AOSR - VIA CASSIA 811 Phone: 06.33438.1 Web: WWW.AOSR.ORG June 2009

Contents

All School News 3 - 4 Photojournalism 18 - 19

Community Service Project 5 Theater & Choir News 20

PTO 6 - 8 Counselor’s Corner 21 - 22

Pre-K/Kindergarten/Elementary News 9 - 13 Il Foro 22 - 24

MS/HS News 14 -16 Contact Information / Calendar 26 / 27

Message from Head of School 2 Sports’ Banquet 17

Congratulations Class of 2009!

Testing the Theory at the

7th Grade Science Fair

(See story page 14)

AOSR Students Attend Memorial Day Service in Nettuno

(See story page 15)

Orchestra D’Archi Performance (See story on page 14)

5th Grade Mock Trial Squad! (See story on page 11)

3rd Grade Goes to Paestum ((See story on page 10)

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Fond Farewells by Dr. Beth Pfannl, Head of School

It is the time of year when we find ourselves saying arrivederci to friends and colleagues.

To all of our students, families, teachers and board members leaving Rome, we thank you for all that you have contributed to our community. We hope that our school will always occupy a special place in your hearts and minds.

Very special farewell wishes go to Mr. Doug Kneeland and his family. After many years in Rome, the Kneelands are returning to the United States. Doug served on the AOSR Board of Trustees since 2005, the last three years as board chair. His dedication and devotion to school life in all aspects were greatly appreciated. I know that both Doug and Millie will be sorely missed by the entire AOSR community.

This summer Mr. Hugo Rodriguez, our Board’s vice chair and treasurer, is returning to the US with his family after completing his tour at the US Embassy in Rome. Hugo’s contributions and endless hours of work ensuring the well-being of our school were invaluable. Also moving on is Board member Les deGraffenried who is relocating to Mexico City with his family. Thank you for all that you have done for our school!

Every year not only do we bid farewell to students and their families, but also to members of our faculty. This year two teachers are retiring after many, many years of service to our school: Cristina Levine who has worked at AOSR for 41 years and Mary Campanile, for 34 years. They will be greatly missed. We wish them all the best as they begin this next stage of their lives.

We also bid farewell to some fabulous teachers this year: Donna Dooner (Grade 5), Geoff Hinman (HS History), Brittney Musler (Grade 2), Sarah Stephens (Music), and Crystal Wulff (MS/HS Science). Thank you for your passion and dedication and good luck in your new schools.

To all, don’t forget to throw that coin in the Trevi fountain! Come back and visit us soon!

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All School News Summer Enrichment for Everyone

by Dr. Grunfeld, ES School Principal

AOSR will be o n s ummer br eak f or 10 w eeks. Parents worldwide are not going to let the summer stand in the wa y o f their ch ildrens’ learning. Education is n ot only som ething one g ets i n the classroom. S ummer is a wonderful time to review the last 10 months of work and prepare for the next school year. Th e AOSR website under the button- SCHOOL P AGES-SCHOOL DIVISION-ELEMENTARY S CHOOL h as three i mportant selections on t he far left s ide: Summer 2009 Reading List, Web sites Supp orting Re ading a nd Literacy, a nd Sum mer E nrichment Ma thematics Practice. P lease review these pages and work with your child on the web pages that are provided.

Through f un games younger ch ildren should be encouraged to practice things like number facts and memorizing n ames o f countries wh ile you’re a t a red light or ly ing on the bea ch. P rint some of the related worksheets provided or purchase quiz books for kids and kee p the m in t he car to ta ke into restaurants or on long trips. Play “school” with eager ones w here y ou play the st udent and y our child plays the teacher. Ask elementary students to kee p a summer journal and write in it a f ew days a w eek ab out w hat they’ve done, or give th em a s ubject to f ocus on such as “what is your favorite food and why,” “who is your role model and why” or “what do you miss the m ost a bout school.” T his encourages them to not only continue thinking critically but als o forces them to maintain pe nmanship, c reative t hinking, and c orrect s pelling. Reviewing math facts is a

most important summer activity.

While w e do not requ ire sum mer read ing for ou r students, it i s highly enc ouraged and it w ill be rewarded when students return f rom summer vacation. Ms. Amy Popp has provided an excellent summer r eading list that is c ategorized by school grades. Summer should be f un a nd s ome of that excitement should come from summer reading. Put aside t ime f or rea ding each day a nd not just at bedtime. Set the example yourself a nd w ork some reading in to your oth erwise busy da y. T alk about what everyone in the family is reading to encourage everyone’s i nvolvement and especially w ith ol der kids, to give you an opportunity to hear them speak in anything other than monosyllables.

Whatever their age, traveling anywhere cannot only increase a child’s appreciation of what lies beyond Rome’s b oundaries but s park thei r interest in something entirely new. Challenge yourself to plan a trip to a nea rby destination tha t you think will open u p your child’s e yes to a world pr eviously unknown to them. Whether it i s historical, scientific, or ar tistic, our c hildren c an learn a tremendous amount from a short field trip to a new world. Come to think of it, we can learn something new too. The following w ebsites are re commendations f or Mathematics practice, enrichment, review. Please ask y our child t o vi sit s ome of the s ites below with close supervision f rom an adult family member:

http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/everydaymath.htm www.gamequarium.com http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities www.funbrain.com www.starfall.com http://www.eduplae.com/graphicorganizer www.coolmath4kids.com www.rainforestmaths.com http://mathplayground.com http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/index.shtml http://arcademicskillbuilders.com/ http://www.coolmath.com/ http://www.apples4theteacher.com/math.html http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-1st-

mathbuilders.htm

Summer Enrichment and Mathematics Practice

A little computer time +educational games

= ready to learn in the fall

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All School News

SUGGERIMENTI PER I COMPITI DELLE VACANZE del Dott. GRUNFELD, PRESIDE DELLE ELEMENTARI

Tradotto di Anna Benson

L'estate: un esperienza di arricchim ento per tutti quanti

L'AOSR sara' chiusa p er le vacanze estive pe r 10 lunghe settim ane. Cio' non signif ica pero' che durante questi mesi i nostri f igli non debbano appro fittare di questo periodo per apprendere, scoprire ed imparare. Tutto quello che la scuola insegna, non lo si trova solo sui banchi di scuola. I n realta' il miglior apprendimento lo si sperim enta al di f uori della scuola stes sa. Durante le vacanze estive e' importate trascorrere un po' di te mpo con i propri figli, per ripassare gli argomenti appena studiati ed esplorarne dei nuovi.

Il sito dell' AOSR (c liccando su " school pages-school division-elem entary school" ) fornisce tre important i rif erimenti per l'approfondimento scolastico: Summ er 2009 Reading List, W ebsites Supporting Reading and Literac y e Summ er Enrichm ent Mat hs and Practice. Vi inviti amo a stam pare queste schede o ad acquistare delle schede-quiz per tener allenati i vostri f igli durante i m esi estivi.

