MONTHLY NEWSLETTER CALENDAR. International School Eindhoven July 2015 IN THIS ISSUE. Whole School News. ISE Primary News

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER International School Eindhoven

July 2015

IN THIS ISSUE Whole School News:   ISE Calendar  Campus Notices  Whole School Notices

ISE Primary News:  From The Head Of

International Primary

 From the Head Of Primary Dutch Department

 Parents’ Committee

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Waterpret/Water Play Lost & Found Urgently Needed Choir Ghana Sponsorloop TPO Pilot DFL Groups 1 & 2 Groep 1/2 Group 2/Groep 4 Group 4 Schoolreisje

Groep 5 Group 5/Group 6 Groep 6 Groep 7 Vrijdagmiddagactiviteiten Groep 8 ANGLIA Exam Results Library Corner

ISE Secondary News:  Head of Secondary

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Graduation Ceremony DIS Sports Day Sale of ISE Sports Kit From Secondary PC Library English Dept. Reading List Mrs Prest’s Career Corner Short Story:Rising Lotus(2) Alumni Reunion ISE IB results 2015

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AUGUST 2015

CALENDAR LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL 2015

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School Office Opens

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New student assessments (Secondary)

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Welcome to new students (Primary)

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first day for students (Primary)

14 8:30 Farewell Coffee Morning For Mr Gatley Last day secondary students (after assembly)

SEPTEMBER 2015

11:00 Assembly (Secondary)

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12:30 Welcome to New Students (Secondary)

GRADUATION (Primary)

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08:45 Assembly & First Day for Secondary

15 Parent Meeting by invitation (Secondary) Last day for Primary Students 20 SCHOOL OFFICE CLOSED UNTIL 24 AUGUST

Classified Section

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DP1 Induction Days (Secondary)

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1200-1600 Picnic for all ISE families

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08:45 Assembly and start of lessons (DP1)

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Times TBC parents information evening (Primary)

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Study Day (Secondary)

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school photographer (Secondary) (Primary in Oct)

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MP1 camp departs

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Editors: Martine Revis & Rory Williamson (parent volunteers), Liaison Officer: Jo Tubbs

Campus Notices

For Primary and Secondary

Do you feel you have ideas and experiences worth sharing? Do you know someone who does? If so, we would like to invite you, or anyone you know who may be interested, to be a speaker at a TEDx event in Eindhoven, in the former Constant Rebecque barracks. That’s right, our school will be hosting a TEDx event, and we would like you to be part of it.

WWW.IRISHDANCE.NL [email protected] From 3 September Irish Dance classes will be taught on Thursdays at the ISE! 17.30-18.00: preschoolers 18.00-19.00: kids 19.00-20.00: adults

TEDx is a global platform based on the premise of sharing ideas that are worth spreading. Through it, people can communicate and converge in an active and rich discussion of the world around and within us. Speakers are given the rare opportunity to engage with a live audience and have their voices projected across the world. Now we extend this opportunity to you. Once either yourself or someone you know who is interested has given this a good amount of thought, please contact us at [email protected] in order to explain the idea you wish to spread as well as your preferred contact method. On the basis of this we will come back to you and if the idea and passion behind it is sufficient, and invite you to a meeting to discuss it in further detail. Together, we can be part of something phenomenal.

Whole School Notices CONTACTING THE SCHOOL: FROM ISE SECONDARY A FOND FAREWELL TO: Sander, Kaitlin, Adam, Mathilde, Gracie, Justin, Sparsh, Alex, Palak, Hannah, Zi Jin, Anna, Hsin, Hao, Davina, Rachel, Rowan, Reese, Ethan, Mika, Laurenz, Pranav, Quentin, Lara, Antoine, Louise, Willow, Reinder, Thijs, Gaidaa, Mira, Evrim, Adina, Omar

By phone dial 040 251 94 37 and press 1 for Primary or 2 for Secondary. If you have an appointment at the school Tanja Keffert, the receptionist, will gladly help you.

For latest information check our Facebook

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BICYCLE GATE The gate on Oirschotsedijk is open for bikes at the following times: 8:15 - 9:00 15:15 -16:15 (Wednesdays 12:30 13:00 & 14:45-15:30) The gate will be closed at other times

QUIZZING FOR KENYA Was cancelled. Now planned for October 2015 Details to follow

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Useful links: ISE Secondary picture portal site:

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Primary International Dear Parents, It is hard to believe that the end of the school year has arrived and 11 months have passed so quickly! The end of the year always brings a tremendous sense of achievement, especially with so much accomplished: from the school camps and book week at the beginning of the year to the recent sponsored events, school trips and sports day.

A note from... Joan Roach, Head of Primary International [email protected]

Our pupils have been involved in a remarkable number of activities many of which will be spotlighted in the school year book. Each family will receive a copy of the yearbook so you can share, relive and remember these activities. Our pupils have shown ability to both work together and to enjoy special events. You are able to see their characters developing in a way that both parents and teachers can be proud of. Of course, we should not forget the tremendous amount of learning, which has taken place during the year both in planned lessons and informal events. The Primary division staff have worked extremely hard to provide stimulating and inspiring lessons to promote active and independent learning. This year we have experienced enormous growth in the Primary division of the ISE. We end the year with 30 classes with four groups in our increasingly popular dual language Foundation group. For the first time in the International department we will start the school year with four group 2 classes and some classes will have waiting lists. I would like to thank various members of our school community who have worked tirelessly throughout the year to enable our pupils to have such an enjoyable and successful year: Thank You to the parents’ committee for all of the events that they have organised: the monthly coffee mornings, the Halloween party, the funfair being a few examples of the events that have been an outstanding success. Thank you to the class parents for supporting the class teachers and enlisting the help of volunteers for class trips and activities when required. Thank you to the lunch club for supervising our pupils at lunchtime in all weathers to ensure that the children have a safe and enjoyable lunch break. Thank you to the many volunteers who have given up their time to help in the library in a variety of ways. We have a number of committed parents who help to check books in and out during the children’s library sessions on a weekly basis. Organising the timetable for these volunteers is a big task so thanks to Vicky McKenzie for doing this. Thank You to those volunteers who also help with covering and cataloguing the books in the library for the library as well as for take home and guided readers. Finally I would like to thank the teachers, teaching assistants, support staff and the leadership team for all of their hard work in making the 2014/15 school year a success. The end of our school year brings the expected joy at finishing another year but there is also an element of sadness as we say goodbye to various members of our school community. I would like to take this opportunity to wish the children who will be leaving the ISE and their families all the best as they move on. I hope the children look back at their time at the ISE as both a time of learning and enjoyment and that they settle easily into their new environments. I hope that everyone has a safe and enjoyable summer. It is always good and necessary to take time to rest and recharge our batteries in anticipation of a new school year. See you in August! Thank you, Joan Roach

Primary Dutch Department Beste Ouders, Dit is alweer de laatste nieuwsbrief van dit schooljaar. Het jaar is voorbij gevlogen dit keer. Wat hebben we hard gewerkt met z’n allen!!

