Year
Ten
Newsletter
27
April
18, 2008
From our Director, Mr.
On Tuesday and Wednesday of this past week, a great
majority of our parents and students attended
Alcohol Abuse Awareness in the Middle and High School: A guest speaker came to the FIS to talk
with the Middle and High School students during assemblies this past Monday.
Allan, a recovered alcoholic, told the students about his own experiences with
alcohol abuse, and eventual addiction, and how this adversely affected him and
his family for many years. He answered the students’ questions about the
dangers of alcohol abuse, and gave insight into many of the related issues. The
students will follow up on the assemblies and have the opportunity to voice their
thoughts and questions on the matter through related discussions during Ethics
and other classes over the next week.
Music Concert: Mark your calendars! The FIS Middle and High School
Music Students will be holding a spring concert on Thursday, May 29th
at the Convent Campus. All Music students from Grades 5 through 9 will be
performing and are required to attend. The concert will take place at
Missing! One trumpet, serial number
Garden Party: Would
you like to have your face painted or to buy some English books and lots, lots
more? Then come and enjoy an afternoon of fun with the whole family this Sunday
20th April from
No School May 1 and 2: There will be no school on Thursday, May 1 (Maifeiertag / Christi Himmelfahrt
public holiday) and Friday, May 2 (school holiday). Classes will resume on Monday, May 5.
Parent
Softball Team: Are you interested in playing
some very non-competitive, just for fun softball? If so, please contact
Grand Concours
de Petanque (French Boules): The French community and the
For Rent: 6 bedroom
house with garden and garage located in Lohhof, Herzogenaurach.
Available in August.
For more information please contact richard.obrien@adidas-group.com
or call 09132-7504534.
House wanted: We are looking for a 3 or 4 bedroom house with garden, to rent or buy, preferably in Nürnberg Boxdorf or Neunhof area. We are looking to relocate to somewhere
closer to the new building. If anyone
has a house or knows of one that might become available please let Mrs Jäger
(kindergarten) know under jane.jaeger@the-fis.de. Thank you.
Ladies Bible Studies: The International Jesus Gemeinde (Church) has two Ladies Bible Studies being
offered. The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren study meets every
Wednesday from
From our Guidance Counselor,
Mrs.
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Things Parents Can Do to Help Prevent Eating Disorders
During
Ethics class at the FIS, students learn about how and why the media influences
our thoughts and expectations about the way we look. Parents can support this
learning through expressing their personal attitudes and opinions about body
image, keeping in mind that children often learn more from what we do as opposed to what we say. The following material has been
adapted from an article by Dr. Michael Levine, an expert in the area of eating
disorders.
- Consider your thoughts,
attitudes, and behaviors toward your own body and the way that these
beliefs have been shaped. Then educate your children about the genetic
basis for the natural diversity of human body shapes and sizes. In doing
so, make an effort to maintain positive, healthy attitudes and behaviors.
Children learn from the things you say and do!
- Learn about and discuss
with your sons and daughters (a) the value of moderate exercise for
health, and (b) the importance of eating a variety of foods in
well-balanced meals consumed at least three times a day. Be a good role
model in regard to sensible eating, exercise, and self-acceptance.
- Make a commitment to
exercise for the joy of feeling your body move and grow stronger, not to
purge fat from your body or to compensate for calories eaten.
- Help children appreciate
and resist the ways in which television, magazines, and other media
distort the true diversity of human body types.
- Encourage your children
to be active and to enjoy what their bodies can do and feel like. Do not
limit their caloric intake unless a physician requests that you do this
because of a medical problem.
- Do whatever you can to
promote the self-esteem and self-respect of all of your children in
intellectual, athletic, and social endeavors. Give boys and girls the same
opportunities and encouragement. Be careful not to suggest that females
are less important than males, e.g., by exempting males from housework or
childcare. A
well-rounded sense of self and solid self-esteem are perhaps the best antidotes to dieting
and disordered eating.
Time is
running out to 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
News from
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REMINDER: FIS SPRING BAZAAR (Flea Market)
From 13h to 16h
NEXT WEEK AT THE
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Monday April 21 |
15:30-16.30 – ASAP at
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Tuesday April 22 |
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Wednesday April 23 |
15:30-16.30 – ASAP at
the DV |
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Thursday April 24 |
15:30-16.30 – ASAP at
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Friday April 25 |
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found on the school’s web page.
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