Bulletin 32
International
School of London
London
Week 35
Week 36
Monday 23
March
- April 2015
February
rd
Lower and Middle School
Friday 5th June 2015
Key dates
Tuesday 24
February
th
Wednesday 25th
February
Thursday 26th
February
Friday 27th
February
click on the titles below to read the articles
Principal’s Announcement
Art
Art & Design Exhibition
Lower School News
Play
MYP School Play
MS
Middle School News
PE
PE
SA
Service as Action
SvStu
Staff vs Student Football
MT
Mother Tongue
SDR
Student Drama Review
LS
Learning Support
MEv
Music Events
Mus
ISL Music
Gal
ISL Arts Gallery
PA
LS
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Principal’s Announcement
Welcome to Bulletin 32
This is a very special week in the lower school calendar
as Grade 5 students; Alexandre, Alex, Apolline, Beatriz,
Camden, Carlotta, Charles, Eric, Ido, Jill, Chris, Jules,
Lapo, Lara, Luisa, Lukas, Mehr, Moamen, Najd, Sacha,
Saevar and Tanysha celebrate a significant mile stone
in their lives. The PYP graduation on Thursday will be
complemented by two important Grade 5 events, an
MYP introductory presentation to parents and a middle
school transition day for Grade 5.
Just like this week, the main hall will suffer a multiple
metamorphosis as it will become the venue for two play
performances and two music shows, this is courtesy of
the Drama and Music departments and thanks to hours
of extra work done by the music and drama students.
I am pleased to report that Mr Andy Atkinson (ISL UK
School Director), Mrs Buurman-de Groot (parent) and I
had a fruitful meeting with Transport for London (TFL)
and Hochtief (Contractor) representatives on Wednesday
3rd June. It was encouraging to hear that there was
genuine interest in listening to our concerns and that
TFL is regarding our Health and Safety (H&S) concerns
seriously. Mr Kirit Patel (TFL Project Manager), reported
that they raised the H&S to level 3 (the highest in the TFL
procedures) and has commissioned an independent
H&S auditing company to inspect the consequences of
the temporary closure of the footpath. The inspection is
planned for this month and we have arranged to have a
follow up meeting with the same team for the last week
of term. It was advised to us that TFL will attend to all
recommendations made by this independent body and
hopefully, there will be a significant overlap between
our recommendations and the third parties.
I will circulate the date of the next meeting and extend
an invitation to all parents who wish to attend. We have
also agreed to meet regularly, at least once a month.
On the way out and informally, Mr Jon Elliott (Hochtief
Contractor Project Manager) mentioned to me that he is
reviewing the whole project with the view to introduce
some technological improvements that will reduce the
construction time considerably.
This was an amazing
week at ISL London
and Thursday broke
a record of events
where it began with
a superb Grade 2
breakfast at 8:30am
and ended at 7:30pm
with
Mr
Andy
Atkinson and Mr
Sahib Kassim (ASK
Planning) presenting
the
development
plans for the summer.
Enjoy reading!
Sergio Pawel
Lower and Middle
School Principal (Acting)
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Lower School News
How we Express Ourselves
Our final Units of Inquiry this half term
are looking at the Transdisciplinary Theme
of ‘How we Express Ourselves’. Different
grade levels are looking at developmentally
appropriate areas of the theme which
inquires into how we discover and express
ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs
and values. It also looks at the ways we
are creative and how we appreciate the
aesthetic as individuals. This links in
perfectly with our upcoming Celebration
of the Arts performance on Monday the
22nd June. Children are busy practicing
their songs and accompanying dance
routines. I can’t wait to see it! The visual
and performing arts; Music, drama, art,
dance; all these elements are vital ways of
expressing ourselves, and all can provoke
an emotional response. Not only do they
require learning specialised knowledge,
but they address those vital social and
communication skills. Drama and music
particularly focus on co-operating, group
decision making, listening, speaking in
turn, resolving conflict, adopting a variety
of group roles and finally presenting.
The confidence gained, the pride at
performing, the skills acquired cannot
be underestimated. This is why this
Transdisciplinary Theme is included, it is
essential to being human!
Grade 2 McCafe
As part of a recent Unit of Inquiry, the Grade 2 students
learnt about money. The class decided that they would
like to create and run a real-life cafe to get more hands
on experience with money, so that is exactly what we
did. On Thursday the 4th June, ‘McCafe’ opened for one
morning only. The students had created everything
for it; the name, the logo, menu, prices, music playlist
and their outfits. They practiced what they would say
and all the things that they would need to do for their
customers.
