organizing fundraising events for PTA projects

talk to possible sponsors in and out of school

looking for help to initiate and lead fund raising projects

Selling IFK T-shirts, hats, jackets...

Organizing Spirit Days

Looking for help to promote and process sales of IFK merchandise

an IFK newsletter published via email and the PTA webpage once a month

contains information about upcoming events, details about school life and tries to answer questions you might have

looking for articles from teachers and parents on applicable topics

in need of some people who can do German to English translations

welcome new families to our school

inform them about life in and around the IFK and the Koeln area

help them to become part of the IFK community

looking for anyone who likes to meet new people and has a little time to show people around or answer questions

An informal gathering for IFK parents and friends to get together and practice language skills or simply to get to know one another

Establish and maintain a library with fiction, non-fiction and teacher resources

Find sources for books and purchase books and/or solicit donations to expand the  library offering

Organize the library including keeping an up-to-date list of books and labelling and sorting books

Create and maintain a system for checking books in and out of the library

Looking for helpers to organize the library, check books in and out.  Work is largely independent.

Monthly opportunity to order inexpensive English books

Volunteers welcome to staple order forms and sort through and distribute books (3-4 hours per month)

informal opportunity for parents and children to get to know one another

snacks are sold, profits go to PTA projects

usually takes place on the last Friday of each month after school

Earth Day is an internationally recognized day of celebrating the Earth

on April 22nd

Due to vacation we celebrate it on May 6th, 2011.

The theme for this year at our school is "regional fruits and veggies"

opportunity for the children and parents to learn more about other countries

classes decorate their rooms with pictures, clothes, music, snacks and more from all over the world

help needed: parents who would like to help organize this event

takes place once a year on the Sunday of carnival here in Widdersdorf

IFK parents and children celebrate Carnival together, passing out sweets on the streets of Widdersdorf

everybody who would like to participate please contact the project leader

donations of sweets and other small giveaway objects are more than welcome