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Top in the World Aruna Popescu Cambridge Outstanding Student Award pg. 48
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Inside: Dear Readers, We hope everyone enjoyed reading the October and December issues of our new ISB Insight Magazine. Here comes the vibrant March issue filled with excellent news about our students’ outstanding achievements: Top of the World Certificate for the highest mark in the world in the IGCSE Sociology Exam, Fencing Champions Awards and Winners of the ESU Junior Public Speaking Competition, just to name a few. In this issue you will find out who these students are and what motivates them to be the best. As always, we have been very busy and productive here at ISB. We have plenty of reasons to celebrate, to be thankful and to be proud. We invite you to read about the students’ continuous learning in the Class Articles pages. You will find out who are the Stars of the Week, who won the Golden Mouse and Golden Shoe awards, what the Student Council has been up to and which projects and competitions students participated in. MADALINA CIOC Both Primary and SecondISB Insight Magazine Editor ary students celebrated Art PR & Admission Officer
through exhibitions and projects, winter through winter sports and activities, holidays through performances and charity projects. We are very thankful to PTA for their constant support and for organising the Winter Show for the Primary School. We are also very proud of the Diploma of Excellency awarded to ISB by the Ministry of Education of Romania and for ISB becoming an ECDL Examination Centre.
It is a privilege for me to be in the middle of it all, to be able to work with students, teachers and the school’s IT department to put together this “time capsule” of our school. It is a team effort and just before we say it is “good for printing”, we briefly go one more time through its pages and we are very impressed with the amount of work and energy everyone has been putting into teaching and learning. Events, projects, school activities, celebrations and awards will become one day the sweet school memories of successful and fulfilled adults. “The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you”. B.B. King
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Primary Class Pages ...............................................4 Goldilocks and The Three Bears What a Knight!.......................................................10 Digital Xmas Ornaments ........................................11 Public Speaking Competition Winners ....................16 “Peace” at the Primary Art Week ...........................18 Sensational Scientists.............................................19 Star of the Week and Star of the Month Awards......20 The Winners of the Golden Mouse Trophy...............21 Golden Shoe Winners.............................................21 Happy Houses.......................................................22 Primary Extra Curriculum Activities Term 2...............24 Secondary Extra Curriculum Activities Term 2..........30 Bright Speakers Competition January 16th........................ 33 Winter Arts at ISB..................................................34 ISB Becomes an ECDL Exam Center ....................36 Winter Sports Activities...........................................37 After School Fun....................................................39 Proud of our Future Science Teachers ...................39 Five ISB Graduates visit KS5 students....................46 Dutch Universities Fair at ISB.................................46 Top in the World: Aruna Popescu ...........................48 Diploma of Excellence for ISB.................................49 Alex and Filippos, Our Fencing Champions..............50 Winter Fair at ISB...................................................52 PTA brings Pasee Partout Dan Puric Theatre ........53 Registration is open, Academic Year 2015/2016....54
ISB Insight Magazine Issue 4 March, 2015 Editor: Madalina Cioc - admissions@isb.ro Graphic Designers: Victor Vasile - it.manager@isb.ro Ahmet Yolacan - ahmet.yolacan@lumina.ro Printed by: Head Print www.headprint.ro International School of Bucharest Sos. Gara Catelu Nr.1R, Sector 3 Bucharest-ROMANIA tel: 021.306.95.30 fax: 021.306.95.34 www.isb.ro
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Winter, Arctic Animals & Balloons in Nursery L MRS. LUMINITA LASCU, NURSERY TEACHER
After the winter holiday the children in Nursery started the second term with great enthusiasm, ready to play and learn new things. We have been learning about Winter and the clothes we ha ve to wear in cold weather. We have talked about why we need to wear them and where on our bodies we put them, e.g. hat on our head, gloves on our hands. We have made different pieces of clothing including, woolly hat pictures, and scarves with repeating patterns and a pair of mittens, painting on one and printing it onto the other to make them the same. We practice matching patterns on hats, scarves and gloves and played number games to recognise numerals and to match the number to the quantity eg. buttons on mittens or snowflakes. Another topic we have been learning about was ‘Arctic animals’. Everybody was excited to make penguins, walruses and polar bears to decorate our classroom displays. A
Making winter clothes
We are very busy molding polar animals
big success was feeding a penguin with fish shapes. We are happy to tell you that most of the children can name basic 2D shapes – square, circle, and triangle, and some are beginning to use mathematical vocabulary to describe them. We also practiced counting up to 10 objects from a larger group independently when we tried to see how much fish the penguin ate. We also measured ourselves against an Emper-
Practicing our problem solving skills to build an igloo
or penguin to see if we are taller or shorter. None of the children are taller yet! During science week we were trying many experiments and we have learned many new things. We know now those big blocks of ice from the Poles can float and that many objects made of wood can float too. We also know how to blow up a balloon using vinegar and bicarbonate of soda, it was so much fun!
Science week- How to blow up a balloon!
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Why outdoor play is so important for Early Years children MRS. VICKY SEESHAAN, EYFS DEPUTY PRINCIPAL
Here at ISB we strongly believe that outdoor play is a vital for your children’s well-being and development. It is also loads of fun! We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage framework and outdoor learning all year round is a key aspect of our curriculum. Being outdoors has a very positive impact on your children’s learning and development. It allows children to explore, take risks, use their senses and interact with different environments, weather, seasons and the natural world. Children are able to play on a large scale outside and burn off energy they may not be able to inside the classroom. This in turn has great benefits for their general health and gross motor development. Even in the cold weather being outside will have very positive benefits for your children.
So many diferent things to do with snow! • using imagination • creating, inventing and construct-
ing
• investigating, exploring,
discovering and experimenting with their own ideas
• investigating concepts and ideas • being active, running, climbing,
pedaling, jumping and throwing • taking risks.
• making sounds and music,
Lastly, it is really important for chil-
expressing ideas and feelings
dren to be able to run, Jump, climb,
• finding patterns, making marks,
be loud and boisterous and what
exploring different media and materials
better place to do that than outside!
Our outdoor learning involves careful planning to ensure we are providing opportunities for children in meaningful and engaging ways that support their learning and development in all areas of the curriculum. These experiences can include: • being excited, energetic, adven-
turous, noisy and messy • talking in English, listening, in-
teracting with others and making friends
We love to explore diferent weather!
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Climbing helps us grow strong!
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All there is to know about Goldilocks and The Three Bears MS. CORINA DUME, RECEPTION TEACHER Daniel “ The jam porrige is my favourite”
During Literacy in Reception C we have been discussing the story of ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’. We used a bag of clues and children had to guess the story we are talking about. After that we read the story and we talked about the characters in the book and the setting of the story. The children have been using the Role Play Area to act out the story of ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’
with masks. We made porridge and ate it with different flavours such as jam, honey and sugar. The most preferred flavor was the jam porridge.
used glue, paint brushes, sawdust and googly eyes. Children brushed glue all over their teddy bears and attached eyes and then sprinkled with sawdust!
We sequenced the story and drew a story map. We also tried to write words from the story such as “bed”, “chers”, “taibl”(the children’s own spelling of chairs and table). We cut teddy bear shapes onto different colors of construction paper and
At the end of the week we enjoyed a lovely bear snack using toast, bananas, honey and raisins. We also put together a fantastic display of the children’s work about ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’.
Goldilocks trying the bear’s beds
Goldiclocks and the three bears in action
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Speedy Pizzas made by Reception K MS. KITTI & MS. ANGELA, RECEPTION K
Reception K became interested in using objects as telephones in order to call for a delivery pizza. One of the children suggested we make a pizza delivery shop in the role play area of our classroom. Some of us brought different sized pizza boxes from home. We made a big batch of playdough to create our pizza dough. We decided on some toppings (tomatoes, olives, onions and green peppers) and found pictures on the internet that we printed out and laminated to add to the pizza. The children even began to add glitter as
Working in the delivery unit
‘spices’ and cut up small pieces of yellow wool as ‘cheese’. We added aprons and chefs hats, a small oven as well as pizza cutters and rolling pins. We practised our phonics by writing menus and taking telephone orders. After a few days we discovered we needed a delivery bag, a driver’s hat and even
a motorbike! After working at “Speedy Pizza” for a week we experimented with making our own real pizzas, choosing the sauce, toppings and the right amount of cheese to place on top. We cooked them in a giant oven and they looked delicious. After all our hard work, we got to do the best part….eating them! Yum- yum!
Writing the menus
Our ‘Speedy Pizza’ Delivery man!
