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School News # 3 - 2015

13/8/2015

 
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Issue # 03 - August 13, 2015

Contents: Conteúdo:
Updating Student Information
Student Covenants
Open House
Picnic
News from the Guidance Office
Sports
Library News
Menu
Community Announcements
Atualizando Dados dos Alunos
Declarações de Aceitação
Open House
Piquenique
Notícias da Orientadora Educacional
Esportes
Notícias da Biblioteca
Cardápio
Recados da Comunidade

Updating Student Information
At the beginning of each school year, PACA asks parents to fill out a student information sheet and a medical form for each student. On August 6, you received an e-mail reminder with a link containing the new online forms. This e-mail was sent to the electronic address where you receive your monthly tuition bills. Several families have not filled out the electronic forms for their children. The information requested is extremely important for student safety. Please fill out the forms by Friday, August 14, at the latest. The school will no longer send hard copies of the forms home. If you have questions or need assistance to fill out the electronic forms, please contact Fatima Leitão in the school office.

Student Covenants
Parents, signed covenants that state that your child and family agree to abide to the philosophy, standards and guidelines of the 2015-2016 parent/student handbook were due on August 7. If you have not signed and returned this form, which was inside your family’s copy of this year’s handbook, please do so by tomorrow, August 14.

 

Open House
The administration looks forward to introducing  our teachers to parents at the Pre-K through 11th grade orientation (Open House) this Saturday, August 15, starting at 9 a.m. On this day, our families will have the opportunity to meet their children’s teachers, see their classrooms and hear the teachers’ expectations. Childcare will be provided for PACA students in Pre-K1 through 5th grade. Donuts and coffee will be served in the cafeteria at 9 a.m. There will be two sessions in Elementary classrooms. The first one will start at 9:30 a.m. The second one will begin at 10:15 a.m. There will be a meeting for all middle school parents in the gym at 10:15 a.m. The general session for all parents will also be in the gym, at 11 a.m. The middle school teachers will have their sessions in their homerooms at noon. There will be a high school session for parents in 9th – 11th grade in classroom H6, also at noon. Food will be provided in the classrooms during these sessions.

Picnic
Following the Pre-K – 11th grade orientation, we will have our annual community picnic, from 12 to 4 p.m. This event is for PACA families only. There is no admissions charge. The school will provide a picnic lunch, organized games for children and parents, rides, sports and fun.

News from the Guidance Office
The first college visits of the semester will happen at 11:35 a.m. in the computer lab. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend!

·       August 26 – Bates College, Bryn Mawr, Hamilton,  and Holy Cross
·       August 27 – Bentley University
·       August 31 – California College of the Arts
·       September 1 -  Bowdoin, Carleton, Haverford, Pomona
·       September 3 – University of British Columbia

 

Sports
Our new practice schedule is in effect for varsity and JV teams. If you do not know when your child practices, please look up the schedule on the Edline sports page. Please keep in mind that this schedule is tentative, and will only be in effect during the month of August, after which all teams will return to their normal schedules.

All student athletes who did not see the doctor on campus for sports physicals need to bring a doctor’s note stating that they are able to play sports without restrictions to school by August 14.

Students received the Athletic Handbook this week. They did not come with a covenant for parents and athletes to sign. Please read the handbook with your child and send Mrs. Buchanan an e-mail or a note saying you have read and agree with the handbook. We apologize for the inconvenience.

If your child plans to go to the tournament, please order a warm-up by August 14. On that note, if you would like to sponsor athletes and/or coaches that cannot afford their warm-ups, please let Mrs. Buchanan know. Your generosity will be greatly appreciated!

If you have any questions about PACA Athletics this year, Mrs. Buchanan will speak to middle school and high school students and parents at Open House. She will share important information and answer any questions you may have.

We will have our first SPHSL games next week! The varsity soccer teams will play at St. Paul´s on Tuesday, August 18, at 4:30pm. The varsity basketball teams will play at home against St. Paul´s on Friday, August 21. Come support our teams!

