Thank you for supporting our students!

International Christian School’s annual Read-A-Thon will begin this Friday. Be sure to encourage your children to read in place of other entertainment in your home for the 2 week event. We also want to encourage you to come out to the Book Fair to purchase books for your children and also consider donating a book to our library. Thank you for your support!

International Christian School is finalizing details for online studies for March 15, 2013. For grades 3-12 we will offer our normal online classes through Class.io. For K-2 please visit our Primary Portal to access assignment instructions and activity links.  Students will also arrive home today with a hard copy of the link to our start page for primary grade assignments.

Thank you for your cooperation and support in ensuring that our students experience these alternative educational plans for government suspension of classes.

It is our pleasure to serve you,

Chris Winters, Ed.S., M.Ed.

Director – International Christian School

We are looking forward to resuming our normal class schedule on Monday. Please be prepared to work hard in the next 2 weeks before Semana Santa. We are already planning and getting prepared for the elections which were just announced for April 14th. Our tentative plan is to be ready for class suspension from April 10-12 based on past elections. We will inform you of the exact dates once they are communicated to us.

We are looking forward to seeing you Monday.

We send our sincere condolences to the community who are mourning the loss of  president Chavez and continue to be fervent in prayer for the leadership of this beautiful country. In compliance with federal authorities we will suspend classes and activities until Monday. Please be in prayer for our delta team. We will keep the community informed of any news from the team. They are in a very calm part of the country and are in good hands with their leaders. We anticipate contact from them on Thursday when they make their way to Tucupita and will inform you of any news at that time. We would like to ask our entire community to pray for their safe journey home.

Many blessings,

Chris Winters

Are you aware that the Network of International Christian Schools sends out a monthly prayer bulletin? This monthly publication presents a great way to learn more about what God is doing in our schools around the world. It is our hope that you appreciate the opportunities children have in our schools and that you would have a desire to be a bigger part of that. If you are interested in receiving the prayer bulletin please sign-up at NICS.ORG.

Thank you!

International Christian School is still accepting applications for new students. We still have space in multiple grades including Kindergarten and 4 year old preschool. Please visit www.icscaracas.com to apply today. Please tell your friends and co-workers about this opportunity.

Please take a few minutes to read some of the latest articles featured in International Christian School’s student publication, The Mint. We are really proud of the work of our students and the relevant nature of the articles which clearly go beyond the daily activities of our school community. I sincerely hope you take the time to read at least one article and post a comment or simply tap the like button to encourage our students.

In other news, please be in prayer for our students and teachers who are leaving tomorrow on a service trip to Delta Amacuro. ICS teacher Natalie Bullock recently contributed an article based on her past experience on this service trip. You can read the article in the latest edition of the Network of International Christian Schools’ (NICS) Core Magazine.

Thank you for your support,

Chris Winters, Ed.S.

Director

International Christian School of Caracas is currently accepting applications for enrollment for the 2013-14 school year via our website. We are pleased to announce that we will be offering preschool (primarily 4 yr old with limited space for 3 yr old) once again to better serve our families. If you know anyone interested in enrolling their child please share this link, then encourage them to begin the online application and schedule an interview soon!

Best regards,

Chris Winters, Ed.S.

www.icscaracas.com

Good Morning parents, 

In an effort to better serve you, we would like to remind you about the morning drop off routines. Students should arrive between 6:55 and 7:15 am. Soon La Concordia will start their activities and the gate will close at 7:15am. Please start planning on been here before that time. If you are aiming to arrive at 7:30 you will be late often, please aim to arrive as close to 7:00am as possible.

Unfortunately we cannot offer food services for elementary students at this time. Please make sure your children have their lunches in their lunch box when they come to school.

We would appreciate if you please not ask our teachers or staff to help you out with your child’s lunch or child care for your child at the end of the day. If you have an emergency situation where you cannot provide lunch or pick up your child on time please contact our office as soon as you know it is a problem and we will help work out arrangements. 

We are making our best effort to plan ahead for Elections days. We are currently awaiting to receive a formal communication from the minister of education in this regard. In order to be in compliance with the Normative from the Minister of Education and the CNE (Consejo Nacional Electoral) regarding the safety of children, we will not be allowed to have students on the campus once the National Guard occupies the campus for voting. For this reason we will have Home school days during any days in which armed guards are on campus. Please pay particular attention to any instructions you receive from teachers as they prepare for possible home-school days. Please understand that we cannot make any changes to our scheduled breaks as the majority of our teachers have scheduled visa-renewal trips for months in advance. Thank you so much for your understanding and participation in this process.

