Moms, Grandmoms, Aunts, Great-Aunts, and other Special Women in our students lives, don’t miss the Mother’s Day Program, May 11 from 8:15 to 9:30am in the sanctuary, followed by a light reception! Invitations will be going home with your students next week, and more will be available in the front office.
You can also access the invitation online here
Please join us this Good Friday, 4.6.12, for our annual Easter Program. The Cambridge School students will be singing songs, reciting scripture, and presenting in both English and Latin. Family and Friends are all welcome.
The program will begin at 10:30am in The Cambridge School Sanctuary and will be followed by a light, courtyard reception.
Each spring, the parents of The Cambridge School create the Auction Gala as a fundraising gift to bless our aspiring students, loving teachers, and tireless staff.
This year, we gather in the “Spirit of the Irish,” reflecting a culture of song and celebration, trials and overcoming, and an undying love of life. Join us as we share another memorable event together, all for the worthy purpose of establishing classical, Christian education in San Diego.
For more information about the 2012 Cambridge Auction & Gala, click here.
An Old Irish Blessing
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
Sláinte! (pronounced ‘slawn-cha’)
Dan DeSaegher
2012 Auction Chair
On May 18, twelve Cambridge students in third through fifth grades participated in the third annual Hunter Family Music Memory Countywide Finals at the Birch North Park Theatre. Each student took home a gold ribbon, a difficult and rare achievement for such a challenging competition. In addition, the Cambridge fifth/sixth grade team was one of only three teams to score 100%.
Music Memory is a nationally recognized program that is designed to give students in grades 3 through 6 a life-long love of music. A committee of elementary music education experts selects works from the Renaissance through Contemporary periods, and the students identify each work after hearing several measures played with varying instruments. In the most difficult part of the competition, students try to identify the work after hearing a single chord.
Through their participation in the Music Memory program, all Cambridge third, fourth, fifth, and (starting next year) sixth graders memorize not only the melodies of great works of music, but also study musical terms, instrumental and vocal tone colors, musical form, and the historical and cultural significance of the music. As the Cambridge music teacher, Lyudmila Rockett explains: “Our students’ hard work over the course of the year enabled them to successfully identify the major themes of musical selections as well as the secondary themes, middle sections and endings. I am very proud of them!”
