UPDATE October 11, 2006

Our fall pictures will be taken tomorrow, Thursday, October 12^th. ALL students should wear their “special occasion” uniform top—the white polo shirt with the school logo.

If you haven’t joined the crowd at a home soccer game, you’re missing a great community event. This Thursday our coed Comets take the field again at 4:15 versus Countryside Montessori. Admission is free and refreshments are available for purchase.

Please note that all students must be supervised by adults. Parking is available on the north side of the driveway or in the parking lot.

Our students in grades K-4 will be participating in Cabarrus County’s Traveling Bookmobile this year at our school. The bookmobile is a traveling library that comes to our school every other Friday from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm. Our next visit from the Bookmobile is slated for this Friday, October 13th^th.

In order to accommodate everyone, we are going to alternate dates of visits by homeroom colors. K-4 Students in the BLUE homerooms (Ms. Wages, Ms. Patsiavos, Mrs. Bunch, Mrs. Bishop, and Mrs. Ruff) will visit the bookmobile this week. Please don’t forget to bring your Cabarrus County library card with you in order to check out books. The GOLD K-4 classes (Ms. Morton, Mrs. Medina, Mrs. Batra, Ms. Johanns, and Mrs. Kawski) will have the opportunity to visit the Bookmobile on Friday, October 27^th. If you have any questions about the Bookmobile, please call Mrs. Patchen at 704-455-3847 ext. 7. Happy Reading!

Mark your calendar! The 1^st Annual CIS International Festival, “Window to the World,” is Saturday, November 18^th from 9am-2pm at Rocky River Elementary School. International food, entertainment, fashion shows, displays, activities, and presentations will entertain and educate us all.

Please make plans to join the festivities. If you’d like to assist in organizing the event, please contact Dr. Beall at beallr@ciscomets.org or 704-455-3847 ext. 6.

Last week we needed to bring emergency vehicles to campus at the end of the school day—fire trucks and an ambulance. Their access was reduced by the two lanes of traffic parked for pick-up. They had to enter through the only outbound lane, with other cars attempting to leave at that time. Precious minutes could save or cost a life in some situations.

As a solution to this situation, we will only permit stacking in one lane until 3pm. At that time we will move the cars forward in the order you arrived. This gives us almost an hour of safer, easier traffic flow. Thanks for your cooperation with this new policy.

Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, the tragic 1871 event that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. The fire did most of its damage on October 9, 1871. In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson issued the first National Fire Prevention Day proclamation, and it is now the longest running public health and safety observance on record.

Fire Prevention Week is October 8-14^th and the American Red Cross is urging families to prepare for home fires, the most common disaster in the United States. A home fire can be devastating, with consequences ranging from losing possessions and keepsakes to the unthinkable - injury or death of a family member. The theme of this year's Fire Prevention Week is "Prevent Cooking Fires—Watch What You Heat." Home fires are more likely to start in the kitchen than any other room in the home.

According to a recent poll from the Red Cross, four out of five Americans are unaware that home fires are as common as they are. The American Red Cross responded to more than 73,000 disasters in communities across the United States last year, 92 percent of which were fire related. A home fire is reported every 79 seconds in the US. What's more, the Red Cross also found the only about a quarter of the families polled have actually developed and practiced a home fire escape plan. Please use this week to talk about the importance of fire safety and take actions to make sure your family is prepared in the event of a home fire. Thank you!

From the Desk of

Beth Thompson-Peace

Parent Intern Coordinator

October 11, 2006

Volunteer Drop-In Reception

Please join me for a Volunteer Drop-In Reception on Friday, October 13^th at 9:15am. Come enjoy a cup of coffee, bagels, donuts, muffins and fruit. We will meet under the shade structure. I look forward to seeing all of our wonderful volunteers.

Room Parent Meeting

I would like to meet with all the room parents on Friday, October 13^th immediately following the Volunteer Drop-In Reception. Please contact me at thompsonpeaceb@ciscomtes.org or 704-455-3847 ext. 5543 if you have any questions.

McTeacher Night- Tuesday, October 17^th from 5:00pm – 8:00pm

Please join us for McTeacher Night at the McDonalds in the Town Center Shopping Center in Harrisburg. You will have the opportunity to see teachers, PTSO board members and administrative staff behind the counters! Also, our school will receive 10% of the proceeds for our school. So mark your calendar and lets make McTeacher night a great success!

School Sponsored Clubs

School Sponsored Clubs also started this week. If you are interested in participating and have not signed up, please contact the Club Sponsor directly.

