Grade 8 dinner celebration

Special thanks to Leslie Cho's mom Kaylee for organizing a memorable end of year dinner.
It was a really fun evening with good food and good company.
The students enjoyed themselves and made some nice memories to take with them.

Class of 2017

New Technology posting

Mary Kim has updated the Technology page with pictures of the completed CO2 cars. Click on the tab to see more...

Students of the Month for April

Congratulations to 2 students who were awarded Student of the Month for April today in assembly.

Grace Bang  

 She is diligent in her studies and has made tremendous progress in her English language use. She volunteers as a language teacher (teaching Japanese) to others in her community. She has reached out to many in  Grade 8, including newcomers, proving herself to be a caring member of the class. Her work shows thoughtful reflection of her learning. 

This year, she has been consistently principled in her studies, balanced in her lifestyle, and caring in her attitudes towards others. Although she is quiet, she is a team player, and works well with others during group projects. She is a critical thinker and an excellent communicator. She always works diligently both inside and outside class, and Grace has demonstrated superb understanding of the elements and the periodic table in science class. Her responses are concise and succinct, reflecting on the in-depth thinking process she went through.

Jason Park

He has consistently shown a high level of work ethic all year, but recently in the Creative movement unit he was such a leader and risk taker in the class. He worked with a wide variety of people during the unit and lead his summative group, encouraging others to express themselves by being a role model. He is respected by his peers because of his work ethic and integrity in the classroom.

He is a communicator. In recent Geometry presentation, he clearly demonstrated his knowledge of rotating a figure and explained this clearly to the whole class.

Jason is incredibly diligent and generous with his knowledge. He is kind and patient with everyone. He is an inquirer and a risk taker.

He considers other perspectives and encourages others to be equally open minded. He is a natural diplomat that contributes to spirit of school community and good citizenship.

In Bible Jason seeks to be knowledgeable by closely following the lesson guides, taking notes and coming to class prepared with all necessary materials. 

Jason is always positive yet calm in Band class. He demonstrates exemplary behaviour at all times, and has shown improvement in his clarinet performance. 

PE page has been updated

Click on the PE tab to see the final summative performances of E block Grade 8.
Find out what these girls and others are doing...

Science and PE pages are updated...

The Science page has been updated with some pictures of the Individual Scientific Inquiry's that were set up on Level 1 outside of the Activity Centre.
Well done Ms Kim for all of your hard work and to the Grade 8 students for fantastic projects!

The PE page has also been updated with pictures from the latest unit of Creative Movement.

Click on the PE tab for more information...

Student Of The Month for March

Congratulations to Min Jung Koo who is the March Student of the Month:
This is what her teachers wrote about Min Jung.

She has made up her mind to try her best in PE regardless of the task and her experience level. She is not satisfied with mediocrity and has worked really hard to improve her grammar and comprehension in her Health work.

She is knowledgeable and humble, and she helps her classmates quietly.

She is diligent and focused. She shows care for the quality of her work, and she works well with others. 

She is a risk-taker. Her Individual Scientific Inquiry report demonstrated how much she tried to push the envelope and get herself out of her comfort zone. She rose to the challenging task beautifully and made it her own. This was evident in the level of smooth communication in science she was able to show throughout the inquiry-based process and through the report itself. 

She has shown herself to be a Thinker in Bible class as demonstrated by her recent Bible project.  She thoroughly researched her Bible passage and made a thoughtful and relevant application of the verses she studied.

In class she is always ready with her homework completed and her mind engaged.  She takes her studies seriously and is always willing to contribute to class discussions and activities.  She always has a good attitude and tries to encourage others.

Students of the Month for February...

Congratulations to our 2 "students of the month" for February:

Jessica Jin

She is a new English learner and yet despite this she also gives her time to help others who struggle to understand tasks and assignments.

She is principled in her work ethic and in her daily behaviour. She is open-minded in Bible class and sets high goals for herself and for others.

In PE class she is a role model to many others; listening carefully to tactics and instructions and then having the self-discipline and risk-taking attitude to put those things into practice in a game.

In Humanities, She has really impressed with her work ethic and creativity in her assignments. She really goes the extra mile to make sure that everything she does is her best work.

She takes her learning seriously, but she is balanced, knowing the right time for serious work and then a light-hearted moment.

She is well respected by her peers because of her dedication and commitment.

She is a risk-taker and not afraid to push her boundaries beyond her comfort zone. She is known for her dedication and responsibility. In Science, she has demonstrated an excellent understanding and capability to make connections between what she has learned and what is happening in real life. Also her caring heart should not go unnoticed, as she has been witnessed taking care of her classmates' needs inside and outside the classroom.  

Her writing in Mandarin is creative. She shows different ways of thinking in her essay. Also showing some deeper thoughts during class discussion.

Jin Hyuk Jung

Since joining our school this Winter, we have been really impressed with his work ethic and his positive attitude in class.

He comes to class prepared, organized, and willing to learn.

He is a knowledgeable student and his passion for learning is contagious to those he shares class with.

In Humanities, he has done exemplary work. I appreciate his enthusiasm and positive attitude in class. I appreciate his principled behaviour as well.

In Bible he asks clarifying questions and proceeds with thoughtful and detailed responses in both his written work and contributions to class discussions.

In PE he is a positive risk taker. He has been confronted with many new activities since arriving at TCIS, but has taken this all in his stride. He asks questions and does extra “work” to make sure he understands rules, tactics and other team expectations. What is really great is his positive attitude and encouragement of a wide range of students every lesson.

In Science, his depth of comprehension is astonishing and worthy of taking time to appreciate. He not only gets tasks done but ensures he does them well. He is a critical thinker and a truly open-minded learner. But what equally shines is his personality; his positive and warm-hearted spirit that is contagious to his peers is welcomed in the classroom.