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NEWSLETTER
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OCTOBER 2013
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In this Issue
Mr Justin Fischer
Director
Ms Caroline Sammut
Business Manager
Ms Maria Fenech
Marketing Consultant
Director’s Message
Ms Kelly’s Classroom News
Ms Mora’s Classroom Activities
Movie Night
School Events
Out of School Activities
Come-Read-to-a-Child
Monthly Calendar
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Photography by Maria L Fenech
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Director’s Message
Dear Parents, Students & Community Members,
The first quintile here at QSI International School of Malta has been a huge success. Our
students have been busy learning inside our classrooms and even outside of our class-
rooms! From our 3 and 4 year old Students to our Secondary IV Students, we know that
success is the sum of many individual efforts. We are proud of the progress we have made
so far, the community participation we have experienced, and we know that this is just the
beginning!
QSI Malta Events
Curriculum Night at the start of the year had a fantastic turnout of parents and family mem-
bers! Our teachers had the opportunity to discuss what was in store for students this year as
well as preview the mathematics curriculum that was newly adopted. Seeing the partnership
between school and home strengthen means great things for our students!
After so much hard work in these first months of school we thought that we had to celebrate
with a well deserved break and so we had our first Movie Night! It was great fun to stay
after school and enjoy “Despicable Me” while munching on popcorn and sipping drinks! Our
students and parents were packed in front of the big screen for a hilarious and entertaining show.
In our continued effort to remind our students that reading can happen anywhere with anyone, our Come-Read-To-A-Child event
kicked-off with a bang. Parents and community members joined us on a sunny morning to sit and enjoy a book anywhere on the
school campus. From picnic blankets and pillows to camping chairs and benches our students got ‘cozy’ with a good book and a
great reader.
Huge thanks go to the Student Council, Parent Support Group, Volunteers and Staff that made such a great success possible!
Thanks again to all who helped and participated!
After-School Activities
Afterschool activities have been an enormous hit with both students and teachers alike! From strategising in Chess Club to impro-
vising in Drama Club (and even discovering the art within Fret Work), our students are discovering new ways of interacting with
their teachers and peers! Stay tuned for additional offerings at the start of Term 2!
Finally, our Secondary Students have been prepping and planning for their futures in fantastic ways. This quintile the push has
been on college applications, SAT testing, and IELTS exams. Without fail, our students have shown their skills in prior planning,
dedication, and perseverance that will surely pay-off in the months to come—Keep up the good work you make us all proud!
All in all, we have started off on the right foot this year. From quality instruction to a school where learning is fun, it has been a
pleasure thus far. Know that we will humbly continue to serve our students and the International Community of Malta in the most
excellent way.
Sincerely
Mr. Justin H. Fischer
Mr Justin Fischer
Director
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Ms Kelly’s Classroom News
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Our student of the month
for October is Shahad
Alamin. Shahad is a won-
derful classmate and stu-
dent. Although she is
neat and careful with all of
her class work, she is will-
ing to take chances and
not afraid to make mis-
takes! She is a friend to
all students and a joy to
have in class!
We have a great time in our after-school activity clubs! During our Arts-and-Crafts club, we are busy making our own flowerpots. We never knew that you could reuse old tin cans to make beautiful AND functional pieces of art!
We know that finding success with new mathe-matical processes has a lot to do with practicing the ones we know already! Our math centers help us to keep our skills sharp while we work with our peers!
Ms Kelly Schelble Fischer in the classroom with her students
“The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.” Peggy O’Mara
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We continue to practice our math skills while learning the importance of polite social interac-tion. Our fun with Quiz-Quiz-Trade might make a lot of noise, but we sure do get practice with questioning and answering appropriately! We have a great time in our after-school activity clubs! During our Arts-and-
Crafts club, we are busy making our own flowerpots. We never knew that you could reuse old tin cans to make beautiful AND functional pieces of art!
We have truly enjoyed our unit on Canada’s people and places. We have learned a LOT about the Inuit people and how they made art, practiced religion, and even hunted and fished. We are now excited to be recreating ‘landforms’ in Canada—from fjords to isth-mus’, we know our stuff!
