Daily Le Courrier (Dallas I.S.- PTO Blog)

By Darla Atlas / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News

The first annual DIS Mother/Daughter Tea Party was a success. Sixty-five mothers, daughters and grandmothers gathered in the beautifully transformed gym last Sunday for tea, food and crafts. Jiaan Powers entertained guests with her humerous and enchanting stories. The party ended with a parade of girls with their favorite teddy bears, and their mothers showering them with bubbles.

Thank you to volunteers Sharon Mawet, Maryann Aguiari, Kathy O’Reardon and Patricia Kerr. A special thank you to Rebekah Crossman for transforming the gym into a beautiful and elegant tea room.

If you attended the great happy hour at Trinity Hall and want to participate in future events, please send an e-mail to Steve Freeland at  dallascfi@yahoo.com. Send your name, phone number. If you like, you may also include your child’s name and class. Steve will put together a directory to use sending notices of future events.

A Family directory feature will soon be available on
Renweb. If you do not want your phone number of
Email to be available to other parents, please check
“block” on Renweb’s family demographics webform.
 

Special DIS Community price of $45 !   Silen Auction !

Preview the DIS 2007 Gala venue

Nathan Adams Field 12660 Welch Road

Dads, moms, teachers, friends and nieghbors, everybody is welcome !

whether you are an experienced player or have never played before, whether
you like soccer or not, whether you need a good work out or not, whether you
want to play or just watch … just join us this Sunday.

Don’t forget to RSVP to Marilyn Naylor at 469-366-7994 or mimikay5859@hotmail.com.
Only 50 children pottytrained and ages 2 and up will be accepted in the childcare at
$5.00 per child for the night on a first RSVP’d - first served basis!

There are only 35 tickets left for a chance to win $4000 off 07 -08 tuition!
Tickets are on sale please contact Diana Warnecke if you are interested in
purchasing tickets. The winning ticket will be drawn by Mr. Vittoz on December 1st a the
Year of India Cocktail.

BOOKFAIR
Volunteers are needed to help with this year’s bookfair! Please consult the following schedule and contact Carole Langellier at carolelangellier@aol.com if you can help out! A schedule is at the reception where you can sign up to volunteer. The week before the bookfair, training sessions will be held for volunteers, as we’ll use a new system to record our sales. It should be quicker and more practical !

* Dec 1 (Friday)
- Set up of the bookfair from 12.00 to 3.00pm (many volunteers needed !!!).
- Afternoon activities with author and illustrator for secondary & primary students.
- In the evening (from 7.00 to 10.00) - Cocktail party with the writers- exhibition, and
from 7.00 to 9.00 preview of the bookfair (volunteers needed) - open to parents.

* Dec 4 - 5 (Monday and Tuesday)
- From 8.30 to 3.30 - Classes’ visits and activities at the bookfair (volunteers needed).
- From 3.30 to 7.00 - Opening of the bookfair for DIS parents only (volunteers needed).

* Dec 6 - 7 (Wednesday and Thursday)
- From 8.30 to 3.30 - Classes’ visits and activities at the bookfair (volunteers needed)
- From 3.30 to 7.00 - Opening of the bookfair for DIS parents and their friends
(volunteers needed).

* Dec 8 (Friday)
- From 8.30 to 12.00 am - Packing & cleaning up(volunteers needed).
Attention, this date may change to Monday 11 as there will be no school on that day (parents and teacher conferences).

DAD’S CLUB
Restaurant CHIC Barcelona at the Northwest corner of Preston and
Forest next to The Mercury.
11/29 6:30 pm

DECK THE HALL CONCERT
Deck the Hall is a holiday concert for children, featuring Rebecca Frezza and her Big Truck Band at the Meyerson Symphony Center Saturday December 9, 2006 . Breakfast with Santa is at 9:00am, Deck the Hall Concert begins at 11:00am. For tickets and prices visit www.dallassymphony.com or by phone 214-692-0203 .

list of the French, English and Spanish books are available online. Click on the icon below and click the flags to download

Visit the Spirit Store or for the dads, drinks with dads at Chic Barcelona this coming Wednesday

DIS school closing decisions for inclement weather parallels with Dallas Independent School District. There is a link on the bottom left corner of the PTO website, “School Closing”, will give up to date announcements. Bundle up ! winter is coming.

DIS School Closing

North Texans are getting ready for the big freeze!

Imagine a 14,000 square foot structure, kept at 9 degrees, filled with two million pounds of hand-carved ICE!  The ice will be carved into magical life-sized holiday monuments and sculptures by artisans from Harbin China.

The attraction, which will keep North Texas chillin’, runs from November 16, 2006 through January 6, 2007

Throughout the ages, medical scholars and students have strived to understand how our bodies function through exploration of real human specimens. BODY WORLDS, the most highly attended touring exhibition in the world, takes this tradition one step further by presenting a new look at the human body.

The exhibition features approximately 200 authentic human specimens, including whole bodies, plastinated individual organs and transparent body slices that have been preserved through the process of Plastination, a technique that replaces bodily fluids and fat with reactive plastics. BODY WORLDS offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see and understand our own physiology and health and to gain new appreciation and respect for what it means to be human.

See everyone there!