Weekly Falcon Announcements
for the week of November 11th
Veteran's Day Observance: No Sunday Check-in; Monday Evening Check-in
In observance of Veteran's Day, there is no check-in on Sunday, November 11th. Also, school is closed, Monday, November 12th. However, check-in will take place Monday evening:
- 7-8 p.m. for middle school scholars
- 8-9 p.m. for high school scholars.
Thank you, to all of our community members who have served in our armed forces. Thank you for your time of service and sacrifice.
No Varsity Cheer Practice - 11/11
Attention Varsity Cheer Squad:
Practice for Sunday, November 11th is canceled. Practice will resume next Sunday, November 18th, 5 p.m.
Middle States Accreditation Parent/Family Survey
Dear SEED Families,
SEED DC has embarked on the re-accreditation process with the Middle State Association (MSA). A part of that process requires us to conduct surveys of all staff/faculty, students, and families. Please take a moment to complete this survey. It should take about 30 minutes to complete.
Family feedback will help us to determine areas of growth that need our immediate attention to help us to continue the work in providing an “outstanding, intensive educational program that prepares children both academically and socially for success in college and beyond.”
The survey is being administered online via SurveyMonkey. Every Friday, for the month of November, the link to the survey will be in the Weekly Falcon Announcements. There will also be opportunities to complete the survey onsite in the main lobby, as well as in the FACE Office.
This initiative is very important to our school community. We are very appreciative and grateful for the gift of time you will set aside to complete the family survey (see the link below). Please know that the survey is anonymous. No individual responses will be disclosed. All answers will be kept confidential and gathered only in preparation for the final re-accreditation report.
Once again, thank you for partnering with us.
For children & families,
The SEED PCS
Developmental Assets Profile (DAP) Survey
Over the next two weeks, SEED will conduct our annual fall administration of the Developmental Assets Profile (DAP) survey with scholars.
Please take a moment to read the attached informational letter from Mrs. Thompson about the DAP survey and how you can obtain a copy of the survey and ask questions.
All Black Party - Hosted by the Class of 2020 - 11/15
Scholars should see Mr. Hughes to purchase tickets.
Family Volunteers Needed
The available times are 10am-12pm or 6pm-8pm, Mondays and/or Fridays. One to two volunteers needed per shift.
Volunteers are also need for:
- Dinner duty support (Mon-Thurs 5:00-7:00 p.m.)
- School store support (Mon-Thurs 5:00-8:00p.m.)
- Hallway supervision (Mon-Thurs 4:00-9:00p.m.)
- Check-in (7-9 p.m.)
- Check-out (3:30-5:30 p.m.)
- Holiday decorating between Nov 25-Dec 9th
For more details, contact Mrs. Holman-Jones, rholmanjones@seedschooldc.org.
ATTN: Grades 10-12: SAT/ACT Prep Classes - 11/3-12/1/18
SAT/ACT Prep classes sponsored by HOPE and a HOME
SPACE IS LIMITED.
Students MUST be COMMITTED to attend ALL SESSIONS:
Who Can Participate: 10th-12 Grade students
When: October 27, 2018, November 3, 10, 17 201, December 1, 2018
Time: 10am-12pm
Where: Park Road Community Church - 1019 Park Road NW, Washington, DC 20010
Contact: Amber Hayes: Education Coordinator ahayes@hopeandahome.org
YWCA is partnering with Hope and a Home. Contact Cheryl Johnson for more information.
Winter Holiday Choir Concert - 12/13/18, 2 p.m.
Join us for an afternoon of musical enjoyment at our annual Winter Holiday Choir Concert on December 13th @ 2 p.m.
The choir has been working hard all semester for this event. Please come and show your support for our school choir.
Families: Please note that the music class is required to perform. The attire requirements for all participating choir members are as follows:
Girls: All black dress or black skirt and black or white top/NO PANTS, NO SNEAKERS
Boys: Black slacks or dress pants, black shoes, white dress shirt and black tie; NO SNEAKERS
One-to-One Devices for Middle School Scholars
Middle School scholars that want to have a one-to-one device for the remainder of the 2018-2019 school year, can pay the $50 fee and will receive one within 48 hours.