Een briefje van… Daphne Dansen, Hoofd Nederlandse Afdeling [email protected]

Dit jaar zijn we begonnen met het TPO project bij de kleuters. De kleuters krijgen nu 30% van de tijd les in het Engels. En wat is het een succes! Het is erg mooi om te zien hoe gemakkelijk de kinderen zich het Engels eigen maken en hoe vlotjes de kinderen overstappen op een andere taal. We hebben het onlangs mogen laten zien aan staatssecretaris Dekker van onderwijs en ook hij was heel enthousiast. Leuk ook om te zien hoe snel de kinderen in groep 3 hebben leren lezen, met de nieuwe methode van Veilig leren lezen. Bij de een ging het wat vlotter dan bij de ander, maar alle kinderen kunnen nu lezen en schrijven. De kinderen in groep 4 hebben dit jaar hard gewerkt aan bijvoorbeeld de knikkerbanen. Foto’s hiervan staan verder op in de nieuwsbrief. De kinderen hebben dit jaar ook leren begrijpend lezen en veel kinderen uit de groep hebben tijdens het schoolzwemmen hun zwemdiploma gehaald. Heel erg knap!

De kinderen van groep 5 hebben hard gewerkt aan het goed buitenspelen en samen dingen doen. Als beloning hebben ze een echte filmochtend gehad op school. Liggend op grote kussens hebben ze onder het genot van allerlei lekkers genoten van de film. In groep 6 hebben de kinderen dit jaar veel aan elkaar verteld met behulp van de vertelstok. Hierdoor hebben ze goed leren luisteren naar elkaar. Ook heeft groep 6 een aantal bijzonder uitjes gemaakt naar musea. In groep 7 hebben de kinderen dit jaar het verkeersexamen gedaan. De foto’s hiervan staan verder op in de nieuwsbrief. Groep 7 heeft met Klasseklas hard gewerkt aan elkaar goed leren kennen en respecteren. Groep 8 gaat ons dinsdag al verlaten. Deze kinderen vliegen uit naar de middelbare school. Dit jaar zijn zij de eersten geweest die gewerkt hebben met de nieuwe eindtoets. En wat hebben ze dat ontzettend goed gedaan!! Ze hebben een erg leuke musical gemaakt en gaan nu genieten van hun vakantie. Daarna wordt het hard werken en veel huiswerk maken. Het is een jaar geweest waarin we heel veel leuke en bijzondere dingen met elkaar meegemaakt hebben, maar waarbij we elkaar soms ook hard nodig hadden bij minder leuke gebeurtenissen. We nemen dit jaar afscheid van mevrouw Teunissen die gaat genieten van haar welverdiende pensioen. Ook nemen we afscheid van mevrouw Ter Burg en juf Saskia Asselman, die juf Rianne tijdens haar zwangerschap fantastisch vervangen heeft. Ook nemen we afscheid van meneer Gatley die ook gaat genieten van zijn pensioen. Ook nemen we afscheid van een aantal kinderen die ons gaan verlaten omdat zij naar een andere school gaan. Ik hoop dat zij het fijn zullen hebben op hun nieuwe school. Ik wil iedereen heel erg bedanken die er voor gezorgd heeft dat we een fijn en succesvol jaar hebben gehad. Dank aan alle ouders die zich vol overgave ingezet hebben voor allerlei leuke activiteiten. Zonder hun hulp was dat nooit gelukt. Dank aan alle leerkrachten die er iedere dag weer voor gezorgd hebben dat de kinderen leuke, interessante, nieuwe dingen hebben geleerd. En uiteraard dank aan alle kinderen die dit jaar zo hard gewerkt hebben. Ik hoop dat iedereen nu gaat genieten van een heel erg welverdiende vakantie en dat we jullie allemaal weer terug mogen zien op maandag 31 augustus.

Dank u, Daphne Dansen

Primary Parents’ Committee ‘Pyjama Day’ raises €374 towards the Logan Fund! Dear Parents, The end of the school year is passing by in a flurry of sports days, leaving lunches and end of year parties. Here is the last round-up of news from the PC to tie up a few loose ends before the holidays begin.

Pyjama Day!

Come to school in your pjs day on Friday 12th June was a lot of fun, with over 370 kids taking part. We raised €374 for the School’s Logan Fund, and this money will be used to help sponsor children at the school for extraordinary extra-curricular activities (for example, attendance at a sports championship). Any parent with children at the school is eligible to apply, and if you’d like more details, please see Kath in the School Office. The Logan Fund also sponsors the school’s end of year prizes, which will be awarded this week at special assemblies.

Ice Cream Prize won by 6 PK

We promised an Ice Cream prize to the class that sold the most Raffle Tickets for the Fun Fair and the lucky winners were Class 6 PK. Many thanks to all the parents of that class for their generous ticket-buying! A couple of weeks ago, the PC descended on the classroom bringing everything to make a super-duper bowl of ice cream sundaes and we can report that most of the children came back for a second helping!

Logan Fund Awards – on planning for next year…

The Logan fund awards will be given to 8 children on July 10th at a special assembly. The award is given for outstanding effort and attitude displayed in the school year.

Volunteers Thank you

The current parents committee hosted a thank you for all the volunteer parents who helped to make every event a success. It has been yet another wonderful year of making our children's lives happier by adding to the 'gezelligheid' in the school with our energy and efforts. We still have a few places to fill on the team next year as other members step down and we will be recruiting again in the new school year, so please consider giving up some of your time to be part of a great team dedicated to making our school a friendlier community. We’re always pleased to hear from you and if you have any questions or comments, please drop us an email: [email protected], ask for us at the Office, or come and say ‘hi’ on the playground. With best wishes, The Parents’ Committee Aditi Chatterji, Patricia Dias, Cristina de Kok, Basak Gulsoy, Nicola Stoyiannos Hurley, Gabriela Molinari de Pina, Elia Molina, Sudha Vallabhaneni, Nicki Walters

Fun Fair proceeds

We’ve asked the teaching staff to nominate purchases from the money we made at this year’s Fun Fair. The idea is that the money goes towards providing ‘extras’ for the school and children that are not otherwise covered by the school budget. We have been able to help the Library purchase a set of sofas for the classes to sit on when they come for their library time. We also hope to help pay for a couple of activities for the children related to the arts and culture. Details to follow in the next school year. The money from last year's and previous year's fundraisers was used to pay the school for the new playground equipment for the front playground.

