UPDATE: Earlier Release
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Liebe Eltern und Erziehungsberechtigte,
aufgrund der aktuellen Wetterwarnung in unserer Region und im Interesse der Sicherheit aller Schülerinnen und Schüler sowie Mitarbeitenden beenden wir den Unterricht und das Kindergartenprogramm heute vorzeitig um 12:55 Uhr. Die Schulbusse werden das Schulgelände um 13:05 Uhr verlassen.
Um eine ungefähre Ankunftszeit an Ihrer Haltestelle zu ermitteln, bitten wir Sie, sich an den Zeiten der regulären Busroute zu orientieren.
Wenn Ihr Kind nicht mit dem Bus fährt, holen Sie es bitte um 12:55 Uhr ab.
Sollte sich die Wettersituation so entwickeln, dass es erforderlich ist, werden wir selbstverständlich alle Schülerinnen und Schüler sicher in den Gebäuden behalten und Schutz im Gebäude gewährleisten, bis eine sichere Situation gegeben ist.
Falls Sie aufgrund von Verkehr oder Wetter nicht genau um 12:55 Uhr zur Abholung eintreffen können, werden wir die Kinder weiterhin in den jeweiligen Gebäuden – Preschool, Elementary School und im Hauptgebäude – betreuen und im Gebäude lassen, bis Sie sicher an der Schule angekommen sind, um Ihr Kind abzuholen.
Bitte fahren Sie vorsichtig, versuchen Sie jedoch so zeitnah wie möglich zur Schule zu kommen, da wir bemüht sind, die Gebäude für die Sicherheit aller Beteiligten so bald wie möglich nach 12:55 Uhr zu leeren.
Sollte es zu Verzögerungen bei der Abfahrt der Schulbusse kommen, werden wir Sie selbstverständlich umgehend mit einem weiteren Update informieren.
Wir danken Ihnen für Ihr Verständnis und wünschen Ihnen und Ihrer Familie, dass Sie gut und sicher durch das heutige Wetter kommen.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Die Schulleitung
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
Due to the severe weather alert in our region, and in the interest of the safety of all students and staff, classes and the preschool program will end early today at 12:55 pm. School buses will depart campus at 1:05 pm.
To estimate the approximate arrival time at your bus stop, please refer to the times listed on the regular bus route schedule.
If your child does not ride the bus please pick them up at 12:55pm.
If the situation warrants it, we will certainly keep all students safely sheltered inside the buildings and ensure everyone remains safe until conditions allow otherwise.
If you happen to be delayed in traffic or by the weather and cannot arrive exactly at 12:55 pm for pickup, students will remain inside their respective buildings - Preschool, Elementary School, and the Main Building - and will be supervised until you arrive safely to pick up your child.
Please drive carefully and do your best to be on time, as we are for everyone’s safety hoping to have the buildings cleared as soon as possible after 12:55 pm.
If bus departures are delayed, we will certainly provide another update promptly.
Thank you for your understanding. We wish everyone a safe afternoon and hope you stay safe during the weather.
Kind regards,
School Leadership
Contracts 2021/22
Dear GISW Parents and Guardians,
By now, you all should have received the re-enrollment contracts for the upcoming school year by email via DocuSign. Many of you have already signed and returned the contract(s) and we look forward to welcoming you and your children back to GISW for the upcoming school year. We thank you for your ongoing trust when it comes to the education of your children.
If you believe that you have not received a contract, we would like to draw your attention once again to our FAQs, outlining this year’s re-enrolling process for you. If you are not familiar with DocuSign, it might be helpful to review these FAQs before filling out the contract(s). Many of our families have found the FAQs to be helpful. Please also check your SPAM folder. DocuSign has assured us that all contracts have been received by our families.
We also would like to remind you that families who submit their enrollment contract(s) by Wednesday March 31, 2021 will receive the early bird tuition of $1000 per student. The interest in GISW is very high this enrollment season and we unfortunately cannot guarantee a spot for your child after March 31, 2021. The contract may be canceled in writing on or before April 19, 2021, without incurring any fees.
If your child will not return to GISW for the 2021/22 school year, please complete the following withdrawal form and return to admissions@giswashington.org as soon as possible.
Your final bill which you will receive from our Accounting Department AFTER you have submitted your contract(s), will reflect all paid fees, bonuses and awards your family is eligible for, in the upcoming school year. The invoices will be sent in July 2021.
We thank you for your understanding and patience and respectfully ask for your ongoing support for the remaining 14 weeks of this school year. As you can imagine, it has been a very demanding school year for our students and several final written and oral exams lie ahead in the remaining weeks, not only for our graduating class. Let us all come together as a school community, supporting each other, before many of our community members have to say their final goodbyes to their beloved GISW and their friends in this most unusual school year of all times.
With kind regards,
Jeannette Dubrey
Director of Enrollment Management