Anna McDonald
Grade 2M Teacher
The photographs are of grade 2 doing some
drama games to make them aware of their
bodies and how they can be used to tell a
story.
Can you guess what object/thing they are
representing?
Elizabeth Foster
PYP Co-ordinator
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Middle School News
Personal Project Co-ordinator
Last week the interviews took place for the position
of ‘Personal Project Coordinator’ and we are happy to
announce the appointment of Ms. Mia Mogenson in this
position.
The Personal Project is a culmination of inquiry
where students show their ability to initiate, manage
and direct their own inquiry. It is the task of the Coordinator to manage the implementation, organisation
and management of the projects in school as well as
guiding the supervisors.
Where the Personal Project exhibition is still fresh in
the memories of our current Grade 9 students, we will
make a start with the introduction of the project to
the grade 9 students before we leave for the summer
holiday. This will enable them to think about ideas for
their projects over the summer and to give them a head
start in September.
A lot of work was done beforehand where the work
had to be prepared, mounted, printed and finally set up.
This was of course taken care of by the teachers but
a lot was also done by Mark McCullough and Daniyal
Syed, our Design assistants. Our new display boards did
make life a lot easier, especially where the Hall had to
be cleared to make space for the Midsummer Night’s
Dream performance.
A selection of work will be displayed for a longer time in
school, not just as decoration but above all to show the
high quality of our students’ work to our visitors.
This year was great but next year I’m sure, will be even
better!
Ate Hemmes
Middle School Leader for Learning
Art and Design exhibition
We can look back on a very successful Art and Design
exhibition, which showcased the work of all Grade 6-10
students for the first time in the history of ISL London. It
was hearth warming to see the students explain about
their work to others and show their appreciation of art
and what they have learnt.
Service as Action
Thursday 25th June (date still to
be confirmed) All school
event All day Further
fundraising for Nepal
We would like to run one
more fundraising event
before the end of the year
for the Nepal earthquake.
Everyone,
hopefully
including all students and
staff, should choose one
person who they would like
to be a twin with for one
day! This involves trying to
look like that person for the
whole day, either by wearing
the same clothes or hairstyle
or anything that would
identify you with that person. This should be a
lot of fun and also hopefully raise more money for
those in need in Nepal.
There will be a panel of judges and the prize
(prizes) will be given out in the final assembly.
Start looking for your twin, you still have a lot of
time!
Sue Kumordjie
Service as Action Leader
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Mother Tongue
Korean students expressing their creativity
Portuguese students writing short stories
In the unit ‘Environment’, Portuguese
mother tongue students looked at
a picture of a deserted island and
wrote short stories situated in this
environment. The students really
enjoyed this activity!
In the unit ‘People design to express their creativity’ Korean
students designed and sewn their own P.E. bags from old jeans.
They also studied calligraphy and decorated their bags with
Korean words.
Jungsoon Lee Park
Korean Mother Tongue Teacher
Sandra Catanho
Portuguese Mother Tongue Teacher
Language Acquisition
Grades 4 and 5 French B
Bonjour,
Nous sommes Grades 4 et 5 et nous apprenons le français.
Mardi 2 juin, nous sommes allés à l’Institut Français de Londres.
Nous avons mangé au Bistrot français. Nous avons mangé des croques-monsieurs avec jambon et fromage, des
frites et de la salade.
Après, nous avons regardé le film ‘Mia et le Migou’. Le film est sur une fille qui cherche son père. Les Migous
protègent Mia et l’environnement.
La visite était très bien !
Hello,
We are Grades 4 and 5 and we are learning
how to speak, read and write in French.
On Tuesday 2nd of June, we went on a trip to
the French Insitute of London where we
ate croques-monsieurs, French fries and
salad.
We then went to see a film called ‘Mia
and the Migou’. The film was about a
young girl searching for her father. The film
also concentrated on themes such as the
environment.
The visit was great !
Lucineh Danielian
French Teacher
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Learning Support
Parent Workshop -Learning Support and SEN
We are offering a parent workshop which will take place
on Tuesday 16th June 2015 from 8:35am to 9:35am at
the Main Campus.
The aim is to provide parents with practical
strategies and information on reading,
spelling and Dyslexia which will enable
students with a learning Support or SEN to
fulfil their aims, ambitions and aspirations.
Ms Adjei-Aryee (Learning Support Coordinator and SENCO) and Mrs AlstonBush (Learning Support Teacher) will be
leading the Learning Support and SEN
Workshop.
