NEWSLETTER - Taipei European School

TAIPEI EUROPEAN SCHOOL
台北歐洲學校
EUROPEAN SECONDARY CAMPUS
NEWSLETTER
Edition 10.0
Friday 8th February 2013
From the Head of British Secondary and High School Section
Music Night.
Congratulations to all our wonderfully talented musicians and choralists who performed so
brilliantly at least week’s Music Concert. The level of performance just gets better and better each
year. Full credit must go to Mr Papps and Ms McNeill for the job they do in guiding and mentoring
this extremely talented group. I was delighted such a large audience was in attendance to support
the performers.
ESCPA Welcome Coffee.
All parents are invited to join the ESC Parents Association at a ‘Welcome Coffee’ on February 20
at 9.00am. In particular it would be wonderful to see parents of students who have recently
commenced at TES in attendance. The ESC PA do an enormous amount of great work for our
school and this is a great opportunity for new and existing parents to find out about some of the
activities they assist with. I certainly will be in attendance and look forward to saying hello to as
many parents as possible.
Our Talented Mathematicians.
Congratulations to Jensen Yang for his incredible performance in last year’s IGCSE Mathematics
examination. Jensen has just been informed by CIE that he achieved ‘Top in the World’ for this
course; a truly remarkable performance. This is the second year in a row that a TES student has
achieved this distinguished honour!
Career’s Evening.
This week TES conducted a Career’s Evening in which students were able to find out about
potential careers. Mr Bean did a wonderful job organizing 23 professionals to attend the event.
Many of the presenters were parents in the TES community. I know many of the students got a
great deal out of the night and I thank presenters for their efforts. Professions represented
included law, medicine, business and architect and many others.
Xin Nian Quai Le.
Congratulations to the CLC department for a very successful Chinese New Year assembly this
morning. The CLC do a wonderful job in promoting Chinese Culture to our school and today’s
assembly was both entertaining and educational. After the assembly KS3 students were involved
in cultural activities and a House Quiz. Congratulations to all concerned.
Warm regards,
Stuart Glascott
SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.taipeieuropeanschool.com
CONTACT: Taipei European School, Swire European Secondary Campus, 31 Jian Ye Road,
Shihlin, Taipei 11193 Telephone: +886 2 8145 9007
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From the Deputy Head
Dear Parents,
Warm wishes for the approaching Chinese New Year holiday! After a typically challenging start to
Term 2, our students and staff are no doubt ready for a relaxing break.
We are entering the ‘final stretch’ for our H2 and H4 students as they approach their examinations
and you will now be in receipt of the latest High School reports. The booking system is now open
for you to make appointments to see your child’s teachers on Parents’ Evening on 21 st February.
Please take this opportunity to meet with teachers to discuss your child’s progress and explore
their targets for improvement.
Our High School students are still finding the time, however, to demonstrate the TES values –
particularly evident in the Tabitha ‘tin shakes’ that are going on each weekend throughout
February and March. Funds raised so far through the generous donations by members of the
public will buy two Cambodian houses. Please look out for our TES students in their Tabitha tshirts if you are shopping at Carrefour at the weekend.
An impressive number of students and parents attending Careers Evening this week with over
twenty two different professions represented. A record number of people attended and we trust
that you and our students founds this a useful way to explore future career avenues. This will be
followed by Options Evening for IB and IGCSE students on Tuesday 5 th March. More information
to follow on this important evening in subsequent newsletters.
Enjoy the Holiday.
Year 7’s discover Taipei
Some of our Year 7’s have been in Taipei for many years and some have only recently moved
here, but how well do they really know the city in which they live? Well, hopefully a little better after
their Geography field trip on Wednesday.
Since January, Year 7 Geographers have been studying “Settlement” in which they look at the
cities and towns of the world, why they exist where they are, what makes them grow or decline,
how they are organized and understand some of the issues faced by keeping large cities like
Taipei running. To cement their learning in this unit, what better than a trip to the heart of Taipei?
In the morning the students visited the Taipei Discovery Center, who looked after us well with
friendly and knowledgeable staff guiding our groups The students explored two floors of
information on the city and history of its growth, frantically filling in worksheets as they went. The
morning also included a brief but very unique film in a rotating 360 degree cinema.