 

Library News
The following books and DVDs were added to our library this week:

Footprints in the Ash: The Explosive Story of Mount St. Helens – John D. Morris

DVD: Mount St. Helens: Modern Evidence for the World Wide Flood – Steve Austin (Answers in Genesis)

The Usborne History of Britain – Ruth Brocklehurst

Who was Ben Franklin? – Dennis B. Fradin

Papai! – Philippe Corentin

For more information, contact the library at [email protected] or access our library catalog, called Destiny, available through PACA's website. For access, go to www.paca.com.br, and then go to Academics → Library → Library Catalog (Destiny). Talk to the librarian about creating an account on Destiny, which enables you to view and renew the books on your account, as well as reserve, recommend and write reviews on books and audio-visual materials.

Menu – August 17 - 21

Monday: diced beef, rice, beans, polenta
Tuesday: grilled chicken breasts, citrus sauce, rice, beans, green beans
Wednesday: feijoada, rice, kale farofa
Thursday: roast chicken, rice, beans, mashed potatoes
Friday: pasta with Bolognese sauce

Community Announcements

Tutors: If you have a background in education or expertise in specific subject areas and are interested in offering your services as a tutor, please contact Fatima Leitão or Marcia Teixeira in the school office.

Volunteers for the music department: Any trumpet or clarinet players out there? The music department is looking for volunteers who can come in on an occasional basis to help as a coach for our middle school trumpet and clarinet players. Contact Debbie Dunn via e-mail at [email protected], or call the school office and leave a message.

Community Service Opportunities for High School Students: Parents, if you know of organizations or individuals that need help, our high school students are always looking for ways to volunteer.  They need to complete 30 hours of community service each year of high school.  If you know of an opportunity, please contact the school office and we will let students know.

Atualizando Dados
No início de cada ano letivo, pedimos que os pais preencham um formulário médico e de informações pessoais para cada aluno. No dia 06 de agosto, foi enviado mais um e-mail lembrando-os de preencherem os novos formulários, que foram enviados para o mesmo endereço eletrônico em que os pais recebem os boletos mensais. Várias famílias ainda não preencheram os formulários. As informações solicitadas são de extrema importância para garantir a segurança dos seus filhos.  Por favor, preencham os formulários online até amanhã, dia 14 de agosto. A PACA não enviará formulários impressos para casa esse ano. Caso tenham dúvidas quanto ao preenchimento dos formulários, por favor, entrem em contato com Fatima Leitão na secretaria.

Declaração de Aceitação
A declaração de aceitação da filosofia, regras e diretrizes que estão no manual do aluno do ano letivo de 2015-2016, deveriam ter sido entregues no dia 07 de agosto. Caso ainda não tenham assinado e devolvido esse documento (a declaração está na cópia do manual do aluno que foi enviada para casa no início do ano letivo), por favor, façam isso até amanhã, dia 14 de agosto.

Open House
A administração terá muito prazer em apresentar os professores nesse sábado, dia 15 de agosto, na Orientação do Pre-K ao 11º ano, a partir das 9 horas. Nesse dia, os pais terão a chance de conhecer os professores dos seus filhos, visitar as salas de aula; saber mais sobre a rotina dos alunos e as expectativas dos professores. Haverá monitores para os alunos da PACA do Pre-K1 ao 5º ano. Serviremos donuts e café no refeitório às 9 horas. Haverá duas apresentações nas salas do Elementary. A primeira começará às 9h30, e a segunda às 10h15. Haverá uma reunião para os pais do middle school às 10h15 no ginásio. A orientação geral para todos os pais começará às 11 horas no ginásio. As apresentações dos professores do middle school acontecerão na sala do “homeroom” ao meio-dia. A orientação para pais do 9º ao 11º ano acontecerá na sala H6, ao meio-dia. Churrasco será servido nas salas para os pais que participarem das apresentações.

Piquenique
Logo após a orientação do Pre-K ao 11º ano, acontecerá o  piquenique, das 12 às 16 horas. Este evento está voltado apenas para as famílias da PACA. A entrada é franca. Serviremos um churrasco. Haverá jogos, brincadeiras e diversão para adultos e crianças.

Notícias da Orientadora Educacional
As primeiras visitas de representantes de universidades internacionais acontecerão às 11h35, no laboratório de computação, nos dias listados abaixo. Os pais são incentivados assistir às apresentações.  

