Important Weekly News

May 8, 2013
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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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May 1
School Forum
6:00 PM
 
May 5
Bowlarama @ Lang's
 
May 9
"Fiesta Latina"
6:30 PM
 
May 10
Cafe Day
 
May  13-17
Terracycle pick-up
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In This Issue
Notes from the Main Office
This week's volunteers: Merci!
2013/14 Vacations
Employment Opportunities
Eight Buddy Families Needed!
Community Café & Croissants
Beaujolais 2013: Sponsors
Notes from Afterschool
Upcoming P.A. events
Bulletin Board
 
Notes from the Main Office
 

Hearing screening (Grades K - 3)

There will be a screening on May 31. Forms will be sent home with students soon. 

 

School bus transportation - 2013/14

For Providence residents: please complete this form if you would like your child(ren) to ride the bus to school next year and email/mail/or fax it to Janice Petrarca by June 21. Contact details are available on the registration form.

 

Late drop-offs of Maternelle students

Any Maternelle students arriving late should be brought to the office for pick-up by their classroom's assistant teacher. Thank you for your collaboration on this!

 

Lost & Found

There are still winter clothes in lost and found. Please come and claim them before they are donated! Merci.  
 
This week's volunteers: Merci!

In the classroom
Karin Aslaksen
Stephanie Ballarin
Stuart Cathey
Rami Eltibi
Megan Heinze
Mariani Lefas-Tetenes
Blaise Melly
Jason Patch
Cecile Rimbaud
Mali Rochas
Julia Savoretti
Susanna Winston

Phonathon
Tiernan Boghosian
Clarise Brooks-Major
Brigitte Couture
Wendy Gray
Louise Olson

2013/14 Vacations
  • October Break: October 21 - 25, 2013
  • Holiday Break: December 23, 2013 - January 3, 2014
  • February Break: February 17 - 21, 2014 
  • Spring Break: April 21 - 25, 2013
Employment Opportunities

 

FASRI is now hiring for the 2013/14 school year, for the following positions:

  • Native French teachers and assistants: Native French fluency, proper teaching experience & education, and a good level of English required. 
  • Native English teachers (Elementary & Middle School): Native English fluency, proper teaching experience & education, and at least some French competency required.
  • IT teacher (full time): English as first language & conversational French required, as well as five years' experience teaching and implementing technology in a school setting.
  • School secretary/office manager (full time): English as first language/conversational French required, as well as five years' experience. Some bookkeeping experience preferred.
  • Communications & Marketing Officer (10 hrs/week): Excellent writing skills required, previous experience in schools preferred. Compile newsletters, generate & edit web copy, publications, parent communications. Knowledge of French preferred.
  • Lunch/Afterschool supervisors (part time, two positions available): Please click here for the full description.
  • Afternoon receptionist (part time): English fluency with some French required. Answer phones and assist parents collecting children from Afterschool. Some clerical duties as needed.

Interested? Please send a cover letter, resume, and references to headofschool@fasri.org.   

 
Eight Buddy Families Needed!
 
Each year, FASRI pairs up new parents with veterans to help our incoming families feel welcome and learn about school life.

We still need eight buddies for incoming families. Interested? Please e-mail Raissa at rmensah@fasri.org for information. Thank you in advance for your help.

 
Community Café & Croissants
 
Thursday, May 23
8:30 - 9:30 AM
At FASRI
 
FASRI is opening its doors to the community for a Cafe & Croissants breakfast later this month. 
 
The goal of the event is to invite people who may have an interest in education, dual language, French, or who want to know more about the school in their neighborhood. 
 
Please feel free to share the link to this event with your network: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=9lhjdadab&oeidk=a07e7dqszl2a21b8b41
 
FASRI parents are welcome to attend with interested friends/colleagues/other contacts. This event is not designed specifically as an admissions event, but prospective families are of course welcome, if interested.
 
Thank you for helping FASRI to network. We want to reach out to the community, and you can help!

 

Volunteers Needed!
We need 4 volunteers to help with setting up, serving breakfast, and clean-up (between 7:45 and 10 AM). Please contact Raissa Mensah if you would like to help! Thank you so much!
 
Beaujolais 2013: Sponsors
 
Looking for sponsors! Sponsoring the Festival is a great way to advertise a company and support the school. Please click here for details, or contact Louise Jakobson with any questions.
 
Notes from Afterschool

  

This semester's clubs are winding down. Click here to see what the kids have been doing.


We would love your feedback on clubs, garderie and any other comments. Please email afterschool@fasri.org to express your thoughts. These words will be helpful in building a strong and
successful extracurricular department.

Dates to Remember: 

  • Clubs officially end Thursday, June 6. The last cooking club will be on Friday the 7th.
  • Garderie ends Monday June 17th.
  • Summer Camp begins Monday June 24th. Online registration is open!
2013/14: Open PA positions

 

The PA is looking to fill two positions for next year. 

It's a great way to get involved in your child's school, help build community, and make a difference!
 
Upcoming P.A. events
 
TerraCycle pick-up: May 13-17, 2013
  • High-tech: Laptops, analog cameras, digital cameras, cell phones, MP3 players, computer keyboards, computer mice, webcams.
  • Low-tech: tooth brushes, tooth paste tubes, floss containers, paired shoes of any type (except ski boots, skates, flip flops, slippers).
Bring in your old stuff and put it in the bins next to the office. TerraCycle pays FASRI for each item collected and recycles them for new purposes.
 
Questions? Contact Karen Eberhart: kaeberhart@aol.com 

 

Spring park clean-up: Sunday, May 19, 9 AM - 12 PM

 

 
Bulletin Board
  • Bradley Hospital Workshop: "Positive Approaches to Discipline." Thursday, May 23, 6-8 PM, Showcase Cinemas in Warwick. Register for FREE.
  • FASRI alumna seeks Fox Point residents for school project: Former FASRI student would like to interview Fox Point residents for research for a school project within the next week or so. Please contact tombyrne11@gmail.com. Thank you!
 
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