Students of the Month for November

Students of the Month for November

Sally (Hyun Ji) Ahn

This student is someone who puts her full effort into her tasks. She is an inquirer, always wanting find ways to do it better, She ran for the cross country team, pushing herself to achieve, and currently is serving as part of the Praise team, demonstrating she values balance in her life.

Sally is open minded, wants to learn new things, and always up for a good discussion. She has an inquiring mind, thinking deeply about new material and analysing information, while using her prior knowledge on the topic.

Her ability to pay attention to details is outstanding, and her work ethic serves as an example for others. She encourages others through her hard work, principled attitude and dedication to lift their standards, showing it is possible to achieve highly when you work hard at something. She has shown herself to be caring in group work, looking out for others as well as for herself and demonstrating good communication skills in a variety of contexts.

Jinsoo Park

This student is really blossoming in his learning at TCIS. Being a new student at the start of the year he has transitioned quickly due to his caring nature and kind disposition. He has a quiet determination, which has been evident in his work. He commits himself to his best regardless of the task. He has shown himself to be open-minded towards new activities and is willing to give all tasks his equal effort. He has shown improvement in his written communication skills and has been seen to be helping other students with their work many times in classes. This demonstrates the value he places on relationships. He leads by example, preferring to model good behaviour, rather than talking about it. His sense of humour is a great antidote to a stressful or difficult moment and is appreciated by his teachers and peers. He demonstrates thinking and problem solving skills in a variety of contexts and is developing the confidence to share his knowledge with his peers. He is well respected by his peer group.

Congratulations to Jinsoo and Sally!

Collecting coins... "change for change"

It's that time of the year again when we start to think about how to serve others through service week at TCIS.
This year again, we are collecting spare coins from students, and we would encourage everyone to bring in as many coins as possible.
We will be having a little friendly homeroom competition between 6-8 groups to see who can collect the most coins from their homeroom. During service week we will lay out our coins to see the longest line.

All money collected will go towards Samaritan's Purse and their work to help with the Ebola crisis.

Please bring your coins and give them to me (Mrs Pearse), or your homeroom teacher, or place them in the container in the secondary office.
Your small amount of change will make a large difference to many who are in real need.

Happy Friday!!!!!!!

Happy Friday everyone!

The PE page has been updated today with some pictures and information on what we have been doing this week.

Enjoy your weekend and I'll leave you with this important reminder below!

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Thank you to all parents who came to Parent-Teacher conferences on Thursday and Friday.

Personally, I really enjoyed catching up with parents and discussing education.

Enjoy the last moments of warmth before winter comes!

Take the long road to success and enjoy the process of learning and not just the product!

Have a great week!

Student of the Month for October

Congratulations to the 3 Students of the Month for October...

After teacher nominations and voting, 3 students were tied with the same amount of votes!

Chris Kim

He has shown a tremendous academic effort in his classes this year so far. He is an inquirer, always trying to learn more about what we are doing in class and ensuring he is on the right track. He does a great job serving others through explaining tasks to students when they have questions which shows his caring attitude. 

He is a risk taker by taking on new responsibilities in chapel time as well as volunteering in front of the class to read or give answers. He is so positive in classes, with other students and teachers, and has set himself goals for the year to improve his leadership.

Jenny (Seo In) Park

She is extremely principled by always showing her best effort in a range of classes and activities. She has an excellent attitude towards her studies, never giving up and remaining positive with the challenges of school.

She is an excellent communicator and very reflective in her work and learning.  She has also shown herself to be a risk taker in homeroom too.

She has a joyous spirit which she passes on to other students as well, lifting the mood of her peers and friends.

Natsumi Suzuki

As a new student to TCIS, she has been making a quiet but effective transition to our school. She is willing to take risks and reflect deeply on her own learning. She is polite and focused in classes, willing to try her best even when tasks are challenging for her. She is a risk taker by asking questions and offering answers in English, even though it is difficult. She has shown herself to be balanced by being active in after school activities and an integral part of the soccer team.

