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TISATimes Newsletter - The International School of Azerbaijan
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TISA Times<br />
Goal shooting action at the Primary<br />
Sports Day<br />
Primary & Read-a-Thon Page 4 of 10<br />
Primary Report<br />
We started the month off with the<br />
Primary Sports Day, which was blessed<br />
by glorious weather! The students all<br />
performed to the best of their abilities<br />
in order to score points for their<br />
“House” while enjoying themselves in<br />
friendly rivalry. A big thank you to the<br />
PE Department and all who helped out<br />
for the immaculate organization!<br />
Musical & P5 Trip<br />
Earlier this month the Lower Primary<br />
School performed their musical drama<br />
“There‟s an Alien in My Lunch.” Under<br />
Mr. Jim‟s direction, assisted by Emily<br />
Patterson (P7 Student Director), the<br />
performers wowed the other students<br />
and their parents with a dazzling show.<br />
The Staff Talent Show on Monday saw a<br />
wide range of TISA staff display their<br />
talents on the stage. The PTA helped by<br />
running the refreshment stand, with all<br />
funds raised going towards the Japan<br />
Crisis Relief Fund. It would certainly be<br />
worth it to repeat this initiative next<br />
year! Maybe we can also combine it with<br />
a Parent Talent Show…?<br />
I‟d like to finish with thanking you for<br />
your support during my first year as TISA<br />
Primary Principal. We have had a very<br />
productive and successful year,<br />
students, parents, teachers and<br />
administration alike! I wish the leaving<br />
families all the best in their new<br />
postings, and I‟m looking forward to<br />
seeing the returning families back in<br />
August. Enjoy your holidays!<br />
David Harrold<br />
Primary Principal<br />
Read-a-Thon Helps Christchurch School<br />
The TISA Titans Rugby Presentation<br />
Party<br />
P7K - Winners of the Upper Primary<br />
Read-a-Thon<br />
The city of Christchurch in New Zealand<br />
suffered a devastating earthquake on 22<br />
February of this year. Thousands of<br />
buildings and homes were damaged and<br />
some collapsed resulting in 189 deaths.<br />
The TISA community joined in to support<br />
an appeal for the children at Rowley<br />
Avenue School, in Christchurch. This was<br />
a school of 125 children in one of the<br />
poorest areas of the city with many of<br />
the children from immigrant families<br />
from the Pacific Islands. Since the<br />
earthquake in February it is now a<br />
school of 91 students as many families<br />
have left the city.<br />
Through the persistent reading of our<br />
children from P3 to M5, and some very<br />
generous sponsorship we were able to<br />
raise a grand total of 4184.05 AZN + 90<br />
Euros.<br />
I contacted Mr. Glenn Bermingham, the<br />
Principal of Rowley Avenue School, and<br />
asked him what they might spend the<br />
money on; this is his reply:<br />
“We asked the children how they would<br />
like to spend the money. We had had<br />
the offer to take the children up into<br />
the mountains in the winter and have a<br />
winter holiday as many of these children<br />
have never played in snow. Looks as<br />
though the children are keen for the<br />
school trip up into the snow (will need<br />
to buy some warm clothes, jacket, hat,<br />
gloves, socks, etc, for most of the<br />
children), as well as indoor board games<br />
for the wet winter ahead. One of the<br />
classes will need help with their first<br />
ever class camp-no money in the<br />
community for fundraising. The Board,<br />
staff, and children, are overwhelmed<br />
with the generosity of your school.<br />
Thank you so much, Glenn Bermingham,<br />
Principal, Rowley Avenue School.”<br />
During the Read-a-Thon we ran a<br />
competition in the Middle School, Upper<br />
Primary and Lower Primary to see which<br />
class could accumulate the greatest<br />
number of reading hours. The prizes<br />
were generously donated by the TISA<br />
PAT. Each of the students in M1-5 who<br />
chose to take part the Read-a-Thon<br />
Lower primary winners: P3C: 50 hours,<br />
P4J: 47 hours 52 mins, P5A: 45 hours<br />
and 16 mins<br />
Upper Primary winners: P7K: 169 hours<br />
23 mins, P7F: 86 hours, P7J: 60 hours,<br />
20 mins<br />
I am overwhelmed with the generosity<br />
of the TISA community and feel very<br />
privileged and proud to be able to take<br />
this money on behalf of you all to<br />
Rowley Avenue Primary School, during<br />
our New Zealand visit in July. We will<br />
bring back some photos of happy faced<br />
children from New Zealand.<br />
Thank you to all the children for your<br />
reading and thank you to the TISA<br />
community for your generosity.<br />
Kate Brown<br />
P7 Teacher