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Happy Lunar New Year! Our students have been celebrating this event with assemblies, classroom and community activities, and Potomac’s annual Middle School dragon parade. Here's wishing everyone a year of longevity, peace, and prosperity. Happy Year of the Rabbit!
The 2023 Scholarship Auction is just over a month away! There are several exciting ways to support this important initiative, which raises funds for student scholarships and faculty professional development. Here's how you can get in on the fun:
Purchase Your Best of Live Tickets. The live auction features some incredibly unique and exciting items. By purchasing a Best of Live raffle ticket, you have the opportunity to win one of these items for just $100. Only 250 Best of Live tickets will be sold and 100 have already been purchased. In the past few years, these tickets have sold out prior to the event, so get yours now!
Think Wine. For many years, the auction has included an excellent selection of wines and spirits from around the world. Mark your calendar for our wine party on Sunday, February 5, hosted by the Steindler and Lucier families; this is a great chance to join other wine aficionados in donating some bottles for the auction. Consider tapping your collection; or view our wish list of items.
Volunteer. Our fantastic Administration Committee, led by Leigh Mayrhofer, is looking for new team members who can help with data entry of donated items into Greater Giving, the online auction platform that Potomac uses. This is a low commitment, low pressure, super zen, come-and-go volunteer opportunity! Spend as little or as much time as you’d like, and come back whenever you’re on campus and have some time to spare. (It's also a chance to get a fun preview of the many great items that will be available in the auction!) If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please email Leigh Mayrhofer and Alexis Ellis.
Potomac’s annual Diversity Hiring Fair, now in its 11th year, is scheduled for Saturday, February 4. We will welcome representatives from more than 35 schools and over 100 candidates who are interested in careers at independent schools. The program, co-sponsored by AISGW and East Ed, includes a panel discussion, a Q&A, a career fair, and opportunities for one-on-one interviews. All are welcome! View details about the fair, and feel free to share this information with anyone you think may be interested in attending.
Parents are cordially invited to join us for a Spotlight program co-hosted by Potomac’s Parent Association and Board of Trustees on Wednesday, February 1, 8:30 am, in the IS Choral Room. The presentation will include information about our school’s 2023-24 operating budget and offer a look at planned projects that will enhance the Potomac experience. Please register for this program.
Potomac parents are invited to a program featuring Dr. Adam Pletter, a local psychologist who specializes in adolescent mental health issues, on February 6, 7:00-8:30 pm, in the CPAC Auditorium at St. Stephen's and St. Agnes Upper School Campus in Alexandria, VA. Dr. Pletter will speak about learning to navigate social media and the digital world, and how parents can partner with their children in this work more successfully.
Fill out this RSVP form if you would like to attend, so that the program organizers have information about the ages of your children; this will help Dr. Pletter with his presentation. You can visit Dr. Pletter's website, which provides more detail about his parent program, as well as his blog, where he addresses a variety of topics.
Parent Conferences February 3Parent-Teacher and Parent-Advisor Conferences will be held in all four divisions on Friday, February 3. Conference sign up is now open via the parent portal section of CampusNET. Note that there will be no classes for students on February 3.
The 2023-24 core calendar is now available.
The Kids Heart Challenge Assembly will be tomorrow, January 27, 9:30-10:30 am, in the Spangler Center for Athletics and Community. This action-packed K-6 event will include high-energy jump rope performances, juggling acts, and ball tricks performed to toe-tapping music. Please note that all LS students, faculty, and staff are highly encouraged to wear comfortable clothes, sneakers, and the color red tomorrow. Be sure to return your student donation envelopes to your classroom teacher. Parents are invited to attend this event. There will be no LS Sharing Assembly tomorrow.
Lower School first-semester report cards will be available via the parent portal section of CampusNET at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, February 1.
There will be no classes for students on Friday, February 3, due to Parent-Teacher Conferences. If you have not already done so, please sign up for your conference time on the parent portal. Online registration will close at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, February 1. Our LS conferences are optional, but we hope to see all of our parents! Drop-in childcare will be available during your conference time. Please be sure to sign your child(ren) in and out if you are taking advantage of this service.
Students in the Lower School were treated to a beautiful Lunar New Year table display that includes Mandarin oranges – symbolizing luck, prosperity, and a long life. This resource page shares more information about how the Lunar New Year is celebrated across different Asian countries. Also called Chinese New Year, this traditional festival is the most important holiday in China. It is also widely celebrated in South Korea, Vietnam, and countries with a significant overseas Chinese population.
