www.icsz.chThe Inter-Community School is committed to providing a supportive and enabling learning environment in which all members of the community are challenged to achieve their individual potential, encouraged to pursue their passions, and expected to fulfil their responsibilities.

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Prim: 044 919 83 00

Sec: 044 919 83 01

DSC: 044 919 8350 Name

Grade

Tutor

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Your Diary

Contacts

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Attendance at School

Secondary School Day

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Homework Guidelines 5

Behavioural Guidelines 6

Computer Code of Conduct 7

Steps to Research and the Writing Process 8

Design Cycle

e-portfolio Guide

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Passwords for Online Databases 10

MLA Format Guide 11

How to write a Bibliography 12

In-text Citation 14

ICS Year Calendar 16

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This diary is to assist you in the organization and planning of your school day. Remember to write in your assignments and deadlines. Should you misplace this diary, it will be your responsibility to provide a replacement.

Head of School Ms Mary Lynn Campbell mcampbell@icsz.ch Sec. Principal Ms Rebecca Butterworth rbutterworth@icsz.ch

Prim. Principal Mr Tim Moynihan tmoynihan@icsz.ch

Deputy Sec.Principal

Ms Elinor Osborne eosborne@icsz.ch

Deputy Prim. Principal

Ms Janice Boucher jboucher@icsz.ch

Dean of Students Mr Rob. McHarg rmcharg@icsz.ch

DP Coordinator Ms Phil. Marchetti pmarchetti@icsz.ch MYC Coordinator Mr Graham Gardner ggardner@icsz.ch

PYP Coordinator Ms Mary Van de Weerd mvandeweerd@icsz.ch

CAS Coordinator Grades 11-12

Mr John Cannings jcannings@icsz.ch

CES Coordinator Grades 6-10

Mr Rob. McHarg rmcharg@icsz.ch

Counsellor Grades 9-12

Ms C. Alcoz-Zazu calcozzazu@icsz.ch

Counsellor Grades 6-10

Ms Rachel Süry rsury@icsz.ch

Sec. Librarian Ms Ruth Owen rowen@icsz.ch Prim. Librarian Ms Judith Bows jbows@icsz.ch

Inf. Technology Mr Ian Dundas idundas@icsz.ch

DSC Admin. Ms Sandra Downie sdownie@icsz.ch

Sec. admin. Ms Corinne Plouidy cplouidy@icsz.ch Prim. admin Ms Elizabeth Hohl ehohl@icsz.ch

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Students are expected to be in school by 8.30 a.m. at the latest in order to register with their tutor at 8.35 a.m.

If students are late, they must sign in the late book at the Secondary office (Grades 6 - 9) or the Diploma Studies Office (Grades 10 - 12).

Students are expected to attend all their scheduled classes. If students need to leave school early, they must bring a note from their parent(s) first and sign out at the appropriate school office.

Students who are unwell must see the school nurse first, before going home sick. If students are absent from school, they should bring a note to explain why on their return to school. Absence notes are provided at the back of this diary.

Day Time Length

Registration 08.35 – 08.45 10 1 08.45 - 09.30 45 2 09.35 - 10.20 45 Break 10.20 – 10.40 20 3 10.40 – 11.25 45 4 11.30 – 12.15 45 5 12.20 – 13.05 45 Lunch 13.05 – 13.50 45 6 13.50 – 14.35 45 7 14.40 – 15.25 45

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Homework is assigned to extend the topics studied in class and to give students an opportunity to work independently or in groups to extend their understanding further. All homework should be noted in the homework diary to ensure accurate recording of work to be completed and the date to be handed in.

Students should expect that homework will be issued using the “10 minute principle”, i.e. that they should have no more than 10 minutes of homework x their grade level (Grade 6 students = no more than 60 minutes per night, Grade 7 no more than 70 minutes, etc.). If students find that they are spending longer than this on homework, they should discuss the matter with their tutor or subject teacher to establish whether it is an issue of time management, or whether they are receiving too much homework.

