ISN NEWSLETTER May 24, 2019 Week 7 Dear Parents, Guardians & Friends ISN Winter Wonderland Ball: What an amazing night we had on May 11 at the ISN Ball. The venue, the decorations, the food, the auctions and raffles, the entertainment were all just wonderful and a real testament to the incredible parents who were behind its organisation. A big thank you to them all and to the sponsors who contributed so generously in so many ways. The funds raised were above the Committee’s target so thanks also to the auctioneers. And finally, thank you to Arun Devi, Venice Khan and Kyrie Goundar for their hard work on the night processing the purchases. The initial planning for a new set of classrooms to be built this year is already under way, with tenders out and planning documents heading to local council next week. A new playground for the younger students is also in the pipeline, as well as a covered area away from the walkways for students to have lunch in more comfort. All of this has been made possible by the generosity of those who spent up at the Ball and of the sponsors of the fantastic prizes. Careers: A small group of people met this morning to start the process of organising a Careers Expo for students at ISN and local schools. The plan is for it to happen in early June, 2020, with universities from Fiji and overseas invited to participate. The work involved is significant so the decision was made to do it properly for next year rather than rush it through for this year. However, to help our students in their understanding of careers they might be interested in, we decided to ask for your support to run a careers mentoring program for ISN students in August. The plan is to have a series of guest speakers at lunchtime forums over a fortnight from August 12 to August 23, with speakers sharing their journeys from school to their current occupations so that interested students can learn about the planning and the work involved in being successful in a chosen career. These forums would be held in a classroom or the library and would last 15 to 20 minutes. Students would sign up to attend beforehand. SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION: Landline: 7762960 Email [email protected]Website www.isn.school.fj UPCOMING EVENTS 27 May to 29 May: MYP Exams 29 May: DP exams finish 31 May, 1 June: National Swimming Championships, Suva 4 June: DP Arts excursion 6, 7 June: MYP4 IH Excursion to Suva 7 June: Team Maths Competition 9 – 12 June: GISS exchange program visit 14 June: Last day for students; Reports Distribution 8 July: Teacher Only Day 9 July: First day for students
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ISN NEWSLETTER May 24, 2019
Week 7 Dear Parents, Guardians & Friends
ISN Winter Wonderland Ball: What an amazing night we had on May 11
at the ISN Ball. The venue, the decorations, the food, the auctions and
raffles, the entertainment were all just wonderful and a real testament to
the incredible parents who were behind its organisation. A big thank you
to them all and to the sponsors who contributed so generously in so
many ways. The funds raised were above the Committee’s target so
thanks also to the auctioneers. And finally, thank you to Arun Devi,
Venice Khan and Kyrie Goundar for their hard work on the night
processing the purchases.
The initial planning for a new set of classrooms to be built this year is
already under way, with tenders out and planning documents heading to
local council next week. A new playground for the younger students is
also in the pipeline, as well as a covered area away from the walkways for
students to have lunch in more comfort. All of this has been made
possible by the generosity of those who spent up at the Ball and of the
sponsors of the fantastic prizes.
Careers: A small group of people met this morning to start the process of
organising a Careers Expo for students at ISN and local schools. The plan
is for it to happen in early June, 2020, with universities from Fiji and
overseas invited to participate. The work involved is significant so the
decision was made to do it properly for next year rather than rush it
through for this year.
However, to help our students in their understanding of careers they
might be interested in, we decided to ask for your support to run a
careers mentoring program for ISN students in August. The plan is to have
a series of guest speakers at lunchtime forums over a fortnight from
August 12 to August 23, with speakers sharing their journeys from school
to their current occupations so that interested students can learn about
the planning and the work involved in being successful in a chosen career.
These forums would be held in a classroom or the library and would last
15 to 20 minutes. Students would sign up to attend beforehand.
Please click on the links below to view the Photos from the Night of the ball.
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmckvCeM (Scenic Fiji - Ino)
https://www.lavanadancer.com.au/proofing/international-school-ball-sofitel-2019 (Lavana B Dancer - Lavana)
DP Examinations Exams began this week for the DP students, running from Tuesday 21st May and continuing until Wednesday 29th May.
MYP Semester 1 Examination
All the best goes out to our MYP students who will sit for their semester examinations from next week Monday (27/05) to Wednesday (29/05). Parents please ensure that your child is in school by 7:50 am as exams start from 8 am. Extra time for examination will not be provided for students arriving to school late. If students are absent from school, permission to sit for examination on a later date will only be granted should a medical note be provided. Fiji School’s National Swimming Championships The Fiji Schools National Championships will be held in Suva from the 31st May – 1 June. Thirty-three students are representing ISN in Suva that weekend. We wish them all the best for next week. Managebac Session for Chinese Parents There will be an information session for Chinese secondary parents on Managebac next week. This will take
place on Friday 31st at 2.30pm in the IT lab. Junran Wang of DP1 will be leading this session to demonstrate
how secondary parents can use Managebac to view their child's progress.
PTA Meeting
The Next PTA Meeting will be held on Wednesday 29th May at 1pm in the School Conference Room.