First grade students have begun a unit about the moon and stars. In class this week, they learned about phases of the moon and how although the moon is black, it appears white because it reflects the light of the sun. After discussing the shapes of a crescent, gibbous, half moon, full moon, etc., the students used Oreos to depict the various lunar phases. It was tre-moon-dous fun!
Join us on Friday, February 10, for our next Sharing Assembly. We will be featuring Ms. Kim's kindergarten class, Mrs. Berke's first grade class, Mrs. Jackson's second grade class, and Mr. McEwen's third grade class.
Vision screenings have returned. The Prevention of Blindness Society of Greater Washington will be on campus on Wednesday, February 1, and Thursday, February 2, to screen all Lower School students. If your child wears glasses or contact lenses, please make sure that they wear them on the day of the screening.
Join us for a Lower School Family Science Event on Thursday, February 2, 6:00-7:30 pm, in Ramsey Assembly. This event will be led by the Children's Science Center Lab. Activities include Stacking Currency: Financial Literacy, Magnets at Work: Everyday Uses, It’s All Relative: Exploring Gravity in Space, and others. LS families will participate in hands-on experiments designed to provoke interest in STEM subjects. For our planning purposes, please fill out the required RSVP form by 4:00 pm on Monday, January 30.
Over the last two weeks, all fifth grade students visited Potomac community partner Higher Horizons, a Head Start program in Bailey's Crossroads. Our students shared their love of reading with the preschool students by reading picture books in the classroom and community spaces. While onsite, the fifth graders heard from Leon Sims, site supervisor, about the importance of listening to older students read as part of a preschooler’s literacy development. Fifth graders also selected children's books from November’s Book Fair to provide gift book donations during the winter holidays, as part of this grade-level service learning initiative.
On January 31, Ms. Armstrong's and Ms. White's fourth grade classes will head to Martha's Table for a valuable service learning trip.
Middle School celebrated the Lunar New Year in a few different ways. Grade 5 brought their musical and colorful dragon parade around campus, leading into a Sharing Assembly where students performed songs, skits, dances, and more. In Ms. Chung’s grade 5 class, Yimo He ‘30 shared some of her family’s traditions and also explained how the lunar calendar came about, what rituals people follow, and the types of food they enjoy around this time of the year. YC5ers also learned how to count in Chinese and listened to the origin story about the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals. View photos from the parade.
Middle School semester reports will be available to parents in the parent portal section of CampusNET on Wednesday, February 1, by 3:00 pm. Parents should review their child's report card in advance of their conference time.
MS parents may now log into the parent portal and sign up for a conference with their child's homeroom teacher. The portal will close at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, February 1. Sixth grade conferences will be student-led and will last 20 minutes. Fourth and fifth grade conferences will run 25 minutes each.
On Thursday, February 2, the girls varsity basketball team will host a basketball clinic for all Middle School students as part of Potomac's celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day! The clinic will focus on fun, skill development, and match play. Sign your child(ren) up here. Please note the clinic will be capped at 50 students; responses above that limit will be placed on a wait list. The clinic will run from 3:30 to 4:15 pm in the Spangler Auxiliary Court. Participating students will be brought from their classrooms to Spangler; parents are welcome to come and watch and MUST pick up their child(ren) from Spangler at the conclusion of the clinic. We recommend that everyone wear a sturdy pair of sneakers and athletic wear.
Middle School will administer three Comprehensive Testing Program (CTP) subtests during the week of February 6. Parents are asked to avoid making appointments during the testing periods noted below:
The Kids Heart Challenge Assembly will be tomorrow, January 27, 9:30-10:30 am, in the Spangler Center for Athletics and Community. This action-packed K-6 event will include high-energy jump rope performances, juggling acts, and ball tricks performed to toe-tapping music. Please note that all MS students, faculty, and staff are highly encouraged to wear comfortable clothes, sneakers, and the color red tomorrow. Be sure to return your student donation envelopes to your classroom teacher. Parents are invited to attend this event.
IS students from the Theatre Arts Bridge Program joined our US theatre students for a weekend of workshops at the Virginia Thespian Festival in Richmond over MLK Weekend. Workshop topics included costume design, musical comedy, dance, and virtual reality in theater. Our students were even invited back to perform their fall play, Dearly Departed, next year!