Your choice of toppings
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Making our own pizzas
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Year 1 are going back in time to explore houses from the past and investigate materials
Sorting by colour
MS. KITTI & MS. ANGELA, YEAR 1 TEACHER
Year 1 children have been working very hard this term during English lessons. We started looking at and discussing non -chronological reports and wrote a variety of our own. We also described people and events in order to develop to writing and reading awareness. We have now started a new unit - Simple Rhymes. We have read and recited poems ande recited poems and rhyming texts, becoming aware of rhyming words. We even tried to write our own version of a popular rhyme! This term in Maths Year 1 have been discovering lots of new things! We learnt how to solve word problems, listening for clues to tell us whether
to take-away or add. We also learnt to count in 10’s and are learning to identify the Tens and Units in a 2 digit number. We had a lot of fun in our data handling lessons, sorting different objects into groups, making picture graphs and creating Venn diagrams. We used both our own and a given criteria to sort objects and pictures. In Humanities we have been talking about houses and homes. We used pencils and paint to create pictures of our own homes, thinking carefully about what they looked like. We have also been investigating houses from the past. We have compared the features of old and new houses and have started to find out about how household items have changed in the last 100 years. We created our own old homes used printing
Sanskriti, Teo, Daniela and Ahmet sort by colour
techniques. In Science Year 1 are learning about Materials. We learned what materials are, where they come from, what they are used for and what their properties are. We went on a “Materials Hunt” around the school and in our classrooms to find them in different objects and observe how they are used. We also made a Materials Investigation Book where we wrote our observations after we closely looked at materials. Later on during the term we learned about fabrics and what they are made of. We learned which materials are manmade and which of them are natural. We used magnifying glasses to observe fabrics and learned a range of adjectives to describe them.
Yannis, Maria and Vehbi having fun in Science lessons
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Life in Year 2 this half term MRS. KAREN WILLOUGHBY, YEAR 2 YEAR LEADER AND DEPUTY PRINCIPAL KEY STAGE 1 Year 2 boys are dressed to impress
This term in Year 2 we have all worked really hard preparing for our year group production as well as getting involved in all the other special activities that were taking place in school such as Science week and Inclusion week. English: In English we focused this term on developing our reading voices. We practised in our production sessions with the use of expression and fluency. We were able to further our skills in our English lessons, the children really enjoyed looking at the wonderful work of Julia Donaldson especially the story Room on a Broom. Maths: In Maths this term we have been exploring more Time, Capacity
and Number Work. The children got involved in lots of fun activities such as estimating how long it would take to do different tasks and then trying to do them against the clock. The children practised measuring liquids and we even made our own secret recipes using militres and litres.
Music: In Music lessons the children came together to work on composing their own pieces of music. They practised using a range of different instruments to follow a beat and then they worked together to compose and perform their own piece of music.
Science: In Science we have enjoyed carrying out fun experiments and learning some cool ‘wow!’ science facts. The children were encouraged to explain the different scientific processes using new vocabulary. They have got better at forming a hypothesis based on what they already know and they eagerly await the results of their experiments to conclude their work.
Finally in Year 2 we really benefited from the activities we did in Inclusion Week. As a year group the children learned that whilst it is very important to work hard in school, it is equally important to develop and maintain strong friendships. We explored different strategies to help each other to feel happy and included in school. We really hope that every child in school feels valued, safe and happy.
Year 2 girls looking pretty before their school production
Year 2P enjoying a shared poetry reading
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Year 2 perform What a Knight
What a Knight! A Year 2 School Production
community when they showcased their amazing acting skills in the school production “What a Knight” which took place on February 6th 2015. The story itself contained the perfect balance of humour, mystery and excitement. Featuring a cast of nearly 65-Year 2 students, the show told the story of a young squire Watt Mrs. KAREN WILLOUGHBY, Cobblers who was expelled from YEAR 2 YEAR LEADER AND DEPUTY PRINCIPAL KEY STAGE 1 knight school who later joined forces with his new-found friends Dusty A wonderful performance”, “A plea- Dragon and the wayward Princess sure to watch”, “Hugely entertain- Alice in an effort to rescue King ing“, “Catchy songs”... these are just Arthur’s daughters, save Excalibur some of the audience comments and defeat the evil Black Knight. about our latest school production, With group singing performances ‘What a Knight!’ along with funky dance moves and This year our students in Year 2 certainly impressed the school
skilled sword fighting, the audience and cast in ISB felt hugely proud of
King Arthur and Queen Guinevere
being part of something, which was such a large success. What our Year 2 actors had to say… “It was good fun dressing up as knights and princesses”, “I loved being able to sing and dance on stage with my friends”, “ I was nervous and excited and very happy when I heard everyone clap, and “I loved the songs as they sounded very catchy”. Thank you to: The staff at ISB, the parents and of course our students who put in an enormous amount of time and effort to produce such a fantastic show – Well done to all.
Enjoying every minute on the stage
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Digital Xmas Ornaments in KS1 MS. MONICA ŢELE, ICT TEACHER
Students proudly showing their decorations to the photo camera
“KS1 Children had a lot of fun last two weeks during the Computing lessons with Miss Adriana and Miss Monica. Also with the teacher assistants’ help, they designed some lovely digital ornaments
using TuxPaint program, and then, after printing, laminating, and cutting them, the children enjoyed decorating their classes’ Christmas Trees. The trees look amazing! What do you think?”
Year 2 Xmas Decorations Display
Year 1 Xmas Decorations Display
Everyone contributes to the team
The trees loook amazing with the digital decorations on
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City scenes artwork
Yippee in Year 3 MS. GUZEL, MIRASOVA, YEAR 3 TEACHER
This half term Year 3 had a lot of fun learning about Living and Nonliving things. Now we can tell you how to identify if something is living or non-living. We enjoyed playing the Tic-Tac-Toe game which is like Naughts and Crosses but played with picture cards. We looked at the
Making Bird Feeders
life cycles of different animals and humans as well. We had a lot of fun sharing p ng children and as babies. Then each class, working in groups, made bird feeders, to fix around our school premises. 3G had a busy time practising for their assembly on Wednesday, 4th February.
Solving Maths problems in groups
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Year 4 fly to Neverland MR. SCOTT CABLE, MR. SCOTT CABLE
It has been a dramatic start to 2015 this term in Year 4 with the teachers and children very busy preparing for our forthcoming production of ‘Peter Pan’. The children have worked very hard to learn their lines, perfect their acting and fine tune their best singing voices for what we are sure will be a spectacular show. Our English work this term has also been dramatic as we have been reading and discussing other short play scripts in our ‘Play scripts’ unit. We identified the key features of play scripts and used these to write and perform our own. There was also tension in our first English unit of the term ‘Stories about problems and issues’ which provided us with some excellent discussions of real life problems.
Reading short play scripts in our ‘Play scripts’ unit
In Maths we worked tirelessly to improve our mental and written calculation methods for all four operations during our ‘Number and Problem Solving’ unit and now can use from a range of strategies to solve these. We enjoyed showing of our mental skills playing games like ‘Fizzbuzz’ and ‘Shootout’ and started solving increasingly complex word problems, some involving three or four steps! We are currently making good progress with our second unit of the term ‘Measures and Problem Solving’ and we especially enjoyed measuring and comparing our bodies.
Making a range of circuits using different components
Our Science work this term has been electric and we have really enjoyed making a range of circuits using different components in our unit ‘Electricity and Magnetism’, we are looking forward to exploring magnetism. We also greatly enjoyed Science week and can now perform and explain a range of experiments using items we can find at home. All in all it has been busy but enjoyable and successful term in Year 4 and we can look forward to our final production of our show and a well earned half term break.
Improving our mental and written calculation methods
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“How is made?” Year 5 Trip to Danone Yogurt Factory MR. ROBIN MORRISON, YEAR 5 TEACHER Students sample products from the factory
In January, Year 5 visited the Danone yogurt factory in Colentina. The purpose of this field trip was to see how yogurt was manufactured and what goes into every pot. Students learned that milk is collected from dairy farms across Romania and brought to the factory. After adding the bacteria, the milk is incubated at about 46°C until firm. Fruit is then added to flavour. They also learned that the fruit and bacteria are imported from Germany. Students watched thousands of cartons being filled with yogurt and packaged ready for the shops and they tasted many of the products made in the factory which made this trip a one off experience.
Tour of the factory in protective clothing
Students watch products being packaged
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Year 6 Having Fun on the Ice Skating Rink David,
YEAR 6A
“We went ice skating at Cismigiu Park. It was freezing cold, even though we stormed to the oval rink. At first the ice felt uncomfortable, but later on we got used to it. Some children fell a lot, however they never gave up. On the other hand, I was somewhere in between. I am not professional, but it was not the first time. Mainly we had a great time.”
