January Newsletter 2018 - amblesideocala.com

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2018

Fri - Jan 12th - Kindergarten Enrollment for Existing Families

Mon - Jan 15th - No School Dr. MLK Holiday

Tues - Jan 16th - No School - Teacher Workday

Dates & DetailsFri - Jan 19th Dr. MLK Chapel 8am, presented by 8th Grade

Wed - Jan 24th - Early Release Day - Teacher In-ServiceFri - Jan 26th - Kindergarten Open Enrollment

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Christmas Chapel

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AMBLESIDEOCALA"The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards."

~Anatole France

"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden." Matthew 5:14

12th Annual Father-Daughter Dance

Our Ambleside community creates a beautiful and meaningful experience for our fathers/father figures and their daughters at our annual Father-Daughter Dance. With 3 weeks remaining to collect sponsorships, forms are available in the office or online on our website. Please be sure to attribute your family name to the sponsorship, so that our records indicate you have met this commitment.

Please be looking for an email with information regarding volunteer assignments for the event. Please click on the sign-up link provided in the email.

The dance dates and times are as follows:• Friday, February 2, 2018 - 6-8pm

• Saturday, February 3, 2018 - 4-6pm or 7-9pm

Tickets are on sale for all three dances, make sure you purchase your tickets.

By Gerard Manley Hopkins, 1844 - 1889

Glory be to God for dappled things—For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow;

For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings;

Landscape plotted and pieced—fold, fallow, and plough;

And all trades, their gear and tackle and trim.All things counter, original, spare, strange;

Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?)With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim;

He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change: Praise Him.

Looking forward to all the new year holds for our school community. For the children's sake,

Jill Romine, Principal

Pied Beauty

https://www.poets.org/node/44754

https://www.poets.org/node/44754

“Conversation Starters” Ideas and Topics from

the Classroom

Kindergarten: K: Count by 10’s to 100 forward and backward. Tell back how Joseph showed his love for God.

1st & 2nd Grades:1st: Tell back about George MacDonald’s Tale “The Princess and the Goblins.”

2nd: From Tales and Fables, What does it mean to be a devoted friend?

3rd & 4th Grades:3rd: What are the three groups of mammals you learned about? What differences do you notice between the three groups?

4th: What is a parable? Why did Jesus speak in parables? Tell back about the parable of the salt, light, sand and rock.

5th & 6th Grades:5th: Geography: Review the countries and capitals in the Northern European Continent that were discussed last semester. Use a map and show your parents the new countries we will be studying the next few weeks and where the capitals are located (Western European Continent).

6th: What stood out to you about Benjamin Franklin's life? What were some of his greatest accomplishments?

7th & 8th Grades:7th: Tell about slavery and its impact on America in the 1800s.What are some ways electrical energy is generated?

8th: According to St. Paul, “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God” (Rom 13:1). This text supported the later “divine right of Kings” claimed by nearly all Christian monarchies, including King George III of England. Is the divine right of kings legitimate, and if so, was the American Revolution illegitimate?

What You Need To KnowUpcoming Events

School Supplies:

If your family is able to donate, please bring the following:• 4 boxes - Kleenex

• 2 plastic bottles of liquid hand soap

• 1 pack (24 ct.) pack of #2 plain

pencils (no designs) Ticonderoga

• 2 or more rolls of paper towels

• 24 thin black dry erase markers.

Mark your Calendars:

Ambleside High School Informational Meeting for

any interested families

March 27 at 6:00 pm.

Track: Practice starts January 10th for 4th-8th grade from 3:15-4:30pm. Fee $90 per student. Practices will be at Osceola Middle School. January: 10th, 12th, 17th, 19th, 24th, 26th & 31st.February: 2nd, 7th, 14th, 16th, 21st, 23rd, 28th.March: 2nd, 7th, 9th & 21st. Track Meet on March 23rd. Pick up your registration forms in the main office.

Book Study: Habits & Ideas, by Charlotte Mason.5 Sessions for Parents to engage and discuss Ambleside Philosophy.Mondays 2:00-3:00, January, 22nd- February 26th.Contact Val Lacefield for more information at [email protected]

Families with Rising Kindergarteners:Any Ambleside families with a rising Kindergartener for the 2018-2019 class should let Esther Maitha know by January 26th to reserve their spot.

Open enrollment for any remaining spots opens at the end of January.

Interfaith Drive:Our 6th grade class is doing a personal hygiene drive to create bags for Interfaith Emergency Services. Please consider donating travel-sized items by January 31st.SoapToilet PaperShampoo

8th Grade Nature Study

Grace School of the Arts:Here are a few things to keep in mind:

1. Registration forms are due by Jan. 8. Debbie Ayton will be in the Ambleside office during school for the rest of this week to receive them from you.

2. When you turn in your registration form, you must include a check (either the entire semester payment, or your 1st monthly payment). Please make checks out to "Grace Episcopal Church."3. If you have questions about schedules,you can ask Debbie, Josh, or your teacher.

