Australian school to visit RIS Announcements PTA

Issue #42 September 21, 2012
General Information
In This Issue:
• General Information
Aussie school to visit RIS
Announcements
PTA
Travel Green Friday!
Sports update
• Elementary News
Dates for your diary
Grade 6 residential trip
Library update
• Middle/High School News
Curriculum fair
Academic merit
Call to creative writers
Coming up
DP announcements
Extended essay reminder
• Lunch Menu
Available in English & Italian
Australian school to visit RIS
The countdown is on for when our Australian guests from Wesley College,
Melbourne arrive! The European Tour from this group of music students is already
underway and they stay with us for a whole day on Thursday 27 September.
They will perform to pupils from Grade 1 to 13 and one performance will also
involve some of our pupils! In the afternoon, the P.E. department will join forces
with the Music department for a friendly tournament of sporting activities led by Mr
Teeroovengadum. Look out for a detailed report of their visit in next weekʼs
newsletter!
Announcements
Associazione RIS
Our families will have received the registration form last week, for the after-school
activities on offer this year. Weʼd like to remind parents that next week - Monday
24 September to Friday 28 September is the trial week for all activities. For any
queries, please contact Alessia Bonnani.
Reminders
Please see our accounts office relating to school fees overdue since 1
September 2012. The first installment for the school canteen service is now
due. For students who do not opt for home lunch, an annual contribution of
€80 is required (from Kindergarten to Grade 9).
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PTA
A big thanks to all our PTA members who have joined a working party to organise
the 2012-13 school events. The list of working parties is available to view in the
school foyer.
The PTA is also currently working on finalizing a shortlist of charities to help this
year; the shortlist will be submitted to our school community's vote, through our
parent representatives, as soon as it is ready.
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General Information
Journée
mondiale
sans voitures
Chaque année, le 22
septembre, des personnes
se réunissent aux quatre
coins de la terre, dans les
rues, les carrefours, les
pâtés de maisons, dans le
but de rappeler au monde
entier que nous ne sommes
pas obligés d’accepter une
société dominée par
l’automobile.
Faisons de la Journée
mondiale sans voitures une
vitrine de ce à quoi nos
villes devraient ressembler
sans voitures… 365 jours
par an. Alors que notre
climat se réchauffe, la
Journée mondiale sans
voiture est l’occasion idéale
de libérer la planète de cette
surchauffe et de demander
à nos urbanistes et à nos
politiciens de rendre
prioritaires le vélo, la
marche et les transports
publics plutôt que
l’automobile.
http://journee-mondiale-sansvoitures.posterous.com/
RIS celebrates Travel Green Friday
Our Middle and High School students today celebrated Travel Green Friday.
Students who travelled to school in a 'green' way, for example, by walking,
cycling, or car-sharing, received a ticket to win a prize related to the theme of the
day. Students wore green outfits and paid a contribution of €2. All money raised
will be going to the Italian branch of Friends of the Earth.
Sports update
Grades 5-9 have been continuing rugby lessons in P.E. this week after the
success of last week's taster sessions kindly provided by coaches from Primavera
Rugby Club. Our aim is to eventually produce some teams to play other
international schools across the city.
Grades 5, 6 and 7 are also continuing their lessons with members of the
prestigious Lazio Hockey Club and plans are under way to have some friendly
matches between teams from RIS and Lazio in October and a tournament in
December. There is a strong level of interest in hockey among our students and
we look forward to more competitive fixtures over the coming year.
Our friends at St George's International School have invited us to a number of
football events at La Storta over the next year and we look forward to fielding
teams there and in other tournaments around the international school circuit.
Finally, a reminder for Grades 6 - 9, there will be after-school football starting next
Thursday at 16.00 in the Basketball court and after last yearʼs enthusiasm during
tournaments and friendly matches we look forward to welcoming as many students
as possible.
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Illustrator Visits RIS
Illustrator Visits RIS
Elementary School
Library
Weʼd like to remind parents
and students that they can
access Tumblebooks
online. Parents will have
already received login in
details.
To access the account from
outside the school network,
you can either visit
www.tumblebooklibrary.com
or visit the libraries page of
the school website.
TumbleBookLibrary is a
collection of TumbleBooks
(animated, talking picture
books) with fiction, nonfiction and foreign language
titles, Read-Alongs
(chapter books with
sentence highlighting and
narration but no animation).
Dates for your diary
Hereʼs a glimpse of key events coming up in the next month:
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International Week:
15 - 19 October
International Fair:
19 October
Halloween party:
26 October
Grade 6 residential trip
Grade 6 will be going to Montecompatri on a residential trip. The trip is all about
team building and the activities that they will take part in involves working in groups.
