The Informer - the International School of Stavanger

Middle School News and EventsWelcome to 4th quarter! Here is an update on some of theactivities and events that have taken place recently and somethat will be happening soon.Recently, we celebrated all the achievements and events from3rd quarter at our Recognition Ceremony (April 16th). Thisevent began with an unforgettable piece of ‘Arabian Nights’entertainment from the Middle School staff! This was a tributefrom the staff to the students for all the hard work they had putinto making the Middle School musical another great success.I understand that it was hilarious to watch! Thank you middleschool students for a memorable musical this year and thank youmiddle school staff for being so willing to be foolish!Congratulations to Lydia Wonham (6th grade) for her memorableguitar performance at this ceremony. She dazzled us with hertalent, poise and the quality of her performance. Well done!Sp o r t s Re c o g n i t i o nBa n d Co n c e r tCongratulations to all the students who participated in therecent Band concert (April 21st). The standard of playing wasexcellent and the audience was thoroughly entertained. Manycongratulations go to Mr. Christensen and Mrs. Christensen forall their hard work and organization in preparing the studentsfor their performance.Mid d l e Sc h o o l Ho n o r Ch o i r – Ap r i l 22n d-26t hWelcome back to the Middle School Girls’ honor Choir(and their chaperones Mr. and Mrs. Christensen) from theirrecent trip to Moscow and congratulations on some excellentperformances and for being fine representatives of ISS: NoahMoeys (6th), Angelica Garcia (7th), Ingrid Mikaelsen (7th),Malaika Lund (8th), Christine Rettedal Christiansen (8th) andHannah Svanberg (8th).JV Swimming TeamSpecial Awards – VIKING Awards• Helping at School for Life Dinner – Devin Vigneau-Jackson, Ole Bird,Jessica Townsend, Karlori Li andGuendalina De Luigi,• 8th Grade Leirskole Awards – Oscar Bemmann, MarkusRossler, Rodrigo Oliveira, Marielle Langseth and HannahSvangberg.BALDER Award Winners6th Grade – Noah Moeys7th Grade – Madeline Bayliss8th Grade – Elise HorenskyTROLL ATTENDANCE Award – Kitching HomeroomQ3 HOUSE Winners – Goofy HouseThe ceremony ended with a picture slide show of all the eventsduring Q3. Our ceremony for Q4 will take place on the lastday of school (June 4th) starting at 9:45am. This ceremony willinclude a picture slide show from the entire year. All parents arewelcome to come along and celebrate the year with us!Dr o p Ev e r y t h i n g And Re a d DayLast Friday, the Middle School changed the schedule andorganized a day around reading and various activities associatedwith reading. It was a wonderful fun-filled day and the studentsand teachers enjoyed activities very much. Particular thanksgo to Ms Lakin-Miller for all her hard work and organizationaround this event.Ho m e r o o mThe advisory theme for April and May is ‘Coping withChange and Transitions’. Every middle school student will beexperiencing some form of change in the next few weeks: gradeto grade, Middle School to High School, moving schools and/or saying goodbye to friends. All students will be given theopportunity to discuss their feelings at this emotional time andbe given strategies to help them cope with their feelings.In addition, the 8th grade students have been involved in anintensive ‘study skills’ course for four homeroom periods perweek, in preparation for their 8th grade exams at the end of thisweek (April 28th and 29th and May 4th and 5th.)These study sessions have included:• How I study and how I study best.• Following written directions.• Test-taking skills and tips.• Preparing for objective questions.• Memorization skills.• Preparing for essay questions.5t h t o 6t h g r a d e Tr a n s i t i o nThe 5th grade students will be visiting the 6th grade homeroomin the near future. This is part of the process of transition for the5th grade into the 6th grade and the Middle School. The 5thgrade students will have the opportunity to be in the MiddleSchool hallways and will have the opportunity to ask the current6th grade some questions.Parent meeting for the 5th – 6th grade transition will take placeon Wednesday, May 13th at 7pm.12 · The In f o r m e r 29 Ap r i l 2009 www.isstavanger.no