PC Farewells…Nicki Walters

At the end of this year we are saying a sad farewell to several members of the PC team. Nicki Walters is returning home to the USA after three full years on the PC. Nicki has been an anchor for the PC with her never ending energy, wisdom and warmth. She has been involved in every aspect of the Parents committee, a true leader and will be missed. Also leaving us this year are Nicola Stoyiannos - Hurley who is off to Greece. She has been a strong and ever smiling asset for the team. Zurine Alacreu also stepped down this year, she was a fundamental part of the art work and decorations committee and will be missed.

The Parents’ Committee is a volunteer group of school parents representing both the International and Dutch Departments. Our main job is to organise social events for the children and parents, and we also raise money for the school’s charitable Logan Fund. Additionally, we’re here to help if you have any questions about living in Eindhoven, or the school, and if we can’t answer them, we’ll do our best to put you in touch with someone who can. You can contact us on: [email protected]

Waterpret/Water Play Primary school students cooled off with some afternoon water play!

Omdat het op vrijdag 3-7-2015 zo warm was, hebben we voor alle kinderen ( en stiekem ook voor de leerkrachten) een waterballet georganiseerd. Hieronder een sfeerimpressie

Lost and Found Do You Know WHERE Found items are ? Lost and Found … piles of items under the stairs in the canteen which have been found around campus! Please ask your children to claim anything they are missing before the close of school on Tuesday 14 July. All items not claimed to be donated to charity. EVERYTHING!

Urgently Needed

For the new school year; Two volunteer parents who will be responsible for the “Lost and Found” items. We would like to have 2 parents who will be willing to come in each Friday afternoon (either together or on alternate weeks) from 15.00, to sort out the lost and found items. This means emptying out the lunch boxes and making sure that all the items found are folded and stored in the correct place. At the end of each term a letter will go out from school telling parents that if items are not collected, they will be disposed of. The parents will then bag up the unclaimed items ready for collection. If you would like more information, or are interested in helping, please contact Mrs. Joan Roach, Head of International Dept. [email protected]

Choir On July 2nd the choir recorded their first CD. A sound engineer came in for the afternoon and the choir made a CD with 10 of the songs they have been learning over the year. Tracks include 'The Lonely Goatherd', 'It's the Hardknock Life' , and 'The Best Day Ever'. After the recording the choir performed all the songs to their parents. The concert was very successful and the choir sang beautifully.

Ghana Sponsorloop

Op 1 juni j.l. hebben we een sponsor event voor de Humanity Foundation in Ghana georganiseerd. On June 1st we organised a sponsor event for the Humanity Foundation in Ghana . The groups 3 and 4 did an obstacle course and answered questions about Ghana. The groups 5 -8 played a game followed by a scavenger hunt. On June 4th we handed the amount of 4.329,29 euros to Mr. Osei, the founder of the school for underprivileged children in Ghana. We would like to thank everyone who contributed to make this event successful. Sincerely, Edith van Weezel and Karin Courbis

De groepen 3 en 4 hebben een hindernisbaan gelopen en vragen over Ghana beantwoord. De groepen 5 t/m 8 hebben eerst een spel gedaan en daarna een speurtocht gelopen . We hebben op 4 juni het bedrag van 4.329,29 euro officieel kunnen overhandigen aan dhr. Osei, de oprichter van de school voor kansarme kinderen in Ghana. We willen iedereen die eraan heeft bijgedragen om van dit evenement een succes te maken heel hartelijk bedanken. Met vriendelijke groet Edith van Weezel en Karin Courbois

TPO Pilot TPO Pilot Nederlands Afdeling Dit schooljaar hebben de kinderen in groep 1 en 2 Nederlandse Afdeling voor 30% in het Engels les gekregen. Dit ervaren zowel kinderen, leerkrachten als ouders als een groot succes. Volgend schooljaar zal dit worden doorgetrokken naar groep 3 en 4. Ook hier zal voor 30% in het Engels lesgegeven gaan worden. Groepsleerkrachten hebben hiervoor een cursus Classroom English gevolgd en zullen de komende tijd verder geschoold worden. De thema’s bij Wereld Oriëntatie (Veilig de Wereld in) zullen veelal in het Engels worden behandeld. Ook de gymlessen zullen in het Engels zijn en blijven de Engelse lessen ook bestaan, waarvoor we twee nieuwe leerkrachten hebben aangenomen. Deze Engelse lessen zullen gaan aansluiten bij de thema’s zoals die in de klas worden behandeld. Omdat de kinderen gaan leren lezen en schrijven in het Nederlands in groep 3, hebben we ervoor gekozen om dit nog niet in het Engels te gaan doen. Ook in het begin van groep 4, zal hier nog niet mee gestart worden. We blijven bezig om dit project zo goed mogelijk tot stand te brengen, en zijn daarom blij dat kinderen, leerkrachten en ouders zo enthousiast zijn.

DFL Groups 1 & 2 In groups 1 and 2 we’ve been working on a new theme during our Dutch lessons: food! We’ve been discussing fruits, vegetables, meat, candy, drinks, etc. We’ve read different books about eating and also sang songs about food. To make the subject more lively we took a lot of different fruits and vegetables into the classroom. The children had the opportunity to see, smell, feel and taste!

Groep 1/2 IK HAOE VAN SGOOL IK VIND DE KLAS LLUIK UN FIENE KLAS

Van Jill en JaeRa

IK VIND

(groep 1/2B)

AALES LUK

EGT AALES AALES JA AALES EGTHIL EG JA EGT AAALES EGT

Group 2 Group 2 students created a live tulip garden!

