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Friday, 27 March 2009 Weishan Road, Shuanggang, Jinan District Tianjin 300350 P.R.China Tel: 86 22 28592001 Fax: 86 22 28592007 Email: [email protected] www.istianjin.org
THIS WEEK IN BLAZE
Dear Parents and Students, Today marks the end of the third quarter and with it the scheduling of parent-teacher conferences. Secondary parents and students will meet with teachers on Monday and Tuesday afternoons i.e. 30th and 31st March and Elementary parents and students will meet on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons i.e. 8th and 9th April. Parent-Teacher conferences are a wonderful opportunity to learn more about your child’s school experience and learning and to celebrate their successes and set goals for the remainder of the year. Your support of this important process is much appreciated and we look forward to seeing you all at school next week. Secondary students will have brought home their 3rd quarter report early this week. Please be sure to spend some time with your child reflecting on his or her progress over the last quarter so that you come to parentteacher conferences next week informed and prepared with your own observations and questions.
Director’s Note. Sec Parent—Teacher conferences Making the Most of the StudentLed Conference Chinese Songs Competition ESD Green Tip Grade 5 Exhibition Updates Art on the Go! Library—Panda voting results Sports Brief PFO News. Thursday Night Live Pics. Dairy Dates. Weekly Menu.
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Earth Hour! Last year 50 million people switched off their lights for one hour to make a strong statement about our unity in the fight against global warming. This year the target is 1 billion people! Switch off your lights from 8:30pm-9:30pm this Saturday 28 March to vote for earth. The results will be presented at the Global Warming conference in Copenhagen. Want more information? Check out the Earth Hour website (http://www.earthhour.org) Parents Please Join Us IST Today Talks Wednesday, April 8th 10:15 to 11:15 am Location: To be determined. Guiding Question How can I help my child to be safe, legal, and responsible online? In this session we will look at the actions we can take as parents to help our children understand the issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Our first action will focus on joining Digi Parent, an online network for parents who want to learn about today's social landscape, discover the pressing need for digital citizenship, and act to become better digital citizens.
IST Today Talks is a discussion group for parents. We discuss issues that affect our school community. 1
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF TIANJIN is accredited by: Council of International Schools and Western Association of Schools and Colleges
International school of Tianjin
newsletter
FRIDAY, 27 March 2009
Dear Parents, The Secondary School at the International School of Tianjin will hold its Parent-Teacher Conferences on Monday 30 March and Tuesday 31 March. Parents can sign up for conferences on either session. The format for the Secondary Parent-Teacher conferences is as follows: Teachers have scheduled ten-minute (10) blocks to see individual student’s parents. Parents can choose a two-hour time slot in which they would prefer to have their conference time (where possible, we will try to place the interviews within the preferred time). Students will bring the booking sheet back to school and take it to each of their subject teachers to book a time for a conference. Secondary students are required to attend conferences. You may wish to bring your translator, but there will be some secondary students available to help with the translation. In some cases, the teachers will have to prioritize the parents they see. Likewise, parents may wish to prioritize the teachers they want to meet. The homeroom teachers have already spoken to students regarding their responsibility to ensure they schedule conferences with teachers. Please check with your children each night to make sure they have scheduled the conferences you want. For both conference days, hourly school bus transport to and from Ao Cheng will be available as follows: From Ao Cheng To Ao Cheng 1500 1600 1600 1700 1700 1800 1800 1915 In addition to the above conference details, the schedules for student classes will be slightly different during that shortened week. Monday, March 30 will be treated like a ‘Day 5’ (Friday) schedule, while Tuesday, March 31 will be treated like a ‘Day 10’ (Friday) schedule. There will not be after school activities on either of these days. When classes resume after the holiday, April 6 will be treated as day 1 in our 10-day schedule rotation. We look forward to seeing you all next week. Yours sincerely,
Bill Elman, Secondary School Principal.
