Parent Bulletin 30. Grade 12. Grade 12 University UK Application. International School of Bremen DATES 2016/17

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1 International School of Bremen Parent Bulletin 30 Grade /17 Their Graduation is at 12 noon on 10 June in the Rathaus. This is a ticket event and not for small children. Please order your tickets (for non-graduating parents 25 each) up until 19 May from the School Office. Grade 12 University UK Application April 26 - June 9 Grade 10 IGCSE Exams May 2 - May 19 Grade 12 IB Exams May 22 Road Ahead Information Meeting for EL3 Parents Malcolm Davis Hall, 2.00pm May 24 MEP Students Concerts Malcolm Davis Hall May 29 - June 2 Grade 11 Trial Exams June 1 Elementary Sports Day June 7 House Colours Day June 10 ISB Graduation, Rathaus June 12 Book Fair June 17 ISB Summer Barbecue June 24 - August 22 Summer Holidays August Grade 11 IB Retreat, Rotenburg DATES For our detailed Calendar of Events, turn to back pages Please respond to the procedure attached below and to the announced dates: University update for students who have registered through UCAS to apply to courses at UK universities in 2017 You need to make sure UCAS is listed in the IB information system as a provider which has permission to access students results. Please contact the International Baccalaureate Organisation to do this. NOTE: Mr Walton will need to know this and you have been told this by him. It is your responsibility to contact him and make sure he has put you on the list in the IB system. If this has not been done already, it needs to be complete this week otherwise your IB results will not automatically be sent to UCAS universities and therefore there will be a delay in their reaction to your results. Next month is the 30 June deadline applications received after this date will automatically be entered into Clearing.(Clearing will open in August and allow you to seek an application to other UK universities beyond your chosen 5) May 2017

2 Maths Support Many students benefit from some additional mathematics support and so Maths Support will, once again, be provided each afternoon from Monday to Thursday from pm and will be taken by the School's mathematics teachers on a rotational basis each afternoon in Room 219. The support is best suited to students who are able to identify a particular mathematical issue with which they are struggling and for which further explanation, usually fairly briefly, will be helpful, after which the students will get on with a number of exercises which will test their grasp of the newly acquired, or understood, skill. This kind of support is, perhaps, less useful for students who simply "don t get maths" and where students are in this situation, this should be discussed directly with the relevant mathematics teacher, but more useful for those who are managing some elements of mathematics well but who may be floundering with others. Students attend sessions on a voluntary basis because the initiative to take this opportunity must come from them if it is to be useful and they should not see it as way of cramming just before a major test but rather as an opportunity, one to one with a mathematics teacher, to gain greater understanding about a concept which they feel is poorly or inadequately understood. Students may attend on any day but they must be clear about what particular point they are struggling with so that the assistance provided can be targeted and make the most effective use of the limited time available. PTA News Save the Date - ISB SUMMER BBQ - Saturday, 17 June from to 4.30 pm Everybody is welcome to come and enjoy a fun afternoon! There will be lots of activities and, of course, The Great Teachers vs. Parents Football Match! determining this year s champion. Will the teachers defend their title again or will the parents manage to defeat them this year? ISB father, Agostino Vitale is supporting the PTA in the coordination of the parents' team for the football match and is looking for players. So if any of you (or you know of other parents) are willing to participate, please feel free to contact him at agovit@tiscali.it. He will be organizing some training sessions before the match. We look forward to receiving your positive feedback! We are also attaching the Summer BBQ Reply Form as a separate supplement as regards your general participation in the event which should be returned by Friday, 26 May either to isbremenevents@gmail.com or by dropping it into the PTA box in the Ground Floor Foyer. 2 Parent Bulletin 12 May 2017

3 DofE News International School of Bremen DofE Unit Wins Operator Prize 2016 After the excellent ratings that our Duke of Edinburgh s team received after their Gold Audit last November, team members were delighted to learn that that they have now been awarded the Operator s Prize The judges were not only impressed by the work the team, led by Paul Bridge, invested in the transition to the Gold standard and that three team members are now being trained as auditors, thereby supporting DofE Germany with their magnitude of tasks, they were also full of praise for the hours that some of our DofE participants put in last year to support young refugees - their choice for the Service section of the Award programme. Well done to all involved! Programme Course in Bremen For the first time ever, the International School of Bremen will be hosting a Programme Course in Autumn, the basic course required by DofE team members to enable them to supervise DofE expeditions, for which our own team needed to travel to the South of Germany to accomplish. The DofE team is very excited about this new opportunity for the Unit, thus enabling them to reach out to more schools and youth groups in the region and involve more young people in this worthwhile programme. Students Well on Their Way to Bronze and Silver Our current DofE Students have showed much diligence, effort and commitment during the course of the year and are now in the final stages of their Bronze and Silver Award programmes. We will be reporting about their various involvement in the four DofE sections (Service, Skill, Physical and Expedition) very soon. Service Physical Expedition Skill Meet Our CAS Students... Jan, Grade 11 In October 2016, I started a school band with two of my friends and we were complete beginners, I mean we couldn t play anything! However, after practising for a few months on a weekly basis, we feel we have made some incredibly good progress. We now enjoy playing very much, though it can be challenging sometimes, and have even gained two new members. Being in a band with my friends brings us closer together and it is very inspiring to see how we progress and enjoy what we are doing. (Jan is at the back playing e-piano) 12 May 2017 Parent Bulletin 3