Sports Museum & Bread Factory Trip DILARA, YEAR 6K
ILINCA, YEAR 6M
“We were at the Sports Museum a while ago. My opinion was it was so interesting. There were some pictures that children drew; there
Everyone had fun on the ice skating rink
were famous people’s uniforms and the equipment they used before. There was Nadia Comaneci’s statue; it was one of the best statues I ever saw. We watched some film about rowing. It was really interesting; they were showing a rowing match between two different countries. “ Dilara (Year 6K) “I really enjoyed the trip to the bread factory. My first
I want to be the best, just like Nadia
impression of the factory was that is huge! Then when I entered it seemed even bigger. It smelled really well and the children were very excited. A very nice lady told us about how they make bread and even let us touch the dough. There were some very big machines mixing all the ingredients. After that the pieces of dough were put on a conveyor belt and then they were put in the oven. At the end we got to taste the warm bread and even got to sample of the other types of bread and cakes for free! Really enjoyed it!” Ilinca ( Year 6M)
Before entering the Sports Museum
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ISB takes up the podium at English Speaking Union (ESU) Public Speaking Competition MRS. LIANE MOLDOVEANU, PRIMARY ENGLISH COORDINATOR
Public Speaking Competition Winners
took place on January 24, 2015. Well done to the Primary students who represented our school: Denis Garjoaba, Daniel BenyoyszkyBiczak, Toni Stratan, Karina Vasile, Alexandru Papacu, Brinda Paruthi, Tudor Durnescu and Ayse Ozmen! “It is always a great and challenging experience to work with children who volunteer for extracurricular activities such as the Public Speaking Competition.We learn together
Coordinator “I loved taking part in the Speaking Competition and I felt very happy when I received my award. But the most wonderful feeling was that I participated.” Denis (Year 4F), Honourable Mention “It was a great experience, I enjoyed it very much! I started off by writing my speech. It was quite hard, but I had a lot of ideas so, finally, that made it easier. I didn’t win any prize, but I won the most important thing which is EXPERIENCE! I just can’t wait the next year’s competition!” Karina, Year 5W
Aysenur Year 6M
The ESU Junior Public Speaking Competition is aimed at students aged 8-11 who want to improve their speaking and presentation skills and their ability to think analytically on their feet, while enhancing their speech writing skills. The competition also helps to develop confidence in its participants. The theme of this year’s competition was ‘Life is a journey, not a destination’. The region round of the competition
Denis Year 4F
to manage emotions, overcome nervousness and work on skills such as persuasiveness and organization. They make my job very easy as they are so passionate and creative! They have the charisma of leaders.” Liane Moldoveanu, Primary English
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Karina Year 5W
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Winners’ impressions following the English Public Speaking Competition
helped me to develop my skills in speaking in public, preparing a speech and analytical thinking. I strongly recommend all interested students to participate in the next year’s contest.” Ayse (Year 6M), Second Prize “I was a bit nervous. As I hurried to the stage, Mrs Liane tapped me on my shoulder and encouraged me. When I concluded my speech, there was a round of applause! I came first and got a prize! I called all my uncle and grandparents to let them know the results. I dedicate this certificate and prize to my parents. I also thank my teachers for all their support.” Brinda (Year 6K), First Prize “This has been a wonderful experience! My tips for you: diction, don’t think about the prizes and just have fun! Participation makes you a winner anyway.”
Daniel Year 4F
“I was very excited at the beginning, a little scared, too. The room was full of people, parents and children. When it was my turn, my legs and my hands were trembling. However, I was able to say the whole speech and I tried to answer the questions. I had a lot of questions. It was a great experience. I will be there again next year!” Daniel (Year 4F) “I won second prize which was a great honour as only half of the children won a prize. Last year, I won the first place with a speech on the theme ‘Communication’ which seemed to me a lot easier subject to talk about. I think the contest
Brinda Year 6K
perfectly. After a week of really much oral practice, the day of the final round came. They were 130 children in total, split in 5 rooms. In my room they were 27 kids. I had to wait about 40 minutes till the judge called my name. Once again I said my speech perfectly! Then a guy asked me one question, and then my friend asked me another one. Actually, my answers helped me to get a better score. It was only one moment when I thought I was not going to win a prize because the others’ speeches were very good. But I got First Place! I was so happy!!” Tony, (Year 5M), First Prize
Tudor Year 6K
Tudor (Year 6K), Honourable Mention “The day when the school round had come, I sat waiting for my name to be called out. I was nervous because I thought I would forget my speech and that I would have 6 judges and 600 children staring directly at me. After some time, I heard my name. When I walked up to the microphone, all the worries disappeared; it was like a portal to a new world. I did it
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Tony Year 5M
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“Peace” at the Primary Art Week MS. REBECCA FOX, HUMANITIES AND ARTS COORDINATOR
Primary Art Week from 15th to 19th December 2014 had the theme ‘Peace’. During the week the children learnt the importance of peace and working peacefully together to create some wonderful pieces of art. Children in Year 1 created dream catchers, clay peace medals and even creates some yoga inspired Mandalas. The children in Year 2 worked together to make a superb dove which can be seen hovering in the Year 1 and 2 corridor, come and take a look! The children in Year 3 got messy with the clay sculpturing and painting clay doves, and the year 4 children worked together on many
Students in 5W creating their peace collages
different pieces of peace art. The children in Year 5 spent lots of time ripping, cutting and scrunching up pieces of paper to make eye-catching collages which featured some famous faces known for their peace speeches and songs; John Lennon and Martin Luther King. Last but not least the Year 6 students showed off their drawing skills with some great peace drawings. Samples of Peace Art from each class was put
on display in the Gallery throughout the first half term, I hope you all got a chance to take a look at it. As well as individual and group work within the class the staff and students from the Pre-School and Primary school worked together to make a huge Peace Tree by drawing round their hands. The tree is proudly on display in the Gallery, if you haven’t seen it yet come and see, you will need to look up though!
1S’s dream catchers
4F illustrating a story about peace
Primary students adding their hands to the Peace Tree
Miss Alice demonstrating her art skills to her class
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Sensational Scientists MR. ANDREW MORGAN, SCIENCE COORDINATOR
In the first week of February, ISB primary celebrated ‘Science Week’. Each year group performed a different experiment every day or watched demonstrations that helped show a certain scientific principal. These covered a variety of topics including: floating and sinking objects; dissolving; air pressure and centrifugal forces. Children
Teachers and students are always working together
competed in teamwork competitions and science fiction writing tasks and shared interesting daily scientific ‘Did you know?’ facts. At the end of the week there was a Science Fair,
where each class had the opportunity to demonstrate and explain their favourite experiment from the week with the rest of primary school.
Balloon Bursting Experiment
Floating or sinking eggs
A bottle can be a music instrument
Science day was such a fun day!
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Star of the Week and Star of the Month Awards Mrs. KAREN WILLOUGHBY, YEAR 2 YEAR LEADER AND DEPUTY PRINCIPAL KEY STAGE 1
The ‘Star of the Week’ and ‘Star of the Month’ awards are in place to formally recognise the excellent work and behaviour of the students in our school. Each week on a Monday children from Year 1 to Year 6 are chosen by their teachers and teaching assistants to receive the ‘Star of the Week’ award. This award can be given for many different reasons; good behaviour, an excellent piece of work, kindness and lots more. The children are very proud when they get this award. A certificate is presented to them during assembly,
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and the children’s photo is taken to be uploaded to the front page of the website and the students receive a huge applause at the end from the audience. The names of the ‘Stars’ are displayed in the various classrooms for the week so that everyone in school knows about their achievement.
month by their specialist teachers, with children chosen from both Key Stages covering Year 1 to Year 6. Again this award is given for excellent academic work and for following the school’s Golden Rules. At the International School of Bucharest we
Star of the Month
are very proud of all our students and
The ‘Star of the Month’ award is presented to a student once a
we do our best to encourage all our
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students to achieve their best.
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The Winners of the Golden Mouse Trophy MS. MONICA ŢELE, ICT TEACHER
In Primary we have a trophy called ‘The Golden Mouse’. The lucky winning class has the chance to work or play at the computer for 30 more minutes during Golden Time. The children love being able to work on the computers, so this is a real treat for them. Tips and tricks to win the Golden Mouse: • Follow the Computing Rules; • No Red Dojo Points or Warnings during the Computing lesson;
The students love working on the computers
• Work hard and do your best to get as many House Points as you can. If your class has the biggest amount of House Points and no red Dojo Points in Computing during a week, then you will definitely win the Golden Mouse. Until now, the classes awarded the
trophy are: 1A, 1C, 2K, 2M, 3A, 3P, 4F, 4L and 5W. Congratulations to the winners! Let us see which class is the next one! And remember: You just need to believe you can win!
Golden Shoe Winners MRS. LAURA MORRISON & MRS. ADRIANA COCORA, PE TEACHERS
ISB Primary School has been celebrating the ‘GOLDEN SHOE’ award for 8 years. This Sports award stands for an extra 30 minute PE session during Golden Time and it is given out to one winning class a few times each half term. In order to win this award the children will need to: • Wear their school PE kit during lessons;
And the Golden Show Award Goes to Year 5D!
• Listen carefully to the teacher and work hard every lesson; • Work together as a team and help each other setting up or finishing all the tasks during the lessons;
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• Participate in every task or activity during the lessons. Our January’s Golden Shoe winner was 5D, well done everybody!