2008~2009 Chinese Song’s Singing Competition KD ~ Grade 2 April 13th~ 17th Rebecca Jiang, Eva Fu, Windy Wen
Dear Parents and Students,
The elementary Chinese teachers are pleased to announce our Fourth Chinese Language Competition! This school year there will be a singing Chinese songs competition. The competition will be held for Grades K-2, with Grades 3-5 competing next year. Students in the beginner’s Chinese classes will not compete against students in the intermediate or advanced Chinese classes, so all Grades K-2 students are strongly encouraged to participate in singing 2 songs, one that you choose from the given list and the other song can be your favorite Chinese song, even it is not on the list. Or you may choose both from the given list. The competition week is April 13th to 17th. There will be one medal for 1st, two for 2nd and three for 3rd place winners and participants will also receive a certificate. Some winning contestant will have a chance to perform their song at the assembly on April 24, 2009. Names of winners will be announced during the assembly and also be published in the weekly ‘BLAZE’ newsletter. Please encourage your child to join in this wonderful opportunity! Thank you for your continuous support of your child’s Chinese. March 25th- April 10th, 2009 : All kindergarten- Grade2 students have about 3 weeks for preparation in their spare time. April 14, 15, 16 2009 : Kindergarten competition in Chinese class (Place: Tang 1) April 13, 14, 15 2009 : Grade1 competition in Chinese class (Place: Tang 2) April 13, 14, 15, 16 2009 : Grade2 competition in Chinese class (Place: Tang 2) April 24, 2009 : Chinese Competition Winners’ Announcement Assembly 2 Weishan Road, Shuanggang Jinan District, Tianjin 300350 P.R.China Tel: 86 22 28592001 Fax: 86 22 285920 Email: [email protected] www.istianjin.org
International school of Tianjin
newsletter
FRIDAY, 27 March 2009
Making the Most of the Student-Led Conference by Josianne Fitzgerald, PYP coordinator Student-Led Conferences for grades Nursery to 4 will be held on 8 and 9 April, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Our elementary principal, Ms. Alba Carollo, posted an article in last week’s issue of Blaze that explains the Student-Led Conferences format. You can download last week’s newsletter from our website, www.istianjin.org. Today, I would like to give you three simple tips to make the most of the Student-Led Conference with your child. Focus on your child. Your child has been preparing for this opportunity to show you his or her accomplishments at the Student-Led Conference for quite a while now. Please turn off your cell phone, place your other children under supervision by our TAs, and focus on your child. There will be time later for talking to the teacher. Most parents report that after the Student-Led Conference they feel so comfortable about their child’s progress and they understand the classroom program so well, they do not need a follow up meeting with the teacher. If you do need one, please schedule a different time on a different day so you can stay focused on your child the day of the Student-Led Conference. Connect, do not correct. Praise your child for the effort he or she has put into sharing her or his accomplishments. See the positive sides to the things he or she does. They have all made great progress this year. If you do find something that you would like to see an improvement in, coach it in a positive manner. Do not say, “This is such sloppy handwriting!” Instead say, “I would like you to be more careful when you are writing.” Both of you will feel better after connecting, not correcting. Set specific goals. At the end of the conference, you will be setting goals with your child. Be prepared. Make the most of the pre-conference materials you receive from your child’s teacher and have a general idea of what you would like your child to focus on for the final months of the year. You can change those goals you have in mind from seeing the work your child presents. Also, be specific. Do not let your child say, “Get better in English.” Instead guide him or her to say, “I will play with English-speaking friends at recess every day and invite an English speaking friend over to play once a week.” Do not say, “Be better at math.” Instead say, “Improve math facts recall by practicing the times tables of 6, 7, and 8 every day for 10 minutes until I can recall them all perfectly in less than 3 minutes.” Keep these three tips in mind and you will be assured of a wonderful, invigorating Student-Led Conference with your child. If you have any questions, please be sure to contact your child’s teacher, Ms. Carollo, or me. I can be found at the library and through my email, [email protected].
PFO NEWS The PFO Spring Fundraiser Dance will be held on Saturday, April 25th at the Hotel Nikko Tianjin. Our theme this year is "The Roaring Twenties!" Parent volunteers are needed to make this a successful event. If you're talented at decorating, shopping, music, or any aspect of party planning, we welcome your help. Please contact Aideen Murphy if you are willing to lend a helping hand. Sign up sheets for various aspects of the ball are in the parent lounge. We will soon need help with framing some of the student work that will go up for silent auction. We are starting to compile our music list for the night, so if you have a favorite song you would like to dance to at the ball, please email us at [email protected] . The Teda Club (TGI Friday's building) has given us permission to practice the Roaring Twenties parent performance dance in their dance room. Rehearsals will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays from 11:15 to 12:15. Parents are practicing to perform a dance number called "Nowadays (Hot Honey Rag) from the movie "Chicago." You can view the original performance from the movie at: http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHiUwgdXIj8 . All parents are welcome to come join in the fun every Tuesday or Friday morning! (Continued on page 4)
3 Weishan Road, Shuanggang Jinan District, Tianjin 300350 P.R.China Tel: 86 22 28592001 Fax: 86 22 285920 Email: [email protected] www.istianjin.org
International school of Tianjin
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FRIDAY, 27 March 2009
This Week at the Library The first ever Panda Book Awards voting was carried out on Monday, 23 March 2009. See winners above. The Panda Book Awards reading program aims to encourage international students in China to read quality books and to promote cross-cultural ties. For a list of books see www.librarything.com/catalog/PandaAwards Readers also participated through www.pandabooks.ning.com/ and readville.wikispaces.com/ Panda Book nominees and the winners are available for checkout at the IST library. Visit the IST library’s flickr page to see photos from Monday’s voting. Click here for www.flickr.com/photos/istlibrary and look on the right for the Panda Book Awards set. Thanks to everyone for voting! (Continued from page 3) - PFO NEWS
To make "The Roaring Twenties" a success, we need your help to procure donations for silent auction. Some items that have sold well in previous years include gift baskets, wine, children's items, food items, gift certificates, electronic equipment, artwork, jewelry and accessories, books, and tickets for entertainment events. We also accept cash donations to help us cover the cost of the event. If you have a favorite business in mind that you would like to approach to ask for donations, please see Frances Tschoepel or Susan Johnston or e-mail us at [email protected] . We have procurement letters and donations forms that explain the silent auction to the businesses. We have English, Korean, and Chinese copies of this letter and form. The next PFO Parent Meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. in the cafeteria on Wednesday, April 8th. Bus transportation will be provided from Ao Cheng at 8:00 a.m. to transfer parents to the school. In addition, a bus will leave the school at approximately 10:30 a.m. to transport parents back to Ao Cheng. We hope to see you there!
