International School Moshi Arusha Campus News - 25th February 2010
Safety in picking up our children
In the interest of safety:-
PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THE AREA DESIGNATED FOR DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP STUDENTS
International Festival
WOW! Things are really hotting up for this years …………….
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
Arusha Campus - Saturday 13th March
Highlights… We’ve got Maasai JUMPING – Children singing, Indian dancing - International culinary delicacies for sale - the swiss are flying cheese in – the French will bringing wine -Live Performances - Nations soccer cup - International costume parade
6 Tents with tables will represent the 6 continents : book your country table soon! contact Joyce Msengi-Mullings:
For further queries or ideas pop in and see Sue Jones, (0782 935 608), at the reception area in Arusha or write to her on
Note: the day is free of charge. You can sell your produce - We kindly ask you to help share the costs by donating up to 20% of your takings. The school will cover the rest of the costs of the day
Maulid Holiday
A reminder that tomorrow is a scheduled holiday as the school will recognize Friday, 26th February as the Maulid holiday, and no classes will be held on that day.
Intentions for the 2010 Academic Year
We ask therefore for parents to let us know their intentions - particularly if students will not be returning for next year. Parents are required to give notice of withdrawal at least 30 school days (excluding weekends and school holidays) before the child is withdrawn from school. In absence of notice parents are required to pay an additional fee of half a quarter’s tuition in lieu of notice.
Fees and Surcharges
Fee instalments for quarter 4 are due on Monday, March 1st. Please note that late fees will be surcharged. Please be aware that the school considers the surcharges on late payment as a part of the fee obligation owed by the parent. Nonpayment of surcharges is considered as non-payment of fees and will therefore be handled in the same manner. If there are issues surrounding fees payment options, specific family financial situations may be discussed with the Head of Campus, the Director or the Finance Manager. We will make every effort to be flexible in regards to your individual needs.
Car Park
I would like to remind parents
Please be careful of your speed. Drive slowly and safely.
Do not park in the drop of areas near the primary and secondary. If you are going to stop then the car park has areas for parking.
Do not park alongside the road. Park in the area designated for parking.
Only drive into the drop off area to drop off or pick up your children.
The direction of traffic is clockwise. Please do not drive otherwise.
It is not safe for small children to cross the road by themselves. Small children should not cross the road to the car park. Please park your car and escort your children to the car.
ABRSM Practical Examination
The ABRSM practical examinations will be held in May/June. The registration deadline is Friday, 13th February. Please email me directly if you wish to register for this examination. Please see http://www.abrsm.org/regions/en/africa/tanzania/ for more details.
ISM Cookbook
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.
Dates to remember
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
Secondary News
Visual Arts with Linda Willms
This week M4 exhibited their mixed media work based on the guiding question, How can I express an opinion visual using mixed media? Among the group and through documentation of the Creative Cycle in their Developmental Workbooks, students also discussed which of the MYP Areas of Interaction* was most appropriate to their theme.
(*The Areas of Interaction (AOI) are Human Ingenuity, Community & Service, Health & Social Education, Approaches to Learning, and Environments).
Co-Curricular Activities
There is one week left in this Quarter 3 session and the final week of activities finish on Wednesday March 3.
Sports
1. 19's boys basketball play this Saturday, February 27 at St. Constantines from 9-12pm
2. We will be hosting an interchange with Braeburn and St. Constantines in 8's mixed football from 3:15pm-4:15pm on Wednesday March 3 at ISM primary pitch.
3. Team training for the March 13 swim gala is Mondays from 12:20-12:50.
4. 16's mixed Volleyball Tournament Saturday March 20 at Braeburn.
5. Quarter 3 ends with a half day of House Ball Games from 8-12 on Friday March 26.
Outdoor Pursuits
Sign Up sheets are posted for another round of trips beginning Quarter 4:
Level 1 Mandara Hut April 17-18
Level 2 Little Meru April 24-26
Level 3 Base of Mawenzi April 29 - May 2
Level 4 Socialist peak May 8-11
Moodle has well and truly arrived - with Carl Love
What is Moodle?
Moodle is a free, open source online course management system that makes it possible for us to better serve our students, their parents and our community. Essentially it is a piece of software installed on our computer server, as a strong communication and educational tool for students, parents and teachers to use and access at school - and at home through Internet access. (http://moodle.ismac.ac.tz)
So, how do we use Moodle at the International School of Moshi - Arusha? That is a good question! We will try to answer it in the coming months - for now it is a strong communication tool where you can find upcoming events/dates for the school, course outlines and project details for some classes in Secondary, photos of classrooms and major events, and contact details for each teacher (including a photo!) for each course. Over the coming year - we will branch out to more interactive activities and learning experiences such as the ones listed above - come, check it out and grow with us! We feel it is a very powerful, useful and unique tool.
World Maths Day
Reminder that students have received a username and password so that they can log on and practise questions at www.worldmathsday.com. World Maths Day is on March 3!
Warm Regards,
Éanna O'Boyle Head of Secondary
Primary News
P3/4 Field Study Trip
We would like to thank Saskia & Alex Rechsteiner for allowing us to camp on their grounds and also Adam and Juma who with their knowledge of not only the forest and ways they use the land but also for being there to ensure we were safe.
The students had a wonderful experience and will be excited to share this with you next Friday at our Share Time Assembly - Mark your calendar - Friday 5 March at 1.20pm!
P1/2 Field Study Trip
When the P1/2 students participated in planning their field study trip to Arusha National Park next week, they were very conscientious and knowledgeable about what they needed to consider from their previous unit titled: Going places. As a combination of both the unit of work they are completing and in preparation for their up-coming unit titled: Going, Going, Gone! The students are excited about putting their skills into action.
Scholastic Book Orders
Last week your child bought home their Scholastic Book Order form. If you wanted to order any of these wonderful books you needed to have your order into your class teachers with the correct money in Tanzanian shillings by TODAY! Thursday 25th February. Your contact person is Rosemary Davidson & Christine de Dobbelaere.
World Math Day
Great News!
World Maths Day on Wednesday, 3rd March 2010 is just around the corner, nearly here, almost upon us! However, like professional basketball players who need to train to become really good, our Mathletes need to start their training now so that we can regain our title of being the NUMBER ONE School of Mathletes in all of Tanzania. World Maths Day is celebrated by many schools all over the world. Students go online and compete against students in other countries. So, to help train our Mathletes, ISM has managed to register our students and procure usernames and passwords for them. It's easy, although they do need the internet. Just go to www.worldmathsday.com and let your child sign in. Let your budding Mathlete start their training today!
Student Led Celebrations
Friday 12th March - Please mark your calendars for this very important event!
This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to share with you some of the activities, processes and understandings they work on in class as well as to celebrate their learning journeys.
Warm Regards
Betty Brown Head of Primary & PYP Coordinator
P3/4 Host Share Time Assembly
Friday 5th March - 1.20pm
Karibu!
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