Groep 4 Knikkerbanen in groep 4 Omdat juf Daphne afscheid nam, mochten wij een knikkerbaan gaan maken. We moesten als eerste een bouwtekening maken. Daarna gingen we de knikkerbaan bouwen. We hadden daarvoor de volgende spullen nodig: wcrolletjes, Kapla, knikkers, plakband en een schaar. Toen de knikkerbaan klaar was, mochten we hem gaan uittesten. Het was erg leuk! Julia Sanders en Cyd van de Berg 4LO

Group 4

Students in 4YS researched a rainforest animal and presented their information in a clear and detailed manner on a poster. Great work!

Students in 4AG wrote their own adventure and mystery stories in Literacy!

Schoolreisje

Groep 3 en 4 is op schoolreisje geweest naar Toverland. Hieronder een paar leuke foto’s van de dag.

Groep 5 In de speelgoedwinkel... In de speelgoedwinkel verkopen ze speelgoed. Ik liep naar binnen het was heel leuk. Want toen ging de speelgoedwinkel zweven .En er kwamen allemaal eenhoorns. En heel de winkel werd roze. En van het plafond viel pizza, een pizza viel op mijn hoofd. Maar het waren pizza mannetjes. Ze rolde naar me toe en riepen allemaal kopen kopen kopen kopen .Toen zij ik ik zal even kijken of ik iets leuks zie. En ja hoor ik zag iets leuks. En vroeg ik waar ze woonde en ze woonde in de pizza straat in Eindhoven. En de eenhoorns waren ook in de pizza straat. En toen vroeg ik zullen we een keer afspreken. Ja hoor zeiden ze. De speelgoedwinkel was wel heel groot. Ik liep uit de winkel en boem viel ik naar beneden hersenschudding

Ik stond voor de deur van een magische speelgoedwinkel. Het was een wonder. Oh sorry ik ben Tim en ik hou van speelgoed En dit is de beste speelgoedwinkel ooit dat vind ik tenminste. Hij heet de Wonderlijke speelgoed. Ik ging naar binnen en toen zag ik Speel vliegtuigen die vlogen en levende knuffels. En ja ik zag de beste Speelgoed maker die heet Tim Tom. Hij is mijn opa weetje hoe oud hij is hij 848 jaar oud he. En ik ben maar acht maar nog steeds is hij mijn opa Tim Tom . het is een rare naam maar ja ik vertel je nog wat over de speelgoedwinkel. Het bestaat al achthonderdjaar en het werkt nog goed. Nou ze verkopen ook ipads en ipods voor maar liefs vijf cent en je X boxs ding blijft altijd goed werkend . Dit is de beste speelgoedwinkel ooit je moet er naar toe gaan . Einde Valentine Guillorit groep 5TB

Group 5 Group 5KC learned about traffic safety during Traffic Week. On Friday students cycled to school and received a free breakfast!

ISE… more than a school

Group 5

Group 6

Group 6 students reported on their live performances.

Groep 6 Mijn onderwerp gaat over deze week week 27.

warm in de pauzes in de kleine pauze wordt het al te warm en dan de grote pauze wordt het niet meer te Maandag. Warm ik heb heerlijk buiten gespeeld staan! Ik ga dan bijna flauw vallen. met mijn beste vrienden en anderen kinderen. Anderen kinderen hadden hun flesjes mee naar Vrijdag wordt het namelijk 34 graden hoor het is buiten genomen en op het grote veld of ook genoemd echt een hittegolf veel te warm voor Nederland allweatherfield zaten lekker water te drinken van de ongelofelijk toch? En het is dan nog een anderhalve water tonnen en ze zaten allemaal in een rij om te week tot dat we in groep 7 zitten! drinken. Zaterdag. En het allerwarmste dag van de week het Dinsdag. In de morgen hadden we estafette, lezen wordt het namelijk dames en heren 38 graden! Ik ga dus en daar na gingen we buiten lezen van wege het duidelijk super veel ijsjes eten! En heerlijk buiten weer. Toen hadden we pauze, heel warm maar erg spelen met mijn zus of met mijn ouders en als ze leuk. niet een waterballonen gevecht willen ga ik met mijn neven spelen en als zij niet willen spelen dan heb ik Woensdag. We beginnen en met weektaak nou ik nog heel veel opties. niet want ik zit de newsletter te maken terwijl zij nog weektaak zitten te maken, en dan hebben we de Zondag. De laatste dag van de week dan is het een bieb, en we moeten erg stil zijn! En dan hebben we stuk kouder maar dat maakt helemaal niet uit want pauze in het erg warme weer want het was namelijk het wordt 29 graden niet de warmste dag maar wel 34 graden! Erg warm dus. Na pauze hebben we taal erg lekker en dan is het de laatste dag van de week erg leuk en moeilijk. En daarna een van mijn ik hoop dat iedereen een fijne week had ik namelijk favoriete vakken rekenen ook erg moeilijk maar ook wel want het was een leuke maar ook een erg erg leuk. En als allerlaatste voor de dag hebben we vermoeiende hittegolf deze week. verkeer en deze vak is erg serieus. Waterballonen gevecht! Donderdag. Het wordt 37 graden bijna niet te staan te heet voor Nederland! En dan wordt het te Mijn onderwerp gaat over buitenspelen. Buitenspelen vind ik het leukste vak ook al is het geen vak. Op het allweatherfield doen veel kinderen voetballen. We hebben en veld die in twee helften zijn. Een helft is voor groep3,4 en 5 en het andere veld is voor groep6,7en 8 groep 5,en 4en 3 doen altijd Engels tegen Nederlands maar vaak hebben ze ruzie en krijgen ze straf. En mogen ze soms voor een week niet meer buitenspelen op het voetbalveld. Vroeger deden we met hele grote goals en met heel het voetbalveld. Maar dat mag niet meer. Nu hebben groep 7,8,6 hebben grote goals maar niet zo groot als vroeger. Nu doet groep 6,7 en 8 doen op het andere helft van het veld doen wij Engels tegen Nederlands. We hebben vaak ruzie maar dat lossen we altijd op. Soms wordt de bal af gepakt van de lunchladies. En dan kunnen niet meer voetballen. we mogen niet iets van thuis mee nemen zoals een bal dat is een nieuwe regel. Heel veel kinderen vinden dat flauw. Dat vind ik ook flauw want dan kan je niet je eigen voetbal spelen. We hebben ook lunchladies dat zijn moeders die helpen ze doen vrijwilergers werk ze zijn vaak streng vind ik. We mogen weinig dingen van ze doen. We hebben ook nog een plein dat is ook heel leuk maar daar is het altijd heel druk bij het voetbalveld zijn niet meer zo veel kinderen want daar mogen we nooit meer heel het veldgebruiken om Engels tegen Nederlands te doen. We hebben sinds kort een groot huisje dat van hout is het is een Speelhuisje daar spelen veel kinderen uit mij klas tikkertje of verstoppertje doen om twaalf uur gaat de bel dan gaan we naar de kantine en daar gaan we ons lunch eten in de kantine kan je ook eten kopen. Warm eten en broodjes en drinken. En om kwart over twaalf gaat de bel en dan mogen we gaan buitenspelen.

