RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

For A Bright Future!

NOVEMBER 2011 VOLUME 3 ISSUE 1

Greetings from the Principal

Dear Parents, Thank you to those parents who attended Parent-Teacher Conferences on October 21st and

22nd. Please continue to communicate with your child’s teacher throughout the school

year. The teachers are best able to speak about the specific academic, social and emotional

needs of your child.

PT conferences are a very important time for parents and teachers to work together to

continue the great academic growth that students are making this year. If you were unable

to attend your conference, please contact your child’s teacher to set up another time.

Parents are a vital component in student success in school and it is very important that

parents and teachers are working together to help enhance student learning. We

appreciate your efforts!

We have been working hard this year to provide students with an understanding of the

challenges and difficulties other people around the world may face. Students have

expanded their understanding of situations such as drought, famine, civil war and natural

disaster.

RIS staff, students and families came together to raise awareness and funds to donate to

the African people of Somalia, who are suffering from a major drought and Turkey when

an earthquake devastated the country.

Teachers have been able to educate our students on the importance of helping others in

need and students have responded positively. We look forward to continuing the

development of our compassionate community participants throughout this school year.

Emin Huseynov

On Thursday October 13th Rainbow International School welcomed EARCOS member Dr K. for a visit to evaluate our

school. EARCOS, the East Asia Regional Council of Schools, is an organization of 120 member schools in East Asia.

Membership in EARCOS is open to elementary and secondary schools in East Asia which offer an educational program using

English as the primary language of instruction. EARCOS inspires student learning through its leadership and service and

fosters intercultural understanding, global citizenship and exceptional educational practices within the learning community.

Dr. K spent the whole day observing and talking with school staff, teachers and students. Upon the completion of his visit, Dr.

K had many positive points to report about RIS. We are happy to report that RIS has been accepted as a member of EARCOS

and we look forward to the professional development this success will bring our school. Great work everyone!

EARCOS (www.earcos.org)

“Bitter are the roots of study, but how sweet their fruit.” Cato

“The highest result of education is tolerance.” Helen Keller

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RIS November Newsletter

At RIS our teachers are committed to educating our students

academically in all subject areas such as Mathematics, Social Studies,

English, Korean, Turkish and science. However, we are also dedicated

to developing compassionate community members. We have been

working hard this year to provide students with an understanding of

the challenges and difficulties other people around the world may

face. Students have expanded their understanding of situations such

as drought, famine, civil war and natural disaster.

On October 21st & 22nd, RIS students and families came

together to raise awareness and funds to donate to the African people

of Somalia, who are suffering from a major drought. Students and

Teachers from all grades worked together as one to organize a

fantastic bake sale. Everyone lent a hand one way or another to make

the event a success. RIS families not only donated baked goods, but

also their time and effort to help others in need. In just two days our

school was able to raise 1 million won to assist those in Somalia.

RIS did not stop at helping Somalia. On October 23rd a major

natural disaster struck Turkey when an earthquake devastated the

country. Many people were killed and many more have now been left

homeless due to the destruction of the quake. Our students expressed

their concerns for the people of Turkey and decided that we must

help. In an effort to raise funds, we decided to combine our Fall

Festival with a fundraiser for Turkey. We are proud to announce that

RIS students raised 1 million won that will be donated to the help the

people of Turkey affected by the quake.

25,000 people are dying because of hunger every

day. We are lucky that we are not one of them. But

are we sensible enough to understand their pain of

dying because of hunger? We have to focus only

how every one of us can solve the problem or at

least could be part of the solution. So let's promise

that we would never waste food because it is like

raising the problem of "World Hunger".

A candle loses none of its

light by lighting another

candle.

Rainbow International School

Lends a Hand!

MY TEACHER

What a teacher writes on the

blackboard of life can never be erased.

The best teachers teach from the

heart, not from the book.

A good teacher is like a candle - it

consumes itself to light the way for

others.

Teaching is the profession that

teaches all the other professions.

Don't Waste Food.

Save food, Save Life.

The face contains more than 50 muscles, which give us our

huge range of facial expressions.

Your heart beats with enough strength to shoot blood a

distance of 30 feet.

An individual blood cell takes about 60 seconds to make a

complete circuit of the body.

2 million red blood cells die every second.

Bones are 4 times stronger than concrete.

The kidneys filter over 400 gallons of blood each day.

