FRIDAY FLASH
Sept 1, 2023 / Issue # 1
WHOLE SCHOOL
Dear IICS Families,
We had an amazing start to the school year and I want to thank each one of our community members for their contributions and support. As stated in my previous communications, I will keep you informed of the progress of the construction work on the Marmara Campus. Great news, we are still on target to complete the work during the month of September. Thank you again for your understanding and your patience throughout this process.
Warm regards,
Nicolaas
Safeguarding at Istanbul International Community School Community Handbook
Istanbul International Community School (IICS) strives to provide your children with positive educational experiences that are characterised by caring, supportive relationships and free from neglect or abuse of any kind. We are committed to working with you to ensure that the school maintains this type of environment. IICS developed a Child Safeguarding Policy, which has been adapted to and adopted by this school. Read more..
Nicolaas Mostert, Head of School
Parent Calendar
Please note that the Parent Calendar has been sent home with your child(ren) this week. Always check IICS Google Calendar for the most updated information.
Dear IICS Community,
We are happy to inform you that we will continue with the Real Madrid football program on our campus this year. After a successful first year, the program is growing and there will be more exciting opportunities for our students this year as well.
You can find more information for this year here or on their website https://www.rmfistanbul.com/locations
Please note that all arrangements, registration, payments etc. are done with the RMF directly.
Have a great year ahead!
Athletics and Activities Department
Meet some of our New Teachers
Branka Minic .mp4Brendan Lea.mp4Milena Stamenkovic.MOVGr 6 Counselor
CELEBRATIONS
Dear parents, we will be sharing with you our students' success stories outside our walls here in this corner. Please send any story to Ms. Figen Underdown (fengin@iics.k12.tr) by Thursday each week so that we could share with the community about your child regardless of age.
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Please note that more details on the schedule will follow shortly on Seesaw, however, the sessions will run from 8:30 -12:30 pm on each campus and recordings will be sent should you not be able to attend.
SECONDARY SCHOOL
Aaron Kane, Secondary Principal
Dear Secondary Parents,
Thank you for the warm welcome and the lovely messages that many of you have shared with me via email or in person during the first few days of school. My family and I have had the most amazing start here in Istanbul and we are incredibly grateful for the support we have received.
This week we have thoroughly enjoyed welcoming our students back on campus and the faculty team have been working hard to get to know their classes for this year. On Monday, you will receive information about the upcoming grade level trips along with a google form and consent letter to be completed and signed by parents. It is important that you complete this in a timely manner so that the team here can finalize flights and accommodation for our students. These trips are a superb way for our students to bond and build effective relationships with their peers and the teachers and we want to see a 100% attendance. If you have any questions about the trips please feel free to contact your child’s trip leader. Read more..
Secondary Fall Season Starts on Monday, September 4th!
Dear students and parents,
We would like to remind you that the Secondary Fall season starts on Monday, September 4th and next week all our teams will begin with practices. We are looking forward to seeing what this year has in store for us.
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Technology Agreement
This Thursday, our Secondary School students took time to learn about our technology agreement. We kindly ask you to take a moment to read through it as well. This will help ensure that we are all aligned and clear on the expectations regarding technology use at our school. We appreciate your continued partnership in creating a safe and productive digital environment for our students.
Dan Egorov | IT Director
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION
Bosphorus Boat Tour
PTA would like to invite you to our first tour of this school year- a Bosphorus Boat Tour!
This gathering offers a fantastic opportunity for all of us to meet in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere on the Bosphorus.
Join us on one of the best Bosphorus boat tours in Istanbul and admire this amazing city from a completely different perspective!
Date: Tuesday, September 19th, 2023
Time: 10:30 am sharp
Meeting Point: Arnavutköy Iskelesi
Tour Duration: 3 Hours
Deadline: September 15, 2023
For more details and to sign up, please use this link.
We are inviting parents to attend an open PTA gathering on the Marmara campus, Monday, October 4th at 9:30 in the MPR room. We would like parents to attend that are possibly interested in joining the PTA team this year. We have many positions available that need to be filled.