The short walk to Taipei 101 was filled with students completing an environmental quality survey
of the CBD area, data is awaiting analysis but initial indications suggest that this part of Taipei
scores very highly. There was just enough time to practice another skill by completing a field
sketch before a well earned lunch break.
One final task awaited the students after lunch where they carried out a goods and shops survey.
Again the results appear very conclusive, that Taipei 101 has mainly “High Order Goods”
suggesting it is well placed in the heart of a large city where people will travel a long way to buy
more expensive items. The survey marked the end of the day and our large group of nearly 70
students and staff hopped on to the two buses back to school to complete a busy day of
Geography in the field.
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News from the Mathematics Department
Children around the world will unite for World Maths Day on March 6th. Our KS3 students will be
taking part in this exciting event next half term.
The World Education Games is an annual global online challenge to get all students excited about
learning, and to give the top students in all schools an opportunity to see how they measure up
against the best in the world. Last year, over 5 million students were a part of what is now the
world’s largest online education event.
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This year, the Mathematics department is working with the H3 students involved in Tabitha and
linking World Maths Day with a sponsorship fundraising event. KS3 students will be able to be
sponsored for how many questions they answer correctly during the World Maths Day challenge.
Help make a difference to the lives of children in Cambodia by pledging an amount to our Tabitha
Cambodia project.
All students who raise at least NT$500 will be entered into a prize draw to win a TI-84
Graphing Calculator
There will also be a prize of a TI-84 Graphing Calculator for the student who raises the highest
amount of sponsorship for Tabitha Cambodia.
For more info, go to: http://www.worldeducationgames.com
And the Tabitha Blog here: http://testabitha.blogspot.tw
Also this week, students in Y9 to H2 are finishing off the half term taking part in the Intermediate
Mathematics Challenge; we have high expectations of them and look forward to hearing about all
their successes.
'PE Wall of Fame'
The Physical Education Department has begun a new record keeping process called ‘The Wall of
Champions’. The top students’ records in Athletics events and in the BEEP test will now be
proudly on display outside the gym for everyone to see. Each of these events are ranked as the
top 3 results, and the names will remain there until another person manages to break the record.
We would like to extend a huge congratulations to the following Champions!
BEEP Test Champions
Year 7
Boys
Girls
Year 8
Year 9
H1
H2
1)
John Park 12.1
1)
Mason Lee 12.1
1)
Howard Lin 12.2
1)
Jonas Huber 13.3
1)
Modou Jarjou 13.8
2)
Cavin Fang 11.3
2)
Alan Kuo 11.10
2)
Howard Hsu 11.10
2)
Gustaf Moberg 12.12
2)
King Munn Cheah 13.1
3)
Tom Wikstrom 10.3 3)
Shawn Lam 11.5
3)
Yohann Perocheau 11.3 3)
Martin Munoz-Ledo 12.7 3)
Brian Shih 12.12
1)
Janne Kuhner 10.7
1)
Maya Golan 9.9
1)
Chloe Oani 11.1
1)
Anja Giele 10.7
1)
Celine Meylemans 9.7
2)
Hani Sparks 9.8
2)
Loyse Qeau & Claire Chen 9.3
2)
Alida Lilljequist 10.9
2)
Christine Hsu 9.9
2)
Janice Liu 9.4
3)
Hannah Kwuo 9.6
3)
Wilma Lilljequist &
Eilien Treetz 9.1
3)
Nancy Zuniga 9.9
3)
Johanna Euren 9.4
3)
Eri Yoshida &