Maar in week 27 word het te warm dus dan moeten we korter buiten spelen. Mijn vrienden doen vaak met mij voetballen. Vroeger deden we altijd pokemon ik was heel goed in pokemon maar dat mag niet meer want ze stelden pokemonkaarten. Bij mijn vriend hebben ze twee keer zijn pokemon gestolen. Toen gingen we naar juf Dafne maar we gingen veel te laat dus dat kon ze niet meer oplossen. Maar sommige mensen bieden er geld voor pokemon dus we mogen nooit meer pokemon mee naar school mee nemen. En als ze pokemon kaarten zien dan worden ze af gepakt voor altijd. Misschien mogen ze over een jaar weer terug komen. Maar dat weet ik niet of dat mag. Heel veel kinderen doen squaren. Dat is met vier kinderen. Met een klein balletje. We hadden scheidschrechter maar die zijn weg gegaan. We hadden ook mensen die van een sportschool kwamen die hadden een heel leuke idee bedacht. Dat was een box en dan mag vijf dingen per maand kiezen en dan moeit je wisselen. Soms heb je een bal en soms ook niet. We spelen heel vaak voetbal. Ik doe ook vaak diabolo met gal gal kan dat super goed. Ik kon dat super slecht maar gal heeft een paar dingen geleerd de meeste zijn super coole. Als je het super goed kan is het kei makkelijk. We hebben sinds kort een paar ping pong tafels gekregen Juf Dafne gaat proberen om 3-7-15 iets met water te doen. Daar heb ik wel zin in. Ik hoop dat we waterballonengevecht gaan doen dan word je lekker nat. Dat is wel fijn met dit weer. Lekker leuk voor die kleine kinderen in dat huisje spelen.

Groep 7 Het laatste nieuws uit groep 7. In mei zijn alle kinderen geslaagd voor het theorie en praktijk examen van verkeer. De route die de kinderen moesten fietsen was best lastig. Vooral de onvoorspelbaarheid van het verkeer is voor veel kinderen nog moeilijk, ze missen de ervaring van de geoefende fietser en kunnen dus nog veel leren. Het zou fijn zijn als ouders regelmatig met kinderen gaan fietsen om deze vaardigheid te oefenen. Het project Klasseklas is afgerond. De kinderen hebben laten zien dat ze open staan voor positieve feedback van anderen. Ze hebben leren vertrouwen op de groep en op zichzelf. Alle kinderen hebben hiervoor een mooi certificaat ontvangen. Op 1 juli hebben we de juffendag gevierd. We begonnen met verschillende opdrachten en spellen in de klas en sloten deze gezellige dag af met een heerlijke picknick in de schaduw voor onze klas.

Vrijdagmiddagactiviteiten De laatste ronde van de vrijdagmiddagactiviteiten is vorige week afgesloten. De kinderen hebben het afgelopen jaar heel veel leuke en leerzame activiteiten gedaan. De kidneren hebben kunnen voetballen, handwerken, metselen, zijn met muziek bezig geweest, hebben mogen proeven aan drama, scheikunde, hebben met kosteloos materiaal gewerkt, hebben getimmerd etc etc. We hebben al deze activiteiten kunnen doen dank zij de hulp van veel ouders. Die wil ik hierbij dan ook nogmaals hartelijk bedanken!! Het was geweldig. Volgend schooljaar gaan we verder met de activiteiten. We zullen dan gaan werken in blokken van 4 weken. Mocht u het leuk vinden om te komen helpen, hoor ik het graag.

Groep 8 Plastic soep De afgelopen weken hebben wij bij Natuurzaken geleerd over o.a. duurzaamheid, natuurvervuiling, de plastic soep en dergelijke. We vonden het heel leuk om over dit onderwerp te leren, we leerden veel dingen die we niet wisten, bijv. dat de plastic soep net zo groot is als Spanje en Frankrijk bij elkaar, en op de wereld zijn er wel 5 plastic soepen, ook denken dieren dat het voedsel is en eten het op. Plastic verteert niet waardoor de dieren het niet overleven. We hebben geleerd over duurzaam leven, wat is duurzaamheid en welke duurzame producten zijn er. We hebben ook zelf duurzame uitvindingen ontworpen! Oscar en Tristan

Juffenmiddag groep 8BR Vrijdag 19 juni hebben wij met onze klas juffenmiddag gehouden. We hebben Wie is de mol gedaan. De klas werd verdeeld in 2 groepen, elke groep kreeg een Mol Groep 1: (team vliegtuig) Zazie, Sebastiaan, Oscar, Ian, Lola, Bart, Isabella, Tristan, Minchae Groep 2: (team motor) Emma, KC, Marina, Mingus, Guus, Juliane, Marfa, Isabelle We moesten 3 spellen doen: 1.Een geheugenspel buiten. 2.Een speurtocht waar we gekke items van de juffen moesten zoeken. 3.Woorden raden en vormen met kinderen. Je kon winnen door zoveel mogelijk geld te verdienen en de Mol te raden. We kregen ook een Mollenboekje daarin konden we aanwijzingen schrijven en onze verdachten opschrijven. De Mollen waren: Bart en KC. Team motor heeft gewonnen omdat ze het meeste geld hadden verzameld. Team vliegtuig had net niet genoeg, maar evenveel mensen hadden de geraden wie de Mol was bij team motor en bij team vliegtuig. Dit was het stukje van Emma en Zazie

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ANGLIA Exam Results As stated in an earlier newsletter, the children in group 7 and some from group 8 Dutch Department have completed their Anglia examinations in April 2015. The exams were sent to Chichester, England to be marked and the results have just come in. All the children passed the tests with flying colours!! They all have passed the tests with either a merit or distinction. To receive a merit they had to have more than 65% of the test correct and for a distinction more than 79%. A great result!! The certificates will come in later and will be presented at the end of the school year. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE CHILDREN WHO TOOK PART. The results can be seen on the Anglia site: www.anglianetwork.eu Then go to exams, results, April 2015, page 167 for the ISE results. Mrs. T. Teunissen and Miss A. van den Dungen EFL teachers English as a Foreign Language Dutch department

Library Corner

letter from the head of ise secondary... Dear Parents Once again the end of another school year is upon us. Looking back on this school year, my first thought is that it has run a lot smoother than the previous year. I believe this year we have settled into our new surroundings. Things are of course not perfect, they probably will never be, but we have come far in developing a good working relationship with the consortium. Much effort has been put into working together and understanding each other’s needs. I would like to thank all the members of the consortium staff for their support throughout this school year and for their efforts to move towards being one team.