Happy Lunar New Year! Intermediate School AAPI and Chinese students gave a fabulous presentation on the Lunar New Year. It included a video about the Chinese Zodiac, pre-recorded student interviews, and challenges for the audience. It was a great student-generated program, sponsored by Chinese teacher Shuping Zhang. Ech IS student was also given a Hong Bao (red envelope).
On Wednesday, eighth graders participated in “Face Hunger,” a simulation led by the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB). Megan Curran, a CAFB partnership engagement manager, discussed food insecurity in our local community. Then, students broke into three groups to complete a role play activity designed to help them better understand the challenges that 1-in-10 DC-area residents face each day. This learning activity was part of the eighth grade community action program focused on food insecurity.
The annual Intermediate School Dance will take place in the IS Commons tomorrow, January 27, 7:00-9:00 pm. Please ensure that your child has dinner beforehand and reviews the drop-off and pick-up instructions below. Should you have any questions or concerns, contact Vic Taylor or Jeremy Sandler.
Instructions for drop-off and pick-up: Due to the expected increase in traffic, we ask that parents drop off and pick up their students in the Bus Square, located in front of the Middle School. The lot will be cleared to be used as a rolling kiss and ride. Cones will mark a giant horseshoe to enter and depart. Please do not park and prevent other cars from accessing this area. Our pick up will be at the same time that the US Winterfest concludes, so it is important that IS parents follow this procedure. Be sure to stay to the right as you enter campus, to continue up the main drive. Carpooling is encouraged to reduce traffic. If you need to park, please use the LS parking lot.
There is nothing more exciting for an author than a book release party. Author Steve Sheinkin and illustrator Nick Bertozzi recently joined grades 5-8 in celebration of the release of their brand new graphic novel, Bomb. Students learned how they took the non-fiction book Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Sheinkin, and transformed it into a graphic novel. Other highlights included seventh grader Carter Reynolds joining Bertozzi on stage to learn how to draw Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, and the authors sharing embarrassing stories from their teen years. Special thanks to Politics and Prose for sharing the book's creators with us.
Planning the Sophomore Year (for parents of freshmen) will be held tonight, January 26, at 6:30 pm, in the Upper School Crossroads. This event will provide an overview of the academic and cocurricular opportunities available in the year ahead. It will include presentations by the Upper School head, the Upper School director of curriculum and academics, representatives from the College Counseling Office, and the grade-level dean. You will hear about the course trajectories in each department and learn more about the course application and appeal processes.
During the academic day, students will receive an abbreviated version of the same presentation in a class meeting. Following the evening session, the slides and handouts from the presentation will be posted on CampusNET. If you have any questions about our Planning the Next Year programs, please reach out to Tory Virchow.
All Upper School students are encouraged to attend Winterfest on Friday, January 27, a tradition that is returning for the first time since January 2020. This year's event will feature a dual varsity wrestling meet, as Potomac takes on Lewis High School in the Landry Wrestling Arena. There will also be an a capella concert, plenty of food (dinner is included), and the beloved 3v3 basketball tournament organized by the varsity basketball teams. This year, we are also excited to welcome Cameron's Coffee and Chocolates to sweeten up our event with treats. Cameron's Coffee and Chocolates is a business enterprise of the nonprofit Every1 Can Work, creating permanent employment opportunities for young adults living with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Winterfest is free to attend and dinner will be provided. Refreshments will be available for purchase from the Panther Pit, and chocolates and hot chocolate will be available for purchase from Cameron's Coffee and Chocolates. A limited number of shuttles will be available for students traveling to NW and NE DC and the Marlow Heights Shopping Center at the conclusion of the evening.
Tuesday brought a variety of performances, games, and opportunities for students to learn about and celebrate the Lunar New Year. From a professional Chinese opera performance to student-led performances arranged by US Chinese teacher Carol Jia, the assembly showcased some of the ways people around the world ring in the Lunar New Year. Afterward, the Crossroads was abuzz, with a calligraphy station, a chopstick competition, and a masterclass in making (and eating) dumplings, thanks to a crew of parent volunteers. Appreciation and applause to the students who modeled tremendous courage in getting up on stage and performing in a non-native tongue. Happy Year of the Rabbit!
