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Welcome to another week at Paterson Campus. Many exciting things are happening across the campus over the next few weeks, culminating in the International Day celebrations on the last day of Term One, Friday 6th October. We look forward to welcoming the entire ISS community onto the campus on that day to reflect, enjoy and learn a little more about the diverse community that makes up our wonderful school. Elementary School News It was great to see so many parents at our Elementary School Sports Day. The students demonstrated commitment and enthusiasm for their house events. I would like to extend a big thank you to our K-5 PE teachers for their organization of a wonderful event! Performing Arts We are very excited about our new performance model that has been developed to enhance your child’s educational experience at ISS. This model of performing arts concerts will allow us the optimal opportunity to deliver performances with authentic connections to curricular content. These Performing Arts concerts will take place on Paterson Campus throughout the school year in grade levels. Each unique performance will be inspired by the unit the students are inquiring into for that particular grade level. The more intimate and meaningful nature of the performance will allow for each child to play a greater role in the production and to become familiar with and confident in the performance space. We look forward to sharing this amazing learning experience with our families and community. This wonderful programme starts with K2 on Friday, 27th October, 2017. More details to come soon! International Day International Day is on the 6th of October and it is quickly approaching! We are excited to share our cultures and celebrate together on that day. We would love to have as much parent involvement as possible and besides sharing the day with your children, here are some ways you can participate: Country Display: We will be making the Elementary School hallway display boards available to parents to decorate. Each board will be assigned a country and you are welcome to come by and decorate during the week of 2nd October - 5th October. If you are interested, please let Ms. Jasinska know by email which country you are representing so she can try to connect you together [email protected] Food: One of the highlights of International Day is the food! Please feel free to share your national dish with us that day. You can bring it in the morning for it to be kept in a safe place while you participate in the fun. Later, each country will have a table where you can place your food and we can celebrate the wonderful cuisines of the world together We are all looking forward to International Day, and hope you can join us for a morning of fun! Talented Teacher At ISS we are very proud of the quality of our staff. Not only do staff daily contribute to improving learning at the ISS but they are also active in improving learning in other schools. Linda Du ran a PYP Workshop for teachers at Shanghai World Foreign Language Primary School in China. Sharyn Skrtic’s article on Making the Approaches to Learning Happen was published in the IB Sharing PYP blog. Upcoming Events Monday, 25th September - ES School Photoshoot - school uniforms, not PE uniforms please Wednesday, 27th September - Guest speaker Ms. Chloe Tan will speak to G3 about the sanitation system in Singapore Friday, 29th September - Free Dress Friday Friday, 6th October - ISS International Day - Paterson Campus Middle School News Greetings and welcome to another week in the MIddle School. Unbelievably this is the last Friday of formal classes for Term One. Next Friday is Swim Gala. The following Friday is International Day. Before you know I will be referring to the December break!!! Lots happening in the next few weeks. MS out and about in Singapore During the week all Grade 8 Humanities visited Fort Canning. They explored the colonisation of Singapore, the history and the culture of the times. All students came back with greater insight and understanding of how their local community has developed. Student representatives Friday’s sambutan was a true celebration, and great to see so many parents come along. The student council ran their first sambutan and did very well. On this sambutan we recognised the the students who have been elected to Student council, House Captains, and Homeroom representations. MYP ESL Coffee Morning On Thursday morning Fiona Edwards and Janine Vaughan hosted a coffee morning that focused on the MYP ESL Supported programme. Over the course of the morning, they shared some insights and information into the nature of the course. All parents walked away with a better knowledge and understanding of the programme. School photos Middle School photos happen on Tuesday 26th September. All students are reminded they will need to be in school uniform not PE uniform for photos. Photos will be available through the photography company ordering form. Spirit Week and Swim Gala Leading into any major sporting event in MS, we go into Spirit Week. This is a chance for students to become a little vocal and support their house, whether it be Newton, Orchard, Raffles or Somerset. Events will be held for house points and these will all go toward final point tally at the Swim Gala. Now onto the Swim Gala next Friday 29th September. This is a compulsory school event that all students are expected to attend. All students must compete in a minimum of two races. All students have already nominated their transport arrangements for the day. The swim gala is held at CCAB swimming pool on Evans Rd. Upcoming Events Monday- Thursday 25th- 28th September Spirit Week Tuesday, 26th September - MS School Photoshoot Wednesday, 27th September - G7 Science to Singapore Science Centre Friday, 29th September - MYP Swim Gala Friday, 6th October - Mid Semester Reports available on ManageBac Friday, 6th October - ISS International Day - Paterson Campus Comments are closed.
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Susan Tilney
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April 2020
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