PRIMARY NEWSLETTER Spring 2009
Marţisor isor and Women’s Day Here in Romania we celebrate not only women’s day but we also celebrate mother’s day. These days are of great importance to all Romanians, both young and old; they are both celebrated on the same date, the 8th of March. This year in celebration of these two important days, pupils at ISB made special cards and wrote personal messages for their mothers, these included short poems and texts and all were written by the children themselves during their Romanian lessons. All att ISB would like to wish all the mothers of ISB, a happy mother’s day for 2009.
Mothers’ Day Show Foundation stage children performed for Mothers Day. They sang some songs and recite small poems about their mothers. Children learn to respect each other, different nationalities, to gain self confidence, to be aware that we are different. Nursery and Reception ception children recited some poems and sang songs in English and their mother tongue language to express their love for mothers all over the world. Children have been working hard for this show in order to offer a handmade card and a flower lower to all the women wom present.
A First for ISB On March 9th, ISB celebrated Maths Day for the first time. The theme was the number SEVEN.. Students from Nursery to Year 6 spent the day exploring and learning about this number. They learnt about the seven colours of the rainbow, the seven days of the week and much, much more. Students wrote poems with seven lines about the number seven. At the end of the day a fantastic assembly was held. Students showed the rest of the school what hat they had been doing during the day. All in all an interesting and fun-packed packed day was had by students and teachers alike!
Martial Arts 24 students in our Martial Arts club went through a tough examination to get their orange belts. European champion Nicolae Stoian was the examiner of our students. Parents watching the examination were proud to see how much their children achieved in such a short time.
The International School of Bucharest Science Week 2009 We are proud to report a second very exciting and successful Science Week at ISB organized by our Science Coordinator Mr Ward. Ward The objective was to promote te Science and make children more enthusiastic about Science. The week had a range of activities designed to involve all pupils. During the week each year group was given the opportunity to visit a local business associated with Science in the ‘real world’. worl Some of the institutions visited were Heidi Chocolate Factory, Breadland Bakery, Ro-Star Ro Star Biscuit Factory and The Engineering Museum at Carol Park. On the Tuesday Years 3 to 6 had their own special engineering challenge to produce a bridge made only from fr string and wooden pencils. All pupils excelled and presented some wonderful and very innovative designs.
On Wednesday Years 1 and 2 had their own challenge to collect as many different materials in 1 hour and place their samples into a small box. They rose to the challenge fitting in up to 60 different materials into 1 small cube! Finally, on Friday each class had a table to exhibit a topic they had been studying in Science. This Science Fair was exhibited exhibit in the main foyer at the entrance of the school and some excellent stands were on display for the whole school. Many of the displays were interactive which were well received by every pupil in the school. All pupils were very excited about this week and we are are pleased to say that our objective to motivate pupils in Science was certainly achieved.
The International School S of Bucharest Green Day
On Friday 21st March, the Primary School had an Environmental Day. Different teachers taught their children about different aspects of looking after our environment. The children wore green clothes and donated money to improve the school environment. The money raised was used to buy flowers, climbing plants and trees. Some parents very kindly gave up their day to help the children plant what had been bought. The staff of ISB would like to thank everyone for supporting our Green Day. We would particularly like to thank the parents who organised, purchased the flowers and trees and helped the children plant them all. The school grounds look much greener and the flowers are a magnificent splash of colour.
Summer Term Clubs We will offer a variety of after school activities during the summer term. These will include some continuing clubs like football, foot piano, karate, arate, poetry, drama, craft, Spanish, French and origami as well as some new clubs like swimming, art, club penguin, Turkish, badminton, outdoor games and story club. They will run for 7 weeks from 28th April through 11th June. We have seen that a lot of children get hungry after a long day at school. Therefore, we recommend you to prepare a sandwich and a drink for your child on the days he/she is staying after school.
NEW FACE OF OUR WEB PAGE We hope you like our new site. We have h spent a lot of time making this site work for you, and will continue c to adapt it in the future. Please let us know what you think. think
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The International School of Bucharest Parents Everywhere! On Wednesday 18th March ISB had the second parents evening of the academic year. This was another opportunity for parents to hear about the wonderful progress their children have been making! As I walked around the school I really enjoyed talking to many parents and listening to their ideas and opinions about the school and its progress since moving to the new campus. Most certainly many loved seeing their children’s work on display on one of the many artistic display boards. The school was looking great and it is certainly getting better and better! Finally I would like to thank our school prefects for working so hard in making sure that parents ts felt welcome and found the teachers they were looking for. It’s great to have such responsible and mature students we can rely on!
Summer School This July ISB will be holding its annual ‘’Summer School’’ A great chance for you to join in and enjoy some great activities while improving your English. This year these activities will range from Canoeing to Archery from Horse ridding to Rock climbing ng along with some more adventures activities like: zip wires, army style assault courses and raft building plus a multitude of regular sports! Lasting for two weeks the ‘’Summer School’’ is aimed at children aged 7 – 12 from ISB, from other international schools in Romania, and from schools further away!
First irst Session of Cambridge YLE Exams for Primary In today's world, learning English is vital skills that will help your children achieve their full potential in later life. The sooner they start learning, the better; with the right methods, thods, children can learn English quickly, effectively and enjoyably. Once they have this initial grasp of English in primary school, they will have a strong foundation which will be an advantage in their later studies. Starting this year ISB, through thee EAL department is organizing the first session of Cambridge YLE for our primary students. The exams will take place in our school, on the 30th April 2008. For more details contact Miss Mariana, our EAL coordinator or the lovely secretaries. We do our best st to make Cambridge exams a tradition here at ISB!
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