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PTA NEWS PTA NEWS PTA NEWS PTA NEWS PTA NEWS PTA NEWS January 31 st , 2014 Dear Parents Welcome to the third PTA newsletter of the year. This newsletter is designed to provide a flavour of what is to come in the Spring term, give you some dates for your diaries, and ask for your help. Without it, the events we have planned together with the British International School will not be able to go ahead. We will be also taking this opportunity to thank all who contributed to our school life in December. What is to come? Shows. Following last year’s stunning success, Peter Lawson, our brilliant music teacher, and our lovely teachers are working on a set of new performances to be enjoyed on April 3 rd , on the big stage in Zek. Alkent show is scheduled for the morning, and Etiler for the afternoon. o We will all be expected to contribute by sewing costumes, shopping for props and materials, building the stage decoration, etc., etc. Do expect a note from your teacher/school coordinator and please contribute. o The Eminonu shopping trip is set for February, together with the school assistants. If you would like to come along with your car and/or a driver, please volunteer soonest. This is an especially interesting trip for seamstresses as we will be visiting all those lovely sewing and fabrics’ shops of the Grand Bazaar. Valentine Disco (Etiler, Wednesday, February 12 th , 4pm – 6:30pm). This event is run by the Student Council; any proceeds go to the charity of their choice. Parents are kindly requested to pick up the

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                   January  31st,  2014  

Dear  Parents  

Welcome  to  the  third  PTA  newsletter  of  the  year.      

This  newsletter  is  designed  to  provide  a  flavour  of  what  is  to  come  in  the  Spring  term,  give  you  some  dates  for  your  diaries,  and  ask  for  your  help.    Without  it,  the  events  we  have  planned  together  with  the  British  International  School  will  not  be  able  to  go  ahead.    

We  will  be  also  taking  this  opportunity  to  thank  all  who  contributed  to  our  school  life  in  December.  

What  is  to  come?  

• Shows.    Following  last  year’s  stunning  success,  Peter  Lawson,  our  brilliant  music  teacher,  and  our  lovely  teachers  are  working  on  a  set  of  new  performances  to  be  enjoyed  on  April  3rd,  on  the  big  stage  in  Zek.    Alkent  show  is  scheduled  for  the  morning,  and  Etiler  for  the  afternoon.  

o We  will  all  be  expected  to  contribute  by  sewing  costumes,  shopping  for  props  and  materials,  building  the  stage  decoration,  etc.,  etc.  Do  expect  a  note  from  your  teacher/school  coordinator  and  please  contribute.  

o The  Eminonu  shopping  trip  is  set  for  February,  together  with  the  school  assistants.  If  you  would  like  to  come  along  with  your  car  and/or  a  driver,  please  volunteer  soonest.    This  is  an  especially  interesting  trip  for  seamstresses  as  we  will  be  visiting  all  those  lovely  sewing  and  fabrics’  shops  of  the  Grand  Bazaar.    

• Valentine  Disco  (Etiler,  Wednesday,  February  12th  ,  4pm  –  6:30pm).    This  event  is  run  by  the  Student  Council;  any  proceeds  go  to  the  charity  of  their  choice.  Parents  are  kindly  requested  to  pick  up  the  

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children  on  time  after  the  disco  is  over.  The  PTA  supplies  crisps,  kindly  donated  by  the  PepsiCo/Frito  Lays  and  pop  corn.    

o We  are  looking  for  volunteers  to  pop  the  corn  and  we  need  to  borrow  a  few  pop  corn  machines.    Can  you  help?    

o Would  you  make  another  suitable  donation?    o Would  you  like  to  chaperone  the  children  during  the  disco?    

Contact  [email protected].  • Carnival  Party  (Alkent,  Friday,  February  14th,  1:15pm  –  2:45pm).    We  are  looking  for  volunteers  to  help  

set  up  and  run  games.    We  would  like  to  have  a  bake  sale  for  the  children,  in  addition  to  free  crisps,  courtesy  of  PepsiCo/Frito  Lays.  

o Would  you  bake  for  the  party?    o Would  you  make  another  suitable  donation?    o Would  you  join  the  fun  helping  out  with  the  party  games?    

Contact  [email protected]    • Open  Day  at  School.  A  ‘fly  on  the  wall’  opportunity  to  see  our  school  at  work  is  coming  on  March  18th,  9-­‐

12noon.    If  you  would  like  to  visit,  observe  regular  classes  and  specialist  lessons,  please  make  sure  you  sign  up  with  the  school  administration  before  hand  and  obey  the  strict  ‘do  not  disturb’  rules.  Classes  should  continue  as  usual.  

• Cross  Country  Race.  The  race  for  Etiler  children  will  take  place  in  the  Belgrade  forest  on  April  7th.    Our  children  need  parents  to  cheer  them  on  along  the  2.5km  path.    Please,  feel  encouraged  to  put  on  your  running  shoes  and  help  the  kids  along  the  path.  

