Volume 4 - Issue 9 May-June 2012
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Class of 2012 Message from the Director Ending the Year Strong We’ve come to the last few days and it’s time once again to say goodbye, but first I’d like to extend my best wishes and deepest appreciation to a spectacular and devoted teaching staff, support staff, maintenance department, Board of Directors, PTA, volunteers and of course, our amazing students for an astoundingly successful school year. Please note the following information: The last day of school for Primary School is Thursday, 07 June. Community Time is 10h45 and all students are dismissed afterward. The last day of school for Secondary School is Thursday, 07 June. Final House events will be held from 08h00 to 11h30 and students will be dismissed afterwards. Secondary students or parents may pick up report cards on Friday, 08 June from the business office between 10h30 and 14h30 Teacher Farewell Breakfast: Friday, 08 June at 08h00. Holiday Hours: central offices will function during school break Monday through Friday from 08h30 – 13h30. The school campus will be closed July 1st through July 31st for maintenance and renovations. Teachers return Wednesday, 01 August. Classes resume Tuesday, 07 August under normal school hours: 07h30 – 14h30. Congratulations and best wishes to the Class of 2012. To our staff, students and parents who are returning home or moving to a new place, we will miss you. To everyone coming back in August, have a safe and fun-filled vacation. Mary Jo Heatherington, PhD School Director
AISM Board of Directors 2012-2013 Noel Brown, Pedro Couto, Tim Dietrich, Jane Grob, Lisa Kurbiel, Steve Marma, John Peffer
primary PYP Evaluation The Primary School has just had its first Primary Years Programme (PYP) evaluation. The evaluation team consisted of two very experienced PYP practitioners, one being the head of our region. Their report will be with us in just a few months’ time but in the meantime they have showered us with praise, including: ‘You’re a great school.’ ‘The children don’t just know the language of the Learner Profile, they live it.’ ‘Teachers were really reflective; they articulated the journey they have been on & they have expectations of development.’ ‘Planning, teaching & learning are areas of particular strength.’ ‘You have obviously taken the self-study process seriously, included the whole team and written an exceptional report.’ Thank you to the board members and parents who spoke to the visiting team. Your feedback was invaluable and will help us plan for further development. A very special thank-you to our teaching staff who provide worthwhile educational opportunities for children’s growth and development. We can be justly proud of our school.
Grade 4W The students randomly picked student profiles and attitudes out of a hat and were tasked with writing an acrostic poem. Each word or phrase had to relate back to the learner profile or attitude.
Reflective (Marise)
Independence (Claire)
Knowledgeable (Sarah)
Principled (Sofiah)
R e-think E xpress your thoughts F ollow your mind L inger on your actions E cho what’s in your heart C ontemplate T hink and be thoughtful I ntrospective V alidate the truth E xhibit maturity
I ntelligence N o one else D eep inside ideas E legant thoughts P en marks of one person E verybody somewhere else N obody but you D one by myself E ach word my idea N obody to rely on C areful what you decide E verybody, I did it myself
K nows things about the world N ever gives up O pen-minded W ows people with her brain L oves to discover new things E nthusiastic about learning D edicated in school G oing towards my goal E ngaging in studies A ppreciate the work she got B alance in education and play L earns more E very day learning more
P rincipled R esponsible I ndependent in our own ways N ever says no C ommunicates with others I nquiring in helping P resent in all my activities L oving E ngaging in service D edicated to being a leader
primary Grade 4 - Our fraction lunch After completing an activity in class about fractions, the students asked whether or not it would be possible to host a “real fraction” lunch. Here are the photos of students trading fractions of their food.
Grade 5 Exhibition The Grade 5 exhibition was a great success. The students set out their central ideas and researched their chosen fields. They went out into the community to interview experts and visit places of interest. Visitors and parents were also willing to share their expertise with students, and one such person was Elspeth Erikson. Elspeth spent a morning working with a group of students and had great things to say about them; “It’s good to help children so turned on by learning…You have a very electronically savvy and knowledgeable group there”. We owe Elspeth a HUGE “thank-you” for her assistance.
The Civil Rights group planning with Ms Margie their mentor. Tomorrow they are off to the Supreme Court to meet a Judge
Emilio, Ali and Luca interviewing Senhor Jack about healthcare in Maputo
The Past, Present and Future group writing their interview questions about development in Maputo for Mr Larry.