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This year, as always has seen many, many different events, activities and trips that have taken place to expose our students to different experiences. As I type, many of our students are scattered across the country on various camps. As well as all the many excursions we have offered our students have had the chance to join MUN, Maths Completions across Europe, ski trips, trips to Spain, student conferences and our sport teams have competed in many matches as far afield as Geneva and Nice. Next school year we are already planning lots more activities. To kick off the school year we will be holding a family picnic on Sunday, 6 September. This event will be open for all our families from primary and secondary. There will be lots of things going on to keep people of all ages entertained, so please put the date in your diary. The secondary school has also made the brave decision to take on the challenge of holding a Tedx event in February. This is no small feat and you can read about how you may be able to support us on Campus page (pg2) of this newsletter. A mention has to be given here to Xavier Weiss, a current DP1 student, who is the brain behind getting this event off the ground. Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to several members of our staff. As you are aware, Mr and Ms Gatley will be retiring to the Welsh countryside. Mr Nogues after many years of service at the ISE will be returning to Spain. It is always difficult to say goodbye to colleagues who you have worked with for so many years. I have had great pleasure in working with each of these three teachers and I know I am not the only one who will miss them greatly. Although, Ms Overbeek, Ms Cooijmans, Ms Vermeulen, and Ms Dieberts have been at the ISE for a relatively short time, each of them have made their mark on the school. I would like to thank each of them for their input to the development of the school and wish them all the best on their next endeavour.

I cannot end this month’s column without of course mentioning our IB Diploma results. This year’s exam results were above all expectations. You can see an overview of these amazing results on the last page. Of course all our students deserve a huge pat on the back for a job extremely well done, but I would also like to say how proud I am of our Diploma teachers. Without their blood, sweat and tears perhaps the results would not have been quite as good as they are! Finally, I would like to end by thanking each of you for playing your part in making our school better. For those of you leaving the ISE, I wish you all a fond farewell and all the best for the future. Wherever this summer holiday may take you, I wish each of you a safe, relaxing and enjoyable summer. Marcella Watts

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Graduation Ceremony 2015

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DISS (District International Schools Sports day)

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List of DISS in the Netherlands

On 17th June 2015 the DIS Sports Day took place on our Campus. DIS from all over the Netherlands came to play girls football, boys football, basketball and track & field. This was an optional activity for all ISE secondary students from MP1-MP5 (with DP1s and parents helping). The day ended with a dinner and a ceremony

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Sale of ISE Sports Kits Dear Parents/Guardians At the beginning of this school year we informed you about the webshop where you could buy official ISE sports clothing which is optional for PHE, after school activities, or leisure wear. It is not compulsory to wear this for PHE lessons or after school activities. Next school year we will not be working with this company so now there is the opportunity to buy sports clothing at a discount BEFORE THURSDAY 16 JULY. Items available are: Sweaters, shirts, PE kit (shorts and shirt) and bags. You can view these on the Teamwearwinkel.nl website (www.teamwearwinkel.nl ). Below is an order form which you can complete and return to Robbert Wuisman ([email protected]). Clothing ordered will be delivered to the school and can be collected, and must be paid for (in cash or by card), at the beginning of the new school year in September 2015. Remember – orders can only be placed up to and including Thursday 16 July. Kind regards. Robbert Wuisman

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Parents’ Committee Dear Parents Our last event this year was the organizing and partial funding of the dinner (we pay for the students graduating) at the school Graduation Ceremony on 29th May. We believe it was a success as usual! Now the school year is coming to an end and as we wind down we would like to wish everyone a happy summer. If, in the new school year, you think you would like to join us please come and see us in the cafeteria. We meet there on Thursday mornings. We will be happy to meet you and explain what we do. Eva, Soma, Martine, Aniela, Daniela, Indu, Nico and Dip (left to right in the photo) Secondary Parents’ Committee

photos from the graduation dinner: An event to celebrate, with teachers and close ones, the end of school and IB exams. 29.5.15

News from the Library Libros o sagas juveniles/Romans pour adolescent/Bücher für Jungen Are you going on holiday or visiting your home country over the summer holidays? The secondary library would love to have any young adult fiction books in languages other than English for their mother tongue collection. All donations are very welcome! Don’t forget to take a look at our library website at www.isesecondarylibrary.com We now have a number of ebooks for loan and are happy for students to borrow books for their summer reading. All students should make sure that any outstanding book loans are returned before the holiday . ISE… more than a school

From The English Dept. Our younger secondary school students have just completed various end-of-year activities, all of which involved working collaboratively in groups. The MP1 students have been reading a play about homeless people, and they created a radio programme in which the problems of poverty and homelessness were discussed. The task involved role play, and the expression of different points of view, including controversial ones. In their groups, the students wrote their own scripts, and learned about effective oral presentation. In MP2 English Language and Literature, the students have been learning about newspapers: layout, the grammar of headlines, and the conventions of news journalism. Their final activity of creating the front page of their own newspaper was very successful. MP3 students have been learning about the power of persuasion, using language and images, and the importance of being able to present themselves and their products in a convincing way. Their task was to create an advertising campaign for a real product, called brainGymmer, which has been developed by a company called DezzelMedia. The director of Dezzel-Media, Louis Kinsbergen, came to school to judge which group had the best campaign, and the winners were Shaad Ahmad, Ecem Ozdemir, Sanjana Setty and Mark

