This Saturday, RIS staff are excited to host Parent-Teacher Conferences. The following letter will be sent home with your child today. Please be sure to fill in the form and return the letter to school by Wednesday. We will try our best to accommodate your first choice of meeting times. You will be notified by email of your meeting time with your child's homeroom teacher by Thursday afternoon.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Monday, October 25, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
One last reminder for the week
Remember to write your name on the label of each part of your school uniform. If you lose your jacket or sweater, it can be easily returned to you.
Make sure you write your name or put a label on your notebooks, pencil cases, and backpacks too.
Have a wonderful autumn weekend, RIS family!
Fall Festival
This just in from Ms. Meyer, who has been busy planning a great event for the whole school next Friday...
It's that time of year again, when the leaves change colours and and the weather cools down. RIS would like to celebrate the change of season with a FALL FESTIVAL!
When: Friday, October 29th, 2010
Student can wear costumes, dress in fall colours OR just wear their uniforms **Students must wear school uniforms TO school, and can change into their special clothes after lunch**
Each classroom will design and carve a pumpkin!
Students will receive special treats during a Parade through classrooms after lunch!
Come prepared for F-U-N!!
Day in, day out
Hot, cold, windy, rainy, and snowy
Four incredible students took on this week's weather challenge, which was not easy. Some of the answers were difficult to find, but that didn't stop Sena [Gr.2], Haruka [Gr.8], Pranu [Gr.2], and Fiffy [Gr.8] from braving the conditions to become our Meteorological Historian of Extremes Masters of the Week. Great work!
For all of you playing along at home, here are the answers that these students were able to find for us:
- What was the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth? 57.8 degrees Celsius (136 degrees Fahrenheit) - El Aziziyah, Libya
- Which place on Earth gets the most annual rainfall? Mawsynram, India - 11,782mm (467.4 inches)
- Which place on Earth has recorded the highest wind speed? Mount Washington, USA - 231 miles per hour (372 km per hour)
- Which is the driest desert on Earth? Atacama Desert - Chile
- What is the most rainfall ever recorded in one day? Reunion Island - 1825mm (71.9 inches)
- What is the greatest range of temperature ever recorded in one place in one day? Granville, USA - 83 degrees Fahrenheit difference from morning to afternoon
- Which capital city has the highest annual temperature? Bangkok, Thailand
- Which capital city has the lowest annual temperature? Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- How much rain did Seoul get in 2009? 1258mm (49.5 inches)
Weekly Menu
Due to the overwhelmingly positive response from students and staff alike, the cooks are continuing to learn and incorporate new menu items into their repertoire. Students have been choosing from five or six items per day, ensuring that everyone finds something they really want to eat.
While the Turkish assistants are working with our cooks, the daily menu will not be finalized until one or two days before a meal. As soon as our cooks are comfortable working these new dishes into the weekly menu, we will again be able to post the menu one week in advance.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Weekly ESLR Award winners
- Nahan [Gr.8] displays the characteristics of a dynamic communicator. During Language Arts class, she was able to analyze the content and accurately articulate her thoughts through a class discussion. Her abilities in using various forms of communication is commendable.
- Jumana [Gr.6] is a lifelong learner. Though she just started to study Korean for the first time this semester, her language ability is growing day by day. She never forgets to do her homework, and shows a continuous effort.
- Yasmin [Gr.7] is a proactive student. She recognizes different points of view and seeks out the most accurate position. She always studies hard and shows continuous effort.
- Fiffy [Gr.8] is an open-minded student who seeks imaginative, appropriate, and ethical solutions to problems. She always studies hard and has a positive attitude.
- Rowida [Gr.6] is socially responsible and strives to serve the community. She immediately helped her teacher collect a lot of materials from the floor.
- Samer [Gr.8] deserves an ESLR award for being proactive. When she had difficulty completing an assignment (she was not at RIS when the rules of writing were explained), she solved the problem by taking it home and redoing it. Smart choice, Samer!
- Jumana [Gr.6] showed herself to be proactive when she submitted her project one week early and then made improvements before the deadline.
- Kauthar [Gr.7] showed herself to be a dynamic communicator. She is comfortable using online documents for her project and submitted it well before the deadline.
- Dalia [Gr.7] displays the qualities of a socially responsible person. After the class was over, she stayed in class to rearrange the books on the shelf. She deserves to be rewarded.
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