Curiosity in the Performing Arts room
ELCB and Grade 5E buddies ELC has been working on their unit How We Express Ourselves and inquiring into the many forms and uses for writing. One of these forms is recipes. In conjunction with our Grade 5 buddies, we used a recipe and made our own pizzas. The activity required reading, measuring, mixing, kneading and, most importantly, following the specific directions of the recipe. The pizzas were most certainly a huge success! Another important aspect to this activity is the work and relationship between the ELC and the Grade 5. From the beginning of January each year, ELC-B and Grade 5 spend one period a week together getting to know each other, developing friendships and acquiring new skills. It is a time which both classes look forward to. This year, with our unit revolving around writing and with the use of our mail box system, the interaction and communication between the two groups has dramatically increased . Both classes have spent much time writing to each other through letters and pictures. ELC-B wishes to thank Grade 5E for their caring, enthusiasm and commitment to us!
primary Attitudes of the PYP
Enthusiasm Enjoying learning and willingly putting effort into the process.
AISM Dives Again! Thanks to the incredible dedication of Ms Michelle, six more AISM students became certified PADI Open Water divers. The team travelled to Ponta D’Ouro on the weekend of the 21 st of April, 2012. They were fortunate to dive in the Steps Reef and Crèche Reef and returned having seen butterfly fish, a Moorish idol, a yellow margin moray eel, a blue spotted ray, a parrot fish, a guitar shark, a dolphin, and many more. Congratulations to Kiana do Carmo, Elné van der Westhuyzen, Vera Melsert, Lucas Kehus, Wouter Melsert and Pieter Melsert.
Have a wonderful vacation! Karen
“Rather than telling students to study for exams, we should be telling them to study for learning and understanding.” ~ David Jaffee
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ELC & KINDERGARTEN CONCERT
primary Primary Poetry Slam At Family Story Night on May 24, primary school students and parents enjoyed a night of poetry. We read poems and wrote our own. Some students were so thrilled with our “open mic” poetry stylings that they wanted to perform twice. Of course in true beatnik style we all snapped our fingers after each person shared a poem instead of clapping. This hip evening of fun was attended by 18 families. Trina Haygaru Literary Specialist and Vice Principal
counselor 8 Dos and Don’ts
Tania Ribeiro
For parents and children moving to a new country 1. Don’t give everyone you meet your life story. 2. Don’t force people to try to understand what being a Third Culture Kid (TCK) is. 3. Do make friends who are not TCKs. 4. Do take the time to try to understand others. 5. Don’t close yourself off from others. 6. Don’t wait for people to come. 7. Do check out different student groups. 8. Do remember that you are never alone.
SOURCE: http:// www.denizenmag .com/2011/09/8ways-t-celebrateyour-tck-heritagewithout-boasting/
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Primary school students entertained a packed auditorium with an impressive display of music, singing, dancing and comedy. Well done everyone. We certainly DO have talent at AISM!
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Every year, as part of our PYP/MYP Transition Programme, the students host a dance to welcome the Grade 5 students to middle school and bid farewell to the Grade 8 students as they move into high school. The students help to plan, organize and execute the dance, from deciding the theme to advertising the DJs . Thanks go to the Grade 8 students who shared their ideas and pitched in to set up the billboards. We also thank a great group of Grade 6 girls under Ms. Letticia Costa’s guidance, for their enthusiasm and effort to make the end of the 2011-12 school year memorable. See you all in August!
Poppi Smith
secondary WHAT A FINISH! In the last 3 weeks we have been dazzled by exceptional student performance and unbelievable dedication from faculty. Just look at the line-up: High school show Grease Secondary school art exhibition Interschool track and field win Academic awards night Sports awards banquet A Habitat for Humanity build Graduation And still to come‌. Middle School Concert In The Garden Students and faculty at AISM have shone until the very end of the academic year. It’s this tenacity and commitment that makes our school exceptional. Students have given their best, and so many of them have impressed us in more than one field. I would like to pay tribute to each student for demonstrating, so well, our core values; striving for excellence, living ethically and engaging in so many levels of learning. This could not happen, however, without the energy, innovation and dedication of our faculty members. Thank you all for helping every student at AISM shine. Colleen Fletcher Secondary Principal
Farewell and Best Wishes to Departing Staff Jed & Myra Oksness Mark & Amy Hoffman Esther Stockman Emily Sheppard Debbie Campbell Wanita Stevenson
Janice McMahon Kim Carey Antje Witzel Sharon Peters Neidra Wright Ken Turner
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Secondary School ACADEMIC AWARDS On Monday May 21, awards for achievement and academic excellence, as well as many for engagement and determination in learning, were handed out to our secondary school students. The evening was also an opportunity to showcase and celebrate students’ accomplishments in service learning projects, and to recognize the contributions made by the newly-established student leadership committees. Congratulations to all winners!