E' importante inoltre incoraggiare i vostri figli a tenere un diario d elle vacanze, dove si possano trascrivere i ri cordi dell'estate, oltre a svolgere esercitazioni di matematica.

Un im portante ruolo ha senza dubbio la lettura, che rappresent a per tutti quanti non solo un fondamentale esercizio, ma soprattutto un arricchim ento di nozioni. La nostr a bibliotecaria, Ms. Am y Popp, puo' f ornirvi una lista dei libri a s econda del grado, che potete consultare per facilitarne la selezione.

I Viaggi, le Vacanze, l' Esta te rappres entano per tutti un m omento di crescita p ersonale. Nuovi luoghi ed es perienze stim olano le nostre curiosita' e accrescono il nostro bagaglio culturale. A iutiamo quindi i nostri ragazzi ad integrare le loro esperienze con un costante supporto accademico.

Qui di seguito trove rete l' elenco dei siti internet che potete consultare con i vostri f igli e ricordate loro che, con l'aiut o dell'esercitazioni delle schede al com puter, saranno pronti per a ffrontare il nuovo anno scolastico.

(Vedere pagina prevista per lista dei siti internet)

The day before Mayfair, on May 8, various middle school and e lementary classes helped plant the new AOSR Edible garden. We now have tomatoes, swiss chard, peppers, zucchini, salad and melons growing behind the tennis courts. There must have been a miracle mixture in the soil because the plants have shot up like wild. Was it Mr Rahms' back breaking effort to turn the soil? Was it the kindergarteners' love for the earthworms and ladybugs out on the plot? Or was it all that rain in April followed by our recent heat wave? Whatever the magical combination, in just three short weeks, the tomatoes are over a foot high and the swiss chard and zucchini are ready for harvesting. The students in the MS Green Club will work with the kindergarten classes to harvest these first fruits and cook them up in the classroom. The kindergarteners, who take a walk out to the garden almost every day, can't wait to taste t he first zucchini. The salad will be harvested and sent to the k itchen for use a t the organic salad bar.

The Miracle Garden by Sally Sontheimer,AOSR parent and member of the Go Green Committee

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Community Service Project

Bridge to Bahia Milestones As the Bridge to B ahia project completes its third school year of activity, a moment of reflection is necessary, in order to absorb the benefits of this idealistic and innovative program. Planned as an on-going en deavor for u nderstanding a nd a ssistance, it has s ucceeded i n establishing w arm hu man friendships a nd vitally important financial a id for e ducational and c ultural projects in a f iercely impoverished corner o f Brazil. O ur optimism and c ourage have begun to a ttract a ttention, w ith recognition f rom the International Baccalaureate and ar ticles in international educational periodicals that have encouraged ot her sc hools to a dopt o ur grassroots a pproach. T he city of Salvador has repeatedly se nt m unicipal officials to v isit AOSR, i n acknowledgement of our s pecial r apport w ith their a fflicted c ommunities. I n A pril, C arlos R ibeiro S oares, t he c ity sec retary of ed ucation a nd culture, ca me t o m eet D r. P fannl, despite t he f act that he h ad to make a n em ergency de parture f or home, due to terrible flooding that caused two city schools to collapse.

The be st thing abo ut Bridge to B ahia i s not o nly what it d oes f or o thers, but w hat it re veals ab out our c ommunity. Without a formal str ucture, t he program thrives o n i ndividual initiatives an d t he contagious e nthusiasm that s preads all arou nd our school. Teachers spontaneously volunteer to teach summer c ourses i n B razil, parents decide to take their families to vi sit the favelas and st udents organize f und-raisers while th ey learn a bout problems i n t he developing world. Thanks to t he efforts of our students big and sm all, led by Pre-K Coordinator A my Magazzu, Fif th G rade teacher

Donna Dooner, and IB CAS Coordinator Carla Dawson, we have the necessary funds to ship hundreds of books and educational materials that were donated by all departments of AOSR. And Mrs. Claudia Sobral has donated a ‘cello! The warmth and generosity of the AOSR community was confirmed at the Mayfair, where the Bridge to Bahia table was the site of dozens of happy reunions with ICBIE President Pietro Gallina, visiting from Brazil.

AOSR teacher and ICBIE volunteer Louise Audette and Mr. Salvatore Fabozzi, AOSR parent and two-time ICBIE visitor, with Pietro Gallina. President ICBIE at AOSR's Mayfair 2009

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PTO News

This has bee n how thi s sch ool y ear has gone for the P TO. Many, many volunteer hours have been spent w orking enthusiastically for the e nhancement of our child ren’s educatio n an d th e overall atmosphere at A OSR. T hank y ou to everyone who has worked diligently in the various PT O activit ies t his y ear; the boutique, the booster bar, the fam ily picnic, the 3rd and 4th g rade pu blishing project, the production and distribution of the m onthly F alcon Fly er, the scho ol supplies a nd L OGO item s sales, t he production an d sale s of t he cookbook , coordination of ES holiday events and Sports day for ES and MS, assistance with MS dan ces, Liaiso n for H S, T eacher Appreciation br unches, the lam ination of projects for the teac hers, and of course Mayfair and all the activities that involves.

We, the officers of the PTO, want to thank each of you: parents, teachers, and staff for supporting us and working alongside us in all the eve nts an d activ ities that w ere sponsored thi s y ear. W e want to give a special thanks to our spouses and children because we co uldn’t volunteer so m any hours without their support. Thank you! For those who have watched the PTO at work this year and are interested in getting involved, we enco urage y ou to jo in us when school starts up again i n September. Please don’ t le t la nguage b e a barrie r as many of our parents are b i/ trilingual and can tra nslate ea sily so every thing ca n be understood. The more of us that work together, the li ghter the w ork and definitely the more fun we can have doi ng it.

Jan Miller – President Anna Clementi – Vice President

Emmy Isbell – Secretary Suzanne Datin - Treasurer

“MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK” by Jan Miller, PTO President

AOSR BOUTIQUE by Vicky Wise, AOSR parent

All Boutique shoppers, vendors and those who donate items: The Bout ique i s officially closed for t he year and though the shelves are empty, the cash box is full. The Boutique had a very successful year. In addition to raising over 5000,00 euro for the school, the Bou tique paid out o ver 45 00 euro to ve ndors, an d donated all u nsold items to the earthquake victims in A quila, an or phanage in Zambia, a health clin ic in M ongolia, a nd the Caritas in La Storta.

The Boutique will reopen Tuesday September 29, 2009 for intake, and our first day of sales will be Tuesday October 6, 2009.

