NewsBite n°5___________________________________________________________________________

May 2014

Primary

Semaine banalisée – non-timetable weekAfter a great Spring break, Primary children are now gearing up for the ‘semaine banalisée’ (non-timetable week) and lots of other exciting activities.For the week of May 19th, the children won’t be having their regular English timetable. Sports Day will be organized for CE1 and CE2 on Monday 19th and - weather permitting - for CP and CM2 on Tuesday 20th in Gerland Park. Prize-giving will be at 3.45 on Tuesday afternoon.We will be taking the CM1s away on a three-day residential trip to St Bonneau-le-Courreau (in the Forez mountains) from Wednesday 21st to Friday 23rd. We have planned a range of ‘country pursuit’ activities away from the cyber-world and the temptations of keyboards, screens and videos! Check out the next issue of NewsBite!

CM1 parents’ reminder: Keep June 17th free (late afternoon)

Did someone say Flooding…?You may have seen CM2 students with furrowed brows this week or perhaps overheard them saying they were going to flood their English classrooms. Do not fear – all is under control! The CM2s have started an enquiry-based project on Water and are turning their classrooms into different aspects of the world of water. We’ll give you an update in the coming issues of NewsBite. CM2 parents’ reminder: Keep July 1st free (late afternoon/early evening)!

5 quick questions for…..Meira. CE1 student who joined the CSI last September

Where are you from?I was born in Liverpool and I’m English.How did it feel to be new?At first it felt a bit different. I felt a bit weird but then I got used to it. It was hard to get to know people because I couldn’t speak French.How do you like the CSI?It’s fun and I’ve got lots of friends. I like drama and the canteen.It seems you like drama and acting. Why? Because we do lots of fun stuff in drama club like games and funny voices. We’ve just started a play called ‘The Ghost Next Door’.What’s your favourite subject in French?My favourite subject in French is maths…..well, actually I’ve got lots of favourite subjects.

With thanks to the CM1 Press team: Anaelle, Josephine, Lila, Mathilde, Tara___________________________________________________________________________

Secondary

4e Industrial Revolution- lessons learned put into actionIn February, the our 4e students visited sites around Birmingham of the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century. Inspired by their visit, the students of Ms Weinert's 4e class have created a fantastic game. The game charts the experience of people during the rapid developments of the nineteenth century.

1e visit to LondonFrom the 22nd to the 25th April, our 57 1e students were in London. There they developed their historical, geographical and cultural knowledge of the city through visits to museums, plays and specific areas.

Admission TestsOn Wednesday 14th May, the Secondary teachers of the Anglophone tested 56 students for the lycee. It was a busy day for all of the staff.

Ilymun 3- January 2015

The dates of Ilymun 3 have been announced: 22-24th January 2015. The steering group of Theo Beauchamp, Pauline Jottrand (secretary- general) and Etienne Coultat have already met to start planning the central themes of the conference. A meeting of the selected students with posts of responsibility was held on Thursday 15th May.

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Alumni NewsRobin Veale (cohort 2012) and Vladimir Pouradier Duteil (cohort 2012)will be performing their own production 'Une Leçon de Jazzologie' at Le Festival 'Offs' d'Avignon. They will be performing at 21h15 each evening from 3-27 July inclusive at the Théatre du Castelet in the centre of Avignon. Check the section notice board for more information about this event.

• Please keep us updated with Alumni news.___________________________________________________________________________Upcoming trips and events

May • Primary Trip• 21-23rd May 3e Brevet orals• 29th Ascension

June• 3rd Term conseils start• 2/3rd June OIB written exams• 9th Pentecote• 4+11th Primary Admission Tests• 20th Primary Keremesse• 13-23rd June inclusive School closed

for Bac exams• 23-28th June OIB orals• 26-27th June School closed for Brevet

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