Secondary School Art Exhibition On Thursday, May 24, the entire secondary school exhibited a selection of artworks that they have created during the year. The exhibition included painting, sketching, prints, sculpture, textural work and conceptual art, as well as musical and dramatic performances from our Grade 10 and 11 students. Well done to everyone involved and thank-you, Mr Pike, for putting the exhibition together.
CONGRATULATIONS on a spectacular production of ...
“It’s ELECTRIFYING!” Vassilis Perdikoulis (Danny) and Amina Evequoz (Sandy) perform in Grease.
secondary Dear Class of 2012, As I wrap up my first year at an international school and my first year at AISM, I wanted to thank you for a great year. Class of 2012, you are certainly a dynamic group of young adults. Thank you for all the laughs in my office. I wish you all the best of luck in the future! Sincerely, Ms. Chelsea
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Final college acceptance list (SA still to come): Red ** Italics
: schools in which one of our students intends to enroll. : schools that accepted more than one of our students. : we have a student or students wait-listed.
University Acceptances - USA
Conditional Acceptances - UK
The Rest of the World
Arcadia University Babson College Carnegie Mellon University Colby-Sawyer Drexel University ** George Mason University George Washington Hofstra University ** Indiana University of Pennsylvania New York University Northeastern university Pace University Penn State** Sacred Heart University Seton Hall St John’s University** SUNY, Albany UMBC University of Hartford University of Miami University of Pennsylvania (WL) University of South Carolina University of Tampa** Westminster University York College of Pennsylvania
Greenwich University Aston University London South Bank Loughborough University University of Bath Oxford Brooks University University of Brighton University of Durham University of East London** University of Derby** University of Edinburgh University of Leeds** University of Exeter University of Glasgow University of Northampton University of Nottingham** University of Portsmouth University of Sussex University of Warwick University of West England Bristol University University of Winchester
University of Groningen ESMOD - Dubai Fashion Institute Webster University, Vienna Jacobs University, Germany American University of Paris Stenden University
UNIVERSITY OF BATH
WEBSTER UNIVERSITY
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health Training Courses Completed by AISM Staff Last month staff members Sue Rhodes, Mark Carter, Tania Ribeiro and Lee Clagnaz as well as Grade 11 student, Pedro Barbosa, successfully completed a course in CPR, First Aid and the use of the AED machine. Congratulations go to Wayne and Sue for a successful accreditation visit from the American Heart Association. This now makes AISM the only training centre in Mozambique, and Wayne the only First Aid instructor for the American Heart Association in Mozambique. Three further courses are planned for the next academic year. Sue Lindsay-Rea School Nurse
appreciation We owe a very great debt of thanks to Ms Sonia Dawson for the many hours of work she has put into sewing for the school over the years. Not only did she produce most of the costumes for our high school production of Grease this year, but she has also spent a great deal of time in recent months creating beautiful AISM graduation sashes that will be used for many years to come. Thank-you Ms Sonia!
SONIA DAWSON AISM staff members volunteer to teach English to our school workers and local community residents after school. And while we have had a number of teachers and parents step forward each year, Sri Kannan, Wilma Bayaua, and Ben Damaso have been devotedly part of the service program for four consecutive years! We applaud you for your generous time and efforts.
parent A very big THANK-YOU to all sponsors that kindly donated raffle prizes. Without sponsors this type of fund-raising would not be possible. The PTA would also like to thank Class Reps for all their support in organizing Mayfair 2012, and the many parent volunteers who gave up their time to work to make the event the tremendous success that it was.
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mabukwini Many thanks to our kind donors! You help us to better serve our school! The Library would specially like to thank the following for their generous donations: John Marrone, Hellen Barbosa, Stephanie Wright, Pedro Couto, Debbie Campbell, Greek Embassy, Amy Hoffman, Cathy Clarence, Jan de Jong, Nancy Wong, Sharon Peters, Betina Kaminski, Bella Rutt and Lin Kay amongst many others.
Janice MacMahon and Andree Keenoy
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A Yellow Raft in Blue Water Michael Dorris
This time about mothers and daughters … “Michael Dorris has crafted a fierce saga of three generations of women, beset by hardships and torn by angry secrets, yet inextricably joined by the bonds of kinship. Starting in the present day and moving backward, the novel is told in the voices of the three women: fifteen-year-old partblack Rayona; her American Indian mother, Christine, consumed by tenderness and resentment toward those she loves; and the fierce and mysterious Ida, mother and grandmother whose haunting secrets, betrayals, and dreams echo through the years, braiding together the strands of the shared past.” [goodreads.com] And… it’s in our library!
