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Smith Academy of International Languages

Welcome! Home About SAIL Calendar Elementary Middle Parent Connection Faculty/Staff Special Programs Invest in Your Child Student Exchange RAMpage Newsletters School Progress Report Afterschool Programs Parent Assistant Profiles School Smith Academy of International Languages 1600 Tyvola Rd Charlotte, NC 28210 PH: (980)343-5815 FX: (980)343-5854 E-mail the School Learning Community: South School Courier Number: 532 Principal: Ynez Olshausen Bell Schedule: Elementary: 8:15-2:45 Middle: 8:00-3:00 Sign up to receive our bulletins   Site owner's login

Welcome! Smith Academy of International Languages (SAIL) is a K-8 language immersion magnet located in Charlotte, North Carolina. We offer language immersion in Chinese, German, French, and Japanese for grades K through 8 and in Spanish for grades 6 through 8.  To discover more about language immersion and Smith Academy, please explore our website or contact us.   NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS:  (NEW) Please visit our new Band Website!   Please sign your future 6th grader up VIA this link.  You should have received their ID number and PIN number from your current elementary school.  If you do not have this information please call the school.  The Confucius Institute of Pfeiffer University has donated 30,000 dollars to Smith Academy's Chinese Language Immersion Program.  To read a bit more about the Confucius Institute of Pfeiffer click here to read the article. School Improvement Plan available in PDF format for your review. Smith receives Donation from the German Language and Culture Foundation, please follow the link and read the article. Check out what's new! PBIS - Stands for Positive Behavior Intervention and Support - What is it? How is it used at Smith? Trying to e-mail a teacher?  Please check the following list - Faculty list with e-mail                                    IMPORTANT DATES: DATE  EVENT February 10, 2010 Visit from Udo Michallik, Minister of Education for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern February 10, 2010 MS Awards Assembly 1:15PM  Multipurpose Room February 11, 2010  ~Chinese New Year celebrations at Smith    ~Evening PTSA performance at 6:30PM February 15, 2010    School will be in session: Make-up day for snow day! February 16, 2010 Mardi Gras - Fasching - Fat Tuesday! March 7, 2010 Spanish 8th Grade Students leave to Madrid, Spain March 18, 2010 PTSA Meeting at 6:30PM Click here for the complete calendar of important dates.   Helpful Information and Links: Celebration Policy - Policy information pertaining to birthdays and other individual events Child Nutrition Services - Lunch and breakfast menus as well as CMS nutrition information Elementary Information for Parents Exceptional Children - Information on the curriculum, assessments, services, and other useful facts Foreign Language Forum - Sign up now! Invest in Your Child CMS Calendars - Assessment, Employee, Student, Academic, Etc. CMS Lingo - Education has a lot of acronyms, and the following list explains some acronyms that you're likely to encounter while your child is a student in CMS Magnet Programs - Information on magnet programs and the enrollment process Media Center Middle School Information for Parents Parent Assist - Log in to view information on your child's grades (overall and assignment grades), attendence, schedule, testing information and results, and emergency contact information for your child. Contact Lisa Pianka or Ann Hardy for username and password information. Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) Parent University - Please check out what's offered School Improvement Plan available in PDF format for your review School Progress Report Special Programs - Extracurricular Enrichment programs & Instructional Support Transportation Policies - Information on parking, pick-up, drop-off, bus-rider and car-rider policies It's a must read! Uniform Policy K-5 - Information on Elementary Uniforms     Last update: Monday, February 8, 2010 at 8:54:54 AM Disclaimer: We have made every reasonable attempt to ensure our webpages are educationally safe and do not contain any links to any questionable materials or anything that can be deemed in violation of the CMS Internet Acceptable Use Policy. In compliance with Federal Law, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools administers all education programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination against any person on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age or disability.