Melody Cho 8.6
800m Champions
Year 7
Boys
Girls
Year 8
Year 9
1) John Park (2:59) 2012
1) Mason Lee (2:43) 2012
1) Nathan Alzon (3:00) 2012
2) Tom Wikstrom (3:14) 2012
2) Shawn Lam (2:53) 2012
2) Howard Lin (3:10) 2012
3) Keisuke Marino (3:16) 2012
3) Curtis Chen (3:09) 2012
3) Luke Yeh (3:12) 2012
1) Janne Kuhner (3:26) 2012
1) Maya Golan (3:25) 2012
1) Chloe Oani & Nancy Zuniga (3:20) 2012
2) Hannah Kwuo (3:31) 2012
2) Yu-Ting Chen (3:36) 2012
2) Sylvia Tuomaranta (3:28) 2012
3) Hani Sparks (3:33) 2012
3) Wilma Lilljequist & Loyse Qeau (3:43) 2012
3) Alida Lilljequist (3:29) 2012
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Discus Champions
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
1) John Park (16.01m) 2012
1) Shawn Lam (18.35m) 2012
1) Berkay Onaz (21.05m) 2012
2) Brian Wu (15.0m) 2012
2) Liann Pelhate (15.5m) 2012
2) Howard Lin (18.2m) 2012
Boys
3) Brian Lu (13.35m) 2012
3) Randy Su (14.8m) 2012
3) Marek Beloch (15.89m) 2012
Girls
1) Alicia Lau (14.33m) 2012
1) Maya Golan (12.5m) 2012
2) Molly Di Rienzo (14.12m) 2012 2) Camille Divisia & Yu-Ting Chen (11.9m) 2012
3) Janne Kuhner (12.26m) 2012
3) Jessica Lee (11.8m) 2012
1) Chloe Oani (15.7m) 2012
2) Angelina Chen (15.07m) 2012
3) Ivory Lee (14.94m) 2012
High Jump Champions
Year 7
Boys
Girls
Year 8
Year 9
1) John Park (1.3m) 2012
1) Shawn Lam (1.4m) 2012
1) Luke Yeh & Lukas Cha (1.35m) 2012
2) Belor Stockhecke (1.25m) 2012
2) Mason Lee (1.35m) 2012
3) Lauren Lam (1.2m) 2012
3) Curtis Chen, Morris Chen & Declan Tapsall (1.3m)
2012
1) Janne Kuhner & Aileen Towner (1.1m) 2012 1) Jessica Lee (1.3m) 2012
1) Chloe Oani (1.3m) 2012
2) Lydia Chim & Melody Chang (1.05m) 2012
2) Nancy Zuniga & Beth Chen (1.25m)
2012
3) Romy Arsenault (1.2m) 2012
2) Yu-Ting Chen & Claire Chen (1.25m) 2012
3) Albane Simon (1.2m) 2012
Long Jump Champions
Year 7
Boys
Girls
Year 8
Year 9
1) John Park (3.9m) 2012
1) Shawn Lam (4.1m) 2012
1) Nathan Alzon (3.7m) 2012
2) Belor Stockhecke & Justin Regef (3.4m) 2012
2) Philipp Macher (3.85m) 2012
2) Jong Hyeon Kwak (3.6m) 2012
3) Brian Wu (3.3m) 2012
3) Curtis Chen (3.8m) 2012
3) Ray Hsiao (3.5m) 2012
1) Aileen Towner (3.15m) 2012
1) Yu-Ting Chen (3.5m) 2012
1) Sylvia Tuomaranta (3.8m) 2012
2) Anna-Bella Sula & Hani Sparks (3.00m) 2012
2) Amy Cheng (3.3m) 2012
2) Mae Taylor, Chloe Oani and Kim Chuang (3.6m) 2012
3) Hannah Kwuo (2.95m) 2012
3) Claire Chen (3.2m) 2012
3) Ellie Stokes (3.45m) 2012
Shot Put Champions
Year 7
Boys
Year 8
Year 9
1) Brian Wu (7.5m) 2012
1) Shawn Lam (6.97m) 2012
1) Howard Lin (8.78m) 2012
2) John Park (7.35m) 2012
2) Philipp Macher (6.28m) 2012
2) Nathan Alzon (8.49m) 2012
3) Timmy Picasso & Belor Stockhecke (5.15m) 2012
3) Mason Lee (6.17m) 2012
3) Yohann Perocheau (8.26m) 2012
1) Camille Divisia (5.48m) 2012
1) Ivory Lee (7.7m) 2012
2) Antonia Nuttall & Janina Strohbecke (5.2m) 2012
2) Angelina Chen (7.3m) 2012
3) Lute Durham (5.1m) 2012
3) Chloe Oani (6.1m) 2012
Girls
Triple Jump Champions
Year 7
Boys
Girls
Year 8
Year 9
1) John Park (9.8m) 2012
1) Shawn Lam (8.7m) 2012
1) Nathan Alzon (9.9m) 2012
2) Belor Stockhecke (8.8m) 2012
2) Robert Yang (8.5m) 2012
2) Howard Lin (8.7m) 2012
3) Cavin Fang (7.6m) 2012
3) Curtis Chen (8.4m) 2012
3) Jong Hyeon Kwak (8.2m) 2012
1) Hani Sparks (7.05m) 2012
1) Jessica Lee (7.1m) 2012
1) Nancy Zuniga (8.95m) 2012
2) Anna-Bella Sula (7.0m) 2012
2) Maya Golan (6.9m) 2012
2) Chloe Oani (8.65m) 2012
3) Hannah Kwuo (6.7m) 2012
3) Yu-Ting Chen (6.65m) 2012
3) Mae Taylor (8.2m) 2012
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From the Assistant Head (High School)
Happy New Year!
