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02 | August 27, 2012 |
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Dear CIS Families: We had a pretty nice week last week. As we continue with our school year, we will reinforce our classroom and school routines. An important routine in our school is our uniform. Hopefully everyone has now received their school uniform shirt. If this is not the case, please email me at elsy@corralesinternationalschool.org. This week I will begin sending emails and making phone calls to parents of students not wearing their uniform shirts. Our school's dress code requires that all our students wear a uniform shirt with our CIS logo. Here are some things to keep in mind regarding our uniform shirts: 1. Though girls may choose to wear colorful undershirts with their polo's, the undershirts should not be seen. Undershirts must be tucked in at all times. 2. School shirts may not be tied in knots at the waist. 3. The length of the shirts should be above mid-thigh. 4. Sweatshirts, hoodies, or jackets can not be worn inside. Hoods on jackets should be worn only on cold weather days, not indoors, or on warm weather days. 5. Absolutely no hats may be worn inside the school building. As with all school routines, we ask for your help in reinforcing this uniform policy. Thank you for your support of our school and your student. Have a wonderful week! Respectfully, Dr. Elsy Diaz Head of School/Director/Principal
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IB Learner Profile: INQUIRER.
Inquirers develop their natural curiosity. They acquire the skills necessary to conduct inquiry and research and show independence in learning. They actively enjoy learning and this love of learning will be sustained throughout their lives. Through our lessons, we emphasize the importance of asking questions in order to learn.
Activities for parents
- Ask your child every day "What question did you ask today?"
- Encourage areas of your child's interest by visiting the library to borrow books that explore these topics.
- Develop an understanding of the Internet. Work with your son or daughter when the Internet is being used and try to instill the understanding that some Internet sites are not reputable.
- Model being an Inquirer. Admit when you don't know the answer to a problem or a question and seek out answers in front of your child.
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PTA Meeting
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
Free childcare.
AGENDA
Corrales International School PTA
August 28, 2012
5:00 - 6:30 P.M.
Meeting called by Executive Committee Members
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Executive Committee Members |
Megan Walsh, President; Carolyn Hilton-Miney, Vice President; Abbie Jackson, Treasurer; Anna Prewitt, Secretary
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5:00-5:07 |
Welcome, Introductions and Call to Order |
Megan | |
5:07-5:10 |
Approval of Minutes |
Megan | |
5:10-5:20
5:20-5:25 |
Reports of the Officers
-Treasurers Report
-President's Report
-Membership Report
School Director's Report
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Abbie
Megan
Amanda
Dr. Diaz | |
5:25-5:40 |
Reports of the Committees
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Carolyn | |
5:40-6:25 |
Presentation of, discussion and vote on proposed Budget |
Abbie | |
6:25-6:29 |
Announcements |
Megan | |
6:30pm |
Adjournment |
Megan |
Thanks to Joe Marino (new Kinder parent), CIS PTA now has access to a conference call line. If you wish to participate in the meeting by phone, please feel free to use the conference call line
Dial in number: 605-562-3000
Access code: 641 115#
Long Distance rates do apply.
Committee Chairs and Participants are Needed!
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CIS PTA Committee |
Committee Chair | |
Bylaws* |
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Legislative* |
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Student Enrichment* |
Tara Armijo-Prewitt | |
Fundraising* |
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Membership* |
Amanda Cohen-Bandy | |
Teacher Appreciation* |
Kari Marbury | |
Welcoming* |
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Pictures Day |
Caroline Hilton Miney | |
Three for Me |
Tonia Padilla | |
Labels/Coupons for Education |
Lisa Ortega | |
Yearbook |
Christine Remington | |
International Day |
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Uniforms |
Kaelyn Pehrson | |
Book Fair |
Tammy Spatz | |
Field Day |
Kaelyn Pehrson | |
Jogathon |
Abbie Jackson | |
Science/Math Nights |
Tara Armijo-Prewitt | |
Winter Shop n Stroll |
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Scholastic Book Fair |
Tammy Spatz | |
Healthy Families |
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Summer Program |
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Permaculture |
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*Required Committee |
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CLUB NEWS
MYP Rocketry
We still have room in MYP Rocketry Club!