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First KS2 Student Council Meeting MR. SCOTT CABLE, YEAR 4 TEACHER
We had a double session for our first KS2 student council meeting of 2015 such was the amount of ideas that the children wanted to discuss. Each idea was keenly debated and dissected before the council made their final decision to agree with the idea and try to promote it within the school or not. Some of the main ideas agreed upon for the school’s other stakeholders to consider were: a projector for the multipurpose room to help with P.E lessons, working sinks in every classroom, the
Happy Houses MR. JAMES PEALL KS2 DEPUTY PRINCIPAL
The children have been happily collecting their House Points again this half term, with a new look running total on the school’s website encouraging them to earn as many as possible. The Lynxes are the current
Student Council at work
creation of a healthy tuck shop for KS2 and having a weekly fruit and vegetable day. There was also widespread agreement that there should be a KS2 skiing trip organised by the
school and we are delighted to see that this has already come to fruition. We look forward to our next meeting this month were we will have lots more to discuss I am sure!
leaders with the Hares right behind, and we have all read the tale of the Tortoise and the Hare, so i imagine the Lynxes will not be resting on their achievements so far.
Overall Terms 2 and 3
One week we actually had a tie for first place, with some of the House Captains gasping in front of the audience, “How could that be with so many House Points we drew?” So it really proves that each and every House Point a child earns is very valuable for the team. Keep collecting everybody.
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House
Hares
Bears
Lynxes
Foxes
Eys
26
32
35
31
KS1
677
682
688
661
KS2
1338
1237
1383
1146
Spec
315
264
234
327
2340
2165
Total
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Sliding on the ski slope of Predeal MS. ADRIANA COCORA, PE TEACHER
On the 18th February, pupils and teachers meet in the ISB gallery to go on a very exciting ski trip to Predeal. Once they arrived at the hotel in Predeal, the students were excited to get into their rooms and see who they would be sharing the room with. After lunch we had our first ski session. Putting the boots on for the first time, and carrying the skis to the slope can be tiring and the first time is always a challenge!!! However, Ms. Adriana, Mr. Mustafa and Mr. Hasan were very impressed that all of the ISB children were dressed properly and ready to go on the slopes. The students experienced nice skiing and had great fun during the three days trip. There were different activities in the
ISB Staff Proffessional Development MRS. VIKKI PEALL, YEAR 2 TEACHER
During December I was able to take part in an intensive 2 day training course in the U.K to learn more about teaching phonics as both a spelling, writing and a reading strategy. The course has evolved after lots of research by it’s creator Debbie Hepplewhite who has devised a way of teaching phonics as a code to children. Teaching
We all had a fabulous time
evenings, including “Talent show”, “Board Games”, “Chess”, “Spoon Cards Game”, “and Twister”. At the end of the trip we had challenges like the “Cleanest Room”. On the last day some of the children were getting a little tired and their boots seemed to be getting heavier, but their attitude was fantastic! This trip is another story of their life that has been a great success and a fantastic experience for the children to segment and then blend the letters helps them develop the three key areas of communicating in English. It was good to get both the background information as to why she developed the alphabetic code but also learn more about teaching children the 51 units of sound and practical tips about helping children learn them. Of course at I.S.B we have a planned lesson each day for delivering and revising the units of sound but there are many times during the day when ‘incidental’ teaching can arise. I valued the opportunity to discuss theories with the leaders of the course and with other teachers who had also traveled from around Europe and the U.K to develop my understanding and approach to phonics. I know that this course will have a good impact
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children. Whether they were a beginner, medium or advanced, all of the children listened, skied very well, had fun, made new friends, met new challenges as the snow began to get a little icy in the last day but all have shown great development! Well done David & Mihnea, Venice, Ioana, Roman, Eric, Berfin, Buket, Alexia, Melisa, Nazli, Faraz, Sikander, Theodor, Luca, David, Yunus and Celal!”
on the lessons and it has equipped me for extending and developing the children’s understanding too.
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Primary Extra Curriculum Activities Term 2 Ballet MRS. GABRIELA VOINEA, CLUB TEACHER
Ballet
”Ballet is an art that is mostly made with our brain, not just with our legs.”
Girls Football Team MR. MARK EADY, YEAR 6 TEACHER
That is what Mrs. Gabriela Voinea, prima ballerina in Sweden, is teaching her students during the ballet lessons. Best quality music, graceful movements, pretty
costumes, rhythm and passion are the recipe for a perfect ballet representation.
The Girls Football team has come together having their first practices and playing in a tournament at Herestrau Park where they won the 3rd place trophy. They have learned some football skills and played well as a team. Well done to the players: Venice Pintea, Monika Belakova,
Elizabeth Newsham, Maria Voluntiru, Violeta Banica, Ioana Oprea, Paty Pavel, Ioana Gornea and Maria Tisaianu.
Girls Football
Mr.Mark Eady, their coach is very proud of their result.
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Science Craft MR. ANDREW MORGAN YEAR 6 TEACHER
We have been making some really cool science toys in ‘Science Craft Club’. We made a bobbing bird that pecks its way down the elastic band, a man that magically climbs up the string when you pull it and a simple zoetrope that makes still pictures move!
Science Craft
Little Readers MRS. ANDREEA ROMAN, ROMANIAN TEACHER
We had a great time during our club reading stories, retelling them and also acting out parts of them. The activities we had are helping the children to improve their reading skills as well as enlarging their vocabulary.
Little Readers
Phonics Fun MS. ALINA DIMACHE, YEAR 1 TEACHER
In Phonics Fun Club students have been playing with phonemes and graphemes and learned how to blend them together to build words and sentences. We looked for the meaning of words in dictionaries and then looked for synonyms. The children loved making sentence puzzles and playing Interactive fun phonics games on the smart board!
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Hama Beads MS.MARILENA DRAGHICEANU, YEAR 1 TA
Welcome to Hama Beads club, a colorful world of beads. While having fun playing with hama beads on the pegboards children are developing their motor skills, learning to count, matching colors and enhancing their creativity. The most fun part is the fact that they can keep their creation once the pegboard is finished and ironed.
Hama Beads
U9 Basketball Club MR. MARK EADY, YEAR 6 TEACHER
This term we have started the U-9 basketball club. Children have learned some dribbling, passing and defensive skills and performed really well. We are learning to work as a team and also about the rules of the game. Later in the term we aim to play some friendly matches against other schools. Phonics Fun
Arts & Crafts MS. RALUCA CRISTACHE EYFS TA
In the Arts & Crafts Club, the children explore different textures and medias, making beautiful presents for their family and friends or just taking their masterpieces home to display them. Besides the joy of creating something designed by their own hands, the club is helping them develop their skills and personalities, and encourages them to try new things and express their feelings.
The children have a lot of fun and enjoy coming up with ideas for their next projects! Arts & Crafts
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Football for Fun MR. MARK EADY, YEAR 6 TEACHER
MR. GWYN WARLOW, YEAR 5 TEACHER
Football For Fun is now on for the second term. Children are developing skills and have also played three matches at the American School, two indoors and one outdoors, and performed very well. It is very impressive that many of the children are learning to pass the ball during matches and work as a team.
Footballfor Fun
U9 Football Team MR. SCOTT CABLE, EYAR 4 TEACHER
The U9 football team have been training hard and working on their skills and tactics in the last month; getting ready for lots more matches and competitions in the spring. We have played a range of games and activities to develop our pressing and short passing and the children are
improving their play every week. We always have fun at our club and play the game in a an excellent spirit and we can’t wait to show off our skills at our next match! U9 Football Team
The Hour of Code MS. MONICA ŢELE, ICT TEACHER
This term KS2 children joined the Computing Wonderland of Code - The Hour of Code Club. Here they are learning the basic concepts of Computer Science using drag and drop programming. They are very enthusiastic when it comes to computational thinking through games that use loops, conditionals, and basic algorithms. They enjoy every single moment spent programming their favorites characters.
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Let’s play with numbers and letters! MS. CLAUDIA HURMUZESCU, YEAR 1 TA
How much children love to play! In order to teach a child to recognize letters and numbers, it is important to use fun activities. The child can be modeled through the game. It easily develops learning to children, educates them how to behave in a collective and arouses the spirit of competition. On this way, I created the club for Year 2 students, entitled
Geography Club MR. ROBIN MORRISON, YEAR 5 TEACHER
Students in Geography club are learning about the important features of planet Earth using Google Earth – the continents, oceans, mountain
“Let’s play with numbers and letters.” Since the first lessons, the students were very excited about the topics. In these educational games, I included concepts learned in class about numbers and letters, without the children realizing that it had been applied in a game.
Let’s play with numbers and letters!
ranges and major rivers, drawing maps and discovering more about their local environment. In the next few weeks we will be exploring the beautiful landscapes of Romania including the Danube Delta and the Carpathian Mountains. Students will be learning why these places are important and what is unique about them.”
Geography Club
Recycled Masterpieces MS. GUZEL MIRASOVA, YEAR 3 TEACHER
Children rush to this club with bags full of recycling materials: bottles, card boxes, newspapers, toilet paper inserts, plastic and paper bags etc. At every club sessions they are very eager to learn what we are going to make. The children are given a target and some guidelines as to how to make identical things and then come with their own ideas, just like an icing on the cake. We made dolls and penguins out of toilet paper inserts, flowers from plastic bottles, toy vehicles out of card boxes,
The Hour of Code Club
cans, egg boxes etc. During our last session we designed clothes using only paper bags, plastic bags and newspapers. Oh, and we have some
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really talented fashion designers. We are planning to make many more interesting things out of recycling materials. Reduce and reuse!
