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From the office of the Director - April 4, 2012
 
The Calendar at a Glance
 
Easter Break Thursday, April 5th - Monday, April 9th
Classes resume Tuesday, April 10th

School Trips


    Grade 6 Umbria Medieval Cities Wednesday, April 11th & Saturday, April 14th
Friends of Ambrit (FOA) Meeting Thursday, April 12th (8:30)
Progress Reports Grades 6-8 Friday, April 13th
School Closed In-Service Day for Faculty May 2nd
Spring Break April 25th - May 2nd
Classes resume Thursday, May 3rd
 
Short Holiday Weekend
We wish you a restful and peaceful Easter weekend. This is an ideal time to be with family, have a break from our busy and hectic lives and enjoy the blossoms of spring, even if the current weather forecast includes rain!
School Trips
March is a very busy month at Ambrit.  Middle School students have just returned from Florence and Venice, having explored the art of these magnificent cities. Grade 4 has travelled to ArteAparte in Umbria and Grade 6 students will be visiting the medieval cities of Umbria after the Easter break.
Honor Choir in Trieste
MAIS Honor Choir was held in Trieste March 28-April 1 and Ambrit was represented by three talented middle school singers: Ashalynn Kuemlangan, Pihla Pekkarinen, and Antoine Veillerette. They sang with singers from Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Tunisia, Italy and France. Rehearsals were long but the choir also went on a side trip to see beautiful Venice, Grado, and Trieste. They sang two concerts, both to full houses, and the second one got them a standing ovation. Congratulations on a fine concert to our Ambrit students, and to Paige Short, director of the choir. For pictures see the Ambrit Music Blog at http://ambritmusicnews.blogspot.com/
Primary Principal
We are pleased to announce that Jane Andrews will assume the role of Principal for the Primary school, beginning September 2012. At the same time, Pascale Salomon will move into a full time position as School Counsellor.  A brief biographical note about Ms. Andrews follows:
  
Jane Andrews, originally from a small town in the US, has been living and working in various places and contexts around the world for the past 20 years.  Jane’s teaching career began in an inner city school in San Francisco where she enjoyed teaching several different grade levels and developing her teaching skills. A strong interest in travelling and exploring other cultures got the best of her and so she spent a year teaching in a one room schoolhouse in Jamaica before moving into international schools.  Jane taught and coordinated in international PYP schools in Genova, Japan, and London before moving into administration.  Most recently Jane was the Principal at the International School of Modena here in Italy and led the school successfully through both the PYP and MYP authorization processes.  Jane is also a very experienced International Baccalaureate Workshop Leader and School Visitor.   Presently Jane is working as a consultant for the International Baccalaureate developing curriculum support materials for teachers and coordinators working in PYP schools around the world.  Jane is married to Carlo Poggi, an environmental engineer from Genova.
Coffee Mornings with the Director
The Director will be hosting coffee mornings for each grade level in order to involve parents in Planning for the Future of Ambrit.  It will also be an opportunity to discuss the current school year. Please consult the schedule below - you will also be sent an invitation for your meeting a few days before the date:

Nursery   April 11  
Kinder     April 12
Prep         April 13
Grade 1   April 16
Grade 2   April 17
Grade 3   April 18
Grade 4   April 19
Grade 5   April 20
Grade 6   April 23
Grade 7   April 24

Spring Gala and Auction
The Friends of Ambrit have chosen the date of Wednesday, May 16th, for the Spring Gala and Auction to be held at Parco Iris on Via Appia Antica.  This is the Friends of Ambrit's main fundraiser and an occasion for the school community to get together to socialize and support school programs through the auction.  We hope to have the pleasure of your company for this special evening.

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