SGS FRIDAY FORUM
March 19, 2021
It’s March 2021. After the time change, we now have daylight that goes later into the evenings and cherry blossoms are in bloom. And it has also marked one year since we started remote learning. From the survey we sent out, we know that many students are engaging with projects and collaborative work, and they are really enjoying the days when they come on campus. Students have access to supports for learning, and they are showcasing their hard work through the culminations each grade team has this month. And we also know that social relationships and emotional well-being are a top concern, along with questions about loss of learning and disengagement from learning. Some of these topics were discussed in the drop-in session that Miryam and Phelana hosted on Monday evening. We encourage you to attend future drop-in sessions hosted by Brenda, Miryam, and the SFA to further connect and discuss these concerns.

Our upcoming Learning Team Meetings (April 2 and 5) will be a time for students to share their work and reflections on their learning and progress. Students will set goals and come up with strategies for meeting goals, with adult support and input The first part of the meeting will be student-led, and the second part will give an opportunity for adults to connect. There will be no classes on 4/2 and 4/5. Please sign up for an LTM timeslot here or by clicking on the button below. Find the tab with your advisor’s name on the bottom of the spreadsheet and then put your student’s name on an available time slot. If none of the times work for your family, please contact your student’s advisor via email.
8th Grade Project Highlight

As part of Mission, one of the 8th grade culminations, students participated in either a live dissection or virtual dissection of a fetal pig this past Friday. Eighth graders had to focus on communication skills as they supported their partners in the dissections. Students practiced scientific skills such as identifying organs, weighing and measuring organs, and studying how the organs work as a connected system. A lot of students mentioned how their 6th grade study of the human body systems really helped them to identify and remember the function of many organs.
In another project related to Mission, 8th grade Team Nebula made a COVID-19 PSA video during their production class. You can check it out here or by clicking on the image above.
See What's Happening at SGS!
5th Grade Information Hub
Student Highlights
"It was fun creating costumes and masks in PMA!" - Kate N., 5th Grade
6th Grade Information Hub
Student Highlights
"My weekly highlight was having mini-courses this week. It was nice being on a different schedule and doing something a little different." - Ram A., 6th Grade
7th Grade Information Hub
Student Highlights
"One meaningful thing that happened [last] week was getting to connect with people in different grades during Morning Energizer. I enjoyed it because you can't connect with other grades over zoom and it was very fun to meet someone new. - Nyomi B., 7th Grade" - Nyomi B., 7th Grade
8th Grade Information Hub
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All School Announcements


  • SFA will be launching their 6-week Service Learning Project- but before we do, we need your quick feedback! Also, if you haven't joined any of SFA's coffee chats - better latte than never! Friday, April 9th, 9-9:45am. See you on Zoom!


  • Wednesday March 24th and Thursday March 25th, 6:30-7:45pm.The SGS 6th Grade Medical Board Exams! Come celebrate with the 6th graders who have been in med school since January. On Wednesday and Thursday they will share their new found knowledge in front of a board of medical professionals. We hope you can join us! Wednesday Zoom link here. Thursday Zoom link here.

  • Wednesday, March 24, Tiq Milan, 5-6pm: Please join the Virtual Equity and Inclusion Speaker Series, a collaboration effort with 25 other area Independent Schools to hear, Tiq Milan, virtually. Tiq Milan has been an advocate in the LGBT community for over a decade. He is also a writer and consultant who carved a niche for himself as a media advocate and one of the leading voices for transgender equality. Tiq shares his story of being transgender and how that informs his views on masculinity, race and gender. Tiq writes about pop culture, inclusive leadership, transgender rights and equity. A journalist for over a decade his work has appeared on MIC, Buzzfeed, NBC and CNN, HBO and Netflix among others. His 2016 TED Talk A Queer Vision of Love and Marriage alongside his wife, Kim Katrin Milan has been viewed over 3 million times and continues to inform and inspire people all over the world. Register for the event here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WT3c7HCpTjubb0OcGGX1cQ

  • Thursday, March 25, 4-5pm: You are invited to join Renee Watson, internationally acclaimed and local Northwest author, in a virtual talk. Renee is a New York Times bestselling author, educator, and community activist. Her young adult novel, Piecing Me Together (Bloomsbury, 2017) received the Coretta Scott King Award and Newbery Honor. Her poetry and fiction centers around the experiences of Black girls and women, and explores themes of home, identity, and the intersections of race, class, and gender. UCDS is excited to host this event for families and students of UCDS, Lake Washington Girls Middle School, Seattle Boys School and Seattle Girls’ School. Zoom link: https://ucds-org.zoom.us/j/84751179269

  • Community Event: Do you know of a middle school or high school student who may be interested in the sports medicine field? Please encourage them to attend a diversity health professionals virtual panel discussion on Saturday, April 10, 2021 from 11 am – 12:30 pm Pacific Time. The panel’s theme, “Representation Matters,” will feature a diverse group of sports health professionals to speak about their professional/personal journey as well as offer sage advice to youth interested in the field. The event audience is targeted to middle and high school students and their families. It will kick off the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine’s Annual Meeting theme, "Come Together: Sports Medicine for Everybody," and to provide an opportunity to learn and collaborate together to elevate the sports medicine field for all. The event is free and there are 500 slots available. Please encourage anyone interested to register for the event using the following link https://redcap.link/sportsrepresentation 

  • New COVID Policies page on Information Hub! Please check our new COVID Policies page on the Information Hub for access to all SGS COVID-19 related policies and procedures as well as FAQs regarding COVID-19 and Hybrid learning. This is the best place to access the most up-to-date information regarding SGS COVID procedures as well as the links to relevant documents and forms including informing us of out-of-state travel. We are requiring a 14-day quarantine for all families who travel outside of Washington state.