Greetings SISS Parents, Students, and Staff! Best Wishes ... - Schuldorf

In This Issue: 

editor message 1 

calendar 1 

Head PR letter 2 

SBSnews 3 

Activities 45 

Shout Out! 6 

Welcome 6 

Penny 4 Thoughts 6 

Cool Clicks 7 

Classifieds 8 

Message Board 8 

Advertising 9 

Greetings SISS Parents, Students, and Staff! 

Ah, summer is here! We all made it through another 

school year, now hopefully wiser and ready to face the 

next challenge coming our way. World Cup Fever has 

taken over the country and we await anxiously the next 

match Germany plays this coming week, hopefully on the 

road to the championship. Wherever your holidays take 

you, a "staycation" or somewhere far far away, spend 

some quality time with your family & friends and really 

re‐charge your batteries. 

I hope that we will be able to continue this newsletter in 

the next school year, but it will only survive with your 

help. This means I need content from you or your 

children for the various sections within (photos of events, 

news stories of school events or interesting tidbits about 

things going on in the area, shout outs, editorials, book 

reviews, cool web sites, original art work or poetry, and 

of course any classifieds or ads). Please make a note on 

your calendar that the next deadline for submissions is 

AUGUST 31 ‐ send me something at 

sissparentnews@googlemail.com. This type of endeavor 

is only valuable and worth reading if supported by the 

community that it serves. I look forward to hearing from 

you! 

Great news! You can find this newsletter and all 

“archived” issues on the Schuldorf web 

site.(www.schuldorf.de; 

SISS/Aktuelles/Schulleben/Elternaktivitäten) 

Best Wishes, Liz Giordimaina (Editor) 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: 

July 2 Last Day of School 

August 16 First Day of School (years 27) 

August 17 First Day of School Welcome Day Year 1 

Aug. 30Sept. 3 Year 6 trip 

September 10 SBS School Fete (SchulFest) 

September 16 International Forum 

October 1122 Autumn Break

Dear Families of SISS, 

SISS Parent News 

Another year gone! As we wrapup School Year 20092010 and prepare for a glorious 

summer break, I would like to make a few announcements and requests. 

First, thanks as always to the SISS Activities Committee for their efforts in raising “petty 

cash” funds for our school. This year’s activities garnered over €4000 which have been used 

to purchase various teaching aides and equipment across primary and secondary schools (list 

available upon request!). Well done all! 

However, you can only milk the same cow so many times… 

We are ever in need of volunteers to man events; as well as organized, dedicated individuals 

willing to take over the planning and organization of a single event during the year. On 

Thursday, August 12 (6:30pm, DaMarios Restaurant, Seeheim) there will be an open meeting 

of the SISS Activities Committee. I hope we will see some new faces at this meeting! 

Second, thanks to the class teachers who have supported the fund raising activities this year; 

particularly Mrs. Hocken, Mr. Meyer, Frau Wetterich and Mr. Toogood (Sr.)! 

Finally, please take some time over the summer break to help get your child’s class in order 

for the coming year. Parent Reps will be organizing cleanup and painting details (as 

necessary) with the class teachers. Let’s start SY20102011 fresh! 

It has been an honor serving as Chair of the Parent Representatives these two years and I hope 

I have done right by all. I can say I have truly tried. I hope every parent who has the time 

and inclination will consider running for Parent Rep. It is not an easy job, but it is a most 

rewarding one. 

Kind regards, 

L e t t e r f r o m t h e d e s k o f o u r P R C h a i r : 

Jennifer HondersDignam 

Chair, Parent Representatives of SISS, 200809 & 200910SY: retired 

sissparentnews@googlemail.com July 2010


News You Can Use! SBS Info May 2010 

( T r a n s l a t e d f r o m o r i g i n a l t e x t b y L o r a S t e p h a n ) 

A few days before the start of the summer break SBS said goodbye to 213 young people who 

completed their Haupt or Realschulabschluss or their Abitur. We congratulate all of them and 

wish them all the best for their futures! 

