Friday, 22 May 2009

Weishan Road,
Shuanggang, Jinan District
Tianjin 300350 P.R.China
Tel: 86 22 28592001
Fax: 86 22 28592007
Email: info@istianjin.net
www.istianjin.org

Dear Parents and Students, THIS WEEK IN BLAZE

I am very pleased to announce that as of yesterday morning all of this year’s Grade 12 stu-
dents have now finished their IB Diploma examinations and therefore have effectively fully Director’s Note
completed their secondary schooling. These students have worked long and hard to get to
where they are today and on behalf of our entire community I wish to congratulate them Graduation invitations
on their efforts and achievements and wish them every success for their futures. I would Announcement
also like to congratulate their parents and all of the teachers who have supported them on
their journeys. To celebrate this momentous occasion the Grade 12 students head off to- Grade 10 Personal Pro-
morrow on a different kind of journey - the annual Senior Trip to Hainan Island. Enjoy the
sun Seniors! ject Exhibition
Earlier this week I sent out an important community message and I wish to briefly rein- Kindergarten ocean Ex-
force the items addressed in this message:
hibition
PFO Officers: Please support our school and consider running for one of these important
positions. IST Staff Appreciation
th
Influenza A (A1H1): A 5 China case was reported in Beijing today. The school is continu- Day
ing to monitor the situation closely. No additional measures have been put in place by the
school; however, the TEDA Education Bureau has announced that students and teachers Elementary (N– Gr 5)
returning to school from a country with cases of this virus may not return to school for 7 Library Updates
days. Please take this into consideration as you plan your vacations.
Influenza A (A1H1) Distance Learning Contingency Program: Teachers sent out informa- PFO Committee Volun-
tion packages to parents. Please read these packages carefully and provide any informa- teers Announcement
tion requested.
Please ignore any rumors that you may hear about the school’s financial stability as they
IST Chinese Staff team
are entirely incorrect and the result of misinformation, unintentional or otherwise. Building Training Up-
A reminder to all parents that Sports Day is scheduled for tomorrow: school will start as dates
usual at 8:10 with all normal morning bus routes running to schedule. Events will finish at
12noon with students being released from classes at 12:15PM. Normal bus routes will de- ISAC Elementary Track
part at 12:25PM. Students will not have lunch at school, although the cafeteria will be ad field meet.
open for snacks at the morning recess break. Parents are welcome to bring a picnic lunch
to share with their children following their release at 12:15; however, all community PFO News
members must leave school by 1PM. Teachers will not be on duty after 12:30PM. We look
forward to seeing many of you for a fun morning of events! Sports Dates
Warm regards,
Diary Dates

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Weekly Menu
Steve Moody
Director.

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF
1 TIANJIN is accredited by: Council of
International Schools and Western
Association of Schools and Colleges
 International school of Tianjin newsletter FRIDAY, 22 May 2009

NOTICES - REMINDERS - ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dear IST Parents,

Invitations have gone home this week for all families in the IST community to join us for our graduation ceremony on
June 5. Please note that, consistent with our practice, these invitations are being sent home with your youngest
child. They do, however, apply to everyone in the family.
Please do come out to celebrate with us the academic achievements of our graduating
class.
We hope to see you there.
Thanks very much.

Bill Elman
Secondary Principal / Deputy Director

GRADE 10 PERSONAL PROJECT EXHIBITION—May 27

The Grade 10 students will be exhibiting their personal projects on Wednes-
day, May 27th from 10:00 to 12:30 in the IST gym. All members of the IST
community are cordially invited to attend this event and view the results of our
Grade 10 students’ hard work throughout this school year. A special invitation
is extended to parents of students in Grade 10.
As well, because their children will be completing personal projects during the
upcoming school year, Grade 9 parents are also specifically invited to attend the Exhibition and a presentation by
Barbara Wrightson, the MYP Coordinator, from 10:30 to 11:00 on May 27th in the cafeteria.
A bus will be depart Ao Cheng at 10:00 and return at 12:00 to transport parents to/from school.
Hope to see you all there!

IST Staff Appreciation Day

The IST Staff Appreciation Day barbecue/luncheon will be held on Tuesday, June 2nd.
The PFO will provide meat, chicken, sausages, and drinks. Parents can show their apprecia-
tion of teachers and staff by making and donating various dishes to accompany the food pro-
vided by the PFO. Appetizers, side dishes, desserts, salads, and bread donations from par-
ents would be greatly appreciated. Splitting your donation into two portions will ensure
that both the Elementary and Secondary staff get a chance to enjoy your culinary skills, as
they have two different lunch hours. Parents can send their food donations in with their
children to be dropped off in the main foyer, or bring their food in by 11:00 a.m. on June
2nd. We will be holding this event in the courtyard (between the library and the main foyer).

