7 November 2007
Happy November!
Congratulations on making it through the 1st quarter! I’m sorry I wasn’t able to be with you on
conference day – if you’d like to talk with me, feel free to call or e-mail to
schedule an appointment.
It’s
been another busy month:
On October 4th, a great
group, led by Mrs. Driscoll, attended a
performance of Verdi’s opera La Forza del Destino (the Force of
Destiny) at the Lyric Opera House in Baltimore, where we got to see a final
dress rehearsal in action – quite a bit different from opening night
performances! On October 5th, the entire school participated in Environmental Awareness Day. We spent
the day planting a wetlands on campus, handling crabs
and other interesting things in our outdoor classroom, making art out of
recycled materials and experimenting with nature-themed poetry. The 6th
grade traveled to the National Cathedral on October 10th to
participate in Episcopal Schools Day.
And because the entire Middle School has been in almost perfect dress code
since the beginning of the year, we were rewarded with an Out of Dress Code day on October 11th! What a great way
to start off Fall Break – we all got a well-deserved rest over a great
4-day weekend. On October 17th, the
National Junior Honor Society welcomed four new members – 8th
graders Alexandria Bose, Taylor Gardner, Lauren Risher and Percilla
Wills were recognized for their academic achievements and inducted into our
chapter of the NJHS. It was great to see so many of you at the Board presentation to QASPA on October
23rd – quite a thought-provoking conversation, and it’s wonderful to
have folks take an active interest in what’s going on in the school. That next night,
the Diversity Committee hosted its second film of the year, A Patch of Blue. From Monday, October 22nd
through Friday, October 26th, school spirit ran WILD during Spirit Week.
Each day had a particular themed dress code and our students really gave the
(Photos coming soon to the
Rogues’ Gallery.)
Here’s
what you and your students can look forward to in the coming month:
Saturday,
November 10th
is our fall Open House: if you are
considering Queen Anne as a possible choice for high school, or someone you
know is looking for a private school, please come visit us and hear more about
our academic program.
Monday, November 12th – Diversity Committee
meeting in the
library at 5:30.
Tuesday,
November 13th will be the third installment of the
Diversity Film Series: this month’s selection is A Raisin in the Sun. The evening will begin with pizza and
drinks at 6 p.m. in the amphitheatre. This movie is rated R; you will need to
accompany your child if he/she would like to attend. (For more details about
the Film Series, please visit http://paws.queenanne.org/montgomery
.)
That
same night will
be the monthly QASPA meeting, held in Mr.
Conn’s classroom at 7 p.m.
School photo
retakes are
also scheduled for Thursday, November 15th.
Friday,
November 16th and Saturday, November 17th are the performances of the Middle School Drama Club’s fall production of Doo Wop Wed Widing
Hood. Showtimes
are Friday night at 7:30; on Saturday, there will be a 1:30 matinee and a 7:30
evening show. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students and senior citizens.
Children 4 and under are free.
Following
our traditional all-school chapel, school will be dismissed at 12:30 on Tuesday, November 20th
for the Thanksgiving holiday; school will resume on Monday, November 26th.
The
second interim will end on November 28th. That marks the half-way point of
the second quarter, so it’s a good time to check in with teachers to see how
your child is doing. If your child is on academic probation, you will automatically
get interims from all his/her teachers.
Please
don’t hesitate to contact me if you have questions, suggestions or concerns;
you can reach me at ext. 328 or via e-mail at cholyer@queenanne.org.
All the best,
Christiana Holyer
Middle School Dean of Students