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May 27, 2016
This week I would like to update the community
on the progress (very gradual!) of our most
ambitious capital project ever, the conversion of
the Matignon Convent into a classroom building.
Enrichment
Program: Odaiko New
England
The proverb, "Rome was not built in a day" or
"Rome ne s'est pas faite en un jour," is common
to both English and
French, and that Eternal-City wisdom surely
applies to our current situation.
Last summer we began discussions with Matignon High School and the
All Maternelle students went
to see a Japanese Drum
Concert and some of them
even participated!
3rd Graders at the
Plimoth Plantation
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston (the latter owns the property, but
we are subleasing through Matignon H.S.), and we had hoped to sign a 20year lease several months ago. As it has turned out, the finalization of the
lease has taken longer than anticipated, but we do think it will be signed
very soon. However, back in early February, during the only really cold
weekend of the winter, the majority of the radiators and many of the heating
pipes in the empty building froze and burst. The Archdiocese covered the
damages, but the repairs took quite a few weeks, which has led to similar
delays in getting bids from contractors, applying for permits, etc.
Before these delays occurred, we had hoped, if all went well on a timeline
that was already tight, to be able to open our new classroom annex for the
start of school in September. Unfortunately, this will no longer be possible,
since we are now several months behind our original schedule. But, albeit
with some delay, we will in due course complete the renovation of the first
and second floors (what can be thought of as Phase One of the project).
As mentioned in earlier messages, these floors will be the new home for
grades 4 and 5, complete with their own science room. Their move to the
annex will free up six large rooms in our main building, for use by grades in
the Middle and Upper Schools. Two other levels in the annex - the
basement and the third floor - will eventually be renovated as well in what
could be thought of as Phase Two, depending on our needs and on
funding. (If you see a hint in that last word, you would not be mistaken!)
For a closer look at what the finished rooms will look like, complete with
renderings by the architectural firm of Maryann Thompson and Associates,
I invite you to follow this link. And if you should feel inclined to add your
support to this project, so much the better! We are still about $73,000 short
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of our fundraising goal for the current school year. A small sum for a
Caesar, but not so small for ISB...
Bien sincèrement, Best regards,
Awards Ceremony at
the Goethe Institute
Richard Blumenthal, Ph.D.
Chef d'Établissement
Head of School
rblumenthal@isbos.org
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ISB Brings Home
Top Awards at
Babson Spring '16
Shark Bowl!
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SAVE THE DATE!
Concours Kangourou
Final Results
International
Springfest
Saturday, June 4th
11am-3pm
We would like to congratulate all of our students who took the Kangarou
math test, and in particular, those who received high honors. There is no
specific training in class for that contest. The student have to apply their
math knowledge and critical thinking skills in a different way. Therefore, we
are very pleased with their results and would like to thank them for their
hard work in math during the school year. The photo shows the students
who ranked in the top 1% worldwide, and their math teachers.
Lower School:
Grade 4: Lorenzo Gray-Liva (not on the picture)
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ISB Fund for
Excellence
Grade 5: Émilie Babu and Sabrina Kappler
French Math Teachers: Isabelle Mignot and not on picture: Marielle
Deriotand Aurélie Lucio
Middle School:
Roxana Arnett (6th, and FSL), Kasper De Boeck (8th), Noemie
Cerrina(8th), Églantine Durand (7th), and Brian aka Joey ZamaLenfest (6th)
Math teachers: Florence Bucourt and Darcy Kerr
Upper School:
Antoine Babu (9th)
Math teacher: Sandra Testini
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Upcoming Events
Friday, June 3rd - 8:30am: Monthly PTO Meeting- Meet and
congratulate the new PTO team!
Saturday, June 4th - 11am to 3pm: International Springfest Cambridge playground.
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Important!
Thursday, June 9th - 3:30pm to 4:30pm: Playground meet-up
for current and new ISB families.
Playground Meet-Up
Join us on the Arlington Campus Playground on Thursday, June 9th
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Rachel Bernier
Managing Editor
Directrice de publication
Marielle Allor
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Éditrice
Martha Mayne
Adult Classes: come join us on June 3rd
for a French movie night!
English Version Editor
Éditrice version anglaise
Chantal Sweeney
Translator
Traductrice
The Adult Language program will offer a French movie night on Friday,
June 3rd. Come watch French short movies and film excerpts with us!
Each feature will be preceded by an introduction in French and
English, followed by a short discussion, and will be subtitled in French
or English.
"L'ArnaCoeur" with Romain Duris and Vanessa Paradis
"Les Choristes" with Bernard Jugnot
"Romantics anonymous" w/ Benoit Poelvoorde & Isabelle Carré
"Potiche" with Catherine Deneuve
"Kirikou" by Michel Ocelot
"La gloire de mon père" from Marcel Pagnol's classics
No need to be fluent in French!
These movies are selected to be
easily understood by beginners and
intermediate students! A small $5
fee will be asked at registration.
French finger food will be provided.
Please feel free to bring your
favorite movie food and
refreshments.
Friday, June 3rd, 6:30pm-8pm.
Location: ISB Cambridge Campus.
To register, please click HERE.
Please address your questions to: plepesqueux@isbos.org.
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