Parent Bulletin 34. Last Day of School Year. Graduation Lost and Found LADIES STAMMTISCH. International School of Bremen DATES

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1 International School of Bremen Parent Bulletin 34 Graduation 2017 On Saturday, we enjoyed a wonderful Graduation Day with our Grade 12s. If you would like to view the photographs of the ceremony in the Rathaus and in the Dorint Park Hotel in the evening, please go to Sepia Photo s online shop at: kundenlogin/. The gallery code is: rathaus2017. It is not necessary to insert an address. You may now view the photos, make your individual choice and order directly. If you have any questions, please contact Sepia Photo on: info@sepia-photo.de. GIN Bake Sale/Ice Cream Sale, Ground Floor Foyer, 2.45pm June 23 Last Day of School - Reports Handed Out June 24 - August 22 Summer Holidays August Grade 11 IB Retreat, Rotenburg September 5 PTA Welcome Coffee Morning for ISB Community, ISB Dining Room, 8.15am September 14 IGCSE Information Evening for Grade 9 and 10 Students and Parents, Malcolm Davis Hall, 6.30pm October 11 Grade 10 PSAT/NMSQT Tests, Exam Room December 11 Grade 10 Step One Tests, Exam Room, 8.00am DATES For our detailed Calendar of Events, turn to back pages Last Day of School Year This is on Friday, 23 June at 1.40pm. Student reports will be issued then. Reports not collected will be posted to parents. Lost and Found Following the sent out this week, parents are urged to take a look at the Lost and Found items displayed on tables in the Ground Floor Foyer as more items have been added from upstairs departments. They will be on display until 23 June. All items that have not been claimed by then will be given to charity, as we have to clear the school for the holidays. ELC and Elementary parents are requested to come and pick up ALL their child s belongings from their hook/peg on the last day of term. Anything left will also be given to charity. Secondary parents are asked to remind their children to do the same. Items left in lockers are not affected. LADIES STAMMTISCH Every Monday at Noon Restaurant Feines 1783 Am Markt 13 If you are interested in joining, contact ISB mother Silja Reimann on or info@kleiner-ratskeller.com

2 Music Enrichment Programme School Year 2017/18 You are already learning an instrument at ISB and would like to continue in the new school year? Do remember that your Music Agreement terminates at the end of June! If you would like to continue, please contact your instrument teacher as soon as possible to reregister for the new school year. Spaces are limited and we cannot guarantee any particular times. Girls Team By Petar Milošević You and/or your child would like to learn to play an instrument and begin lessons at ISB? Now is the time to sign up for the new school year 2017/18! To do this, please contact our Music teacher, Mrs Wolff via You re not sure what you would like to learn? Boys Team The range of instruments that you can learn at ISB is huge and we are always willing to add more to the list! Once again, contact Mrs Wolff who will support you with advice and assistance: Looking forward to another great musical year at ISB!! By Derek Bridges 2 Parent Bulletin 16 17

3 Library News Borrowing Books Over the Holidays During the last week of school, June, only parents of students of EL1 - Grade 4 who are returning to ISB for the school year 2017/18 will be able to borrow books over the holidays. Parents may borrow up to 50 books for holiday reading. Grade 5-12 students may borrow books (10 each) for over the holidays if they are returning to ISB and have no overdue library books. Please check the noticeboard outside the Library and/ or with Library staff as regards overdue books. Happy holiday reading!! Bees in the ISB Library! On Wednesday, 14 June, our beekeeper, Mr Holsten visited the ISB Library and brought his bees along with him. Grades 1, 2 and 4B were fascinated! See below a few images from the afternoon. Meet Our CAS Students... Negin, Grade 12 In March 2017, three of my fellow classmates, Eni, Christian, Ebenezer, and I created a CAS team under the supervision of our CAS instructor, Mr Neumann. We meet for 40 minutes every Thursday at 1.40pm until 2.20pm. During our meetings, we discuss our CAS lesson, which occurs an hour after we meet. Basically, we help set up the CAS classes and therefore are crucial in helping other students achieve their best CAS performance. We spread the message of CAS by advertising our CAS activities and progress in the Parent Bulletin, the brand-new CAS board or the Yearbook. In fact, this is the first year that we have started presenting our CAS experiences in the Parent Bulletin, thanks to our team. Below is a picture of me working on our new CAS board, which I started to work on in April. The theme I chose for the board (black, red and white colours) makes the board more noticeable for other students. The board is hung on the wall in the hallway. I enjoy being part of the CAS team because it gives me great pleasure when people enjoy and take notice of my work and possibly find inspiration. I also enjoy helping my fellow classmates to achieve their best CAS performances through the help of our team. Bees by Database Center for Life Science (DBCLS), CC BY 3.0, Parent Bulletin 3

