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School News # 4 - 2017

24/8/2017

 
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Issue # 24 - August 24, 2017

Contents:

School Pictures
Professional Development Afternoon
News from the Guidance Counselor
Updating Student Information
Educational Services Contracts
News from the Elementary Principal
Dates for Moms’ Teas
Choral Festival
Library News
Sports
News from the Vestibular
Menu
Community Announcements
Conteúdo:

Fotos Escolares
Tarde de Capacitação Profissional
Notícias da Orientadora Educacional
Atualizando Dados dos Alunos
Contratos de Serviços Educacionais
Notícias da Diretora do Elementary
Datas dos Chás das Mães
Festival de Corais
Notícias da Biblioteca
Esportes
Notícias do Vestibular
Cardápio
Recados da Comunidade

School Pictures

Mr. Bernard Moss will be on campus to take individual and class pictures on August 28 and 29. The seniors will take their individual pictures, and all grades will take their class pictures on Monday, August 28. Elementary students must wear their PACA uniforms on August 28 to take their class picture. If your child is in Kindergarten – 5th grade and has P.E. on Mondays, he/she must wear their P.E. uniform for the class picture. On Tuesday, August 29, students in preschool through 11th grade will take their individual pictures. Elementary students may dress up for their individual pictures. Please remember that if your child chooses to dress up, but has P.E. on Tuesdays, he/she will need to bring their PE uniforms to change into. 
 

Professional Development Afternoon

Due to the teacher professional development afternoon, students will be dismissed at 12:50 p.m. next Wednesday, August 30. Students in preschool – 12th grade will eat lunch on campus before dismissal. The school buses will leave PACA at 1 p.m.
 

News from the Guidance Counselor

A list of upcoming college visits is below.  Parents are always welcome!
·       August  25 – John Cabot University Rome, at 11:35am, in the computer lab.   
·       August 28 – Glion School of Hospitality and Management, at 11:35am,  location to be determined.
·       August 29 – Ecole Hotelliere de Lausanne, at 11:35am, location to be determined.
·       August 31 -  Linden College Fair, at 8 a.m. in the cafeteria.


Updating Student Information

We are still missing updated information sheets and online medical forms for 80 students. The information requested is extremely important for student safety. Parents received an e-mail with a link containing the new online forms for the first time on July 27, and six times since then. If you did not receive the email, or are having trouble filling out the forms, please contact the school office as soon as possible.
 


Educational Services Contracts

Parents, the educational services contracts for the 2017-18 school year will be sent home with your child. Please sign and return the contract to Ronange Barbosa in the main office as soon as possible (preferably in the same envelope you received it in). If you need a copy of the contract, please contact Ronange, and she will email it to you. 
 

News from the Elementary Principal

Kindergarten through 5th grade parents, the reading contest is coming! Please reserve Friday, September 29, on your calendars. More information coming soon. 
 


Dates for Moms’ Teas

Here are dates for the preschool and elementary moms’ teas for this school year.  The program will run from 3:30-4:30 pm.  If you have questions, please contact the room mom for your child’s class.  Please be aware that if two classes are listed, they will have teas on the same day, but in their respective classrooms. Some of the teas will happen on Fridays when there are games at PACA; feel free to stay and enjoy watching the JV/Varsity basketball games.  One of the high school classes usually sells dinner during the games.
 
·       Friday, August 25:  4th grade 
 
·       Friday, September 15: PK1/PK2
 
·       Friday, September 22: Kindergarten & 1st grade
 
·       Friday, October 20: 2nd grade & 5th grade
 
·       Thursday, October 26:  3rd grade
 

Choral Festival

The Graded International Choral Festival is an event for 7th - 12th graders. Last year, six PACA students participated and had a fabulous time! This year the event will be held on November 10 & 11. If your child would like to participate, contact Mrs. Dunn ([email protected]).
 
 
 

Library News

The following books were added to our library this week:
 
Intimate Conversations: Devotions to Nurture a Woman's Soul – Alicia Britt Chole
 
My Side of the Mountain series -  Jean Craighead George
 
Taken – Dee Henderson
 
Notes from a Blue Bike: the Art of Living Intentionally in a Chaotic World – Tsh Oxenreider
 
Série: A História dos Reformadores – Julia Mc Wright 
 

Sports

SPHSL Update

Our varsity basketball teams played at home against EAC on August 18.
 
