Newsletter of International School Suva
The last day for our IB students
Ta l a n o a Counselors Corner
03 November, 2014
Volume 7
Do you remember your last day at school? It is such a significant event and yet the IB examinations which begin today are th e focus and for most of our Year 12 students leaving school does not seem quite real yet. It
25 May 2012
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Volume 8
Inside This Issue: * Principal’s Report * Upcoming Events * Counselor’s Corner
* Pinktober * Violin Lessons * Primary Perspective
* Fiji Day Assembly * Dance Concert * Service Club Target
Principal’s Report Dear Parents and Guardians, Welcome to the final term of 2014. I take this opportunity to wish the year 10 and year 12 students good luck as they start their final examinations. This is a very exciting time for these students and the thoughts of the ISS community are with them. Earlier this term we celebrated with Luke Fuller as he ran from Nadi to school. Mr Fuller undertook this fundraising run in conjunction with a year 9 Global Perspectives project to raise money to buy a heart monitor for CWM hospital. He is an inspiration to us all and on behalf of the school community I thank Mr Fuller for showing us how we can all raise awareness and take action. Our building project continues and the final floor is nearly up. Wandering round the site last week I could see how the building unites the secondary and primary schools and will allow for easy movement between the two. The new central library, directly accessible from both primary and secondary, will allow ready access for all our students and the much needed cafeteria will allow our students to eat in comfort. I look forward to the opening of the building in the first semester of 2015.
Looking forward we still have the dance concert later this term along with the farewell assembly where we will say goodbye to students and staff leaving at the end of the year. Please see the school calendar on the ISS website for more details. I look forward to seeing many of you at these functions. The school continues to investigate ways to promote the arts and I am delighted to inform you that we have recently heard from Zhanna Mukhametzhanova who provides after school violin lessons for students age six years and up. If you are interested she can be contacted on 9307947. Finally I welcome Lucy Otway, primary learning support, and Kathleen Seniwaitui and Livini Tuiwai, individual teacher assistants, to the school community. Anna Marsden Principal