International School of Bremen Parent Bulletin 2 2017/18 Grade 1-5 Parent Information Evenings Grades 1 and 2 Tuesday, 5 September 2017 Grades 3 and 4 Wednesday, 6 September 2017 Grade 5 Thursday, 7 September 2017. All meetings will start at 6.00pm and take place in the respective homerooms. Please make every effort to attend as this would be an essential source of information regarding the current school year. School Photo Days Do remember that these are coming up on Wednesday of next week (6 September) for EL1 - Grade 11. Please dress your children accordingly on that day. Those Grade 12 students who are on a field trip in Spain next week will have their photographs taken on Wednesday, 13 September along with the Siblings Photographs. September 5 PTA Welcome Coffee Morning for ISB Community, ISB Dining Room, 8.15am September 5-7 Grade 1-5 Parent Information Evenings Malcolm Davis Hall 6.00pm September 8 Elementary Jog-A-Thon 8.30am September 14 IGCSE Information Evening for Grade 9 and 10 Students and Parents, Malcolm Davis Hall, 6.30pm September 22 Secondary Sports Day 8.30am Grade 10 PSAT/NMSQT Tests, Exam Room October 26 Concert of Colombian Music Malcolm Davis Hall 6.00pm December 11 Grade 10 Step One Tests, Exam Room, 8.00am DATES February 21 Secondary Science Fair, Main Corridor, 1.00pm PTA Welcome Coffee Morning Tuesday, 5 September 2017 8.15am ISB Dining Room Not only for new parents! For our detailed Calendar of Events, turn to back pages By Julius Schorzman www.isbremen.de 1 September 2017
After-School Activities A list of After-School Activities is currently being compiled and will be distributed around mid- September. However, one activity has already begun! Soccer Training for Grades 3-5 Our external soccer trainer, Niklas Sudmann, is once more in school every Tuesday from 3.00-4.00pm to train our Grade 3-5 students in the art of soccer! If your child is interested (open to girls and boys), they should go to the Main Gym next Tuesday, 5 September directly after school with their P.E. kit. Duke of Edinburgh s Award Thank you to all students and parents who came to the Information Evening on Wednesday of this week. The DofE team was happy to see so many Grade 9 students ready to take on the challenge this year! The first meeting for interested participants at all levels, Bronze, Silver and Gold, will take place on Wednesday, 6 September at 3.00pm for Bronze students and 3.40pm for Silver/Gold candidates in Room 137. By Ras / Juha Makkonen Cambridge IGCSE Information Evening Ballet for Grades 1-3 By Stano Novak Mrs Antonescu is once again offering Ballet classes each Tuesday from 3.15-4.15pm to Grade 1-3 students (ages 5-8 depending on their ability. Price: 15/ hour. Classes take place in the Small Gym on the first floor. If your child is interested in joining the class, please contact Mrs Reimann on 0172-42 31 035. Thursday, 14 September 2017 6.30pm Malcolm Davis Hall For Grade 9 and 10 Students and their Parents. 2 Parent Bulletin 1 September 2017
PTA Officers Here is the current line-up of our PTA officers and their contact email address: President Vice-President Treasurer Kary Antoniou kan@thorcoprojects.com Vincent Dmytriyev vdmytriyev@isbremen.de Dirk Zeppenfeld dzeppenfeld@zepship.com Events Manager Carla Castillo carlacastil@hotmail.com Secretary Rhianon Williams rhianonwilliams@gmail.com The position of Communications Manager is currently vacant. If you are interested and would like more information, please contact Kary Antoniou at the above address. ISB Photo Calendar As you will remember, we are planning to produce a Photo Calendar for 2018 which we will be selling in December before the winter break - an ideal present for families and friends! Due to the long summer break, we are looking for photographs depicting the summer months June, July and August. If you have taken any good quality photographs that you would like to share with others, please send them to ddodds@isbremen.de. For each month, one image will be chosen and their photographer will receive a small prize from us on compiling the calendar. We look forward to receiving some wonderful summer memories! New Choir Starting in September! You love to sing in a group with other music enthusiasts - contemporary gospel, a little pop music, a little classical? Meet Our CAS Students... Malin, Grade 12 Hello, my name is Malin Bock and my Service for CAS is planting vegetables. I started this Service about four months ago and the purpose of it, despite CAS, is to donate the vegetables that I am planting to the Bremen Tafel. I plant a wide range of vegetables, such as carrots, tomatoes etc. I have placed them on my balcony and always check and water them whenever they need it. Not only is this going to be a great contribution to the Bremen Tafel, but it also makes me very happy as it is some time I spend alone doing something I enjoy. Then come and join us on 18 September 2017 for the kick-off of the ISB Choir under the direction of Janine Smith. Everyone is welcome (students from Grade 6 upwards, parents and staff). All voices are needed. No experience is necessary to sing. Participation is free of charge. The choir will meet every Monday from 3.15-4.30pm in the Malcolm Davis Hall. Bring water or tea with you to protect your voice, and an open mind to be filled with song! CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=374782 1 September 2017 Parent Bulletin 3
