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Mon-Fri - May 1st -5th - Exam Week -Early Release

Fri & Sat - May 5th & 6th - MS Retreat

Wed - May 17th - Exams Go Home

Dates & Details Tues - Wed - Thurs - 16th, 17th & 18th - SAT Tests

Mon - 22nd - Exam Due Back to OfficeWed - 24th & 25th Shakespeare - Early ReleaseFri - 26th- Teacher Appreciation - Early Release

AMBLESIDEOCALA“We must bear in mind that growth, physical, intellectual, moral, spiritual, is the sole end of education.”

-- Charlotte Mason

The Triumph of Saint Thomas Aquinas" fresco by Andrea da Firenze (1366-67)Cappellone degli Spagnoli, Santa Maria Novella, Florence

In the middle of the upper section, St Thomas Aquinas, seated on a throne and surrounded by an aureole, presents an open book to the viewer. Floating above the saint's throne are the four cardinal virtues and the three theological virtues, the topmost being Caritas. Seated to the left of Thomas, from the viewer's standpoint, are Job, David, Paul, Mark, and John the Evangelist; to

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the right, Solomon, Isaiah, Moses, Luke, and Matthew. Crouching at the feet of the saint, their bearing and gestures expressing resignation, are the heretics, Sabellius, Averroës, and Arius.

In the lower register a uniform row of fourteen thrones extends like a line of choir stalls across the wall. Seated on the thrones on the right side are female personifications of the liberal arts, their antique and biblical representatives at their feet. The identification of the female figures on the left side is more difficult. According to Vasari they represent the seven theological sciences, but there are other assumptions, too.

St. Thomas Aquinas holds The Book of Wisdom with the words, Optavi, et datus est mihi sensus: et invocavi, et venit in me Spriritus sapientiae,et preposui illam regnis et sedibus: And so I prayed, and understanding was given me; I entreated,and the spirit of Wisdom came to me.I esteemed her more than scepters and thrones; compared with her, I held riches as nothing

The Book of Wisdom 7:7-8

For The Children’s Sake,Jill Romine

* From ASI Site

“Conversation

Starters” Ideas and Topics from

the Classroom

Kindergarten: K: What Happened at the Pentecost? Tell back one of the stories of Brer Rabbit.

1st & 2nd Grades:1st: Tell back what happened to Curdie in the Princess and the goblins and who found him

2nd: From Charlottes Web- What does being a true friend mean?

3rd & 4th Grades:3rd: Elephants are the biggest land mammal! What characteristics describe elephants? How are they different from other mammals?

4th: Tell about your favorite bird that we have studied. Include the category it is in and all the specifics such as plumage, size, mating, nesting and any other interesting characteristics. 

5th & 6th Grades:5th: Show me where the rivers in Europe are. Tell what happened when the disciples discovered it was Jesus walking with them to Emmaus.

6th: Tell the details of the Franco German War, who was David Livingstone and what did he do? What are some differences between dicots and monocots? What is the perfect flower life cycle?

7th & 8th Grades:7th:Tell what Paul outlines in Romans as the "Marks of a True Christian". (Romans 12)

8th: One of the inner contradictions in Western Christianity that led to the Reformation was that although the Bible is the source of truth, some doctrines taught by the church were not in the Bible. What doctrines or beliefs do Evangelicals still hold that are not found in the Bible?

Middle School Retreat - May 5-6 -Students will eat pizza immediately following noon dismissal, then carpooling to Lakewood Retreat.  They should come Friday with the following... toiletries, pillow and sleeping bag, flashlight, swimsuit, towels, change of clothes, bug spray, sunscreen, Bible, sneakers, spending money $5-$10.

School Clean-up - May 25th - Students may wear their official Ambleside T-shirt for school clean-up with jean pants (or uniform pants/shorts; no jean shorts) and athletic shoes.  

Pick up Reports of Growth - Parents, be sure to stop by the school June 9th to pick up student work/Reports of Growth.  Any fines or unpaid fees need to be satisfied prior to the release of records.  

FACTS Re-enrollment - if you have re-enrolled your children for the 2017/2018 school year and have chosen to make tuition payments in 2 or 10 installments, you may need to sign up for FACTS tuition payments through our homepage, amblesideocala.com

Shakespeare Festival & Performance - This year there will be 2 plays & a  Festival that will take place on campus and in Parish Hall on May 24 & 25.  The schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, May 24 -(AM) Shakespeare Festival 10:30-12 starting with K-2nd Grade performing their sonnets, sword fighting and maypole in the courtyard.  Festival games for younger grades (assisted by the older students) on the playground to follow.  Parents, friends, and siblings welcome to participate!  Early Release at noon.***K-1st girls in simple white dresses (provided by parents) & black school shoes with white socks.***  2nd grade girls in costume (provided by school)

(PM) Shakespeare's Play - Our night will begin at 6pm.  Student's should report to their classrooms by 5:30pm.  We will be in Parish Hall for ...

