UPDATE: Earlier Release
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Liebe Eltern und Erziehungsberechtigte,
aufgrund der aktuellen Wetterwarnung in unserer Region und im Interesse der Sicherheit aller Sch眉lerinnen und Sch眉ler sowie Mitarbeitenden beenden wir den Unterricht und das Kindergartenprogramm heute vorzeitig um 12:55 Uhr. Die Schulbusse werden das Schulgel盲nde um 13:05 Uhr verlassen.
Um eine ungef盲hre Ankunftszeit an Ihrer Haltestelle zu ermitteln, bitten wir Sie, sich an den Zeiten der regul盲ren Busroute zu orientieren.
Wenn Ihr Kind nicht mit dem Bus f盲hrt, holen Sie es bitte um 12:55 Uhr ab.
Sollte sich die Wettersituation so entwickeln, dass es erforderlich ist, werden wir selbstverst盲ndlich alle Sch眉lerinnen und Sch眉ler sicher in den Geb盲uden behalten und Schutz im Geb盲ude gew盲hrleisten, bis eine sichere Situation gegeben ist.
Falls Sie aufgrund von Verkehr oder Wetter nicht genau um 12:55 Uhr zur Abholung eintreffen k枚nnen, werden wir die Kinder weiterhin in den jeweiligen Geb盲uden 鈥� Preschool, Elementary School und im Hauptgeb盲ude 鈥� betreuen und im Geb盲ude lassen, bis Sie sicher an der Schule angekommen sind, um Ihr Kind abzuholen.
Bitte fahren Sie vorsichtig, versuchen Sie jedoch so zeitnah wie m枚glich zur Schule zu kommen, da wir bem眉ht sind, die Geb盲ude f眉r die Sicherheit aller Beteiligten so bald wie m枚glich nach 12:55 Uhr zu leeren.
Sollte es zu Verz枚gerungen bei der Abfahrt der Schulbusse kommen, werden wir Sie selbstverst盲ndlich umgehend mit einem weiteren Update informieren.
Wir danken Ihnen f眉r Ihr Verst盲ndnis und w眉nschen Ihnen und Ihrer Familie, dass Sie gut und sicher durch das heutige Wetter kommen.
Mit freundlichen Gr眉脽en
Die Schulleitung
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
Due to the severe weather alert in our region, and in the interest of the safety of all students and staff, classes and the preschool program will end early today at 12:55 pm. School buses will depart campus at 1:05 pm.
To estimate the approximate arrival time at your bus stop, please refer to the times listed on the regular bus route schedule.
If your child does not ride the bus please pick them up at 12:55pm.
If the situation warrants it, we will certainly keep all students safely sheltered inside the buildings and ensure everyone remains safe until conditions allow otherwise.
If you happen to be delayed in traffic or by the weather and cannot arrive exactly at 12:55 pm for pickup, students will remain inside their respective buildings - Preschool, Elementary School, and the Main Building - and will be supervised until you arrive safely to pick up your child.
Please drive carefully and do your best to be on time, as we are for everyone鈥檚 safety hoping to have the buildings cleared as soon as possible after 12:55 pm.
If bus departures are delayed, we will certainly provide another update promptly.
Thank you for your understanding. We wish everyone a safe afternoon and hope you stay safe during the weather.
Kind regards,
School Leadership
Kangaroo of Mathematics
Where does the contest come from? / Why a kangaroo? / History of a kangaroo?
The idea for this contest originated in Australia in 1978 and was brought to France by two French math teachers. It was named "Kangourou des Math茅matiques" (Kangaroo of Mathematics) in honor of the Australian inventors. More and more European countries started to participate, and in 1994 the international association "Kangourou sans frontieres" (Kangaroo without Borders) was founded, having its headquarters in Paris. The German association "Mathematikwettbewerb K盲nguru e.V." is based at the Humboldt University in Berlin. The mathematical problems students have to solve are essentially the same in all participating countries and are worked on simultaneously every year. International Kangaroo Day is held annually on the 3rd Thursday in March. In Germany, the number of participants increased from 200 students in 1995 to 845,000 last year!
What is the goal of the competition?
The competition is designed to make mathematics more accessible to students by using a humorous approach. Students are encouraged to ponder, puzzle, calculate and estimate in order to solve a wide range of mathematical problems. Questions are structured in a way that for some of the solutions, basic knowledge gained from school lessons is sufficient. Another part of the total of about 30 tasks requires a deeper understanding and creative use of what has been learned. Some problems can be solved with a bit of cleverness and common sense and therefore are well suited for teaching mathematical methods in an entertaining way.
The fact that the solutions are presented in multiple choice, i.e. without exact written explanations, is also attractive to many students.
All participants in this competition will be winners; all receive a certificate with their scores and a souvenir prize. The best mathematicians can also win books, games, puzzles, T-shirts and trips to an international math camp.
The Kangaroo at GISW
For many years, GISW has participated in the Kangaroo competition in both elementary and upper schools. Participation is mandatory for grades 5 and 6.