On May 12th, GSoM families came together for an afternoon of gaming!
Kids and adults enjoyed games like Siedler von Catan, Camel Cup, Tier auf Tier, Kuh und Co., Bananagrams, Twister and several others. Thanks to everyone who came out for games, we’re already looking forward to the next game event!
GSoM families as well as community members* are welcome to join us for any of the following:
For younger children (3:00 – 4:30pm)
Shows: Petersson und Findus AND Die Biene Maja
Popcorn, drinks, and a few other snacks provided.
Note: We are watching short films, each is between 20-30 minutes
For older children (5:00 – 6:30pm)
Movie: Fünf Freunde (The 5 Friends)
Cheese pizza and drinks provided.
For adults: Approximately 3:20 – 5:00pm and 5:10 – 7:00pm. (2 movies)
Vote for a movie (suggestions below) via email to kabultmannspiro@gmail.com and/or we can decide day of. Please feel free to make other movie suggestions if you have access to them on DVD.
Please let us know if your children have any diet restrictions.
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
*If you are not enrolled at GSoM and want to attend this event, please email germanschoolofmadison@gmail.com for details about location!
You are cordially invited to our 2018 Faschingsfest. All welcome!
Date: Saturday, February 10th
Location: Lake Edge United Church of Christ, 4200 Buckeye Rd, main celebration hall, 2nd floor.
Times:
Please feel free to bring some simple (non-messy) snacks.
We look forward to seeing you all and your great costumes!
Our youngest students had great fun making lanterns in preparation for our St. Martin lantern walk next week. Thanks to Krista Spiro for the pictures and for hosting the workshop!
Please join us next Saturday (Nov. 11) for our annual Laternenfest! This year, we’re doing things a little differently, to tie in better with our regular classes. We will not have a potluck and we will meet at right after our regular Saturday classes.
Our lantern walk starts at 5pm at the fire pit at the church parking lot (4200 Buckeye Road). Younger students, up to Eulen, need to be accompanied by an adult. We expect to return around 5.30 pm and will enjoy some hot beverages at the open fire (or, in the case of rain, in the celebration hall).
All welcome! This event is not just for current GSoM students and their families.
Just 10 days to go! We have been busy preparing for the new school year: tweaking the curriculum, holding teacher orientation meetings, hiring assistants, planning community events, and reaffirming our connection with the Central Agency for German Schools Abroad.
We are excited to introduce our new Eulen (5th/6th grade) teacher Elizabeth Allaby, who joins us after two years as a Fulbright teaching assistant in Austria and a year as a STEM educator and German instructor with AmeriCorps. Herzlich willkommen, Elizabeth!
This year, we are going to reach more families than ever. As always, our classes for our youngest students have filled quickly. We currently have a waitlist for our preschool classes (Entchen/Spatzen) as well as for our Schwalben class (1st and 2nd graders). For all other classes, you can still register here.
Impressions from our last school day: After their final lessons, students met outside for a fun run and a round of soccer.
Our younger students took their races very seriously!
The kids made their teachers run as well.
Teachers Jonathan Gillette, Jo Drury, and Chris Tabisz gave it their all. This was Chris’s (now Dr. Tabisz!) last day with our school. He will move to the Twin Cities next month to teach German at an immersion school. Chris has been instrumental in opening our school DaF (German as a Foreign Language) students. Most recently, he taught our 3rd and 4th graders. We will miss him!
Time to relax and hang out with friends.
Celebrate the end of the school year with us: Our Sommerfest will take place on June 4, 2:30-4:30 (time corrected), Monona Senior Center, 1011 Nichols Road. Our classes will present themselves, and we will honor the teachers for a great school year. We will also have Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cake).
We hope to see you there!
German School of Madison 
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