Day 1 - Introduction, a little history of rocketry especially in NM, the parts of a rocket, and the tools and basic techniques required. Begin construction.
Day 2 - Finish construction. Begin decoration
Day 3 - Finish decoration, go over launch procedures
Day 4 - Launch! Weather permitting. If it is too windy, we'll lose rockets. Parents invited to watch jealously while their kids launch rockets.
I'll need two weeks after sign up to order the rockets and make sure they are delivered on time.
Hip Hop Dance with Jinan Dance Studio
We still have room in all grade groupings!
We currently have a proposed schedule of tuesdays and thursdays for approx 1 hour after school. The grade ranges will be k-1, 2-3, 4-6 and 7-10 in consecutive sessions throughout the school year. Jinan Dance Studio is offering this class and we must meet minimum enrollment of 4 students per session in order to begin.
K-1st grade will start on Sept 11 and run until Oct 18th. The cost of the club is $60 for the 12 classes and siblings in the same session will be charges $30 for the session.
It is very exciting to have the Jinan Dance Studio offering this club.
Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books Club (MYP grades 6-8 and PYP grades 4-5) will be help on Mondays from 3:20-4:00. The PYP sponsor is our 4th grade teacher, Rhonda Lopez, and the MYP sponsor is our 6th grade teacher Lara Groff. Please contact the appropriate sponsor to sign your child up!
PYP Running Club
Running Club will be held on Wednesday mornings from 7:45-8:10 and sponsored by Lara Groff.
Volunteer parents are welcome to offer the Running Club on additional mornings, or run with us on Wednesdays! Students should wear tennis shoes and bring a water bottle. We will warm up, run laps around the back playground, and cool down, all in 25 minutes!
Puzzle Club
Puzzle Club will be offered on Tuesdays from 3:00 to 5;45 in Rm 1. Pease have students bring a snack & water bottle. All donations of jigsaw puzzles and other puzzling books, such as sudoku, etc, are welcome!
Puzzle club is free to students and is open to grades K-10. The focus of Puzzle Club:
Learning & enhancing cognitive skills, motor skills and visual skills through putting together puzzles and/or doing brain teaser puzzles, i.e. word search, cross word puzzle, sodoku & logic.
To have students engage in self motivation to complete puzzles and to assist other students in a cooperation model.
To have students have a safe and fun place to be after school.
Students are to bring their own snacks/water bottles.
Spanish Battle of
the Books
This exciting new club will meet on Thursdays if there is sufficient interest among 1st through 3rd grade students! Dra. Ncole Montague (our first grade teacher) is our sponsor, please contact her at nicole@corralesinternationalschool.orgif you are interested.
MYP Journalism/Newspaper
Bryant Furlow and Scott Blackwell are offering this award-winning club with meetings beginning in September, date TBD. Contact bryant.furlow@gmail.com to sign up!
Bug Club
Tara and Anna will begin this club in September. Contact tprewitt@gmail.com if you are interested.
Yearbook Club
Shellee Bratton and Christine Remington will be offering this club focusing on photography and layout and design and production of the CIS yearbook! Participation is by teacher referral only. Contact your teacher to discuss recommendations.
MYP DELE club with Antonio Luna
This is a study group for MYP students preparing to take the DELE (spanish proficiency exam) and will meet Thursdays from 315 to 4pm.
MYP Creative Recycling with Antonio Luna
Do you like to make functional or artistic things out of every day materials? This club will meet Thursdays at 315 until 4pm.
Math Olympics with Sariah Bujanda
Sariah Bujanda is trying to get a Math Olympiad Club going! Teams are composed either of grades 4 - 6 or 7 - 8. She needs committed parent volunteers to help with the club.
