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30th September 2015
Important Notices
7th, 8th and 9th October
School Photographer on site taking
individual and class photographs
for the yearbook. If you have
not returned the photograph
permission form or have indicated
‘I do not consent’ then your child
will not have an individual or class
photograph taken
Friday 9th October
Friends of St George’s - open
meeting in the Canteen
(8:30-9:30am)
28 and 29 October
Parent Report Evenings -Primary
and Secondary (4-7pm)
School day running as usual for
students. After school clubs & fun
clubs will not be running this day.
Booking system goes live Friday
16th October 10:00am
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Gold Merite Jeunesse Expedition
Letter from the Principal
Dear Parents,
You may have noticed that the construction site at school continues
to be a hive of activity with the foundation for the new building
currently being laid. Work is progressing well.
Our first fire drill of the year took place last week and was very
successful. I was particularly pleased with the orderly and disciplined
way the classes evacuated the site and assembled promptly in good
order.
On the 28th and 29th October you will have the opportunity to meet
your children’s class teacher to discuss progress. We have changed
the format due to parental feedback and will keep this under review.
My thanks go to the parent and staff volunteers who are engaging
with the refugee efforts together with the Luxembourg Red Cross. If
you can help, even for an hour or two, it really can make a difference.
With my best regards,
Dr. Barkei
Whole School
News
NEW Alumni Registration Page
St George’s has launched a new Alumni Registration page on the
website. We would like to stay in touch with all our alumni students,
staff and parents no matter where they are in the world. If you are a
past student, past student’s parent or previously worked at St George’s
register here and we will invite you to some of our school events and
reunions. This is a great way to stay in contact with us and to reconnect
with old classmates or colleagues.
Parent Report Evening (Primary) & Parent-Teacher-Student-Conference (Secondary) 28th &
29th of October
The meetings with teachers in both Primary and Secondary will take place on Wednesday 28th and
Thursday 29th October from 4:00-7:00pm. The booking system opens on Friday 16th October
at 10:00am and will close on Tuesday 27th at 10:00am. Please note that students in secondary
should attend with their parents.
Instructions on how to register can be found on the Parent Portal under the ‘Events Booking’ tab or
can be accessed by clicking here.
School Photographer
The school photographer will be on site taking individual and class photographs for
the yearbook. Classes will be timetabled for pictures on 7th,8th and 9th October.
If you have not returned the photograph permission form or have indicated ‘I do
not consent’ then your child will not have an individual or class photograph taken.
Wednesday 7th - Secondary (except Year 7 students who are away this day and
will be photographed in the spring term )
Thursday 8th - Years 3 to 6 & 1Aspelt, 1Vianden, 2Clervaux & 2Dudelange
Friday 9th - Early Years & Reception & 1Munsbach, 2Bettembourg
Head Lice
Please be advised that this week we have had several cases of head lice reported to us. Please
download a copy of the head lice advice booklet from www.sante.lu .You will find it in the section
santé & école. You can download this in a choice of languages.
Please check all members of your household as soon as possible and treat any cases found as
required. This should help ensure that this outbreak remains isolated.
Thank you for your co-operation.
The school Nurses
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Whole School
News
Helping the Red Cross to assist Refugees
We have offered to assist the Red Cross with the sorting of donations
at the warehouse in Windhof. This will take place on Saturday 10th
October from 13.00 to 19.00. The facility can accommodate 30 people
at a time, so we propose 2 shifts, from 13.00 to 16.00 and 16.00 to
19.00 (or later). We are looking for approximately 50 people. Young
adults (teenagers) are welcome but the site is not suitable for children.
Please contact Mrs Tyrrell at [email protected] with your prefered time.
Alternatively you can donate much needed items by using the following link: http://
bit.ly/luxhelps or here to avoid shipping costs:http://bit.ly/luxhelps_de. Please
share the wish list with your friends and colleagues. All items will be sent to the
Luxembourg Red Cross.
