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Newsletter Issue No 6
| November 20, 2014 |
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Collecte de nourriture à SDFAS
The SDFAS Food Drive in Full Swing
Sebastian Hayden and Nicolas Telenti packing the Food Drive box.This week, students are encouraged to donate non-perishable items to help needy families. See below for more information.
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Les classes de moyenne et grande section dansent pendant le mini forum
PK2 and Kindergartners showing off their dancing skills
From left to right: Evan Rudden, Andre Guizar, Claire Rebeiz and Miles McAuliffe dancing to Jean Petit qui danse.
PK2 and Kindergarten students performed yesterday morning during the "Mini Forum." Parents were encouraged to bring along friends who may be interested in the school to join and enjoy the show. Students gave their all and showed great enthusiasm!
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Our traditional Thanksgiving lunch is next Wednesday, and I invite all parents to join us on campus. Come and share the spirit of the season: friendship, gratitude and the need to come together in solidarity and understanding as the world becomes ever more complex and challenging! These are values we constantly try to encourage among our students: to recognize individual differences and respect them, to be open to new ideas, to be resilient and use teamwork to overcome difficulties.
I wish to thank parents who have already participated in the Food Drive this week. We only have a few days to go as SDFAS does its share to help children and families in need here in San Diego.
I am writing to you from Montreal, where this year, all Heads of French-American and Canadian schools are gathering to strengthen our North American network of schools. We are all seeing a very positive trend here. The interest for learning new languages, including French is ever apparent as these schools have more students every year, are expanding, and new schools are opening and joining the network. This is good news for us. As more parents see the benefits of bilingual education and exposure to different cultures, they are realizing how important it is to prepare their children to live in a complex, interconnected world.
Enjoy today's Écho for the latest news on campus!
Christian Jarlov,
Head of School
Chers parents,
J'invite tous les parents à nous rejoindre à l'école mercredi prochain, à l'occasion du traditionnel déjeuner de Thanksgiving, afin de partager l'esprit de la saison : amitié, reconnaissance, nécessité de créer des liens et de renforcer les sentiments de solidarité et d'ouverture, dans un monde toujours plus complexe et plein de défis ! Ce sont ces valeurs que nous nous attachons constamment à promouvoir auprès de nos élèves : reconnaître les différences et les respecter, être ouvert à de nouvelles idées, savoir surmonter les difficultés en comptant sur le travail d'équipe.
Je remercie les parents qui ont déjà répondu favorablement à la collecte de nourriture que nous avons débutée cette semaine. Il vous reste quelques jours pour participer et faire en sorte que SDFAS s'engage au côté des enfants et des familles victimes de la faim ou de la malnutrition.
Je vous écris depuis Montréal où se tient le séminaire annuel des établissements franco-américains et franco-canadiens afin de renforcer les liens du réseau Amérique du Nord auquel nous appartenons. Nous sommes les témoins d'une tendance très motivante : l'intérêt croissant pour l'apprentissage des langues, inclus le français. Le nombre d'élèves augmente chaque année, les écoles grossissent, certaines se créent et rejoignent le réseau. Ce sont de bonnes nouvelles pour nous, car de plus en plus de familles comprennent les avantages d'une éducation bilingue, de l'exposition à d'autres cultures. Elles réalisent combien il est important de préparer les enfants à un monde de plus en plus complexe et interconnecté, avec une économie et des enjeux à l'échelle mondiale.
Bonne lecture et découverte des dernières informations du campus !
Christian Jarlov,
Chef d'établissement
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Le repas de Thanksgiving à SDFAS
Every year SDFAS celebrates Thanksgiving with a traditional family lunch. The lunch will be prepared and served by Girard Gourmet on Wednesday, November 26 (minimum day). Free range organic turkey will be served. See the menu in the attached form. There is also a vegetarian option, so please specify. Sign up before tomorrow, Friday November 21, to receive the lunch at a reduced cost.
Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. for PK0-PK2 and 12 p.m. for K-8th. If you and your family would like to participate in the event please fill out the registration form and bring it with your payment to the office. Make sure you receive your orange wrist band when you purchase the Thanksgiving lunch. You can pick up your children from their classroom at 11:25 a.m. for PK0-PK2 and from the blacktop at 11:45 a.m. for K-5th and noon for middle school. If you have a child in pre- elementary and elementary or middle school you can choose either to eat at 11:30 am or 12 p.m. and pick up your children accordingly. In order to have a smooth event please fill out the form and return it before Friday, November 21 to Stéphanie, Valérie or Babeth.
If you will not be having lunch, we still need to know if your child will be present at school on Wednesday, minimum day, so please fill out the second part of the attachment.
Thank you.
Click HERE for the Thanksgiving Lunch form.
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It's that magical time of year! San Diego French American School is hosting its annual Marché de Noël on Friday, December 5, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. This cherished event allows SDFAS to open its doors to friends, family, prospective students and the greater San Diego community.
This year's Marché de Noël (or Holiday Open Air Market and Fair) will showcase vendors from all over San Diego county. From food to holiday decorations to beauty supplies; it is a great place to start your holiday shopping or treat yourself to something sweet or savory.
IMPORTANT DATES AND DOCUMENTS FOR VENDORS
The registration deadline to be a vendor at our Marché de Noël is noon on Friday, November 21st. The rental of a booth is free for school parents.
Middle Schoolers are encouraged to get involved.
Please click here for the vendor invitation letter as well as the registration form.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS
We need a lot of volunteers to make this event a fun and successful one! We will need supervisors for the bouncy house, craft table helpers, information booth representatives and, of course, supreme decorators.
Please contact the PA at SDFASMarchedeNoel2014@gmail.com with the subject line: VOLUNTEER.
Thank you in advance for getting involved,
The Parents Association
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Concours national d'orthographe Scripps: résultats
 Congratulations to all the students who chose to participate in this year's spelling bee. We were overwhelmingly impressed with our students' abilities, and are very proud of them. The 8th grade competition nearly expired the entire list of words, and as a result, a tie was declared between Hannah Quirk and Sebastian Hayden for their immensely impressive performances! Mael Chauvet took third place in the 8th grade competition! In 7th grade, Emma Lhuillier took first place, Gabriel Sorbi took second, and Adeline Liou took 3rd. The 6th grade competition saw Angeline Arambulo take first place, Alex Caracalla take second place, and Sebastien Tallet take third. Great job to all our participants!
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Une sortie au musée pour les CE1
 Both second grade classes took a trip to the San Diego Museum of Art for a special guided tour in French. A week prior to the visit, a museum volunteer came to campus to introduce the students to their visit.
During the hour long museum visit, students had the opportunity to see ten pieces from a variety of famous artists (Vincent Van Gogh, Robert Delaunay, Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollock...). The students appreciated the diversity of the works they saw, the new vocabulary learned, and the discovery of the most important artistic movements of the end of the 19th century and the 20th century.
Many of the other museum visitors stopped to observe this peculiar group of little students passionately listening to their French guide.
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As the holiday season is fast approaching, we will start looking for the small and big gifts that will bring bright smiles on children and adults faces alike.
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On your first visit to AmazonSmile: smile.amazon.com, simply select San Diego French-American School to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping.
Thank you in advance for your support.
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What's Coming Up?
- November 19: Mini-forum PK2, Kinder
- November 26: Thanksgiving Lunch, Minimum Day
- November 27-30: Thanksgiving Holiday
- December 5: Marché de Noël
- December 5: Report Cards
- December 7: La Jolla Parade
- December 18: Winter show and minimum day
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