MEF International School, Istanbul

Weekly Newsletter

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Both Primary and Secondary parents came to the school on Saturday, October 13th, to form a dialogue with teachers, discuss their children's progress, and, in some cases, watch specific presentations.

Student Council Assembly

Congratulations to Student Council for their interactive and creative assembly. Students enjoyed Kahoot on bullying, friendship traits and skills. The focus of the assembly was Anti-bullying and Friendship. Mr. Atakan made a surprise and gave one of our Grade 1 students the medal of MEF Sportsmanship of the month for September.

Primary School Rights and Responsibilities

Grade 4 students shared their learning about Children's Rights and Responsibilities as part of the October Assembly. Students performed a skit representing disrespectful behavior to others and the environment. Together they cam together to work out the problems. The first Learner Profile Certificates for the year were also presented at this Assembly.

Learning Support Symposium

Our MEF IS Learning Support team hosted the first Learning Support Symposium of the school year. We were joined by teams from British International School, Istanbul International Community School and specialists working in a variety of offices in Istanbul. The symposiums help us to network and share ideas. There was deep discussion about strategies for planning, assessment and creative ways to provide support in the homeroom classroom to make learning accessible to all.

Primary MEF IS Parent Talks

This past Saturday, our parents participated in the MEF IS Parent Talk Series where Jason De Roma, Pelin Uster and Evelyn Galan presented the elements of the PYP and reviewed the Learner Profile. Wednesday morning, we enjoyed the presentation by Elif Cesar and Simon Johnson as they helped parents understand the truths about home and school language. Come join us to develop strong understandings about the learning and teaching at MEF IS.

SS PSHE Teamwork and Leadership Trips Scheduled

Grade 6, 7, and 8 students are completing a PSHE unit on Teamwork and Leadership. As a conclusion for this unit, we are arranging grade level field trips for the students on 24th and 25th October just after exams. On the 24th October, Grade 8 will go to Yildiz Park and The Escapist for team building exercises. On the 25th October, Grade 6 will go to Forestkemerburgaz Ropes Course, while Grade 7 will go to Yildiz Park and Les Arts Turcs for a cooking competition.

International Football Tournament in Ankara

Congratulations to the 31 Middle School students who participated in an international football tournament in Ankara last weekend. There were 2 boys' and a girls' team competing against 15 other teams from Turkey, Cyprus and France. Our girls' teams finished 6th, boys' 2nd team finished 10th, and our superstar boys' 1st team finished 2nd overall, just missing out in a final that ended 2-1. A huge thanks to Mr. Simon, Mr. Hamid, Ms. Muce for coaching.

College Counseling Department

MEF IS Secondary students are keen to learn more about what is required to attend a range of fine universities around the world. The MEF IS College Counseling Department helps them with their university-bound journey by guiding them through supportive research and giving them the tools to strategically make their way through the arduous application process. It is a great advantage for students to have university representatives and admissions officers come to our campus!

SS Extended Field Trips

Each year students have the opportunity to participate in unique extended field trips to promote and cultivate global mindedness to help develop an appreciation for individuals, groups, cultures and societies. These learning experiences help our students make connections and extend their understanding, which results in action and change.

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SS Curriculum Presentation

During Parent-Teacher Conferences on Saturday, October 13th, parents had the opportunity to attend a presentation on the Secondary School curriculum. Ms Lauren Fajobi, the Cambridge Coordinator, and Ms Alina Zamfirescu, the IBDP Coordinator, explained the structure of the curriculum and its philosophy in practice.

SS IB CAS Presentation

IB1 students attended a presentation on the Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) programme at MEF IS. Mr. Loy Jayne, the CAS Coordinator, explained the IB requirements for completion of the CAS portfolio, giving students ideas of activities they can have and showing by examples how inspiring the participation on these activities can be. Ms Alina Zamfirescu, the IB Coordinator, helped students to log in on ManageBac, the portal MEF uses to record all the CAS activities, and explained the steps to follow to add their experiences there and build their CAS portfolio.

Important Dates

Oct 18 - 19, 22 - 23 Exam Week 1 (Secondary)

Oct 22-26 - UN Week: Activities, many of which are related to the 'rights of the child' throughout the week, will take place

Oct 23 - SS Mole Day Fundraiser

Oct 24 - UN Day: PS Parade of Nations ; SS: Activities continued

Oct 25 - IB organization's 50th Birthday

Oct 29 - Republic Day, NO SCHOOL

Oct 30 - Nov 2 - Autumn Break, NO SCHOOL

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