The Tanto International School, Stockholm Creating Passion for Learning and Excellence since 1983

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1 Upcoming Dates Nov 30th Dec 8th & 10th Dec 11th Dec 12th Dec 14th Dec 15th Spring Term Jan 22nd All costumes to be in school and checked by staff School Play rehearsals- Packed lunch needed for 8th only School Play for nursery, grandparents and other family 12:30 (arrive 30 mins early) School Play for 9:45 (arrive at 8:30 with students and 9:00 without students) Christmas Lunch-Children dress up smart in own clothes of choice Parent Invite to Ukulele & Dance 8:40am in the lunchroom Chess Club will run from Wk 2-Wk 12 in the new year Swimming starts for Yr 3 & Yr 4-please take non-swimmers to the pool to practice before this date UNICORNS were the winning house team this week Congratulations to all certificate & trophy winners. Ali Baba and the Bongo Bandits Costumes are starting to come in now, which is great. Miss Kieran and the teachers will be checking the costumes on 30th November but if you feel you are having problems or are unsure, please let Miss Kieran know so she can help. All of the tickets have now been allocated and sent home with your child. Thank you for your quick responses to this. Twitter Twitter is a fun way to help you discuss the things that are happening at school with your children Ice Skating Week 2-Week 9 (January & February 2016) Don t forget to purchase ice-skates before January. You can find free skating times at Zinkensdamn IP. Year 3 and 4 Swimming Lessons Swimming lessons at Eriksdalsbadet, for Yr 3 & 4, begin on January 22nd. If you child is new to the water or not had too much experience of swimming, it would be great if they could have some experience with a family member before lessons begin.

2 Ukulele Performance Festive Period in School During December, we will be placing out Santa s postbox for those children who would like to send a little card to a friend at school. The postbox will be placed in the Main Office from 30th November and Student Council will empty it and deliver cards to all classes on Wednesday 2nd, Friday 4th, Monday 7th and Wednesday 9th December. Ms Charas and all of the children would like to invite you all to watch each class perform a ukulele song on the final day of school (Tuesday, 15th December). The performances will begin at 9:00am Dance Performance This year, the dance club will perform their dance show on Tuesday, 15th December in the lunchroom at 8:40am. This will be the last dance that the club do this year as Mrs Hayes will go off on maternity leave in the middle of February. Student Council: A super suggestion from a student in Yr 5 This week, Student Council met with Mr Cameron and emptied the student suggestion box. There were a few good ideas posted by the children and the one that was seen as a good possibility was about adding the school logo on to our plastic cups. Student Council members spent break time researching companies that could create waterproof stickers for us. We hope to see them on our mugs in January Secret Santa Each year we host a Secret Santa activity in school. Santa will come round the school and nursery delivering gifts to all the children in their classes. Please see the Secret Santa letter that will be sent home next week to explain the details about purchasing a little gift for a child in the same class as your child.

3 We will set up a video camera during the Friday performance and Mr Cameron will make the video available to parents/guardians through a secure, password protected page on Vimeo in the same way as last year. Mrs Riley will also take photos of the children in the scenes so that parents can purchase a CD of lots of great photographic memories. This CD will be available for collection on Saturday, 12th December in the cafeteria at the theatre where the children perform. Chess Club This year I will be able to accept 40 members to Chess Club. I will begin by offering the priority to Yr 3-7 children and if there is a space left then I will offer the last few spaces to Yr 2 children. The club will run on a Tuesday after school from 15:00-16:30. An will be sent out on Monday for parents to sign up their child to the club. I will sign up the first 40 replies from Yr3-7 children. Please check with you child first and make sure they really want to play chess every week as it is important to have children who really want to be there each week. School Nurse Anna Our new school nurse has taken over from the previous one and will now be with us every Friday. She will carry out all of the school nurse national requirements as well as being available to talk to any children or parent who would to chat. Telephone Number: tantoschoolnurse@icloud.com Smart Clothes for Christmas Lunch Monday, 14th December The Tanto International School will be hosting a Christmas lunch at school. Tradition has it that all of the children come in to school dressed in smart clothes as if going to dinner party. This is a nonuniform day and children always do such a great job of looking really smart for this special school day. YEAR 5 & 6/7: Art Overalls/Clothes/Long-Sleeved Aprons Painting of scenery and props will begin next week so please make sure Yr 5 & 6/7 have correct clothing in school to cover their school uniform when painting. Year 5 Moderna Museet Trip Next Friday, 27th November the Year 5 will be going to the Moderna Museet. They are very lucky to have Mrs Lind showing them around and sharing her Art knowledge with them as they explore up to nine influential artists. We all look forward to hearing about the trip after they come back. Year 5 & 6/7 Ski Trip Meeting Thanks to those parents who have confirmed they will or will not be able to attend the meeting about the ski trips. The ski trips are planned for 14th-20th February and now that I have received confirmation from 5 staff members that they can do the trip and be away from their families, we can start to prepare. I will information and documents to those who are unable to attend the meeting.