Twelfth Night - performed by our 4th & 5th Grade - Modern Version set in the 1920's with 2nd Grade intermission.  Costumes for evening will be provided by the school (unless otherwise communicated) and all costume parts are due back to the school by Friday, May 26th Thursday, May 25 - Twelfth Night performed by our Middle School at 6:00 pm with 3rd Grade intermission entertainment.  Costumes for evening will be provided by the school (unless otherwise communicated) and all costume parts are due back to the school by Friday, May 26th.  There is a $10 dry cleaning fee so we can properly preserve them, payable prior to costumes being issued.  Students need to memorize the whole of their speaking parts, entrances and exits, dances, sonnets, so parent support, accountability and encouragement are necessary for all students.  

What You Need To Know

Upcoming Events Summer Office Hours

Exam Week

(May 1-5) Early Release 12 pm.

Evaluated exams will be handed out in carline Wed, May 17th and

need to be returned to school by Monday, May 22nd

Our school office is closed from June 19th-July 14th; summer office hours will be 9am-3pm.

“Thought needs thought’ children familiar with great thoughts take as naturally to thinking for themselves as the well-nourished body takes to growing.”

-- Story of Charlotte Mason

4H

May: 10th(3:15 - 4:30pm)

Contact:Kim Dinkins352-895-8693

Service Projects

Concluded

Chess Club Track SAT Testing

4H

May: 10th(3:15 - 4:30pm)

Contact:Kim Dinkins352-895-8693

Service Projects

Concluded

Chess Club

Completed

Contact:Robert Wood352-615-58

Track

Completed

Contact:Kristy Gibboney352-694-1635

SAT Test

May: 16th, 17th & 18th

3rd - 8th Grade Step Up For Students (Required)

Optional for others

$25 fee for all students, please let the office know by May 1st.

4H

May: 10th(3:15 - 4:30pm)

Contact:Kim Dinkins352-895-8693

Service Projects

Concluded

Yearbook

Yearbooks will be in the last day of school.

Fundraiser for Yearbook: Premier Jewelry Event: May 12th

Contact:Debbie Ayton352-502-2408

Library

May:  Monday, May 8th K-3. (3:15 - 4:00pm)

All library books are due back May 8th!

Contact:Amber Martin352-266-8037

Ambleside High School Advisory Council

Be on the look out of how you can

become one of the “Sweet Sixteen.”

Contact: Shari Ausley352-427-5883

4H

Yearbook HS AdvisoryLibraryService Pro

Community GardenNature Study

K-8 Supplemental Reading List

Grades K – 1

Elisa Bartone Peppe The LamplighterMarcia Brown Stone SoupRuth Brown The PicnicJeff Brumbeau The Quilt Maker’s GiftEric Carle A House for Hermit CrabKay Chorao Cathedral MouseJoyce Dunbar Ten Little MiceMarie Hall Ets In the ForestCandace Fleming Gabriella’s SongDenise Fleming In the Small, Small Pond Time for BedDon Freeman A Rainbow of My OwnNancy Price Graff In the Hush of the EveningJohn Graham I Love You, MouseHardie Gramatky Little TootDonald Hall Oxcart ManM. C. Hellendorfer Gather Up, Gather InJames Herriot James Herriot’s Treasury for ChildrenAngela Hunt The Tale of the Three TreesKarla Kuskin James and the RainMunroe Leaf The Story of FerdinandJonathan London Red Wolf CountryPage McBrier Beatrice’s GoatEdna Miller Jumping Bean Mousekin’s Christmas Eve Mousekin’s Frosty Friend Mousekin’s Golden House Mousekin’s Thanksgiving Mousekin’s Woodland Sleepers Patches Finds a New HomeA. A. Milne Now We Are Six The House at Pooh Corner When We Were Very Young Winnie-the-PoohMartha Sanders Alexander and the Magic MouseBrinton Turkel Thy Friend, ObadiahSusan Wojciechowski The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

Grades 2-3Louisa May Alcott Under the LilacsDavid Birch The King’s ChessboardCarol Pyrie Brink Caddie WoodlawnRobert Browning The Pied Piper of HamelinFrances Hodgson Burnett The Secret GardenDinah Craik The Little Lame PrinceAlice Dagleish The Courage of Sarah NobleMargaret Davidson Louis BrailleRussell Freedman Out of DarknessJean Fritz Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? Why Don’t You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?Marguerite Henry Black Gold Born to Trot Brighty of the Grand Canyon Justin Morgan Had a Horse King of the Wind Misty of Chincoteague Mustang: Wild Spirit of the WestRudyard Kipling The Jungle BooksDavid Macaulay PyramidPatricia MacLachlan Sarah, Plain and TallMary Norton The BorrowersPeter Spier (illustrator) The Star Spangled BannerSydney Taylor All-of-a-Kind FamilyKate Waters Samuel Eaton’s Day Sarah Morton’s Day

