Monday, March 25, 2013

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. 



Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Technology and Science Pages updated

The Technology page has been updated by Rakia Segev on the work they are doing in designing and creating C02 Dragsters.
The science page has been updated with some pictures and video of the Water Systems Presentations.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Visiting Author...

Today we were so privileged to have author Nic Bishop visit with us for the day.
Mr Bishop has lived such an interesting life, beginning as a TCK like so many of our students at TCIS, travelling around the world with his parents as they worked in different countries.
During his time in Papua New Guinea as a teen, Mr Bishop develop a love of and skills in photography. His first book was panorama pictures of his photographs taking while trekking and hiking in different parts of the world.
His true passion however lies with photographing and capturing animals. Originally he wanted to be an adult non-fiction author. His first books were aimed at this audience. However he soon found children were far mosre interested in his pictures and adventures and so developed into a children's author.
Mr Bishop has photographed the rarest and most dangerous animals all over the planet. His stories were intriguing, interesting and amusing.
I hope he inspired some writers and photographers today through his adventures.
His next ventures will focus on Big Cats and also Penguins. It will take him about a year to travel and photograph the subjects of his next book.

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Volleyball Jamboree at SFS

On Saturday students and teachers were up bright and very early to travel to SFS to play Volleyball and Table Tennis.

Students enjoyed playing different teams for SFS, KIS, YISS in Volleyball. We won some sets and we lost some sets.
Here is a link to some pictures I took with my iPhone while coaching
https://plus.google.com/photos/111213436158254329273/albums/5851105498314357185?authkey=CK7n7YK4j6LqqQE

Monday, February 25, 2013

Science Olympiad


Update from Ms Susan Kim.

"Our trip to and back from GSIS was safe and sound, and the students had fun.
 5 schools, including TCIS, competed in this year's Science Olympics. 
There were 4 different activities.
One activity was called "super paper". The aim was to support textbooks using structures made by 3 A4 papers only.
TCIS came in second place. 
We were able to stack 58 thick science textbooks; we were running the first place until YISS stacked 72 books in the afternoon!
 We also won a medal for the egg-drop device activity, scoring 93 out of 100- highest of all 20 teams. "






Monday, February 18, 2013

Please check The Arts, PE and Science pages for updates...

Miss Loo has updated The Arts page with some pictures relating to the Radio Play students are working on for the Creative Arts Showcase.
Click on The Arts tab for more information.
Mrs Pearse has updated the PE page with the latest from her Health unit. Check out the embedded wall wisher on her page.
Miss Kim has also updated the Science page, so click on the Science tab for some more pictures and information on what they have been doing in class.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Bullying education in Grade 8 Homerooms

Mrs Gunther, our counsellor,  has graciously been working with Grade 8 homerooms on Bullying issues.
Here are some notes I took during the first session.

What is your bullying IQ? 

What do you know about it?
Physical, verbal, humiliation, group, individuals, bystanders, gossip, talking behind back, back stabbing. (student responses) 

Who's responsibility is it to stop it?
You have a personal responsibility to let the person know you didn't like it. You need to speak up for yourself and to take action.

What about when something starts funny and is a joke but then it changes and you don't like it?
It's ok to say stop. You don't have to feel guilty about changing your mind and letting people know they hurt your feelings.

You need to find a way to let people know if they have crossed your line of comfort.

Who's responsibility is it to recognize that the fooling around has crossed the line?
The individual, group? 
Everyone has a responsibility if they recognise the line has been crossed. 

Why do people go along with bullying? 
What happens to the bullying behavior? 

If you don't set your personal limit for how you want people to treat you, it will always be a problem.

Here is the link to the Google slide Powerpoint that Mrs Gunther used and has shared with us.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NZWLFcWA5zfwNZnJJ_swWSkRg5FY9wakrlAeChDXz5o/edit?usp=sharing