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11th February 2015
St George’s News
Friday 13th FebruaryCanteen Form Deadline
16th - 20th FebruaryHalf-Term Holiday
Wednesday 25th FebruaryFriends of St George’s Coffee Morning 8:30am (Canteen)
Friday 4th MarchFriends of St George’s Meeting8:30am (Canteen)
Friday 13th MarchInternational Dinner7:30-10:00pm (Canteen)
Wednesday 18th MarchParent presentation: No Two Students The Same, 6:00-7:30pm (Barthel Hall)
Friday 3rd AprilPrimary Report DayNo school for Primary students
Important Notices For the Upcoming Days
Weather WarningIf the School decides to close due to inclement weather, the decision will be communicated ASAP on the
school’s website, on ARA Radio (103.4) and by text message to
parents and staff who have signed the SMS Consent Form.
Message from the PrincipalDear Parents,As you may have heard from your son or daughter we currently are hosting the team from the Independent Schools Inspectorate. They are enjoying their time in Luxembourg and at the School and we look forward to receiving their report on the School next term.
We have had two excellent performances from Year 3 depicting Charlie and the Chocolate factory last week which were simply amazing and a great tribute to the talent and hard work of both Year 3 and Year 5 as the supporting choir. Equally superb was the performance of our Secondary student debating team at the COBIS debating competition in Bucharest over the weekend where they managed to reach a very impressive third place competing against 15 other international schools from across the globe. Well done!
We are now in the last week before half-term and I am sure that all families have exciting adventures planned next week – whether joining in the Carnival festivities here in Luxembourg or travelling abroad. Please do travel safely and enjoy the break. School starts again on Monday the 23rd February 2015.Best regards,Dr Barkei
Canteen Form Deadline Friday 13th FebruaryPlease be informed that canteen order forms are now available on the Parent Portal for students wishing to use the canteen facilities. The deadline to return the form is Friday 13th February. Please also note that any lost, forgotten, or emergency tokens will now be charged at 10 euros.
Year 3 Students Perform Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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St George's Secures Best Place Ever in the COBIS World Debate Competition 2015
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Whole SchoolNews
Friends of St George’s Newcomers Coffee MorningsThe next ‘‘Friends of St George’s’’ coffee morning will be held on Wednesday 25th February at 8:30am in the canteen. There will be some new families arriving after the carnival holiday and the FoSTG hope you will come along and welcome the newcomers.
Please note that there will be similar coffee mornings on the first Wednesday morning after each holiday break where all are welcome to come along for a catch up and to meet other parents, old and new. Reminders will be printed in the newsletter and appear in the school events calendar on the Parent Portal.
Friends of St George’s to Host International Dinner St George’s families represent over 50 nationalities - to celebrate this diversity the ‘‘Friends of St George’s’’ are hosting an International Dinner. The event will take place on Friday 13th March from 7:30-10:00pm in the school canteen. Tickets will be sold at €5 per person and
can be purchased at the reception desk from Monday 23rd February. Numbers are limited so please don’t delay to secure a place. Guests are more than welcome to share their national dance and music and to attend in traditional wear. Please coordinate with Lisa Dishman on [email protected] for any music or dance arrangements.We invite all parents and staff attending to bring along a dish from their cultural cuisine – savoury or sweet (for approx 4-6 people). Please label your dish and bring along a full list of the ingredients.
Friends of St George’s MeetingThe Friends of St George’s will be meeting on Wednesday 4th March at 8:30am in the canteen to coordinate the final plans for the International Dinner; everyone is welcome to attend.
Coffee Afternoon CancelledOn Friday 13th February there will be no coffee afternoon for parents and students due to internal meetings. Many thanks for your understanding.
Upcoming Parent Presentation: No Two Students The Same - How To Effectively Support Students At HomeOn Wednesday 18th March, parents have the opportunity to find out more about how best to support students at home.The presentation will be run by Fintan O’Regan, an acclaimed behavioural management consultant from the UK. This event is aimed towards parents who have children in the
Primary either or Secondary school. The session will be held in Barthel Hall from 6:00-7:30pm. Please be informed that places are limited, so if you would like to confirm your attendance or if you have any questions please contact [email protected].
Chess Club NewsCongratulations to the 6 members of the Chess club who competed in their first-ever Chess Tournament last weekend at the ‘Open Pour Jeunes’. The students played 7 gruelling chess games over the course of a day with 140 international youngsters participating. Oliver, Sharon, and Tommaso G played in the under 14’s category; Tommaso P, Jayden, and Elias played in the under 10’s. They all rose to the challenge and competed with determination and skill. St George’s Secondary student Matthew, an experienced chess player who volunteers at St George’s Chess club teaching the younger students, managed to reach joint second place in the under 14’s category.
Letter of Intent OverdueFor those who have not yet returned the Letter of Intent Form, please click here and either return the paper copy to the Reception Desk or scan and e-mail it to [email protected] as soon as possible. Year 13 students do not need to return this form.
