NEWS FROM THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Exciting news for thestudents of ISF! On 29 March 2023, ISF launched a future-focused online secondary school. Inventum Online, a subsidiary of ISF, aims to provideaffordable, high-quality, internationally recognised education to students from all over theworld. Thereis also a strong focus on futuretechnologies. In most schools, students are only exposed to a very limited number of these technologies, which areoften doneas an extracurricular activity, perhaps through STEM Club. To ensurethat all students arebest prepared for theworld of tomorrow, it is crucial that they engagein thetechnologies which will shapethe world of tomorrow. ISF and Inventum have partnered with TheKnowledgeSociety (TKS) to deliver thesefuturetechnologies modules to our students.
This partnership is an excellent opportunity for students to learn from industry experts and gain insights into thelatest technological advancements.
What does this mean for students at ISF?They will engagein bespokecourses teaching them about these technologies and their real-world applications and implications. They will apply their knowledgein collaborativeprojects, promoting 21st-century skills, such as group work, resilience, multiculturalism, and ethical considerations.
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March 2023 Newsletter
March 2023
NEWS FROM THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP
ISF Students studying IGCSE and A-Levels also havetheadded benefit of taking courses and subjects which wedo not offer at ISF, for example, Psychology, Sociology, or Computer Science. The numerous subjects weoffer via our onlineschool will benefit ISF students as they can engagewith subjects they arepassionateabout and broaden their knowledgeand skills.
Inventum Onlineprovides an exciting and innovative way for students to learn and preparethemselves for thefuture. With a focus on futuretechnologies, bespokecourses, collaborativeprojects and industry partnerships, students will haveaccess to a high-quality education that is tailored to their needs and interests.
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FROM OURLEADERS -DEPUTY HEAD OF CAMPUS
FROM OURLEADERS -DEPUTY HEAD OF CAMPUS
This term weintroduced thestudents to STEAM which incorporates theArts into theScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics STEM focus they areused to. Thestudents explored Mathematics through thevisual Arts and studied both contemporary and traditional artists. In Years 3 to 6, thestudents explored ?Op Art? , and in particular studied thework of Bridget Riley, famous for her black and whiteoptical illusion pieces.
Thestudents werewowed by her work and Years 3 and 4 created optical spheres in 2 dimensional artworks, whilst Years 5 and 6 created optical illusion cubes, creating cubes from a net and decorating each facewith a different illusion.
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FROM OURLEADERS -DEPUTY HEAD OF CAMPUS
FROM OURLEADERS -DEPUTY HEAD OF CAMPUS
Continuing the?Op Art?theme, Victor Vasarely, theHungarian-French artist, inspired Year 1 to createillusional art, using their initials. TheYear 2 students learned about theart of Ton Schulten, an artist from TheNetherlands. They wereinspired by his useof shapes and colour and they created their own city scapes in his style. Pre-School stuck different sizes of squares onto paper to createa 'Sammy Square' person and Pre-Primary explored symmetry.
It is always wonderful seeing thestudents createin an informal atmosphere, discussing their work and giving each other constructive feedback. So much Mathematics was learned whilst being creative.
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PRE-SCHOOL
Pre-School have been learning about keeping fit and healthy through our IPC unit, ?Let?s Get Moving? . The children have been trying lots of different sports, for example, gymnastics, basketball and athletics. They had great fun jumping from the apparatus and also through hoops, as well as, running races. They really enjoyed the challenge of walking along the balance beam, without wobbling, just like a world champion!
They have also learnt about the importance of eating healthy food and have shopped for special clothes and equipment in the ?Sports Shop?in the role-play area. It is good fun keeping fit!
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PRE-PRIMARY
The Pre-Primary children had a wonderful time learning about ?Houses and Homes? . The children enjoyed using Google Maps in the interactive board to seeeach other's homes.
They also looked at the different parts of a home and drew and painted their own home. It was so much fun!
They looked at different types of homes around the world, one of their favourites was the Castle. The children enjoyed dressing up as princesses and knights while playing in the castle role-play area. It was lovely to see them role-play the Cinderella story!
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YEAR1
On March 3rd, we celebrated World Wildlife Day. It is a United Nations International day to celebrate all the world's wild animals and plants and the contribution that they make to our lives and the health of the planet.
(https://wildlifeday.org/en)
Year 1 students were thrilled and eager to learn about the wildlife in their surroundings. The children learnt about the importance of keeping the environment clean for theanimals.