I w ould l ike t o tha nk the v olunteers w ho freely g ave their ti me ever y week t o running t he Bou tique : Joan V an Otterdijk, S ylvia Zoontjens, A zed Nhekedza, Nara Altangurgaldia Kizer, and Anna B enson. W e w ould a lso l ike to thank those w ho stopped by fro m ti me to time to lend a ha nd when needed and f ill in w hen w e could n’t be there. A ll y our help an d sup port are very m uch appreciated.

And of cour se w e than k all the s hoppers and ve ndors and lo ok forward to seein g you all in the fall.

Have a great sum mer an d rem ember the words of A rthur Bu chwald “ The best things in life aren't things”. So clean out your closets and bring y our thing s to t he Boutique!

Vendors who have not picked up your final payouts, please contact me by Monday, June 8, at wisev@hotmail.com to arrange a pickup. All payouts not picked up by this date will be donated to the PTO and go towards the 2009-2010 budget.

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The AOSR International Cookbooks have arrived! The bo oks are g orgeous, h ardbound e ditions wit h ov er 300 of t he AOSR community's recipes.

The cookbooks cost 15 Euro and will be for sale at most of the upcoming school events, including:

Wednesday, June 3, 9:30, Grade 5 Musical, Cafeteria Thursday, June 4, 9:15, Pre-K 4 Spring Concert Thursday, June 4, 10:00, Pre K 3 Spring Concert

Friday, June 5, 19:00, Grade 5 Musical Tuesday, June 9, 9:15, 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony, Quad

Tuesday, June 9, 18:00, Pre-K Family Picnic Wednesday, June 10, 9:15, ES Concert, Quad

Friday, June 12, 9:30, Awards Ceremony, Quad Friday, June 12, 18:30, Commencement, Quad

If you have pre-ordered a copy you can pick your cookbook up at one of these events. If you would like to arrange another pickup, please contact Raquel Loll at: aosrcookbook@yahoo.com Proceeds benefit the Edible Garden and Go Green programs at AOSR. We are especially proud to have received a p ersonal dedication f rom Alice Waters of the Chez Panisse Foundation, the force behind the Whitehouse vegetable garden. Raquel Loll and Elizabeth Minchilli AOSR Cookbook Committee aosrcookbook@yahoo.com

PTO News continued...

Sponsored by: AOSR PTO

Claudia Sobral, Co-Editor

Suzanne Datin, Co-Editor, Graphic Design

Nelli Izhaki, Distribution

And the following AOSR Staff:

Geoff Miller

Egidio Luzi

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Mayfair Report by Elizabeth Minchilli, Mayfair Coordinator

PTO News continued...

After months of rain, we were all thrilled to have one o f the m ost gorgeous sunn y da ys of the year to celebrate Ma yfair 2009! The crowds were huge a nd ever yone enjo yed themselves eating wo nderful food from all over the world, pla ying gam es, shopping, watching entertainm ent and winning raf fle prizes. At the end of the da y Ma yfair realized a profit of over € 13,985, of which €3,387 has been pass ed on to the various classes and school organizations. The remaining a mount, € 9,520, is dedicated to this year’s School-wide project: refurbishing the weight room. Mayfair is a huge u ndertaking involving countless hours of de dicated work and the cooperation of the entire school community. It was a true pleasure serving as this year’s overall coordinator, since I had the help of a truly enthusiastic, talented and tireless team! Special thanks to the f ollowing com mittee coordinators: Moshira, International Food Court; Suzanne and Jan, Treasurer; Anna, Grill; Cassandra, Book Sale; Monique,

Drinks; Julie and Bett y, Logos; Vicki and Sylvia, Raf fle; Sarah Ell yson and Susan Prideaux, who coordin ated all the MS and ES participation respe ctively; Geof f Miller for technic al support; Andrea Desideri for technical and electrica l support; Dom enica Losani f or her assist ance in coordinating school staff involvement; and Kieran Canter for organizing parking. Thanks to past PTO president Carol yn Gro sso f or her help with money matters. Specia l thanks to the NHS and STUCO high sch ool student f or help. Thanks to all the teachers who helped organize gam es, and a special round of applause to MCs Jam es Sigaf oos and Daniel Etcheverry. The list could go on, but space is li mited. Ju st know that ever y contribution b y every volunteer, student, teacher, parent, sta ff a nd board m ember is important. Whether you helped b y grilling a burger or pouring wi ne, selling or bu ying raffle tickets, counting m oney, or any of the other million things that go into making this day a s uccess, a BIG THANK YOU fo r your part in making it happen.

A special thank you to the following individuals and businesses that kindly donated to the Mayfair:

Alan Epstein Antonio Rizzo

Autonoleggio M. Lazazzera Beth Pfannl

Context Rome Tours Corsetti Family

Data General Security, S.r.l. Diane Epstein

Doug Kneeland Elizabeth Dibble

Francesca Magliuolo Frank Ledahawsky

Fulvio Cesile Gesca, S.r.l.

Hard Rock Café Hugo Rodriquez

Jon Mondondado Les DeGreffenried

Giuseppe Linari Milleneum Travel

Monica Larner Noi Hair Salon

Patrick Loll Pedevilla, S.p.A.

Richard Pinto Roberto Toncig

Secret Garden Tours Sergio Masserini

Steven Cohn The Perfect Bun Restaurant

Tom Connolly

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Pre-K and Elementary School News

Pre-K Ms. Magazzu

May was a busy month for the pre-k students! Moms and special guests joined us on the playground for an afternoon tea on May 8th in honor of Mother’s Day. The children worked hard to prepare for this s pecial e vent by making inv itations, baking cookies a nd ba nana br ead, br ewing ice tea , and setting up tables and chairs on the playground. They also made beads out of clay which they painted and strung to create beautiful necklaces for their mothers.

On May 15th parents and ch ildren participated in “student-led” conferences. It was an opportunity for the chil dren to share th eir ac complishments a nd the ir c lassroom with parents. They presented a portfolio of their work completed during the year an d e xplained their f avorite projects an d activities. All of the children were very proud to share what they have learned at school, as well as ‘teach’ parents how to play their favorite games. A special thanks to the pre-k team for all of the hard work that makes these conferences possible!

Year-end pre-k events include our spring concerts with Mr. Reale on June 4th and our annual Pre-K Family Picnic the evening of June 9th. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our pre-k parents for their support, generosity and cooperation throughout the year! We wish you all the best and hope you have a wonderful summer!

Kindergarten Ms. Antinucci and Ms. Bleecher

The K indergarten P ortfolio Ce lebration w ill ta ke place d uring the l ast w eek of sch ool. T his is a special opportunity for the students to share their achievements with t heir pa rents. T he portfolio contains samples of ar twork an d w riting. W e wish a ll the future f irst grade stude nts a nd their families a safe and happy summer.

