January 13, 2012  


A Message From Our Head of School

  


Dear Parents,

  

Today officially ends the first semester or second quarter. Outside it looks like the great weather we've had for the last month is also over. A number of Upper School students asked me why we didn't have a "snow day" today. Yes, it's cold, but the roads were not that bad this morning.  Our skiers have something to cheer about as this will be their first weekend of skiing, as well as having the long weekend to enjoy.

 

If you are looking for something to do this weekend, come out and support our Middle School boys and girls basketball teams as they will be competing in their annual Basketball Tournament. Our girls team plays today at 3:45 p.m., followed by our boys team at 5:30 p.m. Tomorrow's games begin at 10:00 a.m. Admission for the tournament is $4.00 for adults, $2.00 for students and seniors.

 

If you did not have the chance to make a donation to the annual fund to receive a tax write off for the 2011 calendar year, you are not too late to make a gift before the close of the Annual Fund Campaign on June 30, 2012. As a reminder, the annual fund helps to close the gap between tuition and the actual cost to educate each student. All gifts, large or small, benefit the school and our students.  Our goal is to have 100% participation by all families. We have a way to go to reach this goal and need your support. If this is your first year of being associated with Andrews Osborne Academy, annual fund campaigns are held by all independent schools. Thank you to those families who have already supported the Annual Fund Campaign.

 

Have a great long weekend and week ahead.

  

Chuck Roman

 

  
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A Message From Our Head of School
All AOA: 2012-2013 Scholarship Applications Due January 20th
ERB Testing for Grades 3,5,7
US: Elective Math Course
All AOA: Open House Postcards and Equestrian Summer Camp Brochure
All AOA: Senior Projects
LS & MS: Nach Ballet Winter Session
All AOA: Cinderella Ball: Save the Date
All AOA: Ski Trip
All AOA: Next Week's Calendar
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Contact Ellen Beers
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Michelle Rowley
Director of Marketing & Communications
2012-2013 Scholarship Applications Due January 20th


Please visit AOA's website at www.andrewsosborne.org/FA.php to see the scholarships offered for the next academic year and each scholarship's criteria. 
 
  • Wallace Corydon and Margaret St. John Andrews Scholarship (Grades 1-5)
  • Margaret St. John Andrews Scholarship (Grades 6-12)
  • The Andrews School Alumnae Association Legacy Scholarship (Grades 6-12)
  • Charles W. Hall Scholarship (Grades 9-12)
  • Libby Equestrian Scholarship (Grades 6-12)
  • Melanie Williams Scholarship (Grades 9-12)
  • Roberta M. Lee Alumnae Scholarship (Grades 9-12)
  • Ralph O. Hibschman Alumnae Scholarship (Grades 9-12)
  • Lee-Gray Scholarship (Grade 12)
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The scholarship applications are due on January 20, 2012. 

 

 

Completed applications should be sent to the Office of Admission.  Recipients will be recognized on their respective Awards Day; grades 9-12 on June 1, 2012, grades 6-8 on June 13, 2012.

 

Questions? Contact Rachelle Sundberg at rsundberg@andrewsosborne.org. or at (440) 942-3606 ext. 114.

 
ERB Testing for Grades 3,5,7
 
We will have ERB testing for grades 3, 5, and 7 each morning January 17 - 20 (Tuesday - Friday).

Our students take the CTP4 test (from the Educational Records Bureau), which is targeted specifically at high performing suburban schools and independent schools. This test provides the school with feedback on the overall program and gives parents a glimpse of their child's academic performance on specific skills.



Further information for grades 3 & 5 will be sent home.  For a 7th grade schedule, please click HERE.

Many factors can affect a student's performance, including test anxiety, fatigue, hunger, and motivation. We ask that students get adequate rest the night before the tests. This is not a test that students can study for and they should be able to continue with after school activities as long as they are able to get to bed at a reasonable hour.  Homework for the week will be adjusted in consideration of testing.  Testing will begin in the morning so we are asking for students to be on time for school and to not schedule outside appointments.  The tests are 45 to 90 minutes in duration.

 

Elective Math Course


The Math Department is offering a new elective course this second semester called "Topics". The intent of the course is to expose students to mathematical applications that they might otherwise never experience in a traditional mathematics sequence in high school.

Topics to be studied include:

  • Management Science: urban services, business efficiency, planning and scheduling, and linear programming
  • Voting and Social Choice: the manipulability of voting systems, weighted voting systems, and electing the President
  • Fairness and Game Theory: fair division, apportionment, and the mathematics of competition
  • Your Money and Resources: savings models, borrowing models, and the economics of resources

 

There will be an online component to the course and guest speakers occasionally, including a bank officer. The course will also include a short unit on income tax and tax preparation. Students will do group work as well as individual research.  The final exam will be a research paper rather than a traditional exam.


Please contact Kathy Cherney at ext. 314 or at kcherney@andrewsosborne.org with any questions.

 

 

Open House Postcards and Equestrian Summer Camp Brochure


Below are images of 3 recent mailings sent to various prospective AOA households;

  • a postcard invitation to an Open House
  • a postcard invitation to an Open House (households with a possible equestrian interest)
  • an equestrian summer boarding camp brochure

Parents, you are also receiving copies either in today's bookbags (for LS) or mailed home (MS & US).  Please share these with prospective families.  Please also note that the Equestrian Summer Camp has been extended to include girls through age 15.
 

