Physical Education and health page has been updated...

How important is cooking food to your Health?
How important is good nutrition in our lives?

We have been investigating the HABITS of healthy people in this latest unit of health.
Click on the tab to see an interesting video from Michael Pollan about why cooking your own food is essential.

Below is a video featuring Michael Pollan and his book "The Omnivore's Dilemna"
It's worth reading the book or even watching the video below to learn a bit more about modern food production and manipulation. (The video is lengthy, but well worth it!)

Science page has been updated...

A new unit has started in Science and Humanities- Natural Disasters.
This unit is an interdisciplinary unit, meaning it has shared concepts and understandings between the 2 subjects.
Click on the tab to see the pictures from science.

Voice recording and comment available...

On the right side of the blog page you will now see a voice recording tab.

You can record a comment anytime on any blog post and this will be sent directly to me.
It's a new feature I hope you will use to keep in touch with myself and The Class of 2020.

Science and PE/Health pages updated 3/29/2014

Ms Kim has updated the Science page with many pictures of action packed Science lessons featuring electricity.
There is even a video of bending water.
Click on the science tab to see all of this and more!

The PE/Health page has also been updated with information on the latest health unit including Self esteem, sleep and body image. Click on the tab to see a startling example of photoshop gone too far.

Students of the Month

Once again, we have celebrated student excellence in our Student of the Month assembly.

This time we were celebrating February and march students.

CONGRATULATIONS TO: 

Grace (Haeun) Lee

Since starting at TCIS this semester, she has given 100% effort in class. She is positive, encouraging, reflective, principled, open-minded, focused, diligent and always strives to do her best. 

She has taken on the challenge of starting a new school in the middle of the year with courage, showing she is a risk taker and has demonstrated growth even in her short time here. 

Her encouraging attitude and sense of “fairness” brings a calm and positive influence to the class. She is appreciated for the way she tries to help out during the lessons by doing the small extra things, like helping another student, packing up extra equipment and expressing gratitude to others.

She uses her time wisely in class, is not afraid of challenges and hard work and has made Grade 6 a better place by being here.

Sally (Hyun Ji) Ahn

She has demonstrated time and time again she is diligent, conscientious, and a positive influence on others. She is always offering to help others and shows maturity in the way she works in groups to be a thinker by solving problems in class both academically and socially. She is a very active participant in class, always seizing opportunities to grow and excel.

She is a reflective student and really shows care for the quality of her work. She always strives do her best and often goes beyond the basic expectations to push and challenge herself. 

She has demonstrated excellent personal organization skills across all of her subjects. She listens carefully and takes on any advice or feedback she is given to improve herself. 

She is open-minded to all activities, seeing challenges as a way to grow and learn. She demonstrates balance in her academic life by giving all subjects equal effort in her studies.

World Sleep Day... Friday March 14th

Friday March 14th is WORLD SLEEP DAY...

A day dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of sleep.

(NO- it is not a day to sleep!)

Students found out that it is a day to promote healthy sleep habits and patterns.

Students have been examining their own sleep patterns.

Many students are not getting the recommended amount for teens which is 9 hours.

Given it is a world event, it shows that sleep deprivation and the effects of sleep deprivation have world wide implications.

Poster made by Yoo Jin!

Below is a video outlining 25 surprising and scary effects of sleep deprivation.

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Are you getting enough sleep to function to your potential every day?

Children's author and Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt visits TCIS

Kenn Nesbit visited TCIS this week to talk to our students about poetry, writing and becoming a published author.
He entertained with readings from his numerous books.


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And he also read some from one of his books... )

Find out more at:

 http://entertainment.time.com/2013/06/15/meet-kenn-nesbitt-the-new-childrens-poet-laureate/

or 

http://www.poetry4kids.com/