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SCHOOL NEWS
01/02/2012: SCHOOL
PHOTOS!!!
School photos will be taken during the morning of February
8th from a photographer.
The price of the photo package will be €10 and will include:
- 1 photo 13 x 18 cm
- 2 photos 6.5 x 9 cm
- 8 small passport size pictures
- 1 class picture 13 x 18cm
The pictures will be available 2-3 weeks after
taken. When they arrive, you will have a chance to view the pictures
in their special envelop. If you would like to
purchase the pictures, you can put the money in
the envelope and send it back to your child’s
teacher. A special photo key chain will be given to children who purchase the entire €10 package.
Please remember to dress your children in bright clothing that day, since solid colors potograph very well.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Jaeger
Director of Lighthouse & Three Little Ships
23/01/2012: PRESENTATION ON SENSORY INTEGRATION
Dear Parents,
Mrs. Pia Degn Asferg, the sensory integration therapist for the Lighthouse, will be holding a presentation on sensory integration. The session will include information about sensory integration and a question and answer session.
When: Tuesday 7th February at 19.30 (please arrive beforehand)
Where: Kamer van Koophandel (Chamber of Commerce) - The Hague
Koningskade 30 2596 AA The Hague 2nd Floor, Randstaad Room
If you would like to attend, please register for this workshop by emailing Mrs. Jaeger at cjaeger@hsvdenhaag.nl.
Thank you,
Cynthia Jaeger
Director of Special and Preschool Education
08/12/2011: 2012 CALENDAR ON SALE
Dear Parents,
Based on popular demand, we have created a 2012 calendar with our students and staff as the stars. The 2012 calendar is available for pre-order now and will be sold for 20 euro each.
We have printed a few sample calendars, available at each classroom for you to preview prior to ordering.
The order must be finalized by Monday, December 12th, so please return your form as soon as possible.
Download and print the pre-order form now (PDF file, 130 kB).
With regards,
Cynthia Jaeger
Director of Special and Preschool Education
24/11/2011: SINTERKLAAS VISITING HSV AND LIGHTHOUSE
Dear Parents,
 On Monday 5th December, Sinterklaas will be making his annual visit to our school to celebrate his birthday. As is usually the custom, how he will arrive at school will be a big surprise!
We would like to ask for your help in bringing all children to school for an 08.25 start. Please make sure that you arrive on time in order to avoid missing the start of a very exciting day. Children may bring their bags into school before the festivities begin.
We would also like to invite parents and younger brothers and sisters to see the arrival of Sint at the Haagsche Schoolvereeniging. However, we would kindly ask you to stand well back behind the children. Everyone will then be able to see clearly.
School will finish at 12.30 on the 5th December. Children will not be eating lunch at school that day, so please provide a substantial healthy snack. Please make sure that you are at school on time at 12.30 to collect your child.
Thank you in advance for your co-operation.
With regards,
The Sinterklaas committee
23/11/2011: HOLIDAY CELEBRATION 2011
Dear Parents,
 The Three Little Ships and Lighthouse Special Education will have a Holiday Celebration on December 14th from 11.00 – 13.00. This is an opportunity to see your children perform joyful songs that they have practiced during the holiday season.
The preschool class will have a performance for the preschool parents. The primary grades will have a joint performance for the parents of the primary age children.
After the music performances there will be an opportunity for the entire school to share a bit of cheer over light snacks and sweets. Parents and staff are invited to bring their favourite savoury or sweet international dish to share with the group.
We hope that you can join us in the fun!
Sincerely yours,
Cynthia Jaeger
Director of Special and Preschool Education
14/10/2011: ACTIVITY COMMITTEE MEETING ON 9 NOVEMBER
Dear Parents,
We will have an all-school Activity Committee meeting on November 9th from 19:00 – 20:00. This committee gives parents an opportunity to plan and support school activities throughout the school year.
We hope that you can join us! Please let me know if you are able to attend.
Sincerely yours,
Cynthia Jaeger
Director of Special and Preschool Education
06/10/2011: ACTIVITY COMMITTEE MEETING
Dear Parents,
We will have an all-school Activity Committee meeting on October 13th from 19:00 – 20:30. This committee gives parents an opportunity to plan and support school activities throughout the school year.
We currently have a Preschool Advisory Committee and an Activity Committee for Lighthouse. Many school-wide ideas for activities were raised during the first meetings with the Preschool Advisory Committee and the Activity Committee. Therefore, the meeting on October 13th will be for all parents interested in helping with school activities.
We hope that you can join us! Please let me know if you are able to attend.
Sincerely yours,
Cynthia Jaeger
Director of Special and Preschool Education
26/09/2011: INTERNATIONAL BAZAAR: THANK YOU!
