Event

St. Nick Celebration

German School of Madison

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You are invited to our annual Nikolaus Festival Potluck Celebration

Date: Saturday, December 10th
Time: 2pm-5pm
Location: Shorewood Hills Community Center, 901 Swarthmore Court, Shorewood Hills
  • Please bring a contribution to the potluck (main dish, salad, bread, dessert).  We will have plates and plastic-ware available, but you are welcome to bring yours from home if you wound like (less waste).
  • We will sing a welcome song (Lasst Uns Froh und Munter Sein) for St. Nikolaus as a group around 2:30pm. See below for the text.  Youtube link : https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LtIAm_EM7kM
  • St. Nikolaus will read to us and give a small gift to the children. 
  • The potluck will start around 2:45pm.
  • There will be an arts and crafts table for the kids to make ornaments in the back room.  If your children play an instrument they are welcome to bring it and play 1, possibly 2 songs for background music after they have finished eating.  There is a piano in the back room.
  • Of course, there is no German school on that day.

Looking forward to a wonderful celebration with everyone!

Lasst uns froh und munter sein

Lasst uns froh und munter sein
und uns recht von Herzen freu’n!

Lustig, lustig, traleralera!
 Bald ist Nikolausabend da,
 bald ist Nikolausabend da!

Dann stell’ ich den Teller auf,
Nik’laus legt gewiss was drauf.

Lustig, lustig, traleralera!
 Bald ist Nikolausabend da,
 bald ist Nikolausabend da!

Wenn ich schlaf’, dann träume ich,
 jetzt bringt Nik’laus was für mich.

Lustig, lustig, traleralera!
 Bald ist Nikolausabend da,
 bald ist Nikolausabend da!

Wenn ich aufgestanden bin,
lauf’ ich schnell zum Teller hin.

Lustig, lustig, traleralera!
 Bald ist Nikolausabend da,
 bald ist Nikolausabend da!

Nik’laus ist ein guter Mann,
dem man nicht genug danken kann.

Lustig, lustig, traleralera!
 Bald ist Nikolausabend da,
 bald ist Nikolausabend da!

St. Martin Celebration 2016

German School of Madison

We had a great time at our St. Martin Celebration on November 13. Our students performed the story of St. Martin, the soldier who cut his cloak in half to share it with a beggar. Our lantern parade was followed by our traditional potluck. Thanks to everyone who helped with organizing the event and also to Clasen’s European Bakery in Middleton for donating several platters of German-style cookies!

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Please join us for our annual St. Martin celebration with lantern walk

German School of Madison

 

You are cordially invited to our annual St. Martin’s Day celebration on Sunday, Nov. 13, at 4pm, at Shorewood Hills Community Center (901 Swarthmore Court)! Enjoy a campfire gathering, lantern parade, and a potluck dinner. This event has become a dear tradition in our community and we hope to see many friends, old and new. All welcome!

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PLEASE BRING:

  • one lantern per child (see here for our make-a-lantern workshop on Nov. 6)
  • a contribution for the potluck meal — main dish, side, salad, or dessert
  • if possible, your own plates, cups and cutlery.  

Please deliver your food and other items you want to leave (no valuables) to the community room before heading out again to the fire pit, where we will meet to sing a few St. Martin’s songs, led by members of the Madison Männerchor.

Around 5 PM we will head out for the lantern parade through the Shorewood Hills neighborhood (we recommend warm and reflective clothing). After the lantern parade, we will meet again at the community room and enjoy our potluck dinner.

If you have any questions , please contact our event coordinator Iris Hengst (iris at charter.net)

 

We hope to see you there! In the meantime, click here for pictures from last year’s event.

 

 

Let’s play!

German School of Madison

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Dear GSoM families and friends,

There will be no school on October 15 (the church needs our rooms for another event), but that doesn’t mean we can’t get together and have fun in German.

  • Please join us for our first German Spielenachmittag / Board Game Afternoon on Sunday, October 16, from 3-5 pm at Panera West, 3416 University Avenue.

Feel free to bring you favorite game (games that do not require lengthy introductions work best). We will also have games available (e.g., Das magische Labyrinth, Die Maulwurf-Company, Geister, Geister, Schatzsuchmeister, Sagaland, Qwirkle, Qwixx).

The more, the merrier!

Please note that while Panera will not charge us for the use of their community room, they ask that we consume food in the amount of $50. This only seems viable if at least 10-12 people come, willing to buy a cup of coffee and a cookie. Therefore, we ask those of you who would like to join us to notify the organizer of the event, board member Anja Wanner (anja.wanner at gmail.com), by Friday, October 14, or respond to our announcement on Facebook.

If there is not sufficient interest in the event, we will cancel it (you will be notified by email either way).

We hope to see you there!

Meet & Greet on Sep. 10

German School of Madison
All families registered for the fall are cordially invited to a Meet-and-Greet on the first day of classes (9/10, 2-5 pm)!  Come and pick up your welcome folder and enjoy a cup of coffee/tea and a sweet treat while chatting with our board members and other families!
We are also urgently looking for classroom helpers for some of our classes! If you are interested in volunteering your time, either regularly or several times throughout the year, please contact our office!
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Sommerfest 2016 and exciting news about the new school year

German School of Madison

Our students and families had a splendid time at our annual Sommerfest in June. It was Zeugnistag for everyone, and our Deutsch 3 students also received their well-earned A 1 certificates from the German Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA). Our thanks go to our fabulous teachers and to our wonderful parents and volunteers for their support. We couldn’t do it without you!

At the Sommerfest, we also announced our schedule for the next school year. Two big changes: We will move to a new location (on Madison’s east side) and to a weekend schedule. All classes will now be taught on Saturdays. And, as requested by many, we will offer a class for adults! Read more about the 2016-17 school year here.

Online registration is open! Please register by July 31 to ensure that the class you are interested in will make and that your child(ren) will have a spot.

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We also held a very successful rummage sale. Time to stock up on those German books and toys!

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No need to hire a face painter — our older students are quite the make-up experts.

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Tschüss, 2015-2016 — we hope to see you all in September, in our new location. Classes start September 10, 2016.

Register today!