QSI Tirana International School

Tre Vellezerit Kondi E-Mail: tirana@qsi.org Website: http://www.qsi.org/alb

Tirana, Albania Tel: (355-4) 2365239 Fax: (355-4) 2377679

10 May 2013

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

> 10 May: Student Council Movie Night;

6:30—8:00 pm; Mosher Bldg*

> 13 May: Talk with the Directors; Parents

of 3-6 year olds; 8:00 am; Cafete-

ria

> 13 May: AP Testing Continues

> 16 May: Volleyball: TAIS Semi-finals;

4:00 pm; Qazim Turdiu School

> 17 May: TAIS High School Dance (hosted

by TIS); 7:00 pm—9:00 pm

> 22 May: Parent Budget Meeting; 5:00 pm;

Director’s Office

> 23-26 May: Spring Sports at QSI Montene-

gro (12 year olds & up)

> 30 May: PSG Meeting; 8:00 am; cafeteria

> 31 May-01 June: “Annie Junior”; 7:00 pm;

Theater Metropol**

> 01 June: SAT; 8:00 am; Mosher Building

> 07 June: Graduation; 7:00 pm; Tirana Inter-

national Hotel

CALENDAR NOTES:

* Movie Night: Kids won’t want to miss the

last movie of the year: “Frankenweenie.” A

300 Leke entrance fee includes the movie,

popcorn, and a juice drink. Please note the

time change: it begins at 6:30 pm.

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.**You’ll love:

From a Grateful Parent/Community Supporter: Dear Parents and Teachers, I wish to express my gratitude to all who have contributed to the provision of medicines to the Orphan-age. Also a special thanks to the anonymous parent who has supplied important medicines for one year!! —-Luisa Rizzo

FROM THE DIRECTOR:

Construction Update: Work has finally swung into a higher gear at

the new school site. Several parts of the project are occurring simultane-

ously. The company contracted to build the main structure and parking

area has been pouring concrete for the past few days. The construction

timeline calls for them to be finished with it by the end of summer, at

which time the roof will go on.

In the meantime, excavation work is continuing at other points of the 5.5-

hectare site. Soon, the sports fields and playground areas will be leveled,

and workers can gain momentum in preparing them for use. Check out

some photos of recent activity—page 4. ************************************************************

New to Tirana International School—and the World:

The long wait is over for both Mrs. Terese Vernon and Mrs. Eljona

Pulaha and their husbands. Shay Vernon, was born on Wednesday,

May 1st. Mrs. Eljona Pulaha also gave birth to a boy—Luel—early

on Tuesday morning, May 7th.

Congratulations to both families! We look forward to seeing our

colleagues and their new additions next school year.

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Annie jr.--A Musical Play for the Entire Family!

Come enjoy a wonderful evening of entertainment as talented TIS students

of all ages act, sing, and dance in this popular heartwarming play..

Dates and times: Friday, May 31st at 7:00

Saturday, June 1st at 7:00

Place: Metropol Theater of Tirana (same theater where

MmmBeth and The Lion King were performed)

Tickets (500 lek) go on sale Monday, May 20th, in the TIS business

office. (Families of cast members will receive two complimentary tickets.)

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More TIS news: On page 2: > School Day Survey Results

> Recycling Guidelines

> New Library IP Address

> Middle School Soccer

On pages 3 & 4: > ROCK HOUNDS, PHOTOS!

School Day Survey Results:

Parents (and teachers, too) overwhelmingly voted to leave the school day schedule as it currently is. So, we will continue with

a 7:55 opening bell, and a 3:15 dismissal. I thank those parents and teachers who gave their input toward this decision.

Recycling Guidelines:

We have been having trouble with our recycling program of late, and we are going to have to change the way we

do it. In brief, here are the new procedures:

Paper & Cardboard: Instead of depositing loose paper and cardboard in the recycling bin (under the cafeteria),

we will be bundling up the material with twine and putting the bundles in the bin.

Plastic: Plastic—especially bottles—need to be flattened and put in plastic bags before being deposited in the re-

cycling bin.

If you have been contributing paper, cardboard, or plastic bottles to our recycling program, I ask that you adopt the

new procedures. If you need twine and plastic bags, please see Gerta in the main office, and she will provide these

supplies for you.

One final note: We cannot recycle any other materials besides paper, cardboard, and recyclable plastic at this time.

Thank you for your help!

New IP Address for the TIS Library:

Because we have contracted with a different internet provider, beginning late last week, we have had to change the

IP address for the library.

Again, you can access the library research resources from home now. The new address is as follows:

http://109.69.4.153

Middle School Soccer Tournament:

Congratulations to the TIS students who competed in the Middle School soccer matches this week.

The girls team came in first. Participants were Anne de Saint Jean, Margaux Belkowski, Keida Gaba, Ludi

Rizzo, Izzy Zsolnai, Katerina Angjeli, Frida Leka, & Alessia Stroni.

The following boys comprised the team which finished third: Anastas Ibrahimi, Gustave Tausch, Chang Klai-

son, Thomas Jardine, Thomas Martinez Montenegro, Erlis Haxhiaj, Rubin Shanaj, Karahan Pencapligil, &

Andi Chen.

Plans are in the works for a basketball mini-tournament at the end of this month.

Special thanks go to Mr. Florian Muca for organizing this event , Ms. Katie Barnicle for getting the group to-

gether and accompanying the middle schoolers, and Mr. Besnik Zylka also for accompanying the group and talk-

ing photos of the girls team.

8 Year Olds Rock (AND they learn about rocks, too):

Ms. Cole-Baker took the 8 year-olds on a geological field trip on Wednesday, accompanied by

a local geologist, Dr. Sazan Gurin.

Soccer Stars: Congratulations to the Middle School girls soccer team—shown here with

friends & competitors from GDQ— for finishing 1st in the mini-tournament on Tuesday.

Construction Site Photos: Week of May 6th

Concrete is being poured for piers and a part of the foundation; the service tunnel, which will be underground, is

prepared after being cast; excavation for filling, and leveling, the sports field area.