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Hosted by our School Board, Kaffeeklatsch will be held outside on the playground (weather permitting; rain location: atrium) tomororw: 

Friday, May 19 at 8am.

There will be coffee and treats. We encourage attendees to bring their own mug and help keep our environmental impact low.

In place of attending Morgenkreis, there will be classroom projects displayed in the school atrium, and a tour of the library will be offered at 8:30 a.m.

A special thanks to Fredrikson for sponsoring our May Kaffeeklatsch event!

To upload photos -- and find out important graduation schedule and ways to donate, visit  special graduation website. Share photos of your 8th grader (and photos from when they were 1st graders, 4th graders...). Even if your student is unable to attend, we'd love to represent everyone. Deadline to upload photos: Wednesday, May 24.

The TCGIS community is one of the BEST parts of our school! From now until May 30th we are celebrating the people who make our school special. Tribute gifts of any amount directed to the TCGIS Annual Fund will be recognized in our Garden of Gratitude, where flowers with the names of honorees will be “planted!” Give today to help us reach our goal of raising $30K by the 30th of May!

June 26 | 1PM-2:30PM OR 2:30-4PM

F.C. Kaiserslautern is visiting on Monday, June 26 for two 1.5 hour (free) 'Meet the Team' sessions at McMurray Field! This is for TCGIS students ONLY. Meet the Players, play some soccer, get some autographs! Please fill out this form if your student(s) would like to attend ONE of these times. Parents/guardians are required to stay and supervise their student(s) for the duration of the session! Questions? Email mbromenschenkel@tcgis.org. 

The end of year concert for the TCGIS band program will be Friday, May 19 at 5 PM in the Sporthalle. Concert is free! If coming to the potluck, please sign up for something here. Chairs will be limited; plan on bringing a camp chair or blanket, or sitting on the floor. If you are unable to join, use this link to watch the concert. Meeting ID: 812 4239 8898 / Passcode: concert

We are seeking host families for 10 interns who will join TCGIS in August!

"Meet" our fall interns here!

Have questions? Email Katharina Schirg to set up a phone chat.

Ready to apply? Fill out the Host Family Application (deadline June 1).

Learn more: tcgis.org/host-an-intern

Photo: 2019 Intern Kristina Srb with her hosts, the Kittok family, at Como Pool.

TCGIS has some great job opportunities available for the 2023-2024 school year! If you or someone you know is looking for a job next year within our great community, please take a look at our website! Below are our current openings: 

• Behavior Interventionist
• .8 Literacy Interventionist 
• Special Ed Social Worker
• ​P.E. Teacher (Grades K-4)

• Special Education Teacher (K-8)
• ​​Full-time Educational Assistant
• ​.5 Educational Assistant
• ​Kindergarten Teacher
• Elementary School Teacher (Grades 1-4)

Year-end picnic, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 5-7 pm @ Midway Peace Park. Let’s meet up for a potluck picnic and playtime. Please bring a dish to share and favorite yard games.

Congratulations to our three elected school board members Emily Albers, Lindsey Smaka, and Abner Yemaneab! A big thank you to the 19% of voters who voted in this election - Your vote does matter. The newly elected board members will be seated at the June 29th board meeting. 

Please RSVP here for our last meeting of the year!

This is the last lonely broken couch in the Staff Lounge. The PTO has been hard at work cleaning and refreshing the lounge, but now we are going this week to buy some new couches and dining chairs. If you are able to chip in, anything is appreciated. Please consider donating, in any amount. Thank you! 

May 23 | 5-8PM

Represent TCGIS at the upcoming Lake Como Clean-Up! Organized by our District 10 (D10) Como Community Council, volunteers will be cleaning trash from the lake surface or shoreline. Please register here by May 21 so we know how many people to expect - We are giving a TCGIS T-shirt to our registered volunteers to thank you for demonstrating our school's value of community! (registration on the D10 website is not necessary; we will communicate our participants with them).

June 3 | Como Park Midway Pavilions

Minnesota School Outreach Coalition’s Youth Pride is an annual event for LGBTQ2IA+ school-aged people! Back in February, we signed up to have a booth at this fun event, and now it's time to organize volunteers to help out! Sign-up here for a two-hour slot between the hours of 12:30-6:30PM on June 3. Advisors for our students' GSA group will be there with planned activities. More information about the event can be found here.

Can you help spread the word about TCGIS? We are looking for as many volunteers possible to hang up copies of this flyer around the Twin Cities & surrounding areas. Preschools, daycares, libraries, community centers, shops, cafés, etc.! Flyers are also available to be picked up in the front office, or be sent home with your student. Please email Frau Zimmerman with any questions.

For the 4th year, TCGIS will tend a plot in the D10 community garden near Snelling and Como Avenue. We plant around the end of May and donate produce throughout the summer to the Keystone Food Shelf. Sign up to donate plants and materials here. Stay tuned for info to come on volunteering to plant, weed, harvest, and generally help the garden grow through the summer. Questions? Contact coordinators JJulie Alkatout & Terra Erickson.

Board Meeting Thurs., May 31 - 6:30PM, Room 100 & Zoom

Finance & Facilities Cmte Tues., June 6 - 6:30PM, Zoom

Communication & Outreach Cmte Meeting, Wed., June 7 - 6:30PM; Zoom

Governance Cmte Meeting Thurs., June 8 - 4:30PM; Google Meet

Fundraising Cmte Meeting Wed., June 14 - 8:30AM; Room 99

Cmte of the Whole Meeting, Wed., June 21 - 6:30PM; Room 100

Board Meeting Thurs., June 29 - 6:30PM - Room 100 & Zoom

Sunday, May 21, 2023 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

In this virtual presentation, Barbara Müller, Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany, will cover topics of importance to German nationals living in the United States. Learn about birth certificates, naming laws that are different between Germany and the US, marriage certificates, divorce acknowledgments, dual citizenship, and inheritance law questions.

The event includes a Q & A component—please come with any questions you may have. Free, registration is required.

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!

Experience an unforgettable week of learning the German language and culture this summer in Minnesota’s beautiful North Woods with a residential family week at Waldsee German Language Village. Bring the kids, grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, best friends or whatever family means to you!

• German Family Week: June 12-17 AND August 14-19
• Swiss (French, German and Italian) Family Week: August 21-26

Sign up today! Questions? Contact clvregister@cord.edu.

To prepare for the 2023-2024 school year, all families are required to fill out the Annual Update in Infinite Campus by Wednesday, May 31. You will be asked to verify your contact details and your child(ren)’s health information. If this form is not received, your child(ren) will not be allowed to participate in classroom neighborhood walks in the fall, and your middle school student(s) will not be issued a Chromebook. Click here for instructions to complete the Annual Update. Email info@tcgis.org with any questions.

Sign up for our fall sports on May 15-31 on Infinite Campus (school store). All middle schoolers (current 4th-7th graders) are welcome to join our sports teams. Costs: $200. For more information, please check out our websites for cross-country (calendar) and soccer (calendar). With questions, please contact Athletic Director Tabisz.

Check out this fast and helpful overview about Mental Health, what it is and how to take care of your child's Mental Health. If you have any questions don't hesitate to reach out to the school social worker. We will collaborate with you and connect you with resources.

Raising Children Using Digital Technology & Social Media in a Healthy Manner:

School social worker Diana Erwin made this presentation for families to view. Danke, Frau Erwin!

May 19: Kaffeeklatsch

May 19: TCGIS Band Concert

May 21: PTO meeting

May 26: 7 & 8th grade school (K-6 no school)

June 9: Middle School Dance

June 11: 8th Grade Graduation

June 14: Last day of school (Full school day)



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