It's all go these days at ISOCS!
Photographer coming on Friday!
We know that your children are always gorgeous...but if they need to be "even more shiny for Grandma" please dress and comb them accordingly for Friday morning!!
The wonderful photographer Andaleeb Lilley will come to take group and personal shots on Friday.
She typically offers 4 poses for each child and packages that cover all needs, but is entirely your choice if you choose to buy or not.
I am not shamelessly promoting her...but I have been (in all honesty) using a 4 year old holiday photo for school promotion...until she came along!!
Storyteller
Yesterday morning we welcomed the wonderful Morgan Schatz Blackrose; a wonderful storyteller from Australia who kept students and teachers alike entranced with her multi-cultural stories and raps.
She was enchanted with our school and your offspring and has since written to us a touching expression of admiration!
I am sure she will be a regular visitor to ISOCS, as she tours Switzerland annually.
Yesterday afternoon everyone was very flexible about sharing the gym so that the younger students could experience a Playball demonstration from Nadine Mc Graw. Nadine runs Playball as an after school option at several other primary schools in the Zurich area.
I invited her to explore whether this might be something of interest for our families. I think it is fair to say that it was greatly enjoyed by all!!
If their is sufficient interest (6-8 students) we would explore an after school club on Tuesday or Thursday after school. An hour's class would typically cost CHF 25 per session. (Which includes rental of the gym and small group tuition.) Please let me know if you are interested in pursuing this option so that we can determine whether it is worth our while starting an after school club.
Other After-School Options
I have been asked to open the school to other possible clubs and activities and I support this whole-heartedly. My only proviso is that the school be used for our own students well being and development until 16.30. From 15.30 -16.30 the priority is always student teaching and learning of the ISOCS students.
I am very happy to offer the school premises for the benefit of student learning and I am thinking about after school classes in French as an after school option. I have also been approached by one of our parents to offer inter-denominational religious instruction.
Once again, might I ask you to contact me expressly is this if any of these options are of interest to you.
Please put Thursday 2nd in your diary for the next Parent coffee.
Looking forward to our next get-gether!
Jacqueline