It is hard to believe that it is time to say good-bye to the Year of the Dragon. Time flies, and at TES
with our busy school calendar this old adage is especially true. Since returning from the Christmas
Break students and staff have been very busy both in the classroom and out. It has been
especially pleasing to see our High School students take on leadership roles in a number of highprofile events including: the Pattaya Senior Games, the TES Music Concert, TABITHA Carrefour
Collections, Student Council fundraising and a host of student-devised and led CAS initiatives.
Participation is one of our Secondary Values, and it is good to know so many are living this every
day!
I wish all of our High School families a happy and prosperous Year of the Snake; Xin Nian Quai
Le! I look forward to seeing many of you at the upcoming Parent-Teacher Meetings.
H2/H4 Reports and Upcoming High School Parent-Teacher Meetings
Today H2 and H4 students received their full academic reports. These reports have been
redesigned to give a clearer overview of each student’s progress. More subjects appear on each
page with colour to enhance readability. It is now easier to compare progress and target areas
across subjects. This new-look report is also much better for our environment as we have
drastically reduced the amount of paper used – saving thousands of sheets of paper! Students are
encouraged to carefully read their teachers’ feedback and pay particular attention to their targets
in the lead up to the IGCSE and IB final examinations.
Parents will have the opportunity to discuss their child’s results and targets at the upcoming High
School Parent-Teacher Meetings on Thursday 21st, February. Meetings can be booked via
TESmile as per the letter that was sent home last week.
Sonya Papps
Assistant Head – High School
Examinations
IGCSE Entries:
Following the mock examinations, provisional entries for CIE and Edexcel (I)GCSEs have been
made and letters have been sent home. Will parents please, if you have not done so already, sign
and return one copy of the provisional statement of entry to confirm the name, date of birth and
other details are correct for your child. This must be received by Monday February 18 at the latest.
After the entries are then submitted to the exam board you will receive a final statement of entry to
keep for your records.
Further information about exams can be found here:
https://sites.google.com/a/tes.tp.edu.tw/examinations/.
If you have any questions please get in touch by phone or email.
Chris Sparks
Operations Co-ordinator
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News from UCC
From the Assistant Head (Key Stage 3)
It is hard to believe that Chinese New Year is upon us already. This half term has flown by so
quickly, this may be because we are such a busy school and at times it feels like things never slow
down. The school was full of Chinese culture and excitement today as the Key Stage 3 students
took part in New Year celebrations organised by Ms Sung and the Chinese department. The
combination of Chinese activities and House events provided a fun and culturally enriching
experience for our Key Stage 3 students.
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Key Stage 3 Musical Talent
One of the highlights of the term for me was the Music Concert last Friday evening. It was fantastic
to see so many Key Stage 3 students on stage and I was in awe of the talent on display. So many
of our students are involved in such a variety of activities and yet still find the time to practice and
master musical instruments in their own time. I would like to congratulate all the Key Stage 3
participants as it was truly and memorable evening.
UNIFORM – Warm Jackets
I would like to clarify the situation regarding students wearing warm jackets to school during the
colder winter months. Students are more than welcome to wear their own winter jackets both to
and from school. While on the school bus etc they can wear any warm jacket. However, once at
school students must take that jacket off as it is not school uniform, which means they should have
a school jumper to wear in class and around school during the school day.
Students are not required to buy a TES winter jacket but are most definitely encouraged to have a
TES jumper. Problems arise when students come to school in their own winter jackets but only
have a school shirt underneath. When asked to remove the jacket they can get cold. All students
should have a TES school sweater to help them keep warm over the last few months of winter.
Dates for the Diary
Thursday March 14th is the date for the next Key Stage 3 Parent-Teacher conferences. This may
seem like a long way away however I know with how busy things get and it will be upon us before
we know it. More details about the booking system opening dates etc will be sent after Chinese
New Year I just wanted to make you aware of the date so you can put it into your diaries.
