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

As we have been under 20 positive cases of Covid-19 and Ramsey county is at a medium risk level, TCGIS will transition to optional masking on Tuesday, May 31st. We strongly encourage 8th grade students going on the Chicago Capstone trip to continue masking.

Last week, the CDC expanded eligibility of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to everyone 5 years of age and older. CDC now recommends that children ages 5 through 11 years should receive a booster shot 5 months after their initial Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination series.

Boosters and vaccines are readily available throughout the Metro. Check with your physician or schedule at your local pharmacy.

Find a booster or vaccination convenient for your family here.

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.

Once more we are faced with navigating the devastating news of a school shooting. It’s hard to know how to talk to our children about it when we ourselves barely have words for it. You might wonder should we talk to them about it? Why? What should we say? To help our children develop healthy coping skills they need adults to provide structure, support and hope. Here are some helpful resources:

Yesterday Director Christensen and Board Chair Alkatout sent this message with additional resources.

The Board of Directors convenes at 6:30 pm for its regular business meeting. The meeting will be held in the art room and guests are welcome to attend in person. Special recognition will be given to several volunteers and staff. The board will hear the Executive Director’s report and will consider approving edits to the bylaws, the authorizer contract, new school logo, charter of the campus planning committee, and a new school policy regarding the calendar. The agenda and board packet are available here. Remote participation is available via Zoom.

Herzlichen Dank to all who have joined our Spring Fundraising Campaign! Your generosity directly supports our mission of innovative education of the whole child through German immersion by helping to fund our intern program, German curriculum, library materials and so much more! 

Dear 8th grade parents,

Graduation is just around the corner and we want each graduate to have a poster, but there are still families who have not submitted pictures. Please submit photos by this Sunday, May 29th. An email via Infinite Campus was sent out on Monday with directions. If you have any questions please contact Nancy Reszetar.

Thank you!,

Your Graduation Planning Team

We would love to hear your thoughts and feedback on how we can improve your students' lunch experience. This was our first year with Done Right Foods and we would love to share your feedback with them. Thank you for your participation in the lunch program this year and for taking the time to fill out this survey!

It's that time of year already: we are looking for host families for next year's interns! Click here to "meet" the interns who will arrive next fall.

Curious about hosting an intern? Learn all about it here or watch this recorded presentation about hosting.

Ready to apply to host? Skip right ahead to the Host Family Application.

Without the generosity of our wonderful volunteer host families, the TCGIS Intern Program could not exist. Herzlichen Dank!

Mark your calendars! The affinity group will have a potluck picnic at the Como Firepits on Friday, June 10th from 5 to 7pm. Please bring a dish to share. If you have a favorite ethnic or cultural dish, we encourage you to share that with the group. The organizers will provide beverages, compostable plates and cutlery. Please sign up to attend or to be added to the email list for future group announcements and events.

All library books were due back today. Notice slips will be sent home next week for any books that have not been returned and an overdue fee will be assessed if the book can not be found. If you have any questions, please contact our library coordinator Frau Zimmerman or our library assistant Frau Walz. 

If your child is 12 years old and/or entering 7th grade next school year, Minnesota State Statute 121A.15 requires your student to have a dose of the Tdap and Meningococcal vaccine to return to school.

If you choose to opt out you may file a medical exemption signed by a health care provider or a non-medical exemption signed by a parent/guardian, and notarized (vaccine needs to be specified).

Please return completed immunization documentation to TCGIS once available, latest by August 15th via:

1031 Como Ave., St. Paul, MN 55103

The Diversity & Belonging Committee is sharing pictures and short texts about what is happening in classrooms. Although we don't have many visitors in our classrooms these days, we are proud to show what is happening here.

Access to grades and comments in Infinite Campus will be closed May 25-June 9th while teachers finalize semester 1 grades. Once access to grades and comments reopens, please follow the steps here to access your child(ren)'s report card.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we have navigated an incredibly difficult year of transportation shortages together.

