By: Mr. Muhammed Ali Diskaya
RIS offered an exciting Spring Camp for all students in grades 5-8! This Spring Camp was held for 3 days—March 24-26. Every day students did amazing activities outside of school. They had a lot of fun. On the first day, we had a soccer match. It was such a competitive game that we tied . On the second day, we went ice skating. At first, it was hard, but after working at it a while, we had a lot of fun and showed our perseverance by eventually skating on the ice. After ice skating, we went and rode go-karts; everybody loved it so much that they all want to ride them everyday! :) It was a good experience for everybody to learn about driving with small cars. After gokarting, we became really tired and hungry, so we went to Kervan restaurant in Coex. Everybody selected the food that they wanted to eat. It was an amazing dinner. After the dinner we came back to school. We played a tournament with Playstation games and had lots of snacks to eat and slept at school that night. On the third day, we went to Busan via KTX. First, we went to Cloud Hill to have breakfast. The scenery was beautiful. We could see Gwangalli bridge and the sea so clearly. After breakfast, we went to Gwangalli beach, ate ice cream, and played in the ocean. It was so cool and refreshing. We then went to the UN memorial park, and we learned so many important things there, like how people can show perseverance for the freedom and democracy, even if they are so young. Our final destination was Haeundae beach, where we played beach soccer. It was so fun playing on the sand. Afterward, we had dinner and came back to Seoul. RIS would like to see all students at different school events like this in the future!
School Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 4, March, 2015
Spring Health Tips
Hand Washing
With Mrs. Julie and Ms. Bella Foods to eat in Spring
Spring health tips for kids!
Spring time is now here. For most children, this means more outdoor activities (swimming, camping, bike riding, etc.). For all parents, this means being extra vigilant to keep your child safe and healthy. This article (originally from: http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/spring/a/spring_health.htm) discusses some tips to keep your child safe and healthy this spring, including: avoiding and treating spring allergies, which can cause your child to have a lot of sneezing, plus a clear runny or stuffy nose, itchy and watery eyes and a cough, especially when he has spent a lot of time outside. -Water Safety to protect your children when they are swimming or boating. Most importantly, always supervise your children around the water. -Sun Safety to prevent damage from too much exposure to the sun. Regular use of sunscreen in children can lower their risk of skin cancer by almost 78%. But remember that sunscreen only works if you use it correctly and it does not substitute for limiting too much sun exposure. Many parents make the mistake of using sunscreen and then allowing unlimited sun exposure. -Using Insect Repellents Safely to prevent bites from mosquitoes, etc. which can make your child miserable. Allergic rhinitis, or hay fever, is a common problem in infants and children. The most common symptoms include a stuffy or runny nose with clear drainage, sneezing, itchy eyes and nose, sore throat, throat clearing and a cough that may be worse at night and in the morning. These symptoms usually occur during certain times of the year for people with seasonal allergies, corresponding to being exposed to outdoor allergens, such as tree pollens, grasses and weeds. Other people may have perennial allergies, with problems occurring year round from exposure to indoor allergens, such as dust mites, pets, second hand smoke and mold. Having uncontrolled allergies can put your child at risk for getting a secondary sinus infection, ear infections, and for having poor concentration at school. It can also make asthma symptoms worse. The best treatment for allergic rhinitis is to avoid what your child is allergic to by following prevention and environmental controls. For seasonal allergies, this includes keeping windows closed in the car and at home to avoid exposure to pollens and limit outdoor activities when pollen counts are highest (early morning for tree pollen in the spring, afternoon and early evening for grasses in the summer, and midday for ragweed in the fall).
School Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 4, March, 2015
Washing your hands correctly (or using an alcohol-based hand rub) is the most effective thing you can do to protect yourself against a number of infectious diseases. Not only will it help keep you healthy, it will help prevent the spread of infectious diseases to others.
The Best Foods to Eat in Spring Spring is a time when everything lightens up. As the days get longer and warmer, we begin to feel lighter - physically and emotionally. I would like to tell you what you should be eating and what you should avoid Include 1. It's the weather to eat young greens and fast growing plants like salad greens, sprouts, wheat grass and barley green. 2. Cabbage, broccoli and dark leafy greens like kale and rocket will be of benefit here as they promote the digestion of meat and fatty foods. Enjoy herbs like mint, basil, rosemary and bay leaf. 3. Swap the heavier creamy sauces and dressings for lighter ones, so use ingredients like orange juice, raw honey, mustard and perhaps some extra virgin olive or flax oil instead of mayonnaise and cream. Reduce 1. Too many fats and oils to help give your liver a break 2. Icy cold foods and drinks. 3. Too much salt and salty foods
Game-Changing Near Future Technologies
Google Keep for web-based note taking
Reminders & tips With Mr. Bulut
Game Changing “Near” Future Technologies
Google Keep Google Keep is Google’s relatively new, rather underrated note taking application that can be used on any web-connected device and linked to the Google Drive. This article will shed a light on what it is and what it isn’t. Since all our students and staff have Goole accounts, they can all benefit from Google Keep in many different ways. Read on to discover Google Keep at http://bit.ly/1EyAjrt
Self-driving cars, connected "idges, wearable computers and more.. mind blowing technology within 5 years!
Please Remember We encourage our parents to remind their child(ren) to charge their iPads and MacBooks on a daily basis and send to school fully charged! Our teachers are using these devices for numerous activities everyday.
Keyboarding & Tap Typing Keyboarding is an essential life skill and a risk-free investment for anyone’s future. We encourage our students to have regular typing practice sessions at home.
What the emerging technologies promise is amazing: "You'll have tags on your dogs talking to devices in your home," says Femi Adeyemi, lead mobile architect for Fujitsu. "You'll know when your children come home. Cars on the highway will be autonomously managed.” Experts predict that the number of networked devices will skyrocket from about 5 billion in 2015 to 25 billion by 2020. In order to make all these possible, we need ultra fast Internet connection speeds such as what the 5th generation mobile networks (5G) and fiber cable connections promise. Read the entire story online at http://cnet.co/1HeAj65
School Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 4, March, 2015
Featured Author
Reading Contest
Read Aloud Day
World Read Aloud Day On Wednesday, March 4th the entire school participated in World Read Aloud Day. Our day started off with D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read) time, followed by skyping with an author. The author, named Tracy Cox, read us one of her books and then took time to answer serveral questions from the students. During break times, students could choose to go and listen to various teachers who were telling stories. It was a great day to spend time reading and to appreciate the vast opportunities for literacy in our school.
March Reading Contest
This month the entire school is participating in a reading contest to see how many minutes of independent reading we can accumulate. When students and teachers have free time and choose to spend it reading, they gain minutes. Our goal as a school is to reach 15,000 minutes. As of Friday, March 20th, we have accumulated 6,373 minutes. Will we gain 8,627 more minutes in order to reach our goal? Tune in to next month's newsletter to find out!