Liebe TCGIS Gemeinschaft! / Dear TCGIS community,

Did you know that TCGIS has a competitive Math Team? On Monday, January 9, the team hosted two other schools for the finals of the Minnesota State Junior High School Math League. The competition consisted of two 10-minute individual rounds and one 20-minute team round. Two TCGIS teams, the Schmos, consisting for Monday’s meet of Ashton Cook, Lexi Cook, Max Frasch, Theo Orsted, Bella Rieder, and Maya Tumerdem, and the Loonee Loons, consisting of Felicia Cook, Amali Fricke, Alex Holdreith, Gus Korte, Vivi Lauer, and Sunnatillo Mammatkulov took first and third place respectively. TCGIS also performed well in the individual all-around scores: Vivi Lauer took first, Sam Willoughby took second, Bella Rieder took fourth, Lexi Cook took sixth, and Natasha Kachinsky and Theo Orsted tied for seventh. 

Congratulations to these TCGIS math wizzes and to their devoted advisors, Sam Graf and Roxanne Cornell. 

Herzlich

Kirsten 

Note: If you don't see the calendar at the end of your Rundbrief, the message has been clipped and you must click "View entire message" to read the entire Rundbrief. Danke!

Our High School Panel night is tonight,Thursday, January 19, 7:00 – 7:50pm. Students and families can join us virtually with this link to get have their question answered by high schoolers and TCGIS alumni. Please add questions to this Google Form. See you there!

Remember to place your order for February 2023! Please log on to our online store website Boonli to place your child's School Lunch/Milk order. Please make sure to check out your cart to successfully place an order and to check your order for completeness. All orders must be submitted by 10pm on Sunday, January 22nd. Orders received after the 22nd will have a one-week delayed start date.

On Tuesday our seven new spring interns had their first day at TCGIS, concluding with a lively potluck and social hour with their mentor teachers and host families. Click here to read more about them!

Back row, L to R: Katja Burger, Marie Schaaf, Jannik Hehemann, Phil Habel, Marie Schaefer, Anna Schwerdfeger

Front row, L to R: Minel Timucin, Ecem Üzüm.

Kinderclub is offering Homework Help starting in February. Kids with no homework (Kindergarten) can do worksheets/practice and have help if they have questions. Please fill out this form to sign up. 

The schedule will come out by next week (1/27). We are planning to group students in K +1, 2+3, 4+5 and 6 for Math three afternoons/week (1hr/per group) and depending on need, reading two afternoons/week (1hr each).  

To sign up for Kinderclub OR if you need additional days, please fill out the survey, then email mbromenschenkel@tcgis.org after the schedule comes out to book the days needed. Days will be planned according to Tutor availability.

Summer Camp Registration will open February 1st. A Camp Preview will be in next week's Rundbrief.

Camp Information, Policies & Procedures can be found in our Family Camp Handbook.

Pricing Information can be found HERE.

The Diversity & Belonging Committee has been researching and writing an Indigenous land acknowledgement, the first sentence of which reads: “We recognize and appreciate that the Twin Cities German Immersion School sits on the traditional, ancestral, and contemporary homelands of the Waȟpékhute Dakota people.” The committee is hosting two presentations to introduce this important work to our TCGIS community, and to provide a forum for discussion. Please join us for the following talks by TCGIS parent, Dr. Tyler Taylor and TCGIS teacher, Rachael Schlee:

• Thursday, February 2, 6:30 pm, Room 100 with Zoom option.
• Thursday, February 16, 6:30 pm, Room 100

Read more about the talks and presentors here.

Cookies & Canvasses is coming up this Saturday the 21st! Join us for a guided painting class and some delicious cookies. Everyone is welcome! Sign up here.

We teamed up with Herr Tabisz for another epic sledding party! Saturday, February 4th - sign up here. All grades are welcome. 

Save the Date! Our next meeting is Saturday February 11th and we'll have pizza and be playing BINGO! Bring your game face and have some fun. Sign-up coming next week. 

Maskenball and the Auction will be held on March 25, 7PM at the University Club. (Adults only). We'll be posting a site soon for requests for items for the Auction. The funds we raise from this and last year's Maskenball will update and reinvigorate our playground. Start brainstorming - we can't wait to see what you do this year!

Library club is open to grades 6-8 and meets every Wednesday after school from 3:20-4:30. The spring session will be from Feb.22-May 3. 

What do we do in Library Club? 

• Design and set up monthly book-related displays in the library
• “Adopt” a bookshelf to keep organized during each meeting and class library visit
• Work together to plan one library event for fellow students

If interested, print and fill out this application by February 1st. Applications can be dropped off in the library. Please email Frau Zimmerman with any questions.

This year's bookmark contest theme is Reading is Magical. The 1st place winners from both ES & MS will have their bookmark design reprinted for the whole school!

Frau Lenburg and Frau Kaiser handed out bookmark templates with instructions to students in their art classes, and all middle schoolers will receive the template during their advisory period. If you would like to print off the template yourself, you can find it here. Students can only submit one design, and the deadline is 3PM January 31st. The winners will be announced on Fri., Feb.10th.

The next Middle School Dance is being planned for Friday, February 10th. Students elected the dance theme of Winter Wonderland. The 5th and 6th grade dance will be from 6:00pm to 7:15pm in the school gym. The 7th and 8th grade dance will follow at 7:30pm to 9:00pm. Music will be provide by DJ Mathew Erwin. The dance is casual to semi-formal and all manners of dress are appropriate. Come as fancy as you want! Tickets will be $5.00 and available on Boonli starting Tuesday, January 17th.

TCGIS families are the #1 way prospective families find our great school. Vielen Dank for encouraging your friends and neighbors to consider TCGIS! Here are two great ways you can help TCGIS find prospective families:

• There are just three more school tours before the application deadline on Feb. 15th. Please spread the word to friends and neighbors. They can learn more here: tcgis.org/school-tours.
• Daycares are a great place for prospective families to hear about TCGIS! If you have a connection to a daycare, we have flyers that can be passed out or hung up. Please contact Mary Zimmerman if you would like to pick up flyers or have some sent home with your student. You can also print the flyer here.

The Board of Directors meets for a working retreat this Saturday from 9am-2pm at the Northeast Library meeting room. The board will focus on strategies to address budget challenges and legislative advocacy. 

The regular business meeting of the Board will be held on Thursday, January 26th at 6:30 pm in Room 100, with Zoom option. The proposed school calendar for next year will be presented and will be voted on in February. 

Board Meeting Thurs., Jan. 26 - 6:30PM, Room 100, Zoom

February committee meetings: See google calendar

Kids are immersed in the German language while participating in fun activities such games, crafts, singing, and physical motion, along with age-appropriate language lessons. We offer brining to advanced levels for all ages. All classes are in person at the GAI. Learn more here.

The board’s Diversity & Belonging committee would like to highlight upcoming events in the Twin Cities as opportunities for intercultural engagement- one our school’s core values. Click here to learn about highlighted events!

January 10-18: Infinite Campus Closed (Grading Window)

January 17-27: Universal Screening

January 19: 8th Grade High School Panel

January 21: Cookies & Canvas with the PTO

January 22: Feb. Lunch/milk order window closes

February 1: Summer Camp registration opens

February 2: Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Talks at TCGIS

February 4: Sledding Party with Herr Tabisz

February 9: History Day Contest

February 10: Middle School Dance

February 11: Pizza & Bingo with the PTO

February 16: Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Talks at TCGIS

March 25: Maskenball & Auction



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