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1 AFNORTH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL British Canadian Section 2nd December 2016 Dear Parents, Our Christmas/Thanksgiving Fayre last Saturday was a huge success...we even had snow!!! We were so happy that so many of our families were able to come along and enjoy the atmosphere. Thanks to all your support we were able to raise the amazing sum of 6650 and will be making a donation of 500 to our nominated charity Nienoo. This is an organisation that helps disadvantaged children in the local area. DATES TO REMEMBER December 6 Sinterklass visit 9 Maths Workshop 14 IY2 Christmas Concert 14 Early dismissal 16 Sunbeams and IY1 Christmas Concert 21 Holiday Lunch Special thanks to Mark Eames and the Christmas Fayre committee for creating a wonderful family event. The day would not have been such a huge success without your generosity and the time given by all who volunteered. Please be sure to make note of all the upcoming events in December. Wishing you all a lovely weekend. Ceyda Yilmaz, Alexander VanPelt, Abigail Godin, James Marsh, Benjamin Boutilier, Lilly Pearn Talk Homework A person you would most like to be is...

2 REMINDERS Bus Offices Netherlands Germany or NO NUTS To keep the school environment safe for all children, we ask that everyone refrain from bringing nuts to school. We have children with nut allergies in almost every year level at AFNORTH International School and with your assistance we can help to make our school a safer place for all. SIGN IN OUT Please remember to sign in and out at the BC Office when you are visiting school. Also should your child arrive after 09:00 or is to be collected before 15:30 they must be also be signed in and out at the office END OF THE DAY CHANGES If you are making changes to your child s mode of transportation, we request that these changes are made in writing and only in emergency situations. It can be ed or hand written. These changes should be made before 1 pm. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!

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5 PTO meeting Tuesday December 6th 16:00 in the well PTO used booked sale Wednesday December 21st In the well Last one before the Holidays! Christmas concerts Winter Elementary Xmas Concert Wednesday December 7th, 17:00 IY2 Wednesday December 14th, 10:00 Sunbeams and IY1 Wednesday December 16th, 09:45 Sinterklass will be visiting the classes Tuesday December 6th...maybe he will have filled their clogs at the same time

6 This year how many days holiday will you have before Christmas Day? Math tip of the week How much taller than you is the Christmas tree? What fraction of the height of the tree is your height? If the individual lights of a string of Christmas lights are 30 cm apart, how many lights would you need so decorate the perimeter of your living room? Tie a piece of tinsel to the very top of the Christmas Tree. Wind the tinsel around the tree until you reach the lowest branch. What is the length of the tinsel?

7 Parents + Mathematics = a Workshop! WORKSHOP 1 Mastery through the years Friday, December 9th (14:30 15:30) See what mathematics looks like for your child at AFNORTH International School Register today for this informative, Hands On workshop Amy Lewis- Mathematics Coach Amy.lewis@afnorth-is.com

8 AFNORTH HOLIDAY MEAL WEDNESDAY 21st December Celebrate the holidays with a delicious catered meal including turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas, carrots and chocolate pudding Tickets are 5 each and can be purchased at your National Office from December 7th 19th Elementary Children-Please place the money in a sealed envelope labelled Holiday lunch with the number of tickets you would like to purchase. The cafeteria will be closed on this day, so students must purchase tickets or bring a lunch from home.

9 School Events SY Date December 6 December 13 December 14 December 16 December 21 January 11 January 25 February 16 February 24 March April April 7 May 31/June 1 June June 7 June 16 June 19 Event Sinterklaas Geography Bee IY2 Christmas Concert Sunbeams and IY1 Christmas Concert Holiday Lunch Spelling Bee Family Maths Event International Day Carnival Parade Music In Our Schools Month Month of the Military Child SB IY1-IY3 Easter Bonnet Sports Day IY7 Residential Arnhem Battle of the Books IY7 Children s University Graduation Leavers Assembly This list will be updated throughout the year. Decmber 2nd