They recreated a wildlife corner for the tiger that Year 1 and 2 students symbolically adopted a couple of years ago. The preservation of wildlife is paramount in our lives, and we all have to work together to ensure our wildlife environments are safe and cared for so that animals have a happy and healthy placeto thrive!
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The Year 2 students have been working very hard during the IPC unit: Super Humans, this term. They learned and discovered information about all 5 of their senses and what relationship the senses havewith each other. During oneof thelessons, all the students were divided into five groups, and everyonewas assigned to a specific sense.
They had to work together to find fivethings outside in theplayground that they sensed with their senses. One student in each group was responsible for writing all the findings down and sharing their learning with the rest of the class. They were very creativeand enjoyed theactivity a lot!
YEAR2
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YEAR3 AND 4
For both IPC ?Vanishing Rainforests? and Enrichment, our Year 3/4 students practised being Entomologists for a day, focusing on our local minibeasts, and making predictions about each species' particular habits.
We followed a few, and discovered some interesting information about how they behave in their natural environment. We found a seven-spot ladybird (ladybug) hunting for aphids, and we were lucky enough to watch a silver ringed wasp digging a new homein thedirt.
Later, we took our findings back to the classroom to see if our predictions matched what we had discovered, and compiled it all on our Fair Test Board.
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YEAR5 AND 6
Despite the gloomy weather, the students have brightened up the classroom with their enthusiasm and their wonderful personalities this term. They have loved learning about animal classification and they have participated in debates about global warming and the effect it is having on our wildlife and planet today. It is always great to witness a passion for changeand a belief that now, and in the future, they can make a difference. For Enrichment, the students have had fun creating origami animals and they learned to follow sets of instructions carefully.
They also created dragonfly artworks, using a range of mediums and techniques. Gymnastics has been the focus for sports lessons and they have enjoyed creating sequences, balances and mirrored movements. Cooperation and collaboration has been key to their performances, together with skill and concentration.
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For Science week, the students particularly enjoyed creating working models of machines using the construction toy, ?Knex? . They were so proud to see their machines, ranging from: fans, whisks, car windows and phonographs functioning. Seeing the delight on their faces as the cogs and gears turn successfully is always a pleasure, with shouts of, ?YES!!!?
In theFrench class, weworked on thethemeof food. Year 1-2 students started by listening to songs about thetopic and explaining thewords they heard. Then wediscovered thevocabulary of food. Finally, following thereading of thebook " Bon appétit Monsieur lapin", weworked on expressing their tastes. Students learn how to express their feelings about food with emojis and photos of thestudents as helpers but also how to writeit. They also present their favouritemeal by drawing and writing. Well doneyear 1 and 2.
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FRENCH YEAR5 AND 6
This term has been exciting; wehavebaked, and wehad a 100-day's of school challengewith the French class. Also, wehaverecapped our prepositions and determiners through arts and crafts.
It's been a busy term but fun!
MUSIC
Years 5 and 6 are learning to play the ukulele. We have already practised 3 chords and are learning a song.
Year 2 is working on rhythms and pulse. We do various exercises to feel the pulse of the music in our body, such as dancing using hockey sticks and wood sticks.
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STUDENT COUNCIL
When theStudent Council thought of a movienight, themoviewas rated 6+ so wefelt bad that thelittle children didn't haveone, so that is our new project of giving Pre-Primary and Pre-School a littlemovie afternoon to enjoy themselves liketherest of primary did on that Monday afternoon. Wearealso thinking about what our next fundraising event would beand what it would beabout. Wereally enjoyed ScienceWeek and Years 5 and 6 went to Waterloo to seetheprojects that thesecondary students had made, most of them wereabout saving theearth and about recycling materials for our planet.
?World WildlifeDay?was great and welearned lots about animals trying to surviveon our planet. During ?ScienceWeek?wehad a Housequiz based on our knowledgeof tools and machinery and our IPC Sciencegoals. For ?World Maths Day? , weall competed for our Houses and tried to win as many points as possibleon the?Mathletics?livesite, it was fun. It will beinteresting to seewhich Housewill win this term, everyoneis trying really hard to earn points. Watch this space!
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ECO-SCHOOL 2023
This Term, we had many students participating in our Weekly Green Challenge, which we are so proud of. From taking reusable bags when shopping, buying second hand, choosing napkins instead of paper, building a compost bin, shopping at a local farmer's market to visiting the bottle bank, the children had great fun taking part in this challenge!
We created a Weekly Green Challenge board dedicated to all the children's pictures from each week, slowly filling itself in.
We are very proud of all the students who took part in this term's weekly green challenges, and we would like to encourage those who haven't participated to earn moreHousePoints!
YEAR5 AND 6
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