 Great News! Our school was approved by Stanford University and now all students attending RAIS can use EPGY Open Enrollment Program.(The Education Program for Gifted Youth) What is EPGY Open Enrollment? EPGY is Stanford University's Education Program for Gifted Youth. EPGY Open Enrollment makes K-7 EPGY on-line courses available to students who do not have access to them in their schools and who opt not to apply for the traditional tutor-supported EPGY distance-learning courses. The curriculum has been developed in-house at Stanford University, and a few aspects of the curriculum are unique and quite interesting. The program is self-paced and allows fairly rapid progression through the materials. Through Open Enrollment, students can take the K-7 Mathematics and Language Arts and Writing courses. In their coursework, students are supported by their parents, who have access to monitoring capabilities, an array of self-support tools, as well as a School Support Associate(Lana Holmes), a local volunteer who receives training in the course software from EPGY staff and acts as a liaison with EPGY. More information on the EPGY Open Enrollment Option can be found at: http://epgy.stanford.edu/district/info.html What are the differences between the EPGY Open Enrollment Option and the traditional EPGY courses?
Features of EPGY Courses:
Can I use the software on multiple computers? The curriculum runs on a web browser, so you should be able to access it from any computer that has internet access, but you will need to "certify" each computer to make sure it runs. To Register: https://epgy.stanford.edu/district/signup.html On Registration form pick: 'School District Name' - San Francisco County 'School Name' - Russian American International School How to choose the appropriate grade-level for your child: There's no placement exam for the EPGY Open Enrollment Option. You'll have to place your child in whatever level you think is appropriate, and then make adjustments once you see how it's going. You can contact the School Support Associate (SSA- Lana Holmes) and let her know what grade-level adjustment you want to make. Range of grades - Math K-7, Language Arts 2-7. Once registered you will receive Student ID and Password - please save them To begin using your courses: 1. Log in at http://epgy.stanford.edu/district using your Student ID and Password numbers. This will take you to your personalized student landing page, where you will be able to manage your account. You may want to bookmark this URL, so that you can easily return to the log in page. 2. Begin using your Stanford EPGY courses. Before running your courses for the first time: 1) Make certain pop-up blockers are turned off and cookies are allowed until they expire by your browser, and 2) Certify your computer at http://epgyschools.stanford.edu/certify (instructions for both can be found at: http://epgy.stanford.edu/district/support) Please email me(lana@live365.com) any day and I will be able to help you if you have issues registering or starting the course. Good Luck! Lana Holmes Last Day of School - June 11, 2010 06/07/2010
Below is a schedule of our last school day on June 11th: - School is open at 8:00 AM as usual; - 11:00 am: End of the School Year ceremony - 12:30pm: Potluck party - 2:00- 2:45 pm: Magic Show All children should be picked up before 4:30 pm (as stated in the calendar)  MAGICIAN PERFORMER It has become a good tradition to invite a professional performer for our last day of school. This year we are going to meet DAN CHAN THE MAGIC MAN with his ultimate variety show. You can check out his website here: http://www.danchanmagic.com/index.html Video on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/danielgchan Dan Chan’s website claims: “Dan Chan masters more than most, promises more than expected, and delivers more than hoped. He's been called "an intense, three-ring circus rolled into one man" and for good reason. Dan Chan the Magic Man merges several specialties from the world of variety arts into a singular experience. From pure and technical sleight-of-hand to authentic pick pocketing; from world-class juggling to circus stunts; from escapes to dog tricks; acrobatics to quick-change costumes. Dan Chan creates excitement wherever he performs.”  Our School will be celebrating Pushkin's Week ("Пушкинская Неделя") When: June 1 - June 7 2010. Where: School Люблю я Пушкина творенья, И это вовсе не секрет. Его поэм, стихотворений Прекрасней не было и нет! С мальства его читаем сказки, В них жар души, природы краски. Добро цветёт в них, злоба чахнет. В них русский дух, в них Русью пахнет! За Пушкина Руси спасибо От имени всего народа! Ведь мы стихи его читаем Как он писал – без перевода. More Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Pushkin GREAT TALENT SHOW 2010 ! 05/26/2010
"Dear Parents! There are no doubts that the Talent Show 2010 was a blast! I think that the name we’ve chosen for that event – Talent Show – is exactly what it was: children, teachers and parents had shown off their unique talents and everyone truly enjoyed it! We have received a very positive feed back from parents and guests who had been at the show. The description words we mostly heard were “amazing!”, “wonderful!”, “hard to believe it’s performed by elementary school age kids”, “very well arranged and staged”. Thank you for your appreciation! THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING THE SHOW SUCH AN AWESOME EVENT!" Sincerely, Eleonora Nayberg Principal  Join us to for 5th Annual International Children's Festival at Golden Gate Park (Music Concourse Bandshell Area). Our kids will be performing Russian Folk Dance! What: 5th Annual International Children's Festival When: May 22, 2010 - 11 am - 5 pm Where: Golden Gate Park (Music Concourse Bandshell Area) 50 S Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA 94122 More Info: http://www.pacificainstitute.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=111&Itemid=139 The Festival invites schools of different ethnicities throughout the Bay Area to perform their folk dance with authentic clothes and native songs. Groups perform in front of a large audience in the Golden Gate Park. Last year around there were around 1500 people that stopped by to watch the children’s performances. This year’s festival will be held at the focal point of Music Concourse area called the “Bandshell” in the Golden Gate Park. A food court will be open serving some Turkish delicacies. Different communities and schools will be taking the stage with their colorful dresses, lively songs and authentic fold dances. Upcoming Spring Events 2010 04/26/2010