 

 
 

Senior Projects
 

The AOA Upper School is looking for some help with Senior Projects.  The Senior Project program gives seniors the opportunity to experience a career or specialized field outside the walls of the classroom. 

The program takes place between May 7 to 25, 2012.  Students are encouraged to find projects that reflect their academic or career interests.  Past projects have included a wide range of professions, including business, architecture, engineering, law, the health field, animal care and community service. 

To aid in helping students find suitable projects, we are asking members of the AOA community if they would be interested in hosting a student or helping to find projects for seniors.  If you would like to learn more details about the program please visit http://libguides.andrewsosborne.com/seniors or contact Mr. Doringo (Upper School teacher) at extension 309. 


  

Nach Ballet Bailar Winter Session


   

The winter session of this after school multicultural dance workshop starts January 30th for kindergarten through 4th grade, and February 3rd for grades 5-8.



A completed registration form and program fee is due by January 27th.  For more information and a form, please click HERE.

 

 
Cinderella Ball



 


TO REGISTER:

  • Click HERE or
  • Go to "Events" on the top of the AOA website home page (www.andrewsosborne.org) or
  • Go to the "Calendar" page of the AOAPA section on the AOA website

 

Ski Trip

An AOA ski trip is scheduled for Saturday, February 25th to Sunday, February 26th.  The destination is Peek'n Peak Resort & Spa in Findley Lake, New York.

Anyone in the AOA community is invited; you do not have to be a member of the Ski Club.

Click HERE for information and a registration form.  This is also provided on the school website (www.andrewsosborne.org) under "Events".

The deadline for the fee and completed registration form is January 18th.  Lower School should submit these to Kathy Marvar, and Middle/Upper School to Polly Jones.

Any questions, please contact Kathy Allyn (LS) at kathyallyn@gmail.com or Polly Jones (M/US) at pjones@andrewsosborne.org or at ext. 232.
  
Next Week's Calendar

   

 

In addition to the weekly calendar below, you can also view an updated monthly calendar and a one page major dates calendar on the AOA website.  They are in two locations; "Calendar" on the top and "Resources/Calendars" in the left column of the home page.  To access them directly, click HERE.
 

Monday - 16

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - School & Offices Closed

 

Tuesday - 17

Classes Resume

ERB Testing (3rd/5th/7th Grades) - community room

Finance Committee Meeting - small dining room - 8:00 a.m.

MS/US Advisory - 9:40 - 10:05 a.m.

US "Flowers" Play Rehearsal - auditorium - 3:15 - 4:15

Cheerleading Practice - community room - 3:45 - 4:45 p.m.

MS Girls Basketball vs. Laurel School - home - 4:30 p.m.

MS Boys Basketball vs. Sts. John & Paul - home - 5:30 p.m.

US "Test" Play Rehearsal - auditorium - 5:30 - 6:00 p.m.

US "China Shop" Play Rehearsal - auditorium - 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

 

Wednesday - 18

ERB Testing (3rd/5th/7th Grades) - community room

MS Meeting/US Flextime - 9:40 - 10:05 a.m.

Lake Effect Conference - small dining room - 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

MS Faculty Division Meeting - community room - 3:15 p.m.

US "Flowers" and "Test" Play Rehearsals - auditorium - 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

MS Girls Basketball vs. Lawrence School - home - 4:30 p.m.

Alumnae Association Board Meeting - Phoenix Guest House - 5:00 p.m.

US Girls Basketball vs. Lawrence - home - 6:00 p.m.

 

Thursday - 19

ERB Testing (3rd/5th/7th Grades) - community room

MS/US Club "B" Meetings - 9:40 - 10:05 a.m.

Ashdown - small dining room - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Mock Trial Rehearsals - Druhot's Classroom/Lee 203 - 3:15 - 4:45 p.m.

Cheerleading Practice - community room - 3:45 - 4:45 p.m.

MS Boys Basketball vs. Canton Country Day School - away - 5:00 p.m.

US Boys Basketball vs. Grand River Academy - home - 6:00 p.m.

US "China Shop" Play Rehearsal - auditorium - 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

 

Friday - 20

ERB Testing (3rd/5th/7th Grades) - community room

US/Clark Field Trip (AOA Van) - University of Akron - 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

US/Lash Swim Meet (AOA Van) - Depart 7:30 a.m.

New Parent Book Club Meeting - Phoenix Guest House - 8:00 a.m.

MS/US Assembly (New Clubs Announced) - auditorium - 9:40 - 10:05 a.m.

AOA Faculty/Staff Post Holiday Party - Phoenix Guest House - 4:00 p.m.

US Co-ed Swim vs. Madison - away - 6:00 p.m.

MS Co-ed Swim @Independent Private School Championship - away - TBA

                                                                                                                                                          

­­­­Saturday - 21

ISEE Testing

IEA Horse Show - Eq. Ctr.

MS/US Girls Lacrosse Clinic - large gym - 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Mock Trial Work Session - Lee 203/Mr. Druhot's Classroom - 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.

US Boys Basketball vs. St. Martin DePorres - home - 1:00 p.m.

MS/US Ski Club - Boston Mills/Brandywine - 4:00 - 10:00 p.m.

 

Sunday - 22

IEA Horse Show - Eq. Ctr.

LS Ski Club - Alpine Valley - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

US Co-ed Swim vs. Kirtland, Euclid & Harvey (Senior Night @The Spire) - away - 4:30 p.m.