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ISN NEWSLETTER November 1, 2019
Week 6 Dear parents, guardians and friends,
A big welcome to Mrs Catharine Wadsworth, our new staff member replacing Mr
Joel, who arrived in Nadi this morning. Getting the paperwork finalised has been a
very slow process but it was done in the end. I know the students and parents of
PYP5 are looking forward to having her in the classroom. I would like to thank Mr
Taito and Ms Kati for their hard work filling in while we were waiting for the
immigration applications to be completed.
PTA AGM:
This was held this afternoon. Unfortunately, no nominations for any of the
positions were received. The 2019 committee members have all stepped down so
our situation is that there is no PTA Committee and hence no PTA.
Obviously, that’s a great pity. The PTA is a wonderful opportunity for parents to be
involved in the school, to help make it better. The outgoing committee was very
active in both fundraising and in introducing change, and has left the PTA in a very
solid financial position. As a Committee, they worked effectively to spread the load
amongst themselves and to share the responsibility for the activities they engaged
in, as well as in running the monthly meetings. The Uniform Shop is now
generating income (approximately $5,000 this year), something that will continue
to happen in the future. There could be more as well, if a new Committee was
prepared to extend the sales from the shop to the Primary uniform and to other
things like basic stationery items.
In the meantime, the funds left by the outgoing committee will be held until a new
committee can be formed. If any parents would like to take up the mantle, please
let me know. If you want to see change and improvement, this is a great way to
make an impact.
The New High School Building
Work is progressing with security fencing and formwork for the footings in place.
It’s exciting to think about how useful this building is going to be. It will take
pressure off the whole school in terms of classrooms and will allow a planned
staging for the growth we are experiencing. Everyone is going to benefit.
SCHOOL CONTACT
INFORMATION:
Landline: 7762960
Email info@isn.school.fj
Website
www.isn.school.fj
https://www.facebook.com/
groups/isnfiji/
UPCOMING EVENTS
Week 6
Nov 4
IBDP Exams Begin
Nov 7
DP 1 Exams begin
Nov 11
Prophet Muhammad
Birthday – Public Holiday
Nov 14
MYP E Assessments begin
Nov 15
PYP 6 Graduation
Nov 15 & 16
CHOW Games
Nov 23
Trivia Night Fundraiser for
Sea Mercy (DP student run)
Enrolments for 2020
We currently have 24 applications for next year across the whole school. This has put some pressure on some
classes in the PYP and we have had to address that by asking for a holding deposit which will be deducted
from next year’s fees. That was done with great reluctance as I know this is a bad time to be doing this.
However, we don’t want to end up starting next year having spaces which could have been filled by new
enrolments. Once the new building is done, we will be able to cater much better for this kind of situation.
Oval usage:
Anyone driving by the
school in recent weeks will
have seen a lot of activity
on the field before and
after school and at the
weekends. Since the start
of the term, Nadi Rugby,
the Drua team and the
Japan 7s team have been
training at the school. The
Japan 7s team donated a
signed jersey as a
memento of their time here.
Later this month, the NZ Women’s 15s side will also be using the oval for training in preparation for the
Oceania World Cup qualifiers.
FNPF and the TTLB Lands Trust Board are also using the field in the upcoming weeks. It’s an important aspect
of our connections with the local community.
Canteen tender
Unfortunately, we have had effectively no response to our tender for a new Canteen provider. If you know
anyone in that industry, please encourage them to contact us for the details.
PASH Fundraiser on November 9
This was advertised in one of our earlier Newsletters. The event has been postponed. We will keep you
updated about the new date.
Best wishes,
Erik Hoekstra
Principal
Weekly Updates
MYP 5 eAssessment
This year we have six MYP 5 students who will be sitting for the eAssessment. eAssessment is a innovative
assessment model that helps achieve greater student outcomes and provides quality assurance and
recognition for International Baccalaureate® (IB) World Schools. Students who opt for the optional
eAssessment in MYP 5 sit for on screen examination and work through ePortfolios to meet the IBMYP
Certificate requirement.
eAssessment on screen examination will be from the 14th to the 22nd of November.
MYP Semester Two Examination
MYP Students will sit for their semester exam on Monday 18th to Wednesday 20th of November.
Examination will be for Maths, Language & Literature, Sciences and Individuals and Societies. Students will
also be given time to do their portfolios for Design, Art, Music and Language Acquisition. The Examination and
portfolio timetable will be released next week on ManageBac.
MYP 1 – 3 sit for 1 hr 30 minute papers with an added 5 minutes for reading
MYP 4 - 5 sit for 2 hr papers with an added 5 minutes for reading
Students should be in school by 7:50 am and wait in the assembly area. Extra time will not be provided
if students are late for their examination.
If students are absent from school, permission to sit for the examination at a later date will only be
granted if a medical note from a doctor is provided.
Examinations cannot be sat prior to exam dates. Accommodation can only be made after
the examination days on condition that a valid reason was provided on the student’s absence.
Please do encourage students to start with their revision.
PYP 6 EXHIBITION
The PYP 6 presented their exhibition in week 4 of this term. The event showed how the students have gone
through the process of inquiry collaboratively with peers, teachers and mentors. They each showed their use
of the 5 essential elements of the PYP; concepts, knowledge, attitudes, skills and action.
This year the transdisciplinary theme was 'How We Express Ourselves' with students choosing to broaden
their knowledge on topics such as; dance, trash to fashion, propaganda, values in sports, abstract art, drawing,
hip hop and animations.
The students achieved a high level of success and should be proud of what they learned and produced.
MYP Service as Action. Pink Mufti and Bake Sale
Lily Hopf and Federica Dressino initiated a fundraiser for the Cancer Society to mark the month of October and
to create awareness about Breast Cancer. Their class bake sale was run in conjunction with their class
members Atalya Cavalevu, Alisha Nast-Achari and Mikayla Kahl. The students also organized a whole school
pink mufti day. The MYP 3 girls raised $660.00 that will be donated to the Cancer society.
We would like to thank our ISN community for making this a successful Service activity.