4 Weishan Road, Shuanggang Jinan District, Tianjin 300350 P.R.China Tel: 86 22 28592001 Fax: 86 22 285920 Email: [email protected] www.istianjin.org
International school of Tianjin
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FRIDAY, 27 March 2009
Grade 5 Exhibition Update 6 Greetings, last week some groups went on field trips that would lead to good information being gathered for their presentations of inquiry point #2. On Tuesday we did our second inquiry point presentations. In these presentations we had to focus on the question which groups address our specific issue. Many groups were rushed and in our debriefing of our efforts the teachers emphasized that we must learn from our mistakes. Every group graded every other group’s performance in a peer assessment, and commented on the good points and on areas we thought improvements could be made. Our presentations were videoed and were used to help us see our strengths and weaknesses in presenting. So we will be looking over our work and be making changes so that at the end of the year the final presentations of all our work will look good. We all wish to send out a big thank you to all the mentors that have helped us with our presentations and planning for the Exhibition. We are now ready to begin inquiring into our third and fourth inquiry points about the actions that groups and individuals take to address our various issues, and the actions that we ourselves can take to make a difference. The momentum is building for our final weeks as we head toward the presentation of our Exhibition on May 5th to May 8th.
Art on the Go! - and IST students Dear Member of the IST community, below this is a web address that takes you to the Art on the Go! web site. http://web.me.com/wernerhickey/Site_4/Art_on_the_Go%21.html - If you go there you will see work of all ages from students belonging to ACAMIS schools. Please go to the site and make some comments on the work to support the students represented there - they will be really pleased if you do. The following students are on the site from IST Young Jin IST Tianjin Dong Bum IST Tianjin William Humphreys IST Tianjin Si Eun Song IST Tianjin Amy Kang IST Tianjin Seo Jung Kwak IST Tianjin Junh Hyun IST Tianjin
Hye Yeon Roh IST Tianjin Megan Hall IST Tianjin Ho Jung Won IST Tianjin Jeong Il IST Tianjin Jon Hsieh IST Tianjin Sin Ae Kang IST Tianjin Jordon Moody IST Tianjin Samantha Coates IST Tianjin
Tracy Zeng IST Tianjin Samantha Coates IST Tianjin Ji Yoon IST Tianjin Hebe Cong IST Tianjin Min Jin Kim IST Tianjin Helen Hu IST Tianjin Bernice Desesquelles IST Tianjin Tracy Zeng IST Tianjin
If you want the PDF file for the book we made you can get that here: http://web.me.com/wernerhickey/filechute/art%20on%20the%20go%201.2.zip
Steve Hickey 5 Weishan Road, Shuanggang Jinan District, Tianjin 300350 P.R.China Tel: 86 22 28592001 Fax: 86 22 285920 Email: [email protected] www.istianjin.org
International school of Tianjin
Sports Brief Scott Fitzgerald, Athletic Director, IST Notes from the Annual General Meetings (AGM) for ISAC-Beijing/Tianjin and ACAMIS: Last week the ACAMIS AGM (March 13/14) and ISAC -Beijing/Tianjin AGM (March 18/19) were both held in Beijing to set the divisions and dates for school year 2009-2010 and other business. Please see the notes below regarding decisions impacting the sports program for the students at IST: ACAMIS Division I will remain unchanged with the following teams participating: IST, NIS, SSIS, YCIS-Puxi, AISHK, ISB IST will travel to the following tournaments in 2009-2010: Volleyball at SSIS hosted by YCISPuxi; Basketball at ISB; Soccer at AISHK ISAC- Beijing/Tianjin high school divisions were re-aligned to better suit the IST varsity and JV teams. IST varsity girls and boys teams will play against ISB Blue, WAB JV, DSP, DCB, TEDA, and TIS. ISTJV girls and boys teams will play against BSB, BCIS, CISB, IAB, and TISJV ISAC-Beijing/Tianjin middle school teams will now play in divisions for U14 play to allow for manageable tournament sizes. IST U14 teams will play against ISB, WAB, DCB, DSP, HISB, BSB, TIS and TEDA for ISAC tournaments next year. Elementary events were scheduled for crosscountry running, handball, soccer, badminton, table tennis, and track & field Listed below are the Mission and Purpose statements for both ACAMIS and ISAC-Beijing/Tianjin. It is a pleasure to work with the representatives from the ACAMIS and ISAC-Beijing/Tianjin schools to provide opportunities to the students of IST and all involved schools. ACAMIS Purpose: The ACAMIS Sports League is designed to provide a forum for ACAMIS member school athletic directors, coaches, and other interested parties to better meet the aims and purposes of ACAMIS in regard to sport education. The aims and objectives of the ACAMIS Sports League shall be to: • Give students the opportunity to experience new endeavors as scholar-athletes.
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• Allow students to participate in sports. • Allow students a safe environment in which to experience winning and losing. • Allow students to experience the thrill of being a part of a team. • Give students the opportunity to travel. • Foster interaction with students from other schools, and develop bonds of friendship. ISAC-Beijing/Tianjin Mission: The mission of the International Schools Athletic Conference (ISAC) is to provide regular quality athletic competition in a well-structured environment for the students of the ISAC member schools in Beijing and Tianjin.