First Grade Mr. Etcheverry and Ms. Tausend

On June 3 th e F irst Grade P ortfolio Picnic wi ll take p lace in t he q uad near the g rade o ne classrooms. The portfolios contain a collection of student work all through first grade. The students are ea gerly l ooking for ward to s haring th e compilation of th eir w ork w ith t heir parents a nd families. Our final field trip will be on Friday June 5 to the zoo. This visit is the culmination of our yearlong study of animal habitats. We know this experience of o bserving an imals wi ll al low t he students to consolidate their knowledge. We w ish t o t hank all t he parents for their s upport a nd enthusiasm during this exciting and fruitful year of first grade. We hope all the students and their families have a great summer.

Annual Publishing Project (sponsored by the PTO)

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Elementary School News

Second Grade Ms. DeVito and Ms. Musler

Both classes wi ll b e ho sting a n Aut hors’ Afternoon Tea on Wednesday June 3. All parents are in vited an d th e students wi ll be reading the stories they have written and displaying their book illustrations. On Monday, June 8 the Second Grade will go on a trip t o the Birds of P rey Center near T revignano on Lake Bracciano. The students will see falcons, hawks, owls and other predators close-up and also in ac tion during the ir daily exer cises. T hey will have a n o pportunity to l earn a bout t he or igin of these bir ds in their prehistoric state i n a special section that has been created in the park. After the picnic lunch, the guides will take the children on a hike through the oak forest. These woods border the lake, which is the crater of an active volcano. The st udents will receive in struction on ho w to behave on a w alk, how to read va rious na ture signs and how to experience their surroundings in different ways. We h ope al l the students en joy t he s ummer vacation. O ur special m essage to e veryone i s be safe, be happy and read many books!

Third Grade Ms. Gist and Ms. Wheeler

Trip to Paestum and Velia, May 20-22 by Joanne Eldon-Edington

3rd Grade students insights on their trip:

On M ay 20 m y c lass went to P aestum t o see Greek ruins. Going to Paestum for a few days was exciting. First, it was the long six-hour bus drive, but before w e got to t he hotel, w e stopped a nd went to the bar for ice cream. Then we saw some Greek ru ins, sk etched, a nd wrot e ab out all th ree temples. We s aw a swimming po ol a s w ell as a small h ouse, w hich t hey f ound w ith ei ght large bronze jars fi lled with honey. Then we drove ten minutes to get to the hotel. When we arrived, we all got our bags off the bus. The hotel was really nice. We al l w ent into the hotel a nd they announced the roo ms. We c hanged into our swimsuits i n the rooms a nd w ent d own to the beach. W e played in the w ater an d on the sand

and had a great tim e. Once we w ere don e, we were spr ayed w ith a hose t o g et the sa nd of f before w e e ntered the h otel. O nce w e w ere dry , we went to our rooms, took a shower, and changed t o be re ady f or dinner. D uring dinner they let me use the hotel’s phone to call my mom and te ll her I had arrived. After d inner, we l ined up and went to our rooms to brush our teeth, put on our pajamas and go to bed. The first night I did not really s leep. The next day we w ent to s ee Velia for all the morning. After w e wen t t o the b each ag ain, t hen had a shower and dinner. When we had all finished we went to se e the te mples a t n ight. T hat n ight we started to pack. In the morning we put our bags on the bus and I can not remember what happened next b ut af ter lu nch w e d rove back to Ro me. Paestum was amazing! My Favorite Trip to Paestum The Paestum trip was fantastic. We saw a lot of temples. We saw the temples of Athena, Hera 1 and Hera 2. The hotel was also really nice. We had a nice room with nice people, Zoe, Virginia, Joanna and Amit, and we had a lot of fun. We went from 20-22 May. The teachers always woke us up around 7:30am but I always woke up earlier by myself. Then we always had a fantastic breakfast and after we had to look at some temples. After that we went to the really cool beach. It was really great. When we had to sleep we could not sleep so it was a “little bit” late. We also went shopping and I bought a lot of things. It was a great trip. by Jikke D., 3rd Grade We hope all the students an d f amilies have a relaxing, enjoyable and educational summer.

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Elementary School News

Fifth Grade Ms. Di Cori, Ms. Dooner, and Ms. Rumsby

Fourth Grade Ms. De Paolis and Ms. Piccirilli

Please m ake sure y ou st op by our classroom windows to read our sum mer cinquain poems and to see the a nimal dioramas. In hist ory our fi nal topic of ancient Rome is the T riumvirate of Juli us Caesar, Pompey and Crassus. We shall be celebrating the end of a w onderful, enriching y ear in f ourth grade a t our summer picnic in the quad dur ing the l ast week of school. We hope all t he students and t heir fam ilies enj oy the sum mer vacation and we look forward to greeting the new fourth graders in September.

The Fifth G rade cla sses w ere in th e U K from May 24-May 29, 2009. T he excited group left the campus on Sunday, May 24 at 10:00 AM for the airport. They arrived ready for a w alk to Y ork Minster followed by an historic tour. The next day included a visit to Jorvik Center, Minster tour, York Dungeons with journal entries of memories of the day. Tuesday, Ma y 26 in cluded a walk to the National Railway Museum followed by a bus tour to Pickering Station. Th e Steam Train was a wonderful way to see Whitby. The historic center had important sites to enjoy. Wednesday inc luded a visit to

5th Grade Trip to the UK

Rasby Castle. Thursday’s itinerary included a visit to Cruck ley and an animal farm with rare breeds. Abbey Tour culminated the day with more journal entries. Friday, everyone arrived at L eeds B radford at N oon for a return trip to AOSR for a regular school bus departure. The fifth gra ders le arned al l about the U S

justice system through a mock trial under the leadership of M s. Donna Doo ner. T he mock tria l has proven to be a n effecti ve learning tool for students a s it helps

them t o gain us eful know ledge ab out t he law, learn q uestioning tec hniques, deve lop critical thi nking, an d oral ad vocacy skills. After this ex perience, stu dents h ave an appreciation and better understanding of the difficulties that ju dges, l awyers an d ju ries face in attem pting to repres ent all re levant facts, legal arguments and ensure fairness in the resolution of the iss ues in volved. Thanks to Ms. D ooner’s dil igent w ork throughout the y ear, fifth gra ders ha ve a new apprecia tion f or the opera tions of t he Justice Systems and government in general.

5th Grade Mock Trial

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Elementary School News

The AOSR Summer Reading List for Elementary School has been posted on the AOSR website:

http://webserver3//Orgs/360/School_Pages/Elementary_School/Elementary_Summer_Reading_2009.pdf

There are many suggestions for books for children to read during the summer months. R eading d uring t he sum mer will help s tudents i mprove their read-ing skills while they are not in school. The AOSR E lementary Schoo l and High School libraries just added a new database to the ir collection. The new database is ca lled NoveList K-8 Plus and students will f ind i t when they go to E BSCOhost i n t he li braries. T he login and p assword fo r the E BSCO-host databases are as follows:

login: aosr and password: main.

