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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Dear CIS Families:
I hope everyone had an opportunity to rest during our Winter break and make some wonderful memories with your children. This month is our Family Science Night on January 11th (Tuesday). We will have scientists from Sandia National Labs bring many fun science activities and experiments for students. Please bring your students to this fun night. This night is also intended to generate interest and ideas for students so they can create their own science projects for the Science Fair on March 3rd and 4th.
A quick word on the school calendar. Our entire school calendar is on our school website, www.corralesinternationalschool.org. Please review it frequently to ensure you have updated information.
Student Behavior: As we begin the new year, please remind your child of the expected behavior at school. We have a code of conduct that we review with students every morning. Please take time to review and reinforce the code at home. WE ARE CIS: WE make good decisions WE solve problems WE show respect
Student Safety: To ensure that our students are safe at all times, our front doors will remain locked through out the school day. If you come to the school during the hours of 8:35 a.m. - 3:20 p.m. please ring the door bell. During lunch times, 11:00 - 1:00 you may want to use the back parking lot and enter through the playground. The staff member on duty will unlock the back door for you. Also please remember that you need to pick-up your students through the back parking lot after 3:20 p.m.
On behalf of the entire CIS staff I want to wish all of you a joyous new year and hope that 2011 brings plenty of laughter and good health to you and your family.
Respectfully Dr. Elsy Diaz Head Administrator |
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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
LEARNER PROFILE
Knowledgeable
They explore concepts, ideas and issues that have local and global significance. In so doing, they acquire in-depth knowledge and develop understanding across a broad and balanced range of disciplines.
Activities for parents
· Encourage your child to read books at home that correspond to the topics being covered in school.
· Ask your child about what they are learning in school and engage them in conversations about it:
"Why do you think that is an important thing to know about?"
"Can you think of anything happening in the world today that might be similar to that aspect of History?"
· Encourage your child to become familiar with current events and to read the newspaper and watch the news when appropriate. |
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What is an IB school?
Regardless of location, size, or make-up, an IB school strives to develop an internationally minded person.
The mission of the IBO:
· To develop inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring young people.
· To create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
· To work with schools, governments, and international organizations to develop challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment.
· To encourage students worldwide to become active, compassionate, and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
What does that mean at CIS?
It means our CIS students are taught WHY they should know something and how it connects to other subjects and the world around them. It means high quality teaching and learning-challenging instruction and worldwide knowledge. It also means great opportunities to study abroad for college/university, as well as opportunities to make friends with other students at IB schools around the world.
How does an IB school teach students to be internationally minded?
Students are taught to be internationally minded through the teaching and modeling the "Learner Profile." Regardless of the IB school your child may attend, these characteristics or "Learner Profile" remain the same-foundational to the IB learning experience.
What is the "Learner Profile?"
These are qualities determined to be most important in creating positive and productive citizens of the world.
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Transition to High School
Dear 8th Grade Families,
The transition from Corrales International School to High School is a bitter sweet moment. 8th grade students moving on at the end of the year will be dearly missed by the school community. However, it also marks an important milestone of academic achievement and maturity.
As a school, we feel it is important to support this transition. Over the course of the coming months, we will organize a number of activities designed to facilitate this transition. One aspect of this support will take place during 8th grade homeroom on Wednesdays. For example, we will be inviting local charter and private school recruiters to campus. They will be making presentations to the students regarding the opportunities their institutions provide.
If you have any suggestions regarding how we can best support this transition, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Frank Volpe
School Counselor
frank@corralesinternationalschool.org
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Thank you for making our Book Fair a great success! We beat our goal of $2000 and ended at $2755.54! That's 138%! In addition, we raised $152.80 in the One for Books change collection cans. Congratulations to the 3rd Grade class for winning the contest by contributing $71.42. Their class was awarded $50 in books for the classroom and they will be getting a "pajama and popcorn day" sometime in the near future! Thanks to all of you who participated; as a result, we will be able to add more than $1400 of books to our school library!! Thank you to the great parent volunteers who helped with the sale: Monet Silva-Caldwell, Carrie Dabau, Jessica Rice, Karen Grending, Ray Miney, Katie Hutchinson, Donna Newkirk and Jennifer Kinyak.
Tammy Spatz
Book Fair Chairperson |
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PLEASE make sure your children wear appropriate clothing to school.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays students have P.E. When we have inclement or freezing temperatures, students walk to the gym. So it is essential that they wear a warm coat or jacket.
1. Students need to wear warm coats or jackets. Do not allow them to leave home without a warm coat or jacket.
2. Students need to wear athletic shoes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please do not send your child to school in boots on these days. Students need to be able to run and jump.
