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Newsletter Issue No 11
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March 31, 2016 |
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Our International Week was a great success. Last Thursday, children dressed up in their native costumes, representing 28 of the school's 40 different nationalities. Each costumed child was introduced by an older student who gave a brief explanation about the country and the native attire. The chorale of preschool and kindergarten children sang John Lennon's classic, "Imagine," and other peace songs during the celebration.
Many parents attended the cultural presentation, a true reflection of our school's international spirit.
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Thanks to the excellent participation of our preschoolers in the last Jog-a-thon, we were able to order brand new easy-build bricks. The children were very excited when we opened the box and they got to play with the easy-build bricks. They let their imaginations soar, pretending to be a train conductor or an architect or building a wall high enough to hide behind or constructing a pretend house.
Other items have been ordered such as a fun tube tunnel, additional basketballs for the Kindergarten students, and hop bouncer balls.
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There has been tremendous excitement on the campus the past few weeks with the preparation of the gala. A very dedicated team of parent volunteers have given their time to make sure the event will be successful. We are all looking forward to a very warm and heartfelt gathering of our school community. I'm also thinking about all the parents who cannot attend this year, some who are out of town or are not able to participate this year for a variety of reasons. The gala is essentially for
your
children. Yes, it is a fundraiser and it costs to attend, but next year all of our students will enjoy the benefits. We have wonderful new campus projects in store for you and we hope the money raised will help us achieve them: new outdoor learning spaces, new landscaping in the play areas, more shade, and theater workshops that will complement the music and art program, to name just a few. If you cannot attend the "Soirée in the French Quarter" annual gala, rest assured there will be other opportunities before the end of the year to be part of the SDFAS community.
Enjoy reading the Écho!
Christian Jarlov, Head of School
Chers parents,
Il y a eu beaucoup d'animation ces dernières semaines à l'école avec la préparation du Gala et des volontaires dévoués ont donné leur temps pour tout mettre en œuvre afin d'assurer le succès de cet événement. Nous attendons avec impatience cette soirée chaleureuse pour notre communauté. Cependant, je pense aussi à tous les parents qui ne pourront pas venir cette année, à cause d'un déplacement ou pour d'autres raisons. Le gala est surtout pour vos enfants. Oui, c'est un moyen de lever des fonds et y participer a un coût. Cependant tous les élèves vont bénéficier l'an prochain des fonds levés dans la soirée. Nous avons de très beaux projets en vue et l'argent récolté nous permettra de les réaliser : de nouveaux espaces éducatifs d'extérieur, de nouveaux espaces verts dans les cours de récréation, plus d'ombre, des ateliers de théâtre qui viendront s'ajouter au programme de musique et d'art, pour n'en citer que quelques-uns. Si vous ne pouvez venir à La "Soirée dans le Quartier Français", soyez assurés qu'il y aura bien d'autres occasions d'ici la fin de l'année de vous joindre à la communauté SDFAS.
Bonne lecture de l'Écho à tous !
Christian Jarlov, Chef d'établissement
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FIELD TRIP TO SUZIE'S FARM
Sortie Éducative à la Ferme de Suzie
This week, Mme. Lecorgne, middle school science teacher, organized a field trip to Suzie's Farm with the 6th graders. The main goal of the field trip was to study the differences between organic and traditional farming.
The students harvested beets, peas and radishes.
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SPRING EGG HUNT
La chasse aux oeufs
Signs of a colorful spring magically appeared last Friday, March 25th, when the preschoolers enjoyed their annual egg hunt. The children moved quickly to find all the hidden eggs and fill their baskets. They all enjoyed their chocolate treasures!
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SPRINGTIME FOR POETRY AT SDFAS
Le Printemps des Poètes à l'école
Pictured here are a selection of poems which were displayed at SDFAS last Tuesday and Wednesday. The students felt inspired to write some beautiful poetry. From 1st to 8th grade, everyone really enjoyed the time they dedicated to poetry and personal expression.
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The last "Mini Forum" featured those students who are participating in the Mandarin class.
Our PK2 students showed how they've learn to recognize Chinese characters during Mandarin class. Bravo to all PK2 students for their excellent performance at the last Mini Forum.
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You still have time to purchase a yearbook ad.
Yearbook ads are the way you can recognize your child for a job well done. If you are interested in purchasing an ad, please contact Nahid Awad: sdfasyearbook@yahoo.com.