Service Projects
For 5 years now we have been running Service Projects at TES with every Year Group. The aim is
to challenge our students to take responsibility, support a cause and develop leadership and
organizational skills that will help them in the future. There has been so much success with
projects such as San Min Junior High, Animals Taiwan and the ongoing work with Harmony Home.
The success of these projects was acknowledged by the Taipei Times last weekend as they wrote
an article about the Menu Translation project that ran in conjunction with the Taipei Floral Expo.
The article can be seen at the link below.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/02/03/2003554122
James Woodall
Assistant Head KS3
Year 7
As mentioned in the last TES newsletter, the Year 7s have been focusing on the PSHCE topics of
‘bullying’, ‘friendships’ and ‘relationships.’ We have discussed and worked on proven strategies
that help students effectively deal with bullying as well why classmates should be treated with
respect. ‘Respect’ is one of the Secondary Values at TES and we want students to be able to
demonstrate respect throughout their lives at school and beyond.
In PSHCE, students also discussed the meaning of ‘cliques’ and the outcome that isolation and
exclusion can have on everyone in school. As a whole class and in small groups, we worked on
techniques to prevent exclusion such as being open to new ideas, joining new ECAs and being
willing to keep an open mind to meet different types of people. These ideas will provide students
with different approaches when dealing with new classmates and new classmates.
Raymond Imbleau
Head of Year 7
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Year 9 IGCSE Survival Skills and Taster Sessions
The Year 9 cohort continued with sessions geared toward preparing them for the rigors of IGCSE
in their PSHCE lessons this week and last. Three sessions were run by Ms Garnett, Mr Woodall
and Mr Sing Key on important skills and knowledge such as thinking strategies, academic honesty
and time management. The three sessions flew by, but the Year 9s found them to be useful and
thought provoking.
This week the students had an opportunity to listen to some of our successful High School
students share their pearls of wisdom and strategies for surviving high school. This is yet another
facet of TES that makes is such a fantastic place to learn and grow, and that is that we are a
family and that we can all learn from each other!
After listening to their peers, the Year 9s then enjoyed two taster lessons prepared for them by our
highly qualified IGCSE teachers. The students chose three subjects of which they got to try two on
the day. Many students chose Business and Economics in order to test the waters and satisfy
some of their curiosity as the subjects are not presented in KS3. Other IGCSE options subjects
that students experienced were Geography, History, ICT, Drama, Chinese and Art.
Again, these sessions have proven to be exceptionally valuable to our Year 9s and it is exciting to
see them excited about next year and the IGCSE career ahead of them!
Mr Sing Key
Head of Year 8 & 9
It’s Better to Talk
In Term 2, I aim to meet with H4 students individually to explore their journey in TES, what they
have become and their future goals. It is a chance to emphasize the importance of self-reflection
and knowing one's self, and the joy of the final year together before they leave school.
Also, “Life is a journey” programme has started with a small group of Year 7 students at lunch time
until the end of term 2. It helps students manage difficult times better, get to know themselves
more and feel good about themselves, become more positive and confident. The students will
develop a back pack of different skills to live well.
Jenny Hsu
Counsellor
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From the Head of Sport
Senior International Tournament, Pattaya
33 students from H2-4 travelled to Pattaya, Thailand for the Annual Senior Basketball and Football
Tournament. In past years we have only fielded Basketball teams and last year the boys came
home with a Bronze medal. This year we took all four teams and had the most fabulous time.
The coaches (Mr Cornes, Mr Warnants, Mr Lin) and I are extremely proud of the students for the
way they represented the school and their parents. Their behavior was exemplary and I do not
think I have enjoyed a trip more.
Basketball Boys
The boys won every game in their pool, beating the International School of Bangkok who beat
them to the gold medal last year. In the semi-final we played a team from Taipei and so cruised
into the final. The final game was against the reigning champions, American School of Bangkok
who has a scholarship programme for their basketball squad. We fought with heart but narrowly
lost out. When we collected our medals the winning team gave us a standing ovation due to the
enjoyment and sportsmanship of the game. Well done boys, you made your supporters, myself
and your long standing coach, Da Wei very proud!
