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JOIN US
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The ISD PTA invites you to the 2016 Parent Social & Fundraiser
Saturday, March 5th, 2016
Innis Arden Golf Club
7:30pm - 11:30pm
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We NEED your help collecting some highly desirable items for the AUCTION during our Parent Social to support all the high-quality programming offered from in-classroom activities to field trips to family nights.
We are looking for experiential items geared toward adults such as:
- Tickets to shows - be it Broadway, SNL or The View
- Tickets to professional sports events
- Vacation home stays
- Jewelry
- Sports memorabilia
- "Lessons" or "Consulting"
- Anything from golf to cooking to home decorating
- Collectors bottles of wine or hard liquor
Thank you for your consideration! We would love to hear from you. We are happy to answer any questions and/or brainstorm ideas with you!
The Sponsorship Committee
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TAG SALE DONATIONS NEEDED
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The 5th Annual ISD Tag Sale is coming soon!
APRIL 2nd!
Clean out those closets, attics, and basements! Friends and neighbors can donate, too!
Please start collecting and saving any unwanted gently used: Toys, Books, Games, Sporting Goods, Small Furniture, Lightly Used Clothing, Decorative Pillows etc.
We also need donations of tag sale supplies like dry cleaning hangers, plastic bags, bins, coat racks, and shopping bags.
Please note - This year we are not accepting any electronics.
Thank you for helping make this the most successful Tag Sale yet!
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IB FAQ
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Dear ISD Parents:
For your reading interest, I am posting a series of Frequently Asked Questions about the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme in our ISD DragonTales each week. Please feel free to send me an email whenever you have thoughts or questions about the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme at ISD.
Jeannine Madoff
IB PYP Coordinator
Library Media Specialist
Have studies been done on the impact of the PYP?
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) places great value on external validation of its programmes, curriculums and professional development. A recent Global International Schools' Assessment study found that PYP students outperformed non-IB students in mathematics, reading and writing. Additional studies on programme impact, quality assurance, programme development and assessment research are available at www.ibo.org/research.
I hear that ISD is going through their Self Study year. What does this mean?
Every 5 years, the IBO requires all IB schools to reflect on their practices in order to ensure that they are meeting the standards of the programme. Every teacher at the school participates in the Self Study by meeting with colleagues across grade levels and disciplines to share reflections on past practice and to set goals. This is a way for teachers to realize not only how what they are doing works, but what other teachers are doing and how the school as a whole is uniting around common goals. Teachers describe this experience as "cathartic," "motivating," and "reinvigorating" and it is one of the practices that makes IB PYP schools uniquely successful.
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ALP TESTING
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Students in grades 2-5 whose teachers have nominated them to be tested for possible placement in ALP classes for the 2016-2017 school year will be notified by mail. Letters will be sent on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. Any parent of a 2nd-5th grader whose child is not nominated by his/her teacher but who wishes their child to be tested must submit a Parent Nomination Form by the end of the school day on Friday, February 26th. No exceptions will be made, so please make every effort to turn forms in ahead of the deadline. Parent Nomination Forms will be available on the Greenwich Public Schools website or in the school office after the winter vacation. Detailed testing schedules will be distributed once nominations are complete.
Not sure if you should nominate your child for ALP testing?
Please join us for an information session about ALP Identification process at 2:00 PM on Thursday, February 18th [snow date Friday, Feb. 19th] in the ISD Cafe. ALP Teachers Ms. Craig and Mrs. Feinberg, along with Mrs. Ricci, will explain the procedures for nomination and testing and will answer any questions you might have in deciding whether or not to request testing for your child. We hope to see you there!
Can't attend? Or still want to know more?
In addition to our ISD-specific session, Mrs. O'Regan, the district's ALP Department Facilitator, will be holding informational meetings about the ALP Placement process according to the following schedule:
- Thursday, February 18, 2016, 1:00 PM at Byram Shubert Library
- Tuesday, February 23, 2016, 6:30 PM at the Board of Education Building
- Thursday, February 25, 2016, 9:00 AM at Cos Cob Library
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COLLECTED & RECYCLED
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65 lbs. of batteries were collected and recycled!
WOW! WELL DONE ISD FAMILIES!
Look for another Battery Drive next year on Movie Night!
Graciously yours,
ISD Green Chair, Angie Hartofilis
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FALL IN LOVE WITH BOOKS
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MIDDLE SCHOOL ALP MEETING
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| AFTERS REMINDER |
GYMNASTICS Afters & Befores
All classes will begin the week after Winter Break.
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MARKER RECYCLE DRIVE
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Another dried out marker!!!
Don't throw it back in the box or in the trash! You can turn your used markers into clean energy and keep that plastic out of landfills where it lays around forever :(
Bring your used up markers to school and drop them in
The Marker Box across the hall from the main office. The markers will be collected and made into fuel to heat homes and power motorboats, cars, and buses!
The ISD Marker Drive Box will run the entire month of February!
Any brand any color -
bring 2, bring 200!
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ARE YOU MISSING SOMETHING?
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If you miss your sweaters, gloves, hats or water bottles ~
Please visit the lost and found to check if they belong to you!
Thank you!
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ISDigital
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The DLE Parent Training Workshops provided useful information on iPad usage and home monitoring. Links to the presentations can be found on the district website.
Repeat sessions will be held on 2/23 at Hamilton Avenue School.
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BOX TOPS
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Attention ISD Parents!
Just a reminder that we are halfway to our goal of $800 this school year! Our next submission deadline is March 1st. The last day to submit Box Tops for the 2015-2016 school year is coming at the end of February, so please keep on clipping!
See below for some participating brands. There are more! Annie's Homegrown products just joined the Box Tops effort, so keep an eye out! 
Let's continue working together to reach our goal!
WE CAN DO IT!
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MAGNET SCHOOLS
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Magnet Application Deadline
is TODAY
Use this link for the
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NOMINATE A DISTINGUISHED TEACHER
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Deadline for Nominations is
March 3, 2016, 5:00 p.m.
For more information on the DTA Program Visit:
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5TH GRADE PARENTS
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Eastern Middle School is looking for parents of rising 6th graders to get involved in the PTA next year. There are many ways you can get involved at Eastern. We welcome all volunteers and love to see new faces!
For further information, please head to the PTA Tab on the EMS Website. Don't forget to fill out the EMS Nominating Form 2016 if you are interested in helping.
Please do not hesitate to contact Karen Saggese, or Stacy Loveless, your ISD School representatives on the EMS Nominating Committee, if you have any questions.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
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The Greenwich United Way is in the final stage of putting together its townwide Needs Assessment. They just need one more thing: your help. The survey closes on Feb. 10 and can be found online at Greenwich United Way's website or at: Click here to complete the survey.
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