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MEF International School, IstanbulWeekly Newsletter10 April 2020 |
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Grade 4 have created awareness posters this week. Kierin reminded us to be kind and solution-oriented! Sofia explains how important it is to connect with children during these times. Even Malala did it! Maria reminded us not to forget the elderly, the sick and the healthcare workers who take care of us! |
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Some Grade 4s also created mother tongue comics for their siblings and friends. Here is a great example of one of the student’s creative work. We particularly liked the cartoon drawing of Mr Darren as a kangaroo like character carrying his son in his pouch. |
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In other Grade 4 news, one of our students from this grade has been awarded ‘Number One in Europe for Mathletics’. Well done for this! |
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Grade 2 students have been learning about slow and fast processes on earth like landforms and natural disasters. For the summative project this past week children have been designing and building structures that could resist a fast change such as a flood, tornado, or earthquake. |
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Grade 1 children were asked if they were given a super power would they rather be able to fly or be invisible. This was one child’s response and we loved it. |
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Kindergarten B students are posting their Math Assignments on Seesaw. They were using their feet as a non-standard unit to measure different things at home. |
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Kindergarten B students have also been working on a wonderful origami project. They followed the instructions to create these beautiful crafts, while they review reading and writing sight words as well as facts about living things to support their unit of inquiry. |
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Some of our Grade 2 students have been creating safety signs for COVID-19. Here are some examples of this work. Thank you Grade 2 for sharing. |
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Check out some of our students' artwork this week. Some students have been experimenting making paint with dish soap, flour, and other materials around the house to add colour. |
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The Social Committee has organized two events each week for staff to come together in the evenings to talk, draw, play games, share best practices and watch TV as a group. We are no da Vinci, but our 5-minute sketches aren’t bad. |
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Stars have begun appearing for the MEF IS Spirit Stars Challenge! Show your MEF IS Spirit by decorating your door or window with stars and brighten the day of those around you. Take a photo of your stars and add it to our padlet at (Stars Padlet Link) or email it to blundona@mefis.k12.tr (for Secondary) or birchk@mefis.k12.tr (for Primary). |
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Grade 6 students are introduced to Shakespeare’s comedy ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by becoming one of the characters. Look out. We’ve got some comedians in the making! |
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Grade 7 students asked the tough questions this week as they became journalists interviewing their family members. This is a small step to completing the process of writing their first news article. |
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IB1 Math class learning how to use a graphing calculator in order to analyse data |
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Grade 6 HCS students have started to learn about a great spiritual leader and poet, Rumi (Mevlana). During our online session, we played fun games to learn more about his life and teachings. Check out the link that follows to be inspired by some of his most famous quotes: Rumi's Inspiring Quotes Link |
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Picnics for the birds and the whole family are taking place indoors these days. |
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From the CCD: Grade 12 students have received approximateIy 180 offers from a range of universities around the worId - indeed an impressive achievement! Most students are in the process of deciding. Universities have been providing many webinars for high schooI students, which have been communicated via emaiI from the CCD and in GoogIe CIassroom. Our Grade 11 students are currentIy working on university Iong Iists, which are due by May 1st. We are so proud of aII the high schooI students and appreciate how seriousIy they consider coIIege and career pIanning. |
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The Coronavirus pandemic dramatically reshaped Passover, the holiday that, by definition, is about families coming together. Virtual Passover allowed families to celebrate this Jewish holiday online. |
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The International Baccalaureate and Cambridge Assessment International Education announced that they would not hold the May 2020 and June 2020 exam series anywhere in the world to protect the safety of students and teachers. IB students are still eligible for the IB Diploma. Grade 10 students are still eligible for IGCSE results certificates. Grades will be determined by relevant coursework and predicted grades as well as historical assessment data. |
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Half and Half Drawing |
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Half and Half Drawing |
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Museum challenge using materials found at home |
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Digital project planning from home |
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Half and Half Drawing |
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IB2 Students are ‘piecing together’ their interrupted CAS Projects and will be inviting the MEF IS Community to participate in several Creative, Active and Service related opportunities over the next few weeks. Be on the lookout for more information in upcoming newsletters, Google Classrooms and your email. |
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Ms. Bahn is here getting her wellness and her husband, a chef by trade, cooks a healthy dinner each night, while her cat, who is a princess, stays warm on the heater. |
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