Contact Mrs Alston-Bush on 0208 992 5823 or email
[email protected] with regards to students in KG to
G5 who may have a learning support or SEN.
Contact Ms Adjei-Aryee on 0208 992 5823 or email
[email protected] with regards to
students in G6 to G12 who may have a
learning support or SEN.
You can also contact Ms Adjei-Aryee
to confirm attendance, if you have any
questions or queries with regards to
Learning Support or you would like to
collaborate, consult and give your views
on SEN or SEN Policy at the International
School of London.
Patience Adjei-Aryee
Learning Support Co-ordinator and SENCO
Music
Secondary Variety Performance 22nd June 7:00pm to 8:30pm
I would like to invite any performers, dancers,
musicians and bands to sign up for the secondary
variety performance. This is for grades 6 -12 and will be
an evening of entertainment provided by ISL students.
The online sign-up sheet is for people wishing to
perform.
An audience ticket allocation sign-up will be given out
in the near future.
http://isllondon.bringit.bz/public/67e4d9
Chris Beecroft
Music Teacher
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Arts
MYP Arts & Design Showcase
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Performing Arts
School Play - Dance Until You Die! 10th June 2015
Real true fairy tales.
Revenge, jealousy and
murder! Discover the dark
side of your favourite fairy
tales, in a new production
written and performed by
students from grade 6 to
grade 10.
School Play
Wednesday 10th June
Matinee 4pm to 5pm
Evening 7pm to 8pm
End the school year in style,
with live music, costumes
and special effects galore!
Book your ticket for
matinee:
http://isllondon.bringit.bz/
public/acf6ef
Book your ticket for the
evening performance:
http://isllondon.bringit.bz/
public/80eaca
Tickets can be collected
from the school office.
Astrid Hilne
Drama Teacher
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Dance until you die
Performances
real true fairytales
Wednesday 10th June
Written by Kate Chesnutt Grade 8 and Lucie Lohr Grade 6
Music written by Clare Chodos-Irvine Grade 10
Matinee:
4:00pm to 5:15pm
Poster design by Iara Lucioli Grade 10
Evening:
7:00pm to 8:15pm
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Thorpe
250 pt
Hillary Owens Redgrave
222 pt
241 pt
205 pt
PE
Swimming Gala results
On Monday 1st June, 116 enthusiastic Grade 2-5 students competed in a morning
full of competitive and fun races, supported by about 40 parents and 18 ISL staff
members.
The G2-G5
Swimming Gala results:
60 races were combined to identify the winning team of 2014-2015:
1st Place: Thorpe with 250 points
2nd Place: Hillary with 241 points
3rd Place: Owens with 222 points
4th Place: Redgrave with 205 points
We would like to thank again all parents who came to cheer, all ISL Staff who were
very helpful to make this event run smoothly, the Brentford Lifeguards for their
support and the great PE Team.
See you all on 23rd June within your same House Colour for another challenging
event at the ISL Sports Day! We are looking to seeing you again with your wonderful
Team Spirit!
Anne-Lys Batteux
Head of PE
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STAFF
VS
STUDENTS
Next Friday 12th June
Staff vs Student Football
Next Friday (12th June) teachers and parents
will take on the students of Grades 9-12 in
our annual leaver’s match. We will be saying
goodbye to some great footballers in Grade
12 who have been a credit to ISL over the
last few years, including Gustavo, Bashir,
Loan, Kuanysh, Kohei and Harith.
We will be kicking off at 4:45pm. If interested
in playing please contact the Grade 12 boys
to let them know you are available; a squad
of 15 will be selected only. If you are a parent
and would like to play please contact Mr
Bennett at [email protected].
Please come along and support your team!
Sean Bennet
Grade 2b Teacher
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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
Student review by Kaj - G9
To
Kill
a
Mockingbird, set
during the Great
Depression
in
Alabama when
racism
and
poverty were at
its peak, is one of
the great stories of social justice
as a white man’s word is held
against that of a black man.
Tom Robinson (Zackary Momoh)
is a crippled black man who
is accused of raping a white
girl. This character is brought
beautifully to life by the acting
of Zackary Momoh, especially
during the court scenes where
he shows how scared a black man would have been
against a white man. Momoh also makes the character
more believable than in the book, making the final
stages of the story more realistic.
Atticus Finch (Daniel Betts) is given the order to defend
Tom Robinson in court. However he is probably the
only man in the whole of Maycomb who would actually
want to defend him. Daniel Betts’s role also tells the
audience most of the life lessons from the book, which
includes that “it is a sin to kill a mockingbird” and does
so through telling his children Jem and Scout, as well as
their friend Dill.
