UPDATE October 25,2006

UPDATE

October 25,2006

Prepared by

Deanna Duncan, Principal

Kelly Patchen, Assistant Principal

Dr. Richard Beall, Director

Educational Opportunities is available from our web site [http://carolinainternationalschool.org/] under the section [Parent Information] and then the link [Student Parent Handbook & Forms to Download.] The appropriate form is labeled [Absence for Education Opportunity Download] requesting In order for this excuse to be acceptable to state regulators. The form must be submitted by the parents a minimum of five days prior to the first day of absence of the student. The form should be submitted to the primary teacher for completion prior to being submitted to Ms. Patchen or Ms. Duncan for approval.

Please refer to the Student Parent handbook, available on our Carolina International School web site to review the policies and procedures regarding attendance.

We would like to remind parents/guardians that when picking your children up from tutoring, after-school clubs, and/or enrichment activities you must come to the classroom and sign them out. This policy is to ensure their safety. We thank you for your support and understanding!

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.

We want to thank Mrs. Grigg’s and Mr. Viehmann for their assistance in trying to implement and improve pick-up system in the afternoon. Due to complications that arose we have decided to return to the previous approach. Cars can select either lane of traffic as they approach campus. Please cooperate if anyone needs to use the third lane for emergency purposes or early dismissal. Remember safety first on our campus.

Beginning the week of October 30, 2006 you may purchase a “chance” at a FAST PASS. The “Fast Pass” is a pass to the front of the afternoon Car Pool Lane. Each Raffle ticket will cost $1.00. You may purchase as many tickets as you want. You or your child can purchase a raffle ticket in the JHS office. The “Fast Pass” program will work as follows:

- Come up the “exit” lane and park in the front of the Administration Building.

- We have limited to only 5 cars at a time to ensure room for early dismissal and sports.

- The Fast Pass will have “Effective from” on it to let all staff members know the duration of the Pass.

Once we select the five families, the remainder raffle tickets will be thrown away and a new drawing will begin. The “Fast Pass” program will begin the week of November 6, 2006.

Proceeds benefit students from the Ninth Grade going to Ireland this summer!

Mixed Carton Small Carton (16 Oranges & 9 Grapefruits) $15.00 __________

Amount Attached: ___________________ Make Checks payable to CIS and enter Citrus in the memo section.

Please turn in orders to Mr. Bunch if you are not ordering from a ninth grader directly. Thank you for your support!

Our first Scholastic Book Fair will begin on October 25^th and will run thru November 1^st. Please mark your calendar for the following Family Events:

Kindergarten through third grade had a special lesson in fire safety as they practiced fire evacuation procedures.

HOT LUNCHES DUE TO HOMEROOM TEACHERS ON OCTOBER 27^TH . NO LATE ORDERS PLEASE.

First, I want to thank everyone who has submitted a volunteer time sheet to me thus far. One of my responsibilities is to keep track of the volunteer hours for our school. This information is also very important when applying for grants, loans or asking for corporate donations. If you are volunteering during school hours, I will get your time off the visitor log. Please make sure you check the volunteer box. If you are volunteering on the weekend, during the evening, over night field trips, driving to sporting events or off campus for the school, please submit your time to my office by the end of each month. Time sheets are available in my office if you need one.

Our first Ladies Night was last night at Carrabbas by Concord Mills. Everyone had a great time! Thank you to all the ladies that participated in this event.

This year’s Winter Bazaar will be held on Saturday, December 9^th. Our theme is “Celebrating Diversity”. We will hold a planning meeting on Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 9:15am in the Rocky River Coffee Shop in the Harrisburg Town Shopping Center. If you are interested in being on the planning committee, please contact Beth at 704-455-3847 ext 5543 or via email, thompsonpeaceb@ciscomets.org.

Order your holiday oranges and red grapefruit from a ninth grader or Mr. Bunch now. The proceeds will benefit the students traveling to Ireland over the summer. Look for the orange order form in your Wednesday folder. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Mr. Bunch at 704-455-3847 ext 5511 or buncht@ciscomets.org. Thank you for your support!

Reading Tutor- Volunteers are needed to help implement a scripted reading program. This program meets four times a week for a 45 minute span. If you are able to volunteer at any time, please contact Beth Thompson-Peace via email at thompsonpeaceb@ciscomets.org. or by phone at 704-455-3847 ext 5543.

Supervision of Classroom during lunch- In an effort to give our teachers a break to eat their lunch, we are looking for parent volunteers to help watch a class with another staff member. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact your room parent. Thank you!

Uniform Sorting- November 16^th we will meet at the Volunteer Fire Station on the corner of Rocky River and Robinson Church Road from 9:00am until 12:00pm. If you are available to help, please contact Charlotte Halperin by email chalperin@carolina.rr.com.

Small Pieces of Wood Furniture Needed – Mrs. Bruns, our art teacher, will be working with her students to custom paint small pieces of wood furniture to be auctioned off at the Winter Bazaar on December 9, 2006. If you would like to donate an item, please contact Mrs. Bruns at 704-455-3847 ext 5523 or brunsl@ciscomets.org.

The parent, guardian, or approved carpool driver needs to park and sign their children out from the Club Sponsor in the room that the program is being held. If you do not know where the club is being held, please contact Beth Thompson-Peace before pick up time. It is important to pick your child up on time from the program.

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.

Martial Arts for grades 4^th-9^th and Dance for grades 2^nd-4^th both have openings if your child is interested in participating in these fee-based clubs. Please contact the instructors directly.

Instructors are responsible for collecting fees and communicating directly with the parents. Please do not have your child bring money to the office. Below are the contact numbers for programs being offered this fall at CIS.

The next orders will be placed on the 10^th of November. They should arrive back before the holiday break.

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:

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.

This month’s class contest prize will be the opportunity to throw water balloons at Dr. Beall, Ms. Duncan and Mrs. Patchen. The contest will end on

October 27^th. Mrs. Kapp’s class is still in first place for the most items collected.

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. Each lunch costs an average of $8.50. A Donation Can is in the main office if you would like to make a donation for a teacher or staff member’s lunch.

The staff and teachers would like to thank all the parents from the Teacher Encouragement Team. We have been showered with cards, gifts, secret messages, delicious food and kind words. Please know that we appreciate everything you do for us.

We would also like to thank Merelene Valder, Mari Tanner and the Chick-Fil-A at Concord Mills for providing a yummy breakfast for our staff on Monday.

If your child received youth medium sweat pants in their uniform order delivered in October, please check the name brand. If they are Hanes, please contact Charlotte Halperin chalperin@carolina.rr.com so she can arrange to replace them with the appropriate pair. Thank you for your cooperation.

has two children at CIS. Olivia is in kindergarten, and Cameron is in the third grade. John and Kathleen own Camelot Pressure Washing and have cleaned our sidewalks at CIS. In addition, Kathleen volunteers with CIS in many capacities. She is on the Book Fair Committee, participates in Literacy Circle for the third grade, chaperones field trips and has worked many weekends cleaning up the campus.