General Announcements
This Week in Pictures
Counselors Corner
ECC Announcements
Elementary Announcements
Middle School Announcements
High School Announcements
Athletic Announcements
Dates to Remember
A Note to Leaving Students
We'd love to have you keep in touch with TIS and join our "TIS Friends " community of former teachers and students. If you'd like to receive updates and information on reunions please click on the link and follow a brief survey to leave your forwarding information. You can also follow us on Facebook!
Report Cards
Year-end report cards for returning students will be available from PowerSchool, FileBox on Tuesday, June 10 from 12 noon. Senior and leaving students records will be ready for pick up at 4:00 pm, Friday, June 6, if requested two weeks in advance. On Saturday, June 8 the Admissions Office will be open from 9am to 11:30 am for leavers documents that have been requested 10 working days in advance. To minimize delays, parents or students themselves, not friends, should pick up the report cards to ensure accuracy of information. Final report cards cannot be prepared any earlier that the above dates due to exams and testing which continue through the final week of school. Thank you for your understanding!
Visa and Passport Expiring?
Please check all passports and visas for your family to ensure that any that are due to expire during the summer holiday are renewed in a timely fashion. Any student turning 18 years of age should contact our HR department at least 1 month prior to their birthday to arrange a student visa if they are to remain enrolled at TIS. If you have questions please contact Admissions.
Next Year's International Day
As we have both students and teachers from almost all 50 states, next year's International Day's Focus Country will be The United States of America. The theme is "County Fair." And if you know anything about a county fair, you will know that there are numerous stalls showing off their wares; animals, exhibits, pie eating contests, cook-offs, square dancing, talent contests, and lots, lots more!! Please be thinking of how your family and friends may represent your country, through dressing in your country's colors or traditional clothes, song, dance, and/or food. If you are interested in being a part of the County Fair, please send an e-mail to: dwilliams@tiseagles.com. We are looking forward to a great day!
Library - Summer Hours
For all returning staff and students, you are welcome to check out books from the library during summer. The library will be open on Mondays and Thursdays, from 9 am to 3 pm, between June 9 and July 31. We invite you to join us for the weekly craft projects on Mondays and Family Movie Time on Thursday, starting at 10 am at the Elementary Library. We will resume the regular schedule on Wednesday August 13.
Comments or Suggestions
At anytime if you have comments or suggestions to make to our Administrative Staff you may use the online suggestion form. The form can be found under the ‘Community’ tab on the website, click on Suggestion Box. Be sure to click “submit” when you have completed your comments. Please note you may submit your comments anonymously, but we will not be able to return your message personally. You may also write your comment down and pop it in our Suggestion Box located in the school lobby. Any of our 4 main language groups may be used, we will arrange translation.
This Week in Pictures
Counselors Corner, by Dr. Cindy Harvel
Guidance Counselor, Ph.D. University of Nebraska at Lincoln; M.Ed. Mount Vernon Nazarene College; BS Ohio University
Left Behind
Oh no! I just found out my best friend is leaving! What will I do? Who will be my friend next year?
Sometimes as we focus on the “leavers” we forget about those “left behind.” Here are some tips to help each of us cope with staying.
There is a rhyming song you may have heard, “Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.” Those words are true. I learned that song around a campfire a long time ago as a girl scout. Some of my friendships now actually date back to that time! Others are new friendships that are just beginning. I cherish my friends and consider old and new friends gifts for which to be grateful!
ECC Announcements
Step Up Day
On Thursday, May 29, we will have Step Up Day. Each class will get to visit the next classroom up. It is a fun day for the children to get a chance to see what next year might be like for them. There will also be a meeting for all current kindergarten parents at 2:45 in Miss Barsalou's 1st grade classroom on that day.
Sports Day
Thanks for coming to ECC Sports Day! We all had a fantastic time.
Kindergarten Graduation
The Kindergarten Graduation will be held in the 1st floor choir room on Wednesday, June 4, at 7:00 pm. All parents, family and friends of Kindergarten children are invited. Your children should go to their classrooms by 6:45 pm. Bussing is as follows:
6:10 pm BDHT —TIS (one big school bus)
8:00 pm TIS—(one of the places where you can get a taxi)—BDHT—YG100 (one big school bus)
Friday, June 6 - Half Day
School ends for this year at 12:00 pm on Friday, June 6. Buses will leave the school at 12:15 pm. Lunch will not be served, so you may want to pack a healthy snack that is not messy! If your child does not travel on a school bus, please collect him/her from the ECC at that time.