This is the ideal way to congratulate your child for a successful school year or to recognize your 8th on his/her completion of middle school. We have samples from previous books in the office to show you if you would like some ideas. "Love lines" are also a great way to say a line or two to express adoration for your child and encourage them to keep up the good work.
Ad prices have not increased! There are limited pages reserved for advertisements, so please reserve your space and purchase the ad now.
Please limit "Love lines" to 20 words.
Love line sample:
Congratulations Sally and Jeff on a great year! We are so proud of you. Love, Mom, Papa, Grandma & Grandpa
Deadline is April 4, 2016
Prices are as follows:
Lovelines-$35
Business card - $50
¼ page - $100
½ page - $150
1 full page- $300
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SDFAS students were invited to be on the CW6 morning show last week to promote the upcoming annual fundraiser with the gala chairs Nicoletta Mazis and Mireille DesRosiers. We displayed art made by the students, which will be available at the auction, Nicoletta talked about our delicious desserts that will be on the tables at the gala, and Mireille gave a big nod to our cultural diversity and bilingual immersion program. Thanks to the students for a picture perfect performance on camera: Aiden, Olivia, Claire, Annabelle, Aimée, Francesca, Enzo, and Chase.
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What fun and a great opportunity to highlight our school!
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MIDDLE SCHOOL SPIRIT WEEK
The Middle School enjoyed Spirit Week at the end of March -- a simple, fun, community building time where students dress up following a different theme each day. The students also voted to help choose the themes: Decade Day (dress up like someone from the 1920's...50's, 60's, 80's, etc.); Twins and Triplets Day; Favorite Character Day (book, movie, tv show, video game); Pajama Day with bagel breakfast provided by our Room Parents; Crazy Hair-Crazy Hat Day.
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Every year, teachers at SDFAS participate in the Rallye Math contest, which is a mathematics contest organized by the French association AEFE (Agency for French Education Abroad). Students worked in groups in order to solve problems of various levels of difficulty. At the same time, they collaborated to make group decisions. Shown here: the 3rd grade B class working on the Rallye Math.
Last year, mathematical exercises
were
presented in English as well. There is no ranking, but students do receive a participation certificate.
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On March 12th, SDFAS sent 7th grade archers Caius Pittman, Arthur Abitbol, and Audrey Vergniault, to the OAS San Diego Conference Championship. Although only a few archers from SDFAS were present, we came back with three medals and a 3rd place trophy! Caius Pittman took 2nd place in the overall San Diego Conference for middle school boys, as well as 2nd place in the championship itself. Arthur took 3rd place in the championship on the boys side, and Audrey placed 5th in the conference on the girls side. As a result of the medals we won, the school placed 3rd in the conference and we hope to bring home another trophy in the upcoming OAS state championship! The team spirit of SDFAS was vibrant as they rallied against other middle schools which included Grauer, John Muir, Muirlands, and Magnolia. We hope you will join us at the OAS state tournament where several schools in southern California will be hosted at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista.
Nathan Foroozan, Coach
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The summer camp, "Around the World - Le Tour du Monde 2016" brochure is here!
We have lots of fun activities in French, English, Spanish, Chinese and Italian, such as cooking, programing,
robotics, art, surf, sports, dance,
theater... and more!
Registration Forms (Chinese, Surf and regular camps) are available on the website. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions:
vasensio@
sdfrenchschool.org
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Register before April 30th to get the discounted price of $275 per week for full day camp. After this date, the price will go up to $295.
A reduced price of $330 instead of $395 is offered to our SDFAS families for the Minecraft Modding, Scratch Hackathon, How to Build your Own Instagram, or Make Your Own Fonts and GIFs Digital Art Classes from our partner Catherine Eng from Design Code Build.
PLEASE HAVE YOUR REGISTRATION FORM FILLED OUT WITH YOUR PAYMENT.
Click HERE for the brochure
Click
HERE
for the registration form
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What's Coming Up?
- April 4-April 10: ASA registration
- April 4-April 7: Book Fair
- April 6: Conference by Hilde Gross at SDFAS
- April 7: MS Spirit Week in 8th Grade & Kindergarten
- April 9: Morning of Fun
- April 12-April 15: DELF - 8th Grade
- April 14: ASA Winter session ends
- April 14: Earth Day
- April 15: Minimum Day
- April 18-26: Spring Break
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