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Corrales International School Newsletter
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BUILDING UPDATE MEETING
March 13, 2014
5:30 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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PICK-UP TIME
Parents it is essential that when you pick up your child/children they stay with you at all times. Students left unattended on school property will be escorted to after-care and a fee will be charged.
MYP students who do not attend tutoring or an after-school club will also be escorted to
after-care and a fee will be charged.
Our school policy is to have all students supervised at all times and we can not have students wondering in the halls or playground unsupervised.
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ATTENDANCE
Every day counts in March, April and May.
Please make every effort to ensure your child is present and on time.
Friendly Reminder: Family Vacations are unexcused absences!
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Dear Fabulous Parents!
The SBA testing period is this month. Grades 3-8 and 10-12 will be testing from Tuesday, March 11th to Friday March 21 with make up days on Mon 24 - Wed 26. Below is the schedule for this Week.
 Click here to see entire schedule: NMSBA 2014 Testing Schedule
Please sign up to bring testing snacks for our students. All students deserve to go into testing with the benefit of brain-boosting snacks! Just click on this link to sign up to bring a NUTRITIOUS SNACK FOR OUR STUDENTS
Why do students have to take the test?
The NMSBA (New Mexico Standards Based Assessment) serves several purposes:
- The state-mandated, standardized test is used to assess whether students meet grade-specific state standards.
- The SBA will serve as the high school exit exam for the first time this year. Students in the class of 2013 and beyond will have to pass the reading, math and science sections of the high school SBA by the end of their senior year in order to obtain a high school diploma.
- OUR SCHOOL GRADE: The state's new A-F school grading system relies heavily on SBA results. This affects all of us.
So let's all pull together and make sure that all our students are prepared for the NMSBA test.
I hope you have a wonderful week.
Kind Regards,
Dr. Elsy Diaz
Head of School
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 | BUILDING UPDATE: Thursday, March 13, at 5:30 p.m. |
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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| ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATER: Support our Students | |
PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 4 volunteers are needed to help backstage during the production on Wednesday. If you have not fulfilled your 3 hours of volunteer time, please email kathryn@abqlt.org
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| TEST TAKING TIPS FOR PARENTS | |
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.
- 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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| CIS Family Preview of New Building, March 29th at
9:30 a.m - 11:30 a.m. | |
Mark your calendars!! CIS Family Preview @ CIS's new home! Saturday, March 29th from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Light snacks will be served while we tour our new building and chat with other CIS families.
5500 Wilshire Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113
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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
Monday, March 24
3:30pm
PTA Meeting
Saturday, March 29
CIS FAMILY PREVIEW OF NEW BUILDING
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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