70% of the dust in your home consists of shed human skin.

On average, the stomach produces 2 liters of Hydrochloric

Acid daily.

About 1 liter of blood flows through the brain every minute.

There are approximately 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the

human body.

"All organisms are cellular societies joined by networks of energy and information"

NOVEMBER 2011 VOLUME 3 ISSUE 1 CARING

Human Body Organ Systems Our body is really incredible.

Character Word for November:

Caring

How do you show that you care for others?

A caring person is kind---remembering to give

others a chance to change.

A caring person is grateful for what they have.

A caring person can forgive others when a

mistake is made.

A caring person helps people who are in need

of help.

CARING kids say things like this...

I brought food to school to donate to needy

families in our area.

I know my friend was upset so I sat beside her

at lunch today.

I made my own bed because I care about how

I keep my room.

I helped my parents without being asked, they

smiled and were so proud of me.

I said thank you to a classmate for loaning me

a pencil when they noticed I did not have one

yesterday. I will remember to help someone

else.

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The most selfish one-letter word… “I” AVOID IT

The most satisfying two-letter word… “WE” USE IT

The most poisonous three-letter word… “EGO” OVERCOME IT

The most used four-letter word… “LOVE” VALUE IT

The most pleasing five-letter word… “SMILE” KEEP IT

SPELLING BEE FUN!

On October26th, representatives from Grades 1-5

competed in RIS’s first Spelling Bee ever! It was

an exciting time for all, as classmates cheered for

their representatives to rise to the top. Although

the race was very close, Monica Jeon(Grade 3)

came out on top as the Spelling Bee Champ.

Coming in at second place was Nasar

Chaudhry(Grade 1) and third place, Hadiqa

Chaudhry(Grade4).

However, our teachers are so proud of all of the

students who participated in the competition by

studying their words daily. The students’ hard

work and dedication was clearly evident at the

bee. Many were impressed at the difficult words

our students could spell correctly!

RIS COMPETITION

We hope everyone enjoyed our Spelling Bee! They are one of the most

exciting ways for elementary school students to compete in a friendly,

educational environment. There are many benefits to spelling bees, with the

obvious being that it will improve spelling—but it also boosts self-

confidence and literary skills. Thus, we hope to see you at our next spelling

bee!! Buzz bzzzz!!

No one is perfect – that’s why pencils have erasers.

Unknown

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

Ram Dass

Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better.

Hermann Hesse

BULLYING

Although, there have not been any incidences

of student bullying and harassment reported in

both the elementary and middle schools over

the years, students still need to understand that

they don't have to be physically beaten up or

hurt to be a victim of bullying.

Persistent teasing, being threatened, and name

calling can all be classed as forms of bullying.

There are lots of reasons why people are

bullied. Some students are picked on because

of their culture or race, while others are chosen

because of their weight, the clothes they wear,

or because they're clever - things that no-one

should be ashamed of.

Students are encouraged to report any and all

forms of bullying and harassment to RIS

faculty, staff, and administration.

RIS Soccer Team Eighteen RIS Elementary and Middle School

students from 4rd to 8th Grade signed up for the RIS

soccer team 2011, and look striking in their white-

red-blue uniforms. They practice every Wednesdays,

and participated in the 2011 International Youth

Football Championship organized by Europe-Korea

Foundation (EKF). The "DOLPHINS" have played

six hard-fought games in October against

international schools and won three games with nice

scores. Congratulations! GO DOLPHINSSSSS!!

“Books fall open, you fall in”

On Monday October 17th Rainbow International School started

participating in the D.E.A.R. program. D.E.A.R. stands

for Drop Everything And Read. D.E.A.R. is a special reading celebration to

remind and encourage students, teachers, administrators, and families to

make reading together on a daily basis a priority. The D.E.A.R. program is

endorsed by major associations and companies across the world, such as

The National Education Association (NEA), Parent Teacher Association

(PTA), Walden Media, HarperCollins Children’s Books, and many more!

Now, the majority of the population celebrates D.E.A.R. on April 12th,

which is National D.E.A.R. day in the United States. The D.E.A.R.

program is celebrated on Beverly Cleary’s birthday, author of the Ramona

Quimby series. Ramona Quimby, the programs official spokesperson, is

responsible for spreading the word and the love of reading.

