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PAN AMERICAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | WWWPACACOMBR | WWWFACEBOOKCOMPACASCHOOL JUNE 2014 - NEWS

NEWSWord from the SuperintendentThe Legacy of Jane Meacham - 42 years of servingGod and educating generationshellip (Page 2)

Masters in EducationEight of teachers graduated from Cairnhellip (Page 3)

Sarau do 8deg AnoA Classe do apresentou a obra brasileiraromacircntica ldquoA Moreninhardquo e apresentou umaelegante festa para o Dia das Matildeeshellip (Page 4)

Cidade do LivroUm passeio diferente voltado para o estiacutemulo doprazer pela leitura e pela escritahellip (Page 5)

Projeto ReciclagemUm centro de formaccedilatildeo profissional educaccedilatildeoambiental e geraccedilatildeo de rendahellip (Page 6)

Art ProgramSome samples from student artists from MiddleSchoolhellip (Pages 7 and 8)

Preschool Fun amp LearningOur preschool students have fun being superheroesor feading goats (Page 9)

International FestivalOur community engaged to help improve society andhaving a great fun dayhellip (0)

Easter AssemblyCelebrating the hope of the resurrection while helpingouthers in our communityhellip (Page 11)

Science Fair amp Art ShowA night of learning and experimentshellip (Page 11)

Leaving Elementary TeachersWe are thankful for MS Emily and MS Elizabethrsquosyears at PACA (Page 12)

Last Week of SchoolPreparing for the World Cup and playing tug-of-warare a parts of the last days of schoolhellip(Page 12)

Middle School Science FairOne of the highlights in the middle school this semesterwas the Annual Science Fair which features real scienceexperimentshellip (Page 13)

NHS MembersWelcoming new National Honor Society Membershellip(Page 14)

Class of 2014College acceptances for the Class of 2014hellip (Page14)

Important Dates for Next SemesterWhen does school start for next school year Findout when classes start up at PACAhellip (Page 15)

Pictures of the International DayThank you parents for helping us raise R$21000 forgood causes and feed over 1340 visitorshellip (Page 15)

CONTENTS


Mr Robin RuggSuperintendent

I was almost 24 years old when I arrived in Brazil

as a young teacher over two decades ago My

first year here I lived on campus in the

apartments where a number of the foreign hire

teachers live At that time Ms Meacham was the

mother of a young daughter Carrie and the 1st

Grade teacher My first year was right around

when Jane had been at PACA for 20 years Her

apartment was the only one with a phone so

whenever any of us received a call she was the

one who received it Besides all of the hats she

has worn over the years while at PACA switch

board operator was one she probably doesnt

miss But she was always so gracious and

helpful

As my path continued at PACA Ms Meacham

worked faithfully to serve the school and her

students What amazed me about Ms Meacham

was that she seemed to become a better teacher

with more energy and creativity as her career

progressed Ms Meacham was always willing do

don a wig and some crazy costume and assume

a role in class or in an assembly She always was

eager to embrace new technology and pedagogy

that would help her students

It was a privilege to have both of my boys go

through her classroom One of things I loved

about this relationship was Ms Meacham was

always forthright in calling my attention to things

my wife and I could do to help the boys She

cared enough for them to make sure that I was

doing my job as a parent I can never thank her

enough for that guidance and challenging me to

do my part as a father

Last year Ms Meacham retired from PACA but

through circumstances out of her control the

Lord kept her here in Brazil for almost one year

longer than she planned What was so impressive

about all that Ms Meacham went through was her

recognition that God was in control and she only

desired to walk in His light She took advantage

of opportunities to be a witness a new friend and

an example through all that she went through

I cant say enough about how much she meant to

all of her students the PACA staff and the entire

PACA community She spent 42 years serving

God through caring for everyone she came into

contact with during her time in Brazil She is an

example to all of us in her dedication

professionalism youthful energy servants heart

and desire to walk in the light wherever she

goes and whatever she does May God richly

bless you Ms Meacham Your legacy will forever

be remembered here at PACA

WALKING IN THE LIGHTTHE LEGACY OF JANE MEACHAM


ldquopromote the development and well-being ofPACA employeesrdquo

Cairnrsquos MS in Education integrates biblicalthinking into every subject area of study in-cluding the study of education itself Interac-tion with other educators in the classroomhelps students as they examine the impact ofwhat they are learning on their current orfuture classroom It also offers students teach-ing overseas or interested in international edu-cation a unique opportunity to interact withteachers from around the globe

