Newsletter November 2012

RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

The success of education is the success of society as a whole. Education is everyones responsibility

~UNESCO

U PCOMING EVENTS

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November

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December 6th @ 11am

Sharing our Creativity (MS) December 6th

Winter Concert

December 14th

Winter Break December 14th

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Principal`s Message ..1 Events .......................1 Awards ......................2 Library ......................2 Events .......................2 IMYC for the MS ........3 Member Spotlight ......3 Winter Musical ..........4 Winter Social .............3 Technology ...............5 District Goals ............4 Spirit Week ................6 Committee Chairs .....4

The Council of International Schools will be visiting RIS for accreditation

November 26th November 29th

Diversity

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while being encouraged to be global leaders who promote global peace through equity, innovation, diversity, integrity, community, care for the environment and selfrespect.

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Computer Olympiad

Mission to Mars

LIBRARY CORNER

The library at R.I.S has as of lately been filled with the hustle and bustle of the students working hard for our First Class Reading C h a l l e n g e . Wi t h i n t h e More than 30 countries and from 5 Scholastic's Reading Counts continents students and their teachers Program, In this which issue!focuses on attended that competition. It was supported testing the students'

by Turkmenistan Education Ministry and Principal`s Message 1 book. comprehension of ..the Turkmenistan President.

They have been busy taking Awards ......................2 quizzes, searching for new It was a very wonderful opportunity for us Events .......................

2 points books, and earning to meet students from other countries of forMember their Spotlight classes. race ......The 3 world and very enlightening to see their has become very heated! As On Tuesday, projects.

3 of Winter right Social now,............. the top three November The Olympiad had 5 categories: Short Film, 20th, all contenders are Grade Five, District Goals ............

4 programming, hardware control, computer grade 4 & 5 Grade Eight, and Grade art and digital content.

Committee Chairs .....4 students Four; each class are in the took part in triple digits with their Our project was called Learning HTML, the Mission accumulated test point which is in digital content category. The to Mars Entry point. It was an exciting s c o r e s . E v e r yo n e f r o m event that had students moving! In the question we had before we started project Grades 2-8 are working Entry point the children experienced was how to help kids learn design a web incredibly hard and we are page very easily. Our web site gives step by ‘astronaut training’ in preparation for very proud of you! Keep their mission to Mars. The students step instruction to have a web site in reading! worked in teams throughout the We, Mr. Gurcan and Francisco, were in Turkmenistan for the 4th International Computer Olympiad from September 11th and 15th.

addition to some animations to support this instruction.Francisco had a bronze medal and $300 award from the competition.

It was a really good opportunity for us to be there. Other than competing with their projects, students made a lot of new friends from different countries and cultures. We also enjoyed Turkmen foods, traditions, music a lot. We will continue to take part in different competitions such as Lego League and computer Olympiads. We also would like to thank to our school because of its support.

Over the next 8 weeks grade 4 & 5 will be following a unit of work on a theme that focuses on ‘Mission to Mars’. The big idea surrounding the unit is that one day, humans may need to leave the Earth and settle on another planet.

Mars is our most likely destination – a world that we believe once harbored life and, with our intervention, may do so again in the future. During this unit we will be focusing on Science, Geography, Technology, History, Physical Education, Society and International goals.

afternoon to complete a number of fitness and mental challenges. Each challenge tested them in different ways.

Students learned, if they want to go to Mars then they have to complete these challenges and prove they were ready to be demonstrate the characteristics of an astronaut!

“Every single step, every little step is one step closer….”

-Alan Menken

IMYC for the 7th Grade Social Studies Ever wonder what the spark to World War I was? The first “domino� as our 7th grade students like to call it. Watch the video and find out! Just click and watch!

MIDDLE SCHOOLERS

MEDIA

 PROJECTS!

What is a media project?

A media project is a project that is completed through a form of media technology. It is an opportunity for students to think and reflect individually and collaboratively while creating a project. The media project provides a hands-on experience that will help students to deepen their understanding of the subject and skills a well as the Theme and Big Idea.

tolerance

integrity

success diversity

When can we see these media projects?

AMC

 8

 Math

 Contest We have a Math Olympiad Team at RIS whose members are Howard, James, and Francisco.