Our varsity soccer teams played at home against St. Paul’s on Tuesday, August 22.
 
The results were:
 
Varsity boys’ basketball: PACA 38 vs 40 EAC
Varsity girls’ basketball:  PACA 46 vs 6 EAC
 
Varsity boys’ soccer: PACA 0 vs 3 St. Paul's
Varsity girls’ soccer: PACA 0 vs 1 St. Paul's


Sports Calendar Updates

On Friday, August 25, our JV & varsity basketball teams will play at home against Chapel. The JV boys and varsity girls will play first, at 5pm.
 
On Saturday, August 26, our JV soccer teams will have their festivals. The girls will play at St. Paul’s, and the boys at Graded. Athletes must find their own rides to and from these locations.
 
We will have home varsity soccer games on Tuesday, August 29, against Chapel. The boys will play first, at 2:45pm.
 
We will have our first away JV & varsity basketball games on Friday, September 1, at Graded. The games will start at 5pm, with the varsity boys and JV girls.
 

Fund Raising

If you are need Financial Aid for this semester’s tournaments, please fill out a Financial Aid for and hand it into Mrs. Buchanan. You can also fill out a Fund Raising form and sell goods throughout the school day to help raise your own funds.
 
We have been selling popcorn at home basketball games and will continue to do so as a way of fund raising. If you would like to help, please speak to Mrs. Buchanan.
 


News from the Vestibular

Registration for the 2018 FUVEST (USP’s college entrance exam) is open until September 11 at 11:59pm, exclusively through the FUVEST website. The registration fee is R$ 170, and must be paid by the end of banking hours on September 12. The first part of the exam will be administered on November 26, and the second part will be offered from January 07 – 09. 2018. The list of approved students will be published on February 2, 2018. 
 
To get ready for the exam, applicants must read the following books:
 
Iracema – José de Alencar
 
Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas – Machado de Assis
 
O Cortiço – Aluísio Azevedo
 
A Cidade e as Serras – Eça de Queirós
 
Minha Vida de Menina – Helena Morley
 
Vidas Secas – Graciliano Ramos
 
Claro Enigma – Carlos Drummond de Andrade
 
Sagarana – João Guimarães Rosa
 
Mayombe - Pepetela


Menu – August 28 – September 1

Monday: beef with potatoes, rice, beans, chuchu

Tuesday: breaded fish, rice, beans, cream corn

Wednesday: feijoada, rice, kale farofa

Thursday: grilled chicken breasts with tomato and basil, rice, beans, vegetables

Friday: the menu was not released by the nutrionist.
 


Community Announcements

Apartment for rent: Condomínio Champs Elysee, in Granja Julieta, 190 m2, 4 bedrooms (2 suites), lots of green, excellent location, only 5 minutes away from Marginal Pinheiros, maximum security (approved by the US consulate), full recreational area, 2 swimming pools, 2 tennis courts, sports court, gym. 30 minutes away from PACA. Excellent for children. Contact Annelise Liu at 98288-4101 or [email protected].
 
Do you like sing? If so, come join the PACA Community Choir. We gather on Thursdays, from 7:45-9:1pm, in the music room. Come make a joyful noise with us!
 
American Citizen services forms & pamphlets are available in the library for those who didn’t pick up them up with the US consulate representative at Saturday’s Open House.
 
 

Fotos Escolares

O Sr. Bernard Moss estará na PACA para tirar fotos individuais e das classes nos dias 28 e 29 de agosto. Na segunda-feira, dia 28 de agosto, os formandos farão suas fotos individuais e todas as turmas tirarão fotos da classe. Os alunos do Kindergarten ao 5º ano deverão usar uniforme escolar para tirar as fotos da classe no dia 28: aqueles que têm aula de Educação Física às segundas-feiras deverão vestir o uniforme da Educação Física para a foto da classe. Na terça-feira, dia 29 de agosto, os alunos da pré-escola ao 11º ano tirarão fotos individuais. Os alunos do Kindergarten ao 5º ano estão dispensados do uniforme no dia 29. No entanto, se terça-feira for dia de Educação Física da classe, é necessário trazer o uniforme de Educação Física para se trocar. 
 