We must ask parents to refrain from eating until the teachers and staff members (from both Elementary and Secon-
dary lunches) have eaten. We need parents to help that day with regulating portions so that everyone gets equal
amounts. If you have any questions, or would like to volunteer that day to serve portions, please contact anyone on
the PFO Committee or e-mail us at IST_PFO@istianjin.net

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Weishan Road, Shuanggang Jinan District, Tianjin 300350 P.R.China
Tel: 86 22 28592001 Fax: 86 22 285920
Email: info@istianjion.net www.istianjin.org
 International school of Tianjin newsletter FRIDAY, 22 May 2009

This week in Elementary Library

N-1 have been enjoying pictures books by Mo Willems to celebrate his latest
award, “Best Picture Book for K to 2” for the book The Pigeon Wants a
Puppy. Mo Willems is a very popular author among IST students. His deliber-
ately simple illustrations and text are an excellent model of how focusing on
the most important details of a story make it come alive.
Grade 2 used the library catalog’s Visual tab to search for books relating to
their unit on How we share the planet. The content focus of the unit is en-
dangered animals, and the students have many titles to choose from. The
Visual tab also has links to student-friendly sites on endangered animals.
Grades 3 to 5 have been enjoying Lynne Truss’s Eats, Shoots and Leaves book
on punctuation. This book has been on the bestseller lists for months and has
sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. Ms. Truss makes punctuation fun
and interesting. Would you like to test your punctuation knowledge? Go to
www.savethecomma.com and take the Comma IQ test.
Good luck!

Volunteers Needed for the 2009-2010 PFO Committee

There are several positions open for next year’s PFO Committee. Please consider volunteering your time to be a part
of this worthwhile organization. PFO members engage in activities intended to support faculty, staff, and parents in
their efforts to provide an excellent school experience that fosters the intellectual, moral, and personal development
of all IST students. This is also a great opportunity to help sponsor events that bring together members of the IST
community for social and informative purposes and to facilitate communication between all members of the greater
IST community. The PFO also provides a forum for discussion of common problems and concerns and assists in fund-
raising activities to the exclusive benefit of our children. Interested parents can e-mail the current committee at
IST_PFO@istianjin.net or sign up below and return this form to the school if they wish to help inspire and enrich
their children’s educational experience.

The positions that are currently open are President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and all of the Liaison posi-
tions (Korean, Western, Danish, French, European, and Asian).

Name Position of Interest Telephone # E-Mail Address

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Weishan Road, Shuanggang Jinan District, Tianjin 300350 P.R.China
Tel: 86 22 28592001 Fax: 86 22 285920
Email: info@istianjion.net www.istianjin.org
 International school of Tianjin newsletter FRIDAY, 22 May 2009

TEAM BUILDING TRAINING UPDATES

On May 15 and 16, 2009, the IST Chinese staff successfully underwent teambuilding training in Jixian County. Thanks to the
collaboration between the Chinese Professional Development Committee and the IST Human Resources Department, and the
support from the IST administration, faculty, and board, the weekend was possible.

It was a challenging but rewarding experience which perfectly integrated personal growth and development with group
leadership and team work. All lifetime lessons and values of confidence, courage, trust, integrity, compassion and coopera-
tion were compressed in 1.5 days. We have learned that goal setting, concrete planning, acceptance of responsibility, risk-
taking, efficient and effective communication, and leadership are the indispensable elements to fulfill a mission.

One quote from the instructor perfectly explains the whole training, “We are always better than we know.” We all have
found our true potential by challenging ourselves, by pushing our limits, by achieving things we never thought possible. We
all have the ability to transcend self-imposed limits.

The last activity was spectacular. It involved the whole IST team, climbing over a 4.26 meter wall without the aid of any
tools. With support from the base and dragging and pulling from the top and through our wit and wisdom and all strenuous
efforts, we all burst into the joy of triumph. We were deeply touched by the whole team. We are grateful to the organizers
and planners for putting the weekend retreat together and to everyone in the IST team. It was an absolute success for the
whole IST team, and we know once again what a great team we are in.

Special thanks to Mr. Moody for his strong support and Bravo, IST Team!

by Laurette LIN.

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Weishan Road, Shuanggang Jinan District, Tianjin 300350 P.R.China
Tel: 86 22 28592001 Fax: 86 22 285920
Email: info@istianjion.net www.istianjin.org
International school of Tianjin newsletter FRIDAY, 22 May 2009

Sports BRIEF

ISAC Elementary Track and Field Meet

On Friday May 15th 2009 a group of 21 excited elementary students traveled to WAB to compete in the an-
nual ISAC Elementary Track and Field Meet. This was perfectly timed as we have just had our own meet
for Be Active in May Your Way Day and also we have just finished our Athletics unit in Physical Educa-
tion classes.
The event itself was extremely successful with approximately 1000 competitors and the competition was
very strong. Our students performed very well indeed with most making the finals of their respective
events and in particular Michael Fitzgerald who won a Gold Medal in the 60m sprint, and Jung Woo Park
who won a Bronze Medal in the Javelin.
Well done to all competitors who performed and behaved very well on the day.

