JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2016

The International School of Monaco

BUDDING ARTISTS AT ISM!

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Children from all Monaco schools took part this

year in the drawing competition for the 40th

International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo, and

for the first time, students at ISM were shortlisted!

The final winners are Sveva Ponzi (5A) and Ben

Tarpenning (6A), along with Alice Borman’s

Transition C class. Sveva and Ben were invited

to attend several circus shows, tour around

Monaco-Ville and watch the Changing of the

Guard ceremony, have lunch at a Crèperie on the

Rocher, visit the Oceanographic Museum, pose for a souvenir

photo with Her Serene Highness Princess Stéphanie, and to finish, enjoyed the show

once again for the Gala performance!

Congratulations to the winning finalists, as well as to all the children whose artistic and

colourful drawings deserved to win!

Many thanks go out to Mrs Jo Brees whose help was invaluable.

Transition C collage, Alice Borman

Clown drawing, by Sveva Ponzi Sveva Ponzi and Ben Tarpenning Circus drawing, by Ben Tarpenning

RE - ENROLMENT

2016-2017

The re-enrolment forms for next year were sent out to all parents during the February break.

These forms, as well as the first payment (representing 40% of the tuition fees), must be

returned to the school by:

March 15th, 2016

After this deadline, only those students who have been re-enrolled will be retained on

the lists for September.

With effect from February 24th, Mrs Catherine Mitchell is standing down

as President of the PTA. We owe Catherine a tremendous debt of thanks

for her hard work as President since September 2014 and in particular for

organizing two very successful Summer Fêtes and very actively

supporting many other events in the school, in particular our Twentieth

Anniversary Fund Raising Gala in September 2014. We shall miss her

enthusiasm and dedication!

Until the end of June, we are pleased that Mrs Charlotte Hill, currently Vice-

President, will step in as PTA President, very ably assisted by Mrs Tanya

Nalbantis, currently on the Welcome Committee, who will take over the role

of Vice-President. We are most grateful to Charlotte and Tanya for their

help and look forward to a busy rest of the year.

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NEW ACTIVITY AT ISM!

IMPORTANT DATES AND NOTICES

CHANGE TO SCHOOL CALENDAR

2015-2016

You are reminded that the school will

remain open on Monday May 2nd, and

instead the holiday will be given on

Friday May 6th.

There wil be no classes from after school

on Wednesday May 4th until

Monday May 9th.

IGCSE and IB exams will carry on as

usual.

SCHOOL CALENDAR 2016-2017

The school calendar 2016-2017 has now

been published on the ISM website and can

be downloaded at:

http://www.ismonaco.org/school-calendars

Krav-Maga / Self-Defense

Award Ceremony

This original Martial Arts activity for students at ISM

aged 8-11 takes place every Friday afternoon after

school. At the end of every session, each

participant proudly receives a personnalised

certificate!

NEWS FROM THE PTA

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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The results of the November session of LAMDA exams (London Academy of

Speech and Drama) are outstanding. There were almost sixty entries with the

majority of candidates being awarded a Merit or Distinction. It was pleasing this

year to see so many of our youngest students taking exams in such challenging

subjects as «Speaking in Public» «Acting Solo or Duo» and «Musical Theatre».

The LAMDA courses are wonderful for developing young people’s confidence,

language and communication skills, and the certificates are recognized world

wide.

Congratulations to all our successful students from entry level all the way up

Grade 8. Top honours were awarded to those who gained medals at the highest

levels of entry:

Ekaterina Heim: Speaking in Public Grade 8 - Gold Medal (Distinction)

Lorenzo Borla-Magnetto - Speaking in Public Grade 8 - Gold Medal (Merit)

Anna Nikitina: Speaking in Public Grade 8 - Gold Medal (Merit)

Bethany Lewis - Musical Theatre Solo Grade 8 - Gold Medal (Merit)

Gabriella Cornelius - Musical Theatre Solo Grade 7 - Silver Medal (Merit)

Sophia Lewis: Acting Solo - Grade 6 - Bronze Medal (Merit)

Ronda Villar Carrero - Acting Solo Grade 6 - Bronze Medal

Catherine Khatsenkova - Speaking in Public Grade 6 - Bronze Medal (Distinction)

Hannah Maclean-Acting Solo Grade 6 - Bronze Medal (Merit)

Elish Liburd - Acting Solo Grade 6 - Bronze Medal (Distinction)

Special thanks go to their teachers, notably Jane Dubuisson, Merville Spiers, Zoë-Laura Dina, Colette Marx-Nielsen, Tina Edwards, Alexandra Pujade-Lauraine and Iyla Dziadyk.

For more information on what LAMDA can do for your child see www.janedubuisson.com.

