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Seniors between Mock Exams - snacks, rest, studying, getting reading material, etc.Library HoursThe library is pleased to open its doors to students and parents from: 7:00 until 16:00 Monday through Thursday 7:00 until 14:00 on Friday We are also open the first and third Saturday of every month from 9:00 until 12:00 (unless that falls on a public holiday). Thus we will be open on the Saturdays 16 March and 6 April. G10 Wise Decision UnitPlease be advised that the new G10 Ubuntu unit is about Wise Decisions. Our final lessons of this unit, starting after the March break, will involve lessons about sexual decision-making such as birth control, abstinence, and abortion. Our counselor, Driekie Smith, will be leading these sessions. If you have any questions about the lessons or the curriculum content, please write to Kim Shumlansky (kshumlanksy@aislusaka.org) who is the G9/10 team leader. If you would like your child to be excused from these lessons, please also write to Kim.
Yelling and Running in the LibraryIf you visited the library in the past 2 weeks during our Ubuntu time, you may have heard a lot of noise and seen some kids running around. The G6-G10s have been doing scavenger hunts and playing a Blooket game to refresh their library skills. On the secondary side of the library, our fiction section is arranged into genres because that helps the library patrons find more great books like the ones they just read. The down side of this marketing strategy is that it can be tricky to remember how to find books. Thus we do twice yearly reviews where we have the students race each other to find different books in all the different sections of the library. The students play as a team against other teams so the students who know can teach the newcomers or the non-frequent library users where to go. Well done Risk Takers!Thank you to all the students, and even a few intrepid adults, who checked out a blind date book. We hope your relationship is going well and you are enjoying/did enjoy the book you chose on faith. G10 Wise Decision UnitPlease be advised that the new G10 Ubuntu unit is about Wise Decisions. We began the unit last week with discussions about digital habits and screen addiction. Our lessons for the next 2 weeks will deal with controversy and how to deal with people who have different opinions, beliefs, or lifestyles than you do. Our final lessons of this unit starting after the March break will involve lessons on birth control, abstinence, and abortion. The G9 advisors will be leading most of the lessons in the unit but our counselor, Driekie Smith, will be leading the sessions about sexual decision making. If you have any questions about the lessons or the curriculum content, please write to Kim Shumlansky (kshumlanksy@aislusaka.org) who is the G9/10 team leader. If you would like your child to be excused from these lessons, please also write to Kim. Library HoursThe library is pleased to open its doors to students and parents from: 7:00 until 16:00 Monday through Thursday 7:00 until 14:00 on Friday We are also open the first and third Saturday of every month from 9:00 until 12:00 (unless that falls on a public holiday). Thus we will be open on the Saturdays of 2 March and 16 March. Our regular library hours resume - please come check out books!Library Hours
The library is pleased to open its doors to students and parents from: 7:00 until 16:00 Monday through Thursday 7:00 until 14:00 on Friday We are also open the first and third Saturday of every month from 9:00 until 12:00 (unless that falls on a public holiday). Thus we will be open on the Saturdays of 17 February, 2 March, and 16 March. Take a Brain Break with a Hi/Lo BookWe have a new display featuring our Secondary Hi/Lo collection of books. These are high interest, low commitment books because they are short and easy to read but geared to the interest level of G8-G12. There are many genres (mysteries, thrillers, romances, drama, fantasy, realistic fiction) all mixed together in this collection. So if you are short on time but need a good brain break, please come check out one of these Hi/Lo books today. Welcome to the Secondary Library - virtually or in person!We hope to welcome everyone back to the library in person during our regular library hours if the government opens schools on 12 February. In the meantime, we have 2 ways to access our secondary library. Virtually: Check this online catalog link for a book you want and write to Ms. Kim (kshumlansky@aislusaka.org) and she will check it out for you and leave it at the secondary gate office for you to pick up anytime. In Person: Stop by the library Monday to Thursday between 8:00-15:00 or on Friday from 8:00-14:00 and you can quickly check out books and then leave the campus. You may not stay to study or hang out in the library unfortunately unless you are a G11 or G12 student. A DP Film student using the library whiteboards to plot out the next Hollywood Blockbuster.Identity and Sexuality Talks in G9 UbuntuPlease be advised that the new G9 Ubuntu unit will be about Identity and Sexuality. It will start in February as soon as we return to in person learning. The G9 advisors will be leading most of the sessions on Identity and our counselor, Driekie Smith, will be leading most of the sessions about Sexuality. If you have any questions about the lessons or the curriculum content, please write to Kim Shumlansky (kshumlanksy@aislusaka.org) who is the G9/10 team leader. If you would like your child to be excused from these lessons, please also write to Kim.