Scout (Jemima Bennett), Jem (Harry Bennett) and Dill
(Leo Heller) are the picture of innocence in the story.
All growing up they have to deal with the constant
bullying because their father is defending a black man
in court. Jemima Bennett acts the character of Scout
beautifully, as well as doing a brilliant accent. However
Harry Bennett and Leo Heller’s characters seemed to
be very forced and not natural. This made Scout exactly
the way I imagined but made Jem overly aggressive and
Dill un-realistic.
Boo Radley (Christopher Akrill) is in the beginning of
the novel portrayed as a monster, but later becomes
a hero as he saves Scout. This was missing in the
adaption as it focussed more on the court scenes and
the story around Tom Robinson, rather than Boo Radley.
However as Christopher Akrill makes his appearance
during the closing stages of the play, he becomes a very
believable, shy and scared character.
Overall one of the things I liked from the play was that
the actors read from different copies of the book, as
it made me feel more engaged with the play itself.
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
“Christopher Sergel’s adaption bring new life to Harper Lee’s novel”
– Kaj
Actors: Jemima Bennett, Harry Bennett, Leo Heller, Daniel Betts, Zackary
Momoh, Christopher Akrill
Director: Timothy Sheader
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: A remake of Harper Lee’s award winning novel to brilliant play
adaption by Christopher Sergel
Most character were brilliantly acted and made the
characters from the novel become very much alive,
this included Miss Maudie (Natalie Grady), Atticus Finch
(Daniel Betts), Scout (Jemima Bennett), Tom Robinson
(Zackary Momoh), Calpurnia (Susan Lawson-Reynolds)
and many more.
The play could have improved by making the character
of Dill (Leo Heller) and Jem (Harry Bennett) more
realistic. Furthermore why the play received four
instead of five stars was because a lot of scenes from
the novel were not included such as when Jem finds his
shorts sewn and folded together after he was shot at by
Nathan Radley, Scout’s school scenes, Aunt Alexandra,
the big fire and Scout’s distant family scenes. The play
could have received five stars if it focussed more on the
other parts of the novel as well as the court scenes but
overall a great performance.
Kaj - Grade 9
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Music Events
James Ryan plays with Paul Mac Innes
ISL Drum Teacher James Ryan is performing with Paul Mac
Innes from Gothenburg, Sweden as part of a collaboration
James has with www.scandinaviansoul.com to promote
soul music from Scandinavia in the UK. Paul is the third
international artist James has invited to London to perform
from Scandinavia.
Paul Mac Innes’ music carries a Soulful sound that flirts with
RnB, Jazz, Hip Hop & Electronics, but always keeps genuine
soul at its core. You can watch his music video:
http://tinyurl.com/ndqou28
Anyone interested in hearing Paul Mac Innes and James Ryan
you can find them performing next week:
Wednesday
10th June
Floripa, Shoreditch www.floripalondon.com
Thursday
11th June
The Blues Kitchen, Camden
theblueskitchen.com/camden
Friday
12th June
The Bussey Building CLD Art Café, Peckham
Supporting the Flirtations and Motown legend
Diane Shaw
www.clfartcafe.org
James Ryan
Instrumental Music Co-ordinator
Momentum
Dear Friends,
Please come to see my band, Momentum, on Monday 8th
June, at the Pheasantry Pizza Express where we will be
having our album launch. The Pheasantry is on the King’s
Road, Chelsea SW3. Entrance is £10.00 from 8:30pm
onwards.
Momentum will be launching their long-awaited album,
‘Singularity’. It features Jazz-fusion, latin, calypso and
psychodelic. All the tracks are original, written by current
and past band-members.
Limited signed copies of the pre-albums will be on sale. The
Pheasantry is a brilliant venue, with a lot of history. You can
relax and have a pizza whilst listening to the music. You can
hear Momentum tracks on
www.momentumband.org and Momentumband Acton to
New York on spotify, itunes and bandcamp.
http://tinyurl.com/ndwa4ko
It would be great to see you at this event.
Best Wishes,
Yosi (Joseph) Marshall
Piano Teacher
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ISL London Art Gallery
Still life drawing of fruit - oil pastels
Nazarii Oliinyk
Kindergarten Art class
Still life drawing of fruit - oil pastels
Michalis Platis
Kindergarten Art class
Still life drawing of fruit - oil pastels
Livia Lima
Kindergarten Art class
Still life drawing of fruit - oil pastels
Eda Sazova
Kindergarten Art class
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