More than children activities…

Festival of Lights FLASH INFO

Festival of Lights December 7th 17:00 to 20:00

This year we would like to celebrate many Winter Solstice festivities at the Festival of Lights! So if you know –or know someone who knows– about Hannukah, Diwali, Epiphany, Los Reyes, St. Nicholas, St. Lucia, Dongji, Kwanzaa, Eid, Chinese New Year, or any other Winter Festivity, the PTA would like to hear from you! E-mail nationspta@hotmail.com

Food Seasonal food

Donations Books, CD, DVD The PTA is looking for donations of books, CDs, DVDs.

I’m Nations ecolint wear Your favourite t-shirts and hoodies will be available for purchase!

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Summary Information on the Festival of Lights

PYP Poster contest

Activity stalls for children

International Winter Festivities Stalls

International food contest

Merchandise stall

Opportunity to hire a table for selling goods at the Festival of Lights

Join our International Seasonal Food competition!

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Festival of Lights: an evening of art and craft activities, food and gifts

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volunteering your time at the festival and/or by providing materials to help run your child’s class table. If you have not already done so, please contact your CPR to sign up for a timeslot. You can also help by baking a cake or cooking a dish that is representative of your country for the international food stall. Most importantly, bring plenty of cash. There will be a raffle to win an iPad 32Gb to support the Nations team to compete in the Paddle for Cancer Dragonboat race on 1 September 2013. The race registration fee is 2000CHF. Nations has competed every year bar one and in 2007 they won (there is a dragon trophy at the welcome reception). Tickets will be sold for 1CHF apiece and the artisan merchants will accept cash. Activities will start at 1CHF but food prices will be higher and start at 2CHF. We welcome your extended family and friends.

Sincerely, Nations PTA

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You are warmly invited to attend this year’s Festival of Lights, held on the third floor of our Saconnex campus on Friday, 7 December, from 17.00 to 20:00. The Festival of Lights is a celebration of all International Festivities taking place around this time of the year: a fun event for students and parents, a chance to meet and celebrate together as a school community. You will find games, crafts, face painting, Santa, international food and much more! Our children’s classes, as well as other individual artisans and charities, have organized many fun activities, delicious foods and festive amusements for the whole family. These include an elf knockout, face and nail painting, holiday card making, ornament and cupcake decorating, and calligraphy and origami. You can also purchase used books, and gifts from artisans and charities. The event will open with a ten-minute choir performance of holiday carols by some of our younger students, led by our Performing Arts Teacher, Ms Buttle. Your Class Parent Representative may have asked you to participate by

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PYP Poster draw

Pregny and Primary drawings Our younger students are invited to prepare a drawing to illustrate the Festival of Lights. All entries will be used as background for the event poster and a lucky winner will go home with a LARGE school TEDDY BEAR!!

The draw is on 30th November so there is still time!

Seasonal recipes

The PTA will have a Seasonal Food contest at the Festival of Lights. Why not participate with a dish from your country for everyone to taste?

A panel of judges will award the winner a Nations T-shirt or a 25CHF voucher valid towards the purchase of ecolint merchandise

Let’s get cooking and may the tastiest win!

School gear sale

Are you interested in purchasing a “I’m Nations” T-shirt but did not have the time to do it yet?

Then look no further! At the Festival of Lights you will be able to buy t-shirts, hoodies, teddy bears, messengers bags, and if you do not find what you are looking for just order it via e-mail!

nationsThe PTA would like to write a book on International Food recipes by the Nations community.

To promote the idea we will have the Seasonal Food contest at the Festival of Lights.

Please send your favourite recipe (even if you are not cooking it for the Festival of Lights) to diana.bosio@gmail.com

Books, CDs, DVDs

WINTER 2016

If you want to get rid of books, CDs and DVDs in a good sellable state then the PTA is welcoming donations. All profits from the sale of the books will be split between the libraries and the PTA. Mother tongue books are welcome!

Calling all Nations artisans

Are you interested in selling crafts at the Festival of Lights?

If you would like to hire a table and sell your items please contact olgashour@aol.com