We are working diligently to negotiate our busing contract for the 22-23 school year with CSTMN as well as other vendors. Because negotiations are ongoing, we do not have details of the busing situations next year. In our conversations with other districts and charter schools, we know that the nationwide bus driver shortage continues to severely impact our local public schools, including ours. We are doing everything we can to return to four bus routes for next year and will notify you with any updates or changes as they come.

In preparation for next school year, all families should have received a Constant Contact email this afternoon with the ‘22-23 Bus Route Planning Survey.

The Twin Cities German Immersion School (TCGIS) is looking for 1-2 assistant coaches for Cross-Country.

Previous experience in coaching is preferred but not required. If you are interested, please contact (ctabisz@tcgis.org) by FRIDAY, June 10, to set up a time to talk further. Coaching job preference will be given to the most qualified individual.

Registration for TCGIS Fall Sports will be open on Popsicle from May 15 until May 31. All middle schoolers (current 4th-7th graders) are welcome to sign up. TCGIS athletic calendars are designed so that students may participate in more than one sport per season.

Payment required at time of registration per sport per athlete: $200*

*Finances should not be a factor in deciding to participate in TCGIS athletic teams. If finances are a concern, please contact Athletic Coordinator Tabisz BEFORE registering because payment is required at the time of registration.

With questions, please contact Athletic Coordinator Chris Tabisz.

Any new students interested in Band (current 4th graders and up) are free to stop by room 97 on Thursday, June 9, 3:15-4:15pm to get information!

Because of Covid we are not having an actual instrument try-out. If students are interested in trying instruments, please email Krista Johnson and we can arrange it!

There is more information on Krista's website. Click on the "TCGIS" link.

The TCGIS Community Garden is a 14.5’ by 17.5’ plot at the D10 Como Community Garden near the State Fairgrounds. TCGIS community members sign up for slots throughout the summer to do light gardening like pulling weeds, watering plants, and harvesting and donating the vegetables to the Keystone Midway food shelf. Everyone in the TCGIS community is welcome and encouraged to sign up for gardening!

Sign up to join us this summer! The time commitment is very minimal and flexible to your schedule, it's great for gardeners of all levels, and kids are welcome and encouraged to participate (they are great at watering and harvesting!). Sign up HERE. Details will be sent to all who sign up.

If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Linnell.

To prepare for the 2022-2023 school year, all families are required to fill out the Annual Update in Infinite Campus by Tuesday, 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.

Follow the instructions below:

Please fill out this form as soon as possible and no later than Tuesday, May 31. Email info@tcgis.org with any questions.

The board of directors will have a vacant seat upon Director Jasmin Root-Joswig’s resignation from the board at the end of June. With the current composition of the 11-member board, this vacancy is open to any board member type: teacher, parent, or community member. If interested in applying to be appointed by the board to finish Director Root-Joswig’s remaining 2 years of service, please fill out this application and email it to board@tcgis.org.

To learn more and register, visit us at CapitalCityFootball.Org

Questions? Email Capcityfb@gmail.com or call TCGIS Parent Tom Menke at 952.994.6059

Please consider applying or forwarding to the following open positions at Twin Cities German Immersion School:

You can apply for the positions by submitting your resume, cover letter, one letter of recommendation, and contact information for three additional verbal recommendations to employment@tcgis.org. Job openings can always be found on our website: tcgis.org/career.html.

The GAI is currently hiring for a Director of Development. This full-time position entails creating and leading all donor-based fundraising initiatives of the GAI, in a

strong partnership with the Executive Director and Board of Directors.

If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to GAI Executive Director Jeana Anderson. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as interviews could begin prior to the position closing date of July 20, 2022. Click here to read more about the position.

Kinderstube German Immersion Preschool is enrolling for fall at its Minneapolis location -- less than a 20 minute drive from TCGIS! We welcome younger siblings to join our preschool. 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. Learn more about 2022-2023 enrollment here.

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.

May 26: School Board Meeting

May 26: All library books due back

May 31: Deadline for Annual Update in Infinite Campus

June 9: Band Open Haus

June 12: 8th Grade Graduation

June 15: Last Day of School