• Successful Auction Party 2012
• Timely Pick-Up and Supervision
• Check Spam Filter
• GAIS Stammtisch - November 8, 2012   
• St. Martin (PreK - VS/K) - November 9, 2012
• Parent Workday - November 10, 2012
• Open Classrooms - November 12, 2012
• Parent Talk - November 12, 2012 (morning & evening)
• Conference Days 2012 - November 19 & 20, 2012
• Looking for Host Families for GAIS interns  
• Media Galleries at GAIS

 

GENERAL

  

1. Successful Auction Party 2012

  

THANK YOU ALL for participating in this years Viva Las Vegas - Auction Party 2012. Thanks to the overwhelming participation of GAIS families and as well as GAIS staff members we were able to collect a total of $84'000 (incl. online auction)! This is a fantastic amount that will be used for the further development of GAIS. A big thank you to Indra Pachtner and her whole team who made this event happen and provide an unforgettable night to all of us!

 

New pictures and videos (thank you Daniel Sakols) are uploaded in our GAIS Media Gallery - check it out here: http://www.gais.org/pictures-upload-events/

2. Timely pick-up and supervision

With the new playground in place, we will now start to reinforce our new supervision policy as stated in the handbook and which has been signed by parents, students and teachers in the code of conduct document. In there it states:

For the safety of the children any child not supervised under these guidelines will be signed into Hort and parents will be charged the late pick up fee ($20 for the first 20 minutes and $1 for every minute thereafter). 

Parents/caretakers are responsible for the following: 

• Ensuring their child is supervised after school.
• Ensuring their child knows and can identify their caretaker.
• Ensuring the child is within ear and sight range
• Reinforcing behavioral expectations amongst all children by reminding all children of such expectations where appropriate.

4. GAIS Stammtisch - November 8, 2012

This is a friendly reminder that the next GAIS Stammtisch of the current school year takes place on Thursday, November 8, 2012, 7:00 pm at Gourmethaus Staudt in 

Redwood City.

5. St. Martins' Day - November 9, 2012 (PreK - VS/K)

Our traditional St. Martin's Day Parade takes place this upcoming Friday, November 9, 2012. We will start the event at 6:00pm and will light the lanterns to walk around the neighborhood. Afterwards, parents will be able to purchase 'Weckmaenner' (pastry shaped like a person) and hot cider. Please dress warm and bring a long lighter for the lantern and extra candles. Having a flash light on hand is also helpful, as it is dark in the school yard. Please make sure to stay with your children at all times. 

6. Parent Workday - November 10, 2012

Parent Workday is taking place this upcoming Saturday, November 10, 2012, 10:00am - 4:00pm. The volunteer hours worked can be used as 'community hours'. Please sign up with Tim Farris, our custodian, at tfarris@gais.org. Deadline 

for signing up is Thursday, November 8, 2012.

7. Parent Talk:  November 12, 2012

 

21st Century Learner

8. Open Classrooms: November 12, 2012 - all day

Open Classroom will take place next Monday, November 12, 2012. Come join us and get a real taste of the GAIS learning experience by visiting classrooms in action. A number of parent volunteers will be on hand to show guests around our campus and to provide them with information and snacks. All of our classrooms will be open for current parents and as well as prospective parents. You will be able to visit many Grade levels and see what makes GAIS an outstanding IB World School. Please help us to spread the word - everybody is welcome! For more information please click here.

 

 

9. Conference Days 2012 - November 19 & 20, 2012 

 

Conference Days 2012 on Monday, November 19, 2012 and Tuesday, November 20, 2012 are coming soon. These days we are sending out the registration forms in which you can reserve your time slot - so please watch out for our mails (see also point '3. Check Spam Filter'). Be informed that whereas the PS and ES can offer time slots of 25 minutes/teacher, the IMS, due to the numbers of teachers, parents and overall complexity, will have time slots of 10 minutes/teacher only.

 

IMPORTANT: During the conference days we will offer hort. If you are interested in signing-up please send an e-mail, including exact dates and times, to Maike Silver at msilver@gais.org. Spaces will be given on a first come first serve basis. Please do not forget to include NAME & GRADE of the respective student for whom you wish to have Hort.