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This week the class of 2019 students continued making progress on their Extended Essay research. A significant part of the research process is pausing to make assessments of progress. The students were invited outside to engage in a "Paseo" of moves around a circle, speaking with a different partner every minute about the research process. The question prompts were:
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Students in Grade 11 advisories learned about EFT, or "emotional freedom technique" (also known as "tapping") with AISL Parent & PTA officer, Ms. Carolina Vilalva. The students were very participatory and said that trying the technique helped them to release some of the stress / worry / anxiety they had been carrying with them. Many thanks to Ms. Vilalva for being so generous with her time and sharing a valuable wellness technique with our students. Huge thanks to the many parents who have volunteered to help our Science Department host a short science career fair in the secondary school on 28 May from 8:30 to 9:30. We are still looking for more parents who work in science-related fields to share a bit about their work & answer student questions related to it. This does not involve a formal presentation and is meant to give students the opportunity to ask questions about the work you do and the path that led you there. If you might be able to volunteer an hour of your time to be a part of this, please contact secondary teacher-librarian Terry Maguire. AISL students from the ELC through upper secondary participated in an array of poetry-themed activities and events last week. Students created original poems at a variety of stations spread across the library, added to our community "Home Is..." poem, and had the opportunity to share creative work at the Middle School Coffee House. Many students and community members also enjoyed sharing their "poems in their pockets" with one another. We also celebrated our annual PTA-sponsored Writing Contest winners at a secondary assembly. We look forward to hearing more student work at the Grade 9-12 Coffee House this Friday night in the library (Grades 9-12) from 19.00-20.30.
Friday was a wonderful day across the school as we celebrated our 2018 WorldFest. More than 40 nations joined together in our opening flag parade, followed by a whole school assembly highlighting musical talents and experiences from our students as third-culture kids. By mid-morning, our Primary students were engaged with their buddy classes in diverse activities around the Primary campus which included learning a song on global action, looking into world poetry, and finding landmarks around the world, to name a few. The day ended with a sampling of foods from around the world as part of our food fest. Thank you to all of our teachers who helped make the day's events possible. A special thanks to our PTA, Ms. Martina and her team, and the WorldFest committee members: Will, Anne-Marie, Fatima, Mateo and Tom. Below are some highlights from our events in Primary.
Many thanks to all the parents who came out to vote at the recent election for the Board of Directors. Please join me in congratulating the following individuals:
What I’m excited about this week…
Thank you to all of our Middle School Performers for a great end of year coffee house! We had singing, dancing, poems, stories and instrumentals. Below you will find just two examples from our talented Middle School student body. My Cage - Maleia Chapman Grade 6 For years I grew inside my cage, Mother kept me there. Safe from the world, society and violence, Which I didn't know was there. For years I grew fond of my cage, Used to being big. I grew my confidence and love But as I grew, I began to dig. For years I grew to hate my cage, Begged mother to let me out. She told me ‘twas it would be a mistake Escape became a doubt. For years I grew to destroy my cage, Break from being safe. I worked from dawn till dusk to work, I worked and I would wait. For finally, I left my cage. Ran to my mother dear. Begged to let me go and see The world of hope and fear. Yes was what she said. For years, I grew to forget my cage, Forgot that safe feeling. The world would kick and hit and bite I felt my light was fading. For years I tried to find my cage, Ran back to mother in fear. Begged and begged for my old cage, She said “Impossible, my dear”. For years I grew to rebuild my cage, Surrounded myself with care. Mother said “I knew you could do it” For re-building a cage was rare. For years I told stories of my cage, Mother wasn't there. 'Twas she was smiling down in heaven, Where God showed sympathy and care. To God, I thank thee, For letting my mother watch a while. I knew I’d be safe without my cage, When I saw her comforting smile. Rugby - Naveh Mor Grade 6 I stand there in my position waiting for the game to start. I can feel my heart beating rapidly, my muscles shaking which excitement, and my lungs pounding. The whistle goes and the first drop kick. The ball gets caught, being passed right then left and finally to me, I catch it and there it is the first side step. The first bounce, then 2 more side steps and then I realize that the hooker charging at me like he is a bull and I’m the bull fighter waving the red flag at him and I don’t know what to do, do I pass or do I keep, do I run or do I stay, and before you realize it you get pierced by the bull’s horns, you get tackled and you stumble. Your teammates come collect the ball and there it goes right then left and right again and this time instead of a catch it’s a knock on, the ref signals scrum. So there I find myself under another man's armpit, waiting for the ref to say crouch, bond, set. With an overwhelming number of votes, the class of 2018 has selected Bilngwe Ngwakum to be their student speaker at this year's graduation. Bilngwe has been at AISL since 10th grade, and an active member of the school community. Graduation will be held on May 24th, at 4pm. We all look forward to Bilngwe's speech. Next Monday, 23 April, is World Book Day! The UN established 23 April as World Book & Copyright day because on 23 April in 1616, literary titans Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. Many students, teachers, parents, and other members of our community have contributed to our wonderful display of favorite reads in the library. If you have not had your picture taken with your favorite book, stop by to do so or send one in to schabi@aislusaka.org and we will post it for you. Many thanks to Mr. Sam Chabi for coordinating this great display! As part of our celebration of World Book Day, students in Ms. Frederick's Grade 11 Language & Literature classes have been writing responses to the prompt "Why Orwell Matters" as they read & respond to the novel 1984. We would like to invite any member of our community to share their thoughts on Why Orwell Matters with us and we'll post your responses, too, on our upcoming display. Send them to tmaguire@aislusaka.org or tweet your response to @AISLSecLib using the hashtag #whyorwellmatters. |
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