The Newsletter of the International School at Dundee

Friday

September 6, 2013

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Class Parent

Orientation

8:45a Café

Chorus Pt. 1

7:55am

School Photos

Open House

6:30p

Parent Social

@ Mackenzies

after Open House

Chorus Pt. 2

7:55a

4th Grade Band Lessons and 5th Grade Percussion begin

Classical Café

(Grades 1-5)

5th Grade Band Lessons

Chorus 7:55 am

Gr. 4-5 Part 1

Early Dismissal

1:15p

Chorus Pt. 2

7:55a

4th grade band lessons

7:45 5th Grade Band Rehearsals begin

and Lessons

Grade 3 to CT Ballet

12:45-2:15p

Dear ISD Families,

Please join the staff and me on Wednesday evening, September 11^th for our annual Open House. Teachers are preparing to bring you an informative evening that will help you support your child's education. Below is the schedule for classroom visits, as well as a time period to visit the specialists. Each classroom session will include a presentation that will include information related to the following areas:

The GPS curriculum, including the new Math Program
Common Core
IB Primary Years Program

SCHEDULE:

6:30 - 7:00 Principal Presentation - Café
7:00 - 7:45 Classroom Visits for Grades 1, 3 and 5 and ALP Gr. 2 and Gr. 4
7:15 - 8:15 Visits with Art, Music, Physical Education, ESL, Media, Reading, Psychologist, Spanish*, Resource Room, and Speech in their classrooms or offices

8:00 - 8:45 Classroom Visits for Grades K, 2 and 4, ALP Gr. 3 and Gr. 5

We planned a staggered schedule for this evening to help families with children in multiple grades and provide you time to meet with support and special area teachers who are vital to the school's overall program. Parking is a problem so the staggered schedule may help with that as well; I would strongly urge carpooling or walking, if possible.

I look forward to seeing you on the 11^th.

Sincerely, Terry Ricci

NEWS

AFTERS COMMITTEE

Registration Extended to Sunday, September 8 @ 5pm

Don't miss out!

Preliminary class lists go home -

Wednesday, September 11

Registration will re-open at this time so that students may register for classes with open spaces.

Registration closes - Saturday, September 14

No registrations will be accepted after this date.

Classes begin - Monday, September 23rd

7 week session

Please visit www.isdptaonline.com/Afters to view class descriptions and begin registering your child. Please note: Kindergarten children may not register for Fall Afters classes.

Additional Afters information and FAQs can be found on the PTA Afters web pages.

SCHOOL PHOTOS

Picture day is

Wednesday, September 11th

Order forms (Coffee Pond) for a variety of portrait packages will be in Friday folders the first week of September. Students should bring their completed photo order form to school on September 11th and give it to their teacher.

Volunteers needed 8:30-1pm this day; contact Carisa Sykes.

FUN RUN & TAG SALE

ISD 3rd Annual Tag Sale & Fun Run

Saturday, September 28, 2013

ISD FUN RUN - Registration form below

Guaranteed Tshirts to those who

register by Friday 9/13

Grade-level loops around the school with fun obstacles along the way! Everyone is a winner in this non-competitive family event!

Volunteers Needed for the Fun Run, contact Karen Grant.

TAG SALE

Remember to set aside all of your gently used items for the ISD Tag Sale. Donation Drop-off Day is Friday, September 27, 12-7p at the ISD gym. See flyer below.

Volunteers needed for the Tag Sale, contact MJ Desnoyers or Giselle Brambilla.

NEWS FROM THE ART ROOM

Dear Parents:

I hope to continue working with artsonia.com, the ISD school art museum website. However, we need volunteers to edit and upload our ISD artist works into the museum this year. Please email me if you can help approximately 1 1/2 or 2 hours per week with the editing or photography. Editing can be done at home after you receive 20 minutes of training with me. It is helpful to have 1 volunteer per grade level.

Please donate used tennis balls to the art room.

Thanks!

Melissa Verdier, art teacher

CLASSICAL CAFE

Your ISD PTA Classical Café Committee cordially invites you to join your children for lunch and our

Season Opening Performance during your child's regularly scheduled lunch period.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH and join in the Fun for a mid-day concert experience. We'll see you there!

* Kindergarten Parents, PLEASE join us for the rest of our Season, beginning with our next CLASSICAL CAFE on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11th.

TRAFFIC CIRCLE REMINDER

1) Pull ahead to first Green traffic cone for unloading. Once unloaded and safe to do so, please exit the front circle to make room for cars behind you.

2) Students should only exit on the passenger side of the vehicle and never cross in front of a car.

3) Drivers remain in car. If you need to assist your child please park on Florence or MacArthur Roads and walk with them.

PTA MEMBERSHIP 2013-14

The 2012-2013 Membership Drive

is officially underway!

The membership drive is our biggest fundraiser of the year and our goal is participation by 100% of ISD families!

Your contribution will directly fund PTA sponsored enrichment programs and special events including Classical Café, grade level partnerships, family events, writing specialists and scholarships - to name just a few.

Please make a donation of any amount by completing a Membership Form and returning it at your earliest convenience to the main office.

Please remember that membership contributions of $15 or higher will receive a complimentary ISD school directory (to be distributed in October.)

Ice Cream Social

Sunday, September 8

2 - 4 pm ISD Playground

Join your school friends for a Welcome Back ice cream social featuring celebrity scoopers! We look forward to seeing you there. Thank you ISD PTA for sponsoring this event!

If it rains, scooping will be in the café.

CLASS PARENT VOLUNTEERS

Class Parent Volunteers:

Thank you to those who volunteered for Class Parent.

We had multiple parent volunteers, so parents were chosen via lottery.

Those parents will be notified via email. For others, we hope that you will volunteer throughout the year at ISD.

Lisa Killeen

Class Parent Coordinator