Literacy and Comprehension are an integral part of learning and to help

facilitate our student’s academic growth in those areas Rainbow

International will incorporate 15 minutes into every school day where the

entire building drops what they are doing, picks up a book, and reads. By

participating in this program we hope to interest more students in reading

and expand their vocabulary and general knowledge.

The D.E.A.R. Challenge will challenge the students to read outside

of the building. At the end of the challenge the person who has read the

most will receive a prize and the class with the best cumulative total will

also receive a prize. We will be judging the students on the number of

minutes they have read for, not the number of pages or books. The

students who read outside the building should have you sign their

reading log, verifying they did read for the written time. At

the completion of their books they should fill out the “What Did You

Read?” form that is in their reading log. With your help we hope to

develop the student’s vocabulary, knowledge and literary skills and who

knows, maybe you’ll start your own D.E.A.R. challenge at home!

Please check out the D.E.A.R. picture video on the library

website https://sites.google.com/site/rislibrarywebsite/ “Stop looking at the distance and get started!"

Grade Two

Are you feeling a bit blue? Well, we have the best medicine for you! Come on

a trip with us to Peru!

If this place doesn't make you smile, then perhaps

you can come to England on our next stop, too!

Every country that we look at the students is

introduced to the population, currency, languages,

capital city, location, food, important historical

sites, how people make a living and more!

If Peru doesn't sound good, maybe Science is for

you! We are wrapping up our unit on animals and

moving on to life cycles. We will have a lot of fun

creating skits on the different stages. After we will

video tape and post them on our blog!

In Mathematics for the month of November we will

be starting Unit 3. Inside this unit are plane shapes,

solid shapes, and fractions. Can you tell me where

the vertices and edges are on that shape? Well you

will be able to ask the Grade 2 students to give you

a hand!

This is going to be a very fun and interesting

month! Parents, if you would ever like to come and

help out in our class for a half-day or day, please e-

mail me. We would love to have you!

FUN WEEK

FALL FESTIVAL! This year our philanthropy committee, headed by

Ms. Davis and Ms. Sawlor, put on a school-wide

Fall Festival to celebrate the new season and to

raise money and awareness for our ongoing

philanthropic efforts.

The festival was held on Friday, October 28th, and

the students and classes spent the week before

making fall and Halloween-themed crafts in their

art and homeroom classes. The halls, auditorium,

cafeteria, and gym were transformed into a

festive house of horrors with bats, pumpkins,

ghosts, skeletons, and the spooky silhouettes of

trees adorning their passageways.

The decorating began early in the morning, and

each middle school class went to their assigned

room to set up Ms. Sawlor’s Bowling, Ms.

Maher’s Duckie Grab, Ms. Jones’ Go Fish, Ms. R’s

Basketball, Ms. Suhyun’s Face-painting, and Ms.

Rukiye’s Pin the Nose on the Clown station areas.

Areas on the third floor were also designated for

Mr. Muhammed Ali’s Photobooth and Ms. Ross’

Popcorn/Halloween Movie station, so the

students had their pick of exciting activities

throughout the afternoon.

All students were allowed to eat a pizza lunch in their classrooms

beforehand and were then separated into groups to make the festival

rotations run smoothly. Each station contained bags of prizes that the

children were given after completion of each game or competition. The

games were interactive yet simple and allowed for a welcome break after

such a productive first quarter of school. All throughout the day, one could

hear laughing and the playful chatter of the RIS family coming together for

a fun and philanthropic-minded event.

Students and teachers were allowed to dress up in costumes on the big

day, provided they donate to the relief fund, which allocated aid for the

recent earthquake that devastated parts of Turkey. The school raised

almost 400,000 KRW, with Ms. Esther’s 1st grade class taking first place in

overall donations. There was also a competition for the most creative

costume. The RIS student council had a tough time choosing the finalists

because so many of our students and teachers came out in full costumed

force. In the end, the winner was Nahan Rehman for her sweet angel

costume. Runners-up included Maan Altayyar’s funny mummy and Sofia

Brantes’ patriotic Betsy Ross costume.

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.

November Events November 2 – Field Trip

November 15 – Birthday Party November 15 – First Volume of RIS Student Newspaper

November 21 – Professional Development Day November 25 – 2nd Quarter Progress Report Card

November 30 – PTA Meeting

How Has Steve Jobs & Apple

Changed Our Lives?