The head SBS parents' rep, Ellena de la Mar, turned over the newly designed outside area in 

front of the snack attack to the students. 

648 SBS pupils participated in this year's Kangaroo Competition. This orginated in Australia 

and is a Maths competition to encourage students' interest in Maths. The idea is to make Maths 

fun! 56 SISS Y5/Y6 students took part. Top three were: Katharina Jans, yr 5, 3rd place; Harry 

Walker, yr 5, 3rd place; Victoria Hein, yr 6,long kangaroo jump. 

HansJoachim Feller will continue to document the construction progress of the new SISS 

buliding which has just been awarded the German Sustainable Building Council's precertification 

in silver. 

Within the framework of the Europe projects, helmut Buchholz for the 6th time is organising an 

ecumenical field excursion to Geneva for students of the upper seondary schools. 

The annual SBS school festival will be held on 10 Septmber in the new school year. The group 

responsible for the preparations, being led by deputy school director Marlis Goeble 

Herrenbrueck, is grateful for all ideas and especially for some helping hands. The evening prior 

to the fest, SBS wants to offer it thanks to the many helpers and supports. Their work has made 

the new high quality technical equipment in the AULA possible. 

The Europaeische Akademie is offering a summer school from 31 July to 6 August. HLZ is 

supporting this plan; for the first 10 student applications from Hessen , HLZ will pay the 70 

Euro fee. 

Buses/Trams: On the 25th and 26th August beginning in the 2nd lesson, reps from the 

Jugendverkehrsschule Pfungstadt along with Ms Orth of DADINA will enter the classrooms in 

order to provide information about the project, "Bus und Bahnbegleiter" a program where 

fellow students are trained in assisting young riders. 

The staff and administration wish you a nice and relaxing summer! 

Suggestions, ideas, notes: sbs@schuldorf.de 

Impressum: Ronald Seffrin, Director (Head teacher) 



S c h o o l A c t i v i t i e s & E v e n t s 

2010 2nd Annual SISS Charity Walkathon 

During the wrapup assembly for this year’s walkathon, held on 30 

June, there were plenty of “oohs” and “aahs“ along with a few “wows“ 

heard in the SISS Hall. That’s because the children did an amazing job 

in helping to raise money for the Christoffel Blindenmission (CBM). 

And when Mr. Bruch, a representative of the CBM, offered his heartfelt 

thanks to the children for raising over 6,000 euro, they couldn’t contain 

their excitement. (The actual figure will be over 6,500 euro!!) Mr. Bruch 

also explained to the children where the money will be used (for an eye 

clinic project in Kitwe, Zambia) and how it will help the people of that 

region to gain access to medical care that will restore sight to over 200 

people. (continued...) 


(walkathon, continued) 


The walkathon, which was held on 30 May, gave 85 SISS and preschool children, 

along with their siblings and parents, the chance to show both their fitness and their 

goodwill. Though the weather did not always cooperate and the rains came, the spirit 

of the runners was not dampened. A total of 1280 laps were tallied that day – that is 

an outstanding 512 km. There were, of course, some other dazzling results that day. 

For the second year in a row, Laurent Brune (Y4 CC) ran the most laps – 36 in all – 

which also makes him the top runner in Y4. In Y1/2 it was Felix Schimmel (HH) who 

outran the rest, with a total of 31 laps. Hannah MaierPeveling (DD) took the top spot 

in Y3 with her 30 laps. In Y5, three children, Viola Brune, Edmond Clemens (both 

5LS) and Mark Bennett (5MG), completed 34 laps. Both Viola Graef and Anthony 

Morgan (both 6AW) ran 17 laps to top the list among the Y6 students. 

