Collection for Ecobricks! Eco Schools is collecting plastic to help construct our ecobricks. Instead of throwing away your old plastic, give it to us so we can recycle it into an ecobrick. There are collection bags in primary and MS campuses. We need: · plastic bags · plastic wrappers · plastic packaging · plastic straws · other small, pliable plastics All plastic should be clean and free of food residue.
What a year, what a year! Our class has been incredibly busy learning to read and write a variety of texts including informational, poetry, opinion, historical fiction, and drama! One of our favorite activities has been read aloud. We’ve read Wonder by R.J Palacio, Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate, Love That Dog by Sharon Creech, and are currently reading The Last of the Very Great Whangdoodle by Julie Andrews. In nine year old math, we took a really deep look into fractions; addition and subtraction of fractions, fraction equivalence and comparison, and multiplying whole numbers and fractions. Nine and ten year old students had the opportunity to explore the Silk Road and really consider the way trade has contributed to globalization and their ability to be global citizens (literally). Furthermore, we
took the time to focus on a leader, ruler, or explorer of our choice and analyze their impact on the community of their time and the world today. In Science, students learned all about energy and are currently working on understanding more about the internal and external structures of plants. Some highlights of the school year for our class include our field trips to the Botanical Gardens, Opera House, Orthodox Church and Mosque; Science Days, International Day, starting book clubs, and all of the birthdays we’ve been able to celebrate together. Although we’ve seen a few individuals leave and enter our class – it’s also been a highlight to have the opportunity to celebrate those who leave and send them off with good memories. Although the end of the school year is nearing, we are still working diligently on closing units and keeping out class community strong. We look forward to what the rest of the school year holds!
As we draw closer to the end of the school year, the minds and hearts of many families are pulled in different directions. Those who are leaving Tajikistan are trying to finish up all that needs to be done here while thinking about settling in to a new environment and all the stress associated with it. Those who remain worry about what the future here will be like without friends they have come to know and enjoy. These transitions are an inevitable part of this international life, but that does not make moving any easier. During the first week of May the school will begin a “Transitions” program for all our students: those leaving and those remaining. Both groups will meet to talk about what is
happening, their feelings and fears about the future, and each group will be given some suggestions for activities that will help them look at this transition time in a more positive light. Those remaining may also want to be a New Student Buddy. This is an opportunity for our students to meet and become a buddy to an incoming student In August. While acknowledging that the grief that comes with saying good-bye is an unavoidable part of all transitions, we hope to help students happily anticipate new beginnings that transitions signal: times of hellos, of growth and change.
On May 10 we made an amazing journey to the building - Kohi Navruzgoh, which shows that so many people can be patient and talented. Students were introduced to several types of stones such as chasma, lapis lazuli, onyx from which paintings and columns were made. We saw doors, ceilings, and a huge room carved out of wood by Tajik craftsmen. It took months of painstaking work. It is a pity that photographs cannot transmit the smell and smell of cedar. In some halls, the walls and ceiling were painted by hand with eco-friendly paints made by masters of turmeric, eggs and other things themselves. The students and the teachers were also impressed by this building. Billiards was closed, but there will be a reason to return there again.
I am Stephanie Janes, I was born and raised in Las Vegas Nevada. I have always wanted to be a teacher. I got a degree in Environmental Science and I thought I would combine my two loves of teaching and science into a job I love! I first taught 5 yrs in Outdoor education. Teaching outdoor education allowed me to move to different states Texas, Montana, California, Alaska and New Mexico. I then became a High school science teacher in Peoria, AZ teaching Environmental Science and Integrated science. After 3 yrs in AZ I decided to move my teaching overseas to Egypt. I taught middle school science for 3 yrs, I have loved my move over seas because it gave me an opportunity to continue to do what I love but on an international level
and to experience other cultures. To decompress at the end of a long week. I like to watch movies, read a good book, and bake/cook for friends and family. I can’t wait to come to Dushanbe QSI and continue doing what I love. I am additionally excited to be in a mountainous country with actual seasons since I haven’t really lived in this kind of area.
QIS International School of Dushanbe would like to thank Eastera for providing flags, Hilton for providing kurpacha during International Day and Cafe Merve for providing food during Lock in event.
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