4 Academic Calendar 2015/16 for Students Autumn Term AUGUST Spring Term JANUARY SEPTEMBER Parent Conferences FEBRUARY Parent Conferences Ski Trips Yr 5, 6 & 7 14th-20th OCTOBER MARCH NOVEMBER APRIL DECEMBER End of Term Report MAY Assessment Week England Trip 13th-19th Yr 6/7 England Trip 13th-19th School Day Holiday for Tanto Students but TASC/Nursery are Open Training/Student Study Day-School/Nursery and TASC Closed Bank Holiday- School/TASC/Nursery Closed Half Day- Tanto School finishes 11:30am JUNE Sports day 8th June End of Year Report

5 Academic Calendar 2015/16 for Students August 17th First day of Term is a half day (8: ) August 17th Coffee Morning - Welcome to Tanto for parents (8:30-11:00am) September 18th House Team Spelling Bee Competition Sep 28th-Oct 1st Parents Evenings held after school this week September 23rd-30th House Team Team Sports Event October 5th School Photographer: Individual and Class Photos- October 22nd Halloween Dress Up Day October 23rd Study at Home (School Closed- TASC Closed, Nursery Closed) October 26th-30th Höstlov (Week Holiday - school closed, TASC and Nursery open) November 2nd House Team General Knowledge Quiz (was 16th October) November 6th House Team Maths Afternoon Quiz December 8th and 10th Play Rehearsal at local theatre (Hornsgatan 96) December 11th School Play-extended family & nursery (Hornsgatan 96 at 12:30) December 11th Nursery Lucia performance in lunchroom at 8:30am (parents welcome) December 12th School Play-Parents at local theatre (Hornsgatan 96) Saturday 8:30-12:00 December 14th Christmas Lunch-Children Dress up smart in own clothes of choice December 15th Parents invited to watch ukulele songs performed by each class 8:45-9:15 December 16th School Christmas Holiday begins Jan 5th TASC Closed, Nursery Closed January 7th Spring Term begins January 29th House Team Music Afternoon Feb 8th-11th Parents Evenings held after school this week Feb 14th-20th Ski Trips (Yr 5 and 6/7) February 25th House Team ipad Writing Competition February 26th Study at Home (School Closed- TASC Closed, Nursery Closed) Feb 29th-4th Mar Sportlov (Week Holiday - school closed, TASC and Nursery open) March 11th Book Swap/Reading Day March 22nd Easter Egg Competition Mar 23rd-Apr 1st Easter Holidays April 7th Famous People Day- Dress Up April 15th House Team Art Exhibition May 3rd Tanto Sleepover May 4th Tanto Talent Show (Half Day- pick up at 11:30) May 6th Study at Home (School Closed- TASC Closed, Nursery Closed) May 9th-12th Assessment Week May 13th-19th Year 6/7 England Trip June 8th House Team Sports Day June 10th End of Term (Half Day-School ends 10:30. TASC/Nursery closed at 15:00 )