BIFS Newsletter, 2015-09-11 (English)

BIFS NEWSLETTERUnited in our Diversity, Thriving in our Individuality

Busan International Foreign Schoolwww.bifskorea.org | [email protected] | T. 82 51 742 3332

ISSUE 25, September 11 2015

ContentsWhole School1. Education a Shared Responsibility2. AGM Announcement from the Board of Governors3. PTA News4. PE Uniform Shop5. TEDxYouth@BIFS6. Korean Chuseok Celebration Event7. Image Rights Permission8. Substitute Teachers Needed!9. Medical Update10. Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease11. Head Lice Alert12. Cafeteria Menu13. Special Chuseok Lunch Menu

Elementary School1. Back to School Afternoon2. Illness and Head Lice3. Upcoming Events

Middle School and High School1. Your Children are WONDERFUL!2. Academic Honesty3. Experiential Learning on MS/HS Camps4. Athletics Update5. Counselor's Corner6. College Visits

For Your Diary

BIFS Annual Calendar 2015-2016

School & Community Links

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Last week I began a series of articles that focuses on our belief statements at BIFS. The topic of my first article,discussed our central belief that our students are to be at the center of all that we do at BIFS. This week, I wouldlike to ask the important question, Whose responsibility is it to educate our students? Parents? Teachers? Orwhom?

Whole SchoolEducation a Shared Responsibility

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Research says all of the above! It actually is acommunitys responsibility. Students learn in manydifferent locations from a wide variety of people. Parentsand community members contribute to the attitudes,expectations and aspirations of their children. Theexpertise of teachers in the classroom and formaleducation settings not only contributes to thedevelopment of knowledge but also to important criticalthinking and transdisciplinary skills important for thefuture. Additionally, these experiences also support thedevelopment of our students capacities such as self-regulation, self-confidence, resilience, determination,passion and future aspirations. The bottom line is thateducation is a shared responsibility and teachers, coaches, community members, parents, friends and studentsall play unique but complimentary roles in assisting each student to thrive!

If you look in our guiding statements at what we believe, you will see that our second declaration is, Educationis the shared responsibility of our entire community. What do you notice about this statement? Two importantpoints come to the forefront for me. The first is that the education of our students is a shared responsibility. It isnot just up to the teachers or the school but rather we all have a stake and a duty in contributing to theeducation of each of our students. Secondly, this responsibility is shared by the entire community. To me, thismeans that our non-teaching staff, our contractors, our parents, and the broader Busan community all have animportant and critical role to play as members of our community in the shaping of our students. Thanks for yourvaluable contributions to this important endeavor!

Kevin BakerHead of School

Reminder no school on Monday, Sept 14 as faculty will have a professional inservice day.




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The Annual General Meeting of the Board of Governors will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.on the 5th floor of the Elementary School Building. There are four Board vacancies up for election at this AGM -please refer to the letter from the Chairman of the Board of Governors and the nomination forms uploaded onthe school website: http://bifskorea.org/news/44.php

Deadline for submitting nomination forms for Board vacancies is the close of business on Monday, Sept 14.

Chuseok celebration is happening on Friday, 25 September at 9:00 12:00pm. We need 45parent volunteers for BIFS school wide. There are 5 different stations: Stamping, Calligraphy,Yut Nori (a Korean game), Korean Wrestling, and Korean Food (16 Korean mothers areneeded for this. Only two Korean mothers have signed up for food. We need you!) For therest of us, you do not need any previous experience or Korean knowledge. The BIFS Koreanteachers will explain what to do and be at the station, too. No one has signed up for the

PTA News

Korean Wrestling. You dont have to wrestle yourself. Last year, this was reported to be the most fun. Dontput it off. Get your calendar out and sign up using the link below. Thank you!

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094aa5a823a46-chuseok

PTA is going on a field trip to Busanjin, the fabric market, and the flower market on Tuesday, 15 September 9am 3pm. All are invited. We will meet at the school at 9am to leave on a school bus. Arrive at Busanjin by 10am for1 hours. Then, we will take a fifteen-minute walk to the flower market, spend an hour and then walk back tothe bus by 2pm. Arrive at BIFS by 2:45pm.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050c4fafae2dab9-ptatrip

Come support our HS Volleyball teams this Saturday from 9:00 5:00 pm at BIFS. They need your voice andencouragement. GO BEARS!!

Please add your yourself to PTA Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/bifsssg. For now, it is the bestway to communicate with you.

Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns.

AGM Announcement from the Board of Governors




THE PE UNIFORM SHOP is now open Monday thru Thursday! Please check the calendar on the BIFS website foractual shop hours each week. Note: Shop hours are determined by the availability of our volunteers!