Go ACAMIS, GO ISAC-Beijing/Tianjin, GO IST!
———————————————————— The Varsity soccer team played two games this week. Last Friday they had an away game in Beijing. We played against DCB and the game was very competitive. From start to finish. Although the match ended up as a draw (1:1), there is no doubt that all the players tried their best. Amazingly, one of our best defenders Seok Gyun scored a fantastic goal. He was just like Torres in the Liverpool team, if you know what I mean. Thanks to all the players for trying so hard, and special thanks to Mr.McMulkin and Li Jie for coaching us.
by Seok Gyun Choi
On Monday they played TIS and lost 2-0. The game was very even until a couple of mistakes in the final 15 minutes gifted TIS their goals. The boys go to Beijing this Friday in search of their first of the season, where they will play Harrow International School.
Sports Dates Wed. April 8 HS Soccer: TEDA @ IST JV boys 3:30 p.m. Friday April 10 HS Soccer: ISTV @ REGO girls, REGO @ ISTV boys Sat. April 11 HS Soccer: BISS @ IST JV Boys Mon. April 13 HS Soccer: REGO @ IST JV boys Sat. April 18 HS Soccer: ISAC HS Soccer Tournaments: Div. 1 boys @ IST, Div. 1 & 2 girls @ DCB, Div. 2 boys @ ISB, Div. 3 G @ TEDA, Div. 3 boys @ IAB Thur.- Sun. April 23-26 ACAMIS Division 1 Soccer: Tournament at NIS
Go Blaze!!
6 Weishan Road, Shuanggang Jinan District, Tianjin 300350 P.R.China Tel: 86 22 28592001 Fax: 86 22 285920 Email: [email protected] www.istianjin.org
International school of Tianjin
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ESD Green Tips
As next week has only two school days there will be no issue of Blaze.
Interested in tree planting? Contact Teresa to join a planning group for tree planting on Earth Day!
I wish you all the very best for an enjoyable and relaxing Spring Break.
Healthy Eating Tip Avoid Sugary Drinks Just because a soda is sugar-free doesn’t make it healthy. Recent studies have shown that the artificial sugar substitutes used in soft drinks may interfere with your body's natural regulation system and result in your overindulging in other sweet foods and beverages. Try water with a squeeze of lemon or water with a splash of 100% fruit juice. - from Sye Lin Choi* *for works cited, please contact Teresa Tung
Warm regards
THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE—26 MARCH 2009 ….the rehearsals and the show…. Steve Moody Director.
Diary Dates Friday 27—28 March 24 Hour Famine and Sleepover Friday 27 March End of 3rd Quarter—40 Days Mon 30, Tue 31 March Sec Student-led Conferences 1, 2, 3 April Spring Break Tues 7, April Sec Progress Awards Assembly Wed 8, April PFO Parents Meeting Wed 8, Thurs 9 April Elem Student-led Conferences Friday 17, April Teens Act for AIDS Youth 23, 24, 25, 26 April ACAMIS MID School Cult’l Conv’n Tue 28, April Sec Students Council Elections Wed 29, April PFO Committee Meeting Thurs 30, April Sports Day Thursday Night Live Refer the Sports Brief Section, pg 6, for Sports Dates.
7 Weishan Road, Shuanggang Jinan District, Tianjin 300350 P.R.China Tel: 86 22 28592001 Fax: 86 22 285920 Email: [email protected] www.istianjin.org
●Protein ●Milk product(Calcium) ●Starch
Monday 30/3/2009
Tuesday 31/3/2009
Fruit Salad
Garden Salad
(pineapple,apple,orange)
(lettuce,tomato,cucumber,carrot)
French Onion Soup
Cream Cauliflower Soup
* * * Fish Fillet
* * * Spaghetti
(cod,tartar sauce)
(beef sauce,veg sauce)
Grilled Chicken
Chicken Curry
(chicken,BBQ sauce)
(chicken, curry sauce)
Mixed Veg
Steamed Carrots&Broccoli
French Fries
Baked Potato
* * * Fruit Jelly
* * * Ice Cream
●Cooked Fruit or Vegetables ●Soup
Wednesday 1/4/2009
Thursday 2/4/2009
Friday 3/4/2009
Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break
●Protein ●Milk product(Calcium) ●Starch
●Cooked Fruit or Vegetables ●Soup
Monday 6/4/2009
Tuesday 7/4/2009
Wednesday 8/4/2009
Thursday 9/4/2009
Friday 10/4/2009
Slice Salad
mixed salad
Fruit Salad
Beans Salad
Cucumber Salad
(Ham,Pepper,Onion)
(lettuce,cucumber,tomato)
(apple, pear, banana)
(bean,carrot)
(carrot,cucumber)
Minestrone Soup
Tomato Soup
Cream Corn Soup
Pasta Soup
Beef Soup
* * * Pizza
* * * Roasted Pork Sticks
* * * Chilli Macaroni
* * * Beef Steak
* * * Chicken leg
(Salami,Cheese)
(pork,pepper sauce)
(Beef mince,tomato)
(beef,gravy sauce)
(Chicken,teriyaki sauce)
Chicken Stew
Chicken Schnitzel
Grilled Chicken
Kim Bab
Pork Ball Stew
(chicken,carrot,pototo)
(chicken,tartar sauce)
(chicken, Italy Style)
(Laver,rice,meat,vegetable)
(pork ball,onion,green pepper,carrot)
Ratatouille
Grilled Vegetable
Baked Beans
Korean Vegetable
Carrot and Broccoli
Potato Sticks
French Fries
Sauteed Potato
Mashed Potato
Fried Rice
* * * Fruit Mousse
* * * Carrot Cake
* * * Ice Cream
* * * Banana Bread
* * * Swiss Roll
THIS WEEK IN BLAZE
Dear Parents and Students, Today marks the end of the third quarter and with it the scheduling of parent-teacher conferences. Secondary parents and students will meet with teachers on Monday and Tuesday afternoons i.e. 30th and 31st March and Elementary parents and students will meet on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons i.e. 8th and 9th April. Parent-Teacher conferences are a wonderful opportunity to learn more about your child’s school experience and learning and to celebrate their successes and set goals for the remainder of the year. Your support of this important process is much appreciated and we look forward to seeing you all at school next week. Secondary students will have brought home their 3rd quarter report early this week. Please be sure to spend some time with your child reflecting on his or her progress over the last quarter so that you come to parentteacher conferences next week informed and prepared with your own observations and questions.