Friends of St George’s News Facebook page
Friends of St George’s now have their own Facebook page. If you are part of Friends and
interested in updating this page please come to the next Friends meeting on Friday 9th
October, 8:30-9:30am in the canteen.
Summer Fayre - Unclaimed Raffle Prizes
The raffle was drawn at the end of the Summer Fayre and several prizes still remain unclaimed.
Please check the list here and on the community noticeboard. If the remaining winning tickets are
not presented to Reception by 5pm today the prizes will be entered into the next event raffle. Please
check your pockets for the winning tickets!
Summer Fayre 2015 - Raffle Prize winners – Unclaimed Prizes
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Ben Carter signed print 0102
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Pink Fizz0104
2
Gourmet BBQ by Keenox 0713
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Dunoon Pottery Mug
0164
3
Lexon Tykho Radio
0127
10
Glenkinchie Malt Whisky
0743
4
Travel Hairdryer
0747
11
We’re going on a Bear Hunt 0120
5
SoundTech -Bluetooth
0200
12
Chapter 1 Book Token - €50
0195
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Bath Towels - BCEE
0198
13
Childs Water Toy - Dog
0735
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Crémant0196
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Kitchen Robot - mixer
0727
Donate Your Used Stamps for a Good Cause!
St George’s is collecting used postage stamps (from anywhere in the world) to
support the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB). If you have any used
stamps that you’d like to donate please put them in the collection box at the
Reception Desk. For more information click here. Thank you.
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Whole School
News
Sandwiches Now on Offer at The Canteen
There is now a selection of sandwiches offered by Eurest for staff
and students. This will be on trial until Christmas and adjusted if
needed along the way. If you have suggestions please send them to:
[email protected]
You can find a list of the sandwiches and instructions with the order
form on the parent portal under the canteen tab.
Bon appétit.
TWO New Art Clubs Offered
An external organisation have offered to run two clubs for us for Years 1-2 and another for Years 3-6.
The organisation is called ikri8 and you can check out their website on www.ikri8.com
If you would be interested in your children joining either of these clubs, please contact [email protected] and your names will be recorded.
The days for the clubs have yet to be decided so if you could offer a preference, we will take this into
account.
Clubs with Remaining Places
Animation
Band-Advanced
Student School Magazine
Art*
Ceramics
Strategy Games
Band-Beginning
Y3-6 Mon
Y5-13 Mon
Y7-13 Mon
Y3-6 Tues
Y4-6 Tues
Y6-13 Tue
Y5-13 Tue
Football/Soccer & SAQ
Luxembourg Touch Rugby
Jeux de cartes (Lunchtimes)
Yoga**
Ocarina
English for Adults
German for Adults
Y7-11 Tue
Y3-6 Wed
Y3-6 Wed
Y4-9 Thurs
Y3-4 Thurs
Mondays
Wednesdays
*Please note that Art Club on Tuesdays is now open to Years 3,4, 5 and 6.
**Please note that Yoga on Thursdays is now open for Years 4 to 9. If interested, please contact:
[email protected]
Chess Master Class Club
We would very much like to reopen the Chess Master Class Club running on Wednesdays from
4:30-5:30pm. If interested, please contact [email protected] as spaces will be limited.
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Community
News
Community News
Roman Cultural Tour
On Wednesday 7th October Friends of St George’s will discover the Roman history of
the nearby Moselle-Saar region!
The group will meet in the canteen after school drop off for a coffee, then drive together
through the wine region, past Remich, and on to the other side of the river Moselle where they will
meet at Villa Nennig to view the Roman mosaic.The group will then visit Villa Borg for a guided tour
through a reconstructed Roman villa (one of the largest Roman complexes in the region with villa
baths, tavern, manor, museum, courtyard, residential building and a gatehouse!). Finally, the group
will enjoy a light Roman lunch before heading back to St George’s, in time for 3pm afternoon pick
up. Interested in joining? Please sign up via [email protected] before Thursday 1st October.
