TERM 4, ISSUE 1 1 may 2014
Dear KISC Community, As we move into the final term of this academic year, the SMC would like to thank each and every single one of you for your prayers and for your support. Term 3 came to a close with the resignations of Judith Ellis, CEO; Laura-Beth Webster, Primary Principal; and Marcy Knoble, SMC Chairperson, being announced to the community. In light of these resignations, the SMC would like to inform you of the steps being taken to ensure KISC continues to excel. As Term 4 has already begun, our priority is to ensure that we are able to see the year end well. We are now in a period of transition but with the cooperation of our staff and the community, we believe Term 4 will run smoothly. To help mediate we are blessed to have Astrid Smith step in as Primary Coordinator for Term 4, please do pray for her in this role. Over the upcoming weeks we will also be looking ahead at the new academic year. The SMC is reviewing the structure of the school and we will be spending much time in prayer and in discussion as we seek ways to strengthen KISC. In preparing for the new academic year we will also be recruiting new staff to join us. If you and/or your mission know of experienced educators who could contribute and benefit from being at a cross cultural and inter-denominational school such as KISC please let us know! A list of positions will be made available soon. We have a busy few months before the school year ends, but we trust that God’s guiding hand is upon us and that He is leading the school in a direction that will enable us to continue to live out our values of Love, Grace, Justice, Community, and Excellence. The SMC will be communicating with the KISC community in the weeks to come and we seek your love and grace as we move forward together. As an SMC, we ask you to continue to pray for us, pray for the leadership of the school, pray for the gifted staff and students, and please pray for our beautifully diverse community. Our desire is to foster an environment that is educational beyond the classroom and we look forward to you being a part of that! God’s richest blessings, Shreya Thapa SMC Interim Chairperson
TERM 4 Verse: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:8-10
Gracia
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Compassion
grace
FUNDRAISING
A team from Hamilton & Alexandra Acadamy Australia who came to Nepal over the April term break to trek to Everest Base Camp and present KISC with some funds that were raised for KISC EQUIP. The team, led by Bruce Simons (principal) visited KISC and presented a cheque to KISC EQUIP for AUS$3,000 (2,73,000NRS) and some footballs. The funds were raised by three students from the school (Grace Burgoyne, Clare Jackson and Madeleine Bradbeer - see below) in a bake sale. Bruce was introduced to the work of EQUIP through Jennifer Bird, ex-KISC Teacher. The team of visitors were then joining 3 other colleagues to undertake a sponsored trek to Everest Base Camp. The school is continuing to raise funds for KISC EQUIP. Many thanks to all those who have given of their time, talents and money to bless KISC and Nepal.
Bless the Block Last term Year 10 students blessed the community by picking up litter around the block as part of their community connection hours. The students had a fantastic attitude despite the rain and set a great example to our wider community. Collectively they managed to fill one full bad each and we all had an ice cream to celebrate. Well done year 10. Miss Parr
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STUDENT LIFE ATTENTION: All students in Years 10 -13 need to organize and complete at least 10
hours oF community connections activities each year. Work experience or class based activities (for example collecting rubbish in PSHE lessons) do not count. Students must also complete an evaluation form to document their activities. The evaluation forms need to be given to Mrs Padgett as soon as possible. Completion of Community Connections hours is a requirement for graduation. To start the term, year 7 in their Design Technology class learnt how to make fabric hair grips with Mrs Padgett's mum, Mrs Wilkins. Mrs Wilkins is a textile teacher in Australia and it was great to have her share her expertise. The fabric hair grips are called Yoyo's in Australia or Suffolk puffs in UK.They are simple and easy to make, plus they look lovely. Thank you Mrs Wilkins from year 7 and Miss Parr
zuala cup results:
1st Place: 2nd Place: 3rd Place:
Most Valuable Players (MVP): Senior boys: Himal Sharma Senior girls: Bora Park and Durre Farid Junior boys: Danial Farid and Nahum Pradhan Junior girls: Nida Riaz and Elseline Smith
Dhaulagiri Annapurna Makalu
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EQUIP has successfully started training for the Academic year 2014-15 in Lamjung and Palpa. Phase I training was conducted in Lamjung from April 15-20 and in Palpa from April 17-26. Huge thanks to Shanti Treese for conducting Maths training in Lamjung. Thanks to Khim Kandel, Binod Gaire, Dil Chhetri, Krishna Bohora, Liz Shepherd, Sandra Oh (and her church members) and Rae Goss for their trainings and activities in these project areas. Below Rae is conducting her first training in Kitchen garden with the teachers of Bethel School in Palpa.
Having the opportunity to show off the work of KISC EQUIP to the team from my church that came for a two-week mission trip made me so proud to be part of an organisation that does such wonderful work to bring positive change to people’s lives through improvements in education. After a week in Kathmandu partnering with Mercy Mission Home (an orphanage run by some KISC parents) we headed to Lamjung with the EQUIP team to get involved with several of our partner schools in the area. We spent the five days painting classrooms, reading stories and doing activities with the students. We were also privileged to do an overnight stay in the village of one of the school principals, which gave the team some insights into life in rural Nepal. Getting to spend lots of time with Khim Kandel and Binod Gaire was definitely a highlight for many on the team. The stories they shared helped them to better understand Nepali culture and the challenges that EQUIP faces in bringing transformation to education in Nepal. I’m so thankful for the partnership between KISC EQUIP and my church in Australia and am excited that through this experience, the work of EQUIP will be made known in even more parts of the world. Sandra Oh, EQUIP Teacher Trainer
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EVENTS
The KISC Spring Fair is May 18th. If you want to book a stall, please contact PTA chair Mirjam Thiessen through email (see below). We would happily receive donations for our PTA stall. You can bring clothes and used items to the KISC Reception May 12-14. Please make sure that whatever you bring is clean, and does not have holes in it. I would also ask you to make sure that if it is electrical things, that it works and is not broken. We also need a number of volonteers to help that day, so if you are interested please let me know. On behalf of the PTA ~ Mirjam Thiessen mirjamthiessen@gmail.com
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KISC Annual Swimming gala
Saturday May 31st @ Little Angels’ School, Haatiban The Secondary House swimming competition on Saturday, May 31st will be at Little Angels’ School in Haatiban. Bring your sunscreen and swimsuit/costume and come join us. Competition is mainly between the Secondary houses, but there are also races for primary students and staff & parents. It’s a fun day to cool off for all KISC families.