Her teachers agree she is a hard worker and a thinker and thoroughly deserves to be recognised as student of the month.

Congratulations MS Boys All-Stars Soccer team

The MS boys finished the season by taking first place at the All-Stars Tournament at YISS.

Several Grade 7 boys were a part of this team.
The boys beat KIS, Chadwick, KKFS and GSIS along the way.

They had to win three penalty shoot-outs in order to claim the victory.

Special thanks to the coaches Mr Sanabria, Mr Kosh and Mr Yuan for leading these students so well.

The Language and Literature and Physical and Health Education pages have also been updated today!

Science Page has been updated

The Science page has been updated with pictures and video's of investigations students have been doing in class.

Click on the Science tab for lots of great information from Ms Kim!

Spirit Week Oct 20-24

Next week in the Secondary School it is Spirit Week.

Come dressed up to show your school spirit.

Next week at TCIS it is APAC tennis. Teams from all over Asia will travel to play a tournament here.
We have APAC Tennis guests arriving on Wednesday afternoon for Thursday Games.
Thursday there will be an opening ceremony in the activity centre and then games will start.
There will be some fantastic tennis going on from Thursday to Saturday.
Stop by to support our TCIS tennis players.

Physical and health education page has been updated...

Hi everyone,
There are some exciting things happening in the PHE classes.
Click on the tab at the top to check out the latest in those classes!

Students of the Month for September

Congratulations to the 2 students of the Month for September:

Frans Henderson 

While being new to TCIS and coming to terms with all of the procedures, people and classes in another language, this student has worked hard to improve his language skills. He pushes himself beyond what feels comfortable to be a risk taker in his learning. He has a great principled attitude and continues to question and inquire in every subject. This student is reflective on what he does and does not know and sets himself the challenge to improve. He is friendly and genuinely helpful to other students, along with having a smile and welcoming attitude appreciated by teachers and students.

This student has shown he is very caring by offering his time to the after school Elementary soccer program. His kind and encouraging words towards the younger students sets an example of how to serve others and be balanced at TCIS. 

Chae Weon Emily Lee

This student has shown a determination to succeed in classes this year. She quietly goes about the business of learning, and is developing the courage to be more of a risk taker and working towards improving her areas of weakness as a student. She has taken control of her learning, showing maturity to be reflective as a learner and setting herself goals to improve. 

She is a positive student and has grown in her organizational skills this year. She takes pride in the quality of her work and shows principled attitudes in all that she does. This student takes time for her relationships, encouraging and supporting others to show her caring nature. This student is developing the skills to be a balanced learner and person for the future. She is helping to make TCIS a quality school! 

Student of the Month for August

Every month at TCIS teachers nominate, review and then vote for students who are showing exceptional skills, behaviors and/or growth in their interactions and work at TCIS.
We look for examples of the IB Learner Profile (or ESLR'S) and we look for students who are contributing holistically to making TCIS a better school and community.
All students are considered for their good works on a month by month basis.
So look our for the next SOM (Student of the Month) for September!


Congratulations to our August Student of the Month...

Mailee Sciocchetti

She has impressed many people with her high work ethic by doing her best on all tasks and showing dedication to her studies in all aspects of the MYP. She is balanced by placing equal value on all subject areas, involving herself in intramurals and having a genuine, inquiring mind to learn. She has a positive energy amongst her peers, modelling how to be a risk taker in a new environment by jumping in whole-heartedly to many activities and displaying leadership. She is making TCIS a better place with her humble, kind heart and principled behavior both in and out of the classroom.

Please click on the Physical and health education page also for an update.

SEW- Spiritual Emphasis Week

Grade 7 had a great community building time during SEW this year.

Below are some examples of video's and pictures to show how the students have been working together and forming important relationships for the year. They have also been immersed in God's word through chapels, praise time and devotions.

This is what we did today...

Today was homeroom day.
Students did a great job of getting to their homeroom on time and meeting their new HR teacher.

Here are some pictures of students getting to know each other and making important decisions about their HR theme for the year.