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TELSTAR Second Hand SaleOn Saturday 21st March Telstar Scouts are having a Second Hand Sale at the FNEL Headquarters: 61A Rue de Trèves L-2630, Cents. This is your chance to de-clutter, give away some things and maybe collect some treasure! For more information contact [email protected], [email protected] or visit www.telstar.lu.
Football Klinik Academy: Easter Camp - Football/Soccer and SAQFootball Klinik Academy, operated by Octopus Link Sports runs camps over the Easter holidays. It caters to children aged 4-18, runs Mondays-Fridays (09:00-16:30) from Monday 6th - Friday 10th April and Monday 13th - Friday 17th April
2015. To register or more information, please contact Octopus Link Sports Tel: (+352) 27 99 62 21 - GSM 691 770 357 or email: [email protected].
Community News
Morning Drop Off• Please be reminded that Early Years children can be taken to their classrooms after 8:00am in the morning.
• All other students remain outside in the fresh air until 8:20am when the whistle is blown in the playground.
• Reception students can be dropped at their outside work area from 8:00am, but as they are transitioning, they will remain outside at teacher discretion until 8:20am. Please do not take them inside to the Foundation corridor unless directed to do so by staff in poor weather conditions. Teachers and Assistants are doing preparation work at this time, or may be in staff meetings.
• Year 1 and above should all remain outside in the playground if they arrive before 8:20am. The only exception to this is for students going to the library. If they are doing this then they must take their coat and all bags with them to the library. Please do not enter the lower corridor for Year 1 classrooms before 8:20am as staff are planning and making preparations for the day. They are not available to look after students.
• In the event of poor weather, you will be informed that students can go directly inside to classrooms as staff will be expecting them.
The St George’s Pirate Treasure Map is Back!Similar to previous years St George’s staff and older students will be participating in the ‘Relais Pour La Vie’. As part of our fundraising for this brilliant cause, we have our fantastic treasure map displayed in the Reception area. Can you help find the 5 lots of treasure the forgetful pirates have lost? After 3:00pm we invite students and parents to take part in our game to guess where the treasure is buried. Each guess costs 1 euro. We have 5 prizes up for grabs. All money raised will be added to our donation to the cancer charity fundraising.
If you would like to share your community events, please email [email protected] before 10:00am every Tuesday. Please note that these events are not organised by the School and we provide this listing as a consideration towards our community.
Whole SchoolNews
Fancy Joining the Ladies’ Netball Club?It is a great way to keep fit and meet new people. It takes place on Wednesdays form 7:30pm-9:00pm at the sports hall of the Ecole Privée Fieldgen. The cost is 5 euro per session. For more information please contact: [email protected].
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Fun Club Activities Plea!Thank you for the donations so far. Games and puzzles are always welcome, and if you have any empty Pringle tubes, peanut tins (washed out), odd socks, gloves and mittens, metal bottle tops and metallic bits they would be greatly appreciated. These will be used for craft activities in Fun Club.
‘Sporty Challenge’ & ‘Ceramics Club’ will unfortunately not start due to lack of participants, these clubs will be offered again at Easter for the Summer term.
Chess Club – Wednesdays 3:30-4:30pm (This club will start on Wednesday 25th February)Who for: Years 2-3 Cost for February to April: 39 euroCost for April to July: 78 euroBeginners are welcome. You will receive a confirmation email as soon as there are enough players for the club to start.
Fun Phonics – Tuesdays 3:30-4:30pm (This club will start on Tuesday 24th February)Who for: Year 1-2 Cost for February to April: 39 euroCost for April to July: 78 euroThis club will provide children with the chance to practise and learn sounds through fun games and activities. The children will learn to blend and segment sounds, to help with their reading and writing, through a range of fun games, songs and activities.
Saturday Football Training – Training will take place on Saturday 14th February if we have at least 10 players. Please respond to [email protected] or text the coach to let him know you will be attending. All players must bring their training trousers - not just shorts.
The following clubs still have available spaces:
Art Club: Thursday (Years 3-4)Netball Club: Monday (Years 6-11)Cooking Club: Monday (Years 4-6)Debating Club: Tuesday (Years 7-13)Football Club: Thursday (Years 2-3)Basketball/Football training: Thursday (Years 5-6)Football Club: Saturday (Years 7-13)Mixed Martial Arts Club: Saturday (Years 5+ and adults)
For all club requests or cancellations please e-mail [email protected]. All places will be confirmed before 23rd February.
Extra-curricularActivities
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PrimaryNews
Upcoming events & Important dates
Friday 13th FebruaryCanteen Form Deadline
Tuesday 24th FebruaryCarnival Dress-up Day!
