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MEF International School, IstanbulWeekly Newsletter24 January 2020 |
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Last Friday, the primary school held our annual Talent Show. This year there were over 30 performers. Well done to all the performers for being risk-takers and sharing their talents. This is Mia and Baris doing their comedy Act and Xu Han (Deniz) from Kindergarten singing “Follow Me”. |
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Here is Seojin playing Beethoven Virus on the violin and our brilliant grade 4 dancers Jennifer (Yeon Seo), Korie (Seoyeon) and Tein danced to the song “Feel Special”. Thank you to Ms Pelin for all her hard work in organising such an inspiring and fun event. |
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This week Preschool and Pre-K classes went to an Art Workshop to enjoy and develop their ability to express themselves through three-dimensional artwork and to develop their aesthetic perception. This was part of their current unit “How we express ourselves”. They attended a ceramics workshop and had fun together! Thank you to the Preschool and Pre-K staff for organising this trip. |
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Here are some of our grade 3 students participating in a literature circle. Similar to a book club, in a literature circle, students read the same book and then discuss it as a group. Thank you to Ms Elif for sharing this. |
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Our Grade 3 students have been learning about Ancient Civilisations. Here you can see students creating a non-fiction book page on their chosen civilisation. Thank you to Mr Simon for organising this activity. |
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MEF Library celebrated the Lunar New Year 2020. Students from Korea and China took part and explained to their classmates about their celebration and brought special food to enjoy for everyone. Thank you to Goldie for organising this event. |
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There will be an exciting Book Fair at MEF next week during Primary School’s Reading Week. In addition, the library will also have a DVD sale. |
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As you will know the devastating fires that hit Australia have killed many people, destroyed more than 1,500 homes, and it is estimated that around 480 million animals have been killed in the wildfires, including 8,000 koalas. To raise awareness of this devastation MEF IS Primary School will be creating a land art heart in the MEF playground which will be photographed and sent to the Australian Embassy here in Istanbul. Please could we remind students to come to school dressed in red next Wednesday in preparation for this? |
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Our new Primary in-school clubs have started this week. Here are some of our students participating in cross stitch club. Thank you, Ms Meral, for facilitating this club. |
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MEF IS Talks 2020 - Thursday, February 27th, at 7 p.m. Save the date! |
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Secondary teachers met in Professional Learning Communities in order to develop ideas and strategies related to CAS, Approaches to Teaching and Learning, Mindfulness, interdisciplinary lessons, technology in the classroom, and differentiation for ELL students. |
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A scene from a PLC related to mindfulness, during which teachers meditated |
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Grade 8 students share the movies made about the United Nations Sustainable Goals with Grade 4 to inspire their learning about the same issues. The learning by Grade 8 students was part of a collaboration between the Humanities and English Departments, which applied research and persuasive writing skills to produce a promotional short film. |
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After exams, teachers and students engage in reflection on the processes of learning as well as the outcomes. This allows students to make links from one experience to the next, maximize progress and become more independent learners. |
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It is never too late to start practicing good study habits! Students should organize their learning materials in a way that helps them understand the content better. |
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A representative from Hult International Business School (UK & USA) visited with our students this week to share information about their exciting business programs. |
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The university acceptances for the MEF Class of 2020 keep rolling in - 65 so far, a truly impressive achievement! For more information regarding this and other exciting news, please access the ever-expanding CCD site. |
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Procrastination affects many people - children and adults alike. In a TED Talk, Tim Urban discusses how we all struggle to keep a balance between our rational decision making and desire for instant gratification. Examples of ways to overcome procrastination include forcing yourself to stay focused for limited amounts of time on a singular task. To help students, we can have them focus for a specific amount of time followed by something to look forward to if completed successfully, which is known as the Premack Principle. |
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Breakfast in IB1 Spanish class to say goodbye to a student. |
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Grade 6 French students are practicing their performance for MFL week. |
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