Dragon Tales: ISD News - Friday, March 8, 2013

The Newsletter of the International School at Dundee

Friday

March 8, 2013

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

7:30a Beg. & Adv Band Rehearsals

7:45-8:30a ISD News Team

3:15-4:15p ISD News Team

7:55 Chorus Pt.1

Common Core

Parent Mtg

Havemeyer

10-12p

7:55 Chorus Pt.2

FRUIT & VEGGIE

<- CHALLENGE ->

WEEK

Kindergarten

Registration

<---- Week ---->

7:45-8:30a Adv. Orchestra

Band Lessons only

Report Cards

sent home

Beg Band Lessons

7:55 Chorus Pt. 1

"Billy B"

Science Assembly

12:45p Gr. 3-5

2p Gr. K-2

7:55 Chorus Pt.2

7:45-8:30a Adv.

Orchestra

Classical Café

BOE 7p @ WMS

7:45a Adv Band Rehearsal

From the Principal

Dear ISD Parents,

As of this writing the administration of this spring's CMT appears to be going smoothly. Each morning students are taking a test and will do so through next week. Please continue to have them get plenty of sleep, eat a good breakfast and arrive to school on time. Every attempt will be made to administer make up tests to students who are absent and miss a test before testing materials are required to be sent back.

Report cards will be issued to all students for the second trimester next Friday, March 15th. Grades issued for each subject area represent learning of content objectives that were instructed during this time period. If there are concerns related to your child's learning, your child's teacher should be in touch with you. If you have concerns, please initiate contact with the teacher to address them.

Next Tuesday, March 12th, a parent meeting will be held at the Board of Education to cover the topic of Common Core Standards. The meeting will be held from 10-12. These standards, which are to be fully implemented in 2015, represent a major shift in how and why instruction will be delivered. These standards, which were written toward the goal of making every student, College and Career Ready, will replace local and state standards which have been driving our instruction. The staff and I are preparing for this shift through our professional development program this year. Although I will be sharing much more information about the standards in the near future, I urge you to attend this meeting if you are available.

Sincerely, Terry Ricci

SKATE NIGHT - Sunday, March 10

ISD Friends and Family

6 - 7:30pm

Dorothy Hamill Skating Rink

$4 Skate Rental if needed

All other fees and goodies covered by PTA.

Be Safe! Don't forget to bring your helmet.

TRAVEL THE WORLD SOCIAL

All hands on deck!

We are looking for co-hosts

to help make Travel the World a success.

Saturday, April 6th

K/2nd grade (Italy) Keegan's home
1st/4th grades (Latin America) Falcon's home
3rd/5th grades (Holland/Sweden) Norrgards's home

Co-hosts don't buy tickets to travel--instead they work with hosts to provide food & drinks for the evening.

Please contact us to co-host. We look forward to hearing from you.

Stacy Loveless & Kyoko Sorensen

FRUIT & VEGGIE CHALLENGE

The PTA Wellness Committee is proud to present the

2013 Fruit and Vegetable Challenge

Tuesday, March 12 - Friday, March 15

The children in each grade will be served two fresh fruits or veggies during their lunch period. A chart will be sent home in students' folders for them to log all the fruits and veggies they consume for a week, with a goal of five or more servings a day. At the end of the week the children return their logs to school thus entering their names in a raffle for a fun prize.

The Challenge is a wonderful way to promote

healthy eating habits for our children.

BAND NEWS

Combined Band Rehearsal

Monday, March 11 at 7:30 am

As a reminder, we will be holding our first (of 3) combined 4th/5th grade band rehearsal next Monday, March 11 at 7:30am.

Please drop your children off in the front circle, near the music room door (2nd to last). I will be available between 7:20-7:30am to let them in. If students arrive late, they may need to wait by the front entrance for a staff member to let them in, so please try to arrive on time.

The two other Monday rehearsals are on April 8 & May 6.

As a reminder, students who miss more than one of these 3 crucial full band rehearsals (for reasons other than illness) may not participate in the spring concert.

Also, for the weeks of March 11 and April 8, there will be no regular 5th grade Friday band rehearsal (but there will still be lessons). For the week of May 6, there will be a Friday 5th grade band rehearsal as well.

Greenwich High School Jazz Ensemble

Thursday, March 14th from 6-7:30pm

Glenville School

The event is FREE and open to all Greenwich elementary school students and their families.

Please try to encourage your children to attend the Greenwich High School Jazz Ensemble performance next Thursday evening. This really is a fantastic opportunity for your young musicians to experience a remarkable group, comprised of students not much older than your own! The informal setting and question & answer session will provide them with some insight into the possibilities ahead of them in the Greenwich Public Schools music program.

