Corrales International School March 2015
Kids in Class CIS
CIS Family, 


This week our testing continues with testing Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and then everyone except make-up testers will be done!  Please send your child to school well rested and having eaten a good breakfast!


 

Kudos go out to the parents that have contributed healthy snacks for our testers!  We are still accepting healthy testing snacks next week as well!  We can also use ziplocks or dixie cups to distribute the snacks in as well.


 

It is wonderful how our community does such a great job of supporting our kids!

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Quality of Education Survey

IF you have not yet returned your quality of education survey, please do so!  If you have more than one child in the school, just fill one out, but make sure that when you return the survey, you email your children's teachers and let them know so all of them get credit for returning the survey.  

 

The first two classes that return 100% of the surveys will have a pizza party.  All others that return 100% of the survey will have popcorn and jean day!  


 



Open-minded

Open-minded individuals understand and appreciate their own cultures and personal histories, and are open to the perspectives, values and traditions of other individuals and communities. They are accustomed to seeking and evaluating a range of points of view, and are willing to grow from the experience.

Activities for parents

* Encourage your child to try out new things-new food, new games and new activities.

* Expose your child to different festivals, celebrations and traditions and be sure to present them in a non-judgmental way

* Encourage your child to really listen to others when they speak.
 
KUDOS

Congrats to the CIS Panthers Chess team and Coach Oren Stevens for taking 3rd place in the New Mexico Elementary Regionals Competition! 

 Kudos to the 6th graders that served food to the homeless this weekend with Project Share!!
CORRALES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION
FUND '15
As you may know, the Corrales International School Foundation was established to provide funding and other means of support to enhance the school's mission. Now that we are in a lease-to-purchase
agreement, the Foundation is working toward funding the purchase of our school's permanent home.

In accordance with the State's mandates, we must be in a publicly owned facility by 2017 in order to meet the terms of our charter renewal. Our goal is to raise approximately $400,000 by this time, which
will afford us the opportunity to purchase this wonderful facility and fulfill the terms of the charter. We realize that this goal may seem lofty, but are also confident that it can be achieved with your support. 

Our immediate goal for this year (2014-2015 school year) is to raise $100,000 through our Annual Giving Campaign, which we are calling "Fund'15...Begin, Grow, Achieve." If each family in our school
committed to a donation of $450 per year, our goal will be met. As we reach out to the school community, we ask you to consider the question, "what is your child's education worth to you?" All of
our children have and will continue to benefit greatly from the innovative, and unique educational environment at CIS. Your donations and pledges will help us to take a step closer to purchasing our building and establishing a home for the present and future students of CIS. 

It is our hope that this annual campaign will be the only school fundraising activity sponsored by the CIS Foundation this year.

The education and future of our children depends on your support, and we hope that you will respond positively to our written request. We ask you to please return the pledge card to the front desk by April 10th. Remember that your gift is tax-deductible! Thank you in advance for your generosity and support.

Sincerely,
The CIS Foundation Board

WHY VOLUNTEER

Volunteer. Sometimes that little word can make us cringe. Sometimes the request to volunteer brings on initial panic and the need to find excuses. Sometimes that little word can change our children's lives like no other. 

At Corrales International School we need volunteers. We have so many great
opportunities for our children but without the support and help of our community, those opportunities are not available. 

We all chose this school because of the education, the caring staff, the sense of community, the class size, etc. We have a very active PTA that gives our children so many "extras" because of the funds raised in the many different fundraisers provided. They pay for our children to take field trips, uniforms
for those that can't afford them, Balloon Fiesta Breakfast, Teacher Appreciation and many others. Being a part of this committee is vital to the future of our school. 

The Foundation is another committee that needs our help. This committee exists for the purchase and funding of the building we now occupy.
In our community it is so important to have volunteers. Our teachers and staff work hard to give our children the best. An hour a month to help in your child's classroom, a couple of hours a quarter to help beautify the school with clean up, sitting on the many committees we have at CIS like the playground
committee or the PTA and Foundation, going on a field trip or two, or teaching an after school club on a weekly or bi-weekly basis are examples on how you can help and enrich our children.

I urge you to give our community a little bit of yourself every once in a while. I know we are all busy.

We have work, sports, children, a life, but without your help we can not offer our children the "extras" that brought us to CIS.

Thank you for your time.

Jo Guiney

Mom of Emma (7th) and Christian (9th)


Dr. Elsy Fierro Diaz, Head of School
Corrales International School
[email protected]
corralesis.org
MARCH HOT LUNCH
SCHOOL SUPPLY FEE

With the start of the new year, it is time to pay the second school supply fee!  The PYP fee is $30 per student and the MYP fee is $40 per student.  Please make checks payable to CIS.

If you paid the full year's fee in advance, please disregard this notice. 

Thank you!
CARE PACKAGES
UPCOMING EVENTS
CIS PTA sponsored CLUBS

Payment for all fee-based clubs must be made directly to the instructors, with checks made out to the individuals or the organizations they represent.  CIS staff does not handle checks or cash for these groups. Thank you for your understanding. 

ARCHERY CLUB
Thank you for your replies.  It appears there is interest and I am working on getting the materials and a sponsor.

YEARBOOK CLUB
CIS mom, Gina Aragon, has volunteered to head up the Yearbook Club! This club will begin meeting Wednesdays from 130-230. The first meeting will be on Wednesday. Club is open to grades 4 and up. Email [email protected] if your child is interested.

CITY LIBRARY ACCESS AT CIS

In order for our students to access the city library databases and other awesome resources we would like all CIS students to have a library card and pin.  If your child already has theirs, please fill out the information on this form so that our teachers can help students access the databases while researching in our computer lab.  Thank you!

The New Mexico State Library now provides a free statewide access to online tutoring. It is now possible for our students to obtain homework help, study tips and even career assistance by visiting the New Mexico State Library online. The state's Department of Cultural Affairs has purchased a statewide subscription to Brainfuse, which is an online tutoring and educational portal. This portal will be accessible
through the public libraries. Site coordinators should therefore encourage students to visit 
www.elportalnm.org for assignment purposes.  Brainfuse tutoring portal is available on this website. This program provides exceptional services as it specializes in one-to-one tutoring, study skills-building and career assistance through its HelpNow and JobNow services. It gives opportunities to Elementary School, Middle School and High School students to carry out research. Through the Brainfuse HELPNOW program, tutors are available every day from 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM MST to help students answer questions. Thank you.