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middle school news !! ! ! ! ! ! october 2008 Elisabeth Stanners Middle School Principal It is a pleasure to be able to write to you in this new format of a monthly newsletter. I have tried to focus on the particular activities and events that will take place over the course of the month and give information and background on each. I hope you find it useful and would welcome any feedback or suggestions for topics that you would like me to cover in the future. There will be a Middle School Question and Answer Session in the new Conference Room (off the Atrium) on Tuesday 28 October at 09:00. This is being organized by your Middle School PTA representatives: the focus of the meeting will be open to allow for general questions. I hope to see many of you there. On Friday, 10 October the whole Middle School will be involved in ‘Motionsdag’; a day on which students Denmark-wide are excused from regular classes to do exercise. The rationale behind this day is an emphasis on the healthy benefits of exercise, blend with the aims of the programme at CIS. We will be combining the enjoyment of the day and the associated healthy benefits with an optional Sponsored Walk organised by Team Peru DK in support of the Non-Governmental Organisation Kiya Survivors. The walk will take place in Dyrehaven in Klampenborg from 10:00 until 14:00. Students need to be at the school normal time to be registered before catching a train to Klampenborg with teachers. Our United Nations Day focus on 24 October this year will be on the environment and in particular sustainability. On that day we will have an all-school Assembly at 09:00, which you are welcome to attend. Following this Assembly, Connie Hedegaard, the Danish Minister for Climate and Energy, will come to speak. Her topic is COP15 when Denmark will host the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference. For the remainder of that day our MYP students will work on issues of sustainability with experts for the European Environment Agency. As Environment is one of our Areas of Interaction, crossing and connecting to all the subject disciplines in the MYP, this forms part of our ongoing teaching and learning with our students, which we are particularly pleased to be able to focus on for a day with this expert help. The Quarter 1 reports will be posted home to you on 24 October: the Quarter closes as we end school for the October break. These are ‘Approaches to Learning’ reports which give information on student progress against the areas of ‘effort’, ‘organisation’ and ‘achievement’. You will receive comments from each teacher and an overall comment from me. The reports precede the Parent Conferences which will take place on Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 November. October Reminders PTA Meeting 6 Motionsdag 10 Break -- No School 11-18 United Nations Day 24 Quarter 2 begins 20 Quarter 1 reports posted home 24 MYP Question & Answer 28 + 4 5 3 9 4 6 3 3 0 0 • C O P E N H A G E N I N T E R N A T I O N A L S C H O O L • w w w . c i s - e d u . d k
senior school news ! ! ! ! ! ! ! october 2008 Simon Watson Senior School Principal Already we are in October with just over a week until the break. Despite the hectic start to the school year caused by the flooding, the students quickly adapted to their new ‘classrooms’ and settled into a good rhythm of work. Student Reports will be completed by teachers after the October Break and should be available to parents, via Veracross, before the Parent Conferences on 10 th and 11 th of November. We will send more information on how to access school reports via Veracross, after the October Break. Encounter India: There is a possible opportunity for some students to participate in a wonderful 3 week trip to India. This is organised by The Mahindra United World College of India and students from around the world will come together and work, learn and experience India. During the trip students will have the opportunity to volunteer and work with various Non-Governmental Organisations who have focussed their work in rural grassroots development. There will also be the opportunity to travel within India and discover its culture, hospitality and diversity. It is, however, expensive with the basic cost being USD 3 500 plus insurance and flights. If you would like further information please contact Simon Watson. Social Overnights at the end of August were thoroughly enjoyed by the students. Here are some pictures of their visits. October Reminders SAT Exams 4 PTA Meeting 6 DP 2 EE Abstract draft due 6 Euroquest Careers Testing 7 MYP 5 students visited Møns Klint MYP 4 students visited Hillerød DP 1 and DP 2 students stayed in Klampenborg. Nick Pruet displays his new found canoeing talents Philipp Alder disguises himself as a tree DP 2 Science Lab Reports update 9 Motionsdag 10 TOEFL Exams 11 Break -- No School 11-18 Quarter 2 begins 20 United Nations Day 24 DP 2 Extended Essay final draft due 28 + 4 5 3 9 4 6 3 3 0 0 • C O P E N H A G E N I N T E R N A T I O N A L S C H O O L • w w w . c i s - e d u . d k
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