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Give something, however small, to the one in need. For it is not small to one who has nothing. Neither is it small to God, if we have given what we could."
- St. Gregory Nazianzen
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From Mrs. Rowley
It was so great to see so many of you at Back-to-School Night. I hope you enjoyed the classroom visits. Much gratitude to our PTO Board as well. Many exciting things are in store for this year, and we appreciate their leadership. Sometime next week we will be doing a test of the emergency communication system. I will give advance notice on when that will be.
This week our preschoolers had the option of attending Lunch Bunch or the first time. This gives them an extension of their school day and a time to socialize.
There has been a lot of energy around the school - exciting, creative lessons, online testing, and getting back into our routine. I realize more and more each day what a wonderful faculty and staff we have at St. Ambrose School. Go team!
Each day we keep one St. Ambrose family in special prayer. I send that family an email - so watch out for yours! Please keep us in your prayers, as we keep you in ours. God bless.
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Teaching Children Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence is a relatively new psychological concept, but it has been backed by years of research. This kind of intelligence enables people to have positive interactions with others, to predict others' thoughts and feelings, and to engage in appropriate levels of empathy. Emotional intelligence is strongly correlated with career and academic success because emotionally intelligent people earn the trust of their superiors, make colleagues feel valued, and attract admirers wherever they go. Like other forms of intelligence, early experiences and direct teaching can help children master the fine art of relating to other people. Here is what you can do to help a child learn this valuable skill.
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Community Corner
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7th and 8th Grade Dance
St Bernadette School is hosting the first middle school dance of the year and our 7th & 8th grade students are invited to attend from
7-9 PM on
Friday, September 30. See the upcoming
Wednesday folder for details. Parents must complete the permission slip and students must bring it with them in order to be admitted to the dance. Our middle school teachers also serve as chaperones. Cell phones will be collected at the door. Cost is $7.00. Light refreshments will be provided.
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St Ambrose Picnic September 25, 2016 (1pm-4pm)
Dear Parents,
This Sunday (September 25th) St. Ambrose will be hosting a parish wide picnic with fun activities for both young and old. We will be using the area behind the school and have reserved the playground down the hill behind the police station. Your children will have so much fun playing on the moon bounce or participating in the obstacle course or playing giant twister and a host of other games. Pony rides will be available starting at
2 pm.
There will be music, popcorn, cotton candy, snow cones and St. Ambrose will provide hamburgers, hotdogs, beverages, paper supplies and we are asking families to bring the following: Families with last names starting with:
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"A to K " to bring a side dish or salad
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"L-M" please bring at least 2 large bags of chips or other snacks
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"N-Z" please bring along a dessert
For adults we will be selling beer and wine and we will be offering handicap parking in front of the school for those that need it. Most of you will want to park behind the police station. If you did not RSVP, no worry we have ordered extra food and will take care of you. We ask everyone to bring chairs, blankets and canopies for your own family.
If you would like to volunteer, we could really use your help. Use the link below to sign up on SignUpGenius to .....
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b44a4ad283-parish
Have fun with your kids and parish community... we hope to see ya there.
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CureSearch Walk of Northern Virginia
It's time for the annual CureSearch Walk of Northern Virginia, and we are once again assembling Team Beau. Beau is a St. Ambrose alum, Ewing Sarcoma survivor, and pediatric cancer research advocate. The St. Ambrose School community really rallied around Beau as he fought cancer in the 6th grade, but the fight for additional research is far from over. This is a quick video that we put together to tell Beau's story which included every one of the 6th grade boys and their teacher shaving their heads to support Beau:
We'd love the St. Ambrose community to join us on the Tysons Plaza on Sunday, October 16th to lend their hearts and muscle to take a stand against childhood cancer. Over the years, a lot of St. Ambrose families have participated, It's an uplifting, family event that is a ton of fun.
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| 6th grade boys and their teacher shaved their heads to support Beau |
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From the Editor
Please feel free to send in your submissions! I accept submissions from teachers, staff, and parents. If you know of something interesting going on in our community, or want to give a shout out to someone at the school, please send it in to me. I especially love pictures. Please contact Mrs. Rowley to make sure that we have permission to publish pictures of every student in the picture and make sure the pictures are less than 5MB. Submissions are due by Mondays at 5pm. Thank you!
Rosie
McGuire
[email protected]
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Next Meeting:
October 12th 7pm
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Important Dates
(All events and important dates can be found on our website's Google Calendar!)
9/23:
- 11:30am Dismissal (Regular extended day)
9/25:
- Parish Picnic
9/26:
- Kolbe Kids 3:30pm
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-Think of ways to volunteer at the school?
- Make sure your children are up to date on vaccinations?
-Tell a friend about the Amazon Associates Program?
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