Norwegian International School
Newsletter: 23rd September 2015
International School Book Club (ISBC) orders The deadline for placing your online order is tomorrow, Thursday 24th September 2015. Payment can be made by bank card. The books will be delivered to the school shortly afterwards. The web address is:
http://world-shop.scholastic.co.uk/schools/the-norwegian-int If you have already submitted a paper form to the school, the order will still be processed for you. Reception class assembly Due to the public holiday, the Reception class will now present on Friday 2nd October 2015, alongside Year 6 students. We look forward to the presentations.
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Total lunar eclipse Morning (2am to 5:30am) of Monday 28th September 2015
Nigerian Independence Day celebration 11am to 1pm on Wednesday 30th September 2015 (school closes at 1pm)
Ski Trip 2016 Sign up by Wednesday 30th September 2015
Curriculum meetings (Early Years) Early Years: 12:15pm on Monday 5th October 2015 Primary: 1:15pm on Tuesday 6th October 2015 Secondary: 2pm on Wednesday 7th October 2015
Progress reports will go home on Wednesday 14th October 2015
PTA Meeting Friday 30th October 2015
Guy Fawkes Day Thursday 5th November 2015
Health and Safety Week Monday 2nd to Friday 6th November 2015
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Total lunar eclipse (2am to 5:30am on Monday 28th September 2015) There will be something spectacular in our skies on Monday 28th September 2015 – a total lunar eclipse (also known as the blood moon). The total lunar eclipse can be seen from Port Harcourt in the very early hours of Monday 28th September 2015 (between 2am and 5:30am). The best time to see the eclipse will perhaps be around 3:30am.
At NIS, we never miss the opportunity to combine authentic learning experiences with fun, so here’s a competition for all members of the NIS community:
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Nigerian Independence Day celebration (11am to 1pm on Wednesday 30th September 2015)
Please join us at 11am on Wednesday 30th September 2015 as we celebrate the special day in the history of Nigeria. School will close by 1pm on Wednesday 30th September 2015 and will reopen on Friday 2nd October 2015.
Nigerian Independence Day celebration checklist: q Parents, students and staff: Dress Nigerian! q Parents: Bring along traditional food and drinks before 11am q Students: Design or bring in pictures that depict Nigerian history, food, culture, geography, fashion, artefacts etc q Students: Look for interesting facts about Nigeria and write them into the template below: Knowledge
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Here are some examples:
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Ski Trip 2016 Once again, our students will go off to Switzerland for the Viamonde Ski Camp. These pages contain information about the trip. If you would like your child to be part of this amazing learning experience, please complete the signup form by Wednesday 30th September 2015.
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When should I wear my PE kit? When should I bring my swimming kit?
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PE day(s) Students should come to school in their PE kits
Nursery Foundation Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Jade Year 5 Topaz Year 6 Years 7 to 11
Tuesdays and Thursdays Tuesdays and Thursdays Tuesdays and Thursdays Tuesdays Tuesdays Thursdays Thursdays Fridays Fridays Fridays Wednesdays
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Swimming day Students should bring their swimming kits to school
Nursery Foundation Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Jade Year 5 Topaz Year 6 Years 7 to 11
Wednesdays Wednesdays Wednesdays Fridays Fridays Fridays Wednesdays Wednesdays Fridays Wednesdays Wednesdays (except those that have not selected swimming as their PE activity for this term)
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Curriculum meetings Please mark your calendars with the dates of the following curriculum meetings: • • •
Early Years (Nursery, Foundation and Reception): Monday 5th October at 12:15pm-1:00pm Primary (Years 1-6): Tuesday 6th October at 1:15pm-2:00pm Secondary (Years 7-11): Wednesday 7th October at 2:00pm-2:45pm
The purpose of the meetings is to give an overview of the curricula we use at NIS: Early Years Foundation Stage; National Curriculum in England; Cambridge International Primary Programme; and Cambridge IGCSE Curriculum. PTA Meeting (Friday 30th October 2015) The PTA Meeting will hold on Friday 30th October 2015. Please mark your calendars. What’s happening at NIS on Guy Fawkes Day (Monday 5th November 2015)? It is hoped that the activities below will generate interest in history and its relevance today, not necessarily the events surrounding Guy Fawkes Day: 1. Students are to design, colour and wear a Guy Fawkes mask to school on Monday 5th November 2015. The template on the next page can be used. 2. Students and parents can take a picture next to the Guy Fawkes effigy at the school reception and make a donation. All donations will go to Keeping It Real Foundation, a non-profit organisation that caters for orphans and other vulnerable people.
3. We will have a mini bonfire and burn our Guy Fawkes effigy at 2.10pm on Monday 5th November 2015. Parents are invited to the mini bonfire. To learn more about Guy Fawkes Day, please see the last page.
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We wish you a very pleasant holiday. Don’t forget to send your eclipse pictures to
[email protected]. Ms Nkechi and Dr Tayo Heads of Primary and Secondary Schools
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Guy Fawkes Day: a brief history
Catholic dissident, Guy Fawkes, and 12 co-conspirators spent months planning to blow up King James I of England during the opening of Parliament on November 5, 1605. But their assassination attempt was foiled the night before when Fawkes was discovered lurking in a cellar below the House of Lords next to 36 barrels of gunpowder. Londoners immediately began lighting bonfires in celebration that the plot had failed, and a few months later Parliament declared November 5 a public day of thanksgiving. Guy Fawkes Day, also known as Bonfire Night, has been around in one form or another ever since. Though originally anti-Catholic in tone, in recent times it has served mainly as an excuse to watch fireworks, make bonfires, drink mulled wine and burn Guy Fawkes effigies (along with the effigies of current politicians and celebrities). Jesse Greenspan/History Channel 2012, Guy Fawkes Day: A Brief History. Available from: http://www.history.com/news/guy-fawkesday-a-brief-history. [18 September 2015]
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