April 2009
ZAMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL NEWSPAPER
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GENERAL
11-f Dormitory
We had been waiting our turn for a long time. Finally, it was our turn!! 11F's dormitory was on Tuesday 10th of March. There were 11 students in the first three days of dormitory. We left school at 5pm by school car. When we got there, we felt very excited and ran straight to the bedrooms. After having a shower, everybody went to the kitchen to help Miss Merve to prepare our dinner. It was very fun. We also took many photos while cooking. Then we started to have our dinner. We made lots of jokes while we were eating. The food was delicious. We
cooked Turkish traditional pastry rolls in the oven. We loved all the food that our teacher cooked. Then we had a study time. So we collected all the plates, glasses, forks and spoons and brought them to the kitchen. We started study 7 pm and finished at 8.15. This study time was very good because it provided us the opportunity for self-study. At about 8.30 pm our homeroom teacher Miss Yasemin came to check whether we were studying or not. Everyone was very quiet and focused on their study. At 9 o’clock we had our tea time. There were many snacks, fruits,
ability. Later, we helped our teachers clean dishes and started to prepare tea time. During that time some of our friends watched our class day video with our teacher. About half an hour later, it was tea time. We didn’t have study time activity because it was our last night there. There were many desserts and fruits waiting for us. Our teacher had prepared a tasty cake for us. It was very delicious. While we were eating Miss Merve had a surprise for us. She showed us the slide show which was about the days we had spent at dormitory. At first, we felt really surprised and were curious to know what was in it. The slides showed us all the happy moments that we had as we stayed together, like a family. At the end of the slide show, she also described, what she felt when she stayed with us. It made everybody want to cry. All of us will remember all of her words and the time that we had shared together, forever in our hearts. Finally, we would like to thank our homeroom teacher (Mrs Yasemin), Miss Merve and all the teachers greeting us warmly at dormitory and preparing everything for us. Dormitory teaches us how to help respect and understand each other. Especially, it makes us feel closer to our teachers. Moreover, we really are looking forward to the next dormitory .
and also tea. We were all eating together in one big circle on the floor. It was very enjoyable. After finishing, we had to study again and it this time we studied from 9.30 pm to 11 pm so it meant that we studied 2 and a half hours that night. Finally, we went to bed. Each room was quite big. There was AC, lockers, a bathroom and 2 beds. We played around the room and talked with each other until we felt sleepy. Next day in the morning we woke up at 6 am and finished having a bath at about 6:30. Miss Merve Prepared by prepared breakfast. These Linda 11f things continue for 3 days. Then the last night of dormitory came, it was the special night that we can’t forget. Three of our classmates had just come to join us at dormitory too. They were Panhary, Danin and Leakna. So now there were 14 students on the last day of dormitory. Mrs Yasemin and Miss Merve had prepared a big BBQ for us. At that time we noticed that Miss Merve hadn’t come. That night, we had dinner outside on the balcony. We enjoyed it so much and took lots of funny photos. We were having so much fun and then we relaxed for a little while. After that our class monitor played music and everyone started to demonstrate their dancing