Millions of people from all over the world

have shared their memories, thoughts,

and feelings about Apple icon Steve Jobs,

including RIS’ Grade 5 Class. In social

Studies class Grade 5 students looked

back at Steve Jobs’ life and the influence

he has had on our world. All students

expressed how they’ve been touched by his

passion and creativity. Here is what some

students had to say…

When I got my Ipad I was so excited. The

Ipad had made my life so much easier!

On the Ipad I like to listen to music and

read books. Sometimes I download jokes

to make myself or someone else laugh and

be happy.

Thank you Steve Jobs for inventing the

Ipad!!! It is so fun

-Written by Amina

Apple change my live by helping my with my school homework.

In school I don’t have to write the home work in my book. Also,

the Ipad can give me fun games to play at home and on the

bus. I think the Ipad inventions are fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Written By: Jeny Kim

Steve Jobs changed my life in many ways. I can play games on

the Ipad. My mom can look at cooking apps for recipes. I can

go on skype and see my friends. I can listen to music. I can

even go to brainpop in science class. I like my Ipad because I

can take pictures, videos and I can even zoom in. I like Ipads

because they to make my life easier!!!

-Written By: Joshua

Steve Jobs make the iphone4, Ipad, IPod, MacBook and he

made the apple company he also made the Pixar name. Mr.Jobs

updated the apple company and his first computer was made in

his garage.Mr.jobs let me hear music that I like in Ipad. He also

let me see my best movies that like in Ipad. Finally he let me

talk with anybody in the world on the iPhone.

-Written By: Mohammed

TECHNOLOGY

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked

myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am

about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days

in a row, I know I need to change something.

Steve Jobs

MIDDLE SCHOOL KNOWLEDGE COMPETITION

MIDDLE SCHOOL KNOWLEDGE COMPETITION

“If you have knowledge, let other light their candles in it.” Margaret Fuller

Students bustled noisily into the auditorium on the 3rd floor at

Rainbow International School. They quickly took their named tags,

headed to their assigned tables and settled in to list to the rules. Soon

enough a hush came over the room, the lights went out, and all of the

students turned towards the video screen. The first pulsing beats of

techno music blasted from the speakers and the students locked their

eyes on the simulation prepared for this occasion. The teams were

ready to battle it out in this year’s first knowledge competition.

The four teams were: red, blue, green and orange. Each team had

representatives from grades 6, 7, and 8 in order to promote teamwork,

cooperation, and school unity. As the beat continued the students

excitement grew visibly as the simulation unveiled what subjects they

would be test on. History, Language Arts, Science, Art, Foreign

Language, and Math, to which a collective group of moans followed.

"Ding-ding" went the bell and round 1 of 3 began. The students

chattered and worked together as a team worked to beat the clock,

which stood at 45 seconds, in order to uncover the best possible

answer. They were faced with video clips, audio clips, paintings,

equations, and pronunciations.

As the music ticked on the atmosphere and tension in the room grew,

each team striving to beat the other 3. When the buzzer sounded at the

end of each question there was excitement from those who knew they

got it right and encouragement from teammates regardless of the

outcome. As round 2 faded into round 3 you could see every middle

school student working with their team and these teams began to work

as a unit that could have been partnered together for weeks let alone

for 15 minutes. It was an amazing site and it exemplified the strength

and character that R.I.S. students have inside of them.

When the final buzzer sounded the end of round 3 the

tension mounted. At the end of round 2 there had

been a three-way tie between the red, blue and green

teams. The students buzzed with excitement while

they waited for their teachers to unveil the results.

Finally, the results were tallied and a sudden hush fell

across the room. The standings were as follows: Red

Team in third place with 19 points, Green and Orange

team tied for second with 20 points, and Blue team

came in first with 21 points! It was a close race and the

score exemplifies how well the students at R.I.S. learn,

retain, and apply the information they had learned.

Congratulations to the Blue Team and I hope that as

the year goes on the students at R.I.S. continue to

exceed the expectations and obstacles set before them.

Knowledge Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Goethe

If you never try, you will never know.

Unknown

Knowledge is antidote to fear

Ralph Waldo Emerson

On Wednesday, November 2nd RIS students were

rewarded for their hard work, dedication to

learning, and strong academic performance by

going on a field trip to Lotte World.

It was a picture-perfect autumn day in Seoul. The

weather was warm and sunny, and the trees were

aglow with shades of red, orange, and gold. RIS

students were buzzing with excitement from the

moment they arrived at school. I got to tag along

with the Grade Fours on this textbook day!