The amount of homework is dictated by the increase of study courses. Students who are having problems balancing homework demands should discuss this at an early opportunity with their tutor. It is the responsibility of the students to seek help from their teacher before the date for handing in homework if assistance is required. When students miss a lesson, it is their responsibility to catch up on work missed and to complete any homework issued in that lesson. To access your school work from home go to: Library catalogue, websites and databases: http://library.icsz.ch Your school email: http://mail.icsz.ch Frog virtual learning environment: http://vle.icsz.ch

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• Students must be respectful of their dress and keep to the dress code. • Students will strictly adhere to the no smoking/no drugs/no alcohol school policies.

• Students will not subject anyone to any form of physical, verbal, or psychological abuse. • Students will not take property that does not belong to them. • Students will show respect to all cultures and try to understand and enjoy cultural differences. • Students will be quiet around the school. • Students will behave in a manner acceptable to fellow students and all members of the ICS community. • Students, in their relationships with staff, and each other, are expected to show the respect and care that they themselves would want from others.

• Students will be encouraged and guided to take ownership for their own learning. • Students will be prepared for all activities, i.e. bring the appropriate equipment and supplies to all classes. • Students will be on time for all classes and activities. • Students will not hinder teachers teaching and fellow students learning • Students will complete assignments on time and communicate with the teacher if this is not possible for any reason. • Students will plan ahead. • The school promotes academic honesty and students must respect and acknowledge all sources used.

• Students will respect all school property. • Students will not abuse the use of computers. • Students will turn off mobile phones during class time. • Students will dispose of litter in a proper manner. • Students are encouraged to be environmentally aware and to conserve the use of resources.

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• Students will behave in a manner acceptable to all members of the ICS community. • Students will behave in an acceptable manner when involved in all school related activities on and off campus including sports trips, fieldtrips, school visits and events. • As representatives of the school community, students will behave in an acceptable manner in the local community.

This code is to ensure responsible use of computers and protect against exposure to viruses and possible system failure.

Students are expected to: access the system only with their own login and password, use the computers only for school work and homework, treat the computer equipment, systems and other users with

respect keep their personal details private, report any inappropriate site they may come across to a member

of the School staff.

In order to avoid overload to the network, students will not: download games from the internet, nor bring them to school use chat lines at any time on school computers download music, movies or video clips without the approval of a

member of the School staff.

Students should understand that the school may check their computer files and may monitor the Internet sites they visit. ICS standards and expectations must be respected when:

accessing any internet site from a school computer, uploading images, videos, articles or comments to wikis, blogs, social

networking sites etc. which can be associated with ICS.

Student Signature________________________ Date______________

Parent Signature_________________________ Date_______________

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STEP 1: PREWRITING: think/brainstorm STEP 2: DRAFTING: write STEP 3: REVISING: make it better STEP 4: PROOFREADING: edit STEP 5: peer review

STEP 6: PUBLISHING: share your product

DEFINING

What is my task?

What do I need to do?

What do I really want to find out?

Why do I need to find this out?

What are the key words of this task?

LOCATING

Where can I find the information I need?

What do I already know?

What do I still need to find out?

What sources can I use?

SELECTING

What information do I really need?

How relevant is my information?

How will I record the information?

What information can I leave out

ORGANISING

How can I best use this information?

Have I enough information?

How can I combine the information?

Do I need to use all this information?

PRESENTING

How can I present this information?

With whom will I share this

information?

What will I do with this information?

EVALUATING

What did I learn from this?

How did I go with each step?

Where do I go from here?

Did I fulfil my purpose?

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About Me – written – including own image Academic Goals – set at the beginning of the year Best pieces of work – with explanation of why a particular

piece has been chosen. Achievement Award and Most Improved Awards Out of School Achievements Principal’s Commendations Hobbies – include all interests Reflections of each semester – highlighting the weaknesses

and strengths Community Service and Engagement

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You can use all these databases at home and school. You may need the following passwords to login, especially from home.

Title Username Password url

ICS email

Use your school login that you use to log in to the computer.

http://mail.icsz.ch

FROG v.l.e. http://vle.icsz.ch

Library http://library.icsz.ch

Noodletools http://www.noodletools.com

reactivate Noodletools account icsz Library http://www.noodletools.com

Brain Pop

icsbrain

icsbrain http://www.brainpop.com/

Enchanted Learning icsz enchanted http://members.enchantedlearning.com General Research

ics mail http://search.ebscohost.com

Literature ics mail http://search.ebscohost.com Science Centre ics mail http://search.ebscohost.com

World Book wbicsz wbicsz http://www.worldbookonline.comm

Bookflix zurichsch bookflix http://bkflix.grolier.com/

PebbleGo zurichschool

school http://pebblego.com/login.php

Tumble books icsz books

www.tumblebooks.com

Tumble readables icsz login

www.tumblereadables.com

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A video of this can be found on the Library Catalogue. Type “Anhut” into the search. All papers should be submitted below when you are writing a word processed assignment.

