Don’t forget the student led conferences tomorrow (Thursday).  Students are requested to only attend school during their appointed time.  Students have been busy planning what they would like to share with you. Please be prepared to have a day where ‘YOU’ are the student. 

Please note – There will be no CCAs (after school activities)  on Thursday, April 11, due to Parent-Teacher conferences and SLC s.

Late yesterday afternoon we learned that the gas company will be disconnecting our supply all day Friday due to road works. This will affect both heating and food services. Fortunately the weather is supposed to warm up by Friday and I am hopeful that it will not be too cold. Unfortunately Eurest will not be able to provide any food services which means that all staff and students will need to bring their own lunch from home .  Where possible it is best to bring a lunch that does not require re-heating due to the limited amount of microwaves we have.

Just a reminder that due to the IST Speaking Time assembly tomorrow there will be no regular Elementary Assembly Friday morning. I hope to see you tomorrow to see the Grade Five’s perform Ning Nang Nong.

Well done to the students who represented the school at the Badminton Tournament in Beijing on Saturday.

Boys Doubles – Benny and Jung Woo – Gold Medal

Mixed Doubles – Hye Won and Hwan – Bronze medal

A big thank you to Mr. Nathan for taking the students and his coaching.

Dear IST Community,

On Saturday, March 23rd, at 8:30pm to 9:30pm, please participate in celebrating Earth Hour 2013. The idea of Earth Hour 2013 is to raise awareness of environmental issues affecting our planet by joining together, globally, to make a noticeable impact. All you have to do, for 1 hour, is turn off your lights, and if you can manage, any other electronic devices. You and your families are encouraged to try even longer than an hour. Last year, we even had some that made it through the whole night without electrical devices.

For further information, please visit earthhour.org.

“Earth Hour aims to encourage an interconnected global community to share the opportunities and challenges of creating a sustainable world.”

~The World Wildlife Fund Team (WWF)

Thank you,

Chris Watson

ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) Coordinator

I was reading a very interesting article last night. Over the Chinese New Year holiday will be a good time for celebration and reflection. Have a wonderful, safe and happy Chinese New Year festival.

Here are the top five regrets of the dying:

1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.

3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.

5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.

The article in full:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/01/top-five-regrets-of-the-dying

China Week Update

We have been celebrating Chinese Culture this week in class this week. We have been lucky to have experts come into class and help us create dough figures, write traditional calligraphy and prepare, cook and eat dumplings!

The artist who creates dough figures will be working all next week on the Ancient Cultural Street near the temple. It might be a nice thing to do during your Chinese New Year celebrations.

Thanks to Violette’s mum for bringing in a wonderful cake to share. Happy Birthday Violette!