NoveList K-8 Plus is a w onderful resource that a llows students to re search f iction and nonfiction literature. There are m any tools to find bo ok reviews, discussion groups, bi-ographies, and recommendations.

The following students were Star Librarians: April, 2009 Martina C. – Grade 2 – Ms. Ciuffreda Kayla R. – Grade 2 – Ms. Ciuffreda Omri D. – Grade 2 – Ms. Ciuffreda Marsya H. – Grade 2 – Ms. Ciuffreda Yuval R. – Grade 2 – Ms. Ciuffreda Massimiliano S. – Grade 2 – Ms. Ciuffreda Cristina R. – Grade 2 – Ms. Musler

May, 2009 Isabella B. – Grade 2 – Ms. Musler Gregorio M. – Grade 2 – Ms. Ciuffreda Yuval R. – Grade 2 – Ms. Ciuffreda Marsya H. – Grade 2 – Ms. Ciuffreda Omri D. – Grade 2 – Ms. Ciuffreda Nicole P. – Grade 4 – Ms. De Paolis

The following student participated in the Author of the Month program: April, 2009 Ofry E. – Grade 5 – Ms. DiCori

May, 2009 Bar B. – Grade 1 – Ms. Tausend Ori M. – Grade 2 – Ms. Musler Sammy B. – Grade 4 – Ms. Piccirilli Rebecca C. – Grade 5 – Ms. Dooner

Please congratulate these outstanding young readers from AOSR!

News from the ES Library by Amy Popp, ES Librarian

As in previous months, many students have participated in Star Librarian program and Author of the Month program.

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The ROME INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (RISA) Art Exhibition was hosted this past May by the Rome International School. Seventeen students in grades K-5 from AOSR participated in the exhibition and each received a certificate for their fine work.

Elementary School News

Sports Day Fun Photos

Kindergarten:

Giorgia I. A. Grade 1: Sharon B.

Giorgio P. Samantha C.

Laura R.

Grade 2:

Levent C. Grade 3: Joanna E.

Maria C. Yonathan M.

Cristina R. Larry R.

Grade 4:

Martina B. Grade 5: Diana C.

Elisa C. Alea D.

Micha P. Maria Lili H.

CONGRATULATIONS !!!

CONGRATULATIONS !!!

CONGRATULATIONS !!!

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Middle School News

Seventh Grade Science Fair

Orchestra D’Archi Performance

On May 20, the Elementary a n d M i d d l e S c h o o l community enj oyed a performance by the Orchestra D’Archi, conducted by Dar io Macellari. The group included a number of AOSR students who h ave been participating i n weekl y strings lessons wit h Maestro Michele Tisei as a part of t he

After School A ctivities Program. A special thank you is given to Mrs. Sar ah Stephens and Mrs . Christine Hogan f or their instrumental actions in bringi ng string lessons an d the orchestra to perform on campus for our students.

This y ear’s annual Sevent h Grade Sc ience Fair took place on F riday, May 15th, with the ou tdoor walkways being transformed into mu seum sty le displa ys of student’s projects. The 7th graders from Ms. Rummel’s class had been pr eparing for this sp ecial event for weeks. In prepara tion, th ey chose a t estable topic , which had a conn ection to a topic which they had studied in their science class. After choosing a testable question they ca me up with their hy potheses, or predictions, about the question and then preformed their experiment repeatedly. The 7 th g raders received great comp liments fro m

students and teache rs from other grades. We want to give a special th ank y ou to Ms. Rummel, Mr . Ullman, Coach Ph il and Mr s. Pestill i who h elped with last minute details! We also want to give a big thank you to all the 7th graders that spent their whole day presenting their projects. Brian B. and Angelo R.

Daniel S and Lorenzo G

Dr. Pfannl with the Orchestra D’Arca

Daniel L., Simon F., Sheridan G., Maddalen L., Leonardo P.

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Middle School News - continued...

On Monday, May 25, the Eighth Grade was honored to be invited to Nettuno to witness the formal Memorial Day Ceremony at t he Sicily-Rome American Cemetery. Follow ing the ceremony, stude nts and te achers ha d th e opport unity to m eet w ith E lementary School mother and acti ng U .S. Ambassador D ibble and Mid dle School fath er, L t. Col. Just in Wisdom, as well as with a very special group of World War II veterans who had served in Anzio a nd shared t heir s tories a nd ref lections of that tim e i n h istory. O ne part icular veteran is an Italia n citizen a nd as a y oung boy he j oined the A merican troo ps a nd continued on with them up throughout Italy. He now serves as a to ur guide official at the cemetery. For the returning veterans and widows, it was a time to explore Anzio. and the group enjoyed a picnic lunch at the seaside in Anzio. It was an honor to attend and also to have AO SR rep resented at the e vent with su ch a r espectful and w ell-behaved g roup of students. Each s tudent was asked to ref lect on the day and a few of these examples are seen below.

Nettuno Student Reflections:

“It is good to be aware and remember all the people who fought and died for us during the war… I will never forget just hearing those old men joke and talk, barely able to walk, but know that years ago they were the ones that fought in war to protect their country.” – Rachel M.

“It made me feel guilty, because all those people gave away their life for what we have now, and we didn’t really do anything for them.” – Sylvia Z.

“The most memorable moment was when we entered the cemetery and you could see all those white grave stones lined up perfectly with the Italian and Ameri-can flags near each one.” – Domatilla C.

“For every white marker out in that field, there is a

story and a memory that we have a duty not to for-get.” Kyler B.

“We learned about people’s experiences in WWII and it inspired a deep respect in me for all of the vet-erans we spoke to.” Leon V.

“I think I might want to the military too someday.” --Helene F.

“I just couldn’t believe my eyes at how many people were willing to die for their nation.” – Emily R.

“It was the memorable moment because I had ex-pected them (veterans) to be different. They were happy, joking around and all smiling. I though they would have been sadder while they told their WWII stories.” Lucas M.

