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Letter from Donna |
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The author of today’s letter is unknown, but he/she captures my thoughts on this, the last newsletter day of the school year, perfectly:
Dear Parents,
We give you back your child, the same child you confidently entrusted to our care last fall. We give her back pounds heavier, inches taller, months wiser, more responsible, and more mature then she was then.
Although she would have attained her growth in spite of us, it has been our pleasure and privilege to watch her personality unfold day by day and marvel at this splendid miracle of development.
We give her back reluctantly, for having spent nine months together in the narrow confines of a classroom, we have grown close, have become a part of each other, and we shall always retain a little of each other.
Ten years from now if we meet on the street, a light will shine to our eyes, a smile to our lips, and we shall feel the bond of understanding once more, this bond we feel today.
We have lived, loved, laughed, played, studied, learned, and enriched our lives together this year. We wish it could go on indefinitely, but give her back we must. Take care of her, for she is precious.
Remember that we shall always be interested in your child and her destiny. Her joys and sorrows we’ll be happy to share.
We shall always be her friend.
Thank you one and all for the relationship that begins anew every September and wanes slightly for a brief time beginning in June. Have a wonder-filled summer, full of barefoot walks in the grass, firefly catching, hanging out in the neighborhood, and just being together. We look forward to seeing you in three months!
Donna
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Summer Session Updates |
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Register Today for Summer Session!
Summer Session at The Agnes Irwin School begins on Monday, June 13. Some exciting new additions and updates include:
· Tennis: New times have been added!
10:30 – 12 for Grades 5-8 and 12:30 – 2 for grades K-4. These classes will be taught by Agnes Irwin’s own Varsity Tennis Coach Wendy Short.
· Jewelry Making is now open to Middle School students. Grades 5-12 may now take Jewelry Making.
· Volleyball is running week 3 (this is a correction to the catalog, which says week 2).
· Cake Boss is full during weeks 2 and 3 at the 12:30 time slot. Sign up now for the remaining weeks before it’s too late!
· Lego Robotics is filling up fast; sign up soon!
· Don’t forget about the newly offered “Off-Campus Adventures” day trips to Philadelphia
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2011-2012 School Forms |
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Don't forget to fill out the forms for the 2011-2012 school year. All forms are available for download on our website along with the Forms and Information Checklist. NOTE: The Forms and Information Checklist is an addendum to May 16 mailing to parents.
Bus Information
Parents, please stay up-to-date with your respective school districts regarding transportation. For instance, Great Valley will no longer provide early dismissal busing for non-public schools due to budget restrictions, and other districts may make similar changes over the summer.
ANNOUNCEMENTS 2011 yearbooks will be distributed to all Lower and Middle School students in September. If your daughter is not returning to Agnes Irwin next year, or if you wish to have the yearbook earlier than September, please email Darin Katz at dkatz@agnesirwin.org. Yearbooks may be picked up while Summer Session is in progress by contacting Dr. Katz.
Summer Reading Lists are available online this year: see the downloads above.
Also, girls can find books and other resources to use all summer on the Lower School Library page.
http://aislslibrary.wikispaces.com/
Note: Students can keep track of their reading using the Reading Record, also located on this website. There are many local libraries that run summer reading programs with incentives, and businesses too! Please sign up at your local public library this summer even if you’ll be away.
AIS Shop The AIS Shop is open from 7:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. every day until June 8th. During the summer, the AIS Shop will be open from Monday, August 22 through Friday, September 2 from 11:00 A.M. until 1:30 P.M. Regular store hours will resume on Tuesday, September 6. |
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Moving Up Day Photos |
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Click here for photos from Moving Up Day. If you would like to view and/or purchase a photo of your daughter receiving her diploma, please visit our AIS SmugMug page. The password to view our SmugMug page is AISphotos (no spaces, case sensitive).
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