Ta l a n o a Newsletter of International School Suva
Volume 6 04 September, 2015
Principal’s Report Dear Parents and Guardians, Welcome to the final issue of Talanoa for term three. I am delighted to have seen so many parents in and around the school over the last few weeks be this at the Year 5 Exhibition assembly, ECH Father’s Day breakfast, Year 7 Poetry Slam, Year 1 Day Camp or Year 6 Habitat Preservation exposition to name but a few. At all events the focus is, as always, on the students sharing what they have leant with you and with their teachers. Unfailingly they make us proud. The Year 10s and Year 12s have been sharing what they have learnt with us in a very different way. I congratulate them on completing their mock IGCSE and IB examinations and, for Year 12, their final AST, ACT Scaling Test. Whilst it is only a small portion of what we do at ISS, these final High School examinations are often cause for celebration and I wish both our Year 12 and Year 10 students good luck as they move into the final few weeks of their courses. If you would like more information on the High School curriculum at International School Suva you can find details inside this issue of Talanoa. It is with sadness that I report that Amanda Vateitei left ISS and Fiji at the end of last week and returned to the US. We enjoyed having her at school and are sorry that she had to leave before the end of the year. We are lucky, however, that we were able to replace her so quickly and welcome Mere Faletono to the ECH staff. Ms Faletono has 20 years experience in Early Childhood Education of which 11 years have been in the IB PYP programme at International School Nadi. Since leaving ISN in 2011, Ms Faletono has been teaching in New Zealand and at CMF Primary School in Suva. I know we all look forward to working with Mere.
Principal Anna Marsden
Inside this Issue High School News Year 8 Article ISS Basketball Invitation to Parents Primary Update
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Alumni Visit School Photograph Year 7 Articles French Examination ISS Holiday Sports PTFA Acknowledgment Library Funday Gallery Upcoming Events