Students will leave at 08:30 on Tuesday 25 September and will return on Friday 28
September. We are sure they will have fun and next week they will have lots to
share!
Grade 4 learn about Buddhism
Here are some photo highlights from Grade 4ʼs trip to a Buddhist temple in
Trastevere. The students learnt about Buddhism as part of their Unit of Inquiry into
Beliefs and Values. Read more in the October issue of RIS report!
Read about what’s new in
the Early Years and
Elementary Library in RIS
report, out in early October.
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Middle & High School
Coming up
On Monday 24 and
Wednesday 26 September,
CAS students will hear
about how Caritas is
supporting patients suffering
from HIV and AIDS, and the
work that is being done with
the patients.
Grade 12 and 13 students
will discuss topics related to
how HIV can be transmitted
the ways to avoid it,and the
situation in Italy and Europe.
Calling all
creative writers!
RIS creative writing club
returns this year with a new
leader! Ms Rough will be
taking over the creative
writers from Ms Bird who
left the school in July. The
club meets every Monday
lunchtime in B3. The club
allows members to create
writing tasks, share their
writing and offer and receive
feedback on their efforts.
The club has its own blog
and even had their work
published in an anthology
last year! The club would
love to have new members
and all Middle School
students are welcome!
Curriculum Fair
On Tuesday 11 September the Middle School held its
first information and curriculum fair. This was an
opportunity for parents of Middle School to meet all the
teachers for this year and to talk to the new subject
coordinators. Each department was represented and
shared details of curriculum and resources. It was a
very busy atmosphere and well attended. We would like
to thank all the parents who came along and we hope to
host more events like this during the year.
Academic merit
Rome International School is always keen to encourage, support and reward
students who show motivation and commitment towards their learning and towards
their school experience. In June we announced the winners of our Academic
Excellence Award and our Learner Profile Award. At the end of term we also gave
out certificates to students who had performed particularly well in specific subject
areas across the school.
Giving such awards is a way of celebrating student success and encouraging
others to strive for the highest levels they are capable of. At the start of this new
academic year we are pleased to be able to announce further recognition of
academic achievement through our ʻAcademic Merit Awardsʼ. These awards are
given to students who have performed at a very high level across a wide range of
subjects during the preceding year. The awards only apply to students from grades
7 to 11 in the 2011/2012 academic year.
The recipients of these awards will receive recognition within our school community
and the families will also receive a discount in fees for the academic year.
These awards are further evidence of Rome International Schoolʼs ongoing
commitment to academic excellence and we would like say congratulations to all
the students who performed so impressively last year. Parents will be informed
individually of any awards directly by letter and the number of total merit awards
will be announced in next week's newsletter along with the selection criteria.
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Middle & High School
Extended essay
A reminder to Grade 13
students: the first draft of
your extended essay is due
on Friday 28 September.
Individual Uni
meetings
All Grade 13 students should
have now been given an
individual meeting time with
Mrs Tabet to confirm their
university plans and receive
feedback on the first draft of
their personal statement (for
UK applications) or
'essay' (for US and
Canadian applications). It is
crucial that all students
come to these meetings on
time and well prepared.
Grade 13 Uni
presentation
On Tuesday 25 October Mr
Fakih from Sciences
Po (Paris) will be introducing
this university to our Grade
13 students. Mr Fakih's
presentation will take place
at 13.50 in room B1.
Grade 13 SATs
A reminder to all our Grade 13 families that students who wish to apply to
American universities will be required to take the SAT (college admission test)
between October and December, unless they have already taken it in the
spring. SAT sessions take place on Saturdays; the next available days are 3
November (registration deadline: 4 October) and 1 December (registration
deadline: 1 November). Students must register online at http://
sat.collegeboard.org. During the registration process they will be assigned to
an exam centre in Rome.
Students may practice online before taking the test. The college board
website also offers free electronic practice tools, and we have ordered more
practice resources (books and CDs) for our library. Please note: students
applying to any other country or university system do not need to take the
SAT.
