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The Newsletter of the International School at Dundee
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| Friday, September 11, 2015 |
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Look what's happening at ISD!
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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September 14
Rosh Hashanah
SCHOOL CLOSED
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1:15 pm
EARLY RELEASE
PTA Playground Playdate
(weather permitting)
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7:45am Advanced Orchestra
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Chorus Part 2,
7:55am
5th Grade Class Coffee, 8:45am
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SUNDAY, SEPT. 20 ICE CREAM SOCIAL ISD PLAYGROUND 2-4 pm
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Chorus Part 1,
7:55am
School Photos
3-Sangermano Class Coffee
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Yom Kipppur
SCHOOL CLOSED
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7:45am Advanced Orchestra
2-Macri Class Coffee. 8:45am
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Chorus Part 2,
7:55am
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 26
ISD AROUND THE WORLD 5K RUN & KIDS
OBSTACLE COURSE
9am-noon
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Dear ISD Parents,
We are definitely in a "new school year groove" in these early days. Teachers are getting to know students and vice versa, while classmates are formulating new social connections. At this Wednesday's faculty meeting, teachers participated in a beginning training session on a new set of assessments students in grades 1 - 5 will be taking at three different intervals throughout the school year in the areas of reading and math. These tools, known as STAR assessments, are now part of the district's assessment schedule. Students will be taking them on their IPads and the results will be quickly available to teachers for the purpose of progress monitoring of students, initiating and maintaining intervention plans and for providing feedback to teachers to help shape and drive instruction.
Speaking of assessments, we are also beginning to analyze the data and results received from the Smarter Balanced Assessments administered in the spring to our students in grades 3-5. Unlike the STAR assessments, which are earmarked by our local district, the SBA is state mandated and assesses the CT Core curriculum. This year's results mark the first official results we have since it is a new test, and will serve as a baseline. The Greenwich school district did well, as a whole, and ISD students performed extremely well in comparison to the other elementary schools in town. Our review of the results will not only include individual students, but also grade levels and school-wide performance and will yield recommendations for students and our instructional programs. Parent reports have not been distributed to schools as of this writing. As soon as we receive them, we will be sending them home.
Fifth graders will now receive their IPads on Wed., Sept. 16th (moved back a day). If you have not yet established an Apple account for school purposes, your child will not be able to receive a device. Please open one immediately, if you have not done so. Mrs. Madoff and Mr. Harris can be of assistance so please contact them if you need help.
There is no school on Monday, Sept. 14th because of Rosh Hashanah and we have an early dismissal on Wed., Sept. 16th. Teachers will spend that afternoon getting more training in implementing the use of the IPad into their instruction. Have a good weekend.
Sincerely, Terry Ricci, ISD Principal
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The 2015-2016 Membership Drive is officially underway!
This 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 complete a Membership Form and return it to the main office at your earliest convenience. Families that contribute $20 or more will receive a complimentary ISD school directory. We have received so many generous donations already. We can't thank you enough!
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| ISD 5K RUN & KIDS OBSTACLE COURSE |
 Saturday, September 26, 2015
5K Run/Walk at 9 AM - $25
Kids Obstacle Course at 10 AM - $15
What's New at This Year's Race?
- Two separate events - A 5K run/walk for all ages and abilities; and a Kids Obstacle Course (formerly the "Fun Run") just for kids age 13 and under. Everyone can join in the fun at this town-wide event. Invite your friends and family. All are welcome!
- All participants will receive a race bib to wear at the event. 5K bibs will include ChronoTrack timing chips for accurate results.
- Medals will be awarded to the top three finishers in many 5K categories.
- All participants will receive a t-shirt when registered online before 9/21.
RACE MAP
Volunteers Needed!
Volunteers are essential to our success! Please contact Amy McCooe or click here to sign-up to help with race-day needs.
Help raise additional funds by baking yummy treats for our post-race Bake Sale! Contact Kysa Englund or click here to sign up.
For help with registration or questions, please contact Kristin Lisjak
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2015 FALL AFTERS UPDATE
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Fall Afters registration closes TODAY at 8pm.
Choose from a great variety of programs that are detailed on the Afters website. Classes begin directly following school and are held on campus; pick up is at 4:20pm.
