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21-25th: Thanksgiving Break
 
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1st: Winterfest
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Dear GAIS Community,
 
An eventful week at GAIS is behind us - GAIS Stammtisch, St. Martin's Day, Parent Workday, Open Classroom Day, Parent Talks... We will provide you with more detailed information about these specific events in our next GAIS HEADLINER. Below please find some important information about:
  • Open Classroom Day 2012 - success!
  • Picture Days 2012 - pictures have arrived
  • Missing Saxophone - please bring back to office
  • GAIS Foerderverein - great and useful holiday present
  • Conference Days 2012November 19 & 20, 2012
  • Winterfest - December 1, 2012
  • GAIS Food Drive - November 13 - December 13, 2012
  • GAIS Media Galleries - new sections

  

GENERAL

  

1. Open Classroom Day 2012 - success!

   

Open The Open Classroom Day 2012 was a big success! Not only did many visitors take the opportunity to visit our Campus and attend either the Info Sessions or Parent Talks but also they took the chance to directly talk to our Managing Director, Dominic Liechti, or one of our Principals and Teachers to get a deeper insight of GAIS. It was a wonderful event that was well organized thanks to many people - without the help and support of the whole GAIS Team and especially all the GAIS Volunteers and Alumni's we could not have made it such a great and successful day.


THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP - this is real "GAIS-Spirit"!

 

 

2. Picture Days 2012 - pictures have arrived

Camera
 
The pictures of the Picture Days 2012 have been delivered. Dagmar Stullich has sorted them out and put them into your personal folders for pick-up. Thank you Dagmar for your work!  

 

 

 

3. Missing Saxophone - please bring back to office

 

Saxophone

Despite a big search operation Daniel Hausen's beloved saxophone is still missing. In case you have accidentally taken it with you please return it to the office. Following is a short description: Vito Alto Sax 7131R Serial number 55940, the yellow name tag came off. It has a special broad black neck strap with a self-made black soft fabric cover of the strap, velvety. Black case. Thank you for your help.

 

 

4. GAIS Foerderverein - great holiday present

 

Hands

Most families probably do not know that GAIS has an association in Germany that is dedicated to the development and support of our school. The GAIS Förderverein is a great way to stay in touch with both our school and the GAIS families who have returned to Europe. Donations made to the GAIS Förderverein will be directly donated to the German-American International School. Last year the Förderverein submitted more than 1'000 Euros.

 

You might want to let your friends and family know that they can support our school also from Germany, Austria and Switzerland by becoming a member in the GAIS Förderverein or with a donation that is tax deductible in Germany. This might be just the meaningful holiday present people are looking for! To learn more about the GAIS Förderverein and for membership applications or donations please contact AndreasDorsel@t-online.de or visit our website: http://www.gais.org/gais-foerderverein/

 

Here is the bank transfer data for Germany:

 

Kontoinhaber: Förderverein d. Deutsch-Amerik. Intern. Schule e.V.

Kreditinstitut: Kreissparkasse Ostalb (Aalen, Deutschland)

Bankleitzahl: 614 500 50

Kontonummer: 805472280

IBAN: DE48 6145 0050 0805 4722 80

 

Please include the address so you can receive a donation receipt!  

 

 

  

UPCOMING EVENTS

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

Conference Days 2012 on Monday, November 19, 2012 and Tuesday, November 20, 2012 are coming up fast. This is a friendly reminder to let you know 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. If you have not yet signed-up, please go to http://www.gais.org/conference-days-2012/

 

IMPORTANT:

 

As a courtesy to other parents and also to teachers please be on time. For Preschool and Elementary School please do not bring your child/children to the talks. For International Middle School it is highly recommended that you bring your child/children to the meetings.

 

Hort will be offered in rooms 17B and 18.

  

 

6. Winterfest 2012 - December 1, 2012

 

Happy Holidays 2012

The Winterfest is coming soon! Please mark your calendar for this wonderful afternoon with our International Bazaar offering hand-made and hand-crafted goods, raffle, hot cider and more! More information will follow soon... We are looking forward to seeing you there!

 

  

7. GAIS Food Drive - November 13 - December 13, 2012

 

Second Harvest Food Bank

IMS student Ian Lindley is hosting a food drive to support the Second Harvest Food Bank (http://www.shfb.org). Please bring your donations of non-perishable food items and place them into the bins located in front of the school. Thank you Ian for your work and all of you for your support.  

 

 

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8. Media Galleries

Photo Gallery
We have added the following two new galleries in the Events section:
      • Halloween 2012
      • St. Martins Day 2012
To access the galleries please go to http://www.gais.org/media-galleries/. If you upload pictures please use only high-resolution and labeled pictures.
 

9. GAIS Website & Downloads Section
 
    Download

This is a friendly reminder to check our Downloads Section frequently on www.gais.org/downloads.

 

 

 
10. More GAIS Information and News 
 
Info 
For more information please go to our website: http://www.gais.org/news/
 

Yours sincerely,

 

Roman Bruegger
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Roman Bruegger
Communications Manager
 
German American International School 
275 Elliott Drive 
Menlo Park, CA, 94025
Phone: +1 650 324 8617