Director’s Note. Sec Parent—Teacher conferences Making the Most of the StudentLed Conference Chinese Songs Competition ESD Green Tip Grade 5 Exhibition Updates Art on the Go! Library—Panda voting results Sports Brief PFO News. Thursday Night Live Pics. Dairy Dates. Weekly Menu.
(Continued on page 7)
Earth Hour! Last year 50 million people switched off their lights for one hour to make a strong statement about our unity in the fight against global warming. This year the target is 1 billion people! Switch off your lights from 8:30pm-9:30pm this Saturday 28 March to vote for earth. The results will be presented at the Global Warming conference in Copenhagen. Want more information? Check out the Earth Hour website (http://www.earthhour.org) Parents Please Join Us IST Today Talks Wednesday, April 8th 10:15 to 11:15 am Location: To be determined. Guiding Question How can I help my child to be safe, legal, and responsible online? In this session we will look at the actions we can take as parents to help our children understand the issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Our first action will focus on joining Digi Parent, an online network for parents who want to learn about today's social landscape, discover the pressing need for digital citizenship, and act to become better digital citizens.
IST Today Talks is a discussion group for parents. We discuss issues that affect our school community. 1
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF TIANJIN is accredited by: Council of International Schools and Western Association of Schools and Colleges
International school of Tianjin
newsletter
FRIDAY, 27 March 2009
Dear Parents, The Secondary School at the International School of Tianjin will hold its Parent-Teacher Conferences on Monday 30 March and Tuesday 31 March. Parents can sign up for conferences on either session. The format for the Secondary Parent-Teacher conferences is as follows: Teachers have scheduled ten-minute (10) blocks to see individual student’s parents. Parents can choose a two-hour time slot in which they would prefer to have their conference time (where possible, we will try to place the interviews within the preferred time). Students will bring the booking sheet back to school and take it to each of their subject teachers to book a time for a conference. Secondary students are required to attend conferences. You may wish to bring your translator, but there will be some secondary students available to help with the translation. In some cases, the teachers will have to prioritize the parents they see. Likewise, parents may wish to prioritize the teachers they want to meet. The homeroom teachers have already spoken to students regarding their responsibility to ensure they schedule conferences with teachers. Please check with your children each night to make sure they have scheduled the conferences you want. For both conference days, hourly school bus transport to and from Ao Cheng will be available as follows: From Ao Cheng To Ao Cheng 1500 1600 1600 1700 1700 1800 1800 1915 In addition to the above conference details, the schedules for student classes will be slightly different during that shortened week. Monday, March 30 will be treated like a ‘Day 5’ (Friday) schedule, while Tuesday, March 31 will be treated like a ‘Day 10’ (Friday) schedule. There will not be after school activities on either of these days. When classes resume after the holiday, April 6 will be treated as day 1 in our 10-day schedule rotation. We look forward to seeing you all next week. Yours sincerely,
Bill Elman, Secondary School Principal.
