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" Hello, Hola, Bonjour, so wa de kap,Ko nichie wa, Bom Dia!"

(Which languages are these???)

Presidential elections already took place inVenezuela, Somailia, Georgia and will betaking place in the USA. I hope that studentstake some interest in the democratic processand also see how these countries have somesimilarities and can also be interconnectedwith Colombia. Our world is incontrovertiblyinterdependent!

WE are proud to say that we have beenaccepted to the AASSA organisation(Association of American Schools in SouthAmerica). This prestigious honour places usamong other schools such as Colegio Parrish,Nueva Granada, Panamericano and JorgeWashington, to name a few. We are surelygoing to be a top school in Colombia and in theworld, in the next several years!

LaSierra NewsletterSchool Director: Andrew FrezludeenOffice Secretary: Alexa Ruiz CuanSchool Phone number: 584 5112

School email: [email protected]

Volume Number: 4 October 19, 2012

Important and Upcoming Dates

Oct. 31 HalloweenNov. 5 HolidayNov. 9 Formal Report Cards emailed homeNov. 9 Term One EndsNov. 12 HolidayNov. 16 Student Led Conferences/Parent andTeachers meet about report cardsNov. 19 Morocco Week!Dec. 14 Last Day before Xmas holidays

Halloween is Coming!

Get your costumes and chocolates readyfor Halloween Day at La Sierra.Students can come dressed up! Theycan share their treats during the secondrecess. Homeroom Teachers will givethem instructions.

Report CardsThese will be sent via PDF and emailed

on the 9th of November. You will need toprint them, sign them and bring them tothe parent interview.

When?Parents will be asked to come in on FridayNov. 16th to meet with teachers starting at7 am. Homeroom teachers will email toyou the schedule for these meetings.Student Led Conferences will also take

place at the same time.


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Pillars of GOOD Character!

Students have been working on being CARING, RESPONSIBLE which also means, attimes, being RESPECTFUL.

Now, this week, our students will be working on being TRUSTWORTHY!(Are these values all interconnected, just like our world is?)

Miss Karinas Grade 2 Class is working on synonyms!


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IPC and English in action!

Grade 4 students and Mr. Nacho continuing with Whats on the Menu?, an IPC

theme that teaches cooking skills, as well as academic skills.

(These pics are sideways purposely!)

FRUIT SALAD ANYONE?

This is making me hungry!


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Miss Marthas Grade 1 and the IPCWow, this is how I like to learn Mathematics!!!

Miss Martha Lucias K4 Class and others preparing for Dia de Amor y

Amistad

Mr. Nachos Cat!


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International Connection?Can you guess where in the world this is? Your clue is in the photo on the

rightOK, it is located in Africa.that is your other clue. So how many countries dyou have to choose from? And the answer is South Africa!

International Connection?

Open your mind to the world and other cultures!

Can you guess where in the world this is? It looks like it could be a place inColombia, doesnt it?


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Grade 5 under the direction of Mr. German

IPC in action! Rolling up their sleeves and learninghow to build structures.


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Manifestando su sentido de pertenencia, Ana Luca Lara Rodrguez de K4, nos hizo llegaresta hermosa oracin para compartir con todos ustedes.


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Our grade six students have been in charge of monitoring the trampoline(aka TheJUMPER) at break time.

In so doing, they are learning how be better leaders and work collaboratively. This past week, they have runinto some organizational difficulties and are realizing that group dynamics can be challenging.

With some Teacher and Director support, grade 6 is STILL developing critical thinking and problem

management skills. It is a good learning experience for them when trying to assume more responsibility.

Break time is over so lets get back to class!Yeahhhh!!!


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La Sierra Board Members

Recently, our board attended an important conference on governance, inCartegena, where they were able to meet with other board members fromaround the Tri-Association educational community.

Schools were represented from Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America.Our board is showing that they are committed to a true international schoolperspective!

Can you spot them in this pic below?


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Recently, I also attended a workshop in Cartegena, regarding accreditingour school with AdvancED, formerly known as SACS. In the next coupleof years, our team of skilled educators aim to prepare La Sierra for theaccreditation process with this esteemed organization.

Although we are already a quality school, this accreditation will give us amore robust profile among quality international schools in the world. Thissignifies a strong commitment towards continual school improvement forour students and our entire school community.

What this also means is, when your sons and daughters graduate from LaSierra International School, universities around the world will recognizetheir studies as being of the highest quality!

You may find more information about AdvancED athttp://www.advanc-ed.org/

Andrew FrezludeenDirector
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