Feb. 2017 Volume 1, Issue 1

INTERNATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL of SARAJEVO

Curriculum Newsletter YEAR GROUP 7

Dear members of IPSS Family,

Happy New Year and Welcome back! I am eager to have our students returning

to school and want to extend a special welcome to the new students joining our

school. I can’t believe it is already second semester. Time is flying by so quickly.

I am delighted to introduce this first edition of the IPSS Curriculum Newsletter.

We intend to make it a regular publication (monthly) and to use it to keep you in

touch with news and developments which relate mainly implementation of our

curriculum.

We know a strong partnership with parents will make a great difference in your

child’s education. As partners, we share the responsibility for our children’s suc-

cess and want you to know that we will do our very best to carry out our responsi-

bilities. We ask that you guide and support your child’s learning by ensuring that

he/she:

1) Attends school daily and arrives on time, ready for the day’s learning experi-

ence

2) Completes all homework assignments given by teachers

3) Reads daily to develop a love for reading and to improve literacy skills

4) Shares school experiences with you so that you are aware of his/her school life

5) Informs you if he/she needs additional support in any area or subject

6) Knows that you expect him/her to succeed in school and go on to the next level

of education

Thank you for your continued involvement, investment, and collaboration! It is

through our partnership with our parents that we are able to continue to provide

an excellent education. Thank you for partnering with us on this journey.

SINCERELY

UGUR GER, PRINCIPAL

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Welcome letter .........................1

School Organization Chart ......2

Office Hours .............................2

Activities ..................................2

Announcements .......................2

Important Days ........................3

Quick News …………………………3

Curriculum Newsletter ............3

Curriculum Newsletter…...….. 4

IPSS Philosophy ………………… 4

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Albert Einstein

SCHOOL ORGANIZATION CHART

OFFICE HOURS OF TEACHING STAFF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2

WINTER SCHOOL TRIP

Feb. 8 Year Group 6-9

Feb. 16 Year Group 1-5

Please receive your

Parents’ Access Card from

Secretary’s Office!

PARENTS’ MEETING

Feb. 8 16:00 - YEAR 6-9

Feb. 9 16:00 - YEAR 1-5

Seminar for parents:

“Protecting children from

Internet and Gaming Ad-

diction”

Days Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Peri-od

Teacher Venue Teacher Venue Teacher Venue Teacher Venue Teacher V

1

A.samed Genjga

Library

2

3 Besim Mušić

Library

4 Nikolina

Vujić Music room

Mehmet Afacan

DoS Sci-ence &

Math 3rd Floor

5 Haris Sogolj

DoS Sci-ence &

Math 3rd Floor

6 Nizama

Nalo

DOS Lan-guages

2nd floor

Jasin Hodžić

DoS Sci-ence &

Math 3rd Floor

Okay Ozbal

DoS Sci-ence &

Math 3rd Floor

7 Alma Ćena-nović

Library Dalila Džafić

Library

IMPORTANT DATES

QUICK NEWS

3

Feb. 21 Cambridge

Primary Checkpoint

exam application

deadline (Year 6)

Feb. 21 Cambridge

Secondary-1 Check-

point exam application

deadline (Year 9)

March 1 Official

holiday, School day-off

Cambridge secondary 1

and Primary Checkpoint

exams will start this

month.

MATHS: Density property of Rational numbers, adding, sub-

tracting, multiplying, dividing and properties of rational numbers,

solving addition and subtraction equations and inequalities in ration-

al numbers, solving multiplication and division equations in rational

numbers.

PHYSICS: Introduction,

revision of the 1st semester,

Scientific inquiry - ideas and

evidence (importance of

asking questions, making

predictions)

ENGLISH: World records,

The Paralympics, Higher,

faster, further, Quantifiers

with countable and un-

countable nouns, Reading

(Fiction To give), We are

going on holiday, At the

airport, A school exchange

trip, Climate and environ-

ment, Book review

BIOLOGY: Fish, Jawless

fishes and cartilaginous fish,

Bony fish, Amphibians, The

reproduction of amphibians,

Living on land, Reptiles

GERMAN: Lektion 4: Wir

gehen einkaufen / Text:

Hanna und Oma kaufen

ein, Präsens von „tragen,

schlafen, fahren“, Lektion

5:Feiern ist schön/Text:

Eine Umfrage: Was ist de-

inLieblingsfest?, Wir lernen

ein Lied / Die Farbe

B/H/S JEZIK: Analiza tekstova

(“Ljetopis”, “ Komanči”, “Bakine

naočari”, Nešto važno da ti kažem”,

Glagolski načini (imperativ i kondi-

cional), glagolski prilozi, Sistema-

tizacija (glagoli i glagolski oblici),

Pismena vježba, Rečenični članovi,

Lektira: Oskar Vajld, „Sretni princ i

druge bajke“

YEAR GROUP 7, CURRICULUM FEB. 2017

GEOGRAPHY: Introduction-Africa,

Land and Water, Climate and Vegeta-

tion, Resources and Land use, Review

of the chapter

IT: Computer viruses,

antivirus software and up-

dating virus definition

RELIGION: Poslanik oži-

vljava ljubav prema djeci

Pred kraj dana zahvalimo

Allahu, Propisuje vam se

post, Odazivam Ti se Bože

INTERNATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL OF SARAJEVO

PHILOSOPHY

At the International Primary School of Sarajevo:

• We believe that all our pupils and staff are

unique human beings, capable of spiritual,

moral, intellectual and physical growth and

development.

• We value truth, freedom, justice, human rights,

the law and collective effort for the common

good.

• We believe that pupils need to be taught to

learn and build on new skills and develop

socially.

• We value families as sources of love and

support for all their members, and as the basis of

a society in which people care for others.

• We believe we should respect the people, places

and environment around us.

• We also wholly believe that pupils learn to

value and treat others with respect, not only for

what they have but also for what we can do for

them.

• We recognize and celebrate achievement.

• We believe relationships are fundamental to

the development and fulfillment of others, and

ourselves and for the good of both the local and

wider international community.

INTERNATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL of SARAJEVO

Ulica Francuske Revolucije BB Ilidza, Sarajevo, 71000 Phone: +387 33 944 140

vraca@internationalschool.ba

MUSIC: - Introducing with music literature: “Papageno Papagena

Duet” and “Queen of the night aria” (W. A. Mozart), The basics of

musical literacy and performing notes by sheet: “Sinoć ja i moja

kona” (Folk traditional song), Music game: “Grk Zorba” (Greece),

Introducing with music literature: “Morning mood” and “Anitra’s

dance” (E. Grieg)

TURKISH: Mekan adları, yer

yön adları, Çalışma kitabı,

mekan ve yer yön adları,

Yönelme ve ayrılma hali,

Mehmet'in semti okuma par-

çası, Çalışma kitabı - Benim

evim, Sınav

HISTORY: The Crusades, Islamic impact on European Renais-

sance, Renaissance and Humanism, Chapter review

ART: Grafika - linorez

u boji, slobodna tema,

folklorni motivi.