In order to encourage classes to work as a team, a 50 euro prize was given to the class 

that raised the most money. In the Y1 – Y3 group, the winning class was the Dazzling 

Dinos, whose tremendous class total of 1,248.50 euro also represents the most money 

raised by any class in the school. In the Y4 – Y6 group, it was the Elegant Eagles with 

a total of 1,051 euro who were awarded the prize. And though no prize was given in 

this category this year, the Happy Hedgehogs deserve a special mention, too. Their 

class had a total of 15 participants (students and their siblings/parents) who 

walked/ran to raise money for the CBM. Though they fell just a bit short in the 

money raised category, their class spirit makes them all winners. 

The SISS Walkathon Committee, which consists of 5 parents (Kristina Lelek 

chairperson, Brittaney Meyer, Georgina Schäfer, Lora Stephan and Carolyn Wachter), 

is enormously proud of all the children who participated and enjoyed a fun day at 

the ChristianStock stadium. The results exceeded the committee’s expectations and 

made all the hard work worthwhile. Thanks to all the parents, teachers and, most 

importantly, children who made this event such an superb success! 

BUNDESJUGENDSPIELE JUNE 2010 


S h o u t O u t ! 


This section is reserved for anyone or anything you would like to acknowledge...who are you proud of? 

On a slightly lighter note, I would like to thank all those who ordered the new SISS tshirts. The project brought in approximately 200 Euro for 

the school fund. I was pleased with the quality, and the feedback received centered around the perhaps "boring" nature of the simple 

logo...others said that we should have stuck to one or two colors, etc. Next year, these comments can be taken in account by whomever 

chooses to run the project. (L. Giordimaina) 

W e l c o m e W o r l d 

New Students : 

Khushii Gupta in 1HH 

Eoin Kirkwood in 5MG 

A warm welcome to you both! 

A Penny for your thoughts... 

"In Theaters Now" by, Gianluca Giordimaina, aka "The Movie Man" 

Toy Story 3: Well folks, it's finally here! The third installment in the Toy Story has come. The 

story centers around Andy going off to college and needing to clean out his room before 

leaving. Woody and co. are donated to a daycare. At first all the toys seem nice and the 

atmosphere is friendly, but soon they discover dark secrets about the daycare toys' leader 

(bear) and his group of toys. This is family fun and packs big laughs too. I strongly 

recommend it, especially to fans of the original Toy Story movies. I dare say that the rating 

of "G" (6) is a little low may frighten very young children. 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: This movie is based on the well known book series by Jeff Kinney. As 

in the books, the story centers around Greg Heffley and his friend Rowley going to Middle 

School. Though Middle School has packed many surprises for them, from getting chased by 

teenagers to sleeping in a bathtub, all the way to terrorizing kindergartners. This is a great 

family movie that is a lot of fun to watch. I must say, having read it, that the book was 

better...but still worth watching! 


Cool Clicks 


http://www.familyhomeworkanswers.com/homeworkadvice.html 

ebook and 

webiste devoted to how parents can better prepare 

their children for the future, as it pertains to 

homework. solid, straight advice. 

http://www.simplystuck.com/Shop.aspx?pid=14 

great web site where you can get personalized labels 

for your kids school belongings. 

tutor.com real time tutors in all subjects...guaranteed 

results...fee based monthly serivce based on usage 

Lonnymag.com named derived from London & 

New York; mission is to reopen the doors of 

accessible design. An online platform to provide 

inspiration at the click of a finger, directly connecting 

readers to their favorite products and resources. 

Freedom from page limits means that there is more 

content in each issue, delivering an intimate look into 

the way people really live. 

beladora.com international bazaar of vintage and 

estate jewelry for surprisingly good prices pieces are 

guaranteed, so you can be sure that antique victorian 

brooch is actually, victorian. 

acefitness.org American council on exercise has 

extensive library of exercises for free 

healthychildren.org well developed health oriented 

site that gives advice on raising children and answers 

medical concerns. It speaks directly to parents, not 

below them or over their heads. 

You Tube: KHAN Academy (for Math tutoring) 

You Tube: The Marshmallow test (Dr. David Walshkids 

and the merits of delaying gratification, learning 

self control...hysterical!) 