Enrichment Programs

Enrichment Programs started this week. Currently, CIS is offering Dance, Martial Arts and Mad Science Enrichment Programs (fee-based) for the 2006-2007 School Year. To sign up, please contact the instructors directly.

Dance Amanda Strickler 704-564-3732

Martial Arts Instructor Hartle 704-717-0903

Mad Science Stephanie Durell 704-561-9996

Are you getting the Updates by Email?

In addition to hard copies, we also email a copy of the Update every week to the families. If you have not been receiving an email copy, please call Beth Thompson-Peace 704-455-3847 ext 5543 or email thompsonpeaceb@ciscomets.org.

PE Uniform/Polo Shirt Uniform Orders

Orders will be placed on the 10^th of the month and may take up to 30 days to receive them back from the manufacturer.

NO MORE EXCHANGES- As of October 10^th, Charlotte will no longer be accepting exchanges for items ordered that are incorrect sizes. Samples are available in the office. Please have your child try on items before ordering. Thank you for your cooperation.

Toddler Polo Shirts- The manufacturer is not able to acquire the toddler size polo shirts until February 2007. If you need to place an order, contact Educational Outfitters at 704-525-3344. They are located at 624 Tyvola Rd in Charlotte.

Back Orders-A few items are still on back order. We realize this is an inconvenience; however, it is out of our control. If you have questions, please contact Charlotte Halperin by email chalperin@carolina.rr.com or by phone 704-503-0753.

Book Fair October 25^th – November 1st

Our first Scholastic Book Fair will be held from October 25^th thru November 1^st. Please mark your calendar for the following Family Events:

Thursday, October 26^th- 8:30am until 3:00pm

Friday, October 27^th- 8:30am until 4:00pm

Monday, October 30^th- 8:15am until 6:00pm

Tuesday, November 1^st- 8:30am until 9:30am

If you are interested in participating on this committee, please contact Charlotte Halperin by email chalperin@carolina.rr.com.

Campbell Soup Program Change

Campbell Soup is no longer accepting the front label of their products. Instead please cut out the UPC label only. If you have front labels, please send them into school as soon as possible. We can still receive credit for them for a limited time. Don’t forget, as an extra bonus, we are offering a school wide competition for all classes. The class with the most tops and labels collected will have the opportunity to throw water balloons at Dr. Beall, Mrs. Duncan and Mrs. Patchen.

Teacher Luncheon Was A Success!
As many of you might already know, we had our first teacher luncheon last Wednesday and it was an incredible encouragement to all the teachers. This could not have come together without the assistance of: Vicki Dotson, Peggy Chwalek, Amanda Currie, Kim Fowler, Sandra Hutchinson, Annemarie Irons, Coleen Keith, Andrea McKay, Julie Paul, Kari Potts, Karen Powell, Michelle Robinson, Nicci Roebuck, Laura Sias, Heika Sweeney, Mary Tautin, and Barbara Viehmann. The Teacher Encouragement Team THANKS YOU for allowing this event to be a success.

The Teacher Encouragement Team received an overwhelming response from parents/guardians who wanted to assist and service the teachers. We’d like to personally thank you too your kind hearts and want you to know we will be contacting you as we have 3 more luncheons coming up throughout the year.

Thank you, CIS parents/guardians, for assisting in making our Community the best.

The Teacher Encouragement Team

Teacher Lunch Donation Can

Karen King has organized an “Order Out Lunch Program” for the teachers. The staff has been divided into four groups. Each week a group will have the opportunity to place their order for lunch. Karen will place the order, go to the restaurant and pick up the food and deliver lunch to the teachers lounge. A Donation Can will be place in the main office if your child would like to make a donation for a teacher or staff member’s lunch.

Teachers’ Secret Pals

Annemarie Irons would like to thank all the parents who have volunteered to participate in this program. Please remember to encourage your teachers at least once a month. The teachers are buzzing with excitement, so have fun with your secret pal.

Meet the

Volunteer

Annemarie Irons has two children at CIS. Tyler is in fifth grade and Becky is in the seventh grade. Annemarie volunteers with CIS in many capacities. She is the chair of the Secret Pal Program, Teacher Encouragement Team, and an active parent with the soccer team. She is a part of the Moms International Group, and helps the Administration in various areas. Thank you, Annemarie, for all you do for CIS.

Beth Thompson-Peace

Parent Intern Coordinator

Carolina International School

8810 Hickory Ridge Road

Harrisburg, NC 28075

office: 704-455-3847 ext 5543

fax:704-455-4672

thompsonpeaceb@ciscomets.org

UPDATE

October 11, 2006

Kelly Patchen, Assistant Principal