4 Host Families Needed! Through our neighbours here in the Technology Park, the Carl Schurz Deutsch-Amerikanischer Club e.v., we have received information from the non-profit exchange organization Experiment e.v. that is looking for families willing to host school children from the USA who will be coming to Germany this summer for a period of 10 months. If you think you can help, please see the attachment to this Parent Bulletin (in the German language) for more information. Poetry by ISB Students This week s poem has been written by Victor while in Grade 6 (currently in Grade 7). Childhood I remember a morning When I awoke early To find sweets on a plate for me I remember how excited I was Longing for the sweets My tummy rumbling My mouth watering I remember the different types Chocolate, liquorice And the hard, boiled ones You had to suck All went in my mouth. A. Pogrebnoj-Alexandroff Concert in the Glocke Bremen s Philharmonic Society under the patronage of Pavo Järvi, has informed us about a very special concert taking place on Monday, 22 May at 8.00pm in the Glocke Bremen. The Curtis Institute of Music, one of the most famous music academies in the USA has put together an orchestra, the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, consisting of their own top master students and professors, and they are currently on a world tour to show off their talent. This is a very special event for Bremen. Tickets for school children only cost 6.50 each through the Glocke s ticket service or For more information, please see attachment. 4 Parent Bulletin 12 May 2017

5 Ladies Stammtisch In German, Stammtisch is a regular meeting of a group of people, usually seated at the same (reserved) table. Please now read the following suggestion from ISB parent, Mrs Silja Reimann: Dear Ladies, We are happy to offer a regular Stammtisch for lunch for all ISB mums in our Restaurant Feines 1783, Am Markt 13, every Monday at noon. We have the choice between several separate rooms, depending on the size of the group. I need to know who is generally interested in the idea and, later on, who will be showing up. We need at least one day s notice, i.e. If we are meeting on a Monday, by Sunday at the latest. If enough mothers are interested, we will have our first Stammtisch meeting on Monday, 5 June. Please let me know by mobile: or send a mail to info@kleiner-ratskeller.com and I will set up a new ISB Stammtisch group on WhatsApp. Best wishes Silja Reimann (EL2 and Grade 1A mother) ISB Photo Calendar Do remember to keep sending in your best images for the month of May All photographs to: ddodds@isbremen.de. Mrs Ruth Holsten Library Mrs Holsten is from Tasmania. Initially, she studies animal systems management in New South Wales, graduating with merit. After nine months milking cows in Sweden on the International Agricultural Exchange Programme, she then decided that books were more interesting than cows! Her next career step was to study Library Information Management for six years, after which worked for 16 years at the State Library of Tasmania before relocating to Germany to reunite her husband s family. Mrs Holsten has been working in ISB s Library since 2006 and has thoroughly enjoyed the challenges of developing two bigger and better libraries at the old and new ISB schools. She derives particular job satisfaction from taking our Grade 11 IB students to Bremen University Library with its over 3 million books, only 5 minutes walk away from school. She also finds it very rewarding to work with students and staff from all over the world. Mrs Holsten s hobbies include reading, horse-riding, playing the horn, reading, gardening, reading, bees and reading... M. Slater, 2016 INTRODUCING May 2017 Parent Bulletin 5

6 University and Career Guidance Counselling (Grades 9-12) UCAS See the front page of this Bulletin for information about students applying through UCAS to courses at UK universities! ISI Information Day Bremen University If you are interested in studying English, why not go to the ISI Information Day at Bremen University on Wednesday, 17 May For more information, please see the attached letter and leaflet (in German) from Bremen University. Studying International Business Are you interested in studying International Business? Check out the University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule) Bonn-Rhein-Sieg.The application starts on 15 May and ends on 15 July 2017 via Hochschulstart. For further information please see the attached brochure or go to: en/wiwi/international-business-bsc-en IdeenExpo Hannover The IdeenExpo Fair 2017 will be running from June at Hannover s Exhibition Grounds with more than 650 hand-on activities. For students contemplating which vocational path to take, the ClubZukunft of the Federal Employment Agency is on the spot with tips and information about career planning, opportunities and applications, and for those who will continue into tertiary education, the HochschulCamp might be of interest with mock lectures giving useful insight into college life. For more information, go to: May 17 June FAIRS, TESTS & MORE July 9-22 July 23 - August 5 August 6-19 Informationstag für Studieninteressierte (ISI), Bremen University IdeenExpo 2017, Hannover Messegelände ( Cambridge Immerse (for more info, go to: October 11 Grade 10 PSAT/NMSQT Tests, Rm 229 If you have questions on any of the above events, please contact Mrs Keeley on: university.guidance@isbremen.de 6 Parent Bulletin 12 May 2017

