Notes from the Staff Appreciation Task Force

Staff Appreciation Lunches are held on the second Wednesday of the month. The next Staff Appreciation Lunch is on February 8th. Please contact Lisa Berman atsllispateacherappreciation@gmail.com if you can bring in a dish. Right now there are only 6 people signed up! The assignments for February are Appetizers: Third Grade, Main Dishes: Kindergarten, Side Dishes: First Grade, Desserts: Second Grade.

The staff is always pleasantly surprised at the variety of healthy and/or delicious foods at the Staff Appreciation Lunches. Thank you!

Lisa is looking for two people to volunteer to do the set up and oversee the buffet during the first lunch shift on February 8th since she will be on a field trip in the morning. This would be a time commitment from 10:30-12:00. Please email her at sllispateacherappreciation@gmail.com if you can help with this job, and she will give you all the information you need.

Lisa is also looking for 1-2 people to take over the coordination of this task force. Duties for this position include organizing the monthly lunches, Teacher Appreciation Week events, overseeing Back to School and Holiday gifts for staff and a few other tasks. Much of this work can be done from home by email or while running your own errands. Lisa will still be active in the task force, but would like to hand over coordinating duties to someone else. If you’re interested or want to learn more, contact Lisa at sllispateacherappreciation@gmail.com.

Lost and Found notice

The Lost and Found is overflowing again. Please claim your lost objects as soon as possible.

Lost and Found will be cleaned out on February 1st. Unclaimed uniform pieces will be washed and put out for resale on conference days. The rest of the unclaimed objects will be donated to Goodwill.

News from our Schools: TFS Vol. 3, Issue 18 & TSS Vol. 3, Issue 16

Bonjour et hola! Check out the latest news from our schools:

In the most recent TFS newsletter, read about our new food service, Love and Logic classes, free vision and hearing screening, reminders about school rules and procedures and a letter from Monsieur François about staying active at home.

In the most recent TSS newsletter, read all about the first grade immersion celebration, Raz kids, Six Flags Read to Succeed, TSS SAC news and reminders and updates.

Board of Directors Meeting: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 6pm-8pm

Agenda

St. Louis Language Immersion Schools

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

6pm-8pm

A. Call to order and Roll Call

B. Approval of Minutes

C. Public Comment

D. Consent Agenda

1. Accountability Plan
2. Medication Administration Policy
3. Gift Policy

E. New Business

1. Finance Committee Report
2. President’s Report
   1. Dashboard
   2. Enrollment Report
   3. Expansion Update
   4. Development Update

   3. Facilities Committee Report

F.   Old Business

G.  Unscheduled Business

H.  Executive Session

I.   Adjourn Executive Session

J.   Adjourn Meeting (8:00pm)

Next meeting : Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 6pm, Special Facilities Public Session at 4pm

Box Tops are back!

The race is on to see which classrooms can collect the most Box Tops for Education (each of which is worth 10 cents to SLLIS).  Our last collection in the fall raised more than $900! 

After the first count of 2012, TSS parent Ashley Rice has announced the standings in TFS:

Sally	308
Sabrina	441
Adeline	174
Katie	54
Danielle	80
Marie-Frances	190
Lorena	19
Meghan	0
Corinne	82
Jennifer	0
Sebastien	21
	1369

And here’s how things look in TSS:

Jose Manuel	84
Scheilla	77
Sara	112
Joey	14
Perla	65
Alejandro	78
Issys	0
Olga	41
Laura	78
Karina	35
Anna	39
Fatima	18
Laura 3A	23
	664

It’s easy to participate!  Just clip this symbol wherever you see it — on food packages, paper products, cleaning supplies — and turn it in to your child’s classroom.  There are collection envelopes or boxes in each classroom, or you can send the Box Tops in your child’s backpack.  Box Tops deposited elsewhere still help the school, but they don’t count toward the party for the classroom that collects the most in the next two months!

If you have questions, please contact Ashley at sllisPAfundraising@gmail.com.

School photo retakes/make-ups on Friday 1/27

Unsatisfied with your school photo or absent on school picture day? Photo retakes/make-ups will be held on Friday the 27th.

The photographers will begin taking pictures at 10 am.

Be sure to look your best!

 

Weekly Overview: 1/23/12 – 1/29/12

As the weather outside becomes more and more frightful, take delight in all of the SLLIS activities and events this week:

Wednesday 1/25: From 4 – 5 pm, the next PA-SAC Transition meeting will be held. This is the first meeting to articulate communications needs for SLLIS-wide and school-specific announcements, refine how we use our current tools, and create consistent expectations for internal and external communications. Lisa Dorner will coordinate donation-based childcare for this event.

Join us at 5:30 – 7:30 pm for the immersion and IB panel, an opportunity for community members to hear from young adult graduates of immersion and/or IB schools. It’s an excellent opportunity to ask them about their K-12 experience, the utility of language immersion and their unique challenges. Envision your child as a SLLIS graduate!

The Board of Directors will meet from 6 – 8 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Thursday 1/26:The PA Intern Task Force will meet from 8:30 – 9:30 am and will be hosted by Lisa Dorner and Molly Koebbe, sllispainterns@gmail.com.

Join Madame Louise from 5 – 6 for French classes. Please bring a pen or pencil and paper.

Friday 1/27: Unsatisfied with your school photo or absent on school picture day? Photo retakes/make-ups will be held on Friday the 27th. The photographers will begin taking pictures at 10 am. Be sure to look your best!

Stay warm this week!

News from The French School: Vol. 3, Issue 17

Bonjour! Check out the latest newsletter from TFS. This issue includes information and updates on the John B Ervin Scholars Program Day of Service, the Read, Right, Run marathon, important dates and more!

News from The Spanish School: Vol. 3, Issue 15

Read the latest noticias from TSS in the most recent newsletter. This week’s issue addresses the upcoming TSS SAC meetings, a Pilot Program for Fatima’s class 2C, information about good decision-making in the cafeteria and more!

SLLIS Health Report: Pertussis

Our new school nurse Angela Turner will be providing monthly Health Reports for our schools. Read up on this month’s report about Pertussis, or Whooping Cough.

Stay informed and stay healthy!