DIS_Newsletter_Term4Week10_2010

DIS Newsletter, Term 4 Week 10, 10 December 2010 - Page 1

Principal: Alison [email protected]

Ph: 742 8402Manager: Carmel [email protected]

website: www.distimor.comDili International School10 December 2010

Term 4, Week 9Issue Eighteen, 2010

In November Tess Burrows spent three weeks as ‘Artist in Residence’. Tess provided Junior Preschool and Community preschool students the opportunity to develop their creative potential through experimenting with fabric paint. The children produced beautiful brightly colored bags as well as personal posters. Tess was our Junior Preschool teacher in Term 1 and 2. She kindly donated her time to this project when she returned for a brief holiday. Thank you Miss Tess.

Have a wonderful holiday everyone!

The day before break-up for fi ve weeks holiday we had a Play Day with a variety of fun activities. Here is Rebecca on the tube on the water slide, and right, Gunda,Namiho and Thicia.

See you all again on 20 January!!!


Fun at DIS on the last two days of

school before our fi ve week

break .... water sports,

dancing, and a visit

from Father Christmas to Playgroup.


What a productive and busy year we have had. We have had many special events, new developments and have seen all students achieving new learning outcomes. I would like to say congratulations to each and every student on their progress this year.

I would like to take this opportunity to again thank staff for their hard work, dedication and creativity. We have a wonderful team of teachers, teaching assistants and support staff, and each person plays an important part in the day to day running of DIS.

I would also like to thank the parent community for their support throughout the year, and in particular those parents who have volunteered in classrooms, the Extra Curricular Program, by

driving, or in any other capacity.

I would like to wish all students, families and staff a safe and happy Christmas break.

Term Dates, Pupil Free DaysOur last day of school for 2010 is this Friday, 10th of December.

Students will recommence on Thursday 20th of January, 2011.

Term 1, 2011: Thursday 20th January- Friday 25th March

Monday 17th- Wednesday 19th January will be Pupil Free Days. (Teachers will be participating in Professional Development for MYP during this time.)

ReportingThis week Student Progress Reports will be sent home. If you have any question about your child’s report, please speak to their classroom teacher.

Class Allocation for 2011

Families will be notifi ed on Friday of class placements for 2011.

After School SupervisionFor students who need to be at school until 4:20 and are not enrolled in an Extra Curricular activity, we are offering very affordable After School Supervision at only $2 an afternoon. Please let the offi ce know if/when you would like to book your child into After School Supervision.Primary students who are not picked up by 3:25 are taken to After School Supervision at the Lower Campus, and parents need to pay the $2 supervision fee.

DIS Clean Up The World EventOn Thursday, 11th November, students and staff participated in an ‘Emu Bob’ in the local Pantai Kelapa area, and wore the colour green to demonstrate their concern for the environment. Students, and staff, had fun while making our corner of the world a cleaner place. Well done to all.

Alison Morias, Principal

(742 8402 / [email protected])

What a productive and busy year we have had. We have had

From the Principal . . .


This term in Junior Craft Club we have continued making a range of fun things using color paper, glue, sticky tape, scissors, drinking straws, ribbons, paper fasteners, staplers and glitter. We made a basket of fl owers, a fairy wand, a clock, a fl ap book and fi nger puppets. The students especially enjoyed making the fairy wands and creating their fl ap books. Amra decided to draw only happy faces and called her fl ap book “My Happy Family.” The students loved making gifts for their parents and other adults who are important to them, and if they fi nished in time liked to make another one for their mother, father, sister or brother.Some of our craft projects can get a bit messy, but the students love these activities and always clean-up well when we fi nish.All the students work really well in Junior Craft, but I would like to mentioned Fitun and Mica, who often fi nish their projects ahead of time, and then help other students to fi nish and clean up. What a lot of fun we’ve had!

Fun in Junior Craft Club


Jewellery Club Jewellery Club is fortunate to have several very enthusiastic, committed and talented jewellery makers again this term - Amara, Prajita, Tiffany and Tata.

Although the students are encouraged to make jewellery out of recycled jewellery and other material, the current trend sees most interest in creating beaded jewellery – necklaces, earrings and bracelets.

Last term we had 14 participants, this term many students have decided to try their hand at other activities before the end of the year and just 4 or 5 regulars each week.

Students offer their creations for sale at the fi nal assembly each term.


DIS Calendar 2011 The school year calendar is a hybrid that caters for families from Australia, as well as those from Timor Leste, and countries in the Northern Hemisphere.

There are four, ten week terms. Students have a six week holiday at Christmas, a five week holiday the middle of the year, and a one week holiday in March and September.

DIS has eight Pupil Free Days each year, set aside for the first day/s back at the end of each holiday period, and for one report writing day each semester. DIS closes for national public holidays as outlined in below.

Apr 22nd Good Friday Apr 25th Easter Monday May 2nd May Day (in lieu of May 1st)May 20th Independence Restoration Day Sep 20th Liberation Day Nov 1st All Saints Day Nov 11th Santa Cruz Day (in lieu of Nov 12th)Nov 28th Proclamation of Independence Day

January February MarchS M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 52 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 7 8 9 10 11 129 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 13 14 15 16 17 18 1916 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 20 21 22 23 24 25 2623 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 27 28 29 30 3130 31

April May JuneS M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 43 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 1110 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 1817 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 2524 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30

July August SeptemberS M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 33 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 1010 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 1717 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 2424 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 3031

October November DecemberS M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 32 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 5 6 7 8 9 10 119 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 12 13 14 15 16 17 1816 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 19 20 21 22 23 24 2523 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 3130 31

Public Holidays

DIS Calendar 2011

School Holidays

Pupil Free Days 17th, 18th & 19th Jan, 4th Apr, 18th July, 3rd Oct Report Writing Days 23rd May, 21st Nov

2012 school year commences Jan 25th

(Staff commence on Jan 23rd)

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