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NEWSLETTER

16 OCTOBER 2013

HANGEUL DAY CELEBRATIONS – 09 OCT 2013 To celebrate Hangeul Day (“Korean Alphabet Day”), which took place on October 9th, the students have been designing their own t-shirts in their Korean lessons and there are many cool designs. So, we would like to share some of the photos with you!

SPEECH & DRAMA CLUB – LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD! The speech and drama class retold the story of "The Little Riding Hood" in one of their drama plays. The children chose their own costumes and prepared their own speeches for the play. We have modified some parts of the story and added more characters so that everyone will get the chance to play a role. It turned out to be a great play!

ISK KOREAN CLASS VOLUNTEERS

학부님들 안녕하세요?

Miss Oona and Miss Laura are inviting Korean-speaking parent volunteers to help out in Korean Class! Interested parents please go to the link below and sign up for the opportunity. https://docs.google.com/document/d/12e46BU-QKr54hA466W3ZfJUHw1sSaU0qlLGxdvztgfo/edit?usp=sharing If you have nay questions regarding this, please send us an e-mail!

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

As part of the IPC/IMYC curriculum, we would like students to participate in Community Service activities that will raise awareness of both the needs of the school community and the wider community that we live in.

This year we will have four major organizations or activities running throughout the year. Each house will be responsible for one activity per term. The responsibility will rotate each term, so that students have the opportunity to participate in all the activities throughout the year. The main causes for the year are: AIKWANGWON Aikwangwon is a school and home for the severely physically or mentally disabled; children and adults of all ages live and learn here in a very loving and nurturing environment. The school provides education, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and job skills training including baking, sewing, weaving, ceramics, arts, gardening and farming.

The main focus of the school is to provide companionship for the residents of the centre. Students will play games, do craftwork and interact with the residents of Aikwangwon. This is a golden opportunity to learn from each other and to cultivate compassion for others.

We will also resume our weekly bake sale at both the Upper and Lower Schools. Aikwangwon has a bakery on their premises, and the baked goods will be up for grabs at 1.30 - 2pm every Wednesday starting Wednesday 23rd of October BAPS The Busan Abandoned Pet Sanctuary (BAPS) is a unique project in South Korea. They provide a "home for life" for abandoned dogs, and have a "non-kill" policy Their main aim is to provide a loving environment for the animals. Animals are up for adoption, and they can only take in a new resident once a dog has been adopted because of limited space.

The school will focus mainly on fundraising for BAPS, and if possible go and volunteer at the sanctuary one Saturday. ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB The environmental club's responsibilities are to raise awareness of how we can make a positive contribution to the environment. Recycling programs, toy swaps and beach clean-ups are some of the activities the Eco Club will take responsibility for, UN CELEBRATIONS On the year plan, certain days that coincide with the UN's calendar have been identified. The main responsibility of our House members will be to make awareness posters, run certain activities and games on that specific day. They will also help with the organization of bigger events, such as, International Day, Book Day or International Day of Peace. “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because some day in your life you will have been all of these” - George Washington Carver If you would like to get involved in any way, please contact Ms Lizelle at lizelle.van.wyk@iskoje.org

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ISK HEALTHY LIFESTYLES PROGRAM – MEET HAROLD! As part of our Healthy Lifestyles Program this year at ISK we have been talking about the importance of healthy eating and exercise. To help us learn more about this we have had a special visitor, his name is Harold. Harold is a happy, healthy caterpillar! He has been visiting classes around the school telling the children what he does to stay healthy!

Please help us to create a happy and healthy school by providing healthy snack and lunch choices for your child.

GEOJE EXPAT GUIDE – Available!

First time in print! Limited copies available to ISK families first! - Cost: W10,000 (all proceeds to the ISK PTA Fund) - First come, first serve. Only ONE per family. - Completed in April 2013 (some changes since then)

E-Mail isk_pta@iskoje.org for your copy!

PTA Treasurers, Teresa Williamson & Chrystal Phillips, will e-mail back directions how to pay & arrange pick-up.

WET DAYS Please bring children to school with rain coats and boots on days when the weather looks as if it might be wet. In between showers or when there is just a very light drizzle, the children may be able to play outside if they have suitable cloths and footwear. Even a few minutes break time outside can help them feel more ready to learn when they come back in.

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Principal’s Awards! Congratulations to all students who have been nominated for Principal’s Awards this week!

Principal’s Awards are presented at Friday assemblies and are awarded to students who clearly demonstrate one or more of our 8 ISK Personal Goals!

NAME: CLASS: NAME: CLASS: Ammar Rozani Penguin Ankita Priyadarshini Lion

Aum Desai Seal Megha Manoj Nair Falcon

Justin Lanteigne Phoenix Lucas Almeida Shark

Kaua Leitte Kraken Ananya Priyadarshini Shark

Nikolaj Petersen PE

The ISK PTA Movie Night Committee Presents…

MOVIE NIGHT! Thursday; 17th October 2013 @ Lower School Auditorium

LOWER SCHOOL – 4:15 PM – 6:00 PM Classes Reception to Year 3: Koala, Panda, Owl, Penguin, Dolphin, Seal, Kangaroo, Kiwi, Monkey, Lion and Tiger Parents must attend movie night for children under the age of five.

This month’s movie selection is “Monster’s Inc.” (92 mins) Ticket cost: 5,000 Won (Non Refundable) and includes 2 slices of Pizza along with a seasonal fruit / vegetable. Students may bring their own beverage.

UPPER SCHOOL – 6:15 PM – 8:00 PM Classes Year 4 to Year 9 Wolf, Fox, Eagle, Falcon, Shark, Crocodile, Dragon, Griffin, Phoenix and Kraken

This month’s movie is “Hotel Transylvania” (91 mins)

Ticket cost: 6,000 Won (Non Refundable) and includes 3 slices of Pizza along with a seasonal fruit / vegetable. Students may bring their own beverage.

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ISK CALENDAR OF EVENTS

OCTOBER

10 Informal Concert @ 4:00pm 14 PTA General Meeting 9am @ Café Bene 17 Movie Night! 18 Holiday / No School 25 Pizza Day 31 Halloween Celebrations! Trick or Treating! @ 3-5pm Halloween Dance (Y4-Y9) @ 6-8pm

NOVEMBER

4-7 School Photos 6&7 Parent-Teacher Conferences 11 PTA General Meeting 9am @ Café Bene 18 Holiday/No School 22 Movie Night! 29 Pizza Day!