All general information regarding PE Uniforms can be found under the life at BIFS tab on the BIFS website!

Looking for a great place at BIFS to volunteer?The PE Uniform Shop is looking for only THREE more volunteers!!!1. 2nd Mondays (8:30-12), OR2. 1st and 3rd Fridays (10-2), OR3. 2nd & 4th Fridays (10-2)Each volunteer is scheduled to work the same day each month so you can easily make other plans! Bring a friend and have some fun!!Training provided!! For more information, drop by the shop or email [email protected].

PE Uniform Shop

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On Saturday September 19th, BIFS will hold itssecond TEDxYouth@BIFS event. Come join us foran mind blowing afternoon of ideas and insightsprovided by BIFS students and special guests.Topics include the importance of failure, impactof social media, and the evolution of digitalstorytelling. To book your free tickets please goto www.tedxyouthbifs.weebly.com.

TEDxYouth@BIFS




On September 25 the Korean Department is happy to hold this event once again. From 9 to noon the wholeschool will have the chance to participate in various Korean related activities that will prove great opportunitiesto learn more about our host country. Once again the PTA will play a key role in this event, with parents servingalongside teachers to help out in the day's events. Chuseok is the Korean harvest festival, a time when peopletook time to celebrate the crops and share food and companionship with their families and loved ones. This willbe a great chance for our greater BIFS family to come together, and the event will even have a Koreantraditional lunch provided by our chefs. For inquiries please contact Ms. Jin Young Shin at [email protected].

Korean Chuseok Celebration Event

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Please sign up to volunteer at the event! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094aa5a823a46-chuseok




BIFS is accepting applicants for substitute/cover teachers for ELC to High School classes. Substitutes are called inwhen a teacher is absent and are paid hourly rate that are worked. Duties and responsibilities include teachinglessons planned and prepared by the classroom teacher, managing classroom behavior, supervising studentsoutside the classroom, and other duties as required.

Applications are invited from qualified, locally based education professionals who are fluent in English.

Candidates:

Possess an education degree from an accredited university Possess either a teaching license, TESOL certificate, or other teaching qualifications Possess IB training and experience (preferred) Are available to report to BIFS on short notice and on an irregular basis Are available to work between 8:25 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday Will be paid hourly rate: 15,000 KRW per hour

Applicants must be eligible to work in South Korea without sponsorship from BIFS and must reside in the Busanarea. And applicants must be Korean or F2, F4, F5, F6 Visa holder and have no criminal history (including sexualcriminal history).

If you are interested in being included on our substitute teacher list, please send a cover letter and CV (inEnglish) to [email protected]. Applications will be reviewed, and those meeting our criteriawill be contacted for an interview.

Substitute Teachers Needed!

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Our assumption is that by joining the school parents give us their permission for any photos, videos, and audiofiles featuring their child or themselves to be published on the school's website, blogs, and in other marketingmaterials belonging to the school. Please notify Ms. Miyoung Kim at [email protected] if you do notwish photos, videos and audio files featuring your child or yourselves to be used.

Image Rights Permission




1. Definition: Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease is a virus infection that causes a blister-like rash.2. Symptoms :

Runny nose, low-grade fever, sore throat Painful, red, blister-like lesions on the tongue, gums and inside of the cheeks A red rash, without itching but sometimes with blistering, on the palms, soles and sometimes the

buttocks.3. Spread :

By coughing and sneezing (Respiratory droplets spray into the air) By touching contaminated hands, surfaces, and objects (nasal secretions or throat discharge, saliva,

fluid from blisters, stool)4. Contagious Period: during first week of illness. The virus can remain in his or her body for a few weeks after

the signs and symptoms are gone.5. Prevention: Maintaining proper hygiene such as frequent hand washing.

Medical Update

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

Welcome to BIFS and to the 2015-2016 school year! To provide the best care for yourchild while at school, it is extremely important to keep their medical records up-to-date.As the school year begins again, the health office requests that all new and returningstudents make certain their medical records are complete and up-to-date.

For each returning student: please complete a Medical Update Form.All new students: please complete a Medical Form.

All forms are available for download on the BIFS Health page on the schools website.You may email completed forms to [email protected] or drop them by the nurseoffice on campus.

Thank you and we are looking forward to a fun, safe, and healthy school year!

If you have any further questions, please contact the school nurse at [email protected].

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We would like to inform you that there has been a recent case of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in the ELC.Please refer to below information and observe your child for any signs or symptoms of infection.

