International School Moshi Arusha Campus News - 5th February 2010
Dear Parents,
Parent Meeting
There will be an opportunity to meet with the Director on Thursday, 11th February in the mathematics room at 5 pm. All parents are welcome.
ABRSM Practical Examination
The ABRSM practical examinations will be held in May/June. The registration deadline is Saturday, 13th February. Please email me directly if you wish to register for this examination. Please see www.abrsm.org/regions/en/africa/tanzania/ for more details.
Peace House
On Wednesday 10th February, the Peace House service club will be hosting a bake sale to raise money for a Peace House event. We would appreciate your contribution. Cakes, Muffins, Popcorn and Pancakes will be sold for a price of 500 TSH. This bake sale will take place in the performance area at both break and lunch time.
High School Musical
High School Musical rehearsals are postponed indefinitely as Mr. Meinertz is currently absent with illness. We will have an update next week regarding the rehearsals.
International Sampling of Meals
We are putting together our first ISM Cookbook! The cookbook will be comprised of favorite home and family recipes submitted by our own community. Once assembled the vast variety of recipes will illustrate the myriad of global cultures that our school proudly represents - not to mention the sharing of treasured family recipes across the cultural landscape. More details to follow!
ISM International Festival
The International Day will be held this year on the Arusha Campus on Saturday, 13th March from 11 am. It promises to be an extraordinary event. Please keep this day free! For details on this the day please contact Sue Jones at
Maulid Holiday
Maulid (also known as Milad-un-Nabi) is an Islamic Holiday which celebrates the birthday of Prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him). This day is celebrated on the 12th day of Rabi-ul-Awwal (3rd Month in Islamic Calendar) This year, it is expected to fall on either 25th or 26th of February 2010 depending on the sighting of the moon. In order for ISM community to plan their days accordingly, the school will recognize Friday, 26th February as the Maulid holiday, and no classes will be held on that day. This day has been planned in the school calendar as such.
ABRSM Theory Examinations
The next theory examination will be Friday, 5th March.
Dates to remember
Tuesday, February 9 - M1 Field Study Trip: Lakes Eyasi & Manyara
Wednesday, February 10 to 12 - PYP Evaluation (Arusha)
Thursday, February 11 - Parent Meeting - 5 pm
Friday, February 19 - Secondary Swimming Gala (Moshi)
Tuesday, February 23 - PA meeting
P3/4 Field Study Trip - Overnight camp (Arusha)
Friday, February 26 - Maulid holiday
Wednesday, March 3 - P1/2 Field Study Trip to Arusha National Park - Day trip - CCAs end
Thursday, March 4 - M5 PP presentations - Arusha
Friday, March 5 - ABRSM Theory exam
Saturday, March 6 - Soccer Sevens Tournament (Moshi)
Wednesday, March 10 - M3 Science Fair - Arusha
Friday, March 12 - Primary Student Led Celebrations
Saturday, March 13 - International Festival - Arusha
Wednesday, March 17 - Secondary Production
Thursday, March 18 - Secondary Production
Friday, March 19 - Secondary Production
Saturday, March 20 - Peace House activity
Tuesday, March 23 - M4 trip - West Killi
Wednesday, March 24 - Secondary Interim reports go home
Friday, March 26 - Quarter 3 ends - half day
Tuesday, April 13 - Quarter 4 begins
Saturday, April 17 - OP Mandara
Saturday, April 24 - OP Little Meru
Monday, April 26 - Union Day Holiday
Wednesday, April 28 - M1/M2 Maths Challenge - Moshi
Thursday, April 29 - OP Mawenzi
Regards,
Adrian Moody Head of Campus
Secondary News
This week was a busy week with ISA tests for M1 and M3, PSSS tests for M5, a Diploma programme presentation from Patricia Hermes and Keiron White from Moshi Campus for parents and M4/M5 students,
St. Valentine's Evening
There will be a St. Valentine's Evening here at Arusha Campus on Friday 12 February from 1900-2200. This is open to all Secondary Students at Arusha Campus and costs 1000 TSH to enter. A student from Arusha Campus may invite a friend from ISM Moshi Campus. Students are expected to wear formal casual clothes.
To ensure the safety of everyone attending, the following will apply:
Students from other schools are not permitted to attend.
Guests from Moshi Campus must be in M1-M5 (Diploma students cannot be invited).
There is a restricted area for students which will include the Performance Area (dance floor), the area immediately surrounding the Performance Area, and the Drama and Music rooms.
There will be teacher supervisors at the entrance and in the student areas.
Supervisors at the entrance will ensure that all visitors are from ISM and are appropriately behaved for the evening.
The student council will have food and drink stalls although all students will be expected to have eaten before they come. Above all, the aim of the evening is to provide students with a safe and enjoyable evening. We will do our utmost to ensure this.
M1 Field Study Trip
Closely approaching is the M1 field trip which will give students a chance to explore and learn about lakes Eyasi and Manyara. This is happening from 9-12 February (and so students will have the weekend to rest!). Annette Wood is the leader and she will be accompanied by Éanna O'Boyle and Mark d'Angelo from Arusha Campus.
Regards
Éanna O'Boyle Head of Secondary
Primary News
100th Day Celebration in P1,2,3 & 4
Great fun was had by all our students as they explored and investigated patterns, grouping, symmetrical designs and numbers while working with their own collections of '100 items' Thank you to our parents who attended the 100th day of school interactive share time assembly today.
P5/6 Field Study Trip
Today we welcomed back our p5/6 students from their West Kili Land Use field study trip. I am sure all students and teachers will welcome a warm soak in a bath and an early night in their own comfy beds. We look forward to hearing all about their discoveries next week and sharing their snap shots.
ISA Testing
Congratulations to all our P4,5 & 6 students who undertook the International Schools Assessments this week. Comments from the students reflected a sense of calm. The assessments have been sent off to the markers and will results will be sent to school towards the end of this school year.
Head Lice
A reminder from our nurse Mary to all parents: Please check your child's head for head lice this weekend. Our routine class checks will continue next week. Your help is appreciated.
Sewing CCA
An invitation is being extended to any parent/s to join in the sewing CCA run by Gill and Jill on a Wednesday afternoon from 2.30 - 3.30pm. At present the children are making their own designer bags and both Gill and Jill could do with another pair of hands! If you have a sewing machine and wouldn't mind loaning it or coming to use it yourself you would be most welcome. Please feel free to contact either myself or Gill or Jill if you are able to help!
Share Time Assembly
Our next Share time assembly will be on Friday 12th February - mark your calendars!
PYP Evaluation Visit
A reminder, that we welcome our visitors: Tricia Herbert and Yvonne Lewis into school next Wednesday - Friday. The purpose of their visit is to ensure quality in the implementation of Primary Years Programme in our school. Through reference to our Self Study Report, self study team meetings and most importantly classroom visits, the visiting team will be able to report on commendations, recommendations and matters to be addressed based on our schools progress towards achieving standards and practices set out by the IBO. We look forward to this visit as the feedback will identify and support our continued growth and journey towards ensuring we are true to our mission. "International School Moshi inspires individuals to be lifelong learners in a global community."
A copy of our self study documentation is available in the meeting room off the staffroom on anytime on Monday and Tuesday. Please feel free to come in and browse, ask questions and deepen your understanding of the international programme you have invested in.
Regards,
Betty Brown Head of Primary and PYP Coordinator
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