The first day of school is on Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Welcome ceremony

We will begin the ceremony at 9:00AM. Please arrive at least 20 minutes prior to that time. Wearing school uniform is required for your child.

Also, to create a wonderful atmosphere and to continue old Russian school traditions, it would be nice if your child brings some flowers to his/her teachers.

Classes
After the ceremony all children head out to their classrooms to meet with their new and old schoolmates and teachers.
The students will have 2 classes on that day: one class with a Russian teacher, another one with an English teacher.

Orientation for new RAIS families

While children are in their in their classrooms, an orientation will take place in the assembly room. You will hear about our school’s daily and yearly routines, policies and more.
All questions will be answered then.

Pick up on September 1st
All classes are dismissed at 12:00 noon. Please pick up your child by that time.

Surprise Party for Children

It has become a nice tradition of our school to invite children’s performers on the first and last day of each school year.

On September 1st at 11:00 am our students and guests are all invited to a “Happy Birds” performing parrots show!  The performance is fast paced, upbeat with over 25 amazing tricks! Parrots will ride a bike and a scooter, play basketball and show lots of other fun activities.

Check out the performers’ website here: http://www.happybirds.com/home.html

Dear Parents,
It is hard to believe the end of the school year is right around the corner. The testing period is almost over and the progress reports should be delivered to you within the next two weeks.

I would like to let you know about the school’s schedule for the last day of school, Friday, June 10th.




SCHEDULE
Below is a schedule of our last school day on June 10th:
- 8:00 am                       School is open as usual;
- Morning snack            according to everyday schedule
- 11:00 am                    End of the School Year ceremony.
(Parents’ presence is welcomed, but not necessary or required)
- 12:30 pm                    Pizza party for all students
- 2:00 pm- 2:45 pm      Magic Show

-All children should be picked up before 3:30 pm (as stated in the school calendar)

PERFORMERS
It has become a good tradition to invite a professional performer for our last day of school. This year we are going to meet Magic Circus: Benny and Bebe with their European clowning, magic and mime show.
You can check out their website here: http://magiccircus.com/index.htm
 
Here are some review about their show: is what our satisfied clients are saying about  Magic Circus !

"Bay City Best" S.F. Chronicle 
"Spectacular, fantastic, genius – one of the most unique acts I have seen in years!" Mike Lano, CBS 
"I enjoy seeing your chapeau magic over and over again" Bob McKenzie, KTVU Channel 2 
"Entertainment to delight kids and parents" Marin Independent Journal 
"Funny, touching, intelligent" Luxembourg Review 
"Masters in the art of laughter" Tageszeitung, Munich 
"That was swell" Wavy Gravy, Camp Winnarainbow 
"The essence of entertainment" Marin County Fair 
"A terrific team of entertainers" Sausalito Arts Festival 
"You always draw such a huge crowd" Town Shopping Center. Corte Madera

Sincerely,
Eleonora NaybergPrincipal

We will have our yearly Talent Show on Friday, April 22nd  at 1pm.

All children’s acts should be ready by April 8th – the week of the first try-outs. Our school staff will review all individual performances of the students to make a decision if the performance is ready to be shown to the public.



Our preparation for the Talent Show is in full swing! There are no doubts the show is going to be one of the best ever! 

HELP ON THURSDAY, APRIL 21ST (the day before the show) 
We need several parents to help us to prepare for the show.
Please let me know if YOU can help.

STUDENTS‘ DRESS CODE  DURING THE SHOW: 
Boys – dark pants and a shirt of any color
Girls –  nice dress (not uniform dress!) 

VIDEO
A professional  videographer will record our show on video. 

Hope to see all of you on April 22nd at 1pm!

Have a great day,
Eleonora Nayberg
Principal

As you know, in the beginning of December our school had received an invitation to participate in the 4th Arts Olympiad, the world’s largest and most prestigious arts and sport program for children ages 8 to 12. 
The Olympiad provided an opportunity for our students to represent the state of California at the World’s Children’s Festival to be held in Washington, DC in the National Mall on June 17-19, 2011.

Only 2 winners were chosen from each state….

and both are from OUR SCHOOL!

Congratulations to VALERIE S. and ANDREW P.!!! 
They were judged as THE ONLY two winners for the State of California Arts Olympiad!!!   
These two kids, their families and the art teacher Tatyana Yurkhova  are officially invited to represent California at the World Children’s Festival in Washington, DC this June, where an incredible event will be organized in their honor!   
After having won the High Silver Medal at the Dance competition in Santa Clara in February, I believe it has become a good tradition for our students to WIN EVERY COMPETITION they participate in!

Congratulations!
Sincerely,
Eleonora Nayberg
Principal    

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Our School participated in 'Doodle for Google' contest this year.
Contest Rules:"Welcome to Doodle 4 Google, a competition where we invite K-12 students to use their artistic talents to think big and redesign Google’s homepage logo for millions to see. At Google, we believe that dreaming about future possibilities leads to tomorrow’s leaders and inventors, so this year we invited U.S. kids to exercise their creative imaginations around the theme, "What I’d like to do someday…"

Whether students wanted to find a cure for cancer or take a trip to the moon, it all started with art supplies and some 8.5" x 11" paper. One lucky student artist will take home a $15,000 college scholarship and $25,000 technology grant for their school, among many other prizes.

Submissions were due on March 16, 2011. State and Regional Finalists will be announced on May 4, 2011. The winning doodle will be featured on our Google.com homepage on May 20, 2011."

Dear parents,

It is with a great pleasure that I invite all RAIS families to the American Dance Awards Competition where our two dance groups will perform on Sunday, February 27th. Please come to support our 19 young dancers!

ABOUT THE EVENT:
This is the 32nd National Tour of the American Dance Award ( ADA ). They travel to 26 regional cities across the US and 6 cities in Canada with their National Championships being held July 1-7 in Boston, MA at the Sheraton Boston Hotel and the Hynes Convention Center. Silver and gold winners of the Santa Clara event will be eligible to participate in the ADA National Championships, and all Ultimate Gold and Gold medal winners will be eligible to qualify for the United States Dance Team.

DATE:
Sunday, February 27th, 2011

LOCATION:
Santa Clara Convention Center
408-244-9660

ADDRESS:
5001 Great America Pkwy
Santa Clara, CA 95054

TIME OUR DANCERS PERFORM:

12:18 PM
Our older group performs first. The younger one follows immediately after them.
(The actual competition starts much earlier, at about 9am. If you’d like to see other dance performers, come at that time! )

1:10 PM
Awards ceremony

Come and see how great our kids are! They’ve been practicing a lot and are very determined to win the competition!

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On Wednesday, January 26th at 2:30pm all RAIS students and parents are invited to a short concert performed by Leon Igudesman ( Nicole’s father) and his student Angela. The presentation is called “It’s all about cats” and will be held at our school.

The violinists will play the music of a famous European composer who writes music for modern Hollywood movies, Aleksey Igudesman.

If you have any questions about this presentation, or would like for your child to take violin classes, please contact Leon directly at 415/269-6986.

As has been announced before, Stanford University Education Program for Gifted Youth ( EPGY) is inviting RAIS students to participate in the Program. To receive more information an EPGY representative is ready to give us a presentation of the program highlights.
The new date is THURSDAY, January 20 at 4:30pm at RAIS.

Please come to talk about how parents might enhance their children’s education with math andlanguage arts courses offered through the EPGY’s Open Enrollment program.