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Last week, the Grade 4 students in Ms. Bicknell's class wrote a number of letters to the Primary Principal asking for Boy Scouts to be part of AISL's activity offerings in the same way we offer Girl Scouts. Any parents who think they might be interested in volunteering to put this student initiative into action are asked to please contact Darlene Huson, the Primary Principal, to set up a meeting to discuss in more detail. (photo: www.etsy.com/market/boy_scout_fabric) On Thursday and Friday, 7-8 September, our Grade 4 and 5 students will engage in collaborative music projects with students from the John Mackenzie school in Botswana. To provide some background, Simon Kalomo, a Zambian music teacher who taught at ISL for many years, is now based in Botswana and teaches music at the John Mackenzie School in Francistown. Simon has created a music ensemble called the JMS ensemble with upper primary and high school students at his school. The ensemble is a combination of voice, marimba, and western instruments. The ensemble has performed at AISL during the music camp week in 2015 and were a hit! Simon has organised a week long residential trip for the students in Lusaka. From the 2nd to the 9th of September, the group will tour and have concerts at schools in Lusaka. They will be at AISL on the 7th and 8th of September working with our Grade 4 and 5 students for one lesson each. They will spend the rest of their time with the middle and high school music students. The whole primary school will get a chance to see them perform at PALS on Friday the 8th and then the JMS ensemble will have a public performance in front of the PAC next to the Friday Market from 1:30-2:30. All families are welcome to grab a picnic blanket and some lunch and join us for some amazing music! This Thursday, 31 August 2017 we will be hosting our Secondary open house which begins with tea, coffee and snack in the foyer of the Tiyende Pamodzi Performing Arts Center (PAC) starting at 16:45. At 17:00 there will be a brief welcome and introductory remarks in the PAC followed by classroom visits. Your child should share their schedule with you as you will be following it during your visit. Below you will find a blank copy. There will also be two optional informational sessions starting at 16:00, Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) at AISL in the Protea Room and ManageBac 101 in the Primary Lab. We are looking forward to having you on campus this Thursday! Year 2 IB Diploma students are deep in the final stages of completing the EE, the Extended Essay. The EE is an in-depth and independent research project that is driven by student inquiry. Students choose their own topic from one of the six subject groups, and guided by a Supervisor, produce a polished piece of formal academic writing. Being successful on the EE requires research and writing skills as well as self-management skills. An example of a research question is, "What are the effects of ivory trade economics on poaching in Zambia?" Combined with the TOK essay and presentation, and CAS projects, the EE is at the heart of the IB learning programme. Ask a Grade 12 student about their Extended Essay to learn more!
Thank you to all of the families that were able to be part of the Primary Open Day on Wednesday, 23 August. In addition to the number of parents who visited classes, we had many families attend the grade-level information sessions and special topic discussions. Thank you for your questions and feedback. We look forward to reflecting on that as we move forward.
PTA & AISL Library and Discovery Center Open House & Community Picnic September 2 from 10 am to 1 pm24/8/2017 Please save the date! Our annual Library Open House & PTA Community Picnic will be Saturday September 2 from 10 am to 1 pm. Come on by to browse the incredible array of new books we have (1380 new titles added school-wide!). This is also a great time to
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