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Open House events scheduled
Learn more: Saturday, February 21 and Saturday, April 4 at Ambleside, 106 South Edison Street.
You are warmly invited to our Ambleside Open House events where you will have the opportunity to hear
from faculty, parents and students, see curriculum and student work, and tour our classrooms. Light refreshments will be served.
Childcare is provided by Ambleside parents and students.
Can’t make the Open House? Make an appointment to visit our teachers and classrooms or request an application.
Conditioning Will Resume in the New Year
Conditioning will resume Wednesday, January 7, for the Upper School.
Strings Lesson Schedule for Spring Semester 2009
Group ensemble practice comprised of all strings students will begin in the spring. Theoretical concepts of music
and ensemble skills will be introduced which will culminate in an Ambleside string orchestra! The group ensemble class will be
from 3:30-4:00 after school on Thursdays and will begin Thursday, January 8, 2009. Material needed for this course include:
Violin or viola, Suzuki book 1, pencils, a folder dedicated to lessons, and a notebook specifically for lesson and group class.
Please contact Jessica Embach to make a change in your lesson time for the spring.
Reminder: Parents are encouraged to attend each lesson if possible. Ms. Embach is teaching the Suzuki method that
involves parents in the lesson as well as practice at home.
2008 Music Festival for Children and Youth at Texas Lutheran University Choir Festival, Saturday, January 17, 2009
Grades 3-7 students will rehearse and sing with 200 other young singers from across the state
at the Texas Lutheran University Children’s Choral Festival in Seguin, Texas The students will depart from Ambleside
at 7:00 a.m. and return at 7:45 p.m. The day culminates with a concert at 4:00 p.m. in which our choir will perform two songs
by themselves along with other songs sung by the entire group. Supervision and instruction by Laurie Jenschke and Mrs. Whitehead.
Transportation will be provided by the Ambleside School bus as well as parent drivers. Student attire: jeans (not frayed, no holes),
Ambleside t-shirts, tennis shoes, and a snack. The school will provide drinks during the day.
Cost is $15, to cover the registration fee for the clinic, and also lunch during the day.
Please send in payment with your student’s permission form to the school office by January 6, 2009.
Fund Raising opportunities
Place Your Scrip card orders
Please note that the school benefits more when purchases are made directly on-line.
Families, please set up your scrips accounts on-line today. Call Julie Alvarez with questions: 997-6007.
Shopwithscrip.com, Charlotte Mason Schools International/TX,
Enrollment Code: E439186B18557
Kindergarten Enrollment for 2009-2010
Kindergarten applications are being accepted for the 2009-2010 school year.
Please call the office and pick up your application soon.
Coffee Chats
Coffee chats are an opportunity for Ambleside parents to meet once during the year for an informal
conversational time in the office of Principal Mrs. Whitehead. Thursdays, 8:30-9:15 a.m.
Picnic & Play at Marktplatz
Picnic & Play at Marktplatz is the second Friday of each month at 12:30 p.m. for Kinder, 1st
and 2nd graders. Bring a bag lunch and join other parents and children for fellowship and fun. If you have any questions, please
call Maria Rowley (1-830-285-8631). Dates: Jan. 9, Feb. 13, Mar. 13, Apr. 17 (third Friday,
no school on April 10), and May 8.
Nursing Home Visitation
Students will visits residents in the local nursing home throughout the year. Children will be transported to and from
the nursing homes on designated days in the school bus. Parents are encouraged to participate in the visitation of the residents
also. Contact Maria Rowley (1-830-285-8631) for specific opportunities of service in the nursing home.
-Third and Fourth Grades will visit Knopp #2, Nursing and Rehab, 202 Billie Drive.
Tuesday Visitation Dates: Feb. 3, Mar. 3, April 7.
-Fifth – Seventh Grades will visit Knopp #1, Health and Rehab, 1208 N. Llano.
Tuesday Visitation Dates: Jan. 13 and 27, Feb. 10 and 24, Mar. 24,
April 14 and 28.
-Upper School are already visiting the Fredericksburg Nursing & Rehab, 1117 S. Adams St.
This is a wonderful opportunity to learn how to extend love and care to others who may or may not be responsive. Your child
may profit from additional support and conversation at home in knowing how to respond to persons who are frail and weak.
Ambleside School Calendar
2008-2009 Calendar (new! view as a pdf you can print)
2008-2009 Calendar in detail (new! view as a pdf you can print)
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