Sports Dates:
Sat. May 23 IST Sports Day 8:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Wed. June 3 IST Athletic Awards Assembly, 1:30 p.m.- 2:10 p.m.

Go Blaze!!

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Weishan Road, Shuanggang Jinan District, Tianjin 300350 P.R.China
Tel: 86 22 28592001 Fax: 86 22 285920
Email: info@istianjion.net www.istianjin.org
International school of Tianjin newsletter FRIDAY, 22 May 2009

PFO NEWS
The IST Staff Appreciation Day barbecue/luncheon will be held on Tuesday, June 2nd. The PFO will
provide meat, chicken, sausages, and drinks. Parents can show their appreciation of teachers and staff
by making and donating various dishes to accompany the food provided by the PFO. Appetizers, side
dishes, desserts, salads, and bread donations from parents would be greatly appreciated. Splitting
your donation into two portions will ensure that both the Elementary and Secondary staff get a chance
to enjoy your culinary skills, as they have two different lunch hours. Parents can send their food dona-
tions in with their children to be dropped off in the main foyer, or bring their food in by 11:00 a.m. on
June 2nd. We will be holding this event in the courtyard (between the library and the main foyer). We
must ask parents to refrain from eating until the teachers and staff members (from both Elementary
and Secondary lunches) have eaten. We need parents to help that day with regulating portions so that
everyone gets equal amounts. If you have any questions, or would like to volunteer that day to serve
portions, please contact anyone on the PFO Committee or e-mail us at IST_PFO@istianjin.net

There are several positions open for next year’s PFO Committee. Please consider volunteering your
time to be a part of this worthwhile organization. PFO members engage in activities intended to sup-
port faculty, staff, and parents in their efforts to provide an excellent school experience that fosters
the intellectual, moral, and personal development of all IST students. This is also a great opportunity
to help sponsor events that bring together members of the IST community for social and informative
purposes and to facilitate communication between all members of the greater IST community. The PFO
also provides a forum for discussion of common problems and concerns and assists in fundraising activi-
ties to the exclusive benefit of our children. Interested parents can e-mail the current committee at
IST_PFO@istianjin.net if they wish to help inspire and enrich their children’s educational experience.

Parents are also being asked to please consider running for one of the two parent elected positions now
vacant on the School Board of Governors. Board membership is a great responsibility but also a won-
derful opportunity to carry out important duties in service of the school’s mission, philosophy, and fu-
ture. If you are interested, you can read more information at http://www.istianjin.org/uploaded/
documents/blaze_May15.pdf .

The last PFO Parent Meeting of this school year will be on Wednesday, June 3rd at 8:30 a.m. in the
school cafeteria. We hope to see you there!

We need some parent volunteers to assist Ho Su Cho and friends with the flower arrangements at the
Hotel Nikko Tianjin on Thursday, June 4th for the upcoming Secondary Graduation Ceremony. If you're
able to help out, please contact Magdalene So at 139-208-88654 or Cami Chen at 138-203-
16606. Thank you!

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Weishan Road, Shuanggang Jinan District, Tianjin 300350 P.R.China
Tel: 86 22 28592001 Fax: 86 22 285920
Email: info@istianjion.net www.istianjin.org
International school of Tianjin newsletter FRIDAY, 22 May 2009

Diary Dates
4-21, May
Do you want to learn IB Diploma Final Exams
about how to Fri 15, Sat 16, May
Chinese Staff PD
Fri 22, May

Care for the Ocean? Elem Assembly hosted by Library

Specialist teachers
Sat 23, May
Sports Day—Half Day
Please visit the Wed 27, May
MYP Personal project Exhibition

Kindergarten PFO Committee Meeting

Thurs 28, May
Thursday Night Live
Dragon Boat Festival
Fri 29, May
Secondary Summer Formal
Mon 1, June
IST Annual Secondary Creative Writing
Competition Entries Close
Tues 2, June
IST Appreciation Day
Wed 3, June
PFO meeting
Thrus 4, June
Date: 29 May 2009 MYP AOI Assembly
Fri 5, June
Where: Ming 7, 8 , 9 GRADUATION
Time: 10:15-3:15 Wed 10, June
Elementary Spring Show
Thurs 11, June
Help us care for the ocean. Grade 5 Graduation
Please bring a small DONATION! Secondary End of Semester Awards
Assembly
HOPE WE SEE YOU THERE! Fri 12, June
Last Day of School—half day
Reports Sent home
End of 4th Quarter—51 days
End of 2nd Semester—91 Days
Sat 13, June
Teacher work day—half day