Roche-Gil: congratulations to them. We are very grateful to Louis Kinsbergen for taking time out of his busy schedule to help us with this project. He gave us some very helpful feedback, and was very complimentary about our students’ performances. Thanks are also due to Greta Timmers, who organized everything. I am often asked by parents, at this time of year, how they can help their students with English language skills, and the answer to this question is always the same: do, please, encourage your students to read over the summer holidays. For many students no encouragement is needed. By and large, our students love to read. However, for those students who have yet to discover the joy of reading, or who still are on the brink, please access the library website, www.isesecondarylibrary.com, for suggestions. This year the library is able to loan books out for the summer. Below is a list of recommendations from MP1b, each of whom gave a talk on a book they had read and enjoyed recently. On behalf of the English department, I would like to wish everyone a very happy summer! Joy Bowker Subject Leader for English (ISE secondary section), July 2015

MP1 Recommended Reading Author Philip Pullman

Book title st

Northern Lights (1 book of His Dark Materials trilogy:

Recommended by Vishvesh Yatheeswaran

the whole trilogy is good) Adrian Flynn

Burning Everest (it’s a play)

Abhay Shenoy

Theodore Taylor

The Cay

Austin Shih

David Almond

The Fire Eaters

Gijs Bastiaensen

Holly Goldberg

Counting by 7s

Amanda Gerald

Jules Verne

Around the World in 80 Days

Shashank Prabhu Hari S Nair

Erin Hunter

Warriors

Reese Medlock

Natasha Carthew

Winter Damage

Joe Craig

Jimmy Coates: Target

Michael Morpurgo

Born to Run

Tehani Kanoa

Michael Morpurgo

Kensuke`s Kingdom

Melissa Cortes

Brenda Hiatt

Starstruck ( first book of the four books)

Tiona Colley

Jean Ure

Love and Kisses

Hannah Bours

Rachel Hartman

Seraphina

Vishvesh Yatheeswaran

Ali Sparks

Wishful Thinking

Blessina Shalom

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(series, start with Into the Wild)

Blessina Shalom (second book in the series)

Leon Okonkwo Prada

Mrs Prest’s Careers Corner Dear Parents and Students

The more general UCAS deadline for 2016 entry is 15th January 2016.

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Many courses in Dutch universities (particularly ‘numerus fixus’ courses and UniverCongratulations to our final year IB Diploma stu- sity Colleges) and American universities also have dents, who have received their final results this early application deadlines (January 2016 or earweek. If anyone has queries regarding university lier), so it is a good idea to start researching and applications, please contact me as soon as possi- planning as soon as possible. Note also that many ble on 0032 (0) 40 251 94 37 ext 3141, or via my university applications require teacher refere-mail [email protected] , and I shall be happy to provide support. I wish all our leavers well ences. Although our teachers are supportive and in their future careers, and please keep in touch happy to help, many have heavy workloads and need time to prepare these documents, especialand let us know how you are getting on. ly when they are approached by several students at a similar time. Please plan ahead and provide DP1 students plenty of notice. Good luck to all our DP1 students who have been Finally, an important note about selection tests sitting their end of year examinations. In many cases these results will form the basis for univerAs discussed last month, a number of universities sity applications in the next academic school require students to provide the results of extra year, so they are an important source of inforselection tests on application, which means that mation and feedback. these tests need to be entered and passed in adShould the examination results highlight gaps, or vance of the application. A few examples are the American SAT tests, tests for entry to UK medical areas for improvement, the summer vacation or Dental courses (BMAT or UKCAT), entry to period is a good time to embrace these. Extra reading, practice papers and discussing problem some UK Law courses (LNAT), TSA tests (Thinking Skills Assessment) required for some courses at areas with friends, parents, teachers and tutors Leiden University, Oxford, Cambridge and Unican all help to provide a solid foundation on versity College London, and subject specific tests which to build the second year of the Diploma for Oxford, Cambridge and Warwick Universities. programme. Note that the DP2 academic ‘year’ actually lasts for less than 8 months with several Some relevant links are listed below: important deadlines along the way, and so students need to prepare for an intense period of http://www.admissionstestingservice.org/ study - as our DP2 students have found, it will all be worth it in the end! https://sat.collegeboard.org/home The summer holiday is also a good time to achttp://www.ukcat.ac.uk/ quire work experience (paid or unpaid), volunteering or work shadowing, additional knowledge or skills. Apart from their relevance for future A number of tests may be completed here at the university or CV applications - remember that it ISE, but other tests, including the SAT tests, may is the learning that is important, rather than just require students to travel to another venue. Note listing achievements - these experiences also that registration is now open for many of these provide a basis for reflection, and for recognising tests for sitting in September/ October 2015, so and identifying personal strengths and interests. students need to check the entry criteria for This is an important element in career developtheir chosen programmes and register in good ment. time. Please contact myself or Mr Bailly as soon as possible, ideally before the summer break, if Application deadlines you are planning to register. As discussed in last month’s newsletter, the UK application deadline for 2016 entry for a number of UK courses or universities (Oxford, Cambridge, Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Science) is 15th October 2015. See https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/ getting-started/when-apply The UCAS directory for 2016 entry is now open, so this is a good opportunity to start researching possible options. See http://search.ucas.com/ and https:// www.ucas.com/sites/default/files/open-up.pdf

I wish everyone a safe, happy, and productive summer, and success with career planning and decision-making. Feel free to contact me via [email protected] or on 0031 (0)40 251 9437 ext 3141 for queries, information and to arrange career counselling. .

Mrs Anne Prest, Careers Counsellor.

MP5 Personal Project: short story about an exchange student, ‘RISING LOTUS’ by Olivia Roach

Chapter Two The day after Jessie’s last day of school meant it was finally summer holiday. But it meant something more to her as well. After living on this earth for eighteen years, she was then finally nineteen. Yes, the day after school ended was Jessie’s birthday. Usually her birthday wasn’t that important to Jessie and she never really celebrated. There wasn’t much time to either – there always happened to be something she should be doing. She could be getting started on her holiday assignments, visiting her family or finding a summer job. Since Jessie was going on an exchange this year, she had a couple of free days to herself which wasn’t usual. And this time Jessie decided to actually celebrate. She let herself sleep in for a little bit longer than usual. When she woke up, Li was already getting dressed in the dormitory. “Good morning!” Li said, a grin spread across her face. Her eyes twinkled as she beamed at her friend. “Happy birthday!” “Thanks, Li,” Jessie mumbled, still a little bit sleepy. “I hope you didn’t plan anything like last year.” The year previous to this one, Li had managed to organize a professional singer to come to the university and serenade the birthday girl in the cafeteria. Jessie had been surprised out of her mind and also as red as a tomato from embarrassment. She couldn’t imagine having to go through something similar again. “Of course not,” Li smiled, which made Jessie doubt she was telling the truth. Regardless, there was nothing Jessie could do if Li had planned something, so she swung down from her bed and started to get ready as well. The fan blew the hot air around the room and offered little relief to the two students. Jessie could feel herself sweating as she started on the long journey down the stairs. On the way to the cafeteria she checked her phone, and there on WeChat were the customary birthday messages from a few friends she wasn’t too close to. Jessie thanked them all individually before putting her phone away. Jessie entered the cafeteria and let her eyes survey the scene quickly. Now that she was on time, there were a lot of students crowding the small area. Two workers handed out trays to those who passed the entrance and then the student could join the long queue. Heaps of food were spread along a few tables for students to select their food from. There were vegetables, fried potatoes, bao zi, soy bean milk, milk with extra calcium, bread, and bean paste bread as well. Jessie generously helped herself