Handbook Highlight - Great Ideas For Summer Reading

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Florida Museum

of

Natural History

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Mrs. Charske’s

Kindergarten Class

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E. B. White Stuart Little The Trumpet of the Swan

Laura Ingalls Wilder By the Shores of Silver Lake Farmer Boy Little House on the Prairie Little Town on the Prairie On the Banks of Plum Creek The Long Winter These Happy Golden YearsGrade 4-6Louisa May Alcott An Old-Fashioned Girl Eight Cousins Jo’s BoysJames Boyd DrumsSheila Burnford The Incredible JourneyWalter Farley The Black StallionRachel Field Calico BushEsther Forbes Johnny TremainRussell Freedman The Wright Brothers, How They Invented the AirplaneJean Craighead George My Side of the MountainFred Gipson Old YellerElizabeth Janet Gray Adam of the RoadEsther Hautzig The Endless SteppeCarolyn Keene Secret of the Old Clock The Hidden StaircaseRudyard Kipling Captains CourageousC. S. Lewis The Chronicles of NarniaJack London The Call of the Wild White FangHoward Pyle Men of Iron Otto of the Silver Hand The Story of King Arthur and His Knights The Story of Sir Lancelot and His Companions The Story of the Champions of the Round Table The Story of the Grail and the Passing of King ArthurWilson Rawls Where the Red Fern GrowsAntoine de Saint-Exupery The Little PrinceRuth Sawyer RollerskatesElizabeth George Speare The Sign of the Beaver The Bronze BowRosemary Sutcliff The Shining Company The Silver Branch The Outcast The Eagle of the Ninth Tristan and Iseult The Lantern Bearers The Sword and the Circle The Light Beyond the ForestMark Twain The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnJean Webster Daddy- Long-legsKate Douglas Wiggin Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Grades 7-8

Richard Adams Watership DownLouisa May Alcott Short StoriesWilliam Armstrong SounderJane Austen Emma Northanger Abbey

Sense and SensibilityPersuasion

Pride and PrejudiceSheila Burnford Bel RiaMiguel Cervantes Don Quixote (Translation by Burton Raffel)

E. Christianson Isaac Newton and the Scientific RevolutionStephen Crane Red Badge of CourageClarence Day Life with FatherCharles Dickens David CopperfieldGeorge Eliot Silas MarnerAnne Frank The Diary of a Young GirlPaul Gallico The Snow GooseRichard Harwell (editor) The Confederate Reader The Union Reader James Hilton Goodbye, Mr. ChipsVictor Hugo The Hunchback of Notre DameWashington Irving Rip van Winkle The Legend of Sleepy HollowJulius Lester To Be a SlaveCornelia Meigs Invincible LouisaJane Porter Scottish ChiefsSlavomir Rawicz The Long WalkC. A. Stephens Sailing on the Ice and Other Stories from Old Squire’s FarmRobert Louis Stevenson KidnappedGene Stratton-Porter A Girl of the LimberlostJ. R. R. Tolkien The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings TrilogySojourner Truth The Narrative of Sojourner TruthMark Twain A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s CourtJules Verne Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Journey to the Center of the Earth Mysterious IslandCharles Verral, ed. True Stories of Great EscapesLew Wallace Ben Hur

Parent Reading

Drs. Allen Escaping the Endless AdolescenceElaine Cooper When Children Love to Learn Essex Cholmondley The Story of Charlotte MasonWilliam Damon Greater ExpectationsKendra Creasy Dean Almost Christian

Handbook Highlight

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Mrs. Owen’s

4th Grade

Class

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Patricia Hersch A Tribe ApartAlfie Kohn No Contest: The Case Against Competition Punished by Rewards The Schools Our Children Deserve

Charlotte Mason Home Education Parents and Children School Education Ourselves Formation of Character A Philosophy of EducationLeonard Sax The Collapse of ParentingMichael and Diane Medved Saving ChildhoodMary Pipher The Shelter of Each Other Neil Postman Amusing Ourselves to Death Henry Cloud and Boundaries with Kids; When to Say Yes, When to Say No, John Townsend To Help Your Children Gain Control of their Lives Sherry Turkle Alone Together; Reclaiming Conversation

See ASI’s full offering of parental resources at www.amblesideschools.com under “library” tab.

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World

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SAT

Standardized Testing:May 16-18th.  Step up for Students Scholarship recipients in 3rd - 8th Grade (and all seventh graders) will be taking their required Stanford Achievement Test. (SAT)  If you are not a scholarship recipient and would like to have your child(ren) tested, please let the office know. There is a $25 fee, which must be paid at time of reservation.