Thursday 30th November, 2017 THE INTERNATIONAL … AP Physics 2 class to de- ... Geography, History and much ... nebula and planets. ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Thursday 30th November,

Thursday 30th November, 2017 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 25, ISSUE 13

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ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

MISSION ISPS is a vibrant learning community dedicated to developing passionate learners who strive for excellence and pursue their unique potential. We encourage resilience, innovation and collaboration, preparing students to act with con-fidence and integrity as caring global citizens.

VISION Inspiring thinkers and doers to shape a better world.

MOTTO Difference Makers,

Future Shapers

ISPS Contact #: 633-4777

WHAT’S INSIDE

Dates for your Diary

December

1 11:30 am Dismissal for ES Students

1 ES Term 1 Parent/ Teacher Conference

2 NHS Christmas Bingo Fundraiser

4 MS Parent Discussion Group 7:30am-8:30am, Green Room

6 Open Forum; 7-9 pm, Cafeteria

7 PTO Faculty Appreciation Day

8-9 MS Grade 6 Lock-In


12-14 HS Exams

13 ES School Production: Holidays Around The World: The Search for Santa; 6:00-7:30 pm, Theatre

FROM THE DIRECTOR

Elementary News 2-6

ISPS Briefs 3-5

Science Corner 6-7

Kindness Tree 8

Athletics 9-10

December Calendar 11

Community Notices 12

Cafeteria 13

Good afternoon parents,

Several reminders for you: ES Parent conferences are tomorrow.

Students will be dismissed at 11:30 am. The conferences begin 12:00. I know that Ms. Julien has sent all of the details to all ES parents and we are looking forward to seeing all of you.

The NHS organized Bingo is this Saturday from 4:00pm-9:00pm.Please consider bringing the family to have some fun and support this student-led event.

I will be holding an Open Forum on December 6 from 7:00-9:00pm. Topics that I will be presenting are the 2018-2019 school calendar, the Administrative structure of the school, and the launch of the competitive sports program at ISPS. Following those presentations, I will open the floor to questions.

I would like to thank the PTO for hosting a very successful garage sale last Saturday. The event was very well attended. Thanks as well for hosting a teachers brunch earlier this week. It was a very welcome surprise.

This morning, we had a group of students attend and Energy Efficiency Workshop hosted by the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute. The focus of the workshop was practical applications of Solar and Wind energy. The students who attended will become part of a committee to develop short, medium, and long term projects here at ISPS. This was a wonderful opportunity to integrate our goals for the year of sustainable production and consumption with some ideas that are being implemented here in the Caribbean.

I wish you all a very nice weekend. J Barney Latham Director

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Elementary Notes November 30, 2017 Volume 15, Issue 6

Grades PK—5 students have started their third unit which will continue after the Christmas break.

Classroom teachers met with the social studies head of department on late-start Wednesday to discuss the vertical alignment of content and skills in each grade level. Following this discussion, we will review our social studies scope and sequence to ensure that the students are being taught the knowledge and skills required to prepare students for Middle school and subsequently High School.

Words this month: Empathy and Risk-Taker

Angela Shahien

PYP Coordinator

Primary Years Program (PYP)

UPCOMING DATES

November 29 Reports were posted on Skyward

December 1

Early dismissal for ES 11:30 a.m.

Parent Conferences 12– 3:30 p.m.

December 13 ES Holiday Production, 6:00—7:30pm

December 14 ES Holiday Production, 1:00—2:30pm

Ms. Sultan-Khan, Ms. Stephanie, Ms. Katherine and the P3 students enjoyed a period of being fully engaged and attending to what’s happening, to what they were doing and how they were using their space. Also, the students listened to and did actions to songs.

Grade 4 rehearsing

“Christmas Around the World”

PK3s engage in Mindfulness...

Dear Parents,

Term One reports were posted on November 29th., and I encourage you to celebrate your child’s progress this term. Parent conferences will be held tomorrow starting at 12 noon, please check your scheduled appointment. All students are dismissed at 11:30 a.m. Please ensure that all students are collected on time. Classroom teachers will meet in their classes while specialists will be meeting in the music room. Please make every effort to see the specialist teachers (music, art, p.e., media, etc.)

Thank you to the PTO for treating our teachers to a delicious breakfast on Tuesday.

The upcoming holiday concert carded for December 13 and 14 is in its full swing of rehearsals. Our after-school drama club students (main cast), Mr. Low Chew Tung, and Ms. Trim have been working feverishly on the play: Christmas Around the World. Additionally, all classes have been polishing their part for the full rehearsals that will occur during the last week of school. Many thanks to the teachers for working with them. There are limited seats in the theater, and teachers will be sending you tickets to accommodate your family for the event. Special mention to all the parents who have been working behind the scenes organizing the costumes, and working out the details with teachers.

