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

Farewell to our Elementary School Principal Monika Rodrigues

Dear Members of our GISW Community,

On behalf of our entire school community, I would like to say a heartfelt thank-you and farewell to a particularly distinguished member of the GISW community.

Our esteemed and revered Elementary School Principal, Ms. Monika Rodrigues, will retire from the GISW as she shifts her energy into other directions. Ms. Rodrigues has spent more than half of her professional life at the German International School Washington D.C. and has definitely left her mark on our school.

After her beginnings as a substitute, Ms. Rodrigues continued to develop as an educator, and consistently took on new areas of responsibility during her 22 years of service: first as a mathematics teacher and homeroom teacher, then as Deputy Elementary School Principal and in recent years as Elementary School Principal.

However, straightforwardness and consistency are not only terms that can be used to describe Ms. Rodrigues' professional development, but they also describe the way she conducted her daily responsibilities. Whether related to issues raised by parents and students, or teachers, Ms. Rodrigues always held herself to the highest standards to make appropriate and fair decisions in the interest of the entire school and she always made sure that the outcome of these decisions were implemented.

And now, Ms. Rodrigues has decided this is the right time to leave our school to spend more time with her family. While we are sad to see her leave, we are also so grateful to Ms. Rodrigues for her many years of hard work and dedication to the school. In this spirit, we wish Mrs. Monika Rodrigues all the best in this new chapter of her life and hope that she leaves with as many fond memories of her years here as she has given to all of us.

With warm greetings,

Petra Palenzatis

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