Sunday, December 7, 2014

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!




Tuesday, December 2, 2014

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.



Thursday, November 20, 2014

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!



Saturday, November 8, 2014

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.


Tuesday, November 4, 2014

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!

Sunday, October 26, 2014

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!