Basketball Girls
The girl’s team did not have any expectations for the tournament as we had no knowledge of the
other teams; however, we knew we were a strong side on the Island. We were to play American
School Bangkok in our pool, who the boys had lost to the day before so we were predicting to
place 2nd in the pool. However, the girls played brilliantly all day and qualified first so going into
the semi-finals. The semi-final against the British International School of Phuket was nail biting to
say the least. The girls certainly know how to entertain the crowd!! With 6 seconds to go we were
1 point ahead but a mishap ended in BISP gaining 2 free throws with 1 second on the clock. The
BISP number 7 scored the first to draw but missed the second!!! The supporters had their hair in
their hands ready for 2 minutes of overtime. The girls composed themselves and managed to
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force 3 fouls with some excellent play. Rebeca Ellis brought the team home with a fast break
layup to send us into the final.
We met the International School of Bangkok in the final who were a class above and went onto
win the tournament, again. The girls were extremely proud to bring the silver back to Taipei.
Football Boys
The day after the hard fought basketball final the boys took their tired bodies to the football
pitches. The team are the TISSA champions and so we were excited for some good results. The
day started positively with 2 wins under our belts. Unfortunately we then met the very strong
home side so we qualified second in our group, moving through to the semi finals to play the
winner of the other pool, the British School of Phuket. We played brilliantly and took the first goal
of the game but Phuket were strong and came back with vengeance to win the game. They
moved into the final and we played for the bronze medal against the side who had beaten us
earlier that day, Regents, Pattaya. We played much better than the first time taking half time to a
0-0 draw. Some strong play from their forwards saw the ball go into the back of net in the second
half and we finished the tournament in 4th place.
Girls Football
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The girls team is a new, young side having lost a lot of the Varsity players last year so at the
beginning of the day they were quite nervous. Unfortunately the first game of the day was against
the notorious Phuket side but the girls played well and only conceded 1 goal which we considered
to be a great result. We lost the next, but drew and then won the final pool games. We moved
into the 7th/8th play off. Riding on the success of the last game the girls came together as a team
and played fantastic in defense – we won, ending the tournament on a high.
Sunday night we celebrated in the Hard Rock Café and the coaches announced their most
valuable and improved players throughout the 2 days. Congratulations to (left to right):
MIP – football: Jacky Chen, basketball: William Wang, basketball: Ayumi Kikuchi, football: Risa
Moriguchi. MVP – basketball: Rebeca Ellis, football: Jodie Ho, football: Jensen Yang, basketball:
Brandon Hsiao.
Taiwan Honors
Brandon Hsiao is not only well liked by peers and staff, he is an excellent student, a senior
member of the student council, in the choir, in drama productions, on the varsity basketball,
football AND volleyball teams but he also has a passion away from school.
Brandon is representing Taiwan in the upcoming U18 Men’s World Ice Hockey Championships
being held right here in Taipei. He is also hoping to Captain the side as he had this honor last
year.
Taiwan has drawn New Zealand, Bulgaria, China and Mexico in the group stages. Come and help
the staff and students support Brandon play Bulgaria on Tuesday 12 March at the Taipei Arena,
7pm. Entry is free.
Football coming up
The Middle School students are currently in their football season and training hard for the TEAMS
tournament on March 2.
Year 7 girls – TES
Year 7 boys and Year 8 girls – TAS
Year 8 boys and the Year 9 teams – MAC
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HOUSES
To celebrate Chinese New Year we will be having a host of events based around Chinese Culture
on Friday 8 February. As the Houses move to the different experiences they will be marked on
their participation and team work. The points will be combined with the results of the Chinese New
Year Quiz to create a Chinese New Year House Winner.
Lorna Wright
Head of Sport
From Roots and Shoots
Vegetarian lunches
Last Tuesday we served up our first vegetarian lunch in the phase 2 cafeteria. With a lot of help
from Mrs Hui and Mrs Goh, Roots and Shoots students were able to use this delicious sample of
tasty, healthy vegetarian food to promote the idea that cutting down on our meat consumption is
one of the ways we can reduce our impact on climate change. The dish was based on the Thai
dish; nam prik ong, and included onions, tomatoes, chillies and a soya based meat substitute, all
served with noodles and salad from the Year 7 garden. Look out for more to come as this
becomes a monthly event, and if you can, why not try a meat free day once a week?