• Easter  Egg  Hunt  and  the  Bonnet  Parade.  Coming  April  11th,  on  the  last  day  of  school.  We  can  use  some  skilled  parents  to  hide  the  eggs,  etc.,  etc.  

• Book  Swap.  We  would  like  to  run  a  book  swap  for  the  children  if  we  can  find  volunteers  to  supervise  on  March  6th,  the  International  Book  Appreciation  Day.    Our  children  have  got  a  lot  of  used  books  at  home  and  would  surely  enjoy  swapping  them  for  something  else  to  read.      

• Etiler  Skating  Trip.  We  are  looking  for  volunteers  to  hold  hands  of  the  absolute  beginners  on  ice.  Date  TBD.    

• EYFS  Gardening  Project.  The  Early  Years  are  looking  for  parents  with  ‘green  fingers’  to  work  with  children  planting  flowers,  vegetables,  sunflower  seeds,  etc.,  to  add  more  color  to  our  playgrounds.  Donations  of  pots/containers  suitable  for  growing  plants  are  welcome.  Contact  [email protected]    

• EYFS  Outdoors  Kitchen.  Your  old  pots  and  pans  are  welcome  as  a  donation  to  make  a  creative  music  area  outdoors.    

• EYFS  Non-­‐uniform  Day.  February  14th  is  a  non-­‐uniform  day  for  EYES.    Kindly  send  a  lira  donation  for  charity  and  dress  your  children  in  red.  

Clubs:  from  Parents  for  our  Children  

On  the  back  of  the  successful  bake  off  day,  Mark  Phoenix  (Ella’s  dad)  is  running  cooking  club  for  the  Key  Stage  2  children  of  Etiler  in  the  Spring  term.  If  you  can  contribute  as  a  parent  and  run  a  club  to  benefit  our  children,  please  contact  the  PTA  today.  For  example,  we  would  like  to  set  up  a  chess  club  in  Alkent.    Can  you  help?  

Winter  Bazaar    

We  are  delighted  to  report  back  that  we  have  had  a  fun  Winter  Bazaar  with  a  full  range  of  activities  for  the  big  and  small  and  lots  of  Christmas  Carol  singing.  We  have  raised  2,375.60TL,  to  be  used  for  other  PTA  activities.  Our  

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sincere  thanks  go  to  the  many  volunteers  and  to  all  those  who  have  contributed  behind  the  scenes  with  donations,  money,  bake  items,  their  talents,  and  their  time.    We  could  not  have  done  without  you.  Here  we  go:  Richard  I’Anson  (Lara,  Eren),  Hyunjin  Kim  (Minna  Seo),  Mijung  Yun  (Seunghui  Son,  Jaewon  Son),  Jung  Ah  Lim  (Hyuk  Joong  Kim),  Sun  Kyung  Kim  (Sung  Yoon  Heo),  Serap  Albayrak  (Daniel),  Meliha  Ozkan  (Melis),  Priti  Sharma  (Anmol,  Avani),  Suzy  Karaoglu  (Emre,  Ethem),  Irem  Akan  (Yasemin,  Maya),  Della  Yilmaz  (Mia,  Kaila),  Katia  Terletskaya  (Egor),  Kitty  Chen  (Cloe),  Marta  Berhane  (Sunny),  May  May  Lai  (Sophie,  Melanie),  Radima  Bazorkina  (Ahmed,  Amir),  Dora  Weisz  (Daniel,  Roland),  Keiko  Takeuchi  (Kentaro)  photography,  Sarah  Malcolm  (Alice,  Felix),  Unnati  Mehrota  (Amya),  Mary  Adams  (Oliver,  Maxwell),  Maiastiina  Korkeamaki  (Touko),  Sharon  McLeod  (Zari),  Mark  Phoenix  (Ella),  Monica  Ugalde  (Karolina,  Alvaro),  Nazokat  Kamalova  (Imran)  photography,  Mila  Mendez  (Blanca,  Tristan),  Esen  Coban  (Alara),  Dawn  Biyashev  (Ryan,  Elizabeth,  Katia),  Inger  Hyper  (Linnea,  Malin,  Kaja),  Hana  Moualla  (Amir),  Marie-­‐Liesse  de  Geloes  (Alix,  Eric,  Fleur),  Dóra  Kiss  Henézi  (Berci,  Máté),  Leena  Shroff  (Rajveer,  Kiran),  Gosia  Galek  (Basia),  Peter  Lawson,  music,  Cigdem  Dwyer,  jar  jamboree,  Alison  Güzel  and  Carolyn  Güven,  coordination.  

Our  big  cheers  go  to  Takeuchi  Keiko  and  Nazokat  Kamalova  for  excellent  festive  season  photographs  of  our  children  with  Santa.  

