FRIDAY FLASH

Mar 29, 2024 / Issue # 27

International Day

WHOLE SCHOOL

Dear IICS Community,

We would like to inform you that following the local elections on Sunday March 31st, the Ministry of Education announced that all schools will be closed on Monday, April 1st. Therefore, IICS will be closed as well.

Additionally, please be advised that due to the Professional Development Day for our teachers, there is no school for students on Friday, April 5th, as it stated on the calendar.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

Nicolaas Mostert, Head of School

Open Board Meeting & Master Plan Reveal

The IICS Board of Trustees extends a warm invitation to our upcoming Open Board Meeting and Master Plan Brunch at the Marmara Campus. This event will provide an opportunity for you to gain insight into the school's future plans and initiatives, as well as to engage in constructive discussions with the Board Members.

Date: Saturday, April 20th

Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm.

Location: Marmara Campus (Adults Only)

Your presence and input are highly valued as we work towards enhancing the educational experience for our students. Please sign up by April 15th.

International Day

Dear IICS Community,

We, your PTA, would like to address some common questions raised by our staff and community members regarding the entrance fee for this year's International Day event.

First, we have transitioned to using a single day pass instead of individual tickets for this year's event. This change aims to simplify the entry process, moving away from the complexity of last year's system, where multiple tickets were required for various dishes. Again, this decision was taken in the hope the new single entry ticket, covering the entire day, will be more convenient for everyone. Read more..

Flag Parade

Join the IICS community, including students, parents, family members, and staff, for a day of unity celebrating national specialties. Enjoy food tables, fun activities, art auction and national baskets auction, as well as flag parade. It is an opportunity to proudly represent all our countries! Please find the link to the flag parade and fill in before the 5th of May.

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 Peek of the Week

Dear Hisar Families,

Our end of year celebration of Young Author's Day will occur in June (date to be announced), but before we can celebrate we need to create… and we need your help! Please reach out to ptavphisar@iics.k12.tr to volunteer to help our students make books.

Primary Sports Marmara - Football 2024

Dear parents,

We are excited about our new football season for grades 3, 4 and 5. The plan is to start with practices on Tuesday, April 16 and run it twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school until May 30th. Practices will take place on the field so all our students need to have proper sports shoes and clothes, as well as water bottles.

This is co-ed and boys and girls will practice together. However, we will have 3 coaches that will be able to work with students in small groups according to their level and ability in order to create the best experience possible for our students.

Please note that this is a 2 day commitment so plan your other CCA activities accordingly.

Coaches for this season will be Ms. Ece Kurt, Mr. Simon Hughes and Mr. Bas Kienhuis.

Let's have a great season!

SECONDARY SCHOOL

Secondary Chronicles

AI Summer Program Taught by Stanford Alumni Hosted in Istanbul

Inspirit AI is offering an in-person, 30-hour pre-college AI program hosted at Istanbul International Community School that teaches students in grades 6-12 fundamental AI concepts and guides them to build socially impactful projects such as safe ChatGPT bots, exoplanet search, self-driving car systems, and more! Stanford and MIT graduates in AI will be present in person from August 12-23 to teach. Please read more information in the program brochure and apply here. If you cannot attend in person, students may apply to the live online program. Program contact: Jared Greene, jaredgreene@inspiritai.com. Thank you!

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION

IICS Community Parents’ Event

Do you have low back pain or a frozen shoulder? Do you struggle to have better posture? Do you feel like as you get older your body is falling apart? Do you not have the energy you once had? Is your eyesight weakening? Has your doctor told you that you need to simply learn to live with your pain or limitations?

Then this retreat is for you!

Join IICS community members Lisa Collins and Mila Casey on May 3-5, 2024 for this life-changing retreat where we will explore Hanna Somatics and the Bates Method at Yucesan Çiftliği outside Sakarya. Register by March 25th for a special IICS discount!

For more information and sign up details please check here.

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