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Weishan Road, Shuanggang Jinan District, Tianjin 300350 P.R.China
Tel: 86 22 28592001 Fax: 86 22 285920
Email: info@istianjion.net www.istianjin.org
 NPK to Grade 1 – Special Lunch menu (WEEK 1)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 1
● Carrot and ● Sweet Corn ● Sauteed String ● Diced Carrots, ● Vegetable Salad
Cucumber Sticks Beans peas and corn

* * * * *
● Ham and Cheese ● Danish Meat Balls ● Spaghetti ● Fried Chicken ● Pasta with Parmesan
Sandwich (beef sauce) Tenderloin Cheese

● French Fries ● Mashed potato ● Grilled Sausages ● Vegetable Pasta ● Sausage & Broccoli

● Fruit ● Fruit ● Fruit ● Fruit ● Fruit

● Dessert & Drink ● Dessert & Drink ● Dessert & Drink ● Dessert & Drink ● Dessert & Drink
 NPK to Grade 1 – Special Lunch menu (WEEK 2)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 2
● Carrot and ●Sweet Corn ●Sauteed String ● Diced Carrots, ● Vegetable Salad
Cucumber Sticks Beans peas and corn

* * * * *
● Fried Rice with ● Pork Schnitzel ● Chicken Meat ● Macaroni & ● Cheese Pizza
Ham Ball (tomato sauce) Cheese

● Steamed and ● Cheese Potato ● Mashed potato ● Sausage & ● Vegetable pasta
Beef Broccoli

● Fruit
● Fruit ● Fruit ● Fruit ● Fruit
● Dessert & Drink ● Dessert & Drink ● Dessert & Drink ● Dessert & Drink ● Dessert & Drink
 ●Protein ●Cooked Fruit or Vegetables
●Milk product(Calcium) ●Soup
●Starch

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

25/5/2009 26/5/2009 27/5/2009 28/5/2009 29/5/2009

Fruit Salad Garden Salad Potato Salad Shredded Veg Salad Tomato & Cheese Salad
(pineapple,apple,orange) (lettuce,tomato,cucumber,carrot) (potato,cucumber,carrot) (olive,cabbage,green&red pepper) (tomato,cheese)

French Onion Soup Cream Cauliflower Soup Russion Soup Cream Broccoli Soup Beef Soup

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Fish Fillet Spaghetti Grilled Pork Chop Sweet & Sour Pork Grilled Pork Chop
(cod,tartar sauce) (ham,veg) (pork,teriyaki sauce) (pineapple,pork) (pork,onion and mustard sauce)

Grilled Chicken Chicken Curry beef ball Stew Fried Chicken Ball Chicken Stew
(chicken,BBQ sauce) (chicken, curry sauce) (beef,onion,green pepper,mushroom) (chicken ball, tartar sauce) (chicken,celery)

Mixed Veg Steamed Carrots&Broccoli Roasted Veg Mixed Veg Cauliflower

French Fries Roasted Potato Potato Sticks Baked Potato Mashed Sweet Potato

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Fruit Jelly Swiss Roll Ice Cream Cookies Chocolate Cake
 ●Protein ●Cooked Fruit or Vegetables
●Milk product(Calcium) ●Soup
●Starch

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1/6/2009 2/6/2009 3/6/2009 4/6/2009 5/6/2009

Potato Salad mixed salad Fruit Salad Beans Salad Cucumber Salad
(potato,carrot,egg) (lettuce,cucumber,tomato) (apple, pear, banana) (bean,carrot) (carrot,cucumber)

Minestrone Soup Tomato Soup Cream Corn Soup Pasta Soup Beef Soup

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Pizza Roasted Beef Sticks Chilli Macaroni Beef Steak Satay Chicken
(Salami,Cheese) (beef,pepper sauce) (Beef mince,tomato) (beef,gravy sauce) (Chicken leg)

Grilled Chicken Leg Chicken Schnitzel Grilled Chicken Kim Bab Pork Chop
(chicken,cream and pepper sauce) (chicken,tartar sauce) (chicken, spain sauce) (Laver,rice,meat,vegetable) (pork,onion,green pepper,carrot)

Ratatouille Grilled Vegetable Baked Beans Korean Vegetable Mashed Carrot

Baked Potato French Fries Sauteed Potato Mashed Potato Indonesia Fried Rice

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Fruit Mousse Carrot Cake Ice Cream Banana Bread Cheese cake