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Mind Games MRS. LIANE MOLDOVEANU, YEAR 4 TEACHER
‘Mind Games’ Club is a never ending adventure! Yunus (y4), Ilayda (y4), Alexia (y4), Ali (y4), Robert (y5), Sikander (y5) and Celal (y4) pilot ‘Sputnik’ in outer space and come back to Earth as kings who are on a mission to awake ‘Sleeping Queens’. They use their skills not only to defeat dragons and knights, but also to sell their rugs in a market in ‘Marakesh’, get rid of nasty rats in ‘Rat-a- Tat- Cat’ or build amazing structures as the ‘Architecto’. The games available for this club are challenging and relaxing at the same time.They offer children a nice
Mind Games
change to class activities, stimulating their mind and stretching their vocabulary. Children also enjoy getting together and playing with friends from different year groups. It is one hour filled with fun and children are looking forward to it every week. “I wish the club lasted more than an hour”, Yunus (y4L) said.
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Let’s play with numbers and letters!
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Secondary Extra Curriculum Activities Term 2 MRS. INGRID STANCIU, ECA COORDINATOR
How much children love to play! In order to teach a child to recognize letters and numbers, it is important to use fun activities. The child can be modeled through the game. It easily develops learning to children,
educates them how to behave in a collective and arouses the spirit of competition. On this way, I created the club for Year 2 students, entitled “Let’s play with numbers and letters.” Since the first lessons, the
students were very excited about the topics. In these educational games, I included concepts learned in class about numbers and letters, without the children realizing that it had been applied in a game.
The Entrepreneurship Club MR. ANDREW LAWRENCE, ECONOMICS TEACHER
“The Entrepreneurship Club’s newest and most exciting venture, “Velvety Vittles”, specializing in the provision of popcorn and a narrow assortment of delicious beverages, secured their first job which was to supply a performance event arranged by the Parent Teacher Association. The job lead to a modest profit and was deemed a success by the financiers. Velvety Vittles would like to take this opportunity to thank the PTA for the chance to prove themselves and they look forward to the next chance to deepen the relationship.”
Entrepreneurship
Piano Advanced MS. IOANA DAMIAN, MUSIC TEACHER
The Piano Advanced Club was chosen by talented students who enjoy very much playing this wonderful instrument. Our aim at this club is to learn how to read and play many different pieces of music. Students will improve their technique as well and they will develop their knowledge about classical music. Piano Advanced
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Debating MR. IAN ROBERTSON, HISTORY TEACHER
MR. BRENDAN CLARKE-SMITH, SOCIOLOGY TEACHER
ISB Debating Club recently competed in the ‘Winston Churchill Future Leaders International Schools Debating Competition’ at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bucharest. The team competing for ISB comprised of Vlad Filip Chiorescu, Ana Anghel, Stefan Sauca and Julia Galebiewska. Despite having the youngest team in the competition, our competitors were able to secure two draws. ISB drew their match with the eventual competition winners IBSB. ISB
Debating
were eventual runners up in the Silver Plate Final and received their prizes from Ireland’s Ambassador to Romania. Gaining individual honours in the competition was Year 7 ISB student, Stefan Sauca, who was awarded
‘The Top Junior Debater Prize’ by a panel of experts. It was a great team effort by our young students and we will take that experience into our forthcoming debate fixtures with IBSB and the Christian Academy in 2015.
Fitness MS. FLORINA UNGUREANU, ESL TEACHER
It’s Term 2 already and Fitness Club hasn’t lost its popularity, even though is on a Friday afternoon, after a busy week. When was the last time you heard a woman say she wanted to sweat? Fitness Club transformed the horrendous workouts into something motivating and fun. The beginning was really tough, just like all beginnings are, but once the participants got past their initial reluctance, they tend to have a more balanced approach to fitness. I like to call them Warriors, because they understood that fitness is not about looking better, it’s about being healthy. Fitness Club is a well-rounded physical activity programme which combines
Fitness
fat-torching exercises with a mix of cardio, strength training, and mindbody practices like yoga.
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Year 12 Experiments MRS. LAVINIA COJOCAR, CHEMISTRY TEACHER
During the experiments club, students from year 12 perform individual experiments in order to learn how to follow instructions, handle laboratory equipment, collect, analyze and evaluate data. This club is targeted for year 12 students because at the end of the year, they will take a practical exam as part of their AS level examination. Year 13 students can also attend, and their role is to guide the year 12 students. You can see, in the pictures, students handling different type of equipment and analyzing data. Performing
Year 12 Experiments
weekly experiments like these (they are all related to exercises given in previous years exams), builds
Year 12 Experiments
students’ confidence and prepares them for getting high grades.
Year 12 Experiments
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ESL Group MS MĂDĂLINA ŢUICĂ, ESL TEACHER
We are very proud of the students who have joined ISB this year and are studying English during ESL classes. They are making visible progress, not only in speaking, but also in reading, listening and writing. Since the beginning of the term, we have been talking about the past, about famous people from different countries and various areas, such as music, literature, art, politics, and sport. Our year 7 and 8 students did research on famous sportspeople from their country and wrote articles about their lives to share with the others. Although
Bright Speakers Competition January 16th MS. JANET HUNTER, ENGLISH TEACHER
Students have written well-structured articles
it has been a challenging task for them, our students have succeeded in meeting the expectations by writing well-structured articles, using simple vocabulary and grammatical structures.
We are confident that they will continue to improve their language skills by the end of the year and they will be able to understand and produce more and more complex pieces of work.
and the standard of speakers was unusually high.
performances.
Well done to Asal Shams,Alessia Diaconescu, Busra Yildirim, Giuliano Ceccarelli, Lidia Jalabi, Meryem Betul, Daria Ion, Ana Maria Nita, Sireen El Taib Mohammed, Filip Ionescu, Antoni Lukaszewicz, Mirna Mikael, Hana Abudan and Ana Costin, who gave exceptional
The English Department enjoyed listening to the speeches very much and the judges had an incredibly difficult decision to make. We look forward to the interschool phase of the competition on the 21st of March, where the six winners of the school phase will compete with students from other schools.
A huge thank you to Years seven and eight who participated enthusiastically in the school phase of the Bright Speakers competition. The final was a fantastic success
Year 9 English MR. PIERS POSNER, ENGLISH TEACHER
Now that the days are shorter and that much darker, it is all the more appropriate that Mr. Posner’s Year 9 class have been studying the literary genre of Horror. The class has analysed Edgar Allan Poe’s uniquely disturbing vision in “The Tell-Tale Heart”, in which we discovered how the writer expressed feelings of madness and fear, together with explaining the effects this can have
Bright Speakers Winners
on the reader. To demonstrate their writing skills, each student produced a horror story using a single point of view, to get a feeling of just how hard it is to create a “page turner”. With all of this in mind, the class has recently applied their knowledge to
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cinema and the important work of Alfred Hitchcock. They were asked to think about how the camera can be used to create emotions in the viewer and to discuss why they think horror remains one of the most popular types of film genres to this day.
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Winter Arts at ISB MR. IAN MCSHANE, DRAMA / HEAD OF CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS
In December we mounted our first Arts Week. This included themed lessons, lunchtime quizzes, a concert, the Art Exhibition and the Secondary Arts Week Assembly. The week got off to a flying stop when an unnamed Creative Arts teacher (let’s call him ‘me’) organized an elaborate treasure hunt centred around all of the posters in the main school concourse. Whilst printing out the question sheets, all of these posters were taken down to make space for the Art Exhibition. Perhaps that teacher should have first consulted the Head of Creative Arts (let’s also call him ‘me’.) Anyway, the students proved much smarter and the treasure hunt was comprehensively won by Kevsar and Selda of 8B. Well done, girls. The Arts Week Assembly was a showcase of the talent across all secondary year groups, including musical performances, drama and films.
Art Exhibition
Each year ISB hosts an Art Exhibition/Contest on a specific topic. This year’s topic was “Winter” and we all joyfully embraced it. The competition was open to KS3, 4, 5 and all our candidates worked in an abstract or figurative manner, submitting observational or interpretative studies. We had an impressive list of talented winners:
Year 13 Meral
Year 7 Sofia , Xi, Xiaoyan
Ms. Bianca Gainus - Art
Year 8 Sara, Carla, Alexandra M
Ms. Adina Barbu - Music
Ex Aequo Year 12 Nuriye, Jocelyn , Esther Year 13 Nermin A big thank you and congratulations to everyone who took part in the Arts Week activities. Ms. Sorana Grigoras - Art
Year 9 Andreea S Year 10 Ioana S Year 11 Ayse Nur Year 12 Maria & Deniz
Students’ best art works displayed in the ISB Gallery
Stills from Book Week Costumes
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Humanities Department News
MR. ANDREW PALMER, HEAD OF HUMANITIES
The Humanities departments are very happy to welcome our new Business and Economics teacher, Mr. Ian Howgill. Mr. Howgill, who has taught all over the world including in China and Tanzania, brings with him a wealth of experience. This will be invaluable to our Key Stage 4 and 5 students as they approach the examination period. He has settled into ISB very well and has now adjusted to the temperature difference from Bali which was 300C this Christmas. He has replaced Mr. Mihai, who will be sorely missed by students and colleagues alike.