Santa’s  Grotto  

Many  thanks  go  to  Mike  and  Flora  Becket  for  their  unparalleled  patience  in  volunteering  for  Mr  and  Mrs  Claus.    We  have  been  touched  by  their  graciousness.  Cheers  go  to  Dawn  Biyashev  for  convincing  Santa  to  spend  a  day  at  the  British  International  School  on  his  way  from  the  North  Pole.  We  owe  it  to  Inger  Hyper  and  Hana  Moualla  for  contributing  to  the  Grotto  look.  

Bake  off  Day  

 We  are  happy  to  report  back  that  our  bake  off  day  has  been  a  smashing  success  with  all  the  Etiler  children  participating  in  a  day  of  making  their  own  personalized  chocolate  muffins  under  the  direction  of  PTA’s  food  and  beverage  liaison,  Mark  Phoenix,  and  his  helpers:  Mary  Adams,  Radima  Bazorkina,  Inger  Hyper  Della  Yilmaz,  Marie-­‐Liesse  de  Geloes,  Gosia  Galek,  Carolyn  Guven  (coordination),  and  Arzu  Abusoglu  (sponsorship).  The  cakes  have  been  decorated  beautifully  on  the  Winter  Bazaar  day  by  the  skilled  hands  of  our  children,  with  help  of  Serap  Albayrak,  Meliha  Ozkan,  and  Unnati  Mehrotra.  

 

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Singalong    

We  owe  our  big  thanks  to  the  lovely  volunteers:  a  soprano  and  her  accompanist,  Christa  Fuelster  and  Hande  Akkan,  and  to  our  prodigy  pianist  Alara  Coban  for  an  hour  of  wonderful  music.    Their  concert  reminded  us  that  the  time  of  giving  is  indeed  coming.                                                                            

Giving  Tree  

Thanks  to  your  generosity,  our  Student  Council  under  direction  of  Lindsey  Pembridge  and  Hana  Moualla,  have  made  many  children  in  need  happy  in  time  for  the  festive  season.  The  motoric/developmental  skills  toys  were  delivered  to  the  center  for  children  with  the  Down  syndrome,  DoST  Yaşam  Down  Sendromu  Vakfı,  and  lots  of  other  fun  new  and  used  toys  found  their  new  child  owners  at  a  local  orphanage,  Tarlabaşı  Toplum  Merkezi.      

All  the  BISI  children  had  the  opportunity  to  give  a  gift  and  to  get  a  lovely  personally  handmade  Christmas  Tree  decoration  in  return.  Well  done  all  around.  

Sinterklaas    

Sinterklaas  has  visited  our  Etiler  campus  straight  from  the  Netherlands  with  his  helper  “Zwarte  Piet”  Basia.  Everyone  got  to  do  the  Sinterklaas  move  and  eat  real  “kruidnoten”.  

Newcomers  

Please,  do  not  hesitate  to  contact  any  of  the  PTA  board  members  to  help  settle  into  the  new  school,  get  involved  in  the  Spring  school  activities,  or  call  0537  049  2200  for  help.  

Teachers  Appreciation  Day  

Our  Class  Parents  have  organized  for  a  lovely  set  of  appreciation  gifts  for  all  teachers.    We  are  all  very  thankful  for  their  time  and  creativity  to  make  this  day  special.    On  behalf  of  the  whole  PTA,  our  teachers  have  been  treated  to  a  cake  from  the  famous  Pera  Palace  Hotel  to  accompany  their  coffee  break,  while  Boy  Scouts  and  Girl  Scouts  helped  around.      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Opportunities  for  volunteering  with  the  PTA    

All  parents  and  teachers  at  BISI  are  automatically  members  of  the  Parent  Teacher  Association,  the  PTA.    Our  meetings  are  open  to  all,  and  active  members  are  welcome  to  join  in  any  time.    The  school  has  been  so  kind  as  to  communicate  place  and  time  of  the  PTA  meetings  via  their  sms/email  system.    Please,  contribute  to  the  benefit  of  our  children.      

Best  regards,  

City  Campus  PTA.  

Chair:  Ms  Gosia  Galek  

(e)  [email protected]    

(m)  0537  0492200  

Secretary:  Ms  Radima  Bazorkina  

(e)  [email protected]    

(m)  0542  7702903  

Treasurer:  Ms  Nazokat  Kamalova  

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(m)  0507  520  9305  

Food  and  Beverage  Liaison:  Mr  Mark  Phoenix  

(e)  [email protected]  

Korean  Community  Liaison:  Ms  Sunkyung  Kim  

(e)  [email protected]    

(m)  0538  030  3261  

Shopping:  Ms  Dora  Weisz  

(e)  [email protected]    

(m)  0536  0705469