International School of Bremen Parent Bulletin 09 2015/16 Parent/Teacher Conferences Do let us remind you that Parent/Teacher Conferences will be taking place next week, as follows: ELC Monday - Friday (EL Centre) Elementary Monday - Wednesday (homerooms) Secondary November 9-11 Elementary Parent/ Teacher Conferences, In Homerooms + Specialist Teaching Rooms November 9-13 EL1-3 Parent/Teacher Conferences, EL Centre November 10 + 11 Secondary Parent/ Teacher Conferences, Malcolm Davis Hall November 10 + 11 Bake Sale during Parent/ Teacher Conferences, Flea Market, Main Corridor November 25 University Information Evening for Gr. 11 Students and Parents, Malcolm Davis Hall, 7.00pm Tuesday + Wednesday (Malcolm Davis Hall) If you have not yet signed up but would like to, please ask your child to check the sign-up sheets on the classroom doors for any free spaces. IMPORTANT DATES November 27 Elementary Winter Party Cinestar Kristallpalast Winter Dinner, Atlantic Hotel Galopprennbahn December 7 Grade 10 STEP 1 tests, Computer Lab Rm. 207 Winter Sing, Malcolm Davis Hall, 4.00pm December 12 First Aid Course for Duke of Edinburgh students, Malcolm Davis Hall, 8.00am December 14-16 Andrew Summers Book Fair, For our detailed Calendar of Events, turn to back pages Key Club/Bremer Tafel Food Drive Extended to Friday, 13 November! If you would still like to bring in some items (with a shelf life ) for this project, we are happy to take all donations. If you are new to the school or uncertain about what you may donate, please see the attachment being sent with this Bulletin. Also see attachment with the House count so far. Up to now, Roland House is leading, closely followed by Lloyd House! Winter Events Ticket Sales Time Alteration Please note that tickets will be on sale until the end of next week, 13 November from 7.45-8.30am (and not until 8.45am) www.isbremen.de 6 November 2015
GIN GIN International Forum, 9-11 October 2015 The Mission Statement for the Global Issues Network (GIN) is To empower young people to collaborate locally, regionally and globally in order to create sustainable solutions for global issues. The Global Issues Network (GIN) group at the International School of Bremen (ISB) has always been conscious and active on issues that are current and of great concern to the people of our world. With this in mind and truly espousing the GIN Mission Statement, a forum was planned on the issue that is currently not far from people s thoughts and minds in Germany and especially in and around Bremen, i.e. the arrival of refugees and asylum seekers from war-torn countries from the Middle East and beyond. To explore this issue we invited and hosted the International School of Düsseldorf and the Halcyon School, London, to join us for the event. We also invited some expert voices to address the forum on the issues around the arrival of these people into Bremen. holding a bake sale which raised 150 to assist with transport for the refugees. Residents from the refugee shelter joined the forum on the Friday evening and shared stories of their journey from their home countries to Bremen while socialising with the delegates at a barbecue. The forum was a tremendous success; thanks go to all members of the ISB community involved with this event who so generously gave of their time to support the forum. We are especially proud of the members of the ISB GIN group whose teamwork, planning and dedication will stand them in good stead as knowledgeable and caring citizens who will be a voice to be heard and listened to in the global village of the future. (Mrs. Zupanc and Mr. Robinson-Slater) See also the article in this month s Science Department Newsletter, being sent to you as an attachment Forums of this kind however are about hearing and sharing the voice of young people, and to this end there were some magnificent presentations by the young people from the ISB and our visitors. A really special feature of the forum was the opportunity for the ISB community to interact with the local refugee group. The forum delegates took part in a massive bake off and with the generous help of the ISB community were able to pack and deliver over 600 goody bags to the refugee shelter as well as 2 Parent Bulletin 6 November 2015