2008~2009 Chinese Song’s Singing Competition KD ~ Grade 2 April 13th~ 17th Rebecca Jiang, Eva Fu, Windy Wen
Dear Parents and Students,
The elementary Chinese teachers are pleased to announce our Fourth Chinese Language Competition! This school year there will be a singing Chinese songs competition. The competition will be held for Grades K-2, with Grades 3-5 competing next year. Students in the beginner’s Chinese classes will not compete against students in the intermediate or advanced Chinese classes, so all Grades K-2 students are strongly encouraged to participate in singing 2 songs, one that you choose from the given list and the other song can be your favorite Chinese song, even it is not on the list. Or you may choose both from the given list. The competition week is April 13th to 17th. There will be one medal for 1st, two for 2nd and three for 3rd place winners and participants will also receive a certificate. Some winning contestant will have a chance to perform their song at the assembly on April 24, 2009. Names of winners will be announced during the assembly and also be published in the weekly ‘BLAZE’ newsletter. Please encourage your child to join in this wonderful opportunity! Thank you for your continuous support of your child’s Chinese. March 25th- April 10th, 2009 : All kindergarten- Grade2 students have about 3 weeks for preparation in their spare time. April 14, 15, 16 2009 : Kindergarten competition in Chinese class (Place: Tang 1) April 13, 14, 15 2009 : Grade1 competition in Chinese class (Place: Tang 2) April 13, 14, 15, 16 2009 : Grade2 competition in Chinese class (Place: Tang 2) April 24, 2009 : Chinese Competition Winners’ Announcement Assembly 2 Weishan Road, Shuanggang Jinan District, Tianjin 300350 P.R.China Tel: 86 22 28592001 Fax: 86 22 285920 Email: [email protected] www.istianjin.org
International school of Tianjin
newsletter
FRIDAY, 27 March 2009
Making the Most of the Student-Led Conference by Josianne Fitzgerald, PYP coordinator Student-Led Conferences for grades Nursery to 4 will be held on 8 and 9 April, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Our elementary principal, Ms. Alba Carollo, posted an article in last week’s issue of Blaze that explains the Student-Led Conferences format. You can download last week’s newsletter from our website, www.istianjin.org. Today, I would like to give you three simple tips to make the most of the Student-Led Conference with your child. Focus on your child. Your child has been preparing for this opportunity to show you his or her accomplishments at the Student-Led Conference for quite a while now. Please turn off your cell phone, place your other children under supervision by our TAs, and focus on your child. There will be time later for talking to the teacher. Most parents report that after the Student-Led Conference they feel so comfortable about their child’s progress and they understand the classroom program so well, they do not need a follow up meeting with the teacher. If you do need one, please schedule a different time on a different day so you can stay focused on your child the day of the Student-Led Conference. Connect, do not correct. Praise your child for the effort he or she has put into sharing her or his accomplishments. See the positive sides to the things he or she does. They have all made great progress this year. If you do find something that you would like to see an improvement in, coach it in a positive manner. Do not say, “This is such sloppy handwriting!” Instead say, “I would like you to be more careful when you are writing.” Both of you will feel better after connecting, not correcting. Set specific goals. At the end of the conference, you will be setting goals with your child. Be prepared. Make the most of the pre-conference materials you receive from your child’s teacher and have a general idea of what you would like your child to focus on for the final months of the year. You can change those goals you have in mind from seeing the work your child presents. Also, be specific. Do not let your child say, “Get better in English.” Instead guide him or her to say, “I will play with English-speaking friends at recess every day and invite an English speaking friend over to play once a week.” Do not say, “Be better at math.” Instead say, “Improve math facts recall by practicing the times tables of 6, 7, and 8 every day for 10 minutes until I can recall them all perfectly in less than 3 minutes.” Keep these three tips in mind and you will be assured of a wonderful, invigorating Student-Led Conference with your child. If you have any questions, please be sure to contact your child’s teacher, Ms. Carollo, or me. I can be found at the library and through my email, [email protected].
PFO NEWS The PFO Spring Fundraiser Dance will be held on Saturday, April 25th at the Hotel Nikko Tianjin. Our theme this year is "The Roaring Twenties!" Parent volunteers are needed to make this a successful event. If you're talented at decorating, shopping, music, or any aspect of party planning, we welcome your help. Please contact Aideen Murphy if you are willing to lend a helping hand. Sign up sheets for various aspects of the ball are in the parent lounge. We will soon need help with framing some of the student work that will go up for silent auction. We are starting to compile our music list for the night, so if you have a favorite song you would like to dance to at the ball, please email us at [email protected] . The Teda Club (TGI Friday's building) has given us permission to practice the Roaring Twenties parent performance dance in their dance room. Rehearsals will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays from 11:15 to 12:15. Parents are practicing to perform a dance number called "Nowadays (Hot Honey Rag) from the movie "Chicago." You can view the original performance from the movie at: http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHiUwgdXIj8 . All parents are welcome to come join in the fun every Tuesday or Friday morning! (Continued on page 4)
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This Week at the Library The first ever Panda Book Awards voting was carried out on Monday, 23 March 2009. See winners above. The Panda Book Awards reading program aims to encourage international students in China to read quality books and to promote cross-cultural ties. For a list of books see www.librarything.com/catalog/PandaAwards Readers also participated through www.pandabooks.ning.com/ and readville.wikispaces.com/ Panda Book nominees and the winners are available for checkout at the IST library. Visit the IST library’s flickr page to see photos from Monday’s voting. Click here for www.flickr.com/photos/istlibrary and look on the right for the Panda Book Awards set. Thanks to everyone for voting! (Continued from page 3) - PFO NEWS
To make "The Roaring Twenties" a success, we need your help to procure donations for silent auction. Some items that have sold well in previous years include gift baskets, wine, children's items, food items, gift certificates, electronic equipment, artwork, jewelry and accessories, books, and tickets for entertainment events. We also accept cash donations to help us cover the cost of the event. If you have a favorite business in mind that you would like to approach to ask for donations, please see Frances Tschoepel or Susan Johnston or e-mail us at [email protected] . We have procurement letters and donations forms that explain the silent auction to the businesses. We have English, Korean, and Chinese copies of this letter and form. The next PFO Parent Meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. in the cafeteria on Wednesday, April 8th. Bus transportation will be provided from Ao Cheng at 8:00 a.m. to transfer parents to the school. In addition, a bus will leave the school at approximately 10:30 a.m. to transport parents back to Ao Cheng. We hope to see you there!