Memorial Day

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Middle School/High School News

Congratulations g o o ut to K ip H endry an d D anny Et cheverry al ong wit h all the A OSR Pl ayers f or th eir performance of Macbeth May 21-22. It was a fantastic production and enjoyed by everyone! Congratulations to our b oys an d girls s occer t eams for t heir 2nd and 4th place f inishes in the European Championships this past weekend. Congratulations to all the coaches and athletes for the entire sports season. The winners announced at the Sports Banquet will be featured in another article. Memorial Day Field Trip to Nettuno was attended by the e ntire 8th grade as well as high school students in the AP/US H istory and Economics c lasses. A pproximately 90 students pa rticipated in the an nual veterans’ e vent commemorating the victims of World War II. After the ceremony, AOSR students met with 10 of the veterans to hear their stories and ask questions. Most of the veterans were 18 to 20 years old and this was their first return to Italy in 65 years. Upcoming events: 1. June 1 – Semester exams grades 6-8 and grade 12 (A and B block classes) / HS Prom and MS Formal Dance 2. June 2 – NO SCHOOL 3. June 3-5 – Semester exams grades 6-12 4. June 8 – Semester exams for grades 9-11 (A and B block) / MS Sports Day 5. June 9 – MS Field trips / HS make-up exams 6. June 10 – 13:30 MS Awards and Grade 8 Promotion / HS Stuco election, locker check out and yearbook distribution 7. June 11 – ½ day for ES and MS / No school for HS 8. June 12 – HS Awards / graduation rehearsal 11:30 / Graduation 18:30 As usual, at the close of a school year, we will have families leaving Rome and AOSR for other places. I wish everyone all the best in their new adventures and to please keep in touch. For those families returning to AOSR in September, I wish you a restful holiday and safe travels. I look forward to everyone’s return in the fall and another productive school year. It has been a privilege and a pleasure working with the Secondary School Community and thank you very much for your support. Have a great summer vacation!

Secondary School News by Tom Connolly, Secondary School Principal

Looking Ahead to Middle School for 2009 – 2010 It is difficult on these final days of school, to think of what needs to be done to prepare for next school year. However, that is just what the Middle School English teachers have been doing! This year, grade level Middle School Reading Lists will be distributed to all students at the end of the year. The goal for this initiative is to have every student read approximately 7 books over the summer. to emphasize to students and families the importance of maintaining vocabu-lary, reading compression and English language growth over the vacation. Each student will receive a letter with a grade level list of suggestions, as well as an on-line resource for a number of award-winning book lists. In September, English classes will have activities which will provide students a chance to share their summer reading with their class-mates. Happy reading! New Student Orientation is scheduled for Wednesday, September 2, beginning at 9:00. Many current Middle School students have already volunteered to serve as e-mail buddies throughout the summer to welcome and befriend students who will be new to AOSR in September. Sixth Grade Orientation will take place on Thursday, September 3 from 9:00 – 1:30 pm. This will be an opportunity for all Sixth graders to have a mini-first day of school by meeting all of their teachers, finding all of their classrooms, practicing their locker combinations and knowing who to go to for support in Middle School. This will prepare the students for their first full day on Friday, September 4th. See you then!

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Another fabul ous ye ar of varsity sports at AO SR ca me to a close at our annual S port B anquet. W e had an outs tanding year that saw over eighty ath letes partic ipate in s even different spirits.

Thanks to great coaching and much support from our administration we were able to s ucceed at m any levels.

Boys volleyball won their cham pions, cross country team won their division, tennis team saw their girls singles player Carmen F. achieve 2nd place in Europe, a first ever for AOSR. Boys basketball placed 2nd overall in Europeans setting another record at AOSR. Wrestling saw Omri I. qualify for Europeans and cheerleading persevered at champions as well. Soccer boys f inished 2 nd at Europeans and soccer g irls finished strong with a 4th overall.

The winners of this years: Falcon of the Year award:

Franziska N. Daryl S.

Scholar Athlete of the Year: Ellen F. Dario C.

Athlete of the Year: Lisa B. Ryan A.

Faidley Sportsman Award: Jillian K. Ryan A.

Congratulations to all of our S en iors who participated in our v a r s i t y a t h l e t i c s program. W e wish you all the best!

Linda Fuccillo an d Stefan Harroo, Co-

Athletic Directors.

Sports’ Banquet

Boys’ Volleyball European Champions

Boys’ Basketballball 2nd Place European Championship

Tennis - Third Place Division III

Boys’ Soccer 2nd Place European Championship

Girls’ Soccer - 4th Place European Championships

Cheerleading Team

Cross Country Division III Champions Wrestling Team

Girls’ Basketball Team

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Photojournalism The Immigrant Experience:

Everybody has a story, but who is listening?

A special project f or th e Photojournalism class designed by S ylvia Blo em, High School photojournalism tea cher an d C laudia S obral, AOSR parent. This project w as created to provide s tudents the opportunity t o u se photography and in terviewing techniques to capture an d r elate th e stories of immigrants w ho are part of our larger community. Through this project, t he s tudents ha ve developed a more p rofound u nderstanding, app reciation of, and respect tow ards im migrants. In addition, students discovered the s imilarities t hat ex ist am ong the diverse groups of people who come in and out of our everyday lives. The students first visited a m useum in Tra stevere t o see an exhibition by professional photographers on the lives of eight immigrants living and working in Rome. This ex hibition a nd rel ated discussions in t he classroom about the lives of immigrants were used as a point of departure for students to do their own work. Students were as ked to develop a n interview questionnaire t hat c ould help t hem be tter understand what it m eans to be a n immigrant i n Rome a nd to create a n e nvironmental portrait of the per son they interviewed in their workspace or in their homes. The first step called for the students to select an individual they know (parent, friend at school, domestic helper, doorman, or g ardener, etc .) to interview and photograph for this project.

The following are quotes from some of the students' evaluations on what they learned after participating in this project. “I learned from this interview that changing life styles in new location is harder than it seems.” Tara D. “The most interesting fact I have learned was that my maid sen t most of he r monthly in come hom e to her family.” Danny Z. “People ho pefully will learn tha t im migrants are everywhere a nd tha t it is n ot a ra re p henomenon.” Sani S. “I have learned that not only about the difficult life of a migrant and his effort to support his family, but also about the w ay that m any i mmigrants interact and adapt to the Italian culture.” Dario C.

“I thought that we have an equal life, but only now I understand tha t t heir life is m uch ha rder t hat o urs, because they need to do more things than us in order to be accepted in society.” Giuseppe S.

“I t hink a s lo ng as there is inequality i n the w orld there will always be immigrants because they believe that they can find a better life for themselves and their families if they move to a new country.” Thomas N.

“I un derstood t hat m igrants don’t see themselves as different an d hardly see t hemselves as immigrants, they have made a home in Italy despite the way they were treated by people.” Tair S. The individuals interviewed for this project came from various countries: Canada, Philippines, Romania, United States of America, Jordan, Venezuela, Malaysia, Vietnam, Moldavia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Uruguay, Brazil, Egypt, Colombia, Israel and Norway.

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(Left) Morris Mannu cooking dinner at the home of Thomas N.

Ahmed Mohammed

“Don’t r egret be ing an im migrant wher-ever you come f rom, don’t ever allow any-body to m ake you feel that way, instead you should be always proud o f your or i-gins, and never forget where y ou came from.”

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Photojournalism

Nguyen Thi Thu Hong

“When I left my coun-try I hoped that the government would change and I could return home. I had no intention of making Italy my home.”