Babysitting List
A list with babysitters drawn from our sixth form students is now available.
Email [email protected] for a copy.
Rock Tools | Saturday 3rd October | M&R Rockhal
Workshops and masterclasses for rock musicians of all levels and skills. The perfect way to ‘unleash
your creative potential’. Workshops available for: Guitar, bass, drums, vocals, keys, rock etc. To
register or to find out more visit www.rocktools.lu.
Theatre in English - Flowers in the Desert
Actors Repertory Theatre Luxembourg, the only professional Englishlanguage theatre company in the Grand Duchy, presents Flowers in the
Desert, by award-winning playwright Donna Hoke. After 14 years of marriage
Britt and Joe call it quits. Two years later she’s dating a Professor and he’s
got the number of every waitress in town. Why would Britt suddenly decide
she wants to try again?
Well, there are the kids to consider and of course ‘the Boss’ is on their side.
But Britt has some rules and this time love has an agenda…The production
features Christine Probst and Erik Abbott and is directed by Timothy Lone.
October 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10 at 19h30, October 4, 11 at 18h00. Nature Elements
Am Garage Cafe (inside Robin de Lac) 70 Route d’Esch 1470 Luxembourg.
Tickets 20 €, 10 € student, 3 course meal and show 40 €. Reservations and
Tickets: online at www.actorsrep.lu, by e-mail ActorsRep.Tickets@gmail.
If you would like to share your community events, please email [email protected] before 10:00am every Tuesday. Please note that these
events are not organised by the School and we provide this listing as a consideration towards our community.
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Primary
News
Upcoming events
& Important dates
Thursday 1st October
Fruit for School Scheme
commences
Monday 5th October
COBIS Primary Creative
Challenge Launch
Tuesday 6th October
Assessment Information
Session (8:45-9:45am)
Friday 9th October
Parent Invitation Assembly
Year 3 Hollenfels (8:30-8:50am)
Friday 9th October
Digital Leader Application
Deadline
Tuesday 13th October
Information Session: Singapore
Maths (KS1) (8:45-9:45am)
Friday 16th October
!2 Parent Invitation Assembly
Year 5 Stolzembourg
(8:30-8:50am)
Tuesday 20th October
Information session: Singapore
maths (KS2) (8:45-9:45am)
Friday 23th October
Parent Invitation Assembly
Year 2 Dudelange
(08:30-8:50am)
Tuesday 27th October
Information Session: Phonics
(KS1) (8:45-9:45am)
28th and 29th October
Parent Report Evenings
(Primary and Secondary)
Booking system goes live 16th
October 10:00am.
Primary School News
Fruit for School Scheme
Commencing Thursday 1st October we have joined a Luxembourg
Government incentive so that all children can benefit from one piece
of fruit per week. More information will follow.
St George’s Digital Leaders in the Primary School
We are excited to announce the launch of a new role for students
in Primary - Digital Leaders. Digital Leaders are students who
have been recognised as having considerable strength in their
understanding of technology. Digital Leaders will meet with Miss
Watson once a week at lunchtime for a range of activities, such
as reviewing new apps or websites, deleting photos from iPads or
flipcams and creating resources about e-safety.There will be two
Digital Leaders chosen for each year group from Year 2 to Year 6.
Any student from Year 2 to Year 6 who wishes to become a Digital
Leader will need to submit an application explaining:
• Which types of IT they know how to use (iPad, laptop, presentation
software etc)
• What they have used IT for (programs, apps, blogs)
• Which tasks they think they will be able to help with
• Which personal learning goals they have that will help in this job
The application can be in any form, (letter, poster, presentation,
audiofile) and must be submitted to Miss Watson by the end of the
school day on Friday 9th October.
Assessment in the Primary School | Tuesday 6th October
We have previously announced that the government in England
has changed the way children are being assessed in schools. The
national system of levelling has now been removed, and schools
have been asked to implement their own methods of assessment.