We have had great afternoons of creating awesome art, exploring shapes, and developing our visual and fine motor skills through the use of wooden boards, nails and rubber bands. Anya Parker PYP 3- You can’t make a shape until you can get the rubber bands around the nails! Jaeily Kang PYP 3- I like geo board because I learn to create things. Jessie Singh PYP 3- I enjoy geo board craft because I can explore shapes and make my own things.
PYP 3 & 4 Camp at the Coral Coast
On the 9th of May we boarded the bus at about 9am ready to hit the road along the Coral Coast for 2 days and
1 night away from home at the Coral Coast Christian Camp. Students walked in on Thursday morning with big
smiles on their faces, all equipped and packed ready for an exciting learning experience outside the comforts
of their classroom and school. During camp we focused on our first unit about different cultures and
appreciating each other and our second unit of inquiry, from field to table. We visited a remote village in the
highlands of Namosi where students made connections with the Fijian culture and also donated 3 cartons of
books and a book shelf for Namarata Primary School. Our visit to Ranadi plantation helped students make
connections with how food comes from the farm to their tables. Students’ showed the trans-disciplinary skills,
attributes and attitudes during site visits; group tasks and even during meal times. The boat ride and river
tubing were the highlights of camp. The parent helpers and teachers were amazing with the students. We all
had great fun and learned a lot. We look forward to camp in 2020.
Ms Nate (PYP 3) & Ms Torika (PYP 4)
Student Reflections Kylie Patterson PYP 3- I only came to the school on the week for camp and I really enjoyed going to camp. I enjoyed the waterfall swim, roasting marshmallows, the dinner was yummy and camp was just fun fun fun! Lachlan McCann PYP 3- I liked camp because my friends came to camp too. Camp was really fun. I enjoyed it a lot especially river tubing, waterfall swimming and roasting marshmallows. I also liked the dinner. I wish it could have been longer but I had a really fun time. It was great! Rayn Khan- I liked camp because I got to sit with my friends on the bus and during eating times. I got to go river tubing which I have never done before. I was a risk-taker. I liked camp because we saw waterfalls on our boat ride to the village. I liked the food and it was very fun! I enjoyed going to the farm. Mieka Schoen PYP 3- I liked camp because I got to play a lot with my friend Ishi. I was very happy to give some books and a shelf for the village school. My best part of camp was the waterfall swim and river tubing. The food was very good. I learned a lot about the village and farms at camp. It was fun! Keishaa PYP 4- We went to the camp site, and then to the village visit and swim at the waterfall. We got back showered and dressed and went for dinner. At camp I showed caring because I helped Delina when she felt sick. Camp was so fun. Jessica PYP 4- On camp I was very happy, because I went with all of my best friends. I felt very cold at the waterfall, the water was freezing cold. Camp was fun because we roasted marshmallows at night.
ECH – Unit of Inquiry
ECH students are currently engaged in a unit on the
senses. Throughout this unit, they are discovering
what their five senses are and how they use each one.
During the unit the question arose, "Do animals have
senses too?" Humans use these senses in everything
they do Animals also use certain senses. Some are the
same as human senses and others differ. It varies from
animal to animal. For their deeper understanding we
made animal masks of their choice to connect the
body parts with senses and we will be observing the school cat to find the similarities and differences of sense
from humans.
Sofina Bibi – ECH Class Teacher
DIVERSITY CELEBRATION.
Our current MYP 3 students Federica Dressino, Lily hopf,
Mischa Lucas, Shanvi Naidu, Mikayla Kahl and Atalya Cavalevu
have initiated on an in school Service as action project to
increase awareness on Diversity. This also goes in line with
acknowledging World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue
and Development which was on the 21st of May. Students
working towards establishing an environment where they can
celebrate diversity.
MYP 3 students word towards the following activity for
the week. 20th May to the 24th May
• Provide diversity celebration tool kit
• Whole school mufti fundraiser of dressing up in rainbow colours on the 24th of May and
providing gold coin donation
• Bake Sale of rainbow themed goodies
• Rainbow hair dye
The earnings from these will then be donated by the students to the Lautoka Hub for Mental Health.
Students in the IBMYP do or participate in Service as Action as
• It benefits other people in the school, local and international community
• It helps students to learn about themselves
• It develops students interpersonal and leadership skills
• It allows students to discover new talent, skills and interest
• It helps students to reflect on their strengths and weaknesses
A meaningful service = interaction by building links with individuals or in the students communities. Assessing
needs of the communities and finding solutions to
problems.
Key Dates 2020
Term 1 (9 weeks) New Year’s Day Wednesday, 1 January
New teachers start Tuesday, 14 January
All teachers start Wednesday, 15 January
DP, Year 7 and students new to MYP start Monday, 20 January
Remaining students start Tuesday, 21 January
Term ends Friday, 20 March
Term 2 (10 weeks) Teachers Only Day Monday, 6 April
Students start Tuesday, 8 April
Good Friday Friday, 10 April
Easter Monday Monday, 13 April
Term ends Friday, 12 June
Term 3 (10 weeks) Teachers Only Day Monday, 6 July
Teachers Only Day Tuesday, 7 July
Students start Wednesday, 8 July
Constitution Day Monday, 7 September
Term ends Friday, 11 September
Term 4 (10 weeks) Teachers Only Day Monday, 28 September