4 Steps to Check Out Books from the Secondary Library during Online Learning
2. Make sure that the book is available (shows at least 1 of 1 or 1 or 2). 3. Write an email to Ms. Kim at kshumlansky@aislusaka.org to request the book. 4. Ms. Kim will check the book out for you and email you to let you know that she has left it at the secondary gate and you can come pick it up anytime within the next 48 hours. Identity and Sexuality Talks in G9 UbuntuPlease be advised that the G9 students will be starting a new Ubuntu unit about Identity and Sexuality in February (assuming we will be back to in person learning at that time). The G9 advisors will be leading most of the sessions on Identity and our counselor, Drikie Smith, will be leading most of the sessions about Sexuality. If you have any questions about the lessons or the curriculum content, please write to Kim Shumlansky (kshumlanksy@aislusaka.org) who is the G9/10 team leader. If you would like your child to be excused from these lessons, please also write to Kim.
Student Leadership during G9/10 FLEXA huge shout out to our G9/10 FLEX leaders for the past 6 weeks - Jana, Milla, Saphire, Siena, Nikita, Daniya, Lauren, Mubanga, Alexi, Shadi, and Jack. The activities the students proposed to lead were football, dodgeball, table tennis, ultimate frisbee, basketball, and FLEX band. These students have had the unglamorous chores of setting up their activity, making teams (and listening to their peers protest the teams), enforcing rules (and listening to their peers protest the rules) and cleaning up an activity. The experience has helped them improve their ATL skills of communication, time management, and organization and hopefully made them more empathetic of some of the daily challenges that teachers face as well. Welcome to the Library!Library Hours
The library is pleased to open its doors to students and parents from: 7:00 until 16:00 Monday through Thursday 7:00 until 14:00 on Friday***** We are also open the first and third Saturday of every month from 9:00 until 12:00 (unless that falls on a public holiday). Thus we will be open on the Saturdays of 16 December, 6 January and 20 January. ****** Please note that the library will close at 12:30 this Friday, 15 December due to the start of the holiday break. Holiday CraftsCome to the library to paint or bedazzle a tree seed ornament to take home for yourself or to give to someone else. It's a great way to reimagine nature and spread good cheer. Thanks to Laurey Nevers for supplying us with the paint. Welcome to the LibraryLibrary Hours The library is pleased to open its doors to students and parents from: 7:00 until 16:00 Monday through Thursday 7:00 until 14:00 on Friday We are also open the first and third Saturday of every month from 9:00 until 12:00 (unless that falls on a public holiday). Thus we will be open on the Saturdays of 16 December, 6 January and 20 January. Unleash your creativity with holiday crafts.Starting on Friday, 1 December, please come to the library anytime for the next 2 weeks to paint, glitter bomb or glue some decorations on different nature ornaments that our AISL gardeners have so kindly gathered for us. You can then either choose to take your ornament home to keep or leave it on our holiday tree in the library. We look forward to seeing you unleash your inner artist. Welcome to the Library!Library Hours
The library is pleased to open its doors to students and parents from: 7:00 until 16:00 Monday through Thursday 7:00 until 14:00 on Friday We are also open the first and third Saturday of every month from 9:00 until 12:00 (unless that falls on a public holiday). Thus we will be open on Saturday, 2 December, Saturday 16 December and Saturday, 6 January. Feeling ThankfulWhether you celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving this week, or another week, or don't celebrate it at all, the practice of gratitude is shown to have mental wellbeing benefits. Thus we have our entry table set up for library patrons to stop by to write a card thanking someone in their life. Please stop by to write a card and give it to someone you care about this week. Welcome to the LibraryLibrary Hours
The library is pleased to open its doors to students and parents from: 7:00 until 16:00 Monday through Thursday 7:00 until 14:00 on Friday We are also open the first and third Saturday of every month from 9:00 until 12:00 (unless that falls on a public holiday). Thus we will be open on Saturday, 2 December, Saturday 16 December and Saturday, 6 January. Extended Essay and Personal Project CelebrationThank you to all the parents of G11 and G12 students who joined us for an evening of learning last night. We listened to short presentations done by the G12s who have now finished their Extended Essay (EE) after a 12 month journey of struggle and triumph. Although the students discussed their struggles and shortcomings, many parents marvelled at the research skills, depth of knowledge of the topics and the time management skills that these seniors exhibited. The EE supervisors were so proud of their students! Ms. Moss and Ms. Turner also handed out the IB certificates to the G11s for their completion of the personal project last year and then the G11s moved between the G12 presentations trying to figure out what research question they want to use for their own EE journeys which start this week. Welcome to the Library!!!Library Hours
The library is pleased to open its doors to students and parents from: 7:00 until 16:00 Monday through Thursday 7:00 until 14:00 on Friday We are also open the first and third Saturday of every month from 9:00 until 12:00 (unless that falls on a public holiday). Thus we will be open on Saturday, November 18 and Saturday, December 2 and Saturday, December 16 from 9:00-12:00. |
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