opportunity to look at all submitted projects, either virtually or in person. In addition, students will vote on the projects they found to be most interesting. If you are interested in participating in our annual science fair, please reach out to your student’s homeroom teacher. We will follow up with additional information. Some helpful resources for project ideas and guidelines are sciencebuddies.com and gsdsef.org. If you have questions, please contact Suneeta Cohen, scohen@sdfrenchschool.org.
The Middle School Blog is back! Read about our students’ success on the AMC8 and MOEMS math competitions here. Watch this space!
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Math Olympiads We are pleased to invite all students interested in entering the Math Olympiads (MOEMS) competition to please sign up here. The contest will take place online after school and is open to all students, on-site and DL. We will determine the exact date of the contest based on feedback from interested participants.
Updates from Erin Stoller – February 19th
Lightbox Subscription Our Lightbox 1-year subscription is active now: https://sub.openlightbox.com/
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Check out books with our new Online Library Catalog
For questions related to the library, please contact Anne Ricart, Librarian, library@sdfrenchschool.org.
Order Required Red Polo and Navy Blue T-Shirt and other Spirit Wear There is no school uniform at SDFAS; however, the school does have a Dress Code, as outlined in the Parent-Student Handbook. For the 2020/21 school year, we are excited to partner, again, with Land’s End, a provider of high-quality school clothing and spirit wear. Here is the Land’s End SDFAS webpage (900190869) where you will order: More Info here. Please remember to label your child’s clothing and personal belongings.
From Alice Kong, STEAM Coordinator. It is more important than ever to talk to children on a regular basis about online safety and digital citizenship. Family-friendly activities Grades 3-5 Grades 6-8 Helpful reading for adults
Responsive Classroom Responsive Classroom teachings remind us that in order to be successful in and out of school, students need to learn a set of social and emotional competencies – cooperation, assertiveness, responsibility, empathy, and self-control — and a set of academic competencies – academic mindset, perseverance, learning strategies, and academic behaviors. Overview of the SEL Program at SDFAS
Return-to-School Documents for Acknowledgement and Signature All parents with children enrolled at SDFAS for the 2020-2021 school year are required to review and acknowledge with signature the following documents using this ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM: **URGENT Action Needed!**Click here for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM to print, complete, sign, scan to pdf, and return by email to Stephanie Humbert at shumbert@sdfrenchschool.org.
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Protocols Rules for bicycles, pedestrians, and vehicles in and around the dirt lot
Elementary School and Middle School Early Pick-Up We would like to limit the number of visitors to the main office. If you wish to pick up your child earlier than regular dismissal time for a medical appointment or any other purposes, please email Stéphanie Humbert at admin@sdfrenchschool.org with the date and time of pick-up. Please also copy the teachers so your child will be ready to go. When you arrive in front of the school, please call the front office and we will escort your child to your car. Thank you for your cooperation!
Download Magnus Health Screening App Instructions to install Magnus App For the upcoming school year, parents will use the Magnus Health Mobile App to complete a daily COVID-19 screening assessment for each SDFAS student from a smartphone in just a few clicks. This screening will need to be done every morning, at home, no later than 7:30 am, before departure for school. On August 27, 2020, parents will be able to set up a Magnus Health account via FACTS. After activating your Magnus Health account via FACTS you will install the Magnus Health Mobile App on your smartphone. To log in for the first time please follow the instructions below: At the completion of this initial process, you will be able to download the Magnus Mobile App for free on your smartphone and log in through the app to complete the screening assessment each morning. If you need additional help, you can always reference the parent tutorial. You will access the screening via the button titled “COVID-19.” We thank you in advance for your cooperation in this daily screening as it will be an imperative function of our safety protocols. Upon completion of the quick survey each morning, you will receive a message for the student’s attendance giving instructions for that day. If your child arrives at school and the screening has not been completed, we will ask that you complete it before the student exits the vehicle. A parent must be the one to fill this out. Thank you for your cooperation in helping us keep the school operational during this pandemic. Use of this App will help us create the safest possible environment for your children, our faculty, and staff. For any technical issues with the mobile app such as login problems, or problems completing the screening please contact customer support at Magnus Health SMR by phone at 877.461.6831 or by email at service@magnushealthportal.com.
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Elementary School Parent Webinar by Mark Rosenblum, Headmaster – SDFAS Reopening Overview
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