If you think your child has Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, your child should stay home until the fever is gone,mouth sores have healed, and your child is healthy enough for routine activities. Please do not hesitate tocontact the nurse office at [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns.




Head Lice AlertThere has been a case of head lice in the Elementary School. Please check your childs hair and scalp carefully.

Find a comfortable well-lit area. Wash hair. Apply conditioner and leave in (do not rinse). Use a fine toothed lice comb to check the hair.

Check the hair from the scalp to the end of the hair strand. First look at the hair at the back of the neck,behind the ears and above the forehead. Then, check the rest of the head.

You are looking for live lice. They are the size of a sesame seed and are tan, brown or gray. If you find a louse, check all household members. Treat only those who have lice (Head Lice Shampoo or Wet

combing)

If you do not find lice, it does not mean that your child does not have lice or that he/she will not get it.Check again in a few days. Let the school know if your child has head lice.

Head lice are not major public health concern because they do not spread illness or disease. Head lice can beitchy and uncomfortable. When head lice are found treatment should begin immediately. After one medicaltreatment (special head lice shampoo) has been given, student will be allowed to return to school. For furtherinformation, please contact the school nurse ([email protected]).

For more information, refer to below links.http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/head/http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/head-lice/basics/definition/con-20030792http://www.healthline.com/health/lice-buyers-guide

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September 14 - 18

Cafeteria Menu

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We serve brunch buffet or international buffet every 3rd Thursday of a month.




Bibimbap

This is a signature Korean dish. The word literallymeans, "mixed rice". Bibimbap is served as a bowl of

warm white rice topped with namul (sauted andseasoned vegetables) and gochujang (chili pepper

paste). We will serve five kinds of namul - mushroom, chive, bean sprouts, carrots and squash.

Traditional Chicken Jjim with vegetables, soy sauceand Korean spices

Hwajeon (Korean pancake),assorted jeon (Korean pancake) made of

spring onions and yellow pumpkin respectively

Three kinds (pink, white and green) of Songpyeon (Korean rice cake)

Steamed chestnuts and dried jujube

Salad bar with beef stew

Rice punch and cinnamon punch

Assorted fresh fruit(apples, bananas, grapes and pears)

September 25

Special Chuseok Lunch Menu

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The special Chuseok lunch menu will provide students and staff with a great opportunity to taste traditionalKorean Chuseok food.

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Elementary SchoolBack to School Afternoon

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In schools it is common for illness and head lice to occur. The sooner the nurse is notified of a communicable illness or a case of headlice, the more quickly she can move to help stop the spread. Below is the section excerpted from the Parent Handbook.

When to Keep Your Child at HomeTo prevent spread of contagious disease and to enable a student to receive the rest needed for recovery, please keep your child home until he/she has been free of any of the following symptoms for at least 24 hours.

Fever : 37.8C (100F) or higher Cold : green or yellow drainage from nose, nasal or chest congestion and cough. Severe cough : persistent or uncontrolled Diarrhea/Vomiting : vomiting twice within 24 hours, persistent diarrhea. Rashes : present of a skin rash especially with other symptoms (fever, itching, bumps); known rash should be identified by a physician before child can return to school.

Communicable DiseasesIf your child has been given a medical order to stay home and rest because of a contagious disease they must not attend school until they bring a physicians statement indicating they are able to return without risk to their own or others health.

The following are the most common illnesses that need to be reported to the school:Flu Chicken Pox Conjunctivitis (Pink eye) Impetigo Stomach flu (Gastroenteritis) MeaslesMumps Hepatitis A MeningitisHand Foot & Mouth Disease

Head LiceIf a case of head lice is identified, the parent will be informed and the student will be sent home. This allows for treatment to take place as quickly as possible. The student can return to school once treatment has been given (usually the next day) but is required to be checked in nurses office that day.

Thank you for joining us to hear from the teachers and learn more about our specialist and grade-levelprograms. We appreciate your engagement in your childs education! Please click here to give us feedback onthe Back to School Event. You may also copy and paste this url: .......................................................................... ............https://docs.google.com/a/bifskorea.org/forms/d/1k0JtkgneT14nXkkxvjDm6uBiy5KJzlFkiRU3SvLsqCk/viewform

Illness and Head Lice




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Upcoming EventsDate/Time Event Details

September 14 Teacher Inservice Day No School for StudentsSeptember 16, 8:40-9:40 ES Parent Coffee - Writing

WorkshopLearn about the writers workshop approach fromMegan McCrindle. Megan will be working all weekwith our ES teachers to help our students becomemore proficient writers.

September 25, 9:00-12:00 School wide Chuseok Event BIFS celebrates and learns about the Chuseokholiday.

