FRIDAY FLASH
Dec 8, 2023 / Issue # 14
WHOLE SCHOOL
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
Primary Animal Welfare Group Update
Foster Homes and/or Permanent Homes Needed.
Don’t miss your chance to purchase some great holiday gifts and decorations:
Hot off the press - a new selection of origin photography Street Animal Greeting Cards
Beautiful handmade crafts including bookmarks, magnets and hanging ornaments
We are the Primary Animal Welfare Group and we found 4 kittens and 1 mum alone in the park in Bahcesehir. They had been abandoned by their owner and a few dogs were about to attack them. Right now a teacher is looking after the cats but we need someone to adopt them because if no one adopts them then the cat family is going to go back onto the streets and we don't want that so please, please adopt the kittens and/or the mother cat!!!!!! Read more..
Please complete this form to RSVP.
This attention to wellbeing is brought to you by student action from a PYPx Project by Rutendo Nyareza!
SECONDARY SCHOOL
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION
Grand Bazaar Tour
Join us for another great tour, this time it’s the Grand Bazaar with our amazing guide Fatoş.
Experience the rich history of this amazing historical site dating back to the 15th century with us. Explore the winding streets and all the charm the Grand Bazar has to offer. To finish the tour we will have the opportunity to visit the roof deck and enjoy the view from the top of the building.
Date : Monday, December 11, 2023.
Meeting point : Çemberlitaş
Meeting time : 09:45 sharp
Fee : 650 tl
Here is the link for the sign up form.
Rainbow of Vegetables and Fruits
Everyone knows that eating enough vegetables and fruits (V&F) is essential for proper child development. While focusing on amount, though, we often forget that our bodies thrive on variety—a rainbow of nutrients. Fruits and vegetables get their colour from vitamins and phytonutrients, which are crucial for good health.
Colour variety on your plate may lower the risk of missing out on all vital nutrients. For example, red-coloured V&F is rich in lycopene, which has potent cancer-fighting and heart-protective effects. Orange and yellow are rich in vitamin C and carotenoids that promote healthy vision and cell growth. Some colours are easy to get; others (like purple and blue) are not that popular, especially among children. And it’s a shame, as the purple-coloured F&V contain anthocyanins.
Studies have linked these powerful antioxidants to a wide variety of health benefits, including increased longevity, cardiovascular health, cancer prevention, vision improvement, and neuroprotective effects. This is why we try to enrich meals with anthocyanin-rich foods like eggplants.
Eggplants are a nutritional powerhouse and can be a terrific part of a healthy diet. They are full of fibre as well as many vitamins and minerals (B3, B6, C and K, and magnesium, potassium, folic acid, etc).
The glossy, purple, teardrop-shaped, and overall beautiful eggplant, however, has been surrounded by myths throughout centuries. Next time, we will revert with a thorough explanation of why eggplant is not dangerous but very good for us.
Yours,
Food Committee
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