A Note from the PTO

The ISK PTO is please to announce that at our meeting on Tuesday the 11th the positions of President and Vice president were filled. Fabrizio Cross will take on the Presidents roll and Samela Priestly is our new Vice President

The PTO board is as follows:

President:                 Fabrizio Cross
Vice-President:        Samela Priestly
Treasurer:                 Carol Álvarez
Member-at-large:      Marie Bibby
Member-at-large:      Brigitte Suda

Should you need to reach Fabrizio he has taken over the presidents email address at iskptopres@gmail.com

Dates to Remember 

4 November – Half day of school for parent/teacher conferences

16 November – Half day

Announcements
 
-Updated School Calendar – While we work to change the downloadable school calendar on the web, please download the latest school calendar: ISK_Calender_2011-2012 – Revised

-New High School Tardy Policy – Please note the following:

The high school is adopting a more carefully articulated tardy policy.  It is hoped by the high school staff that this will encourage students to make a greater effort to reach class in a timely manner.  Currently, several students are late on a regular basis which interferes with the efficient running of classes.   

The policy reads as follows: 

• Each term, every student will be allowed a maximum of five tardies in any given class;
• Tardies will be counted at the beginning of the day (8:00) and at the beginning of each lesson;
• 1^st offense over five – 15 minute lunch detention with Mr. Jesper on Wednesdays;
• 2^nd offense – 30 minute after school detention with Mr. Newell on Mondays;
• On the tenth tardy, a parent meeting may be requested;
• Students will not attend their after school club until detention has been served;

Excused tardies – only when there are extraordinary circumstances or a doctor’s note is provided by a parent.

Dear Parents,

The ISK PTO is excited announce a night of international food, festivities and socializing. Please mark November the 19th on your calendar for the first annual ISK Food Fair.  This will be a great opportunity for ISK parents to come together as a community as we prepare our regional dishes and have fun together!

The idea is that people from the same region will get together and cook their regional dishes during the day, dishes that will be enjoyed by all later in the evening along with fine entertainment.

There will be six different regional teams:

Africa

Northern America

South America

Asia

Northern Europe

Southern/Eastern Europe

Each contributor will get a free ticket and there will only be 120 tickets for sale! 

Look for more details and the the signup sheets to come home with your child on Monday October 24 after the week long break.

Dear Parents and Teachers:

You are invited to the next meeting of the PTO, scheduled for Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 7:00 PM.  It will be held at the home of Samela Priestly.  If you need directions, please send an e-mail to samela.priestley@gmail.com or iskptopres@gmail.com. Please bring a snack to share.

We are happy to announce that PTO officer elections were held during the ISK General Meeting on September 28^th, with the following results:

President:                    (Tito Farias temporarily remains as interim / acting)

Vice-President:           Fabrizio Cross (also potential candidate for President)

Treasurer:                    Carol Álvarez

Member-at-large:         Nahi Bibby (sorry if I misspelled the name)

Member-at-large:         Brigitte Suda

At the meeting, we will finalize decisions on the officers and continue with our preparations for a contribution to the Kindergarten and Pre-K experience, ISK community-building through an international food fair, and other initiatives.  Come join the fun, build your network, help your school, and enhance your Kigali experience.

Tito Farías

Outgoing PTO President

The minutes from the 14 September PTO meeting can be found here. The next PTO meeting will be tomorrow night at the home of Brigitte Suda.

Click here for directions to Rob and Antje’s house for tonight’s PTO meeting. Hope to see you there!

ISK International Cuisine Night – Autumn Term – Saturday (actual date to be confirmed)

Following from the success of the flea market, the plan for the next school function is to have a highly enjoyable day, where teams made up of ISK parents and teachers, cook their regional dishes during the day at their homes in groups, and then we have a get together in the evening at the school to sample each other’s efforts (along with drinks, entertainment etc).

(Download the ISK-INTERNATIONAL-CUISINE-NIGHT Flyer)

Teams should have representation from the region in question, but can be made up of people who simply want to learn to prepare that style of cuisine. Minimum number of contributing team members should be six but could be more.

Dishes should reflect the nation/region’s cuisine, otherwise open. Suggest each nation should produce at least one dessert plus a minimum of five savoury dishes.

Teams should also include drinks i.e. wines or spirits typical of the region.

Dishes would require to be labelled with the regional name (and translation where applicable), the major ingredients and whether vegetarian, contains nuts, spicy etc.

Each dish should be a ‘sampler’ with approximately eight portions amounting to a three course meal (i.e. savoury would be similar portion to tapas or a small starter).

Depending on numbers of responses to each team suggestion, we intend to condense the total number of teams to eight and the evening ticket will entitle the holder to one dish from each table (we will give guidance on the volume of food required once we know the numbers). There will also be a number of drinks tokens for exchange at any table. Finally there will be a voting slip so the team who produces the most popular dish(es) will get prize.

We would appreciate that those travelling back to their home countries this summer to return laden with genuine local delicacies / ingredients i.e. from the source.

Note: Major expenses whether for food or drinks can be claimed back in the form of tickets – nobody should be left ‘out of pocket’.

We would also appreciate anyone with diplomatic connections to request their help in this area – donations will be generously reciprocated in the form of tickets to what we hope will be the best value culinary experience of the year.

The purpose of the function is community building and to welcome new members of the ISK community. However, should any funds be raised on the night, these will go straight back into school facilities.

We need to get as many people as possible involved so please respond ASAP with your preferred team and ideas for dishes & contributions.

You can respond to this mail or to the PTO president on iskptopres@gmail.com.

Thank you for your help.