The World Education Games 02/10/2012
 Dear parents, All of our 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders have been signed up for “ The World Education Games” - the exciting event for all schools and students around the world. It runs from the 6th to the 8th of March, involving 5.5million students from over 200 countries and territories. This is the global challenge to get students excited about learning, and to give the top students in each school an opportunity to see how they measure up against the best. WHAT DO STUDENTS DO? Students are given their own personal online games center, from which they can participate in all 3 events from school and home. Yesterday your child had brought home a yellow card with his/her unique username and password.Please encourage and help your child to go to www.worldeducationgames.com and start practicing math and spelling ( there are separate tubs in the upper left corner of the screen). Students are matched in real time with up to 3 other students of similar age and ability in exciting live challenges. For Math and Spelling each challenge lasts 1 minute. Students earn points for correct answers, with their personal tally growing as they complete the challenges. WHAT HAPPENS IN EACH MATH AND SPELLING EVENT? On both World Spelling Day, MARCH 6th and World Maths Day, MARCH 7th, students progress through 5 levels of difficulty in arithmetic and mental computation, and earn 1 point for every correct answer. Prizes will be awarded to the top students in each age category, ages 4-7, ages 8-10, ages 11-13 and ages 14-18. The format is: 1 February - The Games open for Practice 6 March - World Spelling Day 7 March - World Maths Day 23 March - Awards Enjoy the games! Eleonora Nayberg Principal This is your new blog post. Click here and start typing, or drag in elements from the top bar.      Each participant received a special mystery gift from Max, the dental helper!!! www.ochevdds.com Northgate Medical and Dental Center 750 Las Gallinas Ave.,Suite 216, San Rafael, CA 94903 Phone: (415) 499- 1717 Winter Show 2011 was a blast! 01/19/2012
Winter show was a blast! Not every school can praise itself for having a real theatrical production. RAIS is proud to keep the tradition of organizing annual Winter Shows to start off holiday celebrations. Winter songs, poetry, dance, lots of costumes - our children amazed us with plenty of talents unwrapped at this party! Every kid had a role or two in the performance based on a variety of well-known fairy tales - from Alice in Wonderland to Aladdin to Pushkin's poems to traditional Russian folk tales, - and everyone was wearing a costume. A lot was done for the preparation for this year's show: from the scenario sophistication to the costumes variety to the wall decorations. At the end all the kids had a blast when Santa came and brought the presents! Happy Holidays from Russian American International School! Bogachek, Olga Adventures in Music continues 01/19/2012
 Adventures in Music. Have you ever seen a carbon fiber black cello? Had a chance to play with a violin bow and see how many horse tail hairs it's made of? Heard and memorized such terms as "glissando", "tremolo" and "piccicato"? Well, our 3rd and 4th graders had a chance to do all of this in their "Adventures in Music". This time we went to R.L. Stevenson school and joined our friends there to hear to SF Symphony string quartet play a variety of music for us. We enjoyed pieces from jazz to tango to classics, even hip-hop played on a violin. The musicians also played their own pieces to us deliciously called "Danish dessert" and "Joe Mocca". Can't wait for these adventures to continue! Bogachek, Olga December 2011 - SF Symphony Field Trip 12/29/2011
 In December our 3rd and 4th graders had a privilege to visit San Francisco Symphony for a tour and our own private concert! Our school was chosen to participate in an exceptional program called Adventures in Music hosted by the San Francisco Symphony. Adventures in Music (AIM) is a sequential music education program designed specifically for San Francisco's elementary schools with a goal of introducing kids to classical music. It integrates live music performances and related music-learning experiences with classroom curriculum. The entire program - taught by Ms. Dometrus to our 3rd and 4th graders throughout the year - culminated in a field trip to the Davies Symphony Hall for a private concert. We had a chance to hear about instruments and orchestra, learn each instrument's name and hear it playing a solo, meet the conductor and be part of a wonderful music making experience in one of the best symphony halls.  I am proud to let you know that Russian-American International School has been selected for the 2011 San Francisco Award in the Elementary Schools category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community. Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2011 USCA Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties. I'm sure that our selection as a 2011 Award Winner is a reflection of the hard work of not only the school staff, but of people like you that have supported our business and contributed to the subsequent success of our school. Congratulations to all of us! Eleonora Nayberg Principal Winter Show 2011 11/30/2011
 Dear parents! Prepare for an afternoon of enchantment! Your family and friends are invited to our yearly School Winter Show on Friday, December 16th at 1:00pm! Please reserve this time for you to come and celebrate with your child! Winter songs, poetry, dance, lots of costumes – your child is going to amaze you with plenty of talents unwrapped at this party! All your family members and friends are invited! By all means this is going to be a show you’ve never seen before! Halloween Costume Parade - October 18th 10/14/2011
All kids are coming to school in costumes!  The costume parade will take place from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. School uniform should be brought in a bag – students will change after the parade. Parents are not expected to come, but if you wish, you may wear your costume and join our celebration! IMPORTANT: only friendly characters are allowed to school! All “Skeletons”, “Vampires” and other scary costumes alike will be changed to the school uniform and not participate in the parade! Please note that each child will be asked about his/her costume in front of the others: - Who or what is he/she? - Why he/she has chosen that particular costume? Teacher-Parents Conference 10/06/2011
Parents of all grades are invited. Time: 6pm to 7pm Please note that child care will not be provided. 6:00 – 6:10 – English teacher will tell everyone about her rules and expectations for this school year. 6:10 – 6:30 – parents ask the teacher questions 6:30 – 6:40 – Russian teacher enters the room and explains her expectations 6:40 – 7:00 – parents ask questions Examples of Questions to ask on Parents Teachers Conference: 1. What skills and knowledge will my child be expected to master this year? 2. How will my child be evaluated? 3. What can I do to stay more involved in my child's academic progress? 4. How do you accommodate differences in learning? Back to School Picnic 09/24/2011
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