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November 12^th, 2008

The American Nicaraguan School

= All 5^th grade Social Studies students have been

busy planning research on, investigating, and illustrating an explorer who contributed to the discovery of the Americas. The students orally presented their explorers to their peers and their research papers are in the Library for you to see. The students have also been learning about the colonial life. The illustrations depicting the daily life of this era have been made into a quilt and are displayed in the Library as well. Enjoy!

= On Friday, November 14, the Elementary Student

Council (STUCO) will visit our sister school, Escuela Los Ladinos, to celebrate Thanksgiving. It is now a tradition in the Elementary School to share the spirit of Thanksgiving with our sister school each year. This event was made possible with your support during Jeans Day fund raising activity of October 31. Thank you!

= On November 5, a number of ANS teachers and

counselors presented various topics of interest to their colleagues. This effort, to share best practices and spur professional dialogue, is an important component to the ANS professional development program.  

= Congratulations to the ANS Knowledge Bowl

Team and Mr. Thurlow Cunliffe who traveled to Guatemala November 6–9 to participate in this year’s AASCA Knowledge Bowl Conference. This year’s participants were: Mateo Jarquin, Elise Jun, Young-Rak Kim, Alvaro Urcuyo, Sung Hun Seo, Emily Jun, Soo Hyun Kae, Roger Miranda, and Stefan Platteau.

= This month, High School students will be selecting

their second semester electives. Parents are encouraged to discuss the process with their son/daughter.

= Copa America XIX successfully ended last week. The

most outstanding ANS athletes were appointed as the ATHLETES OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER. Congratulations to all of them: Girls Varsity Volleyball: Ninfa Escobar and Monica Zamora. Soccer U-8:  Heidar Odsson. Girls Soccer U-12: Maria Del Mar Porta. Boys Varsity Basketball: Po Fan Chen. Boys Soccer U-12: Alvaro Montealegre and Rafael Lacayo. Girls Varsity Basketball: Andrea Cuadra. Boys Basketball U-10: Alejandro Escobar & Alejandro Rodriguez. Basketball U-8: Juan Ignacio Ortiz. Basketball U-12: Michael Blandon. Boys Varsity Soccer: Paccelli Guerra. See the complete chart of results in the Tiger News of October-November already posted on our webpage.

= Everyone is invited to come and support our Secondary

Track & Field Team in its dual match competition vs. Bautista this Friday, November 14, starting at 2:30 pm.

= Due to the Municipal Elections, the X Anniversary of

Las Pirañas ANS Swimming Competition was postponed to Friday, November 21.

= The week of November 10-13 is the last week of extra-

curricular sports activities. They resume on January 19, 2009. This same week our Elementary students are participating in the V Elementary Olympic games. We encourage all parents to come and support their children. The Olympic Games are taking place during their regular practice time. This week also includes the volleyball (Tuesday), baseball (Wednesday) & soccer (Thursday) matches between faculty and varsity students, starting at 3:30 pm.

= Last week our PE teachers and after-school coaches par-

ticipated in a very important Sports Medicine Workshop. They learned about the prevention and care of the most common injuries in athletes. This knowledge will definitely benefit our sports program. The workshop was led by Dr. Cupertino Borrell, Head of the Medical Athletic Commission of the National Olympic Committee.

= Registration for the continuation of the tennis course

(second semester) for Elementary students is still open. Check in our PE Office or call at 278-0029 ext. 17 to find out about availability of spaces. Cost of the semester: $100. Maximum number of students per group: 8.

Representatives from 12 Nicaraguan Universities will be on campus today in the Library, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm, for the Nicaraguan University Fair.

= Technology  is a wonderful tool if used properly.

Our goal at ANS is to teach your children how to use Technology effectively and productively; however we need your assistance at home. Every week, through our ANS Weekly Bulletin, we will be providing TIPS (Technology and Internet Parenting Skills). 

= TIP 1:   When purchasing video games (wii, Nintendo, GameCube) look at the ratings (i.e. E = Everyone, T = Teen, M = Mature). Some games may be inappropriate for younger children.

= You  are always welcome to send your sugges-

tions, comments, or questions to                          technology@ans.edu.ni, and we will be happy to assist you any way we can.

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