May 4, 2009
May 4, 2009 by admin
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International School Pointe-Noire Weekly Newsletter
May 4, 2009
The habits we form from childhood make no small difference, but rather they make all the difference. – Aristotle
REMINDER: No School on May 21.
Early Years Class Notes
We are learning about fractions, both as equal parts of one whole and as equal groups of a collection. Our beginning readers have been making great progress and have been focusing on sounds made by putting two vowels or two consonants together. We have also been studying bones, and we read a book called Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones.
Older Years Class Notes
We had a great time last week cooking up some homestyle dishes from each household! This week we did a project of imagining your own country and making a map of it. Next we will write stories about our countries. We are also going to be making an electromagnet, and we’ll be starting personal portfolios to document our lives and the cultures of our home countries.
New Enrollment
A reminder to those of you with younger children at home – if you think that they will be joining us at ISPN next year, please contact Davina so that you may register and receive any pertinent information.
Communicating with the School
Please remember to use the school’s office phone number when calling school in the middle of the day. Davina can be reached at 748-7700. Also, please do call or otherwise let us know when your children are absent.
Field Trip to Jungle Kolors
We are trying to arrange for an all-school field trip to Jungle Kolors on Saturday, May 23. This will count as the make-up day of school which was missed in March. Parents are invited to join us. We will be able to transport
all the children in a Schlumberger van, but the more adults the merrier. The students will participate in some local activities such as fishing, pottery, and music.
Calendar May 21 – No school (Ascension Day) June 1 – No school (Pentecost Monday) June 10 – No school (Commemoration of Conf. on Nat’l Sovereignty) June 16 – Last day of school (tentative)
We are looking forward to another great week of learning!
David Potter, Ed.M P