Elementary Announcements
End of the Year Fieldtrip
This annual field trip will take place on June 3 at the Water Park. If it rains on this day, there is no alternate date planned. It is always a very exciting day for our elementary students. Please note, this is a student and teacher field trip only, a time for students and teachers to spend some quality time together before summer. Students should bring a packed lunch and a water bottle.
Elementary Upcoming Dates to Remember
June 3
End of Year Field Trip
June 6
5th Grade Graduation, 8:20am in the Auditorium
Middle School Announcements
Student Checkout Forms
Students will receive their checkout form from their homeroom teacher on Monday. Students are encouraged to complete the checkout process (the top half of the form) with all of their teachers as they take final exams. Students must wait until Thursday afternoon's checkout fair to complete the bottom half of their form.
Middle School Checkout Fair
In order to help the students check out, a middle school checkout fair will be held from 1:15 to 2:30 on Thursday. Middle school students at this time may check out with the following departments: Athletics, Computer, Finance, Library and finish at the Admissions table. All completed check out forms should be handed into the Admissions Office Table at the Fair to receive a special ‘completed check out’ surprise!
Students may bring or purchase lunch from 12:15 to 12:45, and busses will leave at 3:30.
Final Exams (Tuesday - Thursday, June 3-5)
June 3 will be the first day of final exams. Below is the final exam schedule:
8th graders will have final exams in all of their courses on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
7th graders will take math, English, Chinese, and science final exams on Wednesday and Thursday
6th graders will take math and English final exams on just Thursday
Busses will leave at 12:30 on Tuesday and Wednesday for students taking final exams and lunch will not be provided for students taking finals on these days.
Middle School Schedule for Thursday, June 5
8:15 - 12:10 Finals
12:15 - 12:45 Lunch
12:50 - 1:10 Yearbook Assembly (Auditorium)
1:15 - 2:25 MS Checkout Fair
2:30 - 3:15 Fun Class Competitions (Gym)
3:30 Busses Leave
Awards Ceremony Friday, June 6
The second annual middle school awards ceremony will be held in the auditorium from 9:35 to 10:35 on Friday, June 6. Middle school students are required to leave campus at 12:15 pm after the high school awards ceremony and begin enjoying their summer break!
High School Final Exams
High School final exams will take place Tuesday - Thursday, June 3-5. The previous Friday and Monday will be focused on cumulative review in preparation for the exams. Students have access to the Final Exam schedule on the "High School Students" page at vle.tiseagles.com. Tuesday and Wednesday dismissal will be at 12:30, but on Thursday high school students are required to stay until 3:30 pm (checkout fair, lunch, assembly, Yearbook distribution, Yearbook signing, etc).
Friday Morning Schedule, June 6
High School students will get feedback on their final exams before attending the high school awards assembly. The high school awards assembly will take place in the auditorium from 10:45 am to 12:00 noon. Busses will leave at 12:15 pm.
2014 High School Graduation Ceremony
On Friday evening, June 6, the class of 2014 will celebrate their graduation from high school in an 8:00 PM ceremony at the TIS auditorium. Family, friends, and the TIS community are invited to join this happy occasion. A cake reception will follow the ceremony. Bussing will be provided.
Remember June 7 SAT Test
Students should meet at the 4th floor HS secretary's desk by 7:30 am with their admission ticket and passport/student ID (Required). A hearty breakfast and a good night's rest is the best test preparation!
Athletic Announcements
All sports seasons are complete! We look forward to some great competition next year! GO EAGLES!
Dates to Remember
June 2
Dragon Boat Festival (No holiday, regular school day)
June 3-5
Secondary Final Exams
June 4
ECC Kindergarten Graduation
June 5
Secondary Check Out Fair
June 6
Last Day of School
High School Graduation
June 7
SAT Test for Registered Students
August 14
All Returning Students First Day of School