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the first challenge of the WordMasters (20 words). The analogy test pushes the students to think about the relationship with words. Students are challenged to make connections with words. The word study helps students to think analytically and metaphorically.

Next week is the last week for the early morning program. The program will begin when we return from the holiday break.

Congratulations to the following students who achieved a score of 15 and above:

Top Scorers: Stephanie (Gr.4), Avery ( Gr.4), Lucius (Gr.5), Nicholas (Gr.3), *Keabetswe (Gr.3), and *Scott (Gr.5) (*highest scorers)

Grade 5: Tomas, Ali, Jaden, Zachery, Hays, Matthew & Audrey

Grade 4: Nathan, Sam, Stephanie, Julian, Avery, Zach, Ethan, Zane, & Amalie.

Grade 3: Anjali, Nicholas, Lowenna, Daphne, Zumila, Alexandra, Camila and Eugenia.

Have a great weekend!

Suzette Julien,

ES Principal



Blue Waters Factory and Farm

PYP Unit: Communities Central Idea: The development of a community depends on the cooperation of citizens and organizations. Ashley Bednarek ES Grade 1

ISPS Briefs

QUICK READS

We had fun! Too bad we weren’t allowed to take pictures of the factory!

Enjoying our pizza!

SPOTLIGHT

Cafeteria Feedback Form Do you need to provide feedback about the

service in the school cafeteria? You loved the food? Got great service? Want healthier options for your child? Now you can do this from Family Access.

Log into your account from a browser window and click on District Links.

Now click on the Cafe Feedback. Fill in the form with the required information and click Submit.

You can submit a form as many times as you wish. The form will always be in this location so

you can submit feedback at any time.

Hmmm, what’s in here?

Enjoying our coconuts!

We are ready to go!

Need help logging in to Skyward? Email me at [email protected] and I will get you onboard!

mailto:[email protected]



PIZZA = Fractions: Any Way You Slice It! As part of our math unit in 4th grade we decided that we should explore making fractions in the real world. In small groups were given different tasks on how to divide our piz-zas for a different amount of people! We also had to measure our ingredients based on fractions of a cup. Ms. Ghany & Ms. Sullivan Grade 4

MATH UNIT

Grade 4

MR. BARNEY explains to the kindergarten students about the joy of giving at Christmas.

Students learn that the tree in the front office is special because the presents under the tree are for children whose parents can't afford to buy them anything for Christmas.

The kindergartners are all excited now to give a gift that will make other little boys and girls have a Very Merry Christmas. Momeda Khan

ES Kindergarten



Students Use Analytical Skills with their Reading

This month grade 3 students started reading Legends of the St Anns Flood. A book that supports the PYP Unit How the World Works looking at Natural disasters. The book is a fictional account of the deadly flood that occurred in Trinidad in 1993.

Students got into groups to analyze the characters and setting of the first three chapters of the book. They built character trait maps and found supporting details from the text for the traits they found. Ijanaya Jacob Librarian

Library Corner

Hello Everyone, This week there were still some

students with flu like symptoms though less than last week. Most of the symptoms were sore throat, headaches, coughs, stomachaches, nausea and some had vomiting.

Please encourage the children to cough and sneeze into their sleeves or shirts or into paper towels then discard.

Do have a wonderful weekend.

SISTERS

INARA CHIN LEE and ABIGAIL CHIN LEE placed 1st and 2nd respectively in the 2017 Judo National Championships in the combined Girls Infantile 1 & 2 (7, 8, 9 and 10 year olds) held on 26/11/2017 at the Woodbrook Youth Facility.



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Brian McDonald, a software engineer at Vital Images, a healthcare imaging company in the United States, visited the AP Physics 2 class to de-scribe his work as a 'devops' engineer and to discuss with students possible educational paths for those interested in engineering. Students were particularly interested in hearing about the different projects of Mr. McDonald's over the years - including his mapping of Alaskan glaciers with a laser while hanging out of an airplane! Mr. McDonald also kept our students enthralled as he described his interest in 3D 'virtual reality' software,

including his own efforts to develop games for the new headsets on the market. He proved to be a versatile presenter, wrapping up his talk by juggling three bags of corn flour! George Leiter AP Physics 2

Grade 8: Modeling the Solar System with Toilet Paper and Clay for their Space Systems unit.

Grade 9: Describing how objects move with the 'Buggy Cars' and determining who had the greatest power by running up the stairs.

Integrated Science Sarah Sue Calbio Science Teacher

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We just completed our second unit of inquiry where we looked at matter, its properties, the way it changes and how the uses of materials de-pends on their properties.

Students investigated whether air has mass, how dissolution affects the mass of salt and sugar, and how photosynthesis is an

example of a chemical change amongst other things.