Teachers:Josh Head - 252-723-9710

Meagan Miles - 352-287-1792

Nyle Rivera - 352-653-5880

Rebecah Zamora - 352-547-0314

Audrey Flechas - 352-857-0050

Mike Whitaker - 352-572-1490

Ambleside High School Applications:Applications for Ambleside High School are due by February 24, 2018.

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4H

January 10th: 3:15 - 4:30

Future meetingsheld on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.

Contact:Kim Dinkins352-895-8693

Practice:7th & 8th grade

Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri

Coach Todd Charske937-272-5500

Yearbook Philosophy Club Library

4H

January 10th: 3:15 - 4:30






Yearbook

Tuesday, Jan 9th, 23rd & 30th3:15 - 4:00pm

Contact:Debbie Ayton352-502-2408

8th Grade Philosophy Club

The book is called Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder.

Jan. 11 - Ch. 19-21Feb 15 - Ch. 22-24March 8 - Ch. 25-28April 12 - Ch. 29-31May 10 - Ch. 32-35

Contact:Stephen [email protected]

Monday, January 8th & 22nd K-3rd Grade

Contact:Amber Martin 352-266-8037

4H

January 10th: 3:15 - 4:30






4H

January 10th: 3:15 - 4:30






Games:Jan 4th: 4pm at Redeemer

Jan 8th: 4pm - OCA

Jan 11th: 6pm - Heart Home School -Salvation Army

Jan 18th: 4pm - First Assembly - One Life

Jan 22nd: 4pm - Blessed Trinity

Jan25th: 4pm - Cornerstone - One Life


Practice:

Tuesday & Thursday After school at Ambleside3-5 pm

Coaches: Lindsay Taylor850-346-5256Heather Richards352-427-4651

Wed & Fri 3:15pm - 4:30 pm Osceola Middle School

18 Practices:Jan 10th, 12th, 17th, 19th, 24th, 26th & 31st

Coach:Kristy Gibonney352-694-1635

Thursday, Jan 11th10:30am - 12:00pm

4th GradeDignity Center

4H

Games CheerleadingBasketball

Service Projects

Track

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Orlando Science CenterHandbook Highlight

Ambleside’s Fundamental Pedagogical Convictions

A Non-Competitive, Stimulating Atmosphere

Administration, faculty and students are held to the highest standard in their way of relating to one another. In an atmosphere of sincerity and truth, students are free to learn for the pleasure of learning. Students do not compete with their peers for rank, grades or prizes. Learning is the focus, not besting a classmate. Great ideas, great works of literature, great works of art, the

glory of the created world, and the common experiences of life are placed before the students to study and discuss.

Students are stimulated to observe, explore and understand.

The Discipline of Habit

While recognizing that students have various levels of gifting, it is the expectation of Ambleside administration and faculty that every student will develop the habits necessary for producing work of the highest quality and that all Ambleside students will grow to the fullness of their God-given potential.

At Ambleside, we consider the process of student work to be as important as the end product.

Rather than developing persons who are able to study well for the next exam, we are interested in helping students develop a life of study. We ask the questions: Did she attend? Did he put forth effort? And was she thorough? We believe school is not just an institution to get through, but rather a place to develop habits that will serve children the rest of their lives.

Education as Vital, Dynamic, Living

Real learning occurs when the learner wonders, asks why and how. Thus, it is essential that the teacher cultivate an atmosphere that is rich in great ideas, thus stimulating thought. The teacher must seek to place the very best books before students; books rich in content

and ideas, putting them into relationship with the finest authors. Through the use of “living books” students interact with scientists, mathematicians, philosophers, historians, artists, poets, and explorers.

The Infinite Dignity and Potential of Each Child

Because children are created in God’s image, they are born with a great potential for a fruitful life full of varied interests and relationships. At Ambleside, children are not identified or limited by their strengths or weaknesses. All children participate in a broad, rigorous curriculum—all children calculate, solve, attend, explore, ponder, recite, paint and sing. The expectation that prevails within the school is that all students will learn and grow to their full potential as persons and attain their vast inheritance.

The Priority of the Relational Life

Children live in relationship with God, self, others, creation, and the world of ideas. These relationships are cultivated in the educational process through a broad, challenging curriculum and a faculty that seeks to relate to students, parents, and one another in accordance with the principles of Jesus Christ.

The Importance of Delight and of Struggle

Children will naturally delight in the feast of great ideas set before them. They will savor them and grow in the ability to enjoy and celebrate their relations with persons, ideas, and creation. But they will also at times struggle. Struggle is as essential to the learning process as delight. Children must learn to labor with problems not yet grasped, to remain on task when uncertain of the outcome, to struggle to completion when mind and hand are tired, to experience the rewards and negative consequences of their actions. There will be no growth in character without the struggle.

Children are to be continuously engaged with inspirational ideas and meaningful work. The classroom is not a place for entertainment and indulgence, any more than it is a place for meaningless drudgery. Such practices encourage passivity and detract from the deep satisfactions that come with growing knowledge and fruitful labor.

Mrs. Owens4th Grade Field Study

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