Year 10
Newsletter 21
From our
Middle School Principal,
The school year is half over and the second semester
has begun. In this newsletter I would
like to address ways in which our Middle and High School students can better
understand their role in the learning process.
Hopefully you have had time to go through your child’s report card with
him/her and carefully look at not only the grades, but the comments that the
teachers have written as well. These
comments provide much insight into the strengths of your child and the areas in
which they can improve. It is important
at this point for each child (together with their parents and teachers) to set
goals for themselves for the second semester and have a plan in place to
achieve these goals.
In previous school and classroom newsletters there
have been helpful tips about study habits and techniques. Each student in the Middle School also has a
Study class once every two weeks. I
would like to take this opportunity to reiterate a few of these study
techniques as the students work towards achieving their goals in the second
semester.
- Keep a tidy work space.
Having too much clutter around your desk (at home or at school) can
be very distracting. Only have the
materials you need for the subject you are working on.
- Make sure your work area is well lit and not too warm.
- Have a regular routine for doing homework - always the same time
and same place.
- Make homework a priority – get it done before watching TV, going
out to play, etc.
- Keep track of assignments and tests in a homework diary.
- Put all handouts into a folder for that subject – loose sheets get
lost!
Another question that students should be asking
themselves is: Who is responsible for my learning? Research has shown that academic outcomes are not only tied to the
effort a student puts into their work but also the degree to which they are
involved in their studies (Davis, T.M. and Murrell, P.H., 1994). This infers it is essential that each student becomes involved in
his or her own learning.
What does it mean for a student to take
responsibility for his or her own learning?
The teacher is there to provide instruction and guidance, to make sure
the students are on the right track and to answer questions. However, the
student is responsible for answering the critical questions in a course. The
questions can come from a lecture or text material. When leaving a class, one
of the questions a student should ask is: What is the most important thing I
learned? What is something I can now use and that I did not know before? (Armstrong, 1998). Another critical question to ask is: How
does this material relate to previous classes or lectures? If the student is
unable to answer these questions, then it is the student’s responsibility to
find the answers.
Welcome: To Banruo Cheng who joined us from
After School Activity
Program: The second
session of our ever popular After School Activity Program (A.S.A.P.) will begin
on Monday, March 3rd. A list of
offerings was sent home with the newsletter last week and should by now be
completed and returned to the school office.
The A.S.A.P. will run from 3:30 until 4:30 on each respective
day (3:40 until 4:40 in the Middle/High School) and parents should be aware
that students who take part in the After School Activity Program need to be picked
up from school at 4:30 pm (4:40 at the CC).
Re-registration Forms: The re-registration and withdrawal forms
for the next school year 2008//2009 were sent home with the newsletter last
week. If you have not already done so,
please complete the appropriate form (one per family) and return it to school
as soon as possible. These are attached once again with this newsletter. Parents should note that the registration fee
must not be paid at this time. This will be added the tuition bill for the
school year 2008/2009 which will be
mailed in late-June.
Baker Book Order: The Baker Book order forms have arrived and were
distributed to the students today. If you would like to order books, please
return the order forms, including money, in an envelope labelled “Book Order” to the school office by no later than Friday, February, 29.
Please Note: 1 pound = 2 EUR. Please
disregard the Euro price in the catalogue as the school must pay shipping.
Thank You! To the Fackelmann family for their kind donation of kitchen
equipment. This will greatly assist the teachers and students in their
cooking activities.
Pre-order your 2007-2008
Yearbooks!! The 2007-2008 Yearbooks will be sold by PRE-ORDER ONLY. If you would like a copy of the
Roller Shoes: Please be advised that due to safety concerns, students are not
permitted to use roller shoes on either FIS school campus. Students who
wear roller shoes to school must either change their shoes upon arrival or
remove the wheels and replace them with the plastic plugs that come with the
roller shoes. This will help us to avoid any accidents in our hallways
and on the playground.
Dassler Villa Parents:
When picking up your child at the end of the school day, please leave
room for those students who use the bus service to be walked out. Please also be aware that once students are
dismissed from the school building at the end of the day they are dismissed
into your care and should be watched over accordingly.
Sick Students: To avoid contagious
illnesses from being spread throughout the school, we kindly ask that if your
child is showing symptoms of being ill (i.e. coughing, sneezing, vomiting,
etc.) that you do not send them to school.
In this way we can reduce the amount of viruses which the students are
subjected to, and in effect keep all the students healthier during the course
of the winter season.
Hamsters for free: The Forsberg family still has two hamsters
to give away FREE to a good home. We
went away on Christmas holiday to come home to find that our two "boy"
hamsters had a litter of five! We have
found homes for three of them but still need homes for the remaining two. They are two female Russian Dwarf hamsters, about
10 weeks in age, grey in color with white bellies and a black stripe down their
back. They are very cute and very good
with kids! If you are interested or have any questions please contact us at
09135 736826 or 0172 852 9234; email: j.forsberg@t-online.de
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exchange the latest news and for a cup of coffee downstairs in the
school cafeteria. Looking forward to seeing many of you! Your
FIS Parent Teacher Organization |
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