7 Inter-House Competition Dates To keep you informed about all Inter-House Competitions, we will be publishing the dates and events in this column week by week, as soon as new dates become known to us. INTER-HOUSE COMPETITIONS February June Jan. June - 31 Mar Secondary Dodgeball Tournament Grade 1-12 Library Chess 5.15pm Tournament My May Elementary Soccer Tournament pm March Jan Mar Grade 1-12 Library Chess Tournament June June Secondary Dodgeball Tournament pm April April Elementary Indoor Rowing Competition, pm 24 April Secondary Soccer Tournament pm 12 May 2017 Parent Bulletin 7

8 House News House Points Here are this week s results at the end of Thursday, 11 May The Results of This Week This week, most points come from the Elementary Soccer Tournament on Wednesday as well as individual House Points that students have earned. Here is the result of the Soccer Tournament: 1st Roland 2nd Hanse 3rd Lloyd 4th Schnoor 100 Points 75 Points 50 Points 25 Points Well done to all that competed and congratulations to the winners! 8 Parent Bulletin 12 May 2017

9 ISB Calendar at a Glance Early Learning Centre May 18 May 22 May 24 June 1 June 6 June 7 June 8 June 10 June 12 June 15 June 17 June 21 June 24 - Aug. 22 EL2 goes on a mini-cruise, River Weser 9.00am pm The Road Ahead Meeting for EL3 Parents Malcolm Davis Hall, 2.00pm MEP Music Enrichment Programme Concert Malcolm Davis Hall, during Elementary Assembly, ( am) and pm, each session for performing MEP students parents Elementary Sports Day PIM Meeting, ISB Dining Room approx. 9.00pm House Colours Day EL2 visits the Pancake Ship 11.15am pm Grade 12 Graduation Ceremony Rathaus Bremen Book Fair Bremen University Bookshop Ground Floor Foyer, pm EL2 visits Café Sand, 10.30am pm ISB Barbecue EL2 visits the Universum Playground 10.30am pm Summer Holidays 12 May 2017 Parent Bulletin 9

10 Elementary Gr. 1 5 Farsi Readings/Persian Food, ISB Library pm Grade 4 Exitpoint They see the world like this Small Gym, pm Selected Grade 4 and 5 students participate in Game 24 Maths Competition at International School of Hannover, 7.00am pm Grade 1 visit the Botanika Bremen, 9.00am pm MEP Music Enrichment Programme Concert Malcolm Davis Hall, during Elementary Assembly, ( am) and pm, each session for performing MEP students parents Grade 4 visits the Kletterpark in Verden 8.00am pm Elementary Sports Day PIM Meeting, ISB Dining Room approx. 9.00pm House Colours Day Grade 12 Graduation Ceremony Rathaus Bremen Book Fair Bremen University Bookshop Ground Floor Foyer, pm ISB Barbecue Summer Holidays Grade 3-10 Kangaroo Maths Competition at school May 16 May 16 May 20 May 22 May 24 May 31 June 1 June 6 June 7 June 10 June 12 June 17 June 24 - Aug. 22 March 15 ISB Calendar at a Glance 10 Parent Bulletin 12 May 2017

11 ISB Calendar at a Glance Secondary April 26 - June 9 May 1 - May 19 May May May 16 May 17 May May May 24 May 29 - June 2 June 2-3 June 6 June 6 June 7 June 10 June 12 June Grade 10 IGCSE Exams Grade 12 IB Exams DofE Bronze Trial (two groups), Lüneburger Heide Grade 8 Camp Adventure Walsrode Farsi Readings/Persian Food, ISB Library pm Grade 9 visits the Mediahaven Bremen 9.30am pm Grade 9 and 11 MUN Students visit Conference at Hermann-Böse-Gymnasium, Bremen 8.10am - between 4.00 and 6.00pm Grade 11 Trip to CERN, Geneva/Switzerland MEP Music Enrichment Programme Concert Malcolm Davis Hall, during Secondary Assembly (11.50am pm) and pm, each session for performing MEP students parents Grade 11 Trial Exams DofE Bronze Final Expedition (two groups only) Lüneburger Heide Secondary Dodgeball Tournament pm PIM Meeting, ISB Dining Room approx. 9.00pm House Colours Day ISB Graduation, Bremen Rathaus Book Fair Bremen University Bookshop Ground Floor Foyer, pm IMYC Exit Point (Grades 6-8) 12 May 2017 Parent Bulletin 11