Congratulations to our teachers Brenda Stock-ment Ana Claudia Soares Claryssa TomazEliana Rocha Silvia Bizetti Elissa FadlallaChristine Deboer and Chad Anderson

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATIONWe are proud to announce that eight of ourfaculty have completed their Master of Sciencein Education degree from Cairn University Thededication of these teachers enables the schoolto fulfill its mission statement ldquoto nurture anddevelop young people through qualityeducation rooted in Biblical truth who impacttheir world through Christrdquo And it is two of theschoolrsquos core values to be ldquodedicated to aca-demic excellence maximizing each studentrsquospotential while equipping them to think critical-ly in the context of a biblical world viewrdquo and to


Diretora do Programa de Estudos BrasileirosDona Marta Franco Dias da Silva

Neste uacuteltimo semestre a classe do 8ordm ano soba direccedilatildeo da Professora Isly trabalhou com aobra brasileira romacircntica A Moreninha deJoaquim Manoel de Macedo e nela aconteceuma das mais elegantes festas do seacutec 19 Osarau

Essa festa combinava arte e cultura quandojovens se encontravam para ler poemasexecutar muacutesicas os homens falavam denegoacutecios e geralmente terminava em um baile

Noacutes nos dividimos em nove GTs (Grupos deTrabalho) para a preparaccedilatildeo da peccedila do saraucenaacuterio redaccedilatildeo (publicaccedilatildeo e arte) textosliteraacuterios cultura musical miacutedia e produccedilatildeofigurino maquiagem recepccedilatildeo (cardaacutepio)material amp acessoacuterios logiacutestica

SARAU DO 8ordm ANO ampCHAacute DO DIA DAS MAtildeES

Por um mecircs treinamos as falas a valsa epintamos o cenaacuterio Na uacuteltima semanaensaiamos com o figurino da eacutepoca No dia tatildeoesperado tivemos momentos de risos deseriedade de emoccedilatildeo momentosinesqueciacuteveis Logo nos arrumamos parareceber as matildees com um sorriso enormeporque ELAS MERECEM Foi um diamaravilhoso

Noacutes 8ordm ano agradecemos a direccedilatildeo do teatropela a Profa Maria Smith que nos deu palavrasde incentivo Agradecemos tambeacutem acolaboraccedilatildeo das professoras Marta Ana LuacuteciaEliana Eliana e Chad

Como foi nossa primeira vez em apresentaccedilatildeoa tantas matildees a experiecircncia foi inesqueciacutevel(GT Publicaccedilatildeo amp Arte)