to what she wanted, grabbed some chopsticks and headed over to a table in the far back. It only took a while for Li to join her, and then someone else did too. A worker came over with both hands behind her back, as if she was angry and ready to tell Jessie off about something. “Oh great,” she whispered to Li as the worker came closer. “I wonder what I’ve done wrong this time…” “Who knows?” Li said, her face as unreadable as a mask. Jessie shot her a questioning look and then kept her eyes focused on the woman approaching. But when she reached the table, instead of a telling off she pulled a cake out from behind her back and laughed. “Happy birthday!” she grinned. In mere seconds the majority of the cafeteria’s guests were crowded around her table, all trying to get a look at the astounding cake as they sung to her, Li leading them all. Before she knew it she blew out the candles and started cutting the cake, giving pieces to students she didn’t know and had probably only come here for the cake. Jessie didn’t mind too much. Even though her ears were glowing pink and she was sure she looked horrible, it was already more than most people had ever done for anyone’s birthday. It really wasn’t usual to celebrate birthdays in China. “Thank you, Li,” Jessie whispered once they had escaped the crowded scene of the cafeteria. She hugged her friend. “Today has truly been the best day ever.” “Only deserved,” Li said graciously. She checked her watch. “I better catch the bus home though; my parents are anxious to see me. I will be round to pick you up from the airport in the morning with time to spare, okay?” “Okay!” Jessie said as she waved her friend away. Still smiling, Jessie started her walk off campus and towards the small town place that was a few blocks away. She wanted to treat herself to a new book as a gift. As Jessie walked along the familiar streets, she couldn’t help but look closer at the people who made up the country she called home. There were the toddlers who wandered around in split pants, denim with neatly cut holes in them that bared their unmentionable to the world. It was conveniently made to make it easier to take the children to the bathroom to re-

lieve themselves. Some of them wore the squeaky shoes that made noise with every step the child took. Those shoes drove Jessie insane and she hurried past those families. But there were also the men who rolled their shirts up under their armpits to help relieve them from the sun. Once, Jessie had tried to ask her mother why they simply didn’t take their shirt off, rather than roll up the sleeves. “Taking off your shirt in public is inappropriate, Jessie,” her mother had answered. But she couldn’t really see a difference. The men already exposed their entire chest, so there wouldn’t be much else to see. However, there were many things Jessie didn’t understand in life and she had learnt to let them be and accept them. She never questioned why they couldn’t use facebook, why so many movies were banned or why it was so hard for people to enter China. She could remember the exact words her professor told them when brave students asked about them. “Some things are just the way they are. Don’t ask questions and let them be.” But that was always Jessie’s problem. She could never simply let things go. She always wanted to know how and why, but sometimes asking questions to the wrong people had gotten her in trouble. She had learned to keep her mouth shut and judge whether a person was approachable or not. With all these thoughts swirling around her head, Jessie almost walked past the book shop. She doubled back her steps a little and went inside. As always, there was a large portrait of Chairman Mao on the wall, out of respect. Jessie inclined her head a little in its general direction under the watchful eye of the store owner. The man nodded in approval before coming out from behind the desk and asking how he cou“Can I have a Harry Potter book, please? The fifth one.” “English or Chinese version?” “English,” Jessie answered, already secure in her decision. The Harry Potter series was immensely famous in China, and she had started to work her way through them slowly in English last year. They were big books that were occasionally hard because of the language, but she wanted to read them in English in case any elements of the book were lost in translation. After getting her book she treated herself to some street made noodles from a nearby stall. Watching how they beat the dough and folded it in on itself constantly made her mouth water Cont….

RISING LOTUS (chapter two cont.)

their biggest fears was for Jessie to become ill Jessie knew they went through this ritual every day because they loved her, but it was extremely annoying. “Have you dropped that silly notion about changing majors?” her mother asked when Jessie had finished her list. “No, not quite. I would really like to take an art major, mother. I It was her parents. don’t see why not.” Jessie steeled herself for the “Because you’re a smart girl, conversation that was about to fol- Jessie! Stick with engineering and low. you will have guaranteed financial “Hey,” Jessie said, recognizing success in the future. How many her mother’s voice from the greet- artists actually make enough money ing immediately. to sustain themselves? Or a family “Happy Birthday!” on top of that, as well? Don’t you “Thank you.” want to be a mother who can pro“What did you eat today?” vide for her children, Jessie?” Jessie listed the things she had “Of course I do, mother. But art eaten, being careful to not mention is my passion and see why I can’t the cake and cookies but replacing major in art and make a career them with fruits and vegetables. from it.” Her parents were obsessed with her Her mother’s voice became firm health and eager to know everynow, which showed Jessie that she thing she ate every day. One of wasn’t prepared to discuss the subShe waited patiently as the woman rolled out thick strands of noodles and let them boil before throwing in some vegetables and meat and handing it to Jessie. Jessie bargained with the woman and managed to lower the price to san kwai and then answered her phone. ld help.

ject any further. “You won’t be changing your major because I am your parent and you will do what I say. Now go on and study. It sounds like you’ve had a good birthday.” Jessie didn’t feel much like talking to her parents after that arguement, and soon made her excuses and hung up. She found it incredibly unfair that her parents wouldn’t let her pursue her own dream and career, even though she understood their motives for doing so. Yes, they were trying to keep her best interests at heart, but they couldn’t really see what she needed in her life right now. They were too far away, in another province entirely. Jessie quickly realised that she didn’t feel in the mood to celebrate anymore. She wrapped up her noodles and ate as she walked back to the dormitory, where she started on her summer homework. TO BE CONTINUED

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