If you have any additional questions or want to pay the fee, please contact Mrs. Holman-Jones in the FACE Office.
Students will still have access to iPads and Chromebooks in classroom spaces.
MPD Youth Advisory Council Seeks Students
MPD’s Youth Advisory Council seeks student participants. Click here for more information. Contact Sergeant Sonja Flipping at sonja.flipping@dc.gov or (202) 576-3408 for more information.
Now Hiring: Holliday Inn - National Airport
Are you someone who loves interacting with people, staying busy, and providing the best in class service?
The you are who we are looking for!!
Holiday Inn - National Airport is currently seeing team members that are hard working and guest oriented.
We want dynamic people who believe in cleanliness, guest service, safety, and teamwork.
Current Openings:
Bartender
Banquet House-person
Banquet Manager
Catering Sales Manager
House-person
Room Attendant
Front Desk Agent
Front Desk Supervisor
General Maintenance
Please apply at www.bfsaulhotels.com/apply
Community Service - 2019 Conservation Leadership Corps
Join the Student Conservation Association’s 2019 Conservation Leadership Corps!
SCA’s DC CLC will have several crews with high school members, age 15-19, working in parks across the DC area. In the past CLC crews have worked in Rock Creek National Park, Fort DuPont National Park, Montgomery County Parks, Howard County Parks, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and Greenbelt National Park.
The program runs one weekend a month from January through May 2019. At the end of the program students will have obtain valuable work-skills and green job trainings, worked in beautiful outdoor setting, made lifelong friends and received 100 hours of volunteer service.
You can find out more information about the program, including how to apply, by visiting our webpage: https://www.thesca.org/serve/program/washington-dc
The application deadline is November 16, 2018 at 5PM.
Stricter Enforcement Begins for Kids Ride Free
Please remember that WMATA is beginning stricter enforcement of fare payment and SmarTrip card tapping. For your students, this means that beginning October 15, station managers will no longer be able to tap in students who don’t have their Kids Ride Free SmarTrip card and Metro Transit Police (MTPD) will increasingly be stopping students who enter the system without tapping a Kids Ride Free or other SmarTrip card.
For the near future, MTPD is expected to issue students entering the system, without a valid card, written warnings that ask for their name, date of birth, and school name. WMATA is collecting this for data tracking purposes only and to remind students that they must use their Kids Ride Free SmarTrip card to travel in the Metro system for free. The warning does not carry criminal consequences. We expect MTPD will allow students who are stopped without a valid card to continue their trip but this warning period is only for a limited time.
This means students taking Metrobus or Metrorail to school must have their Kids Ride Free SmarTrip card with them or be prepared to pay the regular fare for their trip. Here are more details on enforcement, issuing replacement cards, and ordering additional cards. For questions please contact school.transit@dc.gov.
Social Network Analysis Opportunity for High School Students
Video Gaming Conference & Tournament - 12/1/2018
If you're interested in the $50 billion video game industry, come out and meet the video game developers who will be showcasing to design video games. See the attached flyer.
To Register...
Call: 301-925-9350
Email: video@patriots-ttc.org
Visit: www.patriots-ttc.org
M.E.T.E.O.R. Experiential Research Project - Rising Juniors Only
METEOR provides talented students high school students the opportunity to participate in an experiential research project at Children’s National Medical Center and its Children’s Research Institute. This eight week summer experience is designed to encourage students to take the required steps toward careers in STEM and biomedical research fields.
The application deadline is January 31, 2019 via the following link:
https://cri-datacap.org/surveys/?s=39F4A9DEXT
See the flyer below for more details.
Resources
- Pittsburgh Shooting Reminds Us Why We Must Talk About Hate by Teaching Tolerance
- Talking to Children about Tragic Events by The Fred Rogers Company
- Comforting Children Through Stressful Times by Sesame Workshop
- Talking with Children After Tragic Events by The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
- Talking to Children about Tragedies and Other News Events by the American Academy of Pediatrics