The IRT tracks COVID cases in this dashboard which will be shared weekly.

Any Minnesota parent or guardian whose 5- to 11-year-olds have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine by April 11 can enter to win one of five $100,000 Minnesota college scholarships. On April 15, the State of Minnesota will hold a drawing for five $100,000 scholarships valid at any public or private non-profit higher educational institution in Minnesota. Minnesotans can learn more about the Kids Deserve a Shot program, register for the scholarship drawing, and view official rules at Kids Deserve a Shot.

Last Friday the IRT sent this email message to all families and staff with an update to our masking policy at TCGIS. Our updated masking policy goes into effect next Monday, March 21.

We encourage families to discuss the new policy with their students before the transition on March 21. From our community's response, we know masking will be a personal family or student decision. Talking to your students about respecting other individuals' choices will help our school and classes have a better transition on March 21.

In order to shorten the Rundbrief, we will prioritize new items for this newsletter and link to our Incident Response Team Updates webpage so you can reference past updates more efficiently:

Students in Sophie Rowe’s 4th grade class experimented with symmetry in creating their Faltschnitte (folding cuts), shown outside the door. Besides making beautiful decorations for the hall, students are learning about an important mathematical concept: symmetry. Mathematicians exploit symmetry in problem solving–to make calculations easier and to help them make predictions about a shape or a mathematical function. Frau Rowe is helping her students connect the disciplines of art and mathematics in a fun and hands-on way.

Kaffeeklatsch is a great opportunity to connect with other parents/guardians in our TCGIS community. Kaffeeklatsch will be held outside on the playground (weather permitting) on Friday March 18th at 8am. Sponsored by the PTO, there will be coffee and treats. We encourage attendees to bring their own mug and help keep our environmental impact low.

As our Lesemarathon comes to a close on Sunday, March 20th, please make sure your student(s) submit the minutes they've read to this Google form! If our students meet Frau Christensen's challenge and collectively read over 150,000 minutes, she has agreed to dress up like a mythological creature and visit classrooms during the day! And, the class with the most minutes in elementary school and of middle school will get a lunch party with her!

Prizes will also be awarded to the top three individuals in elementary and middle school, and every student who participates (tracking their minutes and turning them in on the Google form) will be entered to win a $10 gift card! All results will be announced on Friday, March 25th.

Remember to place your order for April 2022! 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, March 20th. Orders received after the 20th will have a one-week delayed start date. The April Bus Donation window is open as well. Questions? Please contact us at ordering@tcgis.org.

Join us this Sunday, March 20 from 2-5 pm for a joint fundraising event hosted by TCGIS and German American Chamber of Commerce (GACC) at Yoerg Brewing Company to benefit the TCGIS 8th grade class trip. Come for great food & beer and socialize with fellow TCGIS families and members of the GACC.

This is an open-house, family-friendly fundraiser. Yoerg's will be closed to the public so that we have the entire space for our event. So far 96 tickets have been purchased. Won't you join us?! Learn more and purchase your tickets here.

Special thanks to Yoerg’s—named for the Bavarian immigrant who established the first commercial brewery in the state of Minnesota—for supporting this effort.

Hello TCGIS families!

We appreciate your patience as we continue to navigate changes in technology, and various information systems. Winter screening emails were intended to be delivered to all families school-wide during late February, including your child’s scores on various universal screening assessments. If you did not receive screening results for one or more of your children, please email Jessie Kember. We will ensure that the results are sent to you as soon as possible.

TCGIS Screening Team

Use the QR code or this link to order one!

Our huge selection of plants to adorn your yard this summer from Gerten's is here! Gertens is doing the spring plant sale a little differently this year. To order your plants for pick up on May 2nd follow these easy steps!

Store ID code for Twin Cities German Immersion School: 550

The group will gather at 6:00pm in the TCGIS cafeteria and dinner will be provided. From 6:30-7:30pm, adults and youth (ages 11-14) will have separate circle groups and discussion will be facilitated by Amazeworks. Children ages 10 and under will have childcare with fun activities. Circle group discussion topics can be guided by the group. The adults will start with discussion on the inequitable treatment of BIPOC refugees. Please RSVP for the dinner and meeting. For more information about this affinity group, review the group’s charter here.

There are still spaces in camps for grades 3-6 in all weeks. Get your spots before they're gone!

Please add your student's name HERE if you are interested in signing up for these camps. If we have 10 or more students, we will look into adding a second camp!

Find all camp information here and register through Popsicle.

Our Modern Families Affinity Group will meet next on April 13th at 7pm via Zoom. Our discussion will be around the topic of students that live in two households. We would like to provide our wisdom to other families and then turn around and provide teachers and Admin at TCGIS with helpful tips to help these families. Join us! For more information, contact Elizabeth Zehnpfennig.

Meeting ID: 867 8812 1450

Passcode: 748587

Minnesota United will host TCGIS on June 11 as they take on Germany’s 2nd division team SC Paderborn. Tickets went fast the last outing for MNUFC versus Hertha BSC Berlin. We held seats for the group this year but we expect our allotment to go quickly. We’re excited to organize this again for our community!

Tickets average $35 (depending on section). Click here to purchase your discounted tickets.

There are now 60 families who have opted in to using this Google form to participate in the 2022 Carpooling Map.

Interested in exploring carpooling to / from school? Fill out this Google form. We will share the link to the unlisted Google map with those who have opted in (through the form).

Help us prepare for the 2022-2023 school year by completing our re-enrollment survey! Please click here to fill out the survey by March 25th. If you have more than one student at TCGIS, please submit one form for every child in your family who is currently in grades K-7.

Filling out this form is not required in order to attend TCGIS next year but it is extremely helpful for the school. We gather information about returning and withdrawing students to plan our class compositions for the next year. We appreciate your participation; thank you in advance!

You can drop donations off in the front office. If you have questions, please contact the Nordic Ski Team coach, Kirsten Partenheimer.

GAI cooking and baking expert, Helga Parnell, will demonstrate how to make Böhmische and Bayerische Knödel. You can follow along from your own kitchen and ask questions by chat as Helga shows the step-by-step process. Participants will receive the recipes before the beginning of the class. $5. Buy tickets here.

Through daily play, music education, art and science exploration, as well as outdoor play time, Kinderstube students are exposed to all the concepts of early childhood education—while learning German! No language experience from the child or family is needed. Locations in St. Paul and Minneapolis. Learn more about 2022–2023 enrollment.

TCGIS has built a list of local university/college students interested in virtual private tutoring in German for TCGIS students. We update this Google spreadsheet of tutors regularly. Learn more here.

March 18: Kaffeeklatsch

March 18-20: Submit Lesemarathon minutes

March 20: TCGIS & GACC Fundraiser, Yoerg Brewery

March 21: Masks Optional Policy Begins

March 24: BIPOC Affinity Group

March 31: School Board Meeting

April 13: Modern Families Think Tank

April 30: Maskenball