29th Report Cards go home

Buenos días padres y representantes,

En un esfuerzo por servirles mejor, queremos recordarle la rutina para dejar a sus hijos en la escuela  en las  mañanas. Los estudiantes deben llegar entre 6:55 y 7:15 am. 

Pronto La Concordia va a comenzar sus actividades y el portón se cerrara a las 7:15 am. 

Por favor comiencen a planificar estar aqui antes de esa hora.  Si usted está apuntando a llegar a las 7:30, lo mas seguro es que a menudo va a llegar tarde , Por favor trate de llegar lo mas cerca  posible de las 7:00 am.

Este año vamos a continuar ofreciendo el servicio de comidas con Mauro solo para los alumnos de Secundaria.

Lamentablemente por los momentos no podemos ofrecer este servicio a los alumnos de primaria. Por favor asegúrense de que sus hijos traigan su comida dentro de la lonchera cuando viene al colegio.  

Les agradecemos que no le pidan a los profesores o trabajadores de ICS que les ayuden con las comidas de sus hijos o a retirarlos y cuidarlos a la hora de la salida. Si usted tiene una emergencia y no puede proveer el almuerzo o retirar a su hijo  a la hora debida, por favor comuníquese con nuestra oficina a los 7540321 o 8141381 tan pronto como sepa que hay algún problema, y nosotros le ayudaremos a coordinar los arreglos necesarios.

Estamos haciendo nuestro mejor esfuerzo de planificar con antelación para los días de las Elecciones. Estamos a la espera de recibir una comunicación oficial del Ministerio de Educación en este sentido.  Con el fin de cumplir con la normativa del Ministerio de Educación y el CNE (Consejo Nacional Electoral) con respecto a la seguridad de los niños, una vez a la Guardia Nacional ocupe las instalaciones de La Concordia como centro de votación,  no se permitirá estudiantes en las instalaciones de ICS.   Por esta razón vamos a tener días de Escuela en casa durante los días en que los guardias armados están en las instalaciones.  Por favor, preste especial atención a las instrucciones que reciba de los maestros en preparación para posibles días de Escuela en casa. Por favor, comprenda que no podemos realizar ningún cambio en nuestras vacaciones programadas ya que la mayoría de nuestros profesores tienen  programado con meses de antelación viajar para renovar sus visas.  Muchas gracias por su comprensión y participación en este proceso.

Proximos eventos…

Septiembre

 21 Consejo de Maestros. Medio día de clases. Hora de salida 12:20. Este día No  Habrá Homework Club.

24 al 2 Oct. Map test. 

26 Tiempo de oración y compañerismo  con Mr. Winters. Todos los padres están invitados a las 7:45  am en le patio de la Quinta

28 Presentación por los estudiantes de su Desempeño Escolar a las  2:30. Este día No  Habrá Homework Club.

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Octubre 

3- 4 Posibles días de Escuela en casa debido a las elecciones.

5 – 12 Vacaciones de Otoño. No hay clases

17 Finaliza el 1er lapso. 

26 Festival de otoño (Fall Festival) 

29 Envio de boletín de calificaciones.

Atentamente,

Neyla La Salvia

Rainy day mornings can wreak havoc on the local morning commute and we understand. Please be advised of our rainy day morning routine at school.

When students arrive after 7:30 they will need to:

• Report to the office to get a tardy slip.
• The tardy may be excused or unexcused depending on the circumstances.
• On rainy days with traffic delays we will excuse late arrivals until 7:45. Remember the target is to arrive as close to 7:00am as possible. After 7:45 we may excuse tardies on a case by case basis.

The reason students must check in at the office is that our student data management system allows teachers to take attendannce at the start of the day. Any students they mark as “missing” will be updated at check-in by the school’s administrative assistant. This allows the teachers to begin their classes with minimal interruptions from students who are tardy. Reporting to the office for check-in does not mean that a student is in trouble, they simply need to check-in to school since they have missed the appointed time in their class.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

Chris Winters