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Sommerfest

German School of Madison

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!

Movie Night

German School of Madison

After a two-week spring break, school resumed today with our first movie night (Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen). While it was odd to hear someone else’s voice come out Alan Rickman’s mouth, watching the movie in German gave our students the opportunity to pick up some slang expressions like “voll krass” (‘wicked’ in the movie).

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Join us for celebrating Fasching/Karneval on Feb. 25

German School of Madison

Please join us at our annual Fasching/Karneval Costume Party! 

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Date: Saturday, February 25th, as an extension of our regular German school activities. (Please not that this is a change from the original plan to hold the party on Feb. 26. We made this change based on parent feedback.)

Location: Lake Edge United Church of Christ, 4200 Buckeye Rd. , Madison

Time: 3-5.15 p.m.

  • 3 pm: preschool and kindergarten children and their families, games and crafts for younger children.
  • 3:45-5:15pm: other grades will join the fun with additional games and music
  • 4:00pm: Costume parade and awards for costumes (design your own or recycle your Halloween costume).
  • 5:15pm event endsThere will be light snacks, desserts, and coffee. Please feel free to bring some simple/non-messy snacks. This will not be a sit-down event.Don’t forget to wear a mask or costume for the parade!

Faschingsparty 2015

 

  • Here is some background information on Fasching:  Also known as Karneval, Fasnacht, and Fastelabend,  it is a pre-Lenten celebration observed mainly in the Catholic regions of the German-speaking countries. It originates from Pagan rituals that symbolized the driving out of winter and all of its evil spirits. Some revelers wear fright masks to scare away the evil spirits (and children!) others wear silly, scary, sweet or funny costumes (ridiculing politicians, historical figures, controversial characters of the present and the past….
    In short, Fasching is a time to get crazy! It’s a time to break down boundaries in humorous and un-harmful ways and to make merry!

    We are looking forward to celebrating with you!

 

“Mein 1. Brief”

German School of Madison

We encourage our students to participate in a variety of German language contests open to international students. Our Deutsch 3 students (teacher: Catalina Thomsen) participated in a letter-writing contest, organized by the Deutsche Post, earlier this year (“Mein 1. Brief”) and were recognized with a “Schreibset für Profis.” Congratulations!

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If you are looking for materials to teach children how to write a letter in German, you may find these materials provided by the Deutsche Post useful.