 What: Detski Panair - Children's Faire When: Sunday, May 2, 2010, 2 pm Where: 60 Onondaga Ave,San Francisco, CA Our school has been invited to take part in the Children’s Festival hosted by the Bulgarian community on Sunday, May 2nd from 2:00pm to 4:00 pm http://www.croatianamericanweb.org/event_details.php?id=124  What: Spring Talent Show 2010 When: Friday, May 7, 2010 at 1:00 pm Where: Our School We encourage all students to consider taking part in this show! Everything counts: poetry reciting, singing, dancing, sport performance, instrument playing, magic, etc.! Do not forget colorful costumes! Every individual act will be rewarded with cool prizes! YOU parents can take part in this event too! There are two ways to do this. Be A Performer – You can perform an act with your own child (Sing together maybe? Or recite poetry together?) Each act should last 1-2 minutes. Be A Crew Member – We need helpers to decorate the hall before the show and clean up the space after the show.  RAIS Parent’s Association presents: Habitats Lesson - live animals from different habitats such as rainforest, desert or grasslands. The program cost is funded by the money raised at the school’s fundraiser in March 2010. What: Zoo Mobile at our school! When: Monday, May 10, 2010 at 11:00am Where: Our School More info: Zoo Mobile (link) Another exciting event took place last Thursday, March 25th. Both Pre-K and Kindergarten participated in a quiz on Chukovsky's Books. Tatyana Nikolaevna has been working on reviewing most famous Chukovsky’s books with the kids during her Russian classes. Svetlana Holmes worked on the video presentation of the Quiz. During the event kids were divided into 2 teams - Zaichiki and Kotyata. Each team answered 18 quiz questions and completed 6 exciting puzzles. Being one of the parents there, I was very proud to see our very smart kids.Thanks to Tatyana Nikolaevna for a great help with preparation for the quiz! Svetlana H.    Spring 2010 Auction and Potluck 03/10/2010
 This year marks the very first Silent Auction of the Russian-American School. It has turned out our most important fundraising event of the year too! I personally would like to extend our many thanks to the families who donated items and services to our Silent Auction. We all had a great time together: delicious homemade food, exclusive wines, nice music, fantastic games organized by Tatyana Kerzhner, and of course, prizes, prizes, prizes! Yes, we did not only BUY items, we also had a chance to WIN stuff! What other school can pronounce, that among other give-away prizes there were a 2-hour LIMOUSINE DRIVE or REAL PRECIOUS STONES! Yes, you heard it right – Brazilian Rose Amethysts, Swiss Blue Topaz, Hessonite Garnet, and a 14K gold ring with Diamonds and Red Andesine – all of them were taken home as GIFTS by some of the participating parents. This one-of –a kind generous donation was made by Virginia Gibson! We really had a blast yesterday! Only Ochev Family alone had placed their bids on 19 items! The event would not be possible without the tremendous amount of efforts and time spent by Julia Martinisi and Svetlana Holmes. They seem to have thought of every little detail of the auction – from the item presentation to decorating the room. Everyone at the event noticed and appreciated it very much. Once again, we would like to thank all of our supporters for their most generous donations and participation in the auction! Sincerely, Eleonora NaybergPrincipal Photos from the EventList of Our SponsorsThe First School Auction - March 7 02/23/2010
 Dear Parents, The Parent Association would like to invite you to the First School Auction Event at Russian American International School. We have collected many exciting auction items in the categories of dining, shopping, body care, activities for kids and more! The event will be in the form of a silent auction with everyone bidding on the items they want. Your participation in the Auction will help support a variety of programs and events at Russian American, classroom supplies and whatever parents decide to improve! All funds collected will be deposited in the account for Parent Association. Please note that this event is adults only. When: Sunday, March 7, 5:00PM Where: Russian American International School Auditorium Let's have fun together, celebrate March 8th and support the Parent Association initiative! We look forward to your responses and to seeing everyone on March 7th! PA of RAIS On Sunday, February 14th, 2010, the team of chess players from Russian-American International School had participated in CalNorth Youth Chess Championship at San Mateo Marriott! Since Northern California is one of the top scholastic areas in the U.S., this frequently includes many strong junior players. There were 275 participants in this chess tournament and our 6 team players were among them!  These 6 kids have become members of the United States Chess Federation http://www.uschess.org/ We are very proud of our young chess players! Great job! Keep up the good work! Eleonora Nayberg Proud Principal |  ArchivesAugust 2010 CategoriesAll |
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