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BoBAISL was proud to field a team for the first ever Battle of the Books (BoB) tournament on the African Continent. Our brave team of six members battled against four other schools from Abidjan, Addis, Dar Es Salaam, and Maputo in a virtual competition of questions and answers yesterday on April 24th. Our team members read 20 books and met weekly during the lunch break over the last 6 months to discuss and play review games to test their knowledge of the plots, characters, and minor details of the 20 books. In the first 3 rounds of our virtual competition, we placed 2nd to land us a spot in the semi-finals. Unfortunately, we lost in the semi-finals and ended up 4th out of 8 teams overall. We hope to get an even bigger group of Grade 6-8 students together to compete next year. We also hope to convince some other schools to join us in launching a High School level of BoB for Grade 9-11 students. 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 our next two open Saturdays are 4 May and 18 May. Beware of the BoB coming to AISL on 24 April!!!(More details to follow in next two Leopard's Tail.). FLEX is in full swingAfter missing one rotation of FLEX in Jan and Feb due to the online learning during the cholera outbreak, it is wonderful to see the G9/10 students back to their favorite sports, activities and learning experiences on Mondays and Wednesdays during Ubuntu. Kudos to our student leaders:
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 our next two open Saturdays are 20 April and 4 May. G11s are finishing outlines and starting to write their Extended Essay (EE)The G11s began their EE journey in Nov and Dec by looking at a wide variety of topics to choose a research question that they would like to answer. From Jan-March, they did research on their topic and organized their findings into an outline which was read and discussed with their EE supervisors. Now they begin the most exciting part of the process which is to start writing the essay. Good luck G11s! May you find good resources, think deeply about the information you find, analyze your argument effectively and write clearly and concisely. 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 6 April and 20 April. Books to Movies = Come check out one today! G10 Wise Decision UnitPlease be advised that the new G10 Ubuntu unit is about Wise Decisions. Our final lessons of this unit 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. 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 6 April and 20 April. 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. |
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