My Taiwan – A Green Future
Towards the end of last year, the University of Melbourne
ran a competition in Taiwan with the above theme, and we
are pleased to announce that two of our Roots and Shoots
students gained Certificates of Participation with the
comment that the entry was “highly imaginative and
certainly captured the imagination of our judges.” Stephen
Lien and Konrad Wang were presented with their
certificates last week:
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In the garden
We took delivery of more soil this week
and have added more beds to the garden
and planted lettuce, celery and spring
onions.
Everyone was rewarded for their
efforts with a prize cabbage!
Coming up……
Some important events are coming up in the environmental calendar and Roots & Shoots will of
course be getting involved:
•
World Water Day, (http://www.unwater.org/watercooperation2013/), is on March 22 and we
will be taking on the challenge of trying to get by using 5 litres only for all our water needs in a 24
hour period. This will highlight the issue of freshwater availability and the need to use our
resources carefully and thoughtfully, as well as providing students with an opportunity to reflect on
the challenges faced by people in the world who do not have easy access to clean water.
•
Earth Hour is at 8:30pm on Saturday March 23rd and we will be promoting this event along
with the event’s “I will if you will” challenge. For more information watch the video here:
http://www.earthhour.org/ .
Chris Sparks, Roots & Shoots
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From the Parent Support Council
PSC Parents Page
=PSC Fund=
On behalf of the TES PSC, we visited the Garden of Mercy to present our donation of NT$55,000
from the TES Christmas Bazaar.
The Garden of Mercy Foundation, in Taipei City, provides care for babies of HIV positive mothers.
From newborn up to 6 months of age, babies receive special initial medication from 6 weeks after birth.
Because of this special care, they remain in good health and have a dramatically lower risk of being
HIV positive. The Garden of Mercy also runs a “Weekend Foster Family System”.
=Upcoming Events=
Annual TES Gala Evening, on Saturday 27th April at Grand Hyatt Taipei
Please mark this date in your calendar! The PSC and Gala Committee are planning to make this
evening special and additional information will be announced soon. Tickets will be available for sale
after Chinese New Year.
The Gala Committee comprises: Eri Ho, Mike Humphrey, Linda Kuys, Tracy Koong, Sharon Whitfield,
Cecilia Checchina and Patricia Tzeng.
ESCPA Welcome Coffee: 9:00 am on 20th February at Yangmingshan Secondary Campus.
The ESCPA will host a “get together” for existing and new secondary campus parents. Year 6 parents
are specially invited to join. This is a great opportunity for you to learn about the ESC PA.
=Parent's Activities=
Knitting Club: 9:30am ~12:30 on 21st February & 7th March at Eri's house.
Have a chat while Knitting and crocheting. If you are interested please contact Eri Ho [email protected]
< PSC Parent Page is designed for all TES community>
If you would like to publish a notice in the next edition, simply send it to Eri [email protected]. Your
contribution should be sent by the Tuesday of the week the Newsletters are published. For example:
*Tuesday 5th February is the contribution date for 8th February ESC edition.
*Tuesday 5th March is the contribution date for 8th March EPC & ESC edition.
Information should include:
1. Activity name
2. Time and place
3. Short description
4. Name and e-mail of contact person, which is indicated on the parents’ page.
Please add the name and year group of your child. This information is not shown in the newsletter, Please
note – the Notices can only be posted in the Newsletter if you are a Parent at TES.
Sincerely yours,
Eri Ho
PSC Chair
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From the ESC PA
Carnival at ESC: On Tuesday during the 9.30 break time all the students and staff at the ESC
were invited to have a very yummy „Crêpe” – either with chocolate cream, jam or sugar. Thanks to
the numerous helping hands of ESC parents (ESC PA) the food was all ready to grab when the
kids showed up – so luckily there were no long line ups…
A big “Thank you” goes to the PSC with their chair Eri Ho, who agreed to cover the costs for the
special treat out of their budget and to the French Section who included the secondary campus
into the crêpe-order of the primary campus.
We think that everyone enjoyed this special treat, and when three KS3 girls showed up later on
and thanked us again for doing all this – that really made our day! It is good to know that the effort
and time we put into this are being appreciated by the students.
Parents having fun while handing
out the Crêpes to the kids…
A snack and a chat…
Good team-spirit is the key to success
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EUROPEAN SECONDARY
CAMPUS
PARENT ASSOCIATION
The ESC PA is inviting you for a
Welcome Coffee
Date: 20th February 2013 (Wednesday)
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: TES Secondary Campus,
Phase 2 Cafeteria
Hope to see you there!
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