Classes begin the week of September 28 for students in grades 1-5. While Kindergarten students are not permitted to participate in Fall Afters, we look forward to welcoming them in the Winter and Spring sessions.
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2015-2016 ISD PTA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS
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Click to Email
Kristin Lisjak - Co-President, Returning
Kaori Higgins - Co-President, Incoming
Ana Laborde - Secretary
Ann Park - Treasurer
Jean Dana - VP Communications
Stephanie Woodward - VP Education/Outreach
Mallika Singh - VP Enrichment
MJ Desnoyers - VP Nominating
Rosaura Artola Balaguer - VP Fundraising
Maria Jose Gowland - VP Fundraising
Jackie Moy - VP Afters
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For the safety of all students, please remember the following when dropping off children in the front circle:
- All children should exit independently from the passenger side of the car
- Children may exit in the green cone zone only
- Parking spaces in the front circle are not permitted for use during drop off and pick up
- Drivers must remain in their cars at all times
- If your child needs assistance, please park your car on the street and walk them to the building.
Please consider turning right when exiting the circle to ease traffic flow.
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SAVE THE DATE:
SEPTEMBER 16
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5K "Prep Rally" Next Wednesday at 1:15pm Join us for a special early release event next Wednesday, 9/16! All students are invited to join us on the playground at 1:15pm to help paint posters for the 5K Run. The posters will line the course on race day. (NOTE: This is not a drop-off event)
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SAVE THE DATE:
SEPTEMBER 20
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Ice Cream Social
Sunday, September 20
2 to 4pm
ISD playground.
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PLEASE START SUBMITTING YOUR BOX TOPS
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It's time to begin submitting Box Tops for Education!
Our first submission deadline for this school year is November 2.
You can either drop them in the house-shaped box in the hallway across from the school office OR turn them in to your child's teacher.
Please put properly clipped Box Tops in either a Ziploc bag with your child's name and class clearly marked OR use a submission form (coming home soon in your child's Friday folder).
Clipping Box Tops is a great way to make a difference for ALL students at ISD as proceeds from Box Tops come directly to our school. Let's work together this year to keep on clipping!
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CLASSICAL CAFE
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Thank you to all of our parents and friends who came out to see Rick Reyes at the first Classical Cafe performance of the school year yesterday.
We hope students and parents enjoyed the experience. The next Classical Cafe performance will take place on October 8.
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SCHOOL PICTURE DAY: SEPTEMBER 22
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School Picture Day is Tuesday, September 22. Order forms for portrait packages will be sent home in folders.
You will receive your child's portrait approximately 3-5 weeks after picture day. There will be retakes for absent students.
Orders may also be made at www.coffeepond.com.
Volunteers are needed to assist that day 8:30am-noon. Please contact Suzy Marchetti if you can help.
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September 12
Bike Safety Rodeo
10am-12pm
Julian Curtiss School
Learn new skills; bike & helmet inspection; safe riding education; obstacle course. For more information, to request a helmet or to volunteers please contact Elissa Diamond-Fields. Free. Please bring your child's bike and helmet.
September 22
Helping Parents Understand and Interpret the Smarter Balanced Assessments Parent Report
Havemeyer
Staff Development Room
290 Greenwich Avenue
10am-noon
Facilitated by Assistant Superintendent Irene Parisi and Deputy Superintendent Dr. Ellen Flanagan. Arrive a few minutes early to get your parking pass at the BOE front desk to put on your car's front dashboard.
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BE A BUDDY!
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Calling all returning ISD families! We are hosting an ISD buddy families program and we are looking for volunteer families to be buddies with our new incoming families for the 2015-2016 school year. We'd especially love some of our first grade families to participate as buddies since we have many new incoming kindergarten families. Please contact Tiff Noakes for more information or to sign up.
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SETTING UP APPLE IDS
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Grade 1-5 Parents:
If you have not yet set up your child's Apple ID, please follow the instructions sent to you via email as soon as possible. If your email has changed or you need help from our Media staff, please contact Jeannine Madoff or Chris Harris.
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Contact Information | | |
The International School at Dundee
55 Florence Road
Riverside, CT 06878
Office: 203-637-3800
OGRCC Child Care: 203-637-3659 |
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DRAGON TALES
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Deadline for Submission: Wednesday by 5 pm
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