Dear CIS Families:

I hope you are enjoying your summer vacation.   Please use the following link for the 2012 -2013 school calendar.   We tried to include as many dates for our activities as possible.  But remember to check our school website www.corralesinternationalschool.org to ensure that you are up-to-date on any date changes or early release dates.  

Our first day of school is August 15th.  Though this is a Wednesday*, it is a full day of school.  Primary Years Program (PYP K-5th) students' school day is from 8:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Middle Years Program (MYP 6th-10th) students' school day is from 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Please take the time to read the following important announcements.  I will keep sending emails with further information regarding the 2012-2013 school year throughout July.  Please email me if you have any questions at elsy@corralesinternationalschool.org

Keep enjoying your summer and we are looking forward to seeing all of you in August!

Warm Regards,

Dr. Elsy Diaz

Head Administrator

*(Note to new CIS families, Wednesdays are usually 1/2 days for our students) 

KINDERGARTEN LANGUAGE ACADEMY

The kindergarten language academy begins Monday July 16  and ends August 2nd.   This free academy is mandatory for all incoming kindergarten students.  The program is every Monday to Thursday from 8:00am to 12:00pm.  If your child can not attend, please email Maestra Gaby as soon as possible at gaby@corralesinternationalschool.org   The language academy prepares students for the school year by acclimating them to hearing Spanish and classroom procedures. 

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN JUST 3 HOURS!

The research is so clear - kids at schools with a broad base of involved parents perform better on all kinds of key school measures and LOVE school.

This school year we will require every CIS parent to commit to volunteer just 3 hours throughout the school year.  If everyone helps out, we can do amazing things for our kids and our school!

LOCKERS FOR MYP STUDENTS!!

We will have a U-Haul truck to load the lockers and move them to CIS. If we get plenty of help, we should be done no later than 12:00 p.m. We need everyone's help. PYP and MYP parents and students please come out and help us move these lockers, WE CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU.

PTA NEWS

Welcome Back Parents!
 
The 2012-13 CIS PTA Board is excited to start the new school year. Please join us for our first general meeting July 20 at 11am at CIS.

GOVERNING COUNCIL NOMINATIONS

Our CIS Governing Council (GC) is accepting nominations for membership in the council.   At this time they expect to have one vacancy left by our GC Co-Chair Heather Balas who has served our school through her leadership for approximately 4 years on the GC and as a founder of our school.  I know you join me in thanking Heather for her contributions and dedication to our school.

Currently the GC is looking for council members that have experience in one or more of the following areas:

Law, Educational Administration, and/or Finance.   If you or someone you know is interested in joining the GC, please submit a letter of application identifying contributions and strengths in serving on the council.  Please email letters of application to Jennifer Salisbury, GC Co-Chair at fragsdale@aol.com with a copy to Dr. Diaz at elsy@corralesinternationalschool.org

The purpose of the Governing Council is to govern the School in accordance with the terms of its charter in compliance with the New Mexico Charter Schools Act, NMSA 1978 §§22-8B-1 (2006),  et seq. as amended from time to time.

Click on the following link to read more about the role of the GC at CIS:  GC Bylaws 

UPCOMING EVENTS