On behalf of Lighthouse Special Education, I would like to thank you for a wonderful fundraising event on Sunday, September 25th at the Slovenian Embassy residence. There was truly a lovely representation of foods, crafts and goods from many countries. The lively Hungarian dancing was frosting on the cake!
I am so impressed with Slovenian Ambassador Leon Marc and his lovely wife, Barbara  . They were such gracious and hospitable hosts. They opened their home for this event, invited many guests, and were both extremely helpful and conscientious of and attentive to the needs of everyone.
Praises to Anita Redai for arranging and coordinating this event and to Tara Vandertoorn for creating the flyer and for helping with the coordination. Thank you also to Michela Pastorboni, Christina Constable, Sunita Menon, Simonetta Pancaldi, Debra Lambert, Suzanne Kingdon-Nielsen and the many others who contributed to this successful event. We are grateful to those who donated toward the event although they could not attend. Very special thanks to the talents children and their supportive teachers who produced beautiful artwork to be sold at the Lighthouse table.
We still have more Lighthouse artwork to sell (it is now in the office for purchase) and we have not yet received all contributions from the vendors. However, with the generous contributions of the vendors and patrons, we estimate the proceeds of this event to bring school nearly €2800!!!
All in all, it was a great success, both for financial contribution to Lighthouse, and for the international community fellowship. It was a delightful opportunity to mingle with people from many different countries and cultures, especially our host country, Slovenia. We are so grateful to Ambassador Leon Marc and his wife, Barbara Blaznic Marc, for opening their home to the International Bazaar in support of the children at Lighthouse Special Education. The proceeds will go to benefit all children in the school.
With this financial support we intend to purchase new bikes for the school and other learning materials for all classrooms. I will keep an inventory of what is purchased to report to the activity committee.
Who knew that fundraising could be so much fun! Photos of the event will be posted on the website shortly. Please see the photos of the event taken by freelance photographer, Viktoriya Skoryk. at http://blessedfuria.jalbum.net .
Thank you all so much for your support.
With much appreciation,
Cynthia Jaeger
Director of Special and Preschool Education
02/09/2011: INTERNATIONAL BAZAAR ON SEPTEMBER, 25th
Dear Parents,
On September 25th there will be an international bazaar at the Slovenian Ambassador's Residence (Scheveningseweg 239, Den Haag) from 14.00 - 17.00.
Anita Redai, one of our fabulous parents, is coordinating this event. There will be tables set up with food, beverages, art, and crafts - including a Lighthouse/Three Little Ships table with special artwork created by your children. We will also have the opportunity to enjoy traditional Hungarian dancing.
A flyer, designed by Tara Vandertoorn (another fabulous parent), advertising the event is downloadable (file PDF, 300 kB). Please feel free to share it with anyone you think might like to attend such as friends, business partners, local shops, etc.
If you would like to help, please contact Anita at anita.redai@gmail.com.
Proceeds from the event will support the purchase of play equipment and classroom materials for Lighthouse and Three Little Ships.
Special thanks to those on the Activity Committee who helped plan this special fundraising event. We hope to see you there to join in the fun!
Sincerely yours,
Cynthia Jaeger
Director of Special and Preschool Education
29/08/2011: ACTIVITY COMMITTEE MEETING
Dear Parents,
There will be an Activity Committee meeting this Wednesday, August 31st at 19.00 at Lighthouse.
The main purpose of this meeting is to discuss the upcoming fundraising event, the International Bazaar at the Slovenian Embassy. Anita has been working very hard to pull this event together and Tara has created a advertising flyer to distribute to the community.
Contact person for the event is Anita Redai: anita.redai@gmail.com. Don't hesitate to contact her if you are willing to help, donate items for the Bazaar or just get more information about it.
Some of you have been on the committee before, but all parents are invited to the meetings. We will meet 5-6 times throughout the year to plan events for the benefit of children at Lighthouse.
Please let me know if you will be able to join us on Wednesday at 19.00.
Thank you,
Cynthia Jaeger
Director of Special and Preschool Education
15/08/2011: WELCOME TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR
Dear Parents,
It is a pleasure to welcome you and your child(ren) to the 2011-2012 school year!
The school has been thoroughly cleaned over the summer and the teams are busy setting up the classrooms, materials and supplies in preparation for your children.
Primary grades for returning students begin on August 15th at 8:45 and on August 17th for most new students.
Preschool children will attend from 8:45–12:15 for the first three days of school (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) and then will assume the normal schedule starting Thursday the 18th.
There will be a monthly newsletter coming to you by the way of email and hard copy (in your child’s backpack) that will provide updated information about Lighthouse and Three Little Ships. Your child’s teacher will also communicate with you for events and activities specifically related to their classroom.
Our school guide is nearly complete and you will have a hard copy available to you once we get it back from the press.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me by email, phone, or popping by the office when you are in the building. We are very excited for the start of the new school year and look forward to seeing you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Cynthia Jaeger
Director of Special and Preschool Education
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