IMYC Entry Point Grade 6 took part in their first-ever Entry Point on Monday, 28 August, by visiting the Auswandererhaus in Bremerhaven accompanied by Mrs Rachel Wolff and Mr Andrew Roberts. Their theme of Discovery was discussed in relation to the migration from the port which was built in 1852. Students visited the museum and completed a number of investigations related to the information within the exhibits. All in all, it was a fun and successful trip and really allowed the students to think in more depth about their first Big Idea: Finding out new things is a human driver and affects things for better or worse. Throughout the next six weeks, Grade 6 students will delve into this idea in more depth within the context of each subject. Library News Reminder to Grade 6-10 Students Mrs Holsten would like to remind students to return their Academic Honesty Policy Declaration document, duly signed by their parents. Students received this document on Wednesday, 23 August 2107 as part of their Library Orientation. Thank you. Students in Grade 7 took part in their Entry Point for the theme of Resilience : Success over time requires persistence. They thought about how resilient they were when faced with challenges and took part in a hands-on activity, attempting (in most cases successfully!) to create origami butterflies. Grade 8 s Entry Point was run by the Maths department. Their Big Idea of Identity : Our sense of self, and that of others, is continually developing through our different interactions, and impacts on how we exist in the world, was explored through the context of Fairtrade. Mr Markus Neumann German Mr Neumann was born and raised near Stuttgart, among vineyards. He acquired his first foreign language (Schwäbisch) there on the football pitch, right after school, and from an ancient neighbour. Markus studied Deutsche Philologie and Anglistik, Philosophy and Media at the University of Göttingen, became a teacher of German at the University of Illinois (Urbana Champaign) and joined the ISB in 2003, after completing his Ph.D. thesis ( Die englische Komponente [ ] im Werk Rudolf Borchardts. ). At the interview, the then Director was suffering from a nasty cold, while Markus, who had only planned to stay for a couple of months, was hardly aware of the adventures to come by assisting a young school to grow. He is still excited about being a part of this project. Privately, Markus enjoys explorations of various kinds, in the good company, particularly, of his two daughters, and likes to read poems such as Gottfried Benn s Was schlimm ist : Sehr schlimm: eingeladen sein, Wenn zu Hause die Räume stiller, der Café besser und keine Unterhaltung nötig ist. INTRODUCING... 4 Parent Bulletin 1 September 2017
University and Career Guidance Counselling (Grades 9-12) UK-Based Medical Work Experience Project London have just released their new UK hospital work experience programme for aspiring medical students at http://www.medicalprojects.co.uk/ project-london/! For students aged 16+ who are considering a career in healthcare, this offers an opportunity to learn from UK doctors and gain experience in a London-based hospital. The work experience course includes: Private hospital simulation suite in UK hospital 1 x MMI simulation with feedback 1 x Panel interview simulation with feedback 2 x Clinical training sessions per week Personal statement review and advice UCKAT & BMAT seminar Teaching by UK medical students or doctors It is available on these dates: 22 October - 28 October 2017 11 February - 17 February 2018 18 February - 24 February 2018 US Colleges All colleges have different deadlines, however for some, the following deadlines apply: Early decision and action: 30 October 2017 for most colleges Regular decision: for some colleges as early as 1 January 2018. For more information on individual deadlines, we recommend you research the university on the internet. International College Fair, Hamburg The International College in Hamburg is hosting an International College Fair on 27 September 2017 between 2.30 and 5.30pm. There will be representatives from over 40 colleges from around the world (the list is on the University Guidance board on the 2nd floor. This is an excellent opportunity to meet with people face to face to discuss any concerns or questions you may have. Visit www.collegeday.de to sign up for free and to find out more about this exciting opportunity. October 15 September 21 December 11 January 15 February 19-23 May + June July 5 DEADLINES, FAIRS + TESTS PSAT Tests for all Grade 10 students Deadline for Oxford and Cambridge Universities along with applications for medicine, veterinary science and dentistry Welt der Logistik Job Fair 9.00am - 2.00pm, BLG- Forum, Am Speicher 11, Bremen www.via-bremen.com Grade 10 Step One testing, 8.00am - 12.20pm, Exam Room Application deadline for most UK universities Grade 10 Step One interviews Grade 12 receive offers and replies from universities IB results published If you have questions on any of the above, please contact Mrs Evans on: cevans@isbremen.de 1 September 2017 Parent Bulletin 5