IXL.COM fun site for preK through Grade 6 : lots 

of fun activities for helping with math instructor and 

his methods have received a lot of praise 

sissparentnews@googlemail.com July 2010 

FREERICE.COM free online games in math, 

geography, languages, grammar and vocabulary. You 

play and sponsors donate rice to alleviate world 

hunger 

http://www.scsy.de/~mas/uploads/Want_to_learn_He 

ssian.pdf very funny non official compendium of 

English Hessisch translations 

www.ted.com TED is a small nonprofit devoted to 

Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a 

conference bringing together people from three 

worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since 

then its scope has become ever broader. 

http://www.thelocal.de/; news for expatriates living in 

Germany with specific sections related to Frankfurt 

area 

http://www.radicalparenting.com/: Helpful parenting 

advice for moms, dads and families to build positive 

relationships with their generation y kids, teenagers 

and tweens. Parenting from the kids perspective 

http://www.dailycandy.com; a curated guide and 

handpicked selection of restaurants, bars, fashion, 

shops, spas, events, deals and more 

http://www.thedailybeast.com/ news cheatsheet Tina 

Brown 

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk; FREE postage to 

anywhere!! Has a larger supply of English language 

books than Amazon.de 

http://www.sisberlin.de/ The State International 

School Berlin, (aka “The Nelson Mandela Schule”) 

–interesting web site of the only other State 

Interational School in Germany 

http://www.expattax.de – German tax advice for 

Expats and English speakers


Please find below the request of Rachel Goldstein, a new TA, who is looking for 

accomodation. Cheers,Elke 

Hi, 

I am teacher from the US who will join the SISS International School in August and am 

looking for a small apartment (can be attached to the house like an attic apartment 

on a separate wing or floor of the house) for rent. My maximum budget is 450EUR 

inclusive of utilities. As far as Internet is concerned, I have that base covered. As 

I am without a car this year, I hope that your home or rental is well connected to 

the school by public transportation. Ideally, it would not be too far from shops and 

cafes/restaurants. It does not need to be in Seeheim but rather just in the south 

Darmstadt area. I would be ever so appreciative if you would contact me at: 

rgtb1@yahoo.com if you have a place to rent or know of someone who does. I speak 

German too. 

Thank you, 

Rachel Goldstein 

Apartment for Rent in Seeheim 

light, bright and airy with awesome views 

just 5 min walk to school 

530 Euro a month 

685 warm (excluding elec) 

65m2, 2 zimmer, guest w/c, fitted kitchen 

laundry facilities with drying rooms 

Please call for availability and showing 

01712833527;Brittaney Meyer 

Message Board 

*** Don't forget to check out the shows at the Freilichtbuehne this summer... http://www.filmseher.de/index.html 

*** A wonderful day out this summer could include travel to Rudesheim am Rhein (From Rudesheim you can take 

cable car to the Niederwald monument, then walk to the Niederwald hunting lodge, then ride chiir lift to 

Assmannshausen. From there, you can stop in the romantic red wine village and then catch a ferry back to 

Rudesheim (or do this in the reverse order) duration 4 hours, price 10 Euro per person) see web site for more 

details 

***(from E. Riley) EAL website: the kids have put on loads of cute podcsts. Could do with some support from 

computer savvy parents with a bit more time though ... (their kids don't have to actually be in EAL of course) 

***(from S.Hoiting) Link to a new established local market platform to sell things you don't need anymore (like 

ebay). You can find it at the homepage of the Seeheim family center "Szenenwechsel" www.szenenwechselonline.de, 

http://www.szenenwechselonline.de/pageID_9423689.html 

(Disclaimer: This newsletter is a besteffort volunteer project and is not an official school publication) 



Advertising Corner 

This section is open for any SISS family member who wishes to advertise a business or service they 

own, or where they are employed. 

moxie 

Brittaney Meyer 

Mobile Hair Stylist 

By appointment; in your home 

tel. 01712833527 Hair Cut/BlowDry:Women 35€,Men 25€,Kids 20€ 

sissparentnews@googlemail.com July 2010 

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