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Corrales International School Newsletter
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FOUNDATION MEETING
March 13, 2014
5:00 p.m.
Please join us!
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| IB LEARNER PROFILE | |
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Activities for parents
- Encourage your child to participate in a wide variety of structured activities.
- Discuss the food groups with your child. Spend a few minutes during a mealtime deciding if what your family is eating is balanced.
- Role model this attribute. Spend time as a parent or family doing many different things.
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Dear CIS Families,
I love that we have a school community where we continue to reach out for help and we consistently have parents show up with volunteer hours and donations of whatever we need. This week was one of those events. On Friday we had our Panther Pride recognition event for our MYP (middle years program) students. These students worked extremely hard to earn this recognition. The event was a wonderful success THANKS to parents like YOU!
Jo and Laurence Guiney Linda Klas
April Spaulding Gina Ford
Ruby Martinez Linda Kehoe
Rose Zamora Abbie Jackson
George and Marlene Bachand
Maria Elena and Mathew Miller
Sabrina Van Sickler and Carmen Jaramillo
Below are some important announcements, please scroll down to read the upcoming events and important information regarding this week's Parent-Teacher Conferences. ALSO there is information regarding an opportunity to tour our new building before construction begins. Don't miss out!
I hope you have a wonderful week.
Kind Regards,
Dr. Elsy Diaz
Head of School
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 | This week is Parent/Teacher Conferences! | |
This week, Wednesday and Thursday are both early release days and there is NO school on Friday to allow teachers time to conference with you about your student's progress.
To sign up for Kindergarten, please contact Maestra Gaby directly.
To sign up for 1st Grade conferences, please contact Dr. Montague directly.
To sign up for 2nd/3rd Grade
To sign up for 4th/5th Grade
To sign up for MYP Y1
To sign up for MYP Y2+
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| Club and Tutoring News | |
Due to our modified schedule and parent/teacher conferences, clubs run by teachers, unless otherwise noted, will be canceled this week.
Yearbook will meet this Tuesday.
Journalism Club is cancelled this Wednesday.
The Fencing Club session has ended and the next and final session will begin Wednesday the 19th of March.
MYP tutoring is canceled for Wednesday and Thursday.
Tutoring is canceled next week (from March 3th to March 7th, 2014) for both 2nd and 3rd grade English and Spanish due to parent-teacher conferences.
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| Tomorrow is Spring Picture Day! | |
Here is the Picture Day Link for Individual, Sibling, and Class Photo Online
ordering. http://www.elltography.com/p/fundraisers.html
Paper order forms should were sent home with students. If you would like to send a check. please hand deliver it to the photographer before school at CIS on Monday 3/3/14.
This year, both sibling AND friend groupings are being offered!
1) Class Photos, Individual Spring Photos, then Sibling Photos (only of siblings at CIS) will be taken on Spring 2014 Picture Day. Only Students ordering prints and those who missed Fall 2013 yearbook Picture Day will be photographed individually or with siblings as ordered. Send your child to school in their uniform for class photos, then they may change into street clothes for their individual and sibling photos. 2) Class Photos will be taken first on Spring 2014 Picture Day. You may order just a Class Photo if you choose. If you order just a class photo, your child will not be individually photographed. 3) There are no retakes or refunds for Spring Portraits. You must choose one of the proofs in the gallery. You will need to choose your proof and complete checkout in a timely manner, or the gallery will expire over the summer before the next school year. |
| Standards Based Assessment Testing | |
The SBA testing period is this month. Grades 3-8 and 10-12 will be testing be testing from Tuesday, March 11th to Friday March 21 with make up days on Mon 24 - Wed 26. The exact schedule is still pending.
Please consider bringing healthy snacks for our testers during this time.
If you have a student in grades 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 10th, it is essential that you do not schedule any appointments for them during our testing schedule. Below are some testing tips for you to keep in mind to support your child.
Test Taking Tips for Parents
- It is important for your child to stay relaxed for the test.
- Let your child relax for a few hours before bedtime. Try to avoid stressful situations for your child.
- Encourage your child to do well but don't pressure him/her. You may stress him/her out.
- Keep a positive attitude about tests. Plan on celebrating the beginning and end of the testing period.
- Talk positively about the test with your child it will help relieve stress about test taking.
- Mark down test days on your calendar so you and your child are both aware of testing dates.
- Make sure that your child gets enough sleep on the night before the test.
- Make sure that your child gets up early enough so that he/she will be on time to school.
- Ensure that your child eats a healthy breakfast and avoid heavy foods that may make him/her groggy and avoid high sugar foods that may make him/her hyper.
- Praise/reward your child for doing their best on the test.
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| PoT LuCK BRUNCH at our
New Building, March 29th at
9:30 a.m - 11:30 a.m. | |
Mark your calendars!! Pot Luck BRUNCH @ CIS's new home! Saturday, March 29th from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Bring your favorite BRUNCH item to share while we tour our new building and chat with other CIS families.
5500 Wilshire Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113
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| Foundation Meeting March 13 |
Greetings parents,
On behalf of the foundation, we would like to invite you to our next meeting on Thursday, March 13. We will be updating you on our new school. Specifically, we will be reviewing a tentative calendar for our move in dates, reviewing a new financing proposal regarding tax exempt bonds and discuss the open house and grand opening. We hope to see you there.
Kelly Marino, CIS Foundation Co-Chair
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| Please see the March Hot Lunch Menu from NAMA Catering on our school website www.corralesis.org or at Ms. Patti's desk! |
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday, March 5
EARLY RELEASE PARENT/TEACHER CONF
Thursday, March 6
EARLY RELEASE PARENT/TEACHER CONF
Sunday, March 9
Daylight Saving Time starts
Thursday, March 13
6:00pm
Foundation meeting
Monday, March 24
3:30pm
PTA Meeting
Saturday, March 29
OPEN HOUSE at New Building
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