September 28 and 29 Chuseok Holiday No School for StudentsOctober 2, 2:35-3:20 Elementary Assembly Please join us for a strings performance (violin /

cello) by a Grade 5 parentOctober 14, 9:00-10:00 Elementary Parent Coffee The PYP and Inquiry-Based LearningOctober 16, 2:35-3:20 Elementary Assembly Handwashing and Flu prevention:

Nurse and students will demonstrate proper hand-washing techniques and why it is important. Wewill also discuss flu season and ways to preventspreading germs to others.




Middle School and High SchoolYour Children are WONDERFUL!

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and everyone had fun.

The students were so well behaved that I didn't have to have any conversations about discipline or deal with anyissues. If you are the parent of any of these 38 children, I want to tell you that you did an incredible job ofraising them the right way. Thanks for allowing me to spend time with your wonderful children. If you ever getsick of them and need to send them away for a weekend, they are welcome in my home!

Nate SwensonMiddle School Principal

I like to travel with students. I get a chance to knowthem in a different light, I can build relationships that willhelp with difficult conversations in the future, and wecan build a trust that will allow them to come to me withany concerns they have. These things make me better atmy job.

This past weekend I went with the 8th grade students toNamhae Island. I have never traveled with a bettergroup of children in my 20 year career. The studentswere kind, respectful, generous, and friendly toeveryone on the trip. I saw students talking to othersand including everyone in activities. Nobody was left out




Academic HonestyAcademic Honesty - Supporting our Students

This week, high school faculty and students got together to review our Academic Honesty Policy. To assiststudents and support them in their learning, we are implementing Turnitin.com differently this year. Students arenow able to submit their work multiple times to check it before submitting it to their teachers. Students will workin their Homeroom classes to gain a better understanding of how to use the Turnitin.com program to supportthem in their academic journey. We are encouraging students to take responsibility and ownership of their ownwork.

Our goals are to:

Develop responsible and ethical citizens Reinforce self-respect and respect for peers Protect the integrity of the academic achievement level of all students

These are important terms that frame our understanding of Academic Honesty at BIFS:

Approved Citation and Referencing Formats: styles of formatting pages and acknowledging sources Authentic Work: individual and original ideas expressed in ones own words Collusion: sharing work when the project is not collaborative in nature Duplication of work: submitting the same work for different subjects Plagiarism: copying anothers work and claiming it as ones own Malpractice: collusion, duplication and plagiarism

This week your son/daughter brought home an Academic Honesty Contract. We ask that you review thecontract with your child, and together, sign it with your child to promote a unified understanding. We continueto work to develop a strong connection between students, parents and the school.

Teachers will also be signing an Academic Honesty Contract and displaying it in their classrooms to modelexpectations for students.

If you have any questions regarding the Academic Honesty Policy please do not hesitate to contact the school.

Jamie RobbHigh School Principal

Busan International Foreign School. BIFS Academic Honesty Policy. N.p.: n.p., 2014. Print.

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Experiential Learning on MS/HS CampsMS/HS students were off on camps last week from Wednesday to Friday. The camps focused on: encouragingkids to be open minded, how to collaborate and communicate with team members, and gaining an appreciationof the Korean culture. The three days also provided an opportunity for students to create bonds that can be socritical to our daily school routine.

Year levels found themselves in Gyeoungju, Namhae, Gangwon-do, Daegu and Taean. Activities ranged fromzip-lining and caving to rafting and paint-balling. Feedback has been incredibly positive from students andteachers alike. While everyone returned to Busan tired out, the experience was enriching and beneficial to all.Watch for more pictures around campus in the weeks to come.

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Hello to all Parents and student athletes! This years BIFS athletics season has officially started! Practices havebegun for middle and high school cross country, middle school soccer and high school volleyball. Teams arepreparing for their first competitions this weekend and beyond: Please be sure that you have paid your fees tothe finance office for the season!

Our talented coaches have been tirelessly planning their drills and are looking forward to preparing our BIFSstudent athletes for the rigors of competition coupled with balancing their academic workload. Please show yoursupport of the athletes and coaches by attending the following events!