A Humanities classroom
We hope that you enjoy the pictures from Mr. Robertson’s Year 9 class which demonstrates some of the high quality work that has been done within Humanities this year. The display is on Native Americans. The department is now finalizing trips field trips for the upcoming Humanities week including visiting
the mud volcanoes near Buzau, a coastal study in Constanta, a museum trip within the city and a reservoir trip to Lake Vacaresti. Finally students are reminded that they are always welcome to join or ask for extra revision sessions during the run up to their final exams this summer.
History and Rememberance MR. IAN ROBERTSON, HISTORY TEACHER
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Year 9 History students helped in the selling of poppies to help two charities that provide practical support to ex servicemen and women who have served in the military for their respective countries. Students kindly gave up their lunchtimes and morning breaks to sell paper poppies, a symbol of the conflict of 1914-18. Students raised in excess of 1300 Lei for the Royal British Legion and the Romanian War Veteran Association. The British Embassy and Romanian Veterans sent their thanks for the sterling work of the students and praised their thoughtfulness to others. Thank you to everyone who supported the cause at ISB.
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ISB Becomes an ECDL Exam Center MR. TURGAY UZUNCAKMAK, ICT TEACHER
We are very happy to announce that our school has become an exam center for ECDL (ICDL). Benefits of having any ICT literacy certificate are abundant. Certification provides objective verification of students’ and teachers’ skills, provides a means to measure the quality of training, and increases teachers’ and students’ confidence by achieving an international standard. ECDL Foundation is the certifying authority of the leading international computer skills certification
ECDL
programme – ECDL / ICDL*. The quality and reputation of our certification programmes are built on over a decade of experience in successfully delivering ICT certification programmes to millions of people in various languages around the world. Our students that are digitally literate will enjoy an enriched educational experience and will be better prepared for life, for work, and further
learning. Students who use technology as part of the learning process perform better in school, and are more motivated to learn. ICT skills enable teachers to use technology more effectively in the teaching process, thus achieving educational goals more efficiently, and in doing so saving time, and increasing productivity in the classroom.
Table Tennis Competition MRS. INGRID STANCIU, ECA COORDINATOR
During the 19th century, where it was played among the upper-class as an after-dinner game. It has been suggested that the game was first developed by British military officers in India or South Africa who brought it back with them. A row of books was stood up along the center of the table as a net, two more books served as rackets and were used to continuously hit a golf-ball from one end of the table to the other. Early rackets were often pieces of parchment stretched upon a frame, and the sound generated in play gave the game its first nicknames of “whiff-whaff” and “ping-pong”. In the 1950s, rackets that used a rubber sheet combined with an underlying sponge layer changed the game dramatically, introducing greater spin
Congratulations to all participants
and speed. Nowadays, players from around the world enjoy the game and we are proud to say that ISB students have the opportunity to play not only in PE lessons but in breaks and after school time as well. On Friday, 30th January 2015, ISB organized the 1st Edition of InterSchools Table Tennis Competition. 18 players, age 12 to 18, competed during the 4 hours tournament in order to go home with one of the trophies or with a medal. Great shots and superb defensive scenes made
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the hours enjoyable for everyone present on Friday in our GYM. Here are the results: BOYS Category Winner – Enkai, year 12 2nd Place – Adam, year 13 3rd place – Eugenio, year 13 GIRLS Category Winner – Maria, year 12 2nd place – Maria, year 9 3rd place – Narmin, year 13 Congratulations to all players!
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Winter Sports Activities MRS. INGRID STANCIU, ECA COORDINATOR
It became a tradition for ISB students to experience winter sport activities every year. Chilly, snowy days were calling our kids outdoors. Ice skating, tubing, skiing and sledging activities made a memorable day for Key Stage 3 students who went on a day trip to Predeal resort. Although skiing is the favorite activity during the winter, “there’s nothing better than gliding through the cool air on a sled” said Lidia, year 7 student.” Sledding is fun for all ages” said Ms.Bianca and Ms.Alina, who also experience winter sport activities beside the students. And “who says inflatable can only be used on the water?” said Andrei, year 9 student. On the way back to Bucharest, everyone agreed that winter sport
S2 group photo on ice
activities should continue to be a tradition for ISB. Mrs. Ingrid and Mr. Murat, who organised the event, were very happy to hear this, and they promised to have more days of fun in the next years. On the other hand, the children (and Teachers!) in Key Stage 2 were Ice Skating in Cismigiu Park between 21st and 23rd January 2015, while participating in a fun physical activity.
Ready to try the fresh snow
There were soaking wet days, but everyone had a brilliant time despite the weather! There’s nothing more gratifying than to see your little one gliding happily around the rink, showing off everything he or she has learned. Well done everyone for making this trip a pleasure and being a part of! See our photos to spot our skating superstars!!!
Skiing is always fun!
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Modern Foreign Languages News MRS. CARMEN ZAHARIA, SPANISH AND SOCIOLOGY TEACHER, HEAD OF MFL
A new interactive course is used for Spanish lessons. It is offered by BBC and it is called Mi vida loca. Students learn how to speak Spanish with lessons, courses, audio, video and games, including the alphabet, phrases, vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, activities and more. The course will be used as extra material for the Spanish lessons. We hope our students will enjoy it. We would like to congratulate our year 9 student, Ingrid, for obtaining
Ingrid’s Diploma
the Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera, Level B1. DELE (Diplomas of Spanish as a Foreign Language) is the official accreditation of the degree of fluency of the Spanish Language, issued and recognized by the Ministry of
Education, Culture and Sport of Spain. The Cervantes Institute is in charge of organizing the exams, while the University of Salamanca is in charge of the preparation, correction and final evaluation of all the tests. Good job, Ingrid!
Year 7 & 8: stART with abstract art! MS. BIANCA GAINUS, ART & DESIGN TEACHER
Student’s attraction to abstract art can be easily explained: simple shapes or playful patterns, electric and strong colors and the idea that you don’t need to master a difficult drawing method in order to obtain an interesting abstract art piece that you could proudly hang on your wall, at home. So this topic was the best to start our semester with! Now… What is abstract art, anyway? Picasso thought that there wasn’t such thing like abstract art, while some art critics take the view that all art is abstract – because no painting can be more than a brief summary (abstraction) of what the painter sees. Where’s the truth?
Modern Foreign Language
Well, the students had to research about and come up with their own definition about abstract art. After this we explored some interactive techniques for obtaining an abstract art piece: string & ink and asemic writing. For the first one, the students worked in pairs- and had a lot of fun because that’s an opportunity you don’t meet every day: to share the same artwork (and the work behind it!) with your favorite colleague or your best friend.
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By asemic writing, we explored an intuitive and funny kind of mark making, we learned about balance, empty spaces and our natural movements translated into scribbled signs. We also did an interpretation of “Mademoiselle Pogany” by Brancusiyou can see our best works on the 2nd floor near ART Room 2. Come and take a look!
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After School Fun ASAL, YEAR 7I
The 23rd of January 2015 was a great day for some of the 7I students. After a tiring day at school we had the chance of having fun. Together with Mrs Derya Karabulut we went on a fun adventure at Unirea Mall. It was one of the best days we ever had together with our teacher. The best part of this trip was Laser Maxx where we had two rounds of playing.
Year 7I having fun at Laser Maxx!
Time passes slowly when you enjoy yourself! This trip was based mostly on socializing and that’s why students
should be treated with this awesome reward more often.”
Proud of our Future Science Teachers MRS. DERYA KARABULUT, YEAR 8I FORM TUTOR
Tudor and Alek (Year 8I), both remarkable students, took a valuable step in their future teaching career and taught a science lesson about Energy to one of the Year 7 classes on Wednesday, 28th January.
Knowledge gives students confidence to speak and teach
Tudor and Alek proved to be excellent teachers for their younger peers. Both sides enjoyed the lesson very much and the time they shared in class. Well done, guys, we are very proud of you all!
Tudor and Alek doing a great job teaching their pears
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Rocks and weathering processes MR. GEORGE POPESCU, SCIENCE TEACHER
Year 8 students studied this semester the formation of rocks and investigated the weathering processes in Science. Although most people would find this topic quite boring and difficult, the students in year 8 considered it fascinating. One reason could be the large variety of interactive activities, workshops, demonstrations and projects, which helped them understand the differences between physical, chemical and biological weathering, identify the characteristics of sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks, explain the rock cycle
The only rock that floats on water, pumice
and enhance their presentation and investigation skills. The pictures speak for themselves. During the Rock Chop Workshop ,the students used different types of chocolates to model the formation of all types of rocks. The students also made imprints in soft clay using shells of snails and oysters, then poured plaster on
top and allowed it to harden over night. The next day each student took home his own hand-made fossil. The activity helped them understand the mechanisms and conditions for forming fossils in marine environment. The students have learned about the only rock that floats on water – pumice, during the investigation of characteristics of igneous rocks.
