Year 10 Newsletter
5
From our High
School Principal, Dr. Liam Browne:
IGCSE Results 2007
Another milestone was celebrated at the FIS, when the
current Grade Eleven students received their IGCSE results in early
August. These were the first IGCSE
results to be issued at the FIS. This
was the culmination of two years hard work for these students. The overall IGCSE performance of the students
was a credit to all involved. Over 26% of the exams entered by students were
passed with either a top ‘A*’ or ‘A’ grade. To put these results in an external
perspective it is worth noting that from all UK schools 19.1% of grades
achieved were A*/A. In Spanish our exceptional 100% A* - C figure compares to
61.6% of all schools. Most of our other subjects also fare very favourably.
Technically there is no such thing as a “pass” grade but in practice grades C
and above are generally recognized to indicate a reasonable level of competence
in the subject. Of all exams sat 72%
achieved a C or better.
Official IGCSE certificates will be distributed to
students in early October.
Again, congratulations to all of our Grade Eleven
students!
Model
United Nations just keeps on growing: MUN Alkmaar
The Model United Nations is a
simulation of the work of the greatest peacekeeping organisation of the
world. Students represent a prescribed
country and defend the concerns of their country passionately. Students learn about the history of the
United Nations, how to deal with official English language, complex political
issues and the rules of formal parliamentary debate.
Obviously before students
attend such an MUN conference much after school time is spent in
preparation. Students need to research
the views of their prescribed country on a host of topics from globalisation,
to environmental issues, to human rights.
In addition, students are required to learn the techniques of lobbying,
formal debate and writing resolutions.
Just as the rest of the
school community were beginning to think about summer holidays, five students
from the FIS set out for the International Model United Nations of Alkmaar
(IMUNA) in the
Carolyn Schaper was the
Italian delegate on the Security Council, along with Felix
From the start the FIS MUNers were involved in some intense lobbying. From the
second day onwards delegates were reading policy statements, debating issues
and resolutions. The standard of this MUN was
particularly high as many delegates were very experienced. Nonetheless, the FIS MUNers
acquitted themselves well.
After three days of parliamentary procedure, and in
some cases
Model United Nations will continue at the FIS and we
will have the opportunity to possibly attend two MUN conferences this
year. MUN workshops will take place
Fridays after school in the Grade Nine room.
Students from Grade Eight to Grade Eleven are welcome to attend.
High School: Dates for the Calendar
- 15
- 17 October
PSAT test (all of G10 and some G11)
- 26 Nov- 7
Dec: G10 Job internship
- G10 First
semester exams week 14-18 January.
- G10 Study
leave: 5-9 May
- G9 Verdun
trip: 30 May
- G10 IGCSE
exams May-June (IGCSE provisional
exam timetable)12 May-12 June
- G9 and G11
End of year exams: 2-6 June
- High
School Fieldtrips: 16-20 June
Grade 9 &10
German Unification Day: The FIS will be closed on Wednesday,
October 3 for the “Tag der Deutschen Einheit”, when in 1990, the nations of West and
Student Council
2007/2008: The Middle and High School Student Councils for
this school year have been chosen. The
Student Council Officers are:
High School
President: Daniel Rehorst
Vice-President: Marco Kotterer
Treasurers: Felix
Secretary: Julius Sigmund
Charity Chair: Ellie
Social
Chair:
Middle School
Maryam
We are looking
forward to the events these Student Councils will plan and the support they
will give to our student community at the FIS!
After School Activity
Program: Our popular
After School Activity Program will begin on Monday, October 1. The courses will run for ten weeks and
therefore end prior to the Christmas holidays.
Please remember that the ASAP 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 (4:40 at the CC).
After a break in January and February, we plan to
have a second session in the program with some different course offerings,
which will run during the months of March, April and May.
ESL Welcome Tea: The ESL Team would like to invite all parents of ESL
students at the FIS (ES, MS & HS) to an
informational ESL Welcome Tea on Wednesday, October 10 at the
Dassler Villa (ES). We will start at
Parent Teacher
Conferences: Will be held on Tuesday, October 23 for the Kiga/Elementary School and Wednesday, October 24 for
the Middle/High School. .If you have not
already done so, please complete and return one sign up form per child by Monday, October 1st. These forms are attached once again.
There will therefore be no classes for the Kiga & Elementary School students on Tuesday, October
23 and no classes for the Middle & High School students on Wednesday,
October 24. Students in Grades Two
through Four are encouraged to join their parents at the conferences. Attendance at the conferences is mandatory
for students in Grades Five through 11. After School Activities will be cancelled on Tuesday, October 23
for the Kiga/ES students and on Wednesday, October 24
for the MS/HS Students.
School Pictures:
Individual and class pictures will be taken on Tuesday, October 16 (Whole
School Photo, sibling portraits and Middle and High School class pictures and
portraits) and Wednesday October 17 (Kindergarten and Elementary School
students’ class pictures and portraits), by D.i.g.i.t.@.l
Schulfotografie.
Processing time will be approximately two weeks, after which the
pictures will be given to the students on a purchase or return option. If any families would like to have a special
sibling sitting for brothers and sisters, please advise Mrs. Potrykus or Mrs.
Wiegel by no later than Wednesday
October 11th, and we will schedule this as well. Please be aware that babies can only be included in sibling photos if the parent is also in the
photo holding the baby. We also require three parent volunteers to assist with
the sibling photos. Please contact Mrs. Potrykus at 09132-797910 if you are
able to help out.
The whole school photo will
be taken at
Boy Scout Registration: Friday 5th October will be our kick off day for any new Cub Scouts. We
would like to invite newcomers to our pack from 1st to 5th grade to come
and join us at the Dassler Villa right after school on this day.
This would be an excellent opportunity for the boys to attend a Cub
Scouts meeting, participate in the activities if they so please to see if
they like it before they register. This meeting will last until roughly
3.15. Parents may come along for info packets and a brief discussion
about Cub Scouts, how it works and how you can help us help the boys. For more
information, please call either Kathleen
English Book Fair:
There will be an English book fair held in the art room of the Dassler
Villa on Monday, October 22. Please send
money with your children on this day if they are interested in purchasing
books. Parents are also welcome to
attend!
NEXT WEEK AT THE
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Monday Oct 1 |
15:30-16:30 - A.S.A.P at the DV 15:40-16:40 - A.S.A.P at the CC |
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Tuesday Oct 2 |
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Wednesday Oct 3 |
Tag Der Deutschen Einheit – No
School |
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Thursday Oct 4 |
15:30-16:30 - A.S.A.P at the DV 15:40-16:40 - A.S.A.P at the CC |
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Friday Oct 5 |
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Newsletter on web page:
Our newsletter, and other important school information, can also be
found on the school’s web page.