University and Career Guidance Counselling (Grades 9-12) Information Afternoon with Carl Benz School for Grades 9-12 On Monday, 16 November, representatives of the Carl Benz School of Engineering will be visiting the ISB to speak to students of Grades 9-12. The Carl Benz School of Engineering, the mechanical engineering school of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) offers a 3-year English-taught B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering programme. Students may specialize in Automotive Engineering, Energy Engineering, Production Management and Railway Systems Technology and they must do two six-week internships in industry to gain practical skills for their future. Monday, 16 November, 3.15-4.30pm, Malcolm Davis Hall FAIRS, TESTS & MORE November 14 November 20-21 Die JugendBildungsmesse, Freie Evangelische Bekenntnisschule, Bremen, 10.00am - 4.00pm (Infos about study abroad, internships, au pair work, volunteer work, FSJ, Work+Travel programmes and more. See: www.weltweiser.de University and College Fair, International School of Hannover, 1.30-4.00pm 17th Franco-German Forum in Strasbourg Find out about French-German programmes of study, internships and work opportunities www.dff-ffa.org Information Evening For Grade 11 Students and Parents focussing on university choices and application procedures to universities in the UK, USA, the Netherlands and Canada Wednesday, 25 November 7.00 9.00pm Malcolm Davis Hall Light refreshments will be served November 21, February 27 and May 13 November 28 and May 7, 2016 TU Delft University International Open Days Infos about Aerospace Engineering Programmes in English in the Netherlands Bachelor Messe, CCH Congress Centre Hamburg, 9.00am - 4.00pm Information about studying in the Netherlands www.bachelor-and-more.de/ bachelor-messe-hamburg/ SAT Testing at ISB The SAT is required for entrance into US universities and colleges and some international and European universities. Register and practice information online at Rachael Schupp University Guidance Counselor If you have questions on any of the above events, please contact Mrs. Schupp on: rschupp@isbremen.de 6 November 2015 Parent Bulletin 3
Library News Volunteers Required! The ISB Library is still looking for volunteers to help out on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. If you would like to help, please contact Mrs. Holsten at: library@isbremen.de ISB Library Multilingual Festival This will take place from 23-27 November in the ISB Library. Mrs. Holsten is still looking for native speakers of the following languages: Arabic, Chinese Mandarin, Dutch, Farsi, French, German Plattdeutsch, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish who would like to share their languages with the children during scheduled library times. If you can spare some time to present your language to our students, please contact Mrs. Holsten at: library@isbremen.de Website of the Week http://zipcodezoo.com This is a free, online natural history encyclopedia with everything you need to know about animals or biological creatures. User-friendly interface! (Recommended by Christian, Grade 10) INTRODUCING... Mr. Frankie Tun, Secondary Maths / Science Originally coming from Burma (Myanmar), Mr. Tun joined the ISB in 2007. In the 1990s in Burma, he was a wellknown songwriter and also taught at the NIVA International School in Bangkok, Thailand where he was awarded the Best Teacher Service Award for the years 1995-2001. He graduated from the University of Yangon and later earned his MEd at Assumption University of Thailand. Apart from teaching Maths and Science, Mr. Tun is currently serving as the Chairman of the ISB Works Council. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, composing music and doing sport. 4 Parent Bulletin 6 November 2015
25 Years Bremen Drop Tower 2015 is a very special year for Bremen s Drop Tower (Fallturm) as it is celebrating 25 years of age! In September 1990, the first experimental drop was triggered by Germany s then Federal Minister for Research, Dr. Heinz Riesenhuber. Since then, scientific teams the world over and coming from the most diverse fields of research travel to Bremen to do their experiments in the most pure weightlessness on earth. To this day, over 7000 experiments have taken place in this worldwide unique research laboratory. To celebrate their 25th Jubilee, ZARM will be opening the Drop Tower to the people of Bremen on Win an Exclusive Visit to the Pinnacle of the Drop Tower! At the Open Day, there will be a prize draw to win a visit to the Drop Tower s pinnacle! At a height of 140 metres, the Panorama Lounge offers a 360 view of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen - a suitable date will be arranged with the winner. Please note that, for safety reasons, the pinnacle cannot be visited during the Open Day. Sunday, 15 November from 10.00am to 4.00pm Various info stands are available and visitors will have the rare opportunity of visiting the research laboratory and learning about the basic principles of weightlessness as well as about how the Drop Tower works. They will gain an insight into day-to-day operations by visiting the Control Centre where the capsule dropping experiment is controlled. The inner drop tube in which the experiments take place can also be visited. Several ZARM research groups will be presenting their experiments and will answer all your questions on Space research. 6 November 2015 Parent Bulletin 5
