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August 27, 2011
 

Dear CIS Families,

 

Parent involvement at school and at-home discussions which explore and develop in your child the learner profiles help make CIS a success!

 

If you have not had a chance to check out the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO.org) website, please take a minute to learn more about the IB approach.  

IB learners strive to be inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced, and reflective.

The learner profile for this month is INQUIRER.  

 

Please make it a point to ask your child, "What question did you ask today?"

 

Encourage your child's interests and help them learn how to ask questions to gain new knowledge and perspective by modeling this behavior for your child.

 

Talk to your child about the various sources of information and how to figure out which ones are trustworthy sources, especially when searching on the internet.


Take the IB test to see how much you know about IB!

We hope to see you all at our upcoming IB Parent Academy on Thursday, September 15
at  6:00pm!

Up and Coming

CLUBS!
PTA
BUS
FOOD PANTRY
CIS School Hours

 

PYP grades K-5    

 M, T, Th, Fri 

8:15am to 3:00pm


Wed early release  

8:15am - 12:30pm

_____________                                                    __  MYP grades 6-10    
M, T, Th, Fri 8:00am to 3:15pm

  

Wed early release  

8:00 - 12:45

____________ 

Students may be dropped off 15 minutes before school starts.



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WAYS TO GET INVOLVED  


At CIS, we recognize that one of the best predictors of academic success is parent involvement. We encourage each of you to become involved through our active PTA, as classroom volunteers, and through our many events held throughout the year.  Events such as the Jog-a-thon and International Day bring our community together both for fun and in support of school priorities.

 

 

Classroom Parent

 

Be a classroom parent and help your child's teacher!  Contact your child's teacher directly if you are interested!

 

 

School Advisory Committee

 

If you are interested in becoming involved now, our School Advisory Committee (SAC) is recruiting volunteer representatives.  The 

SAC collaborates with the head administrator on many aspects of the school's management and processes. Each grade will have a representative that maintains contact with parents from that grade, lets them know what is being discussed and seeks input.  Please contact Tara Armijo-Prewitt at [email protected] or 304.0672 if you are interested.

 

 

Sponsor an After School Club!

 

This year's clubs will include chess, soccer, building with legos, drama, bugs, scrapbooking, newspaper, sewing, battle of the books, among other offerings.  If you'd like to sponsor a club either before or after school, please contact Tara at [email protected] or 304-0672.  We are actively seeking a volleyball coach, a yearbook sponsor, and a Imagination Destination co-sponsor!

 

 

Volunteer in the Classroom

 

Check with your child's teacher to see how you can help!

 

 

PTA

 

Join our PTA! Teachers, staff and families come together to support the International School mission. The support we receive from each of you is invaluable.

 

 

 

  

MONDAYS

Girl Scouts (Brownie/Jr) with Carolyn Miney, email [email protected]

 

Battle of the Books, grades 4-6 with Rhonda Lopez and Lara Groff email [email protected] or [email protected] to sign up

 

Architecture with Legos with Brian Wiley, please contact [email protected] to sign up- cap of 15 students

 

TUESDAYS

Study club with Carol Taylor for grades 3-5 cap of 8 students, contact [email protected] to sign up

 

PYP Newspaper Club with Rhonda Lopez and Shellee Bratton 

 

WEDNESDAYS

Journalism for grades 5-10 with Bryant Furlow and Scott Blackwell, contact [email protected] to sign up, cap of 10 students

 

Drama Club with Albuquerque Little Theater contact [email protected] for a registration

for. This is a fee-based club.  The first 6-week session will cost $60 and starts next week!

 

THURSDAYS

Chess with NM Chess Association President, Oren Stevens. Email [email protected] to sign up.

 

Sewing with Rhonda Lopez and Mary Favero, please contact

[email protected] to sign up, all ages welcome

 

FRIDAYS

Introductory Geology with Kavita Krishna will meet Fridays-email [email protected] to sign up, 15 student cap

 

The following clubs will be offered but the meeting days are still to be determined...contact [email protected] if interested!

 

Visual Arts with Juan Wijngaard

Bug Club with Tara Armijo-Prewitt and Anna Prewitt

PYP Soccer with John Caldwell

 

We are still identifying sponsors/instructors for these programs-

Suzuki Violin for grades k-2

Martial Arts

MYP Volleyball

 

If you are unable to email contacts, please call 344-9733 to speak with Tara.

 

 

Parent Teacher Association

The PTA Family Night at the park was a lot of fun.  Thank you to the PTA board for putting on this wonderful community building event!

 

To join our awesome PTA, fill out the membership form and return it at the next meeting, Sept 20th at 6pm at CIS.

 

If your family is interested in the West Side/Corrales bus, please contact Juliet Casalduc at 975-4323.  The

September Special is $80!!!


 

Food Pantry

When: September 26, 2011

Where: Mission Ave Elementary School

    725 Mission Ave NE

 In the gym on the east side of the school

 Start Time: 3:00

 

Income is not verified so you don't need to bring any documents.  Please bring a box or other item such as a laundry basket to put the food in.

 

First Come, First Served Basis (We encourage you to come early to get in line)

 

For More Information, Call Daonne Carpenter, 344-5145, Extension 57020

 

Kid's Food Pantry

  

Hello CIS families! It is the beginning of a new school year, and a great time to think of others who need our assistance.  We have kids who sometimes don't have a lunch or may not have had breakfast.  Please consider helping our community and donate items (that are ready to eat) for the Kid's Food Pantry.  We need healthy items (no chips, candy bars or ramen noodles).  Some suggestions are:

 

Lunchables or similar packaged cold lunches

Yogurt

Cheese

Fruit cups

Jell-O cups

Pudding cups

Soup cups

Quick microwaveable meals

Granola bars

Single serve, shelf stable, milk

Single serve cereal cups

Single serve Macaroni & Cheese cups

 

We also greatly appreciate the donation of items to make healthy meals.  Some suggestions are:

  • Spaghetti dinner: pasta & pasta sauce
  • Chicken casserole: egg noodles, onion, cheddar cheese, canned chicken, 2 condensed cream of mushroom soups, can sliced mushrooms, potato chips
  • Sandwiches: loaf of bread, peanut butter, jelly
  • Pancakes: box of pancake mix, pancake syrup

Thank you for your generosity! Please contact Karen Grending with any questions: 463-6801. 

 

 

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 

Monday, September 5
 NO SCHOOL-Labor Day

 

Wednesday, September 7
5:00pm GC Meeting

 

Sunday, September 11
 Patriot Day

 

Thursday, September 15
 6:00pm-Parent IB Academy

 

Friday, September 16
 16 de Septiembre

 

Tuesday, September 20
 6:00pm- PTA Meeting

 

Monday, September 26
 TEACHER INSERVICE
 
 

 

Corrales International School / 3821 Singer Blvd NE / albuquerque, New Mexico 87109 / 505-344-9733