They competed in American Mathematics Competition (AMC 8), which is a 25 question, 40 minute multiple choice examination in middle school mathematics designed to promote development and enhancement of problem solving skills. They took the test on Tuesday, November 13th. The results will be announced in December, 2012.

Stay tuned!

The students in grades 6, 7 and 8 completed their media projects and are very excited to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the BIG IDEA. We are inviting parents, friends and other special guests to see these projects in action.

Students will be displaying these projects in the school on December 6, 2012. Students will be in different classrooms displaying their projects for 1 hour from 1:00pm to 2:00pm.

You are welcome to view other work as well as your own child’s work.

Parent

 Technology

 Survey

The Parent technology survey is a chance for you to inform the teachers and staff at RIS how you use our technology and how we can make it better for you!

Please take a moment to fill it out, if you have not already, it only takes five minutes!

�Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.� - Albert Einstein

Ellis Island, the Musical

December 6th 2012 11AM

Book & Lyrics by: Cheryl E. Kemeny © Crystal Theatre, Inc

Forwards ever, Backwards never!

statement without them realizing they Those four words, from Standing on the are learning. They students are growing Edge of Time, embody what we at and maturing every day with their new Rainbow are trying to teach our knowledge and we can not be more students. As members of the 21st proud! century it is important for them to remember they are constantly moving Come join us on December 6th and forwards .

Ellis Island, a musical written by support our students who are in the play!

Cheryl E. Kemeny, was chosen as our They have been working so hard to put Winter Musical because of its on the best performance they can. e d u c a t i o n a l c o n t e n t , ch a r a c t e r education awareness, and cultural acceptance.

"America, open your arms to a poor wandering soul."

These opening lyrics set the tone for this epic adventure. Set in 1907 (the Here are a few words from the students peak immigration year), the show tracks about their feelings for drama: the lives of several immigrant families and individuals as they trek to America, some escaping from tyranny, through storm and illness, in search of the American dream of liberty and prosperity. The visions and anxieties of characters such as Irish revolutionaries, Swedish, Italian, Hungarian, a Russian anarchist escaping pogroms, are craftily interwoven to climax at the Ellis Island immigration office. This epic show gives youngsters a sense of the joys, fears and hardships that our immigrant forefathers experienced. This show was written for the centennial celebration of Ellis Island, and was performed there on July 4th, 1992 and 1997, for the mayor of New York and the police and fire commissioner on an outdoor stage, with sailboats and the NYC skyline as a background!

Fun

Laughter

Historical Dance Active Smiles

SHARING OUR CREATIVITY “SOC”

December 6th will also be our first annual Sharing our Creativity day, or SOC for short.

We invite the parents of grade 6, 7, 8 to visit Rainbow on the 6th of December to check out their media projects. We will host the parents in individual classrooms and the students will showcase their creativity and any projects they wish to share with our parents!

Time: 1pm - 2pm December 6th

Come share in their learning experience!

New

Learning

Ellis Island teaches the students the core values outlined in our mission

tolerance

Friendship

integrity

Acting

success

RIS students are strong, creative and adventurous individuals.

diversity

Going’s on at RIS

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in"

News from the RIS IT Department

The Rainbow IT Department has been hard at work to ensure students, parents and teachers are getting the most out of our resources.

Check out our website, for the latests news, updates and improvements happening at RIS with technology.

Technology Vision Statement Rainbow International School envisions that our students will be ethical and responsible users that have equitable access to the technology they need to succeed as citizens in a global society, be skilled problem solvers and develop 21st century life skills critical to success in the workplace and society at large.

How do you care for your body?

Grade 2 and 3 students have been learning about taking care of different parts of their body. We looked at various way to do this, from not smoking and exercising to care for our lungs. Students learned about the food pyramid and vitamins found in food so that we can feed our body properly. Now this week students have been learning how to care for their teeth! Grade 2 and 3 students completed an experiment to see what happens when we don’t brush or teeth properly every day.

We left hard boiled eggs in coca cola and water overnight, then brushed them with toothbrushes and tooth paste the next day. Students tried to see how clean they could make them after being stained.

Grade 1 News Grade 1 is fast approaching our exit point for 'Hooray....let's go on holiday!