High school VolleyballBIFS will be Hosting the SKAC Divisional Volleyball tournament on Saturday the 12th of September. Our Girlsvarsity and Junior varsity squads will compete in a 8 team pool including Handong International School,Kwangju Foreign School, Daegu International School and Global Prodigy Academy. Please come to BIFS andsupport your son or daughter in person on saturday!! We look forward to your support. The BIFS Bears Play atthe following times:

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Varsity Boys: 10:30 AM11:30 Am 1:30 PM

Varsity Girls : 10:30 Am11:30 AM1:30 PM

Junior Varsity Boys: 9:30 AM 12:30 PM 1:30 PM

Junior Varsity Girls: 9:30 Am 12:30 pm1:30 PM

***Please Note that these timings will change if it is raining on Saturday. X-countryBIFS Bears Cross Country team will compete in the SKAC Divisional race the following week on ThursdaySeptember 17th at Handong International School. Eighteen elite athletes are training for their distance races andworking hard. We encourage parents to attend this event and support your athletes and make new friends atour SKAK partner schools!

Middle School SoccerMiddle School Football is excited about the return of the Rising Stars Soccer Academy coaches. They will beleading around thirty students into the season with high expectations, speed training, agility training and seriousconditioning to have our BIFS athletes in Top form for their season. The soccer players will lead off with a Futsaltournament at Daegu International School on September 19th. Please help support our athletes by being inattendance at the games.

Thank you again for being a booster of the BIFS Bears I look forward to meeting you!

Marty WagnerAthletic Director




Counselor's CornerThe new school began in a furious rush, and I am just now slowing down enough to write an article for the BIFSNewsletter. Summer break was uneventful, which was nice, but I did fly to Oregon to attend the annualOverseas Association of College Admission Counselors conference held on the University of Oregon campus.My focus this year was to attend information sessions on university application processes in other countries sinceBIFS students matriculate at universities worldwide. Sessions attended included O Canada! Beaches, Skiing, Golf,and Great Education Options; Independent Scotland? Scotlands Universities Have Always Been Different andProudly Among the Best in the World; Deutschland for Dummies; and Australia 101. In addition, I participated inthe 5K Charity Run which began and ended at the historic Hayward Field, the track and field mecca in theUnited States. I had put in zero preparation for any kind of running event, so it was literally a from couch potatoto 5K event for me. I am proud to say that I finished the 5K and ran the whole way. I did not finish last. As amatter of fact, I finished 15th in my age category. I was too scared to ask if there were only 15 old geezers whohad entered, however. Anyway, the experience motivated me to get back on a regular exercise routine when Ireturned to South Korea which started me thinking. One of the IB Learner Profiles is balance of which we knowregular exercise is a part. Yet many of us in education are not practicing what we preach. Maybe if we adultsmade the commitment to regular exercise, we would be able to manage our stress better as well. Just a thought.

Bence BrownCollege Counselor

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Upcoming College Visits to BIFS

See the next page for details.




College Visits

Date CollegeSeptember 1 Miami University, Oxford

University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesUniversity of OregonUniversity of Vermont

September 8 St. Georges University (Caribbean)September 18 North Carolina State UniversitySeptember 25 Widener University

Augustana CollegeUniversity of California, Santa CruzCreighton UniversityFordham University - Lincoln Center Campus/Rose Hill CampusIowa State University

October 1 University of Wisconsin, WhitewaterOctober 7 Hampshire College

Lynchburg CollegeUniversity of Puget SoundSaint Mary's College of California

October 8 University of ConnecticutOctober 12 Calvin College

The College of WoosterOctober 20 University of Missouri Columbia

University of Colorado at BoulderThe University of Iowa

Each year BIFS receives university recruitment visits from universities from all over the world. The following is thelist of universities that have been scheduled so far to visit BIFS. We anticipate getting many more throughout theschool year.

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For Your DiarySeptember 201514th Staff Professional Development Day - No

School for Students

15th 18th ES Writing Workshop Training

16th ES Parent Coffee - Writing Workshop(Trainer: Megan McCrindle)

17th MS & HS Back to School Night

18th ES Assembly

19th TEDxYouth@BIFS

23rd MS/HS Parent Coffee

25th Whole School Chuseok Event

28th 29th Chuseok Holiday

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October 20152nd ES Assembly

3rd BIFS BOG AGM

7th BIFS Parent Coffee

PTA Meeting

8th Whole School Meeting

9th Staff Professional Development Day - No School for Students

14th ES Parent Coffee

14th 16th Grade 5 Camp

16th ES Assembly

17th Global Gathering

20th MS/HS Skype Interviews

Schoolwide 3-Way Conferences

21st MS Parent Coffee

23rd ES Assembly

HS House Assembly

24th PTA Fall Family Festival

28th HS Parent Coffee

28th 29th One Act Plays

29th 30th Campus Photography International Taking Student Photos

30th End S01 CCA/Elective

ES Book Character Day

ES Assembly

MS House Assembly

Spirit Day

MS/HS Halloween Dance




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