Upper School theatre students welcomed IS students from the Theatre Arts Bridge Program for a weekend of workshops at the Virginia Thespian Festival in Richmond over MLK Weekend. Workshop topics included costume design, musical comedy, dance, and virtual reality in theater. Our students were even invited back to perform their fall play, Dearly Departed, next year!
Last Wednesday, 12 members of the US Game Changers program hosted 14 guests from Second Story at the Pentagon Row Ice Skating Rink for an evening of skating, fun, and pizza. Students from both Second Story and Potomac celebrated the return of this long-standing event, a first time in three years. And for many of the students from Second Story, this was their first time ice skating. Thanks to Game Changers leaders Sally Bedell ‘23 and Sophia Smith ‘23 for helping to organize the meaningful event! Game Changers is a weekly mentoring program, hosted virtually and in person, each Wednesday evening during the Winter Sports season.
The Upper School was privileged to welcome former Potomac history teacher Steve Goldberg back to campus to share the story of his friend, and now-deceased Holocaust survivor, Abe Piasek. Splicing together photographs, historical context, and clips of Abe speaking and being interviewed, Mr. Goldberg shared a captivating tale of resilience amid devastating inhumanity. He followed up his assembly presentation with a lunchtime conversation where a smaller group of students and teachers were able to ask questions about Abe's life and the work Mr. Goldberg is doing to continue telling his story.
Monday’s Lunchtime Conversation featured a triple treat: a family of three photographers. Jamey Stillings, Esha Chiocchio, and their son, Zubin Stillings. Each showed samples of their work and shared their respective career journeys.
Jamey Stillings began as a documentary photographer and evolved into a high-end advertising photographer who makes time for personal projects that focus on aerial photography of renewable energy solutions. He has exhibited this work widely and published three photo books, with a fourth on the way.
With a master’s degree in sustainable communities, Esha Chiocchio is a documentary photographer with a focus on environmental conservation and traditional wisdom. She shoots around the world for clients. She shared that her first assignment was with National Geographic (very rare when a photographer is just starting out!) She passed on some helpful shooting tips to attendees.
Zubin Stillings is currently on a gap year after high school and spending lots of time experimenting with different subject matter for his photography. He likes to use his friends as models and play with different photographic approaches.
Last Friday, the girls varsity swim team competed against 14 other teams during the ISL championships. The Panthers had a tremendous meet, placing sixth overall against some stiff competition. Highlights include fourth place in the 200 medley relay (Sabine Barbee ‘26, Maren Schwarz ‘25, Kate Douglas ‘26, and Paige Schedler ‘25), ninth place in the 200 IM by Madeleine Steves ‘26, seventh place in the 100 butterfly by Douglas, fifth place in the 200 freestyle relay (Schwarz, Steves, Sam Taylormoore ‘23, and Douglas), eighth place in the 100 backstroke for Barbee, fourth place in the 100 breaststroke for Schwarz, sixth place in the 100 breaststroke for Steves, and sixth place in the 400 freestyle relay (Barbee, Taylormoore, Schwarz, Douglas). Congratulations, team!
Please join us on Thursday, February 2, to celebrate both National Girls and Women in Sports Day and the 51st anniversary of Title IX, a landmark ruling that forever changed the landscape for female athletes. Here is the rundown of events for the day. Please mark your calendars; we hope to see you in the stands!
It was full S.T.E.A.M. ahead as Extended Day recently experimented with art and science. We had fun creating lava lamps and learning about liquid densities, using food coloring, water, and cooking oil to conduct our experiment along with the star of the show, Alka Seltzer. The Alka Seltzer reacted with the colored water to create bubbles; as they moved to the top, the bubbles would pop and colored water would fall back down to the bottom. Everyone enjoyed watching the chemical reaction that gave the lava lamp effect!
For more fun experiments, sign your child up for our Spring Break S.T.E.A.M. Squad camp (for students in grades 1-3), which will be held March 13-17. Spring into action and register today!
Students in grades K-6 are invited to sign up for a Spring Break camp with Coach Mays. Get ready for a week full of sports and good fun. Panther Spring Break Sports Camp is a chance for your child to enjoy organized sports and games while sharpening their skills, learning through “teamwork to make the dream work,” and enjoying recreational activities with their peers. Mark your calendars for March 13-17m and register your child today!
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