Talanoa Volume 6

YEAR 7 NEWS A very BIG WELCOME to our two new students who joined us this term, Wallace Dara Mano who joins us from Nausori Baptist School and Madina Burkhanova from UNIS, Hanoi in Vietnam. They have transitioned well into our Year 7 family and into the ISS school community.

Time is moving quickly and we feel sometimes that it is running away from us. Nevertheless we are constantly reflecting and trying to improve on our time management skills. We have had another busy term of learning and the students are looking forward to a well-deserved break in two weeks’ time.

In English, the Year 7 students had been working beautifully on creating different types of poems, from which they presented one to their parents at the Year 7 Poetry Slam last Tuesday. Every student did well on the night. It was great to witness and to hear the poetry devices employed by the students when the poems were recited. The last poem of the night was the highlight, delivered with such passion where the audience could feel the mood and the tone when presented skilfully as part of expressive arts. The Year 7 students are to be commended for their hard work, creativity and enthusiasm in putting together their poetry anthologies.

As part of their study on the theme migration and its effects on culture in Social Science, the Year 7 students entered into a great debate on the pros and cons of cultural assimilation and acculturation. The students effectively employed their research and communication skills to articulate the arguments from both sides. The “assimilation” group proved to be a strong and convincing side and were the overall winners of the debate.

In Science, the class is gearing up to present their Edible Cell project. We are all looking forward to seeing the final product with the different organelles represented by edible ingredients. This is a wonderful opportunity for the students to have some science fun with their group members in the home setting.

It is never too late to express our thanks to all the parents who helped with our ISS Café stall during the Fun Day. Thank you so much to all the parents for your contribution of baked goodies as well as your service during the day. It was indeed enjoyed by all.