PTA SEPTEMBER 2015 Newsflash

Dear BISI Zek Campus Families,

Welcome to the first PTA Newsflash of the 2015/2016 school year.

The PTA Newsflash is sent to you as a link in an email by BIS Communications at the beginning of every month and will inform you on and remind you of important dates and upcoming school events. For quick information and advice, you can join our closed Facebook group, Zek Campus PTA and Parents of The British International School .

The PTA meets the first Monday of every month from 9:00am until 10:00am in the library of the Zek Campus and these monthly meetings are open to all BISI parents. We are always looking for volunteers and new ideas so if you are interested in getting involved, you can attend our meetings or send us an email at [email protected].

We are looking forward to a great school year ahead and wish to thank you in advance for your support!

Stefania Lepore & Marlie Stassen Chairpersons of the Zek PTA team

INFO & CONTACT DETAILS

Important dates & events - PTA Newsflash - Facebook group, Zek Campus PTA and Parents of the British International School Istanbul - BISI Website www.bis.k12.tr - BISI Calendar 2015/2016 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qc3cpFV2yI62AEs_axIWI9Ic- 3TTlQTR4bm64Ym26Jg/edit#gid=1 - BISI Newsletter (hard copy) - Letters, blogs, emails from teachers

Contact details - PTA: [email protected]

IMPORTANT DATES WINTER TERM

Sun 13 Sep PTA Brunch at Tarabya Bahçe Café & Restaurant

Sun 20 Sep Sunday Sports Clubs start

Fri 2 Oct Coffee Morning with Guest Speaker Paul Pembridge, Head of Maths, Primary School How to help your child in Maths (Calculation Policy)

Mon 5 Oct World Teacher Day Details will be communicated closer to the date

Fri 23 Oct Halloween Dress Up

Fri 6 Nov Coffee Morning with Guest Speaker Kathleen Hawthorne, & Careers Counsellor at BISI

Fri 13 Nov International Food Court

1-11 Dec Winter Giving Tree Charity Project

Fri 4 Dec Coffee Morning with Guest Speaker Ms Bell with KS3 information

Thu 10 Dec Winter Bazaar

Thu 17 Dec Start Winter Break

BRUNCH, SUNDAY 13th SEPTEMBER

This year the annual Zek PTA brunch will take place from 10:00am until 1:00pm at Tarabya Bahçe.

Tarabya Bahçe Café & Restaurant Tarabya Bayin Cd. No.62 Tarabya, Sariyer Phone: 0212 223 03 88 / 0212 223 33 89 Website: www.tarabyabahce.com

Brunch price 45tl per adult 20tl per child (between 6-12) No charge for childen under 6 Payment terms: cash on the day

Please confirm with how many you will attend before Friday evening by email to [email protected].

Looking forward to see you all on Sunday!

SUNDAY SPORT CLUBS (Start 20 September)

Starting on Sunday 20 September until June 2016 the PTA offers Sunday Sport Clubs. The sports activities will take place between 9:00am and 1:00pm on Sundays at school. A small fee will be charged for all activities. All information with reference to Sunday Sport Clubs will be done via email. The Sunday Sport Clubs coordinator is Judith Kuiper, [email protected].

Soccer Reception-Y2 10:00am - 11:00am Y3-Y5 11:00am - 12:00am Y6-Secondary 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Swimming Beginners 9:00am - 10:00am (2 groups, max 4 children per group) Beginners 10:00am - 11:00am (1 group, max 4 children) Confident swimmers 10:00am - 11:00am (1 group, max 10 children)

Dance Pre-teen dance 9:00am - 10:00am (Y4-Y6) Petite 10:00am - 11:00am (EYFS/reception & Y1) Juniors & pre-teen 11:00am - 12:00pm (Y2-Y3 and pre-teen Y4-Y6 in case the first club does not have enough attendants)

Tennis 4 clubs will run between 9:00am and 1:00pm, according to age and skill levels.

COFFEE MORNING WITH SPEAKER, FRIDAY 2nd OCT 9:00am

To kick off our series of Coffee Mornings with Guest Speaker, Paul Pembridge will talk on `How to help your child in Maths (Calculation Policy)`. Location TBC.

SUGGESTIONS FOR SPEAKERS The school would like to know which topics you are interested in. Please send your suggestions for a topic or speaker to [email protected].

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Each term the school will offer after school activities. After the start of each new term you will receive a letter from school informing you on the activities they have on offer for that specific term. After receipt of this letter you return the attached enrolment slip for your child(ren). Information on the after school activities for this term will be send to you soon.

There are two kinds of after school activities: - Activities offered and led by teachers from school (free of charge) - Activities offered and led by external parties (charged) Both activities will take place at school.

SCHOOL SPORT CLUBS & TOURNAMENTS

BISI participates in 2 sport leagues; ISL (Istanbul Sports League) and TISSL. Only the children that get selected for the team after the try-outs can participate.

ISL The BISI teams play tournaments and friendly matches against IICS, MEF, Robert and occasionally Uskedar American.

Primary Boys & Girls Swimming, soccer, chess and cross country Boys & Girls, Y7-Y9 Soccer, basketball, volleyball, cross country, table tennis, badminton, swimming, chess Senior school Boys & Girls, Y10-Y13 Soccer, basketball, volleyball, cross country, Table tennis, badminton, swimming, chess

TISSL In the TISSL League the BISI teams play tournaments and friendly matches against schools from Ankara and Cyprus.

Primary Boys & Girls, Y5-Y6 Soccer, basketball and swimming Middle school Boys & Girls, Y7-Y8 Soccer, basketball and swimming

Please note that the different sport clubs do not run throughout the whole school year.

COBIS This school year the school will again apply for a place. If the BISI gets selected you will receive more information.

For more info on the school sport clubs and COBIS you can check the school calendar on the school website or contact Mr Hügel at [email protected].

SECOND HAND UNIFORM SALE

Thank you to all the parents who donated and all the parents who bought second hand uniforms at the PTA’s sale last week. Together, we raised 3,350TL which will be added to the PTA’s Wish List Pot.

SALE OF UNIFORMS AT ZEKERIYAKOY CAMPUS

New uniforms can be bought at the Zekeriyaköy Campus every Friday from 9:00am until 3:00pm. EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES FAIR 2015

At the External Activities Fair, which took place on Friday the 4th of September, 36 external clubs, companies and individuals showcased their services. The aim of the event was to inform parents and teachers on what services are on offer in and around Zekeriyaköy. The feedback on the event was very positive from both the exhibitors and visitors. Attached you will find an extensive list of useful services in Istanbul.

PTA e-MARKETPLACE

At the end of every Newsflash (starting with the October issue) you will find the PTA e-Marketplace. This section provides you the opportunity to place an ad. Please send your ads for the next issue of this Newsflash to [email protected] by 25 September 2015.

Please note that the e-Market place is for non-commercial use and for BISI school community members only!