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MEF International School, IstanbulWeekly Newsletter7 February 2020 |
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1A and 1B are reporting the weather from all around the world with the GreenScreen technology in the ICT Integration lesson. |
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Reading Week at the Library: Secondary students read to primary students. |
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The Mother-Tongue storytime at the library was a great success for all students and storytellers. |
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The Following classes won the Reading Week Door Decorating Competition:
Kindergarten B |
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Our students really got into the spirit of Reading Week. Thank you, everyone, for your support. We had many beautiful Elsa's, spell-bounding Harry Potters, Cat in the Hat, superheroes and ninjas. Fabulous effort. |
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MEFIS teachers presented the wonderful story of 'The Hungry Caterpillar' to our students. What a way to inspire, nurture and challenge our students to read. The costumes were spot on too! |
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ECC Kindergarten students shared their learning this week at the conclusion of their unit on Stories. The students learned about the different elements of the story like the setting, the characters, the illustrator, the author, etc. They chose a story of their preference to retell it in a different way by acting it out or by doing a puppet show. |
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Ms Brittiny Stephenson (from the National School) and Mr Gursah Cekic collaborated during a grade 2 Turkish lesson to read the book Guess How Much I Love You and Seni Ne Kadar Seviyorum translingually (one page in English and the next in Turkish) on World Read Aloud Day, February 5th. Thank you to Ms Jesi for sharing this. |
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Please support our PTA by donating baked or bought goodies to the Bake Sale during our Parent-Teacher Conferences on Saturday. All money will go towards the charity 'Music For Peace Foundation.' |
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We need your assistance in keeping our environment healthy by turning your engines off when parked at school. Thank you also for parking within the parking lines provided. |
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The school doctor discussed with students various hygienic practices (e.g. handwashing) that help prevent the Coronavirus. |
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CAREERS DAY |
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Secondary students and teachers showed their Spirit last week by wearing clothing representing different Universities. |
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Students, aged 11-18, are able to join the Girl and Boy Scouts if they hold a foreign passport. Activities are in English. More information about the organization and contact details are contained in the image. |
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The CCD Office encourages students (and parents) to speak with university representatives when they visit the MEF Campus. Upwards of 75 uni reps come to our school each year, indeed an impressive number and a wonderful opportunity for students! Upcoming visits are: 18 Feb. (lunch break) Summer Discovery USA/UK; 21 Feb. (morning break) Australian Mini-Fair; 21 Feb. (lunch break) University of Essex; 24 Feb. (lunch break) Oxbridge Summer Study UK; 4 March (lunch break) Oxford Brookes University UK; 16 Mar. CIS USA Tour. |
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Congratulations to the MEF IS boys' and girls' basketball teams, who travelled to Ankara for a 2-day tournament last week. Both our teams finished 5th in their respective competitions out of a total of 20 teams who travelled from all over Turkey. A great achievement! |
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As part of our PSHE Unit of “Living in the Wider World,” our grade 8 students are beginning to explore careers in which they are interested and widening their views on what makes a 'Good' career for them. |
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Homeroom Community Service Projects continue: Each homeroom created a bulletin board to share their service focus for the school year. They hope to inform and inspire others with their work. |
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Grade 12 students completed IB oral exams this week for English A, English B, and Turkish A. The individual oral commentary (IOC) is a student's close literary analysis of an extract. During the IOC, students respond to the key features of the text, such as language, characterization and structure. |
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It is never too late to start practicing good study habits! Are your current study strategies working? Students should explore different methods that help them remember information and process concepts in a meaningful way. Parents should discuss study strategies with their children. |
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