 TCGIS Online Calendar
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Sept 16: Early Release Day
Sept 22: Curriculum Night
Sept 24: School Board Meeting
Sept 25: K-8 Morning Circle & Kaffeeklatsch
Sept 26: PTO Family Potlucks
Sept 28: After School Activities Begin
Sept 29: PTO Davanni's Pizza Night
Oct 8: Picture Day
Oct 12-16: NO After School Activities
Oct 15-16: No School
Oct 22: School Board Meeting
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Take a look at current volunteer opportunities! If you are not yet a volunteer, but are interested in becoming one - please fill out an application here. Vielen Dank!
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Administrative Information
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Reminder: Early Release 9/16
This is a friendly reminder that next Wednesday, September 16, is our first early release. On early release days, school gets out at 12:45. Please remember to pick up your child/ren at this time, or to make other arrangements. |
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Early Release Busing Information
Early Release (and revised) pick up times: Please click here for the Early Release Schedule and a few drop off time changes (on regular release days). The drop off times have all been shifted 150 minutes earlier than the normal time as our buses are due to depart the school on early release days by 12:55pm vs 3:25pm.
IMPORTANT Drop off details: JME Transit is putting a Drop Off Policy into place for greater safety & security of the students. Please read what happens if an adult is not at the stop. If you would like to provide permission for your child to walk home from the stop you must complete the BUS CHANGE order (below) for the student to be released from the bus without an adult. Otherwise, always plan to be at the stop 3-5 minutes before the bus is due to arrive. AND equally important, please have a back up plan if you are not able to be there. Other parents at the stop may be open to exchanging phone numbers for this purpose. Student safety is a primary concern and we do not want children to be left alone at a stop for any reason.
BUS CHANGE order: If your child(ren) is/are not riding the bus am/pm or there is a change to bus permissions, stops or otherwise - please use the bus change order form so that the information can be correctly conveyed to the bus company. You should also notify the office and expect the link to the bus change order in reply even if you have already completed the bus change order. For field trips, it is not necessary to complete the bus change order form. The school will contact JME for large group bus absences. |
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T-shirts, Long Sleeved Shirts & Sweatshirts - Oh My!
Show your TCGIS pride! From now until September 18 we will be collecting order forms with payment for our new fall spirit wear! Once orders have been collected, it will take about two weeks until we have the items at the school. Please email Lauren Kalish with any questions! |
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Final Call for After School Activities Instructors!
If you would like to offer a class for our first session of after school activities, please fill out the attached form and hand it in to the main office. Session one of After School Activities will be starting the week of September 28. If you have any questions about teaching a class, please email Lauren Kalish at [email protected].
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Show Your School Spirit on September 11!
Show your school pride on Friday, September 11 by wearing a TCGIS shirt! What a wonderful way to kick off the new school year.
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SEAC Family Potluck at Como Park Fire Pits
Monday, September 21 5:30-7pm
We would like to invite you to join the TCGIS Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) for a family potluck and playdate Monday, September 21 from 5:30-7pm. This will take place at the Como Park fire pits - on Como Ave between Horton and Lexington. The SEAC is a group of parents and teachers from TCGIS who work to improve and advise on all aspects of the Special Education program at the school. All families are invited to join.
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Mark Your Calendars for Curriculum Night
Tuesday, September 22, 5:30-8:00pm
Mark your calendars for our upcoming Curriculum Night on Tuesday, September 22! Look in next week's Elternbrief for further information.
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TCGIS Band Starts September 30!
Join the TCGIS Band! Band registration is done through after school activities, however Krista Johnson needs to know ASAP who is registering, so she can start working on the lesson scheduling. If you've taken lessons before and haven't been getting emails from Krista during the summer, email her ASAP at [email protected] (please note this is a new address) or call or text 612-209-3396.
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Box Tops Ice Cream Party!
Don't forget to send your Box Tops to school by September 11th for your child to win a class party. Competition is fierce with some classes running neck and neck. Every Box Tops counts!
There is still time to get the 5 box top bonus! To follow our earnings progress just sign up at www.BTFE.com/signup and enter our school ID number 962277. The bonus box tops will automatically be credited to our account. Thank you for your support! |
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Supply Donation 2015-2016
Each year TCGIS asks for a supply donation from our families to help cover the extra costs of our German curriculum, including disposable Hefte, or workbooks, purchased each year. The suggested donation is $75 per child. For all families that have already made a donation, vielen Dank! This donation makes it possible for TCGIS to provide our students with the best German materials available. If you would like to make a donation, please do so in the front office. We appreciate your support!
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Are You an HR Professional?
The personnel committee is seeking a parent or community member with professional experience in employment law or human resource management to participate in the committee. The TCGIS board of directors' personnel subcommittee provides oversight and develops policies. Committee meetings will be held on a monthly basis.
If you have HR experience and would like to join the committee, please email the personnel committee chairperson, Kristin Helling to volunteer. |
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PTO Announcement
Find out what's going on in the PTO. Click HERE to read more about:
- Regional school picnic invites
- Community Auction in Fall 2015
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GAI Announcements
Samstagsschule - Saturdays, Sept 19-Nov 21, No Class Oct 17
Emphasizing fun, interactive language acquisition, Samstagsschule (Saturday School) is a class your kids will look forward to. Four classes are available this fall for children in preschool up through 8th grade. Click here to register. Registration due by September 12.
Correction from last week:
Herbstfest Heuriger- September 18
Join us for a romantic evening celebrating the changing of the seasons at the newest GAI tradition, our Austrian-inspired Herbstfest Heuriger. A Heuriger is an outdoor wine garden which features wines and foods from the current harvest, and we will be featuring select Austrian wines with a refreshing Viennese style menu. Space is limited for this unique experience, so register here or by calling the office at 651-222-7027
Registration includes one meal and two drink tickets. Tickets are non-refundable.
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