LAMDA EXAMINATIONS - SPEECH AND DRAMA

We would like to bring to your

attention that there are many lost

items waiting for their owners at the

school receptions, such as sports

uniforms, shoes, jackets, pullovers, jewellery and

more.

If your child has lost anything, please call into

Reception and we will be more than happy to help

you look through the ‘Lost and Found’. All unclaimed

items will be given to charity at the end of the school

year.

However, if your child has lost something on his/her

way to school, you can phone ‘la Sûreté

Publique’ (objets trouvés: tel. 93.15.30.18) ; or for

something lost on the bus, ‘la CAM’ (tel. 97.70.22.00).

Congratulations to

Mr Chris Benson and

his partner whose

baby girl, Chloé Grace

Manon, was born on

February 17th at 8:35!

Everyone is well and

very happy, and we

wish all the best to the

proud new

parents!

JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2016 ISSUE 4

Please note in your agenda the following important dates:

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MARCH Thursday, March 3rd - Saturday, March 5th International Award, Silver Training

Friday, March 4th - Saturday March 5th International Award, Bronze Training

Wednesday, March 9th Careers Day, 9:00 - 12:00, cafeteria

Parent / Teacher Conferences (MS)

Saturday, March 12th IGCSE French Foreign Language Orals - 8:30 Monday, March 14th - Friday, March 18th Book Week

Monday, March 14th—Wednesday, March 16th Julie Kryk Songwriting Workshop (EY, Primary, MS)

Wednesday, March 16th P.T.A. Monthly Meeting - 8:30, cafeteria

Parent / Teacher Conferences (MS)

Friday, March 18th - Saturday, March 19th International Award Adventurous Trip

Saturday, March 19th IGCSE Italian, German, Spanish Foreign Language Orals - 8:30

Monday, March 21 - Friday, March 25 Visual Arts Exhibition (Year 13)

Wednesday, March 23rd Arts Festival, 19:00, Théâtre des Variétés

Monday, March 28th Easter Monday - ISM closed

Tuesday, March 29th - Friday April 1st IGCSE Art Exams

Thursday, March 31st - Saturday, April 2nd International Award, Silver Expedition

APRIL Friday, April 1st - Saturday, April 2nd International Award, Bronze Training

Wednesday, April 6th School Annual Piano Recital, 18:00, 5th floor

Friday, April 8th (after school) Spring Break to Monday, April 18th Back to school Wednesday, April 20th P.T.A. Monthly Meeting - 8:30, cafeteria

Wednesday, April 20th - Friday, April 22nd MS Checkpoint Exams (English, Maths, Science)

Thursday, April 21st - Saturday, April 23rd International Award, Adventurous Trip, Silver

Saturday, April 23rd - Sunday, April 24th LAMDA Exams

Thursday, April 28th - Sunday, May 1st Verona Football Trip Thursday, April 28th - Saturday, April 30th International Award Adventurous Trip, Silver Saturday, April 30th - Sunday, May 1st LAMDA Exams

MAY Monday, May 2nd - Friday, May 20th IB Exams Tuesday, May 3rd - Monday, June 6th IGCSE Exams Tuesday, May 3rd Les 3 Chardons (EY), 9:00 Wednesday, May 4th (after school) - Ascension - ISM closed Monday, May 9th Back to school Wednesday, May 11th General Assembly, 18:00 Friday, May 13th Historic Grand Prix, students dismissed at 12:00 Sunday, May 15th - Monday, May 18th Prague School Trip (year 12, Business Studies and Economics) Monday, May 16th Whit Monday - ISM closed Wednesday, May 18th P.T.A. Monthly Meeting - 8:30, cafeteria

Wednesday, May 26th (after school) - Monaco Grand Prix - ISM closed Monday, May 30th Back to school Monday, May 30th - Friday, June 3rd School Trip to Vinon-sur-Verdon (Year 5)

JUNE Wednesday, June 1st EY Sports Day Monday, June 6th - Friday, June 10th School Exams, Years 10 and 12 Wednesday, June 8th - Friday, June 17th MS End of Year Exams Monday, June 13th - Friday, June 17th Year 10 Eagle’s Nest Trip Week Monday, June 13th - Thursday, June 16th Year 12 Science IA Lab Work Week Tuesday, June 14th Primary Exhibition Wednesday, June 15th P.T.A. Monthly Meeting - 8:30, cafeteria Friday, June 17th Year 12 English Orals Friday, June 17th Summer Fête (starting 12:00) Wednesday, June 22nd Year 12 TOK Presentation Thursday, June 23rd - Tuesday, June 28th IB Induction Week Wednesday, June 29th School finishes (at 12:00)

International School of Monaco - 12 Quai Antoine 1er - MC-98000 MONACO - Tel: +377 93 25 68 20 - Fax: +377 93 25 68 30

Email: ecoleism@cote-dazur.com Website: www.ismonaco.org