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CDS Middle School Issue 007 Date 2015. 11.23

If you are not

willing to learn, no

one can help you.

If you are

determined to

learn, no one can

stop you

Upcoming Events

November 24th-25th

Term 2 Final exams

November 26th-27th

Thanksgiving break

November 30th -

December 4th

Book Week

December 3rd

Library night

December 10th

Winter Concert

December 11th

Candle light ceremony

The AMC 8 (American Mathematics Competitions) is an

annual examination in the US that recognizes and rewards

excellence in mathematics for students in grade 8 and

below. It is a 25-question multiple-choice contest and its

goal is to increase interest in mathematics through

challenging students with critical-thinking problems and

rewarding top score students with certificates and pins. As

students of an international school, 28 5th to 8th grade

students at Cheongna Dalton School participated in the

examination on Tuesday, November 17th. Not only are

these students high-achieving math students in their math

classes, but they also hold a concrete foundation of

mathematics and prepared well for the 2015 AMC 8 with

examinations from previous years. We are very proud of

the 28 students for successfully completing the AMC 8 this

year. We look forward to the scores which will arrive in

early to mid-December.

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New Collaboration Between CDS and

Incheon Public School Teachers

The Science Fair is an annual event with the aim of nurturing student’s curiosity and interest in the sciences. It was

hosted on the 13th

November by the science department with great success. There were a wide range of submissions

spanning all disciplines and every entry was to a very high standard.

Jasmine Kwon (G8) took the first place in the presentation category for an excellent talk on her home-made water

filtration system. A close second were Grace Cho, Kate Kim and Tammy Lee (G8) with their talk on potato goo and

non-Newtonian fluids. Finally, in third place were Eugene Kang, Andy Chang and Kevin Lee (G7) with a talk on the

reflectivity of different cloud types.

The CDS science department would like to thank everybody who took part; it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening

with lots of great science on show. Time to start planning for next year’s entry!

On November 12, six Korean English language teachers from Incheon public

schools observed Mr. Scoville’s and Mr. Cavasin’s English classes.

Following the observation, all teachers engaged in a rich discussion about

how we can engage and motivate young people with student centered learning

activities. CDS Middle School valued this exchange of ideas and looks

forward to more opportunities to learn from one another in the future.

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Upcoming

Birthdays

G6 Nayon Lee (11/25)

G6 Sergio Minana (12/3)

G7 Evy Park (12/1) We all wish you a very happy

birthday

Dalton Distinguished. Congratulations!

Jasmine Kwon Jasmine Kwon has demonstrated hard work,

dedication and a desire to have a positive impact on

the lives of others this year. She has maintained

excellent grades, while also showing leadership and

creativity as treasurer of Student Council, helping to

plan We Run Cheongna, fundraisers, the Halloween

Party, and now she is working on project ideas to help

homeless animals in our community. She is always

there for her classmates when they are having a hard

time and is also a very positive role model for other

students. She is truly an example of the potential of

CDS and always displays the 6 C's proudly.

CDS Middle School Book Week is coming up right at the

beginning of Term 3. During the week of November 30 to

December 4, there will be many great activities for students to

participate in and get excited about books!

Week-long activities will include: morning house book trivia

with the chance to win a donut party on Friday, writing a

progressive group story to be read on Library Night (each house

will write one part), and the Book Week raffle (tickets go on

sale November 23 and proceeds will be donated to Brother Felice

Orphanage in Myanmar which Ms. Navarro will visit during the

winter break).

Finally, the Book Fair will be held on Thursday, December 3 and

Friday, December 4. Students and parents will have the

opportunity to purchase books at the school and a percentage of

the sales will go to the CDS Library.

Best Moments of CDS MS

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Final Exam Schedule