Tuesday 24th FebruaryYear 1 IPC Showcase2:40 - 3:10pm
Wednesday 25th FebruaryYear 5 EIB Art Exhibition Day Trip
Wednesday 25th FebruaryFoSTG’s coffee morningat 8:30am (Canteen)
Thursday 26th FebruaryYear 2 IPC Showcase2:40 - 3:10pm
Monday 2nd March1M Parent Invitation Assembly 8:30 - 8:50am
Monday 2nd March6S IPC Showcase 2:45 - 3:15pm
Friday 13th MarchInternational Dinner7:30 - 10:00pm (Canteen)
Monday 16th March1J Parent Invitation Assembly
Tuesday 24th MarchBook Sale 8:00 - 5:30pm(Conference Room)
Thursday 26th MarchYear 2 IPC Showcase 2:40 - 3:10pm 23rd - 27th MarchBook Week
Thursday 2nd AprilHouse Day
Friday 3rd AprilReport Day No school for Primary students
Primary School News
Primary Council Cake SaleThe School Council’s cake sale was a great success. The Primary students managed to raise just over 140 euros in their 15 minute break for the Unity Foundation. Such a brilliant amount raised in such a short time. Well done!
Book Week - Author AnnouncedWe are very pleased to announce that Neil Griffiths will be our visiting author during Book Week! He will be seeing students from Reception to Year 4. For more information on him visit http://www.cornertolearn.co.uk/neilgriffiths.html. There will also be a book sale presented by Usborne Books held on Tuesday 24th March in the Conference room.
Upcoming Primary School MedicalsYear 3MC will be having their medical on Thursday 12th February.Year 3MA will be having their medial on Thursday 26th February.
Primary Carnival Dress-up Celebration: Tuesday 24th February Since carnival falls during the half-term break we would like to celebrate carnival by urging all Primary students to dress up in their finest carnival outfits on Tuesday after the holidays.
Pictures from last week’s fantastic performance of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!
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Upcoming events & Important dates
SecondaryNews
Friday 13th FebruaryCanteen Form Deadline
Wednesday 25th FebruaryFoSTG’s coffee morningat 8:30am (Canteen)
Thursday 26th FebruaryOpen Evening: Key Stage 4 Information Evening 6:00 - 7:30pm (Barthel Hall)
Thursday 12th MarchOpen Evening: Key Stage 5 Information Evening 6:00-7:30 (Barthel Hall)
Friday 13th MarchInternational Dinner7:30-10:00pm (Canteen)
Wednesday 18th MarchParent presentation: No Two Students The Same, 6:00-7:30pm (Barthel Hall)
Friday 27th MarchComenius International Ball 7:00 - 10:00pm (Hotel Parc Bellevue)
Secondary School News
This innovative piece of artwork is watercolour painted over a map of Luxembourg. Created by Hannah 7EJ.
Artwork of the Month
St George’s COBIS World Debating Plate Champions 2015A massive congratulations to the COBIS Debating Team for their fantastic achievement in Bucharest. Last week the Debate Team left for Romania to compete in the Annual COBIS World Competition. The St George’s students demonstrated a brilliant display of showmanship as they battled their way through to an outstanding third place. This is a magnificent achievement for St George’s – out of the six debates that took place over the two days, the students won four, drew one and lost one. St George’s is extremely proud of the outstanding skills portrayed throughout the competition and of course the final outcome – a result which has set a new record in our books and will surely be hard to beat next year! Well done!
Click here to read a student’s account of the event.
- The shortest word in the English Language to contain all 5 vowels.- The Greek Philosopher Aristotle coined the term to mean: The art of beautiful thinking where the speaker empowers their audience and the audience learn to think independently.
the WordEunoia. adj
Modern Foreign Language (MFL) NewsWe are now able to offer the German language examinations for students by the Goethe Institute. In collaboration with the Goethe Institute in Brussels we will be able to organise exam sessions in school. The levels offered are A1-C2 (according to the CEFR). For further information please contact Mr Foz, Head of MFL ([email protected]).
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Upcoming OPEN EVENINGS at St George’sAll families with students in the Secondary school are strongly encouraged to attend the Open Evening for their son/daughter’s 2015/2016 Key Stage in order to choose the best options for study.
All three evenings below are open to the public, so if you have friends who wish to attend you are welcome to invite them. Families currently registered in other schools are also welcome to come along to gather information and discuss the options available. If you have any questions prior to the events please contact [email protected].
Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11) Information Open EveningThursday, 26th February | Barthel Hall, 6:00-7:30pmWho for: Current Year 9 students (aged 13 and 14)This Open Evening gives parents and students the opportunity to find out about the Higher Secondary Curriculum at St George’s. This event is aimed towards students who wish to follow the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE). All are welcome to attend.
Key Stage 5 (Years 12-13) Information Open EveningThursday, 12th March | Barthel Hall, 6:00-7:30pmWho for: Current Year 11 students (aged 15 and 16)This Open Evening gives parents and students the opportunity to find out about the pre-university curriculum at St George’s. This event is aimed towards students who wish to follow the A-Level programme. All are welcome to attend.
Year 6 (Last Year of Primary) to Year 7 (First Year of Secondary) Transition EveningThursday, 23rd April | Barthel Hall, 6:00-7:30pmWho for: Current Year 6 students (aged 10 and 11)St George’s will be hosting a Transition Evening for Year 6 to Year 7 students. This is an opportunity for parents and students to find out about the Lower Secondary curriculum at St George’s. This event is aimed towards students who are finishing their Primary education. All are welcome to attend.
SecondaryNews
For more information contact Mrs Kerry Tranter at [email protected]
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