ISW Messenger
OCTOBER 2012
After School Care
2. How many afternoons per week would your child SURVEY RESULTS attend? 3 x once, 6 x twice, Last month we sent a request 3 x three times by email to all PYP parents to 1 x four times complete a survey regarding a 3. What time frame would be possible interest in an after most beneficial for your school care program. 25 of situation? about 45 families took part in it. 13 x 15:00-17:00, Results see below: 3 x 15:00-17:30, 1 x 15:00-18:00 1. Would you enroll your child in an after school care program? 15 x yes 10 x no
School Store
The results show a strong enough interest for the school to pursue an after school care program, beginning in January.
Photos Wanted We are looking for pictures that can be used on our website, for the year book and for our marketing literature. If you are a parent who likes to take pictures on our school or sports events, please select your six best shots each time and either send them by email to gabriela.brunner@iswinterthur.ch or bring them to the office on a disk or memory stick. Thank you, it will be much appreciated!
ISW has started its own school store ! You can find the link on the Parent Portal. At the moment our store includes spirit wear, sports shirts and ISW pens. Look for new items soon to come, such as water bottles and new clothing items.
MYP/DP STUDENTS AND THEIR INVOLVEMENT MYP and DP students were asked and given the opportunity to get involved and prove that theyʼre capable of taking on special responsibilities either before, after or during the evening. They were given the opportunity to get involved in, for example, the welcome desk, photo booth, set-up and deco, dance for the MYP/DP students and running the games. All students involved will get CAS hours.
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
PERFORMING WITH EMEL
A big thank you to Kate Taylor, Jo Simpson and Emma Wickens who are working hard to put together a creative, exciting and professional program using students from throughout the school. More detailed information will be coming out after the autumn break.
A few weeks ago an audition was held for students that were interested in performing with EMEL during the evening. All 7 who auditioned will have the chance to be on stage. Katharina Christensen, Vanja Milekovic, Thandiwe Van Wesenbeeck, Caitlin Yoo, Noëlle Gubler, Isabella Barzuna and Jeremy Baum-Osterwalder. The joy and excitement is big!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Is the entire family invited or is this an adult only evening? Yes, we expect the whole family to be a part of the celebration. Is everybody going to have dinner together? Families will be placed together at the table for dinner, followed by a dessert buffet.
Time-table for the evening of the 16th November
Are parents responsible for their children during the evening? Yes, all parents are responsible for their children, apart from the period from 18:00 to the end of the school section of the show, when staff will take responsibility for participants. Teachers are also there to enjoy themselves. Therefore, we ask all parents kindly to respect this and look after their own children during the evening. We recommend that you bring some reading books and colored pencils and paper with you to keep them entertained during the evening.
17:00 - Arrival of guests
Do we need to pay for anything during the evening? No, you don’t.
18:15 - Guests take their seats
- Apéro - Games to win prizes - Balloon artists - Photo booth (family picture)
18:00 - PYP and MYP students who are performing will be collected by their teachers to get ready for the performance
18:30 - Introduction by R. Mott-Hill,
Is there going to be enough parking? Yes, there are three large parking areas very close by the Reithalle. Please be advised that some of them are Pay and Display.
Director - Show beginns
19:15 - Podium discussion by special guests
PLEASE RSVP Remember to let Gabriela Brunner know if you will join the party. It is vital for organizational reasons to know how many people are to be expected. Please remember the deadline for replying is 12th of October. Email: gabriela.brunner@iswinterthur.ch
19:30 - Dinner will be served (starters and main course)
20:15 - EMEL performance with some of MYP/DP students
EMEL
20:45 - Dessert Buffet
EMEL celebrated her first big success in 1993 with her voice in the piece “Somebody Dance With Me” by DJ BoBo. In the following years she recorded albums with artists like “Bligg” and “Stress” and produced a number of solo albums. Her last album “She” was recorded and launched in 2012. She lives with her partner and their three year old girl in Switzerland. We are thrilled that EMEL is taking the time to perform with some of our students.
21:15 - Band begins to play - time to dance!! - MYP/DP students will have their own party in the next door building
23:30 - End