Elementary School Science

How The World Works — Matter

Allison Johnson

Grade 5

Astronomy can be a very exciting area for anyone to learn about. Through as-tronomy many areas are covered -- Physics, Geography, History and much more.

This area of study is great for the chil-dren as it enables them to use their im-aginations as they plunge into the uni-verse while discovering stars, nebula and planets.

At ISPS we try to engage our students in active learning and have them apply new concepts and phenomena to what they already know, enabling them to achieve lifelong understanding various concepts.

The ISPS Community and friends were invited to the event and a fun time was had by all. We look forward to seeing you at our next ISPS star party.

Astronomy

Sarah Sue Calbio

Science Teacher



NOVEMBER 24-29

George 2D for taking another student from another class to Nurse’s office for help

Shane 3P for silently offering empathy and support when another student was hurt while playing

Hays 5W for offering to help a classmate solve a math calculation sum

Tannar 4S stopped to help a second grader who was having trouble opening a cough drop

Zachery 1Bell As soon as he noticed, he left his classroom to help a PK3 student open the door to join her classmates on the play-ground

Isabelle 5W for offering to help another student to solve a math prob-lem

Priyanka 5W for promptly assisting her teacher with a marker so that she could continue preparing the chart she was working on

Madisson 5W Without being asked, she gladly and spontaneously helped her teacher pick up stuff that had fallen on the floor

Lucius 5W For consistently gathering loose Chrome books and locking and securing the Chromebook case and key

TREE KINDNESS

NOTICES

See more Community Notices on Page 11

The shoebox will got to a child impacted by the recent hurricanes

on behalf of “Is There Not A Cause”

Indicate to Homeroom Teachers or Donna Clarke @ [email protected]

Student & Staff

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MON TUE WED THUR FRI

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

2:45-4:45 PM

GIRLS’ SOCCER 2:45-4:45 PM

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

2:45-4:45 PM


BOYS’ BASKETBALL

2:45-4:45 PM


ISPS CAIMANS TRAINING SCHEDULE SEASON 2 (Until December 14)

CAISSA: ISPS will be hosting CAISSA Boys’ Basketball and Girls’ Soccer from January 24th to January 28th 2018. The theme of this CAISSA is “Togetherness”. We are not only bringing together five International Schools to compete in Basketball and Soccer, we are bringing together communities and friends. This is a major whole-school event that promises to be festive, exciting, competitive and will raise our school spirit to new heights. Here is what you can look forward to:

Whole community Pep Rally Boys’ Basketball Round Robin games Girls’ Soccer Round Robin games Rock Out Concert Family Day

The Teams: ISPS Boys’ Basketball Team is the defending Champions. They have won the for three consecutive years. Will this be number four? Come out and See. Our Girls’ Soccer team placed third last year in Ecuador with a very young and inexperienced team. They have matured and are eager to play in front of their Home Crowd. Come out and make your presence felt. Be part of this fantastic event. Support by coming out to games, by hosting visiting student-athletes, wearing our Caimans’ T-Shirts and colours, and by sponsoring. CAISSA T-shirts will be on sale for all supporters. All parents and members of the community who would like to support the event by supply-ing sports drinks, bottled water, fruits and other food items or in any other way can also contact Physical Education Department. Your assistance is vital to hosting a successful event for the entire school community. Please call (620-6866) or email ([email protected]) if you are interested in assisting.

Make “Togetherness” the best CAISSA ever!!




After School Activities: Registration Forms for ASA 2 are

available from the front desk. Please register before 12th

January, 2018 to ensure a place in your favoured activity and to facilitate a smooth start of ASA 2.

Thank you very much for supporting the ASA and Athletic Programs.

SPORTS TEAMS Development Program: We would like introduce to our new Sports Teams Developmental Program: This is for Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball and Rugby. These clubs will range in grades

from 3 to 12. These clubs will run throughout the year in three Seasons- August to December,

January to March and March to June. Students will train two days every week for ninety minutes; or, three times if they

are preparing for a major tournament. Interested students will pay to register ($600 TTD, see form below) for each

club at the beginning of each season. Coaches will be responsible for entering tournaments, organising

tournaments and setting up friendlies. Students will be responsible for purchasing their own training kits and

uniforms. Only students from these clubs will be selected for CAISSA teams, Local League

games, other tournaments and friendlies. This will not interfere with our existing After School Activity program as

students are free to register for the activities of their choice. Rationale for this program: This program will ensure the continuity and quality of our sports teams. This will provide parents and students opportunities for further devel-

opment in the sport of their choice year round. Our teams will be in training throughout the year and not seasonal.