House News House Points Here are this week s results at the close of Thursday, 5 November. This Week s Update on House Points Once again, this week s scores are made up of individual House Points so there is no big change to last week s chart. However, this will change today with the Secondary Soccer Tournament taking place at 2.00pm. Let s see what the chart looks like next week!!! 6 Parent Bulletin 6 November 2015
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, i.e. as soon as new dates become known to us. INTER-HOUSE COMPETITIONS November 2015 16 November Secondary Dodgeball Tournament 17 November Elementary Dodgeball Tournament December 2015 9 December Elementary Handball Tournament 10 December Secondary Handball Tournament January 2016 15 January Elementary Floorball Tournament 2.00-4.30pm 18 January Secondary Floorball Tournament February 2016 9 February Elementary Rowing Competition 3.15pm (end time to be announced) 10 February Secondary Rowing Competition 3.15pm (end time to be announced) March 2016 10 March Elementary Benchball Tournament 11 March Secondary Tchoukball Tournament 2.00-4.30pm April 2016 18 April Elementary Volleyball Tournament 19 April Secondary Volleyball Tournament May 2016 11 May Elementary Kickball Tournament 12 May Secondary Softball Tournament 6 November 2015 Parent Bulletin 7
ISB Calendar at a Glance Early Learning Centre October 1-30 November 9-13 November 10-11 November 23-27 November 25 December 2 December 14-16 December 16 Key Club Bremer Tafel Food Drive EL1-3 Parent/Teacher Conferences Bake Sale (Support of GIN Refugees) EL3 visits Mensch, Puppe, Puppet Theatre Bremen 8.30am - 1.00pm Flea Market Main Corridor, 3.00-4.30pm ELC - Grade 8 ISB Library Multilingual Festival during Library lessons EL 1 and 2 visit Mensch, Puppe Puppet Theatre Bremen, 10.00am - 1.30pm Life Story: The Race for the Double Helix Winter Dinner for Parents, Staff and Gr. 6-12 Students Winter Sing Concert Malcolm Davis Hall, 4.00-5.15pm ELC - Grade 8 Andrew Summers Book Fair 8 Parent Bulletin 6 November 2015
ISB Calendar at a Glance Elementary Gr. 1 5 Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences Homerooms and Specialist Teaching Rooms Bake Sale (Support of GIN Refugees) Grade 4 visits the Klimahaus in Bremerhaven 8.10am - 2.55pm Flea Market Main Corridor, 3.00-4.30pm Elementary Dodgeball Tournament Main Gym, Winter/Seasonal Crafts for Grades 1-3, EL2 classroom, 3.15-4.00pm ELC - Grade 8 ISB Library Multilingual Festival during Library lessons Elementary Winter Party, Cinestar Kristallpalast afternoon (exact time to be announced) Life Story: The Race for the Double Helix Winter Dinner for Parents, Staff and Gr. 6-12 Students Elementary Handball Tournament Main, Gym, Winter Sing Concert Malcolm Davis Hall, 4.00-5.15pm ELC - Grade 8 Andrew Summers Book Fair Grade 4 visits the Mining Museum in Goslar 8.10am - 5.30pm November 9-11 November 10-11 November 16 November 18 - November 23-27 November 27 December 2 December 14-16 December 16 January 11, 2016 6 November 2015 Parent Bulletin 9
ISB Calendar at a Glance Secondary November 10-11 November 10-11 November 12-15 November 16 November 16 November 23-27 November 25 December 2 December 10 December 12 December 14-16 December 16 Secondary Parent/Teacher Conferences Malcolm Davis Hall Bake Sale (Support of GIN Refugees) Grade 10 Economics Students Trip to Florence/Italy Gr. 9-12: Presentation by Carl Benz School Malcolm Davis Hall, 3.15-4.30pm Secondary Dodgeball Tournament, Main Gym, Flea Market Main Corridor, 3.00-4.30pm ELC - Grade 8 ISB Library Multilingual Festival during Library lessons University Information Evening for Gr. 11 Students and Parents, Malcolm Davis Hall, 7.00-9.00pm Life Story: The Race for the Double Helix SAT Testing, at school, 8.00am - 1.00pm Winter Dinner for Parents, Staff and Gr. 6-12 Students Winter Sing Concert Malcolm Davis Hall, 4.00-5.15pm Secondary Handball Tournament Main Gym, First Aid Course for Duke of Edinburgh Students Malcolm Davis Hall, 8.00am - 5.00pm ELC - Grade 8 Andrew Summers Book Fair 10 Parent Bulletin 6 November 2015