No dia 25 de marccedilo de 2014 os alunos do 4ordm

ano do Ensino Fundamental I fizeram um

passeio agrave A eacute

um espaccedilo cenograacutefico tematizado que

oferece passeios diferentes voltados para o

estiacutemulo do prazer pela leitura e pela escrita

Os alunos do 4ordm ano participaram do projeto

ldquoTeensrdquo O grande foco do passeio foi levar os

alunos agrave percepccedilatildeo de que eles tambeacutem satildeo

autores e que devem com frequecircncia relatar

e escrever suas proacuteprias histoacuterias baseadas

em suas aventuras

Misteacuterio aventura e descoberta marcaram o

dia Os alunos contaram com a ajuda dos

monitores que atendiam pelos pseudocircnomos

lsquoPicoleacutersquo e lsquoBatatarsquo e com a ajuda do detetive

ldquoXerox Holmesrdquo

Ms Owsley D Renata Mrs Cargile

MrsMalone e o Sr Joseacute Carlos Almeida

acompanharam as crianccedilas durante o passeio

O grupo explorou o universo da leitura e da

escrita nos vaacuterios gecircneros literaacuterios e tambeacutem

em temas transversais como profissotildees coleta

seletiva de lixo meio ambiente ciecircncias eacutetica

CIDADE DO LIVRO

e cidadania As crianccedilas precisaram trabalhar

em equipe utilizando percepccedilatildeo e

conhecimentos gerais trabalhando

paralelamente seus medos ansiedades e

limites Foi um passeio memoraacutevel


PROJETO RECICLAGEMA excursatildeo do 3ordm ano no Projeto Reciclaacutezaro

foi bem proveitosa Os alunos visitaram as

instalaccedilotildees da CEFOPEA que eacute um centro de

formaccedilatildeo profissional educaccedilatildeo ambiental e

geraccedilatildeo de renda para jovens adultos e

idosos em situaccedilatildeo de vulnerabilidade social

Todo aluno ou visitante tem acesso a

informaccedilotildees baacutesicas sobre coleta seletiva

reciclagem e descarte correto dos materiais

consumo consciente tecnologias limpas

funcionamento de um viveiro de aacutervores e

flores e o cultivo de espeacutecies vegetais

adaptaacuteveis agraves condiccedilotildees de vida nas grandes

cidades


Charcoal and Pencil Technic - Rendering of Human AnatomyArtist 8th Grade Student


Pencil Medium - Self PortraitArtist Isabella Bann - 8th Grade


This semester in pre-school we had fun playingon our playground with water on hot days

We participated in the International Festivalwearing colors and costumes from Brazil KoreaJapan and China

We visited the fazendinha and fed goats andchickens and milked a cow

We learned about fairy tales and D Marta andMr Rugg came to read stories to us

We had a dress-up day and superheroes prin-cesses and even a lion visited our class

Preschool CoordinatorMs Julia Christner PRESCHOOL FUN amp LEARNING

What did you like most at the fazendinha Sean (PK2) Dando comidinha para a vaca Gabriela (PK2) Everything Eduardo (PK2) I liked the pig

Izabela (PK1) Andando de cavaloKevin (PK1) CavaloIsabella (PK1) Horse


The elementary students participated in the pro-gram to kick off the activities of the InternationalFestival Different classes sang while othersplayed their recorders We also heard updatesfrom different ministries who are associated withparents of our students We had a beautiful daywith sun and fun

PACA hosted over 1330 visitors at the schoolrsquosannual International Festival The profit of thisevent was donated to raise awareness and fundsfor a wide variety of non-profit organizations Forseveral years we have partnered with thesegroups as they help rescue street kids provide asafe refuge for children from the cityrsquos mostdangerous favelas empower youth to make afresh start and break the chains of addiction

The seven organizations that each receivedR$300000 from this event were Casa ABBACasa Esperanccedila Arca das Crianccedilas AssociaccedilatildeoRestauraccedilatildeo Associaccedilatildeo Aacuteguia Lar Tia Edna andAssociaccedilatildeo Construindo Para Cristo Each organi-zation also shared about their work at the open-ing program

We started the day with a special program by ourstudents showcasing their musical talents After-wards our guests enjoyed delicious food from 10different countries (Korea Japan China ItalyIndia Colombia Argentina Chile Brazil andUnited States) Games and prizes were availablefor children as parents enjoyed eating withfriends During the event there were special actsto entertain the guests

There are many people corporations and church-es to thank for making this event successful Allof our 340 students 40 teachers 70 parents andmany other volunteers contributed to make thisevent a true celebration of Godrsquos diversity andcreativity of the human race

We want to specifically thank the following orga-nizations for their donations and participationMacarratildeo Alfa American Cafeteria Knauf AMFForros do Brasil Anico Bann Quiacutemica Dalde doBrasil Doce Vida Igreja Aacutegua Viva Igreja Han-In Igreja Joo Eun Igreja Missionaacuteria OrientalIgreja SINAM Igreja Yon Hap MampS OdontologiaNS Oficina Eventos Saborama Smart amp CharmSP Media UG Patildeo Natural Caseiro UNISA andVerbo da Vida Transportes

