On Wednesday, June 7, Middle School students may choose to wear clothing in their team color (red or blue) or regular casual dress clothing. Students may not wear body or hair paint. 

Parents are invited to the Middle School Farewell Assembly on Tuesday, June 6, at 8:30 am, in the Langstaff Auditorium. This assembly is a milestone event where classes share a few of their final projects, and we say a fond farewell to our sixth graders. 

Homeroom teachers have posted assigned themed book selections on Bloomz. This required reading is one portion of the larger required MS summer work. The full list of MS required and optional summer work will be detailed in a letter from Mr. Mathews, which will be emailed in mid-June.  

On Monday, June 5, Potomac fourth graders will travel to Breezy Point Beach in Chesapeake, MD, for a day of fossil hunting and fun! Students on the lunch plan will be provided with a bagged lunch. All other students should bring lunch from home. Please remember to apply sunscreen before sending them to school. It will be a casual dress day for all fourth graders! It is also suggested that the students bring dry clothing for the bus ride home. More details are available in this letter from Mr. Wolfe. 

It’s time for Grade 4 families to select their child's instrumental ensemble group for next year. This letter was sent earlier in the week. It includes a selection form that should be completed as soon as possible. 

Tomorrow (Friday), from 9:15 – 10:15 am, our fourth graders will host a walk-through museum in their classrooms and the courtyard between the Lower and Middle Schools. The presentations will highlight their research on Egypt. Parents are welcome to attend, enjoy the displays, and chat with the students about their findings. 

Next Thursday, June 8, we will have a noon dismissal for our last day of school. Following the K-12 Closing Assembly, MS students will be dismissed from the Middle School Square, not from Spangler. Some parents will be on campus for this event and may need to change their children’s dismissal routines. Parents are reminded that a SchoolPass transportation form is required to help us organize and prepare for dismissal properly and safely.

There is often a delay in bus departure times on the last day of school. Parents meeting their children at bus stops will want to monitor the bus location via the GPS location. Here is a reminder on how to track Potomac buses.

The sixth graders are rehearsing their medieval-era skits and characters in preparation for our annual Living History Showcase tomorrow (Friday), from 10:00 –11:00 am, in the Holly Tree Square. Parents are welcome to come meet the merchants, beggars, doctors, and nobles who will help bring history to life. After the event, the students and parents will enjoy a special end-of-year barbecue in the grassy area near the Gum Tree Fields. Parents are encouraged to bring a folding chair or blanket to sit on. 

With a nail biter last match against a strong Sidwell Friends team, the boys B tennis team finished undefeated with a 10-1-0 record. Our four singles players, Talin Gajendragadkar, Alex Runde, Andrei Jefferson and Ajay Majmudar, all class of 2028 players, held strong against very formidable teams. Doubles specialists Pierce Stephenson '27, Advay Sharma '27, Henry Katerberg '27, Ege Kirgiz '27, Finley Stokes, '27, Will Robertson '27, Grady Robbins '27, Aiden Yuan '27, Emre Kirgiz '28, Matthew Borsos '28 and Henry Carter '28 all improved throughout the season to pull out many tie-break wins and bring home an impressive season record.

The IS Girls A lacrosse team had an amazing 10-9 victory over a strong St. Stephen's & St. Agnes team last Thursday. Grace Jenkins ‘27 led the offense with multiple goals and scored the go ahead goal in the last two minutes. Grayson Crittenberger ‘27 was a force on the draw, gaining crucial possessions down the stretch. In the final 30 seconds Kate Hedges ‘27 had a critical one on one save to seal the victory. Overall the team played their best lacrosse of the season.

The IS track and field team culminated their season on May 22 at the Middle School ISL and MAC championship meet. Several Potomac athletes set personal records propelling both the girls and boys team to overall fourth place finishes.

Dwayle Smith ’28 took third in the boys 100m and second in the 200m. Both boys relays, the 4x100m and 4x400m, finished second. Woodley Bohannon ’28 finished 2nd in the girls discus. Rose Barabanov ’27 won the girls 100m and finished second in the 200m, with Maddie Sosnitsky ’27 right behind her taking third in the girls 200m. Sydney Levine ’28 won the girls 400m, with Isis Nzekwe ’28 rounding out the top three. The girls 4x100m also brought home a win. Congrats to all the track and field athletes on a successful season!