3. MAKE sure you have sent in the permission slip for your student to walk to the gym on inclement/cold weather days.
4. Please check the Lost and Found area often. |
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Thank you to all families that participated in donating food to our food pantry and to other CIS families. At this time our food pantry for students is fully stocked.
Information for families needing further assistance was sent home on Friday, January 7th. Please check your child's backpack for this information.
Please contact Anna Prewitt at annaprewitt@gmail.com for more information.
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Tuesday, January 11
5:00pm SAC Meeting
The School Advisory Committee advises the GC and head administrator on issues related to policies and procedures. A parent from each grade level represents parents from their respective classrooms. The meetings are open to all parents. During this next meeting we will be discussing the 2011-2012 school calendar. We hope you can join us.
Tuesday, January 11 6:00pm Family Science Night
We will have scientists from Sandia National Labs bring many fun science activities and experiments for students. Please bring your students to this fun night. This night is also intended to generate interest and ideas for students so they can create their own science projects for the Science Fair on March 3rd and 4th.
Wednesday, January 12
Tuesday, February 8
5:00pm SAC Meeting
Thursday, February 10 1:30pm Early Dismissal : PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES Friday, February 11 1:30pm Early Dismissal : PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES |
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Corrales International School (CIS) is a tuition-free, multi-language (English, Spanish, Mandarin) charter school located in Albuquerque.
Respectfully, Dr. Elsy Fierro Diaz, Head Administrator
Corrales International School |
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International Bacculearate
What are these "Learner Profile" qualities?
Inquirers-I am curious and know how to discover answers to many of my questions . I love to learn!
Thinkers-I use my thinking skills to make good choices and solve problems.
Communicators-I understand and share ideas in more than one language.
Risk Takers-I try new things, love to explore, and confidently share my experiences.
Knowledgeable-I explore big ideas that are important. I know and can do a lot of important things.
Principled-I am fair and honest. I can make good decisions about what is right and wrong for me.
Caring-I am concerned about other people's needs and feelings. I believe it is important to help others.
Open-Minded-I am comfortable with differences. I welcome and respect other people's points of views and ways of doing things.
Balanced-To be healthy, it is important for me to balance the needs of my mind and body.
Reflective-I think about and discuss my learning, skills, and products. PYP: Primary Years Program (K-5)
MYP: Middle Years Program (6-8)
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Why is an IB education valuable?
Please click the following link to view a powerful video presentation about the need for a different type of education for students in today's world: Did You Know?
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Online Resources
Visit us on FACEBOOK!
Keep in touch with the school community, start a discussion or share info about local upcoming events! Click "like" on our page |
 Missed a SCHOOL Meeting? Don't Worry! Find the minutes of the Governing Council, School Advisory Committee, and PTA (Parent Teacher Association) on our school website:
http://www.corralesinternationalschool.org/
New York Philharmonic
Phonic Games
Music Teacher http://www.musictechteacher.com/musicquizzes.htm
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Parents and Students,
Please help support the Corrales International School PTA and the 8th Grade Class with the pizza fundraiser. You can now order your pizza monthly or weekly.
PIZZA FRIDAYS (January)
Child's Name___________________________ Teacher____________________________
Friday, January 14
Meal 1 - slice of pizza & drink - $2.50 / Cheese____ Pepperoni____
100% Juice box_____ or Water bottle_____
Meal 2 - 2 slices of pizza & drink - $4.50 / Cheese ___ Pepperoni___
100% Juice box___ or Water bottle___
Friday, January 21
Meal 1 - slice of pizza & drink - $2.50 / Cheese____ Pepperoni____
100% Juice box_____ or Water bottle_____
Meal 2 - 2 slices of pizza & drink - $4.50 / Cheese ___ Pepperoni___
100% Juice box___ or Water bottle___
Friday, January 28
Meal 1 - slice of pizza & drink - $2.50 / Cheese____ Pepperoni____
100% Juice box_____ or Water bottle_____
Meal 2 - 2 slices of pizza & drink - $4.50 / Cheese ___ Pepperoni___
100% Juice box___ or Water bottle___
Please send cash (exact change ONLY) or Check (made payable to CIS PTA) by Thursday mornings. You MUST pre-order. We will not order extra pizza. Place your order form and payment in an envelope and return to classroom teacher. Please fill out one (1) form for each student. If you are writing a check, you may write the check for multiple students.
Any questions, please contact Monet Silva-Caldwell at 307-8468 or familiacaldsilva@yahoo.com
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