·       26 de agosto – Bates College, Bryn Mawr, Hamilton,  e Holy Cross
·       27 de agosto – Bentley University
·       31 de agosto – California College of the Arts
·       1º de setembro -  Bowdoin, Carleton, Haverford, Pomona
·       03 de setembro – University of British Columbia

 

Esportes
O novo horário de treinos já está valendo para os times do varsity e do JV. Caso não saibam quando é o treino do seu filho, por favor, verifiquem o horário que está na página de esportes do Edline. Por favor, lembrem que esse horário é provisório, e valerá apenas para o mês de agosto. Em setembro, os times voltarão a treinar em horário normal.

Todos os atletas que não fizeram o exame médico na escola essa semana precisam trazer um atestado médico, que certifique que o aluno está apto para prática esportiva, até o dia 14 de agosto.

Os alunos receberam o manual esportivo essa semana. Esse manual está sem a declaração de aceitação para pais e atletas assinarem. Por favor, leiam o manual com seu filho e enviem um e-mail ou bilhete para a Mrs. Buchanan, atestando que leram estão de acordo regras do manual. Pedimos desculpas pelo transtorno.

Se o seu filho planeja participar do torneio, por favor, encomendem um agasalho do time até o dia 14 de agosto. Caso queiram ajudar financeiramente um atleta ou técnico a comprar esse agasalho, por favor, avisem a Mrs. Buchanan. Agradecemos sua generosidade!

Caso tenham perguntas sobre os esportes desse ano, a Mrs. Buchanan fará uma apresentação para famílias do middle e high school durante o Open House. Ela compartilhará informações importantes e responderá perguntas.

Os primeiros jogos da temporada serão na próxima semana! Os times de futebol do varsity jogarão na St. Paul’s na terça, dia 18 de agosto, às 16h30. Os times de basquete do varsity jogarão em casa contra a St. Paul’s na sexta, dia 21 de agosto. Venham torcer pelos nossos times!

Notícias da Biblioteca
Os seguintes livros e DVDs foram incluídos no acervo da nossa biblioteca essa semana:

Footprints in the Ash: The Explosive Story of Mount St. Helens – John D. Morris

DVD: Mount St. Helens: Modern Evidence for the World Wide Flood – Steve Austin (Answers in Genesis)

The Usborne History of Britain – Ruth Brocklehurst

Who was Ben Franklin? – Dennis B. Fradin

Papai! – Philippe Corentin

Para saber mais, entrem em contato com a biblioteca através do [email protected] ou acessem o Destiny, o acervo da nossa biblioteca, através do site da PACA. Digitem www.paca.com.br, cliquem em Academics → Library → Library Catalog (Destiny). Falem com a bibliotecária para criar uma conta no Destiny, que lhes permitirá visualizar a sua conta, estender o prazo de devolução dos livros, assim como fazer reservas, recomendações e resenhas de livros e materiais audiovisuais.

Cardápio – 17 a 21 de agosto

Segunda-feira: carne cozida em cubos, arroz, feijão, polenta
Terça-feira: filé de frango grelhado com molho cítrico, arroz, feijão, vagem
Quarta-feira: feijoada, arroz, farofa de couve
Quinta-feira: frango assado, arroz, feijão e purê de batatas
Sexta-feira: macarronada à bolonhesa

Recados da Comunidade

Aulas Particulares: Caso tenha formação na área de educação ou seja especialista em matérias específicas e queira oferecer seus serviços como professor(a) particular, por favor, entre em contato com Fatima Leitão ou Marcia Teixeira na secretaria.

Voluntários para o Departamento de Música: Você toca clarinete ou trompete? O departamento de Música está procurando voluntários que possam ajudar (ocasionalmente) os nossos alunos do 6º ao 8º ano que estão aprendendo a tocar esses instrumentos. Envie um e-mail para a Prof. Debbie Dunn no [email protected], ou deixe um recado na secretaria.

Oportunidades de Serviço Comunitário para Alunos do Ensino Médio: Pais, caso saibam de alguma organização ou pessoas físicas que precisem de ajuda, nossos alunos do Ensino Médio estão constantemente buscando oportunidades de voluntariado. Os alunos precisam completar 30 horas de serviço comunitário por ano no high school. Caso saibam de uma oportunidade, por favor, entrem em contato com a secretaria e informaremos os alunos.



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