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALElementary Principal

Ms Jennifer Kierstead


EASTER SCIENCE FAIR

After celebrating together for the sunrise ser-vice many stayed for breakfast and for theEaster Assembly The different elementaryclasses presented several songs even one inHebrew The High School Choir also sangAngelica Kim STUCO president presented thefood collected during the food drive to Nilma andseveral of the children from Lar Tia Edna It wasa blessed time of celebrating Jesus death andresurrection while helping others in our commu-nity

The elementary and Middle School studentsworked diligently in Art and Science to be readyto share their learning with the PACA communi-ty On Friday night April 11th the PACA wasalive with excitement as many gathered for theannual Art Show Science Fair and Book SaleEach elementary class had a place in the gym toshare their projects while the 7th and 8th grad-ers had their projects in the cafeteria 6th gradehad their projects in the Science Lab and the ArtShow was showcased in the Art room Theadvanced High School art students also had theirart on display

ASSEMBLY amp ART SHOW


ELEMENTARY TEACHERSLEAVING

Unfortunately being part of an internationalschool means that teachers come and go Wehave been blessed to know these two ladies andpray Gods blessing on their lives and they seekwhat He has for them next

Emily Mathews joined usthree years ago from Vir-ginia She had beenteaching first grade butcame to PACA to teachKindergarten She hasworked hard and investedin the lives of our littleones She plans to return to the US find ateaching job there and continue to work on herMasters program

Elizabeth Owsley joinedus two years ago as ourfourth grade teacherShe grew up in an inter-national school much likePACA and it was great tohave her join us hereShe encouraged her stu-dents to read and be excited about learningShe also plans to return to the US and find ateaching job there

PACA celebrated the World Cup MondayWednesday and Friday students and staff woreBrazil colorsjerseys On Tuesday and Thursdaystudents and staff wore other countrycolorsjerseys It was a fun week to celebrate ourdiversity and eat some international food in thecafeteria in anticipation of the World Cup startingon June 12th

Field Day this year was centered around theWorld Cuphellipso soccer it was The students gotvery excited to be part of this special afternoonThey were divided into teams and wore a teamcolor Thursday afternoon will begin the festivi-ties of soccer soccer and more soccer drills Tugof War is a favorite at the end of the afternoon

LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL


Secondary PrincipalMr Nelson Dewey

In the middle school students work in pairs oralone to perform a real science experimentThey start with back ground research designtheir own processes to test a hypothesis andprepare their results to present in class and atthe science fair

This years fair had numerous unique andexciting projects Ms Wiebe Mrs Zuercher

SCIENCE FAIR

One of the highlights in the middle school thisyear was the annual science fair Students K-8participate in this event that draws friends andfamily to see the projects they develop inscience class

and their students are to be congratulatedfor their outstanding work In recognition ofall of the effort that students invest in thefair the science department has instituted ajudging system Mr Costello coordinated ateam of seven judges to interview eachstudent and evaluate the design andexecution of each project Awards weregiven to the top projects in each class


SENIOR BLESSINGS

National Honor Society Members

Seniors Angelica Kim Jun Park Christopher Shu

Juniors Amy Choi Pedro Chun Daiana Ko AndreacutePai Sandra Saldantildea Cleacuteo Santos Rachel Song JaneYang William Yoshida

Sophomores Bianca Abreu Mark Davis LauraDubena Daniel Garcia Rachel Hecke Amy KimCeline Lee Caleb Lim Sydney Lister Noela ParkEsther Smoak

The National Honor Society (NHS) is USArsquos premierorganization established to recognize outstandinghigh school students More than just an honor rollNHS serves to honor those students whodemonstrate excellence in the areas of scholarshipleadership service and character Thesecharacteristics have been associated withmembership in the organization since its beginning in1921

New members are selected by the schoolrsquos facultyand must maintain a minimum GPA requirement of35 for a whole year

Azusa Pacific UniversityBoston UniversityCalifornia State UniversityFresnoColumbia College ChicagoDrew UniversityDrexel UniversityEast Carolina UniversityEmbry Riddle AeronauticalUniversityFashion Institute ofTechnologyFlorida Atlantic UniversityFlorida Institute of TechnologyFurman UniversityHope CollegeLewis University