The following are quotes from the stu-dents' interviews: “With every change comes a new beginning”

Why did you decide to move to Italy? “I was having problems getting money to feed my c hildren a nd to pay f or the m t o f inish school, I decided for the sake of my children to move to Italy.” The same person was asked If you could have returned to your home country would you have done it? “Well if you had asked me seven years ago, I wouldn’t have thought twice a nd my a nswer w ould have been y es, however now I am really happy and my daughter is in college studying to become a nurse.”

Do you think that people treat you differently here? “Yes, in the way that people stare at me, they look at me as if I am an inferior race but that’s normal because it happens all around the world and I got used to it.”

Do you believe migrants usually live in the poorest sec-tion of the city and have the lowest paying jobs? “It is not always t rue t hat m ost i mmigrants li ve in the poo rest p arts of th e city, it depe nds with how much money you bring with you and what kind of job you have.”

When and why you decided to leave your native country and come to Italy? “I won a scholarship for post graduate studies in photovoltaic solar systems in Italy and af ter that I was offered a job f rom the Nuclea r Energy Commission (ENEA) , working there was an amazing experience which I can still rem em-ber every detail of it. There my colleagues where Italian and they introduced me to Italian life.”

“If you could have any job in the world what would it be? “I am a maid though I wanted to be a lawyer, or work in an of fice as an ac-countant.”

What where you hopes and dreams when coming here? “When I left my country I hop ed th at the g overnment would change and I would return home. I had no intention of making Italy my home. Thirty years ago I talians w ere v ery g enerous. I never experienced any discrimination, I think that their attitude has changed since a lot of immigrants come here and get in t rouble. Ther e is m ore hostility no w. I also th ink the y act diff erently towards political refugees than immigrants.”

Do you have any regrets of moving to Italy? Do you plan on staying here? “The only regret I have is that I can’t see my family everyday. However I plan to stay fifteen more years and then move back to Egypt with my family.” He also said, “When an immigrant comes to Italy there are many companies that hire them illegally with a low wage, however it is much more than what you can make in your own country”

Neli Kolesnikova

“The first thing I bought with my first salary was a computer for my son” says a domestic worker, who has a degree in tech-nology and was working in her field in Moldavia.

Indi Matara

“ I spent fifteen days on a boat, immigrat-ing to another country for a better life”

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The Scottish King Knocks ‘Em Dead

Mr. Kip Hendry, Mr. Danny Etcheverry , & Ms. Sarah Stephens

By the fifth act, hapless victims of the usurping Macbeth lay strewn about the Hillside Theater, yet the audience could not help but cheer the performers’ ability to bring Shakespeare’s chilling story to life. Student actors Stuart L. and Lisa B. made being bad look very good, indeed, as the title couple of M acbeth an d Lady Macbeth w ho ta ke a s tab a t ruling S cotland b y murdering K ing D uncan (played by Levi F.) and Banquo ( played by Katie K.). Actors Sky S., Max G., Leo P. and Drew D. nobly assaulted their roles as the Thanes of Scotland and weird sisters Star S., Tess W. and Yael I. cooked up a big cauldron of creepy as the play’s prophetic witches. The peculiar Porter (Alex T.) ushered the audience into a d ramatic inferno where gentlewoman Lauren P. served paranoia to all takers. I n the e nd t he mighty Macduff, play ed b y F rancesco Z., cu t d own M acbeth’s re ign an d restored Malcom (Nick D.) to power. The sixth grade musicians added eerie ambiance to this killer show and student directors (Camila S., Annalisa D., Elba R.) and stage crew (Rocco C. and PierGiorgio R.) kept the actors f ixed in their tragic destiny. Congratulations to everyone! We look forward to seeing you at next fall’s auditions!

Theatre and Choir News

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Counselor’s Corner by Sharice Welch, High School College Counselor

Over fifty different college and university admission offices throughout the world awarded students offers of admission to their schools. Students also garnered many honors, including offers of merit scholarships and acceptance into specialized programs. Members of the Class of 2009 received offers of acceptance from the following institutions.

United States

American University Babson College Boston College ** Boston University Christopher Newport University University of California Los Angeles ** University of Colorado Boulder **** University of Colorado Denver Cornell University DePaul University Fordham University George Mason University George Washington University Johns Hopkins University ** Loyola University – New Orleans Lynn University *** Manhattan College Marquette University

University of Mary Washington Maryland Institute College of Art Marymount Manhattan College University of Massachusetts-Amherst University of Miami *** University of New Haven Occidental College Pace University University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of San Francisco ** School of the Museum of Fine Arts Syracuse University ** University of Tampa *** Temple University Villanova University Wagner College

University of Bath University of Birmingham Cardiff University University of Central Lancashire University of East London University of Greenwich University of Kent Kingston University London Metropolitan University Loughborough University

Nottingham Trent University Oxford Brookes University Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication Regent’s College London Regent’s Business School London Royal Holloway, University of London Southampton Solent University University of Southampton University of Surrey

United Kingdom

Italy American University of Rome John Cabot University ****

Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli (LUISS) ******* Canada

Alberta College of Art & Design University of British Columbia

Emily Carr University of Art and Design France

American University of Paris Germany

Jacobs University Bremen Switzerland

Franklin College of Switzerland **

*denotes the number of students who have been accepted to that college/university

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Counselor’s Corner continued... by Sharice Welch, High School College Counselor

College Planning Activities for JUNIORS!

10 Things to Do in the Summer for College Planning

Visit Colleges of Interest

Request/ Obtain Applications

Prepare Essays (outline, rough drafts)

Register & Prepare for Fall Testing (SAT/Subject Tests, ACT)

Log In and complete the exercises for Naviance which can be found a the following link: https://connection.naviance.com/aosr

Register with the NCAA Clearinghouse if you plan to pursue athletics

Revise Résumé

Re-work the List of Colleges

Create a Method for Organizing Materials

Get Ready for the Fall!

Take a Tour of Your Favorite College…

Many of you will use this summer to visit colleges and universities of interest. Here are some pointers/ remind-ers: On Campus… Schedule an appointment. Be ready with multiple dates and times. Avoid major events or holidays. Arrange to speak to other students, professors, the financial aid, admissions and career offices. Ask about a guided tour. Stay overnight. You can talk to other students and see what life on campus is really like. Pack smart. You may want to pack more casual clothes for when you walk around campus, and something more formal for an interview with the admissions office. Take notes as you visit. If you visit several colleges (especially in one day), the details can get blurry. Go to a class. Note class size, instructors, difficulty level. View other campus buildings. Check out residence hall rooms, cafeterias, computer labs, health and recrea-tional facilities, the library, etc. …Or Off Campus Research online. Check out the college’s website. Is there a virtual tour that you can take online? Communicate with the college directly. Call or e-mail the admissions and financial aid offices. Some colleges offer chatrooms. Write down the name of the person with who you spoke. College fairs. Let colleges come to you. Ask your counselor about upcoming fairs and prepare some questions to ask the college’s representative. Use your personal network. Talk to counselors, family members, siblings and friends and find someone who attended your prospective college. Ask about their experiences and impressions.

