Newsletter April 2015 - Aquinas American School

Ap r il 2 0 15
Vol. 3 Issue 8
Lower School Newsletter
Dr. Patricia Carbó
Lower School Principal
patricia.carbo@aquinasmadrid.es
From the Principal´s office
Dear AAS parents and students,
Due date: April 23, 2015
Young writers and poets needed!
I hope that you all had a happy and blessed
Easter. First to fifth grade students were
happy to exchange good deeds for candy. This
year´s Kindness Jars were full of good actions
and acts of love. Well done Bears!
Can you imagine that we only have 47
remaining days of schools before Summer
Break! Please continue to encourage your
child to do his or her best at school. Let’s make
this the last quarter the best!
Our students has been happy with the
arrival of our new keyboards and have started
learning how to play it and even composing
their own music!
Also, I want to ask families to keep actively
involved in school related activities like
attending the Family Picnic in Avila, or to our
3rd Family Day on May 23. Let´s keep the AAS
spirit growing!
Fondly,
Mrs. Carbo
AAS Spring Book Fair
Choose from hundreds of great titles from
Scholastic and Usborne book publishers!
Most books range from about 8 to 15
euros. You may send cash with your child
in an envelope provided by the school
and hand this in to the classroom teacher.
You may also plan to come at 4:30 and
buy books with your child.
The Lower School classes will visit the
Book Fair with their homeroom teacher as
per the following schedule:
10:30-11:00
11:10-11:40
11:40-12:00
12:00- 12:30
1:40- 2:10
2:10 - 2:30
3:00 - 5:00
4I & 4C
2N & 2O
1E & 1W
5C
3C
K3S & K3K
Free
Lower School and Pre-school students
may visit the Book Fair with their
parents in the afternoon.
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April 2015
To Remember
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April 23:
April 26:
May 1:
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June 9:
June 12:
Easter egg Hunt K1-K3
Gr. 1 & 2 Field Trip: Hansel & Gretel
4I & 4 C Field Trip: ArqueoPinto
Report Cards
4th Quarter Begins
AAS Spring Book Fair
Young Writers Contest
AAS Family Picnic to Avila
No School- Labor Day/Com. De Madrid
K1, K2, & K3 Spring Concert
Gr. 3C, 4I, 4C &5C Field Trip El Escorial
and Saint Exúpery’s The Little Prince play
San Isidro Celebrations K1-3rd Grade
No School – San Isidro –
Family Day
K1H, K1G, K2B, K2L, K3S & K3K Field
Trip Granja Albitana
First Reconciliation and FHC/Choir
rehearsal
First Holy Communion
Fun & Fitness Day Grades 4-5
Fun & Fitness Day Grades 1-3
Celebration of Learning Grades 4-5
Celebration of Learnin Grades 1- 3
Grade 1 & 2 Spring Concert
Family Day Luau
Aloha, Helpers needed!
Bakers
Soccer players
Ticket sellers
Decorators
Mahalo, Mahalo!
Free online Reading Resources
Tumblebooks
Free thanks to the Junta de Andalucía
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/culturaydeporte/o
pencms/export/bibliotecas/bibhuelva/
Children´s Storybooks online
http://www.magickeys.com/books/
The Story Place
http://www.storyplace.org/storyplace.asp
Alvaro García
Angela Sánchez
Alex Rosell
Tommy Estrada
Jimena Galán
Carlota Silberberg
Adelaida de la Lastra
Diego Tomás
Jorge Pellicer
Antonio Costa
Almudena Fernández
Olivia García
Simòn Méndez
Adela Sanz
Martina Abad
Clara Videla
RazKids- Interactive ebooks
School subscription. Use your username and password
Starfall
www.starfall.com
B for Ball
Pre-school learning website
https://www.bforball.com/index.php
Storyline Online
www.storylineonline.net
FunBrain
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain
.html
Always access internet sites with your child. I have
personally checked these ones, and although great, some
of them may have links to ads.
April 2015
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What´s been going on in Lower School?
St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations
Easter
First Grade Publishing Party
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February 2015
April 2015
Aloha, AAS Ohanas!
Research Project
Come to our 2015 Ohana Luau Day
Wear your lei and your print shirts
Bring your kiekies and the whole ohana
We´ll hula and will have good food
Let´s have a tiki time!
Hawaiian Words
Aloha = Hello or goodbye
Ohana = Family
Hula= Hawaiian dance
Lei= Garland of flowers
Kahuna= Big boss
Keiki= Child, children
Luau= Hawaiian party
Mahalo= Thank you