1. Open a blank Word document. 2. Select font and font size for text = (top of page) TNR, 12pt. 3. Line and Paragraph Spacing = (top of doc under paragraph),

choose 2.0. 4. Type Student’s first and last name, teachers name, class

with year group and section (Humanities 9.3), and due date of the paper or assignment.

Your Full Name

Teacher’s name

Subject, Class

Date

5. Hit enter once, center text (ctrl + E), and type the title of the paper/assignment.

6. Again, hit enter once, align text to the left (ctrl + L) and begin the first paragraph of your paper. When starting a new paragraph hit enter twice.

7. Word count = Place cursor at the end of your paper, go to Insert, Quick parts, pull down to Field, use Field Names, select NumWords and click OK.

8. Insert Header (Blank, first option), Page Number option (top right, option three).

9. Finally, type your last name with a space next to the page number in upper right hand corner.

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A bibliography is a list of resources that you have used to write your essay or project. It goes on a separate page at the end of your assignment. All the sources whether it’s a website or a book are written together in alphabetical order by the author’s surname. If there is no author, then it goes by title.

Use Noodletools www.noodletools.com to make a list online.

This resource will build your bibliography. All students should set up/reactivate a Noodletools account at the beginning of the school year. You may need to type the school's password first before creating your account - username: icsz Password: Library. Then create your account following the steps.

If you are writing by hand, use the following examples. For more examples, go to your Noodletools account.

Marsden, John. So Much to Tell You. Melbourne: Lothian Books, 2010. Print.

1. Marsden, John. AUTHOR’S SURNAME, FIRST NAME. (full stop)) 2. So Much to Tell You.TITLE. (underlined) (full stop) 3. Melbourne: PLACE OF PUBLICATION: (colon) 4. Lothian Books, PUBLISHER, (comma) 5. 2010.DATE OF PUBLICATION. (full stop) 6. Print.PRINT. (full stop)

Fee, Elizabeth. ed. Aids: the Burden of History. Berkley: University of California Press, 2011. Print.

1. Fee, Elizabeth. EDITOR’S SURNAME, FIRST NAME. (full stop) 2. ed. ed. (full stop) 3. Then follow steps 2 to 6 above to complete the citation.

Rock and Mineral. Dir.Woody Allen. BBC Worldwide, 2010 1. Rock and Mineral. TITLE. (underlined) (full stop) 2. Dir. Woody Allen. DIRECTOR’S NAME. (full stop) 3. BBC Worldwide, DISTRIBUTOR, (comma) 4. 2010.YEAR. (full stop)

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Cooper, Edwin. (2012, March12th). [Ellen Smith]. Zurich, Switzerland. 1. Cooper, Edwin. INTERVIEWEE’S SURNAME, FIRST NAME. (full stop) 2. (2012, March12th). DATE OF INTERVIEW. (in brackets) (full stop) 3. [Ellen Smith]. NAME OF PERSON WHO INTERVIEWED. [IN SQUARE

BRACKETS] (full stop) 4. Zurich, PLACE OF INTERVIEW, (comma) 5. Switzerland. COUNTRY. (full stop)

Martin, John. “The Switch”. Illustration. Victorian Art. by Joanna Pride. London: Macmillan, 2009.18

1. Martin, John. CREATOR’S LAST NAME, FIRST NAME. (full stop) 2. “The Switch”. TITLE OF WORK. (in quotation marks) (full stop) 3. Illustration. FORMAT e.g.(Cartoon, Painting, Illustration) (full

stop) 4. Victorian Art by Joanna Pride. TITLE AND AUTHOR OF DOCUMENT.

