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. "

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.

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

Student of the Month for December/January

On Monday we honored another outstanding Grade 8 student- Mary Kim for Student of the Month.

She has taken on additional responsibilities by blogging for the Grade 8 blog. Despite being busy, she always has time for others.

In addition to her selfless attitude towards others and asking great questions, she is a warm, friendly person with a ready smile. She's as thoughtful in her relationships as she is in setting personal goals and doing excellent work.

She is incredibly focused and diligent in her work. She takes responsibility for her learning by asking questions in class and participating in classroom discussion. She is a good example to her peers of how to be principled, caring and a risk taker all at the same time.

She is a great example to all of us of how to persevere on challenging tasks with good humor.

CONGRATULATIONS MARY!

Battle of the Books

Here is some information about Battle of the Books from Ms Johnson.

Battle of the Books will be held on Thursday, January 24, from 3:55 to 6 PM.  Please come to Ms. Johnson's classroom (Room 214) for Battle Day!  If you are not in a Battle Group but you want to come watch, you may join us and quietly sit around the room. 

The following students are participating: 
Grade 6:  Libby Chun, Lizzy Lee, Grace Hong, John Kim, Caroline Son, Elin Kang, Kari Kim, Lyndsey Baik, Michelle Yoon, Michael Pleasants, Clifford Howie, David Song, David Kim, Yooseong Jung, Ethan Duffey, Aakriti Yadav, Savannah Alexander. 

Grade 7:  Eunkyo Jo, Mayte van den Broeck, Sally Won, Gabriel Kim, In Wook Hwang, Juan Andrade, Michael Ahn, Yoon Sop Chang, David Witzel, Hoyoon Jeong, Jake Song, Scott Kim, Sejin Kim. 

Grade 8:  Chris Jang, Daniel Kim, Jason Park, Joshua Kim, Elal Segev, Leslie Cho, Rakia Segev, Sophia Kim, Yujin Choi, Andrew Lee, Casper van den Broeck, Chan Hwang, Eugene Hong, Jin Jung, Elizabeth Song, Hyerin Yoo, Irene Ahn, Jamie Kim, Mary Kim.   

The Transportation department has been alerted that there will be Middle School Students on the late bus tomorrow.  

Science and PE pages have been updated

Click on the Science and PE tabs to see the latest examples of what is happening in these classes.

Packing boxes for the Peace orphanage

During service week, once again we packed boxes for all of the children at Peace orphanage.

Students donated goods to be used in the shoe boxes.
CIC donated larger gift items which were also given to the Peace orphanage children and young adults. The age ranges were from 2 months to 19 years old.
Our students were given a checklist to follow and asked to choose items which would be relevant for the 2 children they chose.
Here is a slide show of pictures of the students packing and decorating the boxes.