The Friends Gathering for Racial Justice and Community is this Thursday, April 16th. We wanted to give you some details to help you plan.
The school performance portion of the event will be held in the gym. That is where we will start the evening. After the school performance, guests are invited to walk around the school and view student projects/performances (the exhibition portion of the evening)
Details on This Webpage
- Timing – Arrival and Performance
- Students Wear Black for the Event
- Seating at the Performance – Front Row(s) Will be Reserved For Kindergarten Families
- Parking and Entrances
- Extended Day and Extracurricular Activities
- Donations – Help if You Can!
- Songs – All-Community
- Seating Map
Timing – Arrival and Performance
4:45
- If you ordered sandwiches for dinner, please enter through the BACK door (where extended day picks up) and pick up your sandwich meals in the multipurpose room. You can eat in the multipurpose room or outside.
5:00
- If you didn’t order sandwiches, doors to the school open at 5:00pm.
- Please note, the gym doors (where the performance will be) don’t open until 5:30.
5:30
- Lower school students meet in their classroom (Teachers will help students with their next steps once they get to their classroom)
- Middle school students meet in Fen (5/6 students) and Sea (7/8 students)
- The gym doors open – guests can begin to take their seats (see seating map below)
6:00 – 6:45
- Performance in the gym
6:45
- Exhibition begins
Students Wear Black for the Event
All students wear black for the event.
Black Clothing Exchange
If you find your child’s wardrobe is heavy on pink/green/blue/chartreuse and light on black, stop by the clothing exchange at school located in the main entryway near Helen’s office. Feel free to take what you need. If you have some black clothing items to SHARE, just drop it in the size-appropriate bin. Note: the black clothing exchange will stay up through the event in case you have last minute needs.
Seating at the Performance – Front Rows Will be Reserved for Kindergarten Families
The stage will be set up on the north wall of the gym.
Kindergarten Families
The front rows will be reserved for families of Kindergartners and eventually your Kindergarten students.
- Each Kindergartener will have TWO seats reserved per family.
- Your Kindergartener will join you and sit in front of you on the floor or on your lap. Other small children in your family are also welcome to sit on the floor in front of you.
Sit in the front reserved rows and save a spot for your student. They will join you after they sing Al Yadil Yadil Yadi.
Additional Seating Reserved for Students
Rows behind Kindergarten families will be reserved for students. When students aren’t performing, they will be watching their peers perform.
Families that Need More Accessible Seating
There will be accessible seating reserved along the middle aisle. We can remove seats as needed to accommodate wheelchairs.
Parking and Entrances
The parking lot will be designated for community members who need accessible parking. They can use the entrance off the parking lot to enter the school. If you don’t need parking with easier accessibility, please park on the street and use the front entrance.
Extended Day and Extracurricular Activities
As a reminder, extended day will close at 4:30pm on Thursday, April 16th. All extracurricular activities will happen as scheduled.
Donations Accepted During FGRJ
As part of FGRJ, two student groups are collecting donations. You can drop off items the night of FGRJ.
Students are asking for hygiene items for Minneapolis high schoolers and sporting equipment. See the flyers students created below for how you can help.
Songs – All-Community
Here are the songs we will sing together as a community. Listen with your student(s) and practice for the big night (if you don’t have time to practice, that is ok!).
We Shall Overcome (Wendell Whalum’s arrangement sung by the Morehouse College Glee Club)
I’m Gonna Lift My Sister Up by Faya Rose Touré
Lean On Me (Bill Withers lyric video)
We are looking forward to a wonderful event. See you on Thursday!