If you want to find out more about how we will assess progress and
attainment in the primary in the future, please come along to our
Assessment Information meeting on Tuesday 6th October from
8:45 to 9:45am.
Primary
News
Education City
Students in the Primary school will be coming home in the next few days
with their new login details for one of the online learning platforms that
we use at St George’s, Education City. Education City is used in school by the teachers to
support student learning in English, Mathematics, French, Computing and Science. Students
can also access these learning platforms at home using their school logins. In this way, you
can see some of the work that your child has been doing and your child can continue their
schoolwork at home if they wish.
Further information can be found here which is also available in the Primary Resources area
of the Parent Portal. If you have any questions, please contact Miss Watson at [email protected].
Class Work in Milepost 3 this week
Years 5 and 6 have been working hard this week. Year 5 pupils are exploring the features of
playscripts and using this knowledge to write and perform plays based on Ancient Greek myths.
In year 6 the pupils are doing practical activities measuring and deducing the sizes of angles.
The World Literacy, Maths and Science online
competition | 13th - 14th October
St George’s will be registering Primary students for the online
competition. The students will be taking part in these games
in school and are also being encouraged to participate at
home using their personal login details.
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Secondary
News
Upcoming events
& Important dates
6th-9th October
Year 7 Space Camp Trip
Belgium, school photograph to
be taken in spring term
Friday 9th October
GIN Conference
Tuesday 13th October
Guy Sutton
Twighlight Workshop
(5:30 to 7:30pm)
Wednesday 14th October
World Mathematics Day
20th-23th October
Year 10 Futurewise Interviews
28th and 29th October
Parent Report Evening
(Primary and Secondary)
Booking system goes live 16th
October 10:00am.
Secondary School News
Follow The Faculty for MFL
NEW CLUB
The Rock and Water club - Year 7 to Year 9 BOYS only!
Mondays from 4:00pm onwards by Lou Gervais
The Rock and Water programme leads from games, simple self-defence,
boundary and communication exercises to a strong notion of self-confidence.
The program offers a framework of exercise and ideas enabling students to
become more aware of purpose and motivation in their lives. Topics include:
intuition, body language, mental strength, empathic feeling, positive feelings,
positive thinking and positive visualisation. Discussion topics include bullying,
life goals, desires and much more. For further information please visit: www.
rockandwaterprogram.com. To sign up for this club email clubs@st-georges.
lu.
Accelerated Reader Home Connect
All students in Year 7 and Year 8 will be using the Accelerated Reader
programme this year. Any parent or carer wishing to follow a student’s
progress can sign up for Home Connect and receive e-mails about tests and
quizzes taken as part of the programme. All students have been given letters
with usernames, passwords and instructions. Parents who would like more
information about Accelerated Reader or Home Connect can contact Mrs
Rue on [email protected].
League of Champions 2015
the Word
Valorous. adj
Courageous; valiant; brave
The Faculty for MFL (Modern Foreign Language) has enrolled our Year
8-11 students in a worldwide vocabulary learning championship from 30th
September until 6th October. On the website VOCAB EXPRESS (www.
vocabexpress.co.uk) our students will be learning and competing at the same
time with other students in over 630 different schools. The best students will
receive certificates and also prizes will be given to the best in each year
group. We encourage all our students to use the website (or the free app)
regularly during this time to practise the vocabulary and score points. We
hope to achieve the TOP 10 in the world. Any questions please email Mr Foz,
[email protected]. FOLLOW US on TWITTER (@mfl_stgeorges)
Brain Expert Visits St George’s Fourth Year
Running
By popular request Guy Sutton will be offering
a twighlight workshop for parents, staff and
the general public on Tuesday 13th October
from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Spaces are limited so it is
important that you book your place. Entrance
is free but any donations will be gratefully
accepted and the proceeds will go towards the Make-a-Wish foundation. For
more information or to book your seat, please contact Ms Moody, j.moody@
st-georges.lu.
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