NEWSLETTER
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From Dr Tasker: Principal<br />
From the Principal<br />
Dear Parents, Students and Friends of GIS,<br />
The school year is now well underway and I hope that the newer members of our GIS<br />
community are feeling settled. The school continues to grow and develop, we are<br />
solidifying our position as the biggest school in the area (other than Regent’s, of course)<br />
and the investment in the development of the campus will continue as a consequence of<br />
the growth.<br />
The second swimming pool and grandstand should be ready for the U13 FOBISIA Games<br />
we are hosting in Term 2 and other maintenance and building programmes are being<br />
planned.<br />
The Prefects have been very busy, hosting a successful and fun-filled Family Quiz last<br />
week alongside a variety of other ways of advising, informing and entertaining the students<br />
– such as Roald Dahl Day, Literacy Day, Greenpeace Day and Talk Like A Pirate Day to<br />
name just a few.<br />
Our Diwali celebrations are not far away now, Mr Krishnan and the Prefects have been<br />
working on the auditions and performance scheduling with Ms Morris and Ms Clifton<br />
working with the IB students on the logistics. With Kru Nid and her team of IB helpers, the<br />
rangoli and decorations will, of course, be beautiful. This year will be different to the<br />
arrangements for previous years; the focus will be the student performances. Thank you in<br />
advance to FoG PTA for helping out with providing the snacks for the interval – a big thank<br />
you to Rashmi Raturi for her “Co-ordination of Mums” as she calls it. A poster with further<br />
information will be available and sent out to parents soon.<br />
Our celebration of nations continues; in September we have recognised with information<br />
on the notice board and the flying of the flag for the Philippines, Chile, Japan and South<br />
Korea. October will see Taiwan ROC (National Day October 10), India (Diwali October 23,<br />
celebrated at GIS on October 15) and Turkmenistan (Independence Day October 27).<br />
Friends of Garden PTA will be having its monthly ‘Coffee Morning’ at 8am in the Canteen<br />
at school on Monday October 6 – feel free to come along if you can.<br />
Kind Regards,<br />
Dr Stuart Tasker<br />
PhD (Ed), PGDipEd (Math Ed), PGCertEd (Ed Admin), PGDipTchg, BSc<br />
Principal<br />
Garden International School
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