4 Work written by ISB Students This week, we are publishing a poem written by Alina while in Grade 6 (currently in Grade 7A). Our School We learn about religion: Hindu, Protestant, Muslim, Christian And we learn about God. We learn what Obama said, What Sir Isaac Newton thought And what Bill Gates does. ISB Photo Calendar The summer holidays are looming up - time to whip out your cameras and capture all those wonderful images. We are continuing to collect the best for our ISB Photo Calendar Whether they depict June, July or August keep sending them in to: ddodds@isbremen.de. We learn the names of places: France, Australia, England, Nigeria. And we learn where they are. We learn about world languages: Goodbye, adios, au revoir, tschüss And we learn to know people. M. Slater, 2016 And we learn their names: Inés, Bennet, Alina, Bright, Omar, And we know they are stars. INTRODUCING... Mr Robin Brand IT Support Mr Brand was born in Bremen and has been married since He began working at ISB in March of this year and is responsible for all IT matters. He is now also responsible for creating that fitting atmosphere at events in the Malcolm Davis Hall using our recently acquired light and sound mixers. With his good friends in Bremen, Mr Brand enjoys watching football, celebrating birthdays, cooking together and playing Boule. He and his wife also love meeting up with other friends in France where they have spent their camping holidays for decades. He loves French food and wine and enjoys relaxing in the sun with a good book. To keep fit, he cycles and goes to the gym. 4 Parent Bulletin 16 17

5 University and Career Guidance Counselling (Grades 9-12) UKCAT For medical and dental courses, most UK universities require applicants to sit an admissions test in addition to their other entry requirements. The UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT: is required by the majority of University Medical and Dental schools in the UK and must be sat in the summer of 2017 by candidates who want to apply to member universities for entry in 2018 (or deferred entry in 2019). What is the UKCAT? The UKCAT helps universities to make more informed choices from amongst the many highly-qualified applicants to medical and dental programmes. It is used in conjunction with other admissions processes such as the UCAS application and academic qualifications. The UKCAT is a computer-based test. It does not contain any curriculum or science content but instead focuses on exploring the cognitive powers of candidates and other attributes considered to be valuable for health care professionals. Who should sit the test? A full list of universities / courses that require the UKCAT is available at Students sit the test during the summer before they submit their UCAS application in October. Where can candidates sit the test? The test is delivered via computer in partnership with Pearson VUE at over 150 UK authorised test centres and in around 100 countries worldwide. Candidates are encouraged to register and book early to ensure they get a test slot at their chosen test centre. Key Dates Registration & Booking opens Tues 2nd May 2017 Testing begins Mon 3rd July 2017 Registration Closes Tues 19th September pm Bursary Deadline Tues 19th September pm Booking/Rescheduling Closes Mon 2nd October 2017 midday Last Testing Date Tues 3rd October 2017 UCAS Application Deadline Sun 15th October 2017 For UKCAT interested students: There is a Candidate Preparation Toolkit ( available to help students prepare for the test. This includes an Official Guide, a Question Tutorial, Practice Tests, a Practice App (for iphone and Android) and a selection of videos can be found on the UKCAT YouTube channel ( UCottWqxLlCDPJBFfKhvl8aQ). Open Campus Uni Bremen On Saturday, 17 June, from 2.00pm - midnight, Bremen University is once more inviting you to their Open Campus. In more than 40 tents, the various faculties, institutes and affiliated institutes will be providing an insight into their work and projects. Along with an exciting stage programme, there will be lots to discover such as science shows, poetry slam, dance performances, talks and guided tours. At 7.00pm, the open-air party begins! For more information, go to: Parent Bulletin 5

6 House News House Points Here are this week s results at the end of Thursday, The Results of This Week Here are the standings for the penultimate week of the House Competition. There have been A LOT of individual House Points collected this week, but not enough to change the order of the standings. However, there s still one more week to go...!!! 6 Parent Bulletin 16 17

7 ISB Calendar at a Glance Early Learning Centre June 17 June 21 June 24 - Aug. 22 September 5 September 11 December 13 February 7, 2018 March 9 March 21 May 9 ISB Barbecue EL2 Hawaiian Luau Party In Classroom, pm EL2 visits the Universum Playground 10.30am pm Summer Holidays PTA Welcome Coffee Morning for ISB Community ISB Dining Room, approx am EL1 - Grade 5 Elementary International Festival Parent Bulletin 7

8 Elementary Gr. 1 5 ISB Barbecue Summer Holidays PTA Welcome Coffee Morning for ISB Community ISB Dining Room, approx am Grade 5 Team-Building Sleepover In School, 1.40pm am Grade 3-10 Kangaroo Maths Competition at school Grade 5 visits Bad Schandau in the Sächsische Schweiz National Park, dept. 7.30am (23.4.), return 4.00pm (27.4.) June 17 June 24 - Aug. 22 September 5 September 11 September December 13 February 7, 2018 March 15 March 21 April May 9 ISB Calendar at a Glance 8 Parent Bulletin 16 17

9 ISB Calendar at a Glance Secondary June June June 17 June 24 - Aug 22 August 28 August September 4-8 September 5 September 11 September 14 October 11 December 11 December 13 February 7, 2018 March 15 March 21 DofE Bronze Final Expedition (one group only) Celle Grade 9-12 MUN Students participate in Model United Nations Simulation, Göttingen University ISB Barbecue GIN Bake Sale / Ice Cream Sale (funds to go to school in Gambia) Ground Floor Foyer, pm Summer Holidays Grade 6 visits the Auswandererhaus Bremerhaven 8.00am pm Grade 11 IB Retreat, Rotenburg New Grade 12 Biology/Spanish Students Field Trip to Gredos/Spain PTA Welcome Coffee Morning for ISB Community ISB Dining Room, approx am IGCSE Information Evening for Grade 9 and 10 students and their parents Malcolm Davis Hall, pm Grade 10 PSAT/NMSQT Tests, Rm. 229 Grade 10 Step-One Tests Exam Room, 8.00am pm Grade 3-10 Kangaroo Maths Competition at school Parent Bulletin 9