January 23, 2014
 

Important Dates
 
Open Homeroom Days
8:15-8:30 am
Every Thursday-Grades 1,2
Every Friday-Grades 3, 4, 5

Spring Club Registration Deadlne
Thursday, January 23

Extracurricular Shows Postoned to: 
January 28, 29, 30, 4:00

Providence Bruins game-
FASRI PTA
Sunday, February 9, 3:05pm

Mardi Gras
Friday, March 7
 

Quick Links




Volunteer of the week: Merci!

Classroom volunteer:
Megan Heinze


From the FASRI blogroll
 

Students in Maitresse Isabelle's class had fun keeping warm last week while the weather prevented them from getting outdoors. They practiced solving problems as a team by working together to get a giant parachute off the floor. They also started reproducing portraits inspired by Picasso's work of art. 

 

   
 
Head of School Search Update

The Search Committee has identified an excellent group of finalist candidates and is now working to invite them back to campus to spend some time getting to know the faculty, staff, parents, and Trustees. Each candidate will spend nearly two days at the school, meeting with faculty and staff and observing classes. We anticipate two opportunities for parents to meet the candidates during their visits: an evening reception and a breakfast reception the following morning around drop-off time. The specific details and timing will follow as soon as they have been established, but we wanted to invite you to save the following preliminary dates in your calendar:

January 30, 31
February 3, 4
February 10, 11
February 13, 14

 Click here  for the complete update from the Jennifer Tomasik, Chair of the FASRI Head of School Search Committee. 

From the extracurricular desk

Due to the snow days the Afterschool Shows are POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEEK, JANUARY 28, 29, 30 at 4pm.

January 28-Theater, Web Games and Art
January 29-Sports and Fencing
January 30-Music

Treats by the cooking club will be served on all three days! GARDERIE will be open and "free" for all club kids (Maternelle and Elementary) on those days to invite full participation.

Today will be a rehearsal day for scheduled clubs and for those who would like to stay for a music rehearsal that would have had class Tuesday/Wednesday, please let Anne Kapstein know.


The spring afterschool program will begin on February 3, and will go through second week of June. The Spring Brochure is online and so is registration! Be sure to sign up today.


In order to offer each club we need a minimum of five people to register, so please note the changes to our brochure listed below.


We will not be offering the following:
StuNewsOnline-ALL sessions
Basketball-Elementary
Modern Dance-Elementary
RecyCrafts-Elementary
Cooking-Elementary

For THEATRE club please note: the start time is now 4:15pm on Thursdays with first hour of garderie included. 

For parents of students aged 3-5

The Providence Public School District will be conducting its Child Outreach screening on February 3, 4, and 5. Children aged 3 - 5 years old will be screened in the areas of Developmental, Speech, Vision, and Hearing. Permission slips and parent forms are being distributed to students and you may download them by clicking here. Forms must be completed and returned to the school's Main Office no later than Thursday, January 30. Participation in the screening process is strongly recommended for all children before they enter kindergarten.
 
Show your FASRI school spirit

FASRI apparel is on sale now through Thursday, February 13, 2014. Check out all the great gear at our display outside the main office. You may pick up your order form at school or click here to download. 

Fun family activities

The PA has organized a Providence Bruins night for FASRI families and friends on Sunday, February 9 at 3:05pm at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Tickets are available at a reduced rate of $17. You may fill out your form and leave money in the marked envelope in the Main Office. Flyers have also been distributed to all students.

The Providence Children's Film Festival (PCFF) is pleased to premier the film Ernest and Celestine, nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 86th Academy Awards, in Rhode Island at the 2014 Festival. The Oscar nominated French (with English subtitles) version will screen on Saturday, February 15 at the RISD Auditorium and on Saturday, February 22 at the RISD Museum Metcalf Auditorium.

 

Several of the films at the Providence Children's Film Festival, are in French or subtitled in French. The Festival will be held February 13-23, with filmmaking workshops on February 8-9. Tickets go on sale the week of January 21.There are flyers in the office and you may check out a complete schedule of events at www.PCFFRI.ORG  

 

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