Ms Kelly Schelble Fischer in the classroom with her students
“The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.” Peggy O’Mara
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Ms Mora’s Classroom Activities
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Earth Science
We finished our first EO
by studying rocket sci-
ence. It is based on the
action-reaction principle.
It does not matter if the
action is escaping gases
from a combustion, pres-
sured air from a balloon
or water in a bottle, the
reaction makes our ob-
jects fly in the sky!
Our Solar System and the Universe
QSI school yard felt like Cape Canaveral whilst launching our water
rockets during the competition! In our new EO2, “Our Solar System
and the Universe” we studied how astronomers like Ptolemy, Coper-
nicus, Galileo and Kepler developed their models of the Solar sys-
tem. We are creating a scaled model for distances and sizes.
Physical Science
Our EO2 “Atomic struc-
ture and the periodic ta-
ble” dives deep into the
atom and shows us that it
is not indivisible but made
of: the protons, neutrons
and electrons.
We did like Mendeleev
and organized all the ele-
ments using a periodic
table!
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Our Solar System and the Universe
QSI school yard felt like Cape Canaveral whilst launching our water
rockets during the competition! In our new EO2, “Our Solar System
and the Universe” we studied how astronomers like Ptolemy, Coper-
nicus, Galileo and Kepler developed their models of the Solar sys-
tem. We are creating a scaled model for distances and sizes.
Environmental Studies
We finished EO2 by working on the different Earth cycles. We
understood that water is never lost on Earth, but we can only
drink the 0.5% of it. . We studied the carbon and nitrogen cycle.
We created a board game to fully understand all cycles.
Algebra
Using the same algebraic concepts we mastered in EO1, we
are now learning about inequalities in EO2. If something is
smaller than something else, its negative is actually larger!
So do not forget to reverse the symbol when multiplying or di-
viding by a negative number.
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Movie Night
Our 1st Movie Night was a complete success!! The setup was relaxed and cozy and our students had the possibility to bond with each other after school hours and enjoy the
movie. So we are inviting all students to come and join in the fun!!
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Movie Night
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Movie Night
Our 1st Movie Night was a complete success!! The setup was relaxed and cozy and our students had the possibility to bond with each other after school hours and enjoy the
movie. So we are inviting all students to come and join in the fun!!
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School Events
Curriculum Night
Quality Schools International Malta held its annual Curriculum Night for parents
and students on Wednesday 12 September. I together with all the teaching staff
would like to thank everyone for their attendance and collaboration. I would also
like to thank our Student Council members for their time and dedication, a job
well done indeed.
Our primary reason for holding a ‘Curriculum Night,’ was for parents to get first-
hand information regarding the curricula covered in each child’s age level and
we did achieve our goal as all the parents were satisfied and happy.
Each classroom teacher discussed the curriculum with the parents which en-
abled them to get a better understanding of what is happening in their children’s
school life.
Once again we would like to thank you for your participation in this event, we
would also like to invite parents to fell free to send us their feedback on the out-
come.
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School Events
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Fall Festival
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Out of School Activities
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Cross Country Race Warsaw Poland
We are extremely proud of our QSI International School of Malta’s very own Cross Country Team. The team, led by Coach Ron Snyder took 1st place this weekend in Warsaw, Poland. Our competitors worked very hard and trained on a daily basis. Our kids were focused, and with great coaching; reached their team and individual goals. Coach Snyder and the QSI Malta Knights were outstanding!!
Well done!!!
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Out of School Activities
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Cross Country Race Warsaw Poland
We are extremely proud of our QSI International School of Malta’s very own Cross Country Team. The team, led by Coach Ron Snyder took 1st place this weekend in Warsaw, Poland. Our competitors worked very hard and trained on a daily basis. Our kids were focused, and with great coaching; reached their team and individual goals. Coach Snyder and the QSI Malta Knights were outstanding!!
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Well done!!!
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Come-Read-to-a-Child
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Read to a Child
A great success!!
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Come-Read-to-a-Child
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Read to a Child
A great success!!
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CALENDAR
Date Hour Event
24th 2:00 -4:00 pm Fall festival 2013
Photography, Design, Production & Editing Maria Fenech (Marketing Consultant)
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