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Letter from Lynne |
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Dear Parents,
I don’t know if you’ve seen the movie “Miss Congeniality,” a spoof on beauty pageants, but it pokes fun at the easy answer of “world peace” proffered by contestants when asked about their greatest wish. While the answer is so trite as to be laughable, certainly the sentiment itself is not. Who wouldn’t spend a wish on this, if wishes really did come true?
Though world peace is a wish we can all get on board with, there is a certain grandness about it that makes it seem way too unwieldy. The world, after all, is a really big place, with a whole lot of people and a whole lot of problems. I’m not suggesting we give up on the notion, but for this week, this holiday season, I’m wishing on a slightly smaller scale.
I wish for you, and your friends and family, to have a healthy holiday and New Year.
I wish for your daughters to have a sense of ease, happiness and pride about who they are, right now, at this place in their lives.
For our neighbors and fellow citizens, I wish for food on the table and a safe place to call home.
I believe you’ve given your daughters an incredible gift by sending them to Agnes Irwin; I know you’ve given AIS an incredible gift by sharing them with us. Thank you.
- Lynne |
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Community Service |
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For Middle School Families: The Agnes Irwin School, The Baldwin School, The Haverford School and The Variety Club will team up again this year to present the Martin Luther King Caring Community Carnival on Sun. 1/15 from 1 to 5 p.m. at The Haverford School’s Field House. Download flyer and registration form. |
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Please click on the events to view all committee meeting dates & information:
Free Family Skating Night - Sat. 1/14, 8-10 a.m., The Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society in Ardmore
MS/US Staff Appreciation Lunch - Thurs. 1/26, Volunteers needed! Please contact Tracy Brala or Beth Pergolini
Mother/Daughter Outing - Sat. 1/21, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Homecoooked in Paoli. For additional information and to RSVP, please contact Lynn Schafrank at 610-993-3127.
Winterfest – Sat. 3/10; Next Meeting: 1/4, 8-10 a.m., Arts & Science Meeting Room (Committee Picture will be taken!)
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| Mark Your Calendars Today With Important Dates in 2012! | January
| Tues. 1/3 | Classes Resume | | Wed. 1/11 | Poet Paul Zarzyski Presents, 7:30 p.m., The Haverford School | | Thurs. 1/12 | Grade 5 Parent Coffee, 8-10 a.m., Assembly Room | | | ** All School Town Hall Meeting, 7-9 p.m., West-Wike Theatre | | Fri. 1/13 | Big/Little Sister Twin Day |
| ** Grades 7 & 8 Dance, 7:30-10 p.m., MS/US Gym | | Sun. 1/15 | MLK Caring Community Carnival, 1-5 p.m., The Haverford School | | Mon. 1/16 | NO CLASSES, MLK Day of Service
| | Wed. 1/18 | “One Book” Author Firoozeh Dumas, 7-9 p.m., West-Wike Theatre | | Thurs. 1/19 | Grade 7 Parent Coffee, 8-10 a.m., Assembly Room | | Thurs. 1/26 | Grade 6 Parent Coffee, 8-10 a.m., Assembly Room | | | ** "One Book" Fiesta Potluck Dinner, TBA | | Fri. 1/27-1/28 | US Drama, 7-9 p.m., West-Wike Theatre | | Sat. 1/28 | MS Robotics, Eastern PA State Championships, UPenn |
February
| Thurs. 2/2-2/3 | MS Parent/Teacher Conferences |
| March
| Fri. 3/2-3/3 | MS Musical: The Pirates of Penzance, Jr., 7 p.m., West-Wike Theatre (Download Rehearsal Schedule)
| Thurs. 3/15-3/16
| Dance Motion, 7 p.m. West-Wike Theatre (*Note Change in Date) |
| April
Mon. 4/16
| MS/US Instrumental Concert, 7p.m., West-Wike Theatre | | Sat. 4/28 | Dream Flag Project Ninth Annual Celebration, 12-1:30 p.m., Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Phila. |
| May
Tues. 5/1
| MS Spring Concert, 7 p.m., West-Wike Theatre | | Thurs. 5/10 | Grade 5 Opera, 7 p.m., West-Wike Theatre | Wed. 5/16
| MS Science Symposium, 7-8:30 p.m., Science Wing |
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On Wed. 1/11/12, Paul Zarzyski, a host of the annual Big Timber Roundup arts excursion in Montana (attended by AIS juniors and seniors) will speak at 7:30 p.m. for the 14th Annual Edward R. Hallowell Literary Lecture in the Ball Auditorium at The Haverford School.
Extra Session is expanding to the Middle School's fifth and sixth graders – Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays after school. Winter programs will start Mon. 1/23 and finish Thurs. 3/1. Sessions run from 3:45-4:45 p.m. Offerings include knitting, yoga sport, ASL and Chinese! Click here to register and check out our website for updates and course information.
Check out the latest entry of Mariandl's Musings, written by the Director of the Center for the Advancement of Girls (CAG).
Please log in and visit the AIS Parents page to view the updated version of the 2011-2012 Family Directory and for current forms, news and notes. |
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