The places people go.' as a class we have a variety of personal holidays we have gone on, these make for great discussions :) We have explored time and how holidays have changed from our ancestors to present and how holidays might look in the future. We have talked about the positive and negative effects tourism has on a holiday destination. Most recently we have researched the natural and man-made wonders of the world. Students made posters showcasing their 'wonder'. Monday we have our exit point that is being led by our learning buddies in Milepost 3 from 9:00-10:25), parents are welcome. We are continuing our exciting year with IPC.

PTA

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Parent Teacher Association

Our PTA is up and running! This years president is Ms. Hansen, mother of Oliver (g2) and Emil (g1).

The objective this year is to help the school build an enjoyable and fruitful educational environment by facilitating a cooperative relationship between the parents and the school.

The PTA is essential in school growth and development because it facilitates the teacher - student - parent relationship. Without parent involvement, feedback and opinions the school can not move forward in its development.

Tuesday November 27th @ 17:45 18:30 we have a dinner with CIS, the accreditation company who is visiting RIS next week. We also have a Self-Study workshop with them Thursday November 29th@ 8:30 - 15:00. Please join.

Childcare will be provided as well as dinner for the children on Tuesday night.

This years PTA Meetings will be held on the following Thursdays at 7pm in the Library.

December 13th 2012 January 17th 2013 February 14th 2013 March 14th 2013 April 18th 2013 May 16th 2013 June 5th 2013 (Wednesday Meeting) You can contact the PTA via email rischoolpta@gmail.com

SCHOOL SPIRIT It STUDENT was our veryCOUNCIL first spirit week held in R.I.S. so I was doubtful if we could pull if Student Council in R.I.S. acts as a off.. however..

Our first Spirit Week was student government, giving amazing!

Monday was class color students a voice in determining day and everybody showed school spirit school activities andby their class colors.

Tuesday was crazy environment. Student Council hat and hair daythe and students there were outstanding helps to some promote hair styles such as Joshua Seo’s hedgehog harmonious relations throughout hair!

Wednesday was costume day the school, organize school and out school somewhat movie events, turned work oninto student-faculty location set.and There were princesses, relationship get involved in Spiderman, mine craft, black all aspects vampire, of school to improve angel, turtle and ground-breaking nerd the cat, environment.

Through bystudent Tami! Also, Ms. Maher scared the little council, students learn ones by puttingand on aresponsibility.

The Day of the Dead leadership Dolls makeCouncil up! Phew, it was scary Student meetings run to have The Day ofduring the DeadtheDoll extraas a teacher. weekly curricularwe time.

Thursday had twin and triplet day and some twins dressed exactly same enough

to confuse their friends! Azra and Berra looked like sisters! Another twins Aleena and her sister Gulmeena showed their sisterly hood by dressing head to toe exactly the same! Teachers also turned into twins this day and it was so fun! Everybody looked the same I could not tell who was who. Last day of spirit week was the longawaited Pajama day! We could sleep in little bit more than other days and that was great enough, but when I walked into school it was hilarious! Teachers and students all wearing their pajamas and they seemed they could fall asleep where ever.

Ms. Sawlor was wearing her blue doggy fluffy PJs, but she was teaching very seriously. Pranu and Johnny looked very comfortable too. Will was wearing his soft top and bottom matching PJs and I bet he was half sleeping that day!

That was brief recollection of our fantastic spirit week! Ms. MacRae remembers the spirit day as 10/10 day and Hanie in grade 8 said, “Spirit Week was so fun” and all the students shouted that we could have another one next year!

Thanks everybody again for showing your school spirit! It was great!

Salma, Student council

RIS has a fun week in spirit week!

By: Hyung-wook Ku Have you seen people wearing pajamas in school? At R.I.S. All students had faun week during Spirit Week. It was to show how much spirit a class has. It happened on October 29th to November 2nd. There were days called: Color day, Crazy Hat/Hair day, Costume day, Twin day, and Pajama day. Alexander Kwon said “My favorite day was Pajama day because it was fun and comfortable.” Latham Ratnam said, “Mine was costume day because I had fake blood on my face.” RIS students even got rewards. Sprit Week was fun!

SCIENCE TEAM UPDATE Last weekend, the 10th November we went to KAIST University to get ideas about their project .They also observed some labs happening!

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