Using chocolate to model the formation of all types of rocks
Handmade fossils using shells of snails and oysters
The presentations were followed by questions
This activity boosted everyone presentation skills
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A day in the life of a hard working year 10 student VALENTIN, YEAR 10B
ALEXANDRU, YEAR 10S
Steve,
Valentin, Year 10B
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TEO, YEAR 10 S
“Year 10 has been really good so far, I really enjoy the way in which we have a lot more choice and freedom compared to previous years in the ways in which we can study. Although they are an essential part of our studies, I’m glad that Educare puts less emphasis on class work and homework marks, as results are far more important than the way you achieve them, in my opinion. Regarding the lessons, I have really been enjoying most of my courses, especially my Social Science of choice. As for the things I didn’t enjoy...well...there’s French which is far more difficult this year, but so are all the other subjects.” Valentin, Year 10B “How is life in year 10? This is a hard question. In year 10 you start thinking about your future. What you want to be in life. You chose your subjects on which you need to focus and need later on, in your life. You should be more responsible. You have a lot more homework, study 10 times more. Life in year 10 is very hard. You start realizing that not everything is a joke. You need to think of your future. What do you want to be? There are more problems. There is all kind of problems, especially at school.
Between year 9 and year 10 is a very big difference. As you pass year 9, you should start thinking of your future!” Alex , Year 10S
good one and I hope it will continue like this! “ Teo, Year 10 S
Teodor, Year 10S Alexandru, Year 10S
“Life in year 10 is a very hard and frustrating one. It took me a lot of time to get used to it but it’s still very hard. We have many tests and too much homework to do. At home, I don’t even get the chance to play a game just because I need to do all the homework. I hope that we could have fewer tests per week and a smaller amount of homework so that we have more free time and more fun. I need to admit that we do have really funny moments sometimes an also really enjoyable.I know that in those years we need to prepare for our future jobs. So overall this year is a pretty
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“Life in year 10 is very fun, even more fun than I expected. I expected that it will be hard and that I won’t understand anything. The only downside is that we get a lot of homework. I have many friends and no red cards so I have no complaints. One thing that I would like to change is to start doing more homework and play less video games at home. In the weekends I go out very often unlike I did in year 9 and I’m very pleased with my life. Year 10 is very relaxing compared to older years compared to what I hear from older friends.” Steve, Year 10S
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Year 11 Pastoral Care MR. GEORGE POPESCU, YEAR 11 LEADER
MR. BARNABY DAVIS, YEAR 11 I FORM TUTOR
There was a change this month for 11I, as due to other teaching commitments Ms. Janet Hunter was replaced by Mr. Barnaby Davis as the form tutor. It has been a smooth transition, and the students have continued to narrow their focus and concentration as the time for mock exams approaches. As aspects of this, the students have considered the role positivity and critical thinking play in achieving their potential in the IGCSE examinations. This resulted in the adoption of certain positive catch phrases, and the banning of the word ‘can’t’ to describe their abilities! The students have also been thinking about how their upcoming exams will help them in their later life, and how they can work towards their ideal professions. As part of this, most of the form group have signed up to take the Career Progression Assessment offered by Preview.
Group discussions and sharing ideas is an important part of the process
This well respected appraisal helps students to match their interests and abilities to a career path, and then offers guidance on how to achieve said career.
Setting achievable targets require focus
This includes the A level choices that would be most beneficial for each student, an area that many are starting to seriously consider.
A positive mental attitude will help us to a chieve our goals
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Year 13 New Year’s Dinner CATINCA, ISB PREFECT On 18th of December we, Year 13 students, gathered at school for a special dinner; special, for it was our last Christmas spent as ISB students. It was an evening spent in chatter, laughter, the never-ending clicking of the shutter as numerous photos were taken and we were too distracted to eat. We talked about the past: silly stories from our first day in Year 10 or for some of us even earlier than that, first meetings with people we never thought we would get to know so well over the years. We laughed about the present because really, the photos wouldn’t stop and we were hungry! And we
Year 13’s enjoying a great New Years Dinner
asked about the future. We haven’t even graduated yet or said goodbye and we were already wondering when our class reunion would take place. In 5 years? Or maybe 10? It was a great dinner which turned out even better once we started sharing gifts. Because who can say no to gifts? Each and every one of
us received a present from their respective “secret” Santa. We did try to humour Mr. Ahmet, our form teacher, and keep it a secret at first, but we could only hold our curiosity for so long. We ended the evening with, of course, even more pictures because there never seemed to be enough.
Secondary School celebrates the end of the term in Assembly MS. MADALINA CIOC, ISB INSIGHT MAGAZINE EDITOR PR & ADMISSION OFFICER
An excellent first term has ended. Secondary School celebrated the end of a very challenging and busy term in the final Assembly this morning. We watched the 100th anniversary of ISB film and a very motivational slideshow of the first term school activities. Certificates were awarded in recognition of charity work, school
1st places in academic average of each secondary school year group
work or sport competitions and guests from charity associations were invited to collect donations. Year 12 and Year 13 students have received High Honour Certificates and we have all enjoyed a very funny film, “Singing Teachers Animation”
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made by our Drama teacher, Mr. Ian McShane. As you can see, we had a lot to celebrate and be thankful for! We wish you all happy holidays and a very happy new year!
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33 Alumni attended the ISB Alumni New Year’s Dinner MR AHMET DUNDAR, SPANISH TEACHER/ALUMNI COORDINATOR
The traditional ISB Alumni New Year’s Dinner was organised on the 27th December at the school. 33 alumni members who joined the event had a fantastic time. They enjoyed the delicious ISB food and shared fun memories of their school life. Board games and scavenger hunt activity brought former class mates in the same team or competing against each other again. “Alumni dinners are part of ISB’s tradition of brining former students together after years of graduating from this institution. Sitting at the dinner table were students coming
ISB Alumni New Year’s Dinner
from different parts of the world with different experiences yet still united by the friendships created at ISB. Teachers of former students were present at the event. Observing students discussing their current jobs and achievements with the people who once taught them and helped them climb the ladder towards their success created a nostalgic atmosphere. Part of the New Year’s dinner were also games and activities such as treasure hunt organized by graduates who brought the students even closer.
I look forward to participating in ISB’s future Alumni events which proves how friendship made at school are always preserved. Special thanks to ISB staff who kindly hosted us and to the organizers of such a fabulous night.” Upcoming Events: 23.02.2015 - ISB Alumni London Reunion 06.03.2015 - SB Alumni Women’s Day Dinner 10.05.2015 - Lumina Alumni Cup 14.06.2015 - ISB Alumni Grand Reunion
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Five ISB Graduates visit KS5 students MR AHMET DUNDAR, SPANISH TEACHER/ALUMNI COORDINATOR
Five ISB Alumni, who are now very successful professionals or currently attending prestigious universities, visited KS5 students on Monday, 5th of January. Tarek Cheaib, (2009 ISB Graduate is now a graduate engineer from UCL and he is working with Buro Happold, UK) & Dana Shikhil, (last year of architecture studies at Ion Mincu Arhitecture & Urbanism University, Bucharest) talked about their areas of expertise and encouraged students to follow their passion when choosing their
Graduate Talks
future careers. Mehmed Gokcel and Laura Galea (Class of 2014) accompanied by Kate Simitzis (Class of 2013) had a talk on “student life in London.”
Following the event, KS5 students’ feedback was very positive. This was an excellent and very insightful opportunity for the KS5 students to have their various questions answered.
Dutch Universities Fair at ISB MR AHMET DUNDAR, SPANISH TEACHER/ALUMNI COORDINATOR
ISB hosted the Dutch Universities Fair and presentations at the school on Wednesday, 11th February. Our students met with representatives of top Dutch research universities like Maastricht University, Erasmus University, Tilburg University, University Leiden, UCR (University College Roosevelt) and UCU (University College Utrecht). who presented their educational offer.
Dutch Universities Fair at ISB
The students interested in following a career in Art & Humanities, Economics, Law, Medical Sciences, Sciences & technology, Social Environmental Sciences and Music, have now a better understanding on how it is to study in Netherlands.
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Deputy Head of Mission of the Dutch Embassy, Mrs. Anke ter Hoeve, had the opening speech. Thank you all for coming, you have been very helpful to our students!
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Aruna achieves highest mark in the world MS. MADALINA CIOC, ISB INSIGHT MAGAZINE EDITOR PR & ADMISSION OFFICER
We are extremely proud of our Year 12 student, Miss Aruna Popescu, who has achieved the highest mark in the world in Sociology from Cambridge International Examinations. Aruna attained this remarkable result in the International General Certificate of Education (IGCSE). The IGCSE examinations from Cambridge University, which take place in May/June every year, are the gold standard in academic qualifications for students aged 14 – 16 years old. The International school of Bucharest offer over 19 IGCSE’s to their students who regularly obtain grades equal to or in excess of the students in the UK.
