PTA Newsletter October
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PTA NEWS FROM ISL PTA Newsletter October 17, 2013 Prices are as follow: Pizza: 2 euros per slice CROSSING PATROL – Coordinator: Miruna Barabas Drinks are also available: small bottle of water: 1 euro, small juice pack: 50 cents We are still in need for volunteers. Only 20 minutes of your time for letting the children safely UPCOMING ACTIVITIES cross the street makes all the difference! * (tomorrow!) October 10th Thursday Hiking Club LIBRARY - Coordinator: - Thursday the 10th of October we meet up by school at drop We are still looking for one volunteer, keeping the library open off. This time we are driving to the village Riviere (69440) at on Mondays from 15.45 to 16.15. With the cold weather Pilat- 36 km drive from Lyon; 8,5 km walk. This is supposed coming soon, and many Extra Curriculum Activities (ECA) on to be one of "les plus belles ballades autour de Lyon" and Mondays, it would be very helpful to have the library open. hopefully there will be some nice autumn colors. Please let Please contact ISL librarian Katharina Wezel for more info. me know if you plan to come. Next walk will be Thursday the 7th of November- after the autumn break! FUNDRAISING AND EVENTS – Coordinators Claire O’Connell & Karen Quigley Please contact Anna Velin ([email protected], 06 01 24 72 29) if you want to join. It is still October but the upcoming Winter Fair is approaching fast. We would like to meet on Friday October 18th after drop * October 11th Wine tasting off to discuss what we can do this year, and how you could There are still places available for this event. Registration is help out to make this another successful event! still possible with the link below. http://www.fromvinetowinelyon.com/collections/private- PIZZA – Coordinator Corina Sarb events/products/international-school-of-lyon-wine-tasting. This Friday, October 11th, it's pizza sale! Please contact Angela Wray for more info Primary children, from Pre-Kindergarten to G5, need to ([email protected]) order and pay in advance to their classroom teachers (they will receive an order form). * October 11th European Tasting/Semaine du Gout Secondary children have to place their order on the special On behalf of G4 and G5 students: We are still looking for list that is available on the table in front of the secretary. volunteers to prepare a “gourmandise” (sweet pastry) of your They'll have to pay when they'll get their pizza. home country to share with the local community of Sainte Foy Please inform your children about this change. lès Lyon as part of our CME project. We would like to share 1 PTA NEWS FROM ISL gourmandises from the following countries: Italy, Spain, French classes: Portugal, Poland, Greece, Sweden, Germany, UK, Netherlands and Belgium. A sign up sheet is on the message board at the Agnès Buchon from “Learn French in Lyon” proposes french primary section. You can bring your gourmandise in the classes on Wednesday mornings at ISL. morning in the office. Group(s) : 2 groups maximum with a minimum of 4 persons * October 13th Sunday Hiking Club in each group, of approximately same level of knowledge in This Sunday the hike will take place in 69950 Larajasse, 50 French. Levels will be evaluated in the first session in order to minutes from Ste Foy les Lyon.([email protected], make homogeneous groups. 06 69 69 69 92) for more details and location. Timing: Once a week, for sessions of one hour and a half (90 minutes) per session, and for a number of approx. 30 * October 18th Winter Fair meeting sessions for the school year 2013-2014. After drop off 8.30 am in the lunchroom. Time slots: Wednesdays morning, with two groups in a row. From 9.00 to 10.30 am, and then from 10.30 to 12.00 am. * November 8th Wine Tasting Price : EUR 22,50 per session of 90 minutes per person Frederic offers a wine Tasting at his Caveau /Vineyard. He will including VAT. provide a presentation in English. There is no fee for this event, however there is an expectation to buy some wine. Private lessons are possible too. More info: There are some award winning wines from his Caveau and his 06 60 81 74 56 prices are very reasonable. RSVP required so that he can plan [email protected] for the proper number of people attending. www.learnfrenchinlyon.sitew.com November 8, 2013 19:00 PM Fabienne Nicolas from “Fabulous France by Fabienne” Domaine du Clos St. Marc proposes french classes as well. 60 Route des Fontaines 69440 Taluyers Groups: minimum 4 persons, maximum 8 persons. http://www.clos-st-marc.com/ Time slot: 1 session per week from 8.30 to 10.00 am on Mondays or Tuesdays. Please contact Angela Wray ([email protected]) to make a Price: EUR 20,00 per 90 minutes, based on 4 persons per reservation. group. Price will go down to EUR 10,00 in case of 8 persons. Minimum commitment: 9 sessions For more information, please check Fabienne’s leaflet on the message board in the primary area or contact her directly: Fabienne Nicolas: 06-21 85 75 52 2 PTA NEWS FROM ISL CANCELLATION Unfortunately we had to cancel the Traboules visit on Thursday 17th. Deadline for registration was yesterday and only 4 people registered. New dates will be announced soon. Best regards, The PTA team 3.