St. George's School Duisburg Food, Glorious Food!

School For Life
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NEXT ISSUE 11TH MAY
27th April 2012
Volume 8 Issue 12
St. George’s School Duisburg
Inside this
week’s issue:
Foundation Stage &
Early Years
Ferdinand the Marmot
Food, Glorious Food!
Last week, we celebrated yet another milestone in our
new building: the opening of our cafeteria! Pupils and
staff alike are delighted with the food on offer. Look
inside for some impressions from Lower School pupils
about the new cafeteria.
Lower School
Our New Cafeteria
Middle School &
Upper School
Infrared Imaging
IB Corner
Notes & Reminders
Library Opening
Examinations
International Fair
Letters
Important Links
Dates for your diary
1 May – Bank Holiday
9 May – International Club Coffee Morning
15 May – Y9/10 & Y11/12 Options Evening
20-22 May – Munich Trip (Y7)
24 June – International Fair
11 July – International Club Coffee Morning
14 September – International Club Afternoon Tea

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Early Middle Years School & Foundation & Upper School Stage
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Ferdinand the Marmot
Figure'1.''An'image'of'
Maryam'pressing'the'“on”'
button'on'a'TV'remote'
control.'The'IR'light'can'be'
seen'as'a'purple'spot.'
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The puppet theatre “Puppenbühne
Bauchkribbeln” presented a show about
Ferdinand the Marmot, who mumbles and is
always being misunderstood by his
neighbours. It made him very sad. Luckily
Kasper turned up to correct the
misunderstanding. The Ladybirds and
Bumblebees were very helpful in solving
the problem. In the end Ferdinand was
really happy and invited his neighbours to a
pyjama party and gave the children a lovely
present!!
Lower School
Our New Cafeteria
Figure'2.''Experimental'apparatus'
“I like it. The food is tasty”
“It’s very nice, the food is
delicious. I think everyone likes it.”
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Figure'3.'Image'of'Interference'pattern'from'laser'diode'(top)'and'TV'remote'controller'
(bottom)'taken'using'a'digital'camera.''The'eye'cannot'see'the'purple'dots!'
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“I like it because
it’s big”
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As you can see Lower School
pupils are enjoying the
experience of having a school
dining hall. We are all looking
forward to continuing to
savour the delicious meals!
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Middle School & Upper School
Infrared Imaging
Visible light ranges in wavelength from 390 - 750 nm, where 1 nm is one thousandmillionth
of a metre. Human eyes cannot
directly observe signals sent with light
outside of this wavelength range. For
example, it is not possible to see the infrared
(IR) beam that a typical TV remote controller
emits.
Year 12 AS Physics students have been
investigating how to capture an image of
infra-red light and use this to determine its
wavelength. As shown in the picture, they
found that the charge couple device chip in a
normal digital camera produces a response when illuminated by IR light.
With the aim of determining the wavelength of IR light the students set up the apparatus
shown below. The laser beam is passed through a a thin film with parallel grooves
etched onto the surface every six hundredth of a millimetre.
As the laser beam passes through the film, the light
spreads out from each groove and then interferes
to produce a series of bright and dark spots on a
white screen 2.5m away.
Using a digital camera the students carefully
recorded and then analysed an image of the interference pattern. The students found the
wavelength of IR light to be 940 nm, just as it said in the textbook.
IB Corner
Mr A. Ebbens
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With the current world economic situation, IB economics students are starting to look
at how governments can use different policies in order to stimulate world economic
growth, reduce inflation and unemployment while at the same time being aware of
ethical and environmental issues. These are complex issues that have proven
challenging for the governments of the world, let’s hope the next generation of St
George’s economists can come up with the answers to these important issues.

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Notes & Reminders
Library Opening
The Library is pleased to be able to extend it’s opening hours from 3.30pm to
4.15pm for MSUS pupils. Space will be available for study, homework and leisure
reading.
Letters from the
past two weeks
Examinations
EY/LS: Curriculum
Information
EY/LS – Book Week
Y1 – Trips to
Lehmbruck Museum &
Puppet Theatre
LS – Clubs
LS – Summer School
Y3 – Trip to Xanten
Y4 - Sleepover
Y5/6 – Sex Education
MS – Residential Trip
Y7/8 – German Books
US – Dictionaries
Y12 – University Trip
IGCSE and GCE examinations will be starting soon.
Please note that morning examinations begin at 09.30
and afternoon examinations begin at 14.00. Pupils
should be in school at least 15 minutes before the
examination begins.
International Fair
The International Fair is scheduled for Sunday 24 th June,
and the International Club is looking for parents to help
out on the day. If you are interested, please email Mrs
Janz at office@stgeorges-international-club.de.
Stay tuned to future issues to see the exciting plans in
store for the day…
For further information, please look online:
School Calendar
www.stgeorgesschool.de/?page_id=347
Dining Hall Menu
www.stgeorgesschool.de/?page_id=1525
School Uniform
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