I would like to thank the grade fours for their

excellent behavior, enthusiasm, and navigational

skills. It my first trip to Lotte World and they

were fantastic tour guides! It was a fun-filled day,

packed with merriment and long-lasting

memories…

“Glorius Grade Fours!!”

The grade fours quickly found out what would happen if they

misbehaved!

Grade Four Boys enjoy some slushies!

Fasten your seatbelts everyone..!

Grade Four Girls strike a pose!

Lama and Miju in line for the scariest ride of the day… The Jiro Swing!!

GRADE FOUR

Dear Parents, It is starting to get cold. Please send students with cold-weather outdoor clothing every day: jackets, boots, hats, gloves/mittens.

Tall Tales

In English Language Arts class Grade 5 have been reading and learning about Tall Tales. Students were able to apply the tall tale elements of humor, exaggeration and impossible situations to their own story writing. Great Job Grade 5!!

The GIANT GRANDMOTHER Written by: Juliana & Jeny

Once upon a time there was a giant grandmother. She was so strong, but very old. When she wanted new clothes she asked the village people and the village had to make them. They worked on making the grandmother’s clothes for one year, but they couldn’t finish. The giant grandmother was so big, fat and old that in one step she could squash Hawaii. One day the village people couldn’t make her clothes because there was no material left for the clothes to be made from. She was so sad that she went home and cried and she cried until there was an ocean, which later became known as the Pacific Ocean. The grandmother was so sad she decided to move. So she moved to China and carried her house with her. On her way she went through Alaska, then Indonesia, then in one giant step she was in China. While she was there she wanted to be alone because of her sadness, so she created a large wall to hide herself from others. In china this wall eventually became known as the Great Wall of China. THE END.

Super Baby Was Born Written by Amina & Yura

Once upon a time, there was a small town. In the town, there was a woman who had 10 babies. One of the babies had super strong powers and he could break one planet at once! His name was Nick Murray.

One day, Nick got hungry, he saw the solar system. He jumped to the sky and caught Mars! Then he started to eat Mars! After he ate all of Mars he was still hungry. He started to pick up coconuts. When he collected all the coconuts, he ate them all at once, but it did not make Nick full. So he tried to eat the coconut trees too! Later he became full.

Another day, Pluto and some rocks fell down. He caught Pluto and the rocks and he ate them, but he ate half of Pluto and let it go. When he ate, he could see the clouds. When he walked, he hurt his leg and tried to sit down. On the ground there were many screaming voices and crying voices. He was sitting on the houses! He ran and ran away. He was so scared. After he ran, he rested. Then he ran one more time!

Eventually Nick Murray was an adult. He didn’t wanted to be an adult because he wanted to eat a lot of baby food. But he thought when he was a baby everybody liked him and they give him treats. Now he is an adult, but he doesn’t get treats. But, now he was happy because he is going to think about his adult life.

When he started to live in the Town, he saw beautiful women. He wanted to marry her, so he sent a message to her. When she saw Nick Murray she wanted to marry him too! So they married together. The women’s name was Alia Basra. Alia made over 1 billion tiny babies and that is how the world’s population began. *This story teaches us how the first population of people was on earth!!!!!

MATHEMATICS COMPETITION NUMBERS IN PICTURES COMPETITION IS STARTING... PURPOSE: TO SHOW STUDENTS MATH AND ART RELATIONSHIP. BEGINING DATE: 11/01/2011 FINISHING DATE:11/15/2011 RULES: JUST DRAW A PICTURE WHATEVER YOU WANT BUT YOU MUST USE NUMBERS IN YOUR PICTURE.AND YOU WILL GET A SCORE. ALSO I AM GOING TO CHOOSE THREE WINNER.SURPRISE PRESENTS ARE WATING YOU...(Rukiye Karakurt)

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RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

THINK, TALK & WRITE! RIS is very proud of presenting a Journalism Club. The Middle School Head Teacher Ms.Jaclyn Jones and RIS students started to publish a Student Newspaper. The journalism club members have been working really hard to make great articles! The first issue of the new RIS student newspaper will be published on Tuesday, November 15.

RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

2-32 Yangjae 1-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 137-886

Phone: +82-2-571-2917 Fax : +82-2-572-2916

FOR

A

BRIGHT

FUTURE!

Education is all a matter of building bridges. Ralph Ellison

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