Liberty UniversityLynn UniversityMichigan StateNew York UniversityNorth Carolina StatePace UniversityPenn StatePratt InstitutePurdue UniversityRice UniversityRutgers UniversitySamford UniversitySan Diego StateSavannah College of Art andDesignTemple University

University of CaliforniaBerkeleyUniversity of California IrvineUniversity of North CarolinaCharlotteUniversity of North CarolinaWilmingtonUniversity of MassachussettsBostonUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of Illinois - UrbanaChampaignUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Notre DameUniversity of SouthernCaliforniaUniversity of Tampa

Class of 2014

College Acceptances for the Class of 2014


IMPORTANT DATES FOR NEXT SEMESTER

July 31First Day of School for Middle and HighSchool (Half Day)

August 1First Day of School for Elementary studentsHalf Day of school for PreschoolNew Parents Breakfast

August 4First Full Day of School for Preschool

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hellipPan American Christian AcademyR Caacutessio de Campos Nogueira 39304829-310 Satildeo Paulo SP Brazil

USA Tel 4804715339Brazil Tel 551159299500

Email infopacacombrWebsite wwwpacacombrFacebook facebookcomPACASchool

Our Mission is to nurture anddevelop young people throughquality education rooted inbiblical truth who impact theirworld through Christ

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

International-Festival-Pictures

Important dates for next semester

College Acceptances for Class of 2014


Science Fair

Last week of School

Leaving Elementary Teachers

Elementary Science Fair and Art Show

Easter Assembly

International Festival

Preschool fun and learning

Art Program Student Artists

Projeto Reciclagem

Cidade do Livro

Sarau do 8 Ano

Masters In Education

The Legacy of Jane Meacham

CONTENT PAGE


Mr Robin RuggSuperintendent

I was almost 24 years old when I arrived in Brazil

as a young teacher over two decades ago My

first year here I lived on campus in the

apartments where a number of the foreign hire

teachers live At that time Ms Meacham was the

mother of a young daughter Carrie and the 1st

Grade teacher My first year was right around

when Jane had been at PACA for 20 years Her

apartment was the only one with a phone so

whenever any of us received a call she was the

one who received it Besides all of the hats she

has worn over the years while at PACA switch

board operator was one she probably doesnt

miss But she was always so gracious and

helpful

As my path continued at PACA Ms Meacham

worked faithfully to serve the school and her

students What amazed me about Ms Meacham

was that she seemed to become a better teacher

with more energy and creativity as her career

progressed Ms Meacham was always willing do

don a wig and some crazy costume and assume

a role in class or in an assembly She always was

eager to embrace new technology and pedagogy

that would help her students

It was a privilege to have both of my boys go

through her classroom One of things I loved

about this relationship was Ms Meacham was

always forthright in calling my attention to things

my wife and I could do to help the boys She

cared enough for them to make sure that I was

doing my job as a parent I can never thank her

enough for that guidance and challenging me to

do my part as a father

Last year Ms Meacham retired from PACA but

through circumstances out of her control the

Lord kept her here in Brazil for almost one year

longer than she planned What was so impressive

about all that Ms Meacham went through was her

recognition that God was in control and she only

desired to walk in His light She took advantage

of opportunities to be a witness a new friend and

an example through all that she went through

I cant say enough about how much she meant to

all of her students the PACA staff and the entire

PACA community She spent 42 years serving

God through caring for everyone she came into

contact with during her time in Brazil She is an

example to all of us in her dedication

professionalism youthful energy servants heart

and desire to walk in the light wherever she

goes and whatever she does May God richly

bless you Ms Meacham Your legacy will forever

be remembered here at PACA

WALKING IN THE LIGHTTHE LEGACY OF JANE MEACHAM



























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Cidade do Livro

Sarau do 8 Ano



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Cidade do Livro

Sarau do 8 Ano



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Last week of School



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Sarau do 8 Ano



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Cidade do Livro

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Cidade do Livro

Sarau do 8 Ano



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