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Grade 5 Exhibition Update 6 Greetings, last week some groups went on field trips that would lead to good information being gathered for their presentations of inquiry point #2. On Tuesday we did our second inquiry point presentations. In these presentations we had to focus on the question which groups address our specific issue. Many groups were rushed and in our debriefing of our efforts the teachers emphasized that we must learn from our mistakes. Every group graded every other group’s performance in a peer assessment, and commented on the good points and on areas we thought improvements could be made. Our presentations were videoed and were used to help us see our strengths and weaknesses in presenting. So we will be looking over our work and be making changes so that at the end of the year the final presentations of all our work will look good. We all wish to send out a big thank you to all the mentors that have helped us with our presentations and planning for the Exhibition. We are now ready to begin inquiring into our third and fourth inquiry points about the actions that groups and individuals take to address our various issues, and the actions that we ourselves can take to make a difference. The momentum is building for our final weeks as we head toward the presentation of our Exhibition on May 5th to May 8th.
Art on the Go! - and IST students Dear Member of the IST community, below this is a web address that takes you to the Art on the Go! web site. http://web.me.com/wernerhickey/Site_4/Art_on_the_Go%21.html - If you go there you will see work of all ages from students belonging to ACAMIS schools. Please go to the site and make some comments on the work to support the students represented there - they will be really pleased if you do. The following students are on the site from IST Young Jin IST Tianjin Dong Bum IST Tianjin William Humphreys IST Tianjin Si Eun Song IST Tianjin Amy Kang IST Tianjin Seo Jung Kwak IST Tianjin Junh Hyun IST Tianjin
Hye Yeon Roh IST Tianjin Megan Hall IST Tianjin Ho Jung Won IST Tianjin Jeong Il IST Tianjin Jon Hsieh IST Tianjin Sin Ae Kang IST Tianjin Jordon Moody IST Tianjin Samantha Coates IST Tianjin
Tracy Zeng IST Tianjin Samantha Coates IST Tianjin Ji Yoon IST Tianjin Hebe Cong IST Tianjin Min Jin Kim IST Tianjin Helen Hu IST Tianjin Bernice Desesquelles IST Tianjin Tracy Zeng IST Tianjin
If you want the PDF file for the book we made you can get that here: http://web.me.com/wernerhickey/filechute/art%20on%20the%20go%201.2.zip
Steve Hickey 5 Weishan Road, Shuanggang Jinan District, Tianjin 300350 P.R.China Tel: 86 22 28592001 Fax: 86 22 285920 Email: [email protected] www.istianjin.org
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Sports Brief Scott Fitzgerald, Athletic Director, IST Notes from the Annual General Meetings (AGM) for ISAC-Beijing/Tianjin and ACAMIS: Last week the ACAMIS AGM (March 13/14) and ISAC -Beijing/Tianjin AGM (March 18/19) were both held in Beijing to set the divisions and dates for school year 2009-2010 and other business. Please see the notes below regarding decisions impacting the sports program for the students at IST: ACAMIS Division I will remain unchanged with the following teams participating: IST, NIS, SSIS, YCIS-Puxi, AISHK, ISB IST will travel to the following tournaments in 2009-2010: Volleyball at SSIS hosted by YCISPuxi; Basketball at ISB; Soccer at AISHK ISAC- Beijing/Tianjin high school divisions were re-aligned to better suit the IST varsity and JV teams. IST varsity girls and boys teams will play against ISB Blue, WAB JV, DSP, DCB, TEDA, and TIS. ISTJV girls and boys teams will play against BSB, BCIS, CISB, IAB, and TISJV ISAC-Beijing/Tianjin middle school teams will now play in divisions for U14 play to allow for manageable tournament sizes. IST U14 teams will play against ISB, WAB, DCB, DSP, HISB, BSB, TIS and TEDA for ISAC tournaments next year. Elementary events were scheduled for crosscountry running, handball, soccer, badminton, table tennis, and track & field Listed below are the Mission and Purpose statements for both ACAMIS and ISAC-Beijing/Tianjin. It is a pleasure to work with the representatives from the ACAMIS and ISAC-Beijing/Tianjin schools to provide opportunities to the students of IST and all involved schools. ACAMIS Purpose: The ACAMIS Sports League is designed to provide a forum for ACAMIS member school athletic directors, coaches, and other interested parties to better meet the aims and purposes of ACAMIS in regard to sport education. The aims and objectives of the ACAMIS Sports League shall be to: • Give students the opportunity to experience new endeavors as scholar-athletes.
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• Allow students to participate in sports. • Allow students a safe environment in which to experience winning and losing. • Allow students to experience the thrill of being a part of a team. • Give students the opportunity to travel. • Foster interaction with students from other schools, and develop bonds of friendship. ISAC-Beijing/Tianjin Mission: The mission of the International Schools Athletic Conference (ISAC) is to provide regular quality athletic competition in a well-structured environment for the students of the ISAC member schools in Beijing and Tianjin.
Go ACAMIS, GO ISAC-Beijing/Tianjin, GO IST!
