Academic Bulletin / November 2015 TERM 2 VALUE
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DEAR COMMUNITY,
COMMUNITY
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Welcome back to Term 2 and our first Academic Bulletin. I trust the holiday period has been restful and that your children have come back refreshed. Students at Year 12 and 13 have examinations and many I know have been putting in hard work over the break. The term theme is Community (one of the KISC values), with the term verses, Romans 12: 4, 5, being chosen as the illustrative text. When Paul wrote this epistle, it was to a church deeply embedded in the pagan world, and he was reminding those living then, and ourselves today, how we should live. As it was with love last term, the staff will again challenge both students and staff with their assembly devotions on this theme.
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“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others”.
An important aspect of learning at KISC is the recognition that it is not restricted to the physical classroom alone, but significant learning takes place in the outdoors. Activity week not only reminds us of this but encourages the development of skills and the confidence to deal with the unknown. It also provides the opportunity to reflect and understand the importance of solitude whilst living in community. It encourages learning, not about acquiring knowledge, but a deeper knowledge and level of understanding of one’s self and others. This helps develop the inner spiritual resources and personal skills that lead to a more engaged life. Temporary trials and challenges can be a powerful influence in a student’s development. We are privileged to live alongside the world’s greatest mountain range and to be able to take advantage of these extraordinary surroundings. There is again much happening this term that we can anticipate (see the academic calendar) and I look forward to meeting more of you over the term.
Romans 12:4-5
AC A D E M I C C A L E N DA R
TERM 2
With brotherly love, David Hamer, Secondary Principal
SECURITY PROCEDURES CHANGES Starting from this Term parents and carers will need their Parent ID to get onto the KISC site. Please make sure you contact KISC Reception if you need a new ID badge.
NOVEMBER Mon 2-Fri 6 Activity Week Fri 6 Primary 1/2 day Fri 13 School Closed (Tihar: Bhai Tika) Wed 18 Parent Teacher Interviews (Secondary) Sun 22 PTA Winter Fair Wed 25 Activity Week Presentation Night Sat 28-Sat 5 KISC Invitation Basketball Tournament DECEMBER Thu 3 Primary Open House Mon 14 Zuala Cup Wed 16 Christmas Carol Service Fri 18 Secondary Picnic END OF TERM
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ACTIVITY WEEK
STAFF FUSTAL TOURNAMENT Sunday 7 November 2015 at KISC futsal ground
2 - 6 NOVEMBER 2015
Year 7: Panchase Trek Year 8: Chitwan Baghmara Wildlife Resort Year 9: Tansen EQUIP partner schools visit Year 10: The Last Resort Year 11: Work Experience Year 12: Servant Leadership Skills; accompanying Years 7, 8 and 9 Year 13: Study Week
KISC staff will be playing against staff from other schools. Come and enjoy the tournament and support our teams! PARTICIPATING TEAMS: • Lincoln School • The British School • Rato Bangala School • Modern Indian School • KISC (2 teams)
PRIMARY ACTIVITY WEEK Bible Point
Bible Story
Key Verse
Day 1: Klymer God has the God provides for power to Elijah (1 Kings provide. 17)
“And God will generously provide all you need.” 2 Corinthians 9:8
Day 2: Cliff
“He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others.” 2 Corinthians 1:4
God has the God speaks to power to Elijah (1 Kings comfort. 19)
Day 3: Mallory God has the God heals Naapower to man. (2 Kings 5) heal. Day 4: Pike
“He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.” Psalm 147:3
God has the Jesus dies on “You are a God of forpower to a cross to take giveness.” Nehemiah forgive. away our sins, 9:17 then comes back to life. (Luke 22:31-24:12)
This year’s theme for primary Activity Week is Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power. The students and staff have had an amazing week at “ Everest Base Camp” and “Summit Celebration” each day. They have been led by some amazing climbing crew leaders and “sherpas.” Each day the students have been introduced to a different animal that lives in the Himalayas and they have learned how God provides, comforts, heals, forgives and loves us forever.
The students have gone to 4 different stations during the day: Imagination Station where they make a craft or have a science experiment, Glacier Games where they play games Day 5: Yeddy God has Jesus provides “Everyone who beoutside that relate to the daily theme, the power us an eternal lieves in Him will have KidVid Cinema/Mountaintop Treats to love us home. (1 John eternal life.” John 3:15 where they have a treat related to the forever. 14:1-3) daily theme and watch a video about children around the world, and Bible Expedition where they go into more depth with the Bible story for the day.
SPLASH DAY!
SECONDARY DRAMICLE
Congratulations to Annapurna for winning the Splash Day!
A Dramicle, an event held at KISC every second year, boasts playwriting and drama skills of Years 9 - 13. On 7th October students showcased 20-minute drama plays written in class.
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