Training Schedule for Developmental Sports Teams

MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT

3:45-5:15 PM Basketball Grades 3 -12


3:45-5:15 PM Rugby Grades 3-12

3:45-5:15 PM Volleyball Grades 3 -12


7:30-9:00 AM Rugby Grades 3-12

3:45-5:15 PM Soccer Grades 3 -12



2:00-5:00 PM Volleyball Grades 3 -12

THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM THAT WILL RUN FROM JANUARY 8TH TO MARCH 22ND

IT WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY

ISPS Registration Form for Sports Teams Developmental Program Complete this form and return with payment to the Front Desk no later than

Friday 12th January, 2018.

Student Name: ________________________________

Grade: _______________

Tick off Sport that you would like to be involved in:

Basketball Soccer Volleyball Rugby

Total Paid: _________________

Parent’s Name: ____________________

Parent’s Signature: ___________ Date: ____/____/________



International School of

Port of Spain

2017 - 2018 Events Calendar

DECEMBER 2017 SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT

1 2

11:30am Dismissal for ES Only Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences 12:00 - 3:30pm

SATs 7:30am - 2:00pm NHS Christmas Bingo Fundraiser 4:00 - 9:00pm

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MS Parent Discus-

sion Group 7:30 - 8:30am Green Room

Open Forum 7:00-9:00pm Cafeteria

MS G6 Lock-In 2:30pm

ACTs 7:30am - 2:00pm MS G6 Lock-In 9:00am

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 MS Parent

Discussion Group 7:30 - 8:30am Green Room

HS Exams HS Exams ES Holiday Production 6:00 - 7:30pm

HS Exams ES Holiday Production 1:00 - 2:30pm

Last Day of School 11:30am All School Dismissal

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Start of Christmas

Break

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Christmas Day Boxing Day

31 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– N O T E S ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––



Dear parents and guardians, You are warmly invited to Grade 8’s museum exhibition - A History of Democracy. We have been studying systems of governance in Individuals and Societies and the exhibition will trace the history of democracy from its origins in ancient Greece all the way to Apartheid just decades ago.

Mrs. Veck Middle School



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Dates for your Diary

December

1 11:30 am Dismissal for ES Students

1 ES Term 1 Parent/ Teacher Conference

2 NHS Christmas Bingo Fundraiser


6 Open Forum; 7-9 pm, Cafeteria

7 PTO Faculty Appreciation Day

8-9 MS Grade 6 Lock-In


12-14 HS Exams



15 Last Day of School

15 11:30 am Whole School Dismissal

Elementary Options:

Monday 4th

Breakfast:

Lunch:

Hops & Ham, Cheese Slices, Sausages

Roti ( Buss-up-shut only), Curry Beef or Curry Chicken, Curry Potato, Pumpkin, Anchar Mango, Dhal & Rice

Tuesday 5th

Breakfast:

Lunch:

Pancakes, Banana Muffins, Eggs ,Bacon, Sausages

Celery Rice or Cubed Potatoes With Cheese & Bacon, Sautéed Vegetables, Honey Sauce Chicken or Fish.

Wednesday 6th

Breakfast:

Lunch:

Sandwiches, Fresh Fruit and Fresh Juice

Spaghetti Pie or Vegetable Rice, Rosemary Chicken or Baked Pork, Black Eye Peas, Garden Salad.

Thursday 7th

Breakfast:

Lunch:

Toasted Bread, Scrambled Eggs, Sausages, Jam.

Grilled Quesadillas or Chicken Tacos, Three Bean Salad, Sautéed Vegetables.

Friday 8th

Breakfast:

Lunch:

Sada with Pumpkin, Tomato Choka, Tuna Paste

Pelau { Peas & Rice} Baked Chicken or Baked Fish, Cole Slaw

Menu: December 4th to December 8th, 2017 Everyday there will be a set menu at a fixed cost (Table d’hôte)

and some days may have an À la carte menu where items are priced individually

Any Sandwich served with a small salad, milk, water or juice and fruit: $15.00

Prices for Lunch: VAT INCLUSIVE (Table d’hôte)- Fixed Menu:

Elementary Lunch: $23.00 Medium Lunch: $28.00 Large Lunch: $32.00

Prices for (A la Carte Menu):

6 in. Subs (Tuna, Ham and Cheese, Turkey, Ham): $10.00 Chicken Sub: $12.00

Vegan Delight (Cheese, Vegetables): $10.00 Fruit Bowl served Monday and Tuesday: $10.00

Baked French Fries: $10.00 Fresh Juices: $6.00(s) $7.00(m) $8.00(l) Milk (normal/soy): $6.00

Note: Vegetarian meals are available upon request. Students & Staff who suffer from allergies or have dietary requirements, please let the

café know in advance so that they can try to facilitate you.

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Thursday 30th November, 2017 THE INTERNATIONAL … AP Physics 2 class to de- ... Geography, History and much ... nebula and planets. ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Thursday 30th November,