Parent input is needed before students younger than grade 4 and students older than grade 8 can participate in some way. She would like to create an inclusive math club that allows for older students to tutor and/or mentor younger students, however, Math Teams and Olympiad participants are only for grades 4 - 8. Please contact Sariah@corralesinternationalschool.org to volunteer or sign up your child!
K-2nd Grade morning Yoga with Margit Noel*
Early morning Yoga for the Kinder-2nd Grades will be offered for$30 for a 6 week session (siblings are $20)! Class will be held on Wednesdays from 730 to 810 am in the library starting this Wednesday! Yoga mats will be provided. Please contact tprewitt@gmail.com or Margit Noel at margitnoel@hotmail.com for more information or to sign up. Payments are to be made directly to the club sponsor. CIS employees cannot receive these payments.
Dia de los Muertos Art with Norma Giannini
This club will start about a month before the Marigold Parade, which is November 4th and will meet every Wednesday until the parade.
MYP Drama with Warren and Courtney Wilgus of Stage One This exciting club will start in October! One session lasts for six weeks meeting for an hour each week. Clubs starts on October 11th and will finish on November 15. The six week session costs $60 for the session. There will be a FREE introductory class on September 6th in order to get the word out and boost enrollment. A minimum enrollment of 10 MYP students will be necessary!
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ATTENTION MYP PARENTS
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Dear CIS Parents:
Thank you to all of our amazing families that have come to either help remove locks and/or donated money to purchase replacement locks for our MYP lockers.
Once the locks are purchased, we will need several terrific adults to volunteer to come to the school to take off the old locks and replace them with the new locks.
Please contact Patti Brainard, our receptionist to donate $11.00 and/or to volunteer to help replace the locks.
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Parent Drop-off/Pick-up
These procedures were developed to keep all our students safe. Please be patient and kind to the teachers and staff who are helping ensure your child's safety.
All students are dismissed through the playground. Please do not go to your child's classroom during dismissal.
- Cross only where the crossing guard is with the stop sign. PLEASE wait for her/him to help you cross.
- DO NOT cross behind the guard, please make sure she/he acknowledges you and stops traffic.
- Students may be dropped off or picked-up only in the designated lane. Once you choose to use the drop-off/pick-up area you cannot back out or drive around.
- If you use the drop-off/pick-up area you must stay in your car.
- If you prefer, you can park in the designated areas and walk your child into the building.
- If you are not within the drop-off/pick-up area you will need to wait.
- Only cars within the drop-off/pick-up area will be able to pick-up or drop-off students.
If you have students needing assistance with their booster seats, you may want to park and walk your child. The drop-off/pick-up lane needs to maintain a continuous flow.
At 830 am, the back gate will be closed and locked. If you arrive late to school, please park in the front parking lot and enter through the front door. You must accompany your child into the school and sign him or her in if you arrive late.
The back gate will remain locked until 230pm. If you are visiting the school during the hours of 830 am and 230pm, please park in the front parking lot and enter thorugh the front door. All school doors will be locked during school hours. |
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- inquirers-their natural curiosity has been nurtured and they actively enjoy learning
- thinkers-they exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to solving complex problems
- communicators-they receive and express ideas and information confidentially in more than one language
- risk-takers-they approach unfamiliar situations without anxiety and have the confidence to explore new ideas
- knowledgeable-they have explored themes which have global significance and have acquired a critical mass of knowledge
- principled-they have a sound grasp of the principles of moral reasoning and have acquired integrity, honesty and a sense of justice
- caring-they show sensitivity towards the needs and feelings of others, and have a sense of personal commitment to helping others
- open-minded-they respect the values of other individuals and cultures and seek to consider a range of points of view
- well-balanced-they understand the importance of physical and mental balance and personal well-being
- reflective-they give thoughtful consideration to their own learning by constructively analysing their personal strengths and weaknesses.
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Tuesday, August 28
5:00pm
PTA Meeting at CIS
Thursday, September 6
5:00pm
Parents of Gifted Students Meeting | | |
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