Spotlight on Primary Newsletter May 9, 2014 Issue

St. Andrews International School, Green Valley May 9th , 2014 Gifted and Talented Cluster Day Last Friday the exceptional learners group had a cluster day at Garden International School. It was all about The Future is Wild! The aim was to create a futuristic animal that would be alive 250 million years in the future. In groups we had to think how the creature would adapt in its habitat and then make the animal! Finally we had to film a documentary about the animal and talk about how it had adapted. We had a really exciting time learning lots of new things! By Chin and Pun 4JS Primary/Early Years Swimming Galas: St Andrews is proud to present our annual school swim events to be held, for the very first time, at our exciting new swimming complex. You are welcome to join us for the fun events that will showcase our students’ abilities in the pool. Our aim is for every student to participate. Please assist us by ensuring your child(ren) have their swimsuits, towels, sunscreen, hats and energy to fulfill this aim. Chin & Pun Y4 Wednesday 14th May: 11:00am – 12:20am Y1-2 Swim Gala - races and fun activities 1:20pm – 3:20pm Y3-6 Swim Gala – individual/relay events Tuesday 20th May: 9:20 – 10:40am Early Years Swim Gala. Normal swim activities and games – we would like to invite parents to join their child(ren) in the water or at the pool. Warmest regards The Physical Education Department Book Week 2014 – Follow-up As published earlier some of our Read-a-thon funds will be donated charity – we have selected Women With A Mission. WWM has a focus on providing scholarships to 19 students who completed year 9 in March of this year to enable them to continue their education. Our donation will be utilised to support them attending year 10. These students will sit entrance exams in early May and only then will they know if they can continue onto year 10. The approximate cost is B10,000 per year, which includes accommodation, transport, books, uniforms, meals and school fees. Our donation will see one student being fully funded, enabling him/her to continue Year 10 education. 2

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