The 2024 Friends Gathering for Racial Justice and Integrity is going to be amazing this year!
Art
Fifth grader, Nadia, created this year’s artwork:
Songs We Will Sing Together
There are two songs we will sing together as a community. Want to practice?? Here are the songs:
We Are All Connected by Sue Straw
Be The Light by Franklin Willis
Key Times for The Performance
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 (Sopranos/Altos) and Sea (Basses/Drummers)
- The gym doors open – guests can begin to take their seats
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 Joe’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 be taken down at noon on the day of the event (Thursday, April 25)
Seating at the Performance
The majority of the seating will be on the gym floor. There will be seating provided for community members who don’t want to sit on the floor. We will also reserve seating for community members that need more accessible seating.
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.
Food Trucks
There will be two food trucks at the event. Food truck hours will be
- Cave Café (menu in .pdf format) 4-5:30 and 6:45-8:30
- Sweet Fruci’s 4-5:30 (Change – Sweet Fruci’s food truck needs to leave at the beginning of the performance).
Extended Day and Extra-Curricular Activities
As a reminder, extended day will close at 5pm on Thursday, April 25th. All extra-curricular activities will happen as scheduled.
Book Fair
Our Spring Book Fair will be in the library on Thursday, April 25th. It runs online from April 19th to the 26th. You will receive an email on the 19th with a link to the online sale.
Book Fair Hours on April 25th
- 8:15-9:15 am
- 3:00-4:00 pm
- 6:30-8:30 pm
We are looking forward to a wonderful event. Make sure to read this week’s newsletter for more information.