(underlined). (full stop) 5. London: CITY OF PUBLICATION: (colon) 6. Macmillan,NAME OF PUBLISHER,(comma) 7. 2009. DATE OF PUBLICATION. (full stop) 8. 18. PAGE NUMBER. (full stop)

“The Pyramid Cafe”. Nutrition Explorations. The National Dairy Council, 10 NOV 2008. WEB. 2 May 2012. <http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/>

1. “The Pyramid Cafe”. PAGE OR ARTICLE TITLE. (in quotation marks) (full stop)

2. Nutrition Explorations. NAME OF WEB SITE OR WEB PROJECT(underlined) (full stop)

3. The National Dairy Council, PUBLISHER OR SPONSOR OF THE SITE (comma) 4. 10 NOV 2008. DATE OF COPYRIGHT OR LAST UPDATE. (full stop) (D,M,YYYY) 5. WEB. 2 May 2012. MOST RECENT DATE OF ACCESS (D,M,YYYY)full stop) 6. <http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/> URL. (in angular brackets)

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You need to use an in-text citation any time a piece of information appears in a paper that doesn’t belong to the writer. Whether it’s a paraphrase of another person’s ideas, a direct quote using someone else’s words, a statistic, a fact, or an opinion, if it didn’t come from the writer’s own mind it needs to be cited.

Place the citation at the end of the sourced information, even if it’s in the middle of a sentence. Most citations are placed at the end of a sentence. Always place any punctuation after the parentheses. Treat the citation as part of the sentence.

e.g. Most scientists agree with this fact (Smith 180).

However, if the writer mentions the author in the text, only the page number is needed in parentheses.

E.g. According to Schama, Louis XVI remained calm during his trial: "The Terror had no power to frighten an old man of seventy-two" (822).

Remember: The most basic form of an in-text citation is the author’s last name followed by the page number where the information was found. There is no punctuation between the author’s name and the page number. Simply leave a space between them. This format is used for books, magazines, newspapers, and any other source with an author and page number. Readers should be able to find the author’s name alphabetically on the Works Cited page.

Adapted from: http://kari-lomanno.suite101.com/how-to-write-intext-citations-a148091 (Accessed: 02.02.12) Words opposite: http://www.gallaudet.edu/tip/english_works/writing/ paraphrasing_quoting_and_avoiding_plagiarism/words_that_introduce_quotes_or_paraphrases.html

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There are basically three keys verbs that introduce quotes or paraphrases: Neutral Verbs Stronger Verbs Inference Verbs

Neutral Verbs: When used to introduce a quote, the following verbs basically mean "says"

The author says . . . The author notes . . .

The author believes . . . The author observes . . .

The author comments . . . The author relates . . .

The author declares . . . The author remarks . . .

The author discusses . . . The author reports . . .

The author explains . . . The author reveals . . .

The author expresses . . . The author states . . .

The author mentions . . . The author acknowledges . .

The author suggests . . . The author thinks . . .

The author points out . . . The author responds . . .

The author shows . . . The author confirms . . .

Stronger Verbs: These verbs indicate that there is some kind of argument, and that the quote shows either support of or disagreement with one side of the argument.

The author agrees . . . The author rejects . . .

The author argues . . . The author compares . . .

The author asserts . . . The author admits . . .

The author cautions . . . The author disputes . . .

The author emphasizes . . . The author contends . . .

The author insists . . . The author denies . . .

The author maintains . . . The author refutes . . .

The author claims . . . The author endorses . . .

Inference Verbs: These verbs indicate that there is some kind of argument, and that the quote shows either support of or disagreement with one side of the argument.

The author implies . . . The author suggests . . . The author thinks . . .

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CalendarSchool Year 2012-13

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August 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8September 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

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30 1 2 3 4 5 6October 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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28 29 30 31 1 2 3November 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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February 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 2

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New teachers & senior coordinators arrive on 10th August 14th: Lead teachers' workshop Teachers return on 15th August 15th-21st In-service/preparation August 20th: New students' orientation August 22nd First day of classes Oct 15th - 19th Autumn vacation Oct. 22nd-23rd In-Service (No students) December 14th: Classes finish at 12:00 December 17th - January 4th Christmas Vacation February 11th-15th Ski Week March 25th - April 5th Easter Vacation April 1st Easter Monday April 15th Sechseläuten In-Service (No school for students) May 1st MayDay May 9th-10th Ascension Break May 20th Whit Monday June 26th Last day of classes (finish at 12:00) June 27th- 28th In-Service (No students)

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