From the FastWeb Student Bulletin www.fastweb.com

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“TRAFFICKERS, THIEVES AND FORGERS”

A NEW COURSE ON ART CRIME

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

At

The American University of Rome

Art crime has evolved from a relatively innocuous crime of passion carried out by individuals into the third highest-grossing criminal industry in the world. Today’s art thieves are usually connected to organized crime and stolen art and antiquities are used to fund drugs and arms trafficking and terrorist acts. Professor Noah Charney, a world renowned expert on art crime, comes to The American University of Rome for the fall 2009 semester to teach a course which will explore the history of art crime and its impact upon our society. The course will meet for thirteen Wednesday evenings on The American University of Rome campus in Via Pietro Roselli and the First lecture is free and open to the public - 9 September at 6:15 PM Noah Charney holds advanced degrees in Art History from the Courtauld Institute in London and the University of Cambridge in Great Britain. He is currently completing a Ph.D. in art crime from the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. He has worked closely with law enforcement agencies across Europe to study the phenomenon of art crime and is the founding director of ARCA (Association for Research into Crimes Against Art) www.artcrime.info. He has given many interviews for the media on the subject of art crime and is currently writing a TV documentary on the subject.

For further information contact Professor Valerie Higgins at v.higgins@aur.edu.

Il Foro

Kate McKenna (former High School College Counselor) and Michael Branch (former High School English teacher) were married in Rome on May 24th. The ceremony took place on the roof top terrace of the Hotel Miner va overlooking the Pantheon. The couple met at AOSR in 2004!

Left to right (Beth Pfannl, Kira Quesnell, former AOSR English teacher Heather Duffy-Stone, Kate, Mike, James Sigafoos, and former AOSR math teacher Michael Vogel)

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Il Foro

Dear AOSR School Community, Recently, I had the opportunity to preview a wonderful Indian film called Tare Zameen Par and I re-quested the Embassy of India to offer the AOSR community a chance to see this inspirational movie! It is about “…An 8 year old boy whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appre-ciate: colors, fish dogs and kites are just not important in the world of adults who are much more in-terested in things like homework, marks and neatness. Ishaan just cannot seem to get anything right in class. Therefore, he gets into far more trouble than his parents can handle, and is packed off to a boarding school to be ‘disciplined’. Things are no different at this new school, and Ishaan has to contend with the added trauma of separation from his family. One day Ram Shankar Nikumbh bursts onto the scene. The new Art Teacher infects the students with joy and optimism. He breaks all the rules of ‘how things are done’ by asking them to think, dream and imagine, and all the children re-spond with enthusiasm – all except Ishaan. Nikumbh soon realizes that Ishaan is not happy being at school, and sets out to discover why.” Through the generosity of the Embassy of India, it will be available to you and family members for this one time showing. The film will be shown at the Casa del Cinema, Largo Marcello Mastoianni, 1 Villa Borgheses on Friday, June 12, 2009 at 4:00 PM without charge to AOSR parents. It is on the last day of school when school will end at 12:30 PM. This is a film suitable for children from grades 3 and higher in terms of interest, but particularly to parents and educators. There are important messages and op-portunities to talk about at the conclusion of the film. This feature movie should not be missed and I encourage families who have the time to see it. It is in the genre of the Dead Poet Society, Mr. Hol-land’s Opus, the Paper Chase, A thousand Clowns and others. What a wonderful way to spend the last day of school. If you have any questions about this note, please give me a call and I remain… Very sincerely, Dr. George Grunfeld Elementary School Principal ggrunfeld@aosr.org 0633438.393

Free Film: Tare Zameen Par Friday, June 12, 2009, 4pm

Small house for rent on the Sicilian island of Salina. Sleeps 4, great view of Lipari, Panarea, Stomboli and Etna. 5 minutes walking distance from nearest beach. For more information con-tact Katherine Antinucci, AOSR teacher, at 3383779795.

Single family villa completely furnished, or semi-furnished, in a large garden of mature trees, with a pool, is available for rent. It has 3-4 bedrooms, 4 baths, living, dining, family room, large open kitchen, 2 fire-places, terraces on 3 sides, ADSL and cable. It is found 100 meters from the Cassia at the GRA, but very quiet, and very close to shops, public transport. and the international schools. Rent is 5000 Euro per month. Please telephone 06 3036 6936 or 329 775 4815. Also available, small Grinnel piano and self-propelling lawn mower!

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Il Foro

American Overseas School of Rome

811 Via Cassia

11am – 5pm

FREE ENTRANCE GAMES

Entertainment International FOOD

GREAT RAFFLE PRIZES Rock Concert BY “THE DOORMATS”

FACE PAINTING LEARN ABOUT International Organizations and

LOCAL BUSINESSES and SERVICES MEET OTHER INTERNATIONAL FAMILIES

and FAMOUS PEOPLE

Fun for the whole family!

Managed by Welcome Neighbors of Rome With the participation of the National Red Cross

Save the Date: Saturday, September 12th

All proceeds from the raffle support the charity Casa di Kim For more information go to: http://www.webalice.it/icf2009

email: dearprome@tele2.it or call: 347-9313040

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AOSR Contact Information

Switchboard: Zoë Hili 06-33438-300

Head of School: Dr. Beth Pfannl 06-33438-331

Secretary: Domenica Losani 06-33438-331

Secondary Principal: Thomas Connolly 06-33438-326

Secretary: Cathy Garbinsky 06-33438-326

Elementary Principal: Dr. George Grunfeld 06-33438-395

Secretary: Joanne Hoberg 06-33438-395

PreK Coordinator: Amy Magazzu 06-33438-330

ES Coordinator: Susan Prideaux 06-33438-350

MS Coordinator: Sarah Ellyson 06-33438-336

AP/IB Coordinator: Belinda Fiochi 06-33438-337

Admissions Secretary: Manuela Ciocca 06-33438-311

Busing: Kieran Canter 06-33438-372

Business Manager: Elisa Bruno 06-33438-338

HS College Counselor: Sharice Welch 06-33438-327

School Counselor: Elizabeth Escobar 06-33438-373

Nurse: Diane Cullen-Moore 06-33438-321

After School Activities: Christine Hogan, Margaret Ciuffreda 06-33438-320

Resource Room: Silvia Moore (ES) 06-33438-302

Jeff Phillips (MS/HS) 06-33438-390

Athletics: Linda Fuccillo 06-33438-313

Stefan Harroo 06-33438-340

All parent telephone and email address corrections should be

sent to principalsoffice@aosr.org.

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