Tarde de Capacitação Profissional

Devido à tarde de capacitação profissional dos professores, os alunos serão dispensados às 12h50 na próxima quarta-feira, dia 30 de agosto. Os alunos da pré-escola ao 12º ano almoçarão na escola antes de serem dispensados. Os ônibus escolares sairão às 13 horas.
 

News from the Guidance Counselor

Representantes das seguintes universidades visitarão a PACA. Os pais são sempre bem-vindos!
·       25 de agosto – John Cabot University Rome, às 11h35, no laboratório de computação.
·       28 de agosto – Glion School of Hospitality and Management, às 11h35, local a ser determinado.
·      August 29 – Ecole Hotelliere de Lausanne, às 11h35, local a ser determinado.
·      August 31 -  Linden College Fair, at 8 a.m. in the cafeteria.

Atualizando Dados dos Alunos

Ainda não recebemos os formulários cadastrais e médicos preenchidos de aproximadamente 80 alunos. As informações solicitadas são de extrema importância para garantir a segurança dos seus filhos.   Os pais receberam um e-mail com um link para acessar os formulários eletrônicos no dia 27 de julho, e mais seis vezes desde então. Caso não tenham recebido o e-mail ou estejam com dificuldades no preenchimento, por favor, entrem em contato com a secretaria.
 

Contratos de Serviços Educacionais

Pais, os contratos de serviços educacionais do ano letivo 2017-18 serão enviados para casa através de seus filhos. Por favor, assinem e devolvam o contrato para Ronange Barbosa na secretaria o mais rápido possível de preferência no mesmo envelope. Caso precisem de cópias do contrato, por favor, entrem em contato com a Ronange, que fará o envio por e-mail. 
 

Notícias da Diretora do Elementary

Pais do Kindergarten ao 5º ano, o concurso de leitura está chegando! Por favor, reservem sexta-feira, dia 29 de setembro, em seus calendários. Mais informações serão divulgadas.
 

Datas dos Chás das Mães

As datas dos chás das mães da pré-escola e do elementary estão abaixo.  Os chás acontecem das 15h30 às 16h30. Se tiverem dúvidas, por favor, entrem em contato com a mãe da classe (room mom) do seu filho. Caso dois chás estejam programados para a mesma data, cada um acontecerá na respectiva sala de aula. Alguns chás acontecerão em sextas-feiras onde há jogos de basquete na PACA, caso queiram ficar para torcer pelos nossos times. Os alunos do high school normalmente preparam comida para vender durante os jogos.
·       Sexta-feira, 25 de agosto:  4º ano
 
·       Sexta-feira, 15 de setembro: PK1/PK2
 
·       Sexta-feira, 22 de setembro: Kindergarten & 1º ano
 
·       Sexta-feira, 20 de outubro: 2º ano & 5º ano
 
·       Quinta-feira, 26 de outubro:  3º ano
 

Festival de Corais

O Festival Internacional de Corais da Graded é um evento para alunos do 7º ao 12º anos. No ano passado, 6 alunos da PACA participaram e foi ótimo! O evento será nos dias 10 e 11 de novembro de 2017. Caso seu filho queira participar, avisem a Mrs. Dunn ([email protected]).

Notícias da Biblioteca

Os livros abaixo foram incluídos no acervo da biblioteca essa semana:
 
Intimate Conversations: Devotions to Nurture a Woman's Soul – Alicia Britt Chole
 
My Side of the Mountain series -  Jean Craighead George
 
Taken – Dee Henderson
 
Notes from a Blue Bike: the Art of Living Intentionally in a Chaotic World – Tsh Oxenreider
 
Série: A História dos Reformadores – Julia Mc Wright 
 

Esportes

SPHSL 

Os times de basquete do varsity jogaram em casa contra a EAC no dia 18 de agosto. 
 
Os times de futebol do varsity jogaram em casa contra a St. Paul’s na terça-feira, dia 22 de agosto.
 