I hope to see you there. Michael Strange, Band Teacher

NEWS FROM THE ART ROOM

Greenwich District Wide Art Show

Opening on Wednesday, March 13th

Please congratulate the following 10 ISD students whose work will be on display.

Ariana M. 5P, Cynthia C. 5Mi, Alexa Z. 5Mu, and Kyle C. 5 Mu for their Linoleum Block Printing expressions.

Alexa C. 5Mu, Isabelle A. 5Mu, and Yojiro Y. 5Mu, for their Aboriginal Papunya Dot Paintings.

Stella B. 1i for her Winter Crayon Resist Scene, and Jackson D. 2T and Alexander T. 2Mc for their lively Winter Figure Studies.

The exhibit will be up through the end of May at the Greenwich Board of Ed Building on Greenwich Avenue (diagonally across the street from Starbuck's).

Don't forget to stop by and see all of the wonderful art from our district throughout the building.

Mrs. Verdier, Art Teacher

CALLING ALL 5TH GRADE PARENTS

Eastern Middle School is looking for parents of upcoming 6th graders to get involved in several PTA committees for the next year. Specifically, Special Education, Media Center Displays, Newcomers and School Spirit Wear need your help! These are just a few of the many fun ways you can get involved at Eastern. For further information and other volunteer positions, please contact Renee Jennings.

ADVANCED LEARNING PROGRAM

STUDENT IDENTIFICATION PROCESS

We have begun the process of identifying students in grades 2 thru 5 for placement in 2013-2014 grade three-six ALP program.

Identification for the 2013-14 grade 2 ALP program will occur in the fall of 2013. This multi step process begins with a screening of students in math and language arts.

Parents of children who have been recommended by staff for the evaluation phase will be notified by March 15. Parents must sign and return a consent form allowing their student to continue in the evaluation process by March 27.

Parent Nominations:

Children may also be nominated for additional testing by their parents. The Parent Nomination Form will be available at your school office and on the ALP website after March 15 and must be returned to your school office by March 27.

More information:

Informational meetings will be held on:

Tuesday, March 5 at 1:00 pm at the Byram Library
Wednesday, March 6 at 9:00 am at the Greenwich Library
Monday, March 11 at 6:30 pm at the Cos Cob Library
Tuesday, March 19 at 9:30 am at the Board of Education Bldg

You may also contact Bonnie O'Regan, Program Facilitator at the ALP office (625-7462, 625-7422)

Classical Cafe Reminder

Held during your child's regularly scheduled lunch period. Parents are invited to bring their own lunch and join in the fun. Remaining dates:
March 21

April 11

May 9

June 13

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

The 2012/2013 PTA Membership Drive will

officially end on March 15th

Please join the 75% of families and staff that have already

contributed to the ISD PTA, as we move closer to our

goal of 100% participation. Your donation is tax deductible and directly funds the family events and enrichment opportunities sponsored by the PTA. Please click here to print a membership form and join today!

TRAVEL THE WORLD SOCIAL

All Parents and Teachers, mark your calendars for:

Travel the World Social

Saturday, April 6th

7 - 12am

Seriously...mark it right now!

We have a fun night in store so get ready to enjoy food and fun with friends. We have 4 festive houses (within walking distance from each other) that are opening their doors for us to enjoy a night

of travel together. All you have to do is look for your invitation next week, purchase your ticket and join us as we travel to Italy, Holland, Sweden & Latin America. Look for your invitations in the mail and join the fun.

ISD BEACH PICNIC

Saturday, June 1st

Tod's Point

Join the Beach Committee

and help us plan for this

fun family event!

Email us today!

AFTERS UPDATE

MONDAY:

Basketball, Chess, Around the World Art

March 11, 18, 25

TUESDAY:

Dodgeball (a.m.), Soccer, Kids in the Kitchen, Yoga

March 12

WEDNESDAY:

Wake Up and Run (a.m.)

March 13

Double Play, Kids in the Kitchen, Drama w/Curtain Call

March 13, 20

Improv

March 13, 27

THURSDAY:

Yoga, Kids in the Kitchen, Music Start, Soccer

March 14

FRIDAY:

Golf, Zumba

March 15

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Stay on top of your Afters Classes. Information can be found on the ISD PTA Website!

GREEN DRAGON

UPDATE

With all of the crazy Winter weather that we have been having, it's nice to remember that Spring is just around the corner. Start composting now so that when the time comes for Spring planting, you'll be ready with plenty of nutrient dense soil.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

The Sound of Music

by St. Catherine's Players