Unclaimed Goods Articles of clothing, school supplies and all other student paraphernalia not claimed by the last day of school will be donated to a local charity.
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Four of our Grade 8 boys, now well-known on campus as the band Statement, recorded their first CD earlier this month entitled No Rabbits in Wonderland. Henrik Karlsen, Lucas Ratigan, Owald Van Schalkwyk and Will Davis have performed at various AISM functions over the past year, including Mayfair, where their CD sold out! Congratulations to the boys from Statement on all their success. Congratulations to Michael West, Grade 11, who won the Standard Bank Men’s U18 Tennis Championship over the weekend of May 26/27.
WELL DONE MICHAEL!
Do you know someone who deserves a pat on the back and two thumbs up? Lets us know!
sports AISJ Girls’ Soccer Tournament
The Varsity Girls soccer team capped an incredible season by winning the AISJ 6-a-Side Soccer Tournament in Johannesburg 3 weeks ago. Twelve teams participated, coming from Lusaka, Kinshasa, Luanda, Gaborone and from all over South Africa. Undefeated in the Round Robin phase, our girls proceeded steadily though their quarter-final and semi-final games until they reached a tough final match against the AISJ home team. Tired after 5 games, our girls dug deep and played some brilliant soccer, holding AISJ to a 0-0 draw at full time. This set up a penalty shoot-out for the Championship, which, after the dust settled, was claimed by AISM who scored on all three of their penalty shots. Congratulations to the girls and to Coach Sam and the girls for a spectacular season! A special mention should be made of young Anne Sellies, Gr 6, who had an outstanding tournament, scoring 9 out of our 12 goals!
Congratulations to Kelly-Ann Abbott on the birth of her son Niklaus on May 20th. We wish her joy and happiness with him.
sports Interschool Track and Field competition On Friday May 25th, the AISM Buffalos took part in an interschool track and field competition against local schools Trichardt (TSCE), the Italian School, Emmanuel, Christian Academy (CAM) and the Portuguese School (EPM). There were some excellent individual performances on the day and it was a close competition. In the end AISM came out on top by a margin of only 2 points! Thanks to AISM students and staff who helped out at the event and congratulations to coaches Wayne Thompson, Mark Carter, Peter Wandera and Henry Ferguson.
AISM – 462 TSCE – 460 EPM – 424 CAM - 188 Emm - 122 Ital - 20
Boys’ Soccer Tour to AISJ Our Varsity and Junior Varsity Boys’ teams recently travelled to Johannesburg to compete in the annual AISJ Soccer tournament. Both teams played very well and were unfortunate not to come home with the trophy. They each enjoyed 2 wins and a draw during the group stages, but after progressing to the knock-out stages, Varsity unfortunately lost their quarter final match in a penalty shoot-out and Junior Varsity lost a very closely-contested semi-final match. Both teams played impressive soccer and should be very proud of their accomplishments.
sports SECONDARY SCHOOL SPORTS AWARDS
TOP FEMALE ATHLETE Olivia Dupont
TOP MALE ATHLETE Mauricio Figueirêdo
Tico Tico
We can be very proud of all members of our sports teams after a very successful year this year. On awards night on May 30th, our sportsmen, sportswomen and their families enjoyed a banquet attended by guest speaker, footballer Tico Tico. Congratulations to all award-winners and, in particular, to Olivia Dupont and Mauricio Figueirêdo who received the Top Athlete awards for this year.
Buffalos Bid Farewell to Their Herd Leader Goodbye Mr. Hoffman! We offer you our most sincere thanks for everything you have done for sports at AISM - for all the trips and tours, the tournaments, the coaching, the pep talks, the victories, and the many great sports experiences you’ve given us over the last 2 years. We will miss you.
INTERHOUSE COMPETITION Total Points
Place
Dambo
520
1st
Ndzilo
480
2nd
Missava
470
3rd
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House
It’s a close contest! Final House competitions will take place on Thursday June 7th starting at 08h00. Wear your House color, bring your House spirit and cheer your team to victory.
Tue
5 June
Middle School Performing Arts Evening 18h00, Secondary School Courtyard
Thu
7 June
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - early dismissal
Thu
7 June
Primary School report cards
Thu
7 June
Secondary House Events 08h00-11h00
Thu
7 June
Community Time 10h30 - 11h30, Cafeteria
Fri
8 June
Staff Development Day
Fri
8 June
Secondary report cards (10h30-14h30)
Sat
9 June
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS (9 June - 6 August)
Wed
1 Aug
Teacher work days (1-6 August)
Tue
7 Aug
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Fri
17 Aug
Half day - staff development
Fri
31 Aug
Half day - staff development
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