Starting this Friday, Sept. 18, parents can pick up printed materials and other resources for distance learners from 2:00-3:15 PM on Friday afternoons at the Westeingang (west entrance) near the new parking lot. Weather permitting, pickup will take place outside; otherwise in the large entrance space there.

This week students are receiving their books from the library! Distance students will be receiving FIVE books, and hybrid students FOUR books. If you didn't fill out the Google-form library survey from last week, your child(ren) will receive a "surprise" bag and you'll have another opportunity to fill out the survey later in the year. 

Pick-up: The books will be distributed in bags labeled with each student's name. All distance and middle school students may pick up their books this Friday, Sept. 18, during the materials pick-up.  Hybrid students are bringing them home this week.

Due Dates: Yellow/Green (hybrid) elementary and middle school students are due the week of October 5-9 (middle school connection week). Distance students' books are due the week before winter break (date TBD).

Returning Books: There are library bins outside the library to drop them off. There will also be a library drop-off bin at each Friday materials pick-up. Over the next few weeks there will be overdue book reminders sent out. 

Looking for ways to keep your students engaged with German? Check out the updated German Enrichment Page for excellent resources for kids of all ages. Looking for some screen-free enrichment? Check out these audio resources for great podcasts and audio books, or the music page, especially Herr Heimerl's Spotify playlist of songs "that won't drive you crazy!" There really is something for everyone, so please take some time to visit the enrichment site with your kids!

Please join us virtually to meet the new PTO team, find out how you can get involved, and get more details about what we are going to do this year.

Click here to Join the Zoom Meeting tonight at 6:30 P.M.

See below for more details about Davanni's Night, the Fall Auction & Strudel Sale!

Click here to vote for your class/homeroom representative. Learn about the nominees here. Each FAMILY has ONE vote PER child; if you have more than one child, one parent may vote in each child's class. The Election closes at midnight on Sunday, Sept. 27.

The first 2020-21 Parent Council meeting is Monday, Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m. Further below you'll find an update from the September Parent Council Meeting.

It's a rare to enroll at TCGIS without going through the lottery! We are currently enrolling in most grades; only Kindergarten and 4th grade have waiting lists. Did you know we offer language support for students who join us in later grades and don't speak German yet? We do! Please spread the word and help new families join our school!

Remember to place your order for October (including Take Home Meal kits for Distance Learning days)! Please log on to our online store website  Boonli  to place your child's School Lunch and Milk order. Please make sure to check out your cart to successfully place an order.  

All orders must be submitted by midnight on Sunday, 09/20/2020. 

Questions? please contact us at  [email protected]. 

If you pick up your child(ren) by car on Van Slyke, please remember to tap the "Announce" button in your Pikmykid app when you arrive. This lets the dismissal staff know you have arrived and we can send your child(ren) to your car.

Thank you for preparing your child(ren) to wear masks and keep physical distance here at school. Students have been doing a fantastic job following these measures. Here are a few more resources for families:

COVID Home Screening Guide (pdf)

COVID Family Attendance Guide (pdf)

All TCGIS students must have their temperature taken at home every day before coming to school. If their temperature is 100.4 they should not come to school.

Similarly if your child has any COVID-19 symptoms, they should also stay home. This symptom guide from MDH may be helpful. 

If you are not receiving emails for your child's class, like the weekly Klassenbrief, please fill out this form to add your email to your child's class email list (e.g. KA, 3B, 5C). Please also login to PowerSchool to update your contact information using the T - Student Contacts form and make sure you are listed in the top two contacts.

If you're interested in exploring carpooling to/from school, fill out this google form by Sept. 20, even if you signed up last year; we will update the list every year. Your address and limited contact information will be used to populate a Google map similar to the one on this page. After Sept. 20 we will follow up with families who choose to participate. We will update the Google map monthly if parents choose to consider carpooling at a later time.

Join us at our first meeting of the year!

Click here to Join the Zoom Meeting tonight (Thursday), 6:30 P.M.

Click here to learn more about our fall fundraisers, including Davanni's Night next week and the Fall Auction and Strudel Sale!

In the upcoming year, we are first and foremost looking forward to our elections and swearing in our new Parent Council on Monday, 10/5. We have some parents planning to rotate off and some parents hoping to stay and we look forward to continuing our momentum as we meet new council members. Click here to vote for your class representive!

The Parent Council met on Monday, 9/14/2020 via Zoom. Click here to read more about what we discussed. As always, if you have anything you’d like the Parent Council to address, please email the PC at [email protected].

Parents have asked the school about private tutoring resources to help their children's German skills stay strong. TCGIS has connected with nearby colleges and universities and found many German majors and minors who are interested in supporting TCGIS students through virtual private tutoring. Click here to learn more and connect with interested tutors.

Sept. 17: First PTO Meeting of the year

Sept. 17: Parent Council Elections Open

Sept. 22: Davanni's Fundraiser (order dinner!)

Sept. 24: Board Meeting

Oct. 4: Deadline to register for PTO Auction

Oct. 5: Parent Council Meeting