House News House Points Here are this week s results as per the end of Thursday, 31 August 2017. The Results of This Week It has been a slow week, but once everybody is in the swing of things and the first competitions start, the competitive spirit will soon pick up. House Clothes House t-shirts (and other good quality house clothing items) can be ordered from the company Meinecke Promotion, situated just north of Bremen. Please go to their website http://www.isbremenshop.de/shop/ to place your order. Once you have placed the t-shirt in the basket online, please be aware that you need to go back out of the basket to the article you require on the main homepage and click on the button Add Your House Print otherwise your t-shirt will only have the school logo on the front, but no house logo on the back! 6 Parent Bulletin 1 September 2017
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 September 2017 8 September Elementary Jog-A-Thon 8.30-10.00am 13 September Elementary Floorball Tournament 22 September Secondary Sports Day 8.15am - 12.20pm October 2017 11 October 11 October Elementary Dodgeball Tournament November 2017 6 November Secondary Floorball Competition 15 November Elementary Capture-the-Flag Tournament,, Part 1 22 November Elementary Capture-the-Flag Tournament,, Part 2 December 2017 13 December 13 December Elementary Handball Tournament 19 December Secondary Volleyball Tournament January 2018 17 January Elementary Kickball Tournament, Part 1 24 January Secondary Handball Tournament February 2018 7 February March 2018 8 March Secondary Basketball Tournament 14 March Elementary Basketball Tournament 21 March April 2018 16 April Secondary Tchoukball Tournament 18 April Elementary Indoor Rowing Competition, May 2018 9 May 16 May Elementary Soccer Tournament June 2018 5 June Secondary Soccer Tournament 7 June Elementary Sports Day 9.00am - 11.30pm 20 June 24 January Elementary Kickball Tournament, Part 2 1 September 2017 Parent Bulletin 7
ISB Calendar at a Glance Early Learning Centre September 5 September 8 October 26 December 13 Dec. 21 - Jan. 7 February 7, 2018 March 9 March 21 May 9 June 20 PTA Welcome Coffee Morning for ISB Community ISB Dining Room, 8.15 - approx. 10.30am Elementary Jog-A-Thon, 8.30-10.00am Running Track Concert of Columbian Music Malcolm Davis Hall, 6.00pm Winter Break - School Closed EL1 - Grade 5 Elementary International Festival 8 Parent Bulletin 1 September 2017
Elementary Gr. 1 5 PTA Welcome Coffee Morning for ISB Community ISB Dining Room, 8.15 - approx. 10.30am Grade 1-5 Parent Information Evenings 6.00-7.00pm Elementary Jog-A-Thon, 8.30-10.00am Running Track Inter-House Floorball Tournament ISB Main Gym, Grade 5 Team-Building Sleepover In School, 1.40pm - 8.30am Inter-House Dodgeball Tournament ISB Main Gym, Concert of Columbian Music Malcolm Davis Hall, 6.00pm Inter-House Capture-the-Flag Tournament, Part 1 ISB Main Gym, Inter-House Capture-the-Flag Tournament, Part 2 ISB Main Gym, Inter-House Handball Tournament ISB Main Gym, Winter Break Inter-House Kickball Tournament, Part 1 ISB Main Gym, September 5 September 5-7 September 8 September 13 September 15-16 October 26 November 15 November 22 December 13 December 13 Dec. 21 - Jan. 7 January 17 ISB Calendar at a Glance 1 September 2017 Parent Bulletin 9
ISB Calendar at a Glance Secondary September 4-8 September 5 September 5 September 8-9 September 11 September 14 September 20 September 22 October 7 October 26 November 6 December 2 December 11 Grade 12 Biology/Spanish Students Field Trip to Gredos/Spain PTA Welcome Coffee Morning for ISB Community ISB Dining Room, 8.15 - approx. 10.30am Grade 12 (those students not going to Spain) visit Heide Park Soltau, 8.15-5.00pm DofE Taster Hike 3.00pm (8.9.) - approx. 11.00am (9.9.) Grade 11 visits Bremen University and State Libraries 2.20-3.40pm IGCSE Information Evening for Grade 9 and 10 students and their parents Malcolm Davis Hall, 6.30-7.30pm Grade 9 Solar Car Race Courtyard or Main Corridor, 2.20-4.00pm Secondary Sports Day 8.15am - 12.20pm SAT Testing Exam Room, 8.00am - 12.30/1.00pm Grade 10 PSAT/NMSQT Tests, Rm. 229 Grade 11 visits Bremen University Library 2.20-3.40pm Concert of Columbian Music Malcolm Davis Hall, 6.00pm Inter-House Floorball Tournament ISB Main Gym, SAT Testing Exam Room, 8.00am - 12.30/1.00pm Grade 10 Step-One Tests 10 Parent Bulletin 1 September 2017