Aruna achieved 7 A* and 1 A grade in the IGCSE examinations. She is currently studying Sociology, Economics, History and Spanish in her AS-levels and she is hoping to read Law at one of the most prestigious universities in the UK. Mr. Sinan Kosak, principal at the International School Bucharest was extremely proud and delighted with Aruna’s achievement: “This is the second Cambridge University award ISB students have had in 2 years. Alexandru Georgescu also achieved the highest mark in the world in his AS-level Travel & Tourism examination in 2013. We are very proud as well as very honoured to have such outstanding learners in our school and we hope that all our students will be encouraged in their future education and careers by this high recognition of academic success”. “ISB is totally committed to our students academic and social wellbeing and we will continue to work with all of the ISB community to keep this amazing record going”.
Mr. Stephen Willoughby, Deputy Principal “In my opinion, this award is the best proof that, as Jefferson once said luck exists and the more you work, the more of it you have. Working hard is essential in any endeavour and I hope that this acknowledgement of my hard work will help me in getting a place at a top university.” Aruna Julia Popescu, Year 12 student
Proudly handing in the outstanding student award to Aruna
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Diploma of Excellence for ISB MS. MADALINA CIOC, ISB INSIGHT MAGAZINE EDITOR PR & ADMISSION OFFICER
ISB has been awarded the Diploma of Excellence by the Romanian Ministry of Education for its students remarkable results in Olympiads and International Contests during the academic year 2013-2014. We are very honoured to be
Diploma of Excellence for ISB
awarded with such a distinction and we are proud to share this great news with our community and our friends.
ISB contributes to the humanitarian campaign “Alongside Darius, in his fight for life” MS. MADALINA CIOC, ISB INSIGHT MAGAZINE EDITOR PR & ADMISSION OFFICER
The money raised by the ISB students through various charity work and events since the beginning of the year, has been donated to Non Profit Association Noi Orizonturi Familia in order to help Darius, a young boy who is suffering from leukemia and who needs our help to overcome this insidious disease and to win this unfair battle with his
Mr Faruk Erduran, handing in the check to Noi Orizonturi Familia
illness. Mr. Faruk Erduran, the ISB Director, together with Mrs. Karen Willoughby, KS1 coordinator, handed in the check of 3025 lei to Noi Orizonturi Familia Association representatives who visited us at the school on the 18th December. Noi Orizonturi Familia Association
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thanked ISB for “the outstanding contribution to the humanitarian campaign, Alongside Darius, in his fight for life”. Mr Sinan Kosak, the Secondary Principal and Mr. Stephen Willoughby, the KS5 Coordinator, were very proud to receive the certificate awarded to ISB on Wednesday, 14th January.
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Meet Alex and Filippos, Our Fencing Champions MS. MADALINA CIOC, ISB INSIGHT MAGAZINE EDITOR PR & ADMISSION OFFICER
In this issue of our school magazine, we would like to introduce to you two very bright and talented students, Alex and Filippos, both Double National Fencing Champions. We are extremely proud of them and we asked them to share with us their success story and tell us what motivated them to be the best. They are an inspiration to us all. Well done, guys! “I began fencing at 9 years old, relating it to sword-fighting which I guess was pretty fun at the time. As I grew older, I realized that it became ever more complicated, and that it was not only a physical,
ALEXANDROS GKOGKOS Epeeist at CSS STEAUA: 2015 • Bronze Medal Olympic Grand Prix Epee International Competition, Hungary, 2015 • 2014 • Gold Medal CUPA BUCURESTI 2014 • Silver Medal at RUMI INTERNATIONAL GAMES KONYA, TURKEY 2014, Individual Game • Silver Medal at RUMI INTERNATIONAL GAMES KONYA, TURKEY 2014, Team Game • Silver Medal Olympic Grand Prix Epee International Competition,
Alexandros Gkogkos
but a mental related sport. It was the competitiveness that hooked me to it, along with the will of winning. I then began attending various competitions, gaining more experience and of course, aiming to get hold of the trophy. If it wasn’t for my coach, for my brother and colleagues and for the hours I sacrificed in practice, I would not be 1st place in Bucharest (14-15y.o category), 2nd place in the European ranking of the Olympic Grand Prix in Hungary and
Hungary, 2014 • 2013: Double National Champion • Bronze Medal Epee National Championship 2013 • Silver Medal Foil National Championship 2013 • Silver Medal Kids Grand Prix Epee International Competition, Florina, Greece “Fencing has been my greatest passion for the last 6 years. I began fencing at the age of 8 and with repeating routines of four trainings per week, I eventually achieved my target as a National Champion. Fencing is not a sport that requires only physical abilities but intellectual skills as well in order to become a
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3rd place at the Romanian National Championship. To win in this sport, you need to work hard, to work intelligently and finally to work consistently. I’d like to thank my parents, my coach and my school of course for their support throughout this journey and most of all my brother, who is by my side in every practice, every competition and who competes with me every day, for the benefit of both of us.” Alexandros Gkogkos
winner. For lots of years, fencing, as a sport, has helped me in many aspects of life. In order to be victorious in fencing, you need to work consistently in order to maintain your level, you need to work hard in trainings and you need to have some kind of motivation in order to continue and move on. I have gained real life experiences and I have become a more completed person. Without fencing, I would be just an ordinary child with no achievements in sports whatsoever. And for this motivation, I owe my thanks to my coach, my teachers and my family who have supported me through these hard but successful times.” Filippos Gkogkos
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Alexandros and Filippos, Fencing Champions
FILIPPOS GKOGKOS Epeeist at CSS STEAUA: 2014: Double National Champion • Silver Medal Epee National Championship 2014 • Bronze Medal Foil National Championship 2014 • Bronze Medal at RUMI INTERNATIONAL GAMES KONYA, TURKEY 2014, Individual Game
• Silver Medal at RUMI INTERNATIONAL GAMES KONYA, TURKEY 2014, Team Game • Gold Medal Olympic Grand Prix Epee International Competition, Hungary, 2014 2013:
Florina, Greece • Gold Medal Archangel Cup Epee International Competition, Thessaloniki, Greece 2012: Double National Champion • Gold Medal Epee National Championship 2012 • Silver Medal Foil National Championship 2012
• Gold Medal Kids Grand Prix Epee International Competition,
4 ISB Volunteer Students visit ‘Sfantul Iosif’ orphanage
MS. MADALINA CIOC, ISB INSIGHT MAGAZINE EDITOR PR & ADMISSION OFFICER
Following up the donation campaign organised in November, four year 13 students who volunteer for Asociatia M.A.M.E. and who were very involved in the clothes & toys donation campaign, went to
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‘Sfantul Iosif’ orphanage to deliver the donations on Monday, 15th December. Students met and spent
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some time with the children who were very happy to receive their visit and the presents!
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Winter Fair at ISB MS. MADALINA CIOC, ISB INSIGHT MAGAZINE EDITOR PR & ADMISSION OFFICER
Thank you to our devoted Prefects Team who have organised the Winter Fair on Friday, 12th December at the school. The face painting stall, the photo booth and the delicious cookies and tea were very popular.
Winter Fair at ISB
Winter Fair at ISB
Winter Fair at ISB
Winter Fair at ISB
Winter Fair at ISB
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PTA brings Pasee Partout Dan Puric Theatre at ISB MS. MADALINA CIOC, ISB INSIGHT MAGAZINE EDITOR PR & ADMISSION OFFICER
ISB Children’s Choir singing songs which they have
Parents Teacher Association (PTA) invited the amazing actors from Pasee Partout Dan Puric Theatre to take us all, students, parents and teachers through a beautiful journey of winter stories. At the opening of the theatre show, the children’s choir sang songs that they have prepared together with their teachers. Then the very talented actors have enchanted the audience with their beautiful stories about love, family and winter. We would like to say a big thank you to PTA for organising this event, as well as to Mr. Andrew Lawrence, Economic Teacher and his students from the Entrepreneur Club who have prepared pop corn and refreshments.
Students, parents and teachers have enjoyed a magical play
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Registration is now open for new families for the academic year 2015/2016 MS. MADALINA CIOC,
ISB
PR & ADMISSION OFFICER
We cordially invite all the families, who are relocating to Bucharest, as well as Romanian families and members of our local community, to visit us at our campus. We think that this is the best way to understand what ISB has to offer to your children and see for yourself the warm school atmosphere in which our students grow and develop every day. Both ISB parents and prospective parents are more than welcome to participate in the ISB Open Days organised throughout the year. Please find below the school fees and payment options available for the academic year 2015/2016.
Year Group
Option 1
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Nursery and Reception Year 1 to Year 6 Year 7 to Year 9 Year 10 to Year 13
6650 Euro* 8075 Euro 8500 Euro 9025 Euro
7000 Euro* 8500 Euro 8950 Euro 9500 Euro
Option 1: 25% paid by 30 April 2015 and remaining by 31 August 2015 Option 2: 25% paid by 30 April 2015 ant the rest by 31 March 2016 *Please note that Nursery and Reception annual tuition fee includes snacks and lunch. Starting with Year 1, lunch is an additional service and
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costs 806 Euro/year. Please contact Admissions Office by email: admissions@isb.ro, phone, 021/3069535 or in person with a view to setting up an appointment to visit the school and meet with the Principal or to participate in an Open Day event at the school.
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