0214 GLSW Post - German Language School Westwood

FEBRUARY 2014
VOLUME 6, ISSUE 2
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In December Saint Nicholas came to our school and visited all classes. This is an annual event
beloved by all students, from the youngest to the older ones, since he always has a little treat
for everyone.
Im Dezember kam Nikolaus in unsere Schule und besuchte alle Klassen. Diese jährliche Veranstaltung ist immer sehr beliebt bei allen Schülern, jung und alt, denn er bringt immer für alle
eine Kleinigkeit mit .
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Students, Parents and Friends
Ein gutes neues Jahr an alle!
We had to cancel the performance by the
Galli Theatre at Christmas time due to a
snow storm. I am happy to announce that
we were able to reschedule the performance and the Galli Theater event will take
place on February 15th.
Several new students have joined us for the
second semester and we welcome them to
our school community and hope, that they
enjoy studying German and making new
friends.
Academics
In December several of our students participated in a new version of the AATG
(American Association of German Teachers)
test. I am pleased to announce that everyone who participated passed the test. Congratulations to all students!
Ms. Denicola, our Kindergarten teacher, was
invited to the Westwood Public Library topresent a winter program.
Several students from Mrs. Kaefer’s class
took the last part of the DSD II test
(Deutsches Sprachdiplom ) on January 11th.
We are awaiting the results.
Fasching / Karneval
Soon we will celebrate our annual Fasching
event. Everybody looks forward to playing
games and selecting prizes. Check our website and look for the announcement on the
bulletin board by the entrance to the school.
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SAVE THE DATES! —— TERMINE ZUM MERKEN!
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Galli Theater performance
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Fasching—carneval celebration
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Generalversammlung—Annual General Meeting
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Message from the Principal
Safety
We need parent volunteers to sit at the
front door to provide an extra measure of
safety for our students. Please sign up for
one session while your son/ daughter is in
class!! Sign-up sheets are at the front door,
or call 201-825-9770 to sign up.
Bagels
We need volunteers to donate bagels on
Saturday during the school year. We need
two families to sign up for each Saturday.
The money collected from selling the bagels
will go to our children’s library. The library
provides an opportunity for each student to
bring home a book for the week.
Summer
It is not too soon to plan for the summer.
The GLSC (German Language School Conference) of which we are a member school has
again planned a trip to Germany for children
and adults. Two of our students joined them
last year and had a wonderful time. For
more information please call me at 201 825
9770 or check out the program information
on page 7 in this newsletter.
Barbara Lester
Principal
**** OPEN SCHOOL BOARD POSITIONS ****
The Board of the German Language School is looking for new members. If you are an adult student
or a parent of a student and would like to get more involved in the everyday activities of the school,
please consider joining the Board. The Board is a “working board” and is very much involved in managing the school together with the principal. The Board meets once a month in Westwood, every
second Tuesday evening. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact the
president of the board, Chris Paris, [email protected].
Der Vorstand der Deutschen Schule sucht neue Vorstandsmitglieder. Wenn Sie mehr in die Alltagsangelegenheiten der Schule involviert sein wollen und entweder ein Student in der ErwachsenenKlasse oder ein Elternteil sind, dann ziehen Sie bitten in Betracht die Schule mit Ihrem Wissen und
Talent zu bereichern. Der Vorstand der Schule ist ein “arbeitender” Vorstand, der zusammen mit der
Direktorin in der Verwaltung und Organisation der Schule involviert ist. Der Vorstand trifft sich einmal
im Monat in Westwood, am zweiten Dienstag Abend. Wenn Sie interessiert sind und mehr Information wollen, kontaktieren Sie bitte Chris Parisi, den Vorstandsvorsitzenden, [email protected]
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My favorite teacher at New York University
by Barbara Lester
I was delighted to recently learn that Professor Friedrich Ulfers was awarded the distinguished
“Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit” of the Federal Republic of Germany. I had the opportunity to attend several of his classes during my graduate studies at NYU, and I had the good fortune of having Professor Ulfers as one of my advisors. Combined scope of his knowledge and his
down to earth approach to teaching and dealing with his students made him a favorite professor.
and he was one of my advisors.
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GERMAN LANGUAGE SCHOOL WESTWOOD
LEVEL 2 / 3 — FRAU CYBURT
Julianna
Victoria
Mireille
Luke
Julianna
Miriam
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LEVEL 1 — FRAU RYAN
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Homestay Program in Germany
The German Language School Conference (GLSC) is the national umbrella organization for private German language
schools in the United States. As in past years the GLSC is organizing a homestay summer program from
July 12 – August 2, 2014
The homestay program for children is designed for 12 through 16-year olds who have studied German for one or
more years. The host school is the Isolde-Kurz-Gymnasium in Reutlingen, Germany.
The GLSC Children Program is a member of the German American Partnership Program (GAPP).
Students use German in a German-speaking environment every day, living with carefully screened host families. The
American group also prepares a "show and tell report" as part of its ambassadorial mission. Journals are kept during
daily contact with the chaperones. The participants attend school with their host brothers or sisters in Reutlingen, enjoy local events and travel as a group. The program includes a Rhine River cruise with a castle excursion, visits to the
Gutenberg Museum Print Shop in Mainz, the Roman side of Cologne and other places of interest for teenagers. As a
special treat the group travels to Freiburg in the Black Forest at the end of their study-travel three-week experience.
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Cost $2,600.00, including all expenses and airfare from New York. Charges are subject to changes in the exchange
rate of the dollar, changes in the Program, or other unforeseen circumstances.
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Applications can be downloaded from the GLSC website http://www.germanschools.org/Programs/Children.htm
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For more information please contact Frau Lester or the organizer of the program (see website)
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Source:
Reprinted from the TRADE magazine
Sept/Oct 2013 issue with permission from
the German-American Chamber of Commerce. www.ahk-usa.com
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GERMAN LANGUAGE SCHOOL WESTWOOD
LEVEL 8 / LEVEL 9 —FRAU KAEFER
Die Schüler der Level 8 und Level 9 Klassen mussten im Dezember Referate zum Thema ihrer
Wahl vorbereiten, und vor den Eltern und anderem Publikum vortragen. Die Themenwahl war
vielfältig:
Oktoberfest
Mode
VW in Indien
Feste
Deutsche Schulen in Amerika
Steubenparade
Märchen
Autos
Die Welt zu Gast in Deutschland
Vorurteile über
Deutschland
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LEVEL 8 / LEVEL 9 —FRAU KAEFER
Die Schüler der Level 8 und Level 9 Klassen mit ihren Plakaten.
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