 Dear Families, - Upcoming Dates - Report Cards - Parent-Teacher - Conference registration - State of the School - February 11th Performance - Request for Volunteers - Morning Kindergarten pick-up Upcoming Dates - Friday, January 28th 5:00 PM Parent Teacher Conference Registration Link opens - Monday, January 31st Report cards go home with students - Thursday, February 3rd 6:30 PM State of the School - February 11th 6:00 PM and 7:20 Carnival of Cultures Performance - Thursday, February 17th NORMAL SCHOOL DAY, Parent Teacher Conferences after school - Friday, February 18th NO SCHOOL Report Cards Teachers have completed report cards. They are being formatted and assembled in Powerschool, our data management system. Report cards will be sent home in envelopes with your child on Monday, January 31st. Please check in with your child on Monday to ensure that you receive the report card. It will be in a manila envelope which will include: - Grade report from power school - Report Card Supplement with a checklist of social and behavioral skills. - A slip to sign, date, and return to your child's teacher to acknowledge receipt Conference Registration Parent-teacher conferences will be held after school on February 17th and during the day on February 18th. A link to register online will be made available on Friday January 28th at 5:00 PM. Registration information available here. A couple things to note on conference registration: Please register for conferences with your child's classroom teacher. · 5th grade parents will register as a block for meetings with Herr Goetzmann, Herr Koester and Frau Stephens. If a 5th or 6th grade student is studying Spanish you can register in addition for a conference with Senora Mueller. · We apologize that we are not able to offer conferences with the English teacher, Ms. Stephens, for 6th grade at this time. She has 70 students. In the fall she was not able to meet with 4th grade parents. · We encourage students in grades 1 - 6 to accompany their parents to conferences. State of the School On February 3rd, you will receive updates from key leaders at the school on where we are and where we're heading. Board Chair Kimberly Kompel, Board Treasurer, Renee Moelders, Director, Annika Fjelstad and newly appointed Curriculum Coordinator for the Middle School, Katie Stephens will each present updates on their work and visions for the future. We invite you to join us, ask questions, talk with each other and learn more about our school as an organization. February 11th Carnival of Cultures Performance We very much hope that you can join us for one or both of the presentations of work done in Performance Arts classes this year. The schedule for the evening is: - 5:30 Drop-off for students K - 4 - 6:00 - 7:00 K-4th grade Performance - 7:00 5th and 6th grade Drop-off (tentative) - 7:20 - 8:05 5th and 6th grade Performance The performance is a celebration of song and dance from around the world. We have an ambitious evening and need support from parents both before and during the event to pull it off. Please note volunteer options below. Volunteer Thanks/ Volunteer Options Our parent satisfaction survey from the past two years shows that 80% of our parents volunteer in some capacity or another. A smaller percentage of parents donate hours and hours and hours of time each week. The successful program that we have is a direct result of countless hours both on the scene and behind the scenes where parents have donated their time, energy, money and professional expertise. THANK YOU. At this time the PTO, the Board, the Facilities Committee, the Amity Committee, the Technology Committee, the Library Committee, the Tour Committee among others are all active with important projects. We need help from parents on two upcoming dates: February 3rd and February 11th. This is a great opportunity for some new faces of people who haven't overbooked themselves on committees. Please sign up at the front desk for these tasks if you're available: February 3rd State of the School 6:30 |
Set up chairs
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Anytime after school
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Take down chairs
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7:30 PM
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Greet parents and give out nametags
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6:00 PM
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February 11th Carnival of Cultures Performance |
Volunteer Coordinator
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In advance
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Make signs to orient families about where to go at St. Thomas More
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In advance
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Help classroom teacher with class during performance
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5:15
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Help coordinate simple costumes for class
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In advance and evening of
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Set up chairs
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5:00
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Take down chairs
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8:15
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Sound system support
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In advance and evening of
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It will be an exciting opportunity to get the entire community together to celebrate their Performing Arts work. We will need the help of many hands to help the evening go well. Thanks in advance for your support. Morning Kindergarten Pick Up The pick up time for half day kindergartners is between 11:00 and 11:15. Teachers are responsible for your children until you pick them up. This is also the only time they have available to eat lunch and do prep. Please be respectful of your child's teachers' time by arriving punctually. Thank you! Thanks for all you do to support your children and the school as a whole.
Frau Annika Fjelstad
Director
Twin Cities German Immersion School
afjelstad@tcgis.org | 