All are welcome to join the Primary on Thursday 22nd May @ 6pm for KIDZONE. It’s an evening of fun and entertainment as primary students are given the opportunity to share their talents with the community. Come out and support KISC Primary students.
Races will start at 9am. More information will be coming in the weeks ahead.
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PARENTS /STAFF TERM 4 important dates
MAY
10 Sat Kathmandu Chorale Spring Concert - 6pm @ TBS 18 Sun PTA Spring Fair 19 Mon Staff Meeting 22 Thur Primary Kidzone 23-26 Fri-Mon Midterm Break 31 Sat KISC Swimming Gala
JUNE
2 Mon Staff Meeting 4 Wed New Year 7 Taster Day & Mtg 6 Fri End of Year Staff Social 11 Wed Secondary Exams Start 18 Wed SMC Meeting 25 Wed End of Term: 11:30 Secondary Assembly 1:30 Primary Assembly 6pm Graduation Ceremony
EXAM TIME!!!
DO YOU FEEL INVIGILATED?
We are looking for people to invigilate (supervise) the CIE (Cambridge) external exams to be held in May/June 2014. If you are willing to commit your time (1-2 hours at a time) to helping out and invigilating the CIE EXAMS, contact Mr. Moktan (yogesh@kisc. edu.np) or Reception (admin@kisc.edu.np). Thank you!
EQUIP Schedule
June 15-23 - LAMJUNG PHASE II
NOTICES
BOOKING FACILITIES REMINDER: To book KISC facilities outside school hours, please contact Reception, admin@kisc.edu.np. They are booking facilities now. Thank you!
Admission to KISC closes @ the end of June. Space is limited so act fast! Do not forget to save 35% on retainer fees if you notify us about your upcoming furlough/extended time away by June!
KISC Guesthouse Vacancy May-December 2014 • singles 700Rs/night • couples 1000Rs/night Includes laundry, internet and back up electricity. Inquiries at admin@kisc.edu.np or 01 553 8720
If you plan to be away any term next year or if your child will be leaving KISC, please inform Reception as soon as possible. Forms are available in Reception or online: www.kisc.edu.np/ parents.
for sale in reception: Earthquake Alarms - you can
place an order for an earthquake alarm in Reception until Friday May 9th. Cost is 5500/-
Join pta for prayer
Every Monday morning from 8-9am we meet in the Prayer Room (behind the toilet block) to pray for KISC, the staff, students and each other. Any specific prayer requests can be sent to: mirjamthiessen@gmail.com
KISC House T-shirts - get your
Makalu, Dhaulagiri or Annapurna T-shirts in Reception for 550/-. All sizes available.
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2014/2015 Academic year dates TERM 1 July 28-30 Mon-Wed 31-Aug 1 Thurs-Fri Aug 4 Mon 5 Tues Sept 12 Fri 26 Fri
New Staff Induction All Staff training days Staff Mtg and Staff/Parent Prayer & Worship Students’ First day Primary half day Last day of Term 1
TERM 2 Oct 15 Wed 24 Fri 27-31 Mon-Fri 31 Fri Dec 19 Fri
Term 2 starts No school - Tihar Activity Week Primary half day Last day of Term 2
TERM 3 Jan 19 Mon 20 Tues Feb 6 Fri 26-3 March Thurs-Tue April 2 Thurs TERM 4 April 20 May 22-25 June 10 17 24
Welcome Susie Moore returns after a 4 month home assignment in N. Ireland. Dave Colville is returning to Nepal after an extended leave in Australia. Two of their children, George (3) and Oscar (1) are studying at KISC. His wife, Kylie, will be working at INF. Dave will begin teaching Term 1 next year in the Humanities Faculty. Gale Cunningham has arrived from the US. She will be working in the Humanities Department after finishing LOP.
Staff/Parent Prayer & Worship Term 3 starts Primary half day Midterm Break Last day of Term 3
Mon Term 4 starts Fri-Mon Provisional Midterm break Wed Primary half day Wed Secondary day off Wed Students’ last day of school
PRAYER POINTS • Continue to pray for the SMC as they seek the Lord in a way forward for the future. • Students will be starting their CIE exams in the coming weeks, please be praying for them to best utilize their time in preparation and that they would be able to recall all they’ve learned. • Pray for the many transitions, adjustments and changes we are all going through at KISC. • Pray for those who are graduating this year (Potta Demo, Stephan Smith, and Daniel Geiss). • Pray for those leaving at the end of this academic year and for those who will be returning this summer.
Amelia Weekly is a gap year student from the UK. She will be at KISC until the end of Term 4 working in Student support with Philipa Munday. Hyunmin Kim has just arrived with her husband, Hyunmo. She will be starting LOP soon and then join the Communications Department in August.
FAREWELLS Angus Douglas and family are returning to the UK for a 3 month home assignment. They plan to return the end of July. Andy & Laura Bleakley leave mid-May for their home assignment with plans to return end of July. Emma Mulepati will be going on maternity leave starting June 4th. Please pray for her as her and her husband anticipate the birth of their first child.
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