Newsletter of International School Suva
The last day for our IB students
Ta l a n o a Counselors Corner Volume 2
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
14 March, 2014
25 May 2012
Electronic copy available at http://www.international.school.fj/docs/talanoa.pdf Electronic copy available at http://www.international.school.fj/docs/talanoa.pdf
Volume 8
Inside This Issue: * Principal’s Report * Secondary Camp * Sports
* Model United Nation * Service Club * Primary Perspective
* Counselors Corner * Year 9 Article * PTFA Report
Principal’s Report Firstly, on behalf of the School council, I invite you all to the International Schools Association AGM which will be held in the MPH at 6pm on Thursday 20th March 2014. At the AGM the 2013 International School Suva audited financial accounts will be presented and reports will be given by Jacquelyn Terry, Chair of Council, and myself. You will also have the opportunity to listen to and vote for new Council members. Documentation pertaining to the AGM has already been uploaded to the school website and you can access it through this link. Furthermore, details regarding electronic voting for Council nominees have been sent to you in a separate email. In addition to the AGM next week the school is also hosting its 7th Model United Nations programme. The MUN programme is keenly awaited by the seven schools who will be participating. This year we are delighted to have Greg Fry, Associate Professor in the School of Government, Development and International Affairs at USP, as our Chief Guest. I also take this opportunity to thank Milika Waqainabete, Sereana Baleilevuka and Selaima Veisamasama for their hard work in putting this together. MUN will then be followed by our Western Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation visit in the final week of term. Looking back the last four weeks have been very busy. Our student leaders received their badges at our leadership assembly and we held out first blood drive for 2014 where 24 successful donations were made. The Fiji Blood Bank thanks all members of the school community who donated and we were reminded that with the current dengue outbreak the Blood Bank is fearful of running out of blood. Dengue remains a focus at school. With 11,000 cases being reported we continue to take measures at school to minimize the chances of staff and students being bitten and also encourage everyone to help us pouring out pooled water and informing staff if they see potential mosquito breeding areas. Earlier this term the PTFA held its AGM and I am delighted to congratulate Patricia Evers as she takes on her second year as PTFA President. In addition, Mary Bythell was voted in as Vice President and Nigel Dowdeswell as Treasurer. The PTFA play a huge role in our school in promoting communication between parents and staff, organising events and fundraising. I take this opportunity to thank the outgoing PTFA team and welcome the incoming team. The first job of the new team is tomorrow‟s Arts and Craft market. We have over 50 confirmed stalls and it is poised to be a great success. Anna Marsden Principal