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Save the Date
**OPEN HOMEROOM DAYS**
Grades 1 & 2:
Thursdays, 8:15 - 8:30
Grades 3 - 5:
Fridays, 8:15 - 8:30
Middle School:
Cafe Days, 8:00 - 8:15
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TONIGHT
Quebec College Fair
at FASRI
6:00 PM
March 14
Middle School Conseil de Classe
Afterschool student recital
6:15 PM
March 15
Cafe Day
March 18
Parent-teacher
conferences begin
March 21
Student choir @ State House
Francophonie flag raising
10:00 - 12:00
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Notes from the Main Office
Child Outreach screenings around the corner
There will be a free Child Outreach Screenings for children in Pre-School, Pre-K, and Kindergarten on April 8 and 9. The program provides families with information about their child's development and offers information about other resources that are available in the community.
There are five components of the screening: - Developmental: movement, language, thinking, socialization, and behavior.
- Speech: self-expression, articulation.
- Hearing
- Vision - a screening using an eye chart, probably very similar to the eye chart at your pediatrician's office.
- Social/Emotional - this screening is a questionnaire that you are asked to fill out in helping us to determine the needs of your child, if any, in this area.
Permission slips will be sent home soon with your children.
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Two teachers promoted
After much discussion on the school and board levels, we are happy to announce that the Education Director position for 2013/14 will be shared by two of our current faculty leaders: Adeline Broussan and Audrey Talarico. Both will do a little teaching as well. Both of them are currently in a training at Harvard to prepare for next year. Congratulations!
At this time, we can also announce that Martine Dunn, our school secretary, will leave at the end of the school year to pursue other opportunities. We wish her the best.
Please keep an eye on the Weekly News as plans for 2013/14 develop. Merci.
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MERCI: Volunteers of the week
Helping in the classroom
Paul Bazzoni
Megan Heinze
Stephanie Naudo
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Live-streaming from FASRI tonight: Quebec Colleges
Join us at FASRI, or from the comfort of your home, tonight at 6 PM to learn about Quebec's college opportunities for American and international students.
The link to the live stream will be available on our Facebook Page by 5:50 PM. We hope you will tune in or join us in person!
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Coordinators at Harvard
Tonight, two of our coordinators, Audrey and Adeline, return from a three-day workshop at Harvard's Graduate School of Education: "Aspiring School Leaders." We are sure they will come back with some great ideas. Stay tuned!
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Send postcards to Kindergarten
Celine Cyr's Kindergarten class is learning about the countries of the world, and they would like your help!
There are so many different nationalities represented here at FASRI. If you could have a relative overseas (or across the borders!) send our Grande Section a postcard, or if you'd like to send one while traveling over April break, it would be a great way for them to explore new places.
Please address postcards to:
French-American School of Rhode Island
La Grande Section - Celine Cyr
75 John Street
Providence, RI 02906
Merci beaucoup!
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Francophonie @ FASRI!
March is Francophonie Month in New England, and FASRI has lots of ways to celebrate. Come join the fun, en français!
Afterschool Student Recital
Thursday, March 14
6:15 - 8:00 PM
Instrument and dance performances
by talented FASRI students of all ages!
Flag-raising featuring the FASRI choir
RI State House
Thursday, March 21
10 AM - 12 PM
Join us at the RI State House to watch the flag of
La Francophonie be raised over the city of Providence. The event will include speeches from our Governor, Speaker of the House, and representatives of the Francophone community. And don't miss the FASRI choir performance!
Saturday, March 23
La Francofête!
featuring musician Eric Kaiser
Providence Art Club
8:00 PM
$30 (hot buffet included)
RSVP: contact@afprovidence.org
Check out Francophonie events throughout New England
Anne Kapstein
Director of Extracurricular Programs
alkapstein@fasri.org
401-274-3325
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Mardi Gras success!
We had a spectacular Mardi Gras last Friday. The cooking club made over 100 beignets, middle school students and other volunteers took the time to decorate, and the kids had a great time. Prizes were given for the best dancers and best costumes. Overall a lovely evening! Thank you to the school teachers and parents who generously volunteered their time and efforts to make it great.
Afterschool recital: rehearsal planned
The Musicians of Afterschool are putting on their show next week. A rehearsal is planned for tomorrow (Thursday, March 7), with a make-up date of Monday, March 12 in the event of a cancellation/early dismissal for the impending storm.
Contact Anne Lacoste Kapstein with any questions:
alkapstein@fasri.org
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Parents' Association News
FASRI PA Bake Sale
Volunteer to BAKE OR BUY (or both!). All desserts $15. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of a new theater curtain for the auditorium. Desserts will be kept at school at "room temperature" and cannot be refrigerated or kept overnight. No nuts, please.
- March 6 - March 8: Bakers sign up in the office or by email
- March 11 - March 13: Buyers (Eaters!) choose your dessert on the sheet in the office.
- March 14, 7:30am- 8:30am: Bakers drop off goodies
- March 14, 8:30am-5:00pm: Buyers pick up
Sign up in the FASRI office or send an email to Karen Eberhart (kaeberhart@yahoo.com) stating what you will bake. Thank you!
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