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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God
is the love of a Mother."
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From Mrs. Rowley
Congratulations to our 2
nd
graders who will make their First Holy Communion on Saturday. We are looking forward to this beautiful ceremony. What a wonderful witness of young faith! Please keep them all in prayer. Next Thursday (May 18) our 2
nd
and 8
th
grades will pay homage to our Blessed Mother with our annual May Crowning during the 9:00 am school Mass. You are most welcome to join us for Mass and the Crowning.
With the end of the year approaching our classes are taking their end of year field trips: our prize winning band will to Kings Dominion on Friday where the advanced band will perform. On Monday our Kindergarten and 1
st
grade classes will visit the National Building Museum in DC. On Tuesday 6
th
grade will go on their annual outing to the Challenger Learning Center, and on Tuesday, June 6 our 3
rd
grade class will visit the National Zoo. We hope for good weather and safe travels for all of these field trips.
Next week is Shakespeare week at St. Ambrose School! Our 8
th
grade class, under the direction of Mrs. Greshock, will celebrate the great Bard, culminating with their performance of Much Ado About Nothing. The performance will follow the annual Shakespeare special dinner for performers and their parents, as well as the faculty.
On behalf of the staff and students of St. Ambrose School I would like to wish all of our mothers a blessed day on Sunday. May your day be filled with joy, family, and fun.
A blessing and prayer tribute to all mothers
Blessed be all mothers
Who have come into our lives
Whose kindness, care and loving
Remain with us to guide.
Your inspiration in us
Made us strive in every way
Especially to remember
Helping others makes our day.
Mothers, this little tribute
Flows directly from my heart
You are so loved and cherished
Invaluable, one and all, you are.
Susan Kramer
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5k Peace Run/1k Fun Run - June 3
Lace up your sneakers! St. Ambrose Catholic School is hosting its 4th Annual 5k Peace Run/Walk and 1k Fun Run on June 3, 2017, at the Sprague Technology Center, just around the corner from our school in the Wakefield Chapel neighborhood! Race proceeds will benefit St. Ambrose School's Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Program!
5k Start Time: 8:30 A.M.
1k Start Time: 9:45 A.M.
Post race event with refreshments, music, and fun!
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FACTS Tuition Enrollment
REMINDER: All families must self enroll with FACTS Tuition Management by June 1st. Late enrollments will alter your payment schedule, and will make your monthly payment higher. In addition, the first of the academic fees will be billed at the end of June. If you are not enrolled those fees will be billed immediately upon enrollment. Please help us have an easy transition to the new tuition program!
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St. Ambrose Track and Field
Congratulations to our St. Ambrose Track & Field athletes from 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade on their outstanding performance at the NVJCYO track meet held at Bishop O'Connell High School last weekend! We are so proud of all of you! Great effort and admiral sportsmanship was on full display by all of our Knights! Special thanks go out to Mrs. Reynolds, and our track parents who braved the weather to cheer on the team! Thanks to Tien Dao for providing us with awesome pictures! Thanks to Cyndy Michael for your work on the spring track uniform shirts! Many thanks to our coaches: Mani Tiwari, Vann Salinger-Swett, Mayah Tiwari, Angela Grant, Sean DeWolfe, and Maryellen DeWolfe, for their time and dedication to the team. Farewell to our 8th graders: Sam A., Andrew, Joel, John, Brianna, Olivia, Molly, Joanna, and all the others who have participated through the years! It has been a pleasure watching you all compete and we hope to see you out on the track in high school! Best of luck to our 3rd and 4th graders at your meet
next Sunday! Go Knights!
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PVI Summer Camps
Looking
 for something to do this summer? Consider joining us at one of our many different summer camps being hosted at Paul VI Catholic High School.
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From the Health Clinic
Mrs. Maureen Earner
([email protected])
Parents expect temper tantrums from 2- and 3-year-olds. But angry outbursts do not necessarily stop after the toddler years. Older children sometimes have trouble handling anger and frustration, too.
Some children only lose their cool once in a while, but others seem to have a harder time when things do not go their way. Children who tend to have strong reactions by nature will need more help from parents to manage their tempers.
Controlling outbursts can be difficult for children - and helping them learn to do so is a tough job for the parents who love them. Try to be patient and positive, and know that these skills take time to develop and that just about every child can improve with the right coaching.
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Update from STEM Club
The weather forecast for the weekend was rain, rain and more rain, so our K-1
st
group made their own rain gauges. We discussed what a meteorologist does, different types of weather and weather instruments, including the rain gauge. We then examined the parameters for our rain gauges, namely: we did not want the rain gauge to tip over or blow away, and we needed a unit of measure so that we could determine how much it rained.
The kids were given recycled plastic bottles, markers, tape, string and zip ties, as well as pea gravel for the base. We then hung them on the preschool playground fence so we could monitor the amount of rain they collected all week!
Click on pictures to enlarge.
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From the Editor
Please 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, I'd love to add it to the Buzz. I especially enjoy 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!
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Next Meeting:
May 10th 7pm
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Important Dates
(All events and important dates can be found on our website's Google Calendar!)
Thurs 5/11:
- Advanced Band Rehearsal 3:15pm
- STEM for K-1st grade 3:15pm
- Volleyball Practice
Fri 5/12:
- 11:30am Dismissal- Normal Extended Day
Mon 5/15:
- String Program 3:15pm
- Kolbe Kids 3:30pm
- Volleyball Practice
Tues 5/16:
- Choir 3:20pm
- Volleyball Practice
Wed 5/17:
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STEM for 2nd-8th grade 3:15pm
- Volleyball Practice
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