———————————————————— The Varsity soccer team played two games this week. Last Friday they had an away game in Beijing. We played against DCB and the game was very competitive. From start to finish. Although the match ended up as a draw (1:1), there is no doubt that all the players tried their best. Amazingly, one of our best defenders Seok Gyun scored a fantastic goal. He was just like Torres in the Liverpool team, if you know what I mean. Thanks to all the players for trying so hard, and special thanks to Mr.McMulkin and Li Jie for coaching us.
by Seok Gyun Choi
On Monday they played TIS and lost 2-0. The game was very even until a couple of mistakes in the final 15 minutes gifted TIS their goals. The boys go to Beijing this Friday in search of their first of the season, where they will play Harrow International School.
Sports Dates Wed. April 8 HS Soccer: TEDA @ IST JV boys 3:30 p.m. Friday April 10 HS Soccer: ISTV @ REGO girls, REGO @ ISTV boys Sat. April 11 HS Soccer: BISS @ IST JV Boys Mon. April 13 HS Soccer: REGO @ IST JV boys Sat. April 18 HS Soccer: ISAC HS Soccer Tournaments: Div. 1 boys @ IST, Div. 1 & 2 girls @ DCB, Div. 2 boys @ ISB, Div. 3 G @ TEDA, Div. 3 boys @ IAB Thur.- Sun. April 23-26 ACAMIS Division 1 Soccer: Tournament at NIS
Go Blaze!!
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ESD Green Tips
As next week has only two school days there will be no issue of Blaze.
Interested in tree planting? Contact Teresa to join a planning group for tree planting on Earth Day!
I wish you all the very best for an enjoyable and relaxing Spring Break.
Healthy Eating Tip Avoid Sugary Drinks Just because a soda is sugar-free doesn’t make it healthy. Recent studies have shown that the artificial sugar substitutes used in soft drinks may interfere with your body's natural regulation system and result in your overindulging in other sweet foods and beverages. Try water with a squeeze of lemon or water with a splash of 100% fruit juice. - from Sye Lin Choi* *for works cited, please contact Teresa Tung
Warm regards
THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE—26 MARCH 2009 ….the rehearsals and the show…. Steve Moody Director.
Diary Dates Friday 27—28 March 24 Hour Famine and Sleepover Friday 27 March End of 3rd Quarter—40 Days Mon 30, Tue 31 March Sec Student-led Conferences 1, 2, 3 April Spring Break Tues 7, April Sec Progress Awards Assembly Wed 8, April PFO Parents Meeting Wed 8, Thurs 9 April Elem Student-led Conferences Friday 17, April Teens Act for AIDS Youth 23, 24, 25, 26 April ACAMIS MID School Cult’l Conv’n Tue 28, April Sec Students Council Elections Wed 29, April PFO Committee Meeting Thurs 30, April Sports Day Thursday Night Live Refer the Sports Brief Section, pg 6, for Sports Dates.
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●Protein ●Milk product(Calcium) ●Starch
Monday 30/3/2009
Tuesday 31/3/2009
Fruit Salad
Garden Salad
(pineapple,apple,orange)
(lettuce,tomato,cucumber,carrot)
French Onion Soup
Cream Cauliflower Soup
* * * Fish Fillet
* * * Spaghetti
(cod,tartar sauce)
(beef sauce,veg sauce)
Grilled Chicken
Chicken Curry
(chicken,BBQ sauce)
(chicken, curry sauce)
Mixed Veg
Steamed Carrots&Broccoli
French Fries
Baked Potato
* * * Fruit Jelly
* * * Ice Cream
●Cooked Fruit or Vegetables ●Soup
Wednesday 1/4/2009
Thursday 2/4/2009
Friday 3/4/2009
Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break
●Protein ●Milk product(Calcium) ●Starch
●Cooked Fruit or Vegetables ●Soup
Monday 6/4/2009
Tuesday 7/4/2009
Wednesday 8/4/2009
Thursday 9/4/2009
Friday 10/4/2009
Slice Salad
mixed salad
Fruit Salad
Beans Salad
Cucumber Salad
(Ham,Pepper,Onion)
(lettuce,cucumber,tomato)
(apple, pear, banana)
(bean,carrot)
(carrot,cucumber)
Minestrone Soup
Tomato Soup
Cream Corn Soup
Pasta Soup
Beef Soup
* * * Pizza
* * * Roasted Pork Sticks
* * * Chilli Macaroni
* * * Beef Steak
* * * Chicken leg
(Salami,Cheese)
(pork,pepper sauce)
(Beef mince,tomato)
(beef,gravy sauce)
(Chicken,teriyaki sauce)
Chicken Stew
Chicken Schnitzel
Grilled Chicken
Kim Bab
Pork Ball Stew
(chicken,carrot,pototo)
(chicken,tartar sauce)
(chicken, Italy Style)
(Laver,rice,meat,vegetable)
(pork ball,onion,green pepper,carrot)
Ratatouille
Grilled Vegetable
Baked Beans
Korean Vegetable
Carrot and Broccoli
Potato Sticks
French Fries
Sauteed Potato
Mashed Potato
Fried Rice
* * * Fruit Mousse
* * * Carrot Cake
* * * Ice Cream
* * * Banana Bread
* * * Swiss Roll
