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| 12 May 08 (02:42 EAT) |
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International School Moshi Arusha Campus News - 18th April 2008 |
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Dear Parents, Family Fun Day - Saturday, April 19th
The Family Fun Day is taking place on the Arusha Campus this Saturday and a huge amount of organisation has gone into this. Many thanks to the Parent Association and all who have worked hard towards the day.Activities start at 10am and include various adult and student sports activities including basketball and soccer and an endurance swimming trial. Bring your sports kit and swimming gear! Lunch will be from 1pm to 2pm with a variety of foods on sale. The Arusha Social Committee will be selling food and drinks. The Parent Association will serve free coffee and cakes from 10am to 2pm. The day will end with a talent show from Arusha Campus students. Some raffle tickets are still available and will be on sale on the day for TSh 5000/- each. There are some fantastic prizes to be won including nights at Sopa Lodge in Tarangire, and at Whitesands Hotel in Dar (with airfares) as well as many others. The draw will be made at the end of the day on Saturday. Raffle Tickets
Please return the ticket stubs together with the money to the school reception. Additional tickets will also be available to buy at the Fun Day tomorrow. Funds raised will be donated by the PA to support the purchase of sports kit for ISM school teams.
MYP Open Day
ISMAC is hosting an Middle Years Programme Open Day on Monday, 5th May 2008 from 10.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. This is your chance to find out more about the MYP curriculum and assessment and ask any questions you may have. Included in the Open Day is a chance to observe MYP classes in action. Light refreshments will be served! If you have any questions regarding the Day and its itinerary please contact Sarah Jamieson
Arusha Campus Social Committee
At present we have a very small, energetic group of parents but would like the involvement of many more. Last year the Social Committee raised funds for the sporting grandstand which is now on the big sports field. This year the Social Club are raising money for a shade tent for school functions.Events supported this year include PPTV performances, Macbeth on the Loose performances, School Athletics Carnival, Movie Nights, Swim Gala, Culminating events. Upcoming events include the ISM Fun Day, the Russian Ballet, and the S5 leaving ceremony. As ‘Many hands make light work’ we would very much appreciate your support. If you are able to help out at any or all of the events please do not hesitate in contacting Madeleine Oosterhuis at Russian Ballet
The Crown of the Russian Ballet is performing at ISM Arusha Campus on Sunday, May 4th at 7.00 p.m. There is one performance onlyTickets are Tsh 20,000 per adult/child and available from Loise at reception. Parent Association
Sylvia Vlaskamp has now resigned as Chair of the Parent Association and her position has been taken by Sandra Kusserow. We would like to thank Sylvia for the hard work she has done for the PA and for her support for the school. There is now a vacancy on the PA for a parent who has a child in Moshi Campus. If you would like to join this committee, please contact Sandra Kusserow on .
Public Holidays
There are two public holidays in the near future. Saturday, 26th April is Union Day, and Thursday, 1st May is Workers Day. There will be no classes on 1st May, but we expect all students to be in class as usual on Friday, 2nd May.
Upcoming Events
Adrian Moody Head of Campus Secondary News
IGCSE Examinations
French oral examinations took place this week and oh, la la! The students are trés heureux to be finished. Formidable, nos étudients! Coming up next week, oral examinations for students sitting the English as a Second Language exam, as well as for our younger students taking the Dutch and German exams. Good luck, one and all!
S5 Study times
As the Art and Design class has completed with the examinations finished, S5 students will have a focused study hall time during those class periods for revision in other subjects. Mondays and Thursdays, they should bring their revision materials.
ISM Family Fun Day
If you haven’t planned it yet, what are you waiting for? Tomorrow will be lots of fun, and secondary students are signing up to help out with various activities as well as organizing some events of their own. Well done to the students who are showing that they are committed to making things successful, and are eager to do community and service activities!
OP trips
Level 2 trip sets off this weekend …good luck to all the climbers. Safari njema!
MYP Open Day
Steve Brown and the ISM development office have been hard at work planning for an Open Day at the school to show off and inform people outside of ISM about the Middle Years Programme. We will open our campus on Monday, 5 May, to people who are interested in the MYP or just want to know more about different educational programmes. If you know of anyone in the community who may be interested in knowing more about the MYP, please have them come on 5 May from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Upcoming Secondary Events
Head of Secondary Primary News
Dear Parents,
P5 Field Trip to Sibusisu
The P5 students at I.S.M. have been working hard on their latest inquiry ‘Who Am I to Judge’. Students learned about prejudice and stereotyping as ways individuals or groups can judge others. Recently the P5 classes from both Moshi and Arusha campuses were asked to create and present a made up culture as a means of immersing individuals into a completely different environment. As a result students found themselves in an unfamiliar situation and outside of their own comfort zone. Pupils were left to analyze and judge the actions of others in an inquiring and critical manner.Mr. Holt’s class from Moshi as well as all P5 students from Arusha traveled to Sibusisu center for the mentally challenged located east of Arusha near Kigongoni lodge. This beautiful facility provides respite and care for over 1,400 mentally and physically handicapped people. The students role played their cultures to small groups from each of I.S.M.’s campus and were asked to ‘break the code’ of the other culture. Later students were debriefed and discussed the judgments they made as well the difficulties they faced when unaware of their surroundings. Next the students were led by Sibusisu’s head teacher Tina, Mr. Kamaro and Saskia around the Sibusisu facility. Students interacted with physically and mentally handicapped children throughout the rest of their time visiting Sibusisu. Again students were subjected to unfamiliar surroundings and left to judge others outside of their comfort zone. Each of the P5’s demonstrated respect, empathy, tolerance and a mature approach throughout there field trip experience. We would like to thank all students and parents for bringing toys and clothing for the Sibusisu facility. Any other clothing or toys you would like to donate can be dropped off at one of the P5/6 classrooms. Sibusisu would appreciate any donations as their numbers continue to grow. - Lloyd Curley. P1/2 Field Trip to town
The P1/2 team would like to thank the parents for transporting and supervising the students on their field trip to town this week. The trip was fantastic and students enjoyed buying postcards and stamps as well as getting a closer look at the clock tower. Next week the students continue their investigations of communities and visit our local Tanzanian village in Olasiti. While there, the children will be observing, discussing and visiting places in the villages in order to identify similarities and differences between Arusha town and this village. - Marcello Mongardi.
PYP Exhibition
In the final year of the PYP, students participate in a culminating project, the PYP Exhibition. This requires that each student in P6 demonstrates engagement with the 5 essential elements of the programme; Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes, Concepts and Actions. It is a trans disciplinary inquiry conducted in the spirit of personal and shared responsibility. It is a summative assessment activity that is a celebration of students moving from the PYP into MYP.The Exhibition represents a significant event in the life of a PYP school and student, synthesizing the essential elements of the PYP, and sharing them with the whole school community. It is an opportunity for students to exhibit the attributes of the learner profile that have been developing throughout their engagement with the PYP. There will be a PYP Exhibition meeting for parents of P6 students on Wednesday 23rd April at 2pm in Natalie Croome’s classroom. The P6 students will share their understanding of their Exhibition Research with you on Thursday 29 and Friday 30 May) Music
All primary students need to be reminded to bring their recorders to school on Music day. When you attend our Share Time assembly next Friday you will be treated to the musical talents of our students. Karibu!Betty Brown Head of Primary | Available on the web... |