Lower School Conferences A Message from Lower School Director Baiba Vasys It is hard to believe that the first trimester has already ended! Tomorrow you will be coming for Lower School parent conferences. Our teachers are looking forward to sharing your daughters’ progress with you and answering your questions. In order to fit everyone in on this important day, the conferences are scheduled close together; every effort will be made to stay on time.

Join the Gala Team The next meeting of the Community Gala Committee will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 8:30 a.m. in the Playroom. All volunteers are  welcome and encouraged to attend. New this year are  "Community Huddles" (a version of the former class baskets) as a schoolwide endeavor.  There will be collection boxes for the Lower, Middle and Upper schools. The collection boxes will be outside Baiba Vasys’s office for Lower School, Tracy Steven's office for Middle School and Dorothy Tillger's office for Upper School. Please see the flyer in the left column for more details.

Mother-Daughter Bingo set for January The annual Lower School Mother Daughter Bingo Night will be held Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. Please enjoy this Baldwin tradition - an evening of fun, fellowship and prizes. A delicious pasta dinner will be served at 6 p.m., followed by dessert and five rounds of Bingo at 6:45.

Citrus sale benefits musicians The Music Department is selling small and large boxes of Hamlin and Naval Oranges and Ruby Red Grapefruit from Texas, now through Dec. 5. All proceeds will be used for the Music Department’s Performance Tour to the British Isles in March 2010.

Save fuel and reduce your carbon footprint Ride Share Day Drivers are asked to save fuel and reduce their carbon footprints on Friday, Nov. 21 by sharing rides, using public transportation, riding a bike or walking to Baldwin’s campus.

Sign up for the Volleyball Clinic The Athletics Department announces its next clinic – a Volleyball Clinic for girls in grades five to eight. This will take place Saturday, Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Athletic Center gymnasium. Varsity Volleyball Coach Deb Surgi will direct the clinic. To view and print the flyer and registration form, click on “Volleyball Clinic” on the left.

Fall Musical Notes The Upper School Chorus and Orchestra Concert will be held Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room. This will be an evening of beautiful choral music and orchestral sounds for all seasons. All are welcome to attend. Click "Read More" for more events.

Special events planned for Book Fair Now is the time to “Bear-E Yourself in a Book” at the Baldwin School Book Fair, Sunday, Dec. 7 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. and Dec. 8 to 12 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Children’s Book World, 17 Haverford Station Road. Special events include:

After School Enrichment Program offers fun activities for Lower and Middle Schoolers Winter programs begin in January Registration deadline is Dec. 4 Photography, science, jewelry making, working with clay - these are a few of the fun activities your daughter will have an opportunity to enjoy when she signs up for Baldwin's After School Enrichment Program that begins in January. Baldwin is excited to offer a variety of classes and activities in its After School Enrichment Program during the winter trimester. To learn more about these many opportunities please click on “Read More” and the download in the left column of this newsletter.

Middle School News A Message from Middle School Director Lois Pressman It is difficult to believe that the Thanksgiving holiday is next week. Middle School life continues in a comfortable rhythm with girls in grades VI, VII and VIII working diligently on their academics, art, drama and music. The excellent quality of the Middle School concert last week was a reflection of many hours of hard work and serious study by our musicians and singers. We are all very proud of their efforts.

Using the Community Directory Please click on the "Directory Changes November 2008" download in the left column to access the most recent changes and additions in the 2008-2009 Community Directory that was distributed in September. Beginning in October, each month we include in this newsletter a download that has all the most recent changes. If you have a change in your own information, please email it to Carol Clouse at cclouse@baldwinschool.org. Also, please remember that the directory is intended only for the social convenience of Baldwin families and its contents should not be used for other purposes such as business advertising or political solicitations.

State of the School Address will be held Thursday Please join Sally Powell, head of school, and Kathy Taylor, chair of the Board of Trustees, for a presentation and discussion about the issues of affordability and financial sustainability and how they Baldwin. All parents, trustees, faculty and staff are invited to this event on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room.