Tirana International School 27 November 2018 Important Dates November 28-29 - No School/ Albanian Independence Day 30 - No School/ PD Day December 3 - Start of Second round of ASA 12 - Holiday Concert 12 - Preschool Winter Recital 12 - End of Q2 14 - Last Day Before Winter Break (1/2 day - dismissal at 11:30) 14 - Term II Tuition Payment Due 17(Dec)-4(Jan) - Winter Break Director's Desk Dear Parents, Students, and Friends of TIS, It seems that we always are looking at the next big activity, adventure or event. Naturally, we as a school fall into that trap as well as we focus so much on the great things that are coming up that we forget to recognize events that have already happened. This week I want to rectify that problem and give a big round of applause to the community for two amazing projects. First, the Food Bank of Albania (FBA) reached out this week to once again thank us for our record breaking gift of food to the poor of Albania. You can see the poster that they made for us below. But did you know that our cooperation with FBA continues? The secondary students in our documentary film class are making a video for the organization that focuses on food waste and the organizers could not be more impressed. Thank you to everyone for supporting this organization and the doc film students for your extra effort. The second great project that deserves recognition is our annual Fall Into Reading week. Students read throughout the week and were so excited to have a "bring your parents to read" evening at school. About 60 people gathered in the library last Friday to read books, play games, and swap titles. Thank you to the PSG and Ms. Eva for this great event. Looking Back, Robert S. Jackson, Director Student Services Satisfaction Survey One area that was identified in our research for school improvement had to do with our student services. Please help us by taking this satisfaction survey so that we can know how best to improve the quality and number of services offered to you as families. Holiday Concert Our annual Holiday concert "Ringing in the Holiday Season" will be held on December 12th at 6:30pm. Over 170 children will perform for you at this very festive event!! Each age group from 5s-13s in vocal music and violin will perform. Mark you calendars.... more details coming soon Adopt a Puppy Alba and her family have found 7 little puppies, only 2 months old near school grounds and have been taking care of them for the past week. 2 of the puppies have already found new loving families, but there are still 5 little cute pups eager to see their new parents before it gets colder and before Christmas. (there are two beige females, two black males, and one black and white male) Dear all, the Bake Sale table at the Christmas Bazaar is one of the highlights of the event each year! Yummy baked goodies from around the world are enjoyed by all! We greatly appreciate donations of baked goods to be sold at the bazaar. All funds raised from the Bake Sale will be used to ensure continued support to abandoned babies in Albania in the coming New Year. We thank you in advance for your support!!! Please bring the items to the Rogner Hotel the morning of the Bazaar anytime after 9:00am. If you are not able to bring the baked goods the morning of the Bazaar, please let us know and we can coordinate a location and time for you to deliver the goods prior to the Bazaar. If you have any questions, please email me at: teresa_paratore@yahoo.it or Claudia at: osaabangels@gmail.com You can sign what you are going to donate here. |