Os resultados foram:

Varsity boys’ basketball: PACA 38 vs 40 EAC
Varsity girls’ basketball:  PACA 46 vs 6 EAC
 
Varsity boys’ soccer: PACA 0 vs 3 St. Paul's
Varsity girls’ soccer: PACA 0 vs 1 St. Paul's
 

Calendário Esportivo

Na sexta-feira, dia 25 de agosto, os times de basquete do JV e do varsity jogarão em casa contra a Chapel. Os meninos do JV e as meninas do varsity jogarão primeiro, às 17 horas.  
 
Os festivais de futebol do JV acontecerão no sábado, dia 26 de agosto. As meninas jogarão na St. Paul’s, e os meninos na Graded. A escola não providenciará transporte para os atletas participantes.
 
Teremos jogos de futebol do varsity, em casa, na terça-feira, dia 29 de agosto, contra a Chapel. Os meninos jogarão primeiro, às 14h45.
 
Os primeiros jogos fora de casa de basquete do JV e do varsity serão na sexta-feira, 1º de setembro, na Graded. Os jogos começarão às 17 horas, com os meninos do varsity e as meninas do JV.

Arrecadação de Fundos

Caso precisem de ajuda financeira para pagar os torneios desse semestre, por favor, preencham o formulário de ajuda financeira e entreguem para  a Mrs. Buchanan. Também é permitido que os atletas preencham um formulário de arrecadação de fundos e vendam guloseimas durante os dias letivos para arrecadar fundos para o torneio. 
 
Estamos vendendo pipoca quando há jogos em casa para arrecadar fundos, e vamos continuar a fazê-lo. Se quiser ajudar, por favor, fale com a Mrs. Buchanan.
 

Notícias do Vestibular

A inscrição para o exame da Fuvest 2017 deverá ser feita até às 23h59 do dia 11 de setembro, exclusivamente pelo site da Fuvest. A taxa de inscrição é de R$ 170, e deve ser paga até o fim do expediente bancário no dia 12 de setembro. A primeira fase das provas será no dia 26 de novembro. A segunda fase será entre 07 e 09 de janeiro de 2018. A lista de aprovados na primeira chamada será divulgada no dia 02 de fevereiro de 2018.
 
A lista de leitura obrigatória para o exame da Fuvest 2018 é a seguinte:
 
Iracema – José de Alencar
 
Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas – Machado de Assis
 
O Cortiço – Aluísio Azevedo
 
A Cidade e as Serras – Eça de Queirós
 
Minha Vida de Menina – Helena Morley
 
Vidas Secas – Graciliano Ramos
 
Claro Enigma – Carlos Drummond de Andrade
 
Sagarana – João Guimarães Rosa
 
Mayombe - Pepetela

Cardápio – 28 de agosto a 1º de setembro

Segunda-feira: picadinho com batata, arroz, feijão, chuchu
 
Terça-feira: peixe à dorê, arroz, feijão, creme de milho
 
Quarta-feira: feijoada, arroz, farofa de couve
 
Quinta-feira: filé de frango grelhado com tomate e manjericão, arroz, feijão e legumes

Sexta-feira: o cardápio não foi divulgado pela nutricionista
 

Recados da Comunidade


Aluga-se apartamento: Condomínio Champs Elysee, na Granja Julieta, 190 m2, 4 quartos (2 suítes), ampla área verde, ótima localização, a apenas 5 minutos da Marginal Pinheiros, máxima segurança (aprovada pelo consulado americano), lazer complete, 2 piscinas, 2 quadras de tênis, quadra poliesportiva, academia. A 30 minutos da PACA. Excelente para crianças. Contato:  Annelise Liu 98288-4101 ou por e-mail [email protected].
 
Gosta de cantar? Junte-se ao coral da comunidade da PACA! Os ensaios são Às quintas-feiras, das 19h45 às 21h15, na sala de Música. Venha louvor o Senhor conosco!
 
Formulários e panfeltos para cidadãos estadunidenses estão disponíveis na biblioteca para quem não os retirou com o representante do consulado americano no sábado passado durante o Open House.
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