Grade 13 class meeting
On Tuesday 2 October we will hold our Grade 13 class meeting. The meeting
will take place in room B3 (4th floor) at 16.20. This meeting will be an
opportunity to discuss DP deadlines for this year with our students and
families, clarify expectations for the current academic year, and keep you up to
date with the University application process. Please note that participation in
this meeting on the part of all Grade 13 students and families is strongly
recommended. We kindly ask you to confirm your attendance with Mrs Tabet at
your earliest convenience. Grade 12 class meeting
On Thursday 27 September we will hold our Grade 12 class meeting. The
meeting will take place in room B3 (4th floor) at 16.20. This meeting will be an
opportunity to clarify important aspects and requirements of the DP programme
to our students and families, clarify expectations for the current academic year,
and give an overview of last year's achievements in terms of access to higher
education. Please note that participation in this meeting on the part of all Grade
12 students and families is strongly recommended. We kindly ask you to
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LUNCH MENU
24 - 28 SEPTEMBER
We use organic: fruit, vegetables (including tomato sauce), mozzarella cheese and ricotta, pasta, rice, eggs, potatoes, chicken, fruit
juice, yogurt, parmesan and grana padana D.O.P., meat (certified Italian firms), and extra-virgin Italian olive oil.
Early Years
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Pasta mezze penne
with tomato sauce
Pasta sedanini with
olive oil and parmesan
cheese
Rice with pumpkin
Pasta gnocchetti with
aurora sauce
Pasta tubettini with
cheese
Diced veal
Soft cod au gratin
Chicken fingers
Mini beef hamburger
Omelette
Steamed carrots
Steamed green beans
Boiled potatoes with
olive oil
Tomato salad
Spinach with olive oil
Bread
Bread
Bread
Bread
Bread
Fruit yogurt
Seasonal fruit
Fruit juice
Seasonal fruit
Banana
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Pasta mezze penne
with tomato sauce
Pasta sedanini with
olive oil and parmesan
cheese
Risotto with pumpkin
Pasta gnocchetti with
aurora sauce
Pizza rossa
Roast veal
Soft cod au gratin
Chicken rolls with
cheese
Beef hamburger
Steamed spinach
Steamed carrots
Steamed green beans
Boiled potatoes with
olive oil
Tomato salad
Bread
Bread
Bread
Bread
Bread
Banana
Fruit yogurt
Seasonal fruit
Fruit juice
Seasonal fruit
Seasonal fruit
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Pasta penne with speck
and rocket
Spaghetti alla marinara
Rice salad with
vegetables
Gnocchi with butter and
sage
Pizza rossa with
mushroom or pizza
margherita
Roast veal
Cod fillet au gratin
Chicken alla cacciatora
Omelette
Ham
Potatoes with rosemary
Mixed salad
Oven-baked potatoes
Tomato salad
Steamed green beans
Bread
Bread
Bread
Bread
Bread
Fruit yogurt
Seasonal fruit
Fruit juice
Seasonal fruit
Banana
Elementary
High School
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LUNCH MENU
24 - 28 SEPTEMBER
Materna
Lunedi
Martedi
Mercoledi
Giovedi
Venerdi
Mezze penne al
pomodoro
Sedanini olio e
parmigiano
Riso alla zucca
Gnocchetti sardi
allʼaurora
Tubettini al formaggio
Mini spezzatino di vitello
Cuoricini di merluzzo al
gratin
Bocconcini di pollo
Mini hamburger di
manzo
Frittatina
Carote al vapore
Fagiolini al vapore
Patate allʼolio
Pomodori insalata
Spinaci allʼolio
Pane
Pane
Pane
Pane
Pane
Yogurt alla frutta
Frutta di stagione
Succo di frutta
Frutta di stagione
Banane
Lunedi
Martedi
Mercoledi
Giovedi
Venerdi
Mezze penne al
pomodoro
Sedanini olio e
parmigiano
Risotto alla zucca
Gnocchetti sardi
allʼaurora
Pizza rossa
Vitello arrosto
Cuoricini di merluzzo al
gratin
Involtini di pollo con
formaggio
Hamburger di manzo
Frittatina
Carote al vapore
Fagiolini al vapore
Patate allʼolio
Pomodori insalata
Spinaci allʼolio
Pane
Pane
Pane
Pane
Pane
Yogurt alla frutta
Frutta di stagione
Succo di frutta
Frutta di stagione
Banane
Lunedi
Martedi
Mercoledi
Giovedi
Venerdi
Penne speck e rucola
Spaghetti alla marinara
Insalata di riso con
verdure
Gnocchi di patate burro
e salvia
Pizza rossa ai funghi /
margherita
Vitello arrosto
Filetto di merluzzo al
gratin
Pollo alla cacciatore
Frittata
Prosciutto crudo
Patate al rosmarino
Insalata mista
Patate al forno
Pomodori e rughetta
Fagiolini allʼolio
Pane
Pane
Pane
Pane
Pane
Yogurt alla frutta
Frutta di stagione
Succo di frutta
Frutta di stagione
Banane
Elementare
Liceo
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