Welcome to Tandem Friends School!
Our community has a remarkable tradition of educating young learners to become powerful and purposeful adults. Children at Tandem Friends are honored and respected as they grow into adulthood. Providing an exemplary academic experience in a spiritual community based on Quaker values is an uplifting and sustaining mission that binds us together in a shared vision.
Announcements
2nd Semester Upper School Electives: Upper School students and their parents are asked to look over 2nd semester elective offerings. Click here to download the election form and class descriptions. The form must be filled out by hand, signed by student and parent, and signed paper copy returned to Nura by Tuesday, December 1. Please do not email your choices.
Barnes & Noble Book Fair - Please save your holiday book shopping for Wednesday, December 9, when Tandem will host a Book Fair all day at Barnes & Noble. Our Book Fair ID number is 10070068; please share the date and ID (click here for flyer with ID) with local and non-local friends, who can shop online or at stores nationwide using our code on that day. If you're travelling for thanksgiving, print out some vouchers to share with family members. Tandem will earn a percentage of store profits that day. Anyone interested in helping out in the store that day with book or poetry reading, singing, wrapping gifts, or ringing the bell for the Salvation Army outside the store should contact Kim Dukes or click here for more info.
Midsummer Night's Dream - This year's 5th grade will be performing A Midsummer Night's Dream set
in the 1920's vaudeville era! The action of the play happens within
the magical walls of a Vaudeville Theatre, where the characters are a
troupe of players performing a variety of acts. Oberon and Titania,
the tempestuous team of famous other-worldly magicians, along with
their assistant, Robin Goodfellow manipulate not only the weather, the
other performers and each other, but a troupe of fairy puppets as
well. Theseus and his betrothed Hippolyta represent the theatrical
producers, with financial backing from Egeus. The confused variety
performers (the lovers) fall in and out of love with each other while
getting mysteriously lost on the set designed for the "Pyramus and
Thisby" act. All comes to a grand theatrical ending when the famous
"Pyramus and Thisby" scene becomes a play within a play within a play,
performed by vaudevillian clowns. Magic spells, comedy and strumming
on ukeleles make this production a fun romp into the Vaudeville era! Come see the show Friday, December 4th at 7pm in the Community
Hall...FREE OF CHARGE! Click here for details.
PA Meeting Date Changed from December 3 to December 10:
The Parent's Association invites you to attend a “special” PA meeting on: Thursday, December 10th, at 8:30am, in the Blue Room. We will not meet on December 3rd. Instead of our usual agenda, the PA will host a parent question and answer session with Paul Perkinson, Nura Yingling and John Davis. Please bring your questions and join us for an informative hour. We hope to see you there. Please remember, there will not be a PA meeting on December 3rd. Just a reminder, the PA Holiday Party will be held on Sunday, December the 6th. Please see your e-mail invitation for information.
Blood Drive: On Thursday, December 10th from 9-2:30, Tandem Friends School will be hosting a blood drive in conjunction with Virginia Blood Services. Our goal is to collect more blood than Tandem has ever done before, but we need YOUR help to do so. Anyone 16 years of age or older, weighing 110 lbs. or more, is eligible to donate. There is a sign up sheet with time slots located in the front office.
Swine Flu Clinic Postponed until Further Notice - The swine flu clinic scheduled for Thursday, November 12 has been postponed by the Health Department. Stay tuned for details.
