| NMS PARENT BUZZ Monday, 14 May 2012 |
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I M P O R T A N T 2012-13 Book Orders Update: Online Book Orders 14-31 May: All the information will be coming in the form of an email sometime this week for parents to sign up their children for next year's book orders. Please remember this is an online sign-up only and all orders must be in and paid no later than Thursday, 31 May. If your child is leaving the NMS, you have to fill out THIS form. Calendar Information 14 21 May SUNDAY, 13 MAY 2012 Deadline for 3rd and 4th graders to participate in a Monday lunchtime workshop thru rest of the school year on the Olympics. For more details, click HERE. MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012 AG/Extra C Proposals for 2012-13 due to Frau Krohn in the Primary School Office. For more, see the bilingual proposal guidelines HERE. All proposals must be turned into the Primary Office by 14 May as a hard copy and addressed to Frau Krohn, the AG/Extra C Coordinator, NMS-Primary. TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012 Vergleichsarbeit VERA, 3rd Grade, Mathematik TUESDAY 15 16 MAY, 2012 NMS-Primary photo days. Day and times will be sent out by class teachers. THURSDAY-FRIDAY, 17-18 May 2012 School is Out for Public Holiday and Schulfreier Tag FUTURE DATES TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012 8:15-9:30, New Flex Parent Meeting for 2012-13, Primary-Mensa Important information for next school years grade 9 19:30 Meeting for mandatory extra curricular courses, Aula Pfalzburger 30 - please see invitation WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012 Beginning at 8:00 School Photographs taken for Secondary Students 16:30 School Development Meeting, Teachers Lounge, Secondary, Topic: Planning of the secondary "Teachers Study Day on June 7th" 19:00 Festival of Nations Meeting, this planning meeting is for representatives of current grades 3, 5, 7 and 8. Please find further information below! THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012 16:30 and 18:00 for Musical Highlights Performances WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012 GEV Meeting 18:00 Friends of Nelson Mandela Membership Meeting, Library Secondary THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012 FINAL DAY TO ORDER 2012-13 BOOKS ONLINE AND TO MAKE PAYMENT Teacher Appreciation Dinner: doodle sign up will follow. Dear parents, start thinking up sumptuous dishes for the feast. The teachers love it. Its a highlight of the Nelson Mandela School Community FRIDAY, 1 JUNE 2012 18:30 The year 11 Drama Class presents: THE TOPPER'S HOUSE Admission: 3,00 /2,00 Please see the FLYER MONDAY, 4 JUNE 2012 16:10 Open Hour of the Playtime-Drama AG, NMS-Primary Bewegungsraum 1.8. Students will perform short excerpts during this showcase event. We look forward to seeing you all there. 12:00-18:00 Fa. GESOBAU AG is organizing a Aktionstag at Alexanderplatz, about 25 schools are represented with their school projects. NMS will introduce the Schulhof-Projekt. Please come along. Frau Aziz und das Schulhofteam WEDNESDAY, 6 JUNE 2012 11:00 and 19:00: Performance Beslan by 10th Grade. For more detailed information please click HERE THURSDAY, 7 JUNE 2012 Secondary Teacher and Student Study Day. Project work outside of school for students, Project work inside of school for teachers. Details forthcoming 16:30-19:00 Band members - reminder to practice for the upcoming concert FRIDAY, 8 JUNE 2012 All borrowed Textbooks/Recreational Reading Books/DVDs etc must be checked back into the library. Such materials have stickers on the spine and issue slips inside. FRIDAY, 15 JUNE 2012 17:00 ABI-GRADUATION and IB GRADUATION, NMS-Secondary Aula 20:00 ABI Ball at Queens 45 BC TUESDAY, 19 JUNE 2012 Letzter Schultag Zeugnisausgabe/Last Day of School, Report Cards issued. 2012 Festival of Nations Update The 2012 Festival of Nations will take place Saturday, 8 September from 11:00-16:00 in the NMS-Secondary. Planning for the event though needs to begin now! Upcoming Deadlines/meeting dates: 23 May 2012 16:10 NMS-Secondary Mensa for current 3rd, 5th, 7th and 8th grade representatives and the Planning Committee to discuss stand development between the grades. Please click HERE to find out more about the meeting. 1 June 2012 Stage Application Deadline The 2012 Planning Committee is looking for groups to perform on stage at the 2012 Festival of Nations. Click HERE for the Stage Application. 6 June 2012 Stand Declaration Deadline Click HERE for the Declaration Form (English Only) Click HERE for the Stand Planning Guide (English Only) Anytime before School is Out Donate Items or Services to the Auction (Live or Silent)! Click HERE for the downloadable donation form. For a bilingual list of auction ideas, click HERE. Calling all NMS Parents & Students! Donate your English Books (adult, children, Fiction or non-Fiction) to our Festival of Nations Book Stand! Last year we raised nearly 1700,- for the school! Drop off locations: We are looking for one Gift Basket Per Grade This Year! If you are the designated grade coordinator for the Gift Basket, contact Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. with the grade/year, Name, Email Address and Gift Basket Theme. HERE is a bilingual list of ideas to get you thinking. ONGOING DATES FOR PARENTS:
IMPORTANT NEWS FOR ALL PARENTS Five students are participating in an amazing architecture workshop with the famous architectural team ORTNER & ORTNER together with the Swedish Embassy please see HERE Apple juice can be bought again. Another 40 cases have been delivered. Proceeds go toward the primary school playground. For 10th Grade Parents ONLY: Informationen zum mittleren Schulabschluss (MSA)Schuljahr 2011/12. For more information please click HERE. NEWSLETTER from the Fachstelle Suchtprävention, please click HERE Library and Book Order Questions Parents are kindly requested to make an appointment with Mrs Holzhäuser should they wish to discuss book orders, book collections, or any other matter concerning the Libraries. The day to day service in the Secondary Resources Centre is extremely busy, and this would greatly assist the efficient processing of enquiries and avoid unnecessary waiting/disappointment if Mrs Holzhäuser is not available. LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES NEW INFORMATION Read about the Spanish and French programme at NMS and the various options, so that you and your child can make an informed decision: Children in years 4, 6, and 8 will, in the next few months leading up to the new school year, face the choice of selecting Spanish or French as the second, or next, foreign language. Both are optional for year 5, one of them has to be chosen for year 7, and the other one can be selected additionally for year 9. There are also choices to be made for the upper secondary. For information about the French programme please click HERE, for information about the Spanish programme HERE! For Music Parents and Others who have an interest in Musical Performances: The Choirs of the Nelson Mandela International School have started to rehearse for their first Musical Highlights performance.We are asking that all parents whose children are involved provide the costume for their child who is participating in the musical highlights. The performance is on the 24th of May at 4:30-5:30 and 6:00-7:00 PM. Tickets will be sold. This is the first attempt to start our Musical series. We are asking all parents to take part. For example we need assistance in the following departments: staging, costumes & make-up, lights & sound, set & props. We would like to thank all parents in advance for your support in this endeavor. If there are any questions or you are interested in volunteering please contact the music department at Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. . You can also check HERE for more information. For NMS-Primary Parents Final Primary Schulhof Plans are now online Frau Aziz, the Educator in charge of the the Schulhof Project, reports that the final plan has been drawn up for the Primary Schulhof. Please click HERE for the details. Start date is June right after school is out and everyone is hopeful that the majority of the work will be completed by the beginning of the next school year. Check out the NMS Website this week for some photos of the Fun Run from last Wednesday that educators/teachers at the NMS-Primary held as a fundraiser for the Schulhof Project. FOR CURRENT FLEX & 3RD GRADE PARENTS! The GEV chairs need a couple of parents to help coordinate upcoming New parent events:
If you have time and would like to help new parents, please contact us at Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. . ON-GOING INFORMATION FOR PARENTS NMS students are seeking internships, for more information please click HERE NMSs Contact Person for Dependency Prophylaxis/Drug Awareness is Kerstin Nadolph. Please ask for an appointment: Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. THIS WEEKS THANK YOUS THIS WEEKS RECOGNITIONS CURRENT MATERIAL NEEDS CURRENT PARENT VOLUNTEER NEEDS--Still Needed!
Primary Parent Traffic Safety Sign Up Form ON-GOING COMMITTEE INFORMATION: Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. Please make sure you have confirmation of the room before you make final plans for the meeting. Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. . (If meeting is canceled, please remember to cancel the meeting with the calendar email as well.) COMMITTEE MINUTES 20.03.12 GEV Meeting Minutes (bilingual) 18.04.12 School Development Group Meeting Minutes 25.04.12 IB-Support Group Meeting Minutes Hope your children have a great week at School! Any questions or submissions to the PARENT WEEKLY BUZZ, please email us at Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. . Deadline for submissions is always on Wednesdays. |