Friendships here and there
In March all of the teachers and assistants at IICS attended the CEESA conference here in Istanbul. Our library assistants Lindsey Paze and Dina...
Posted 23 June, 2016
BOB 2016 winners
Congratulations to TEAM T.A.M Jams, Tallulah Burns, Alice Van Roste and Marie Van Roste of grade 6K who won this year’s Battle of the Books...
Posted 23 June, 2016
Grade 8 picture books
“I thought I was advancing in my reading and now I am asked to read picture books,” one student commented. Yet according to Nancy...
Posted 24 March, 2016
Blind date with a book
During Celebrate Reading week we created our version of Blind Date with a Book. We wrap books and then put a clue on the wrapping. Students read...
Posted 4 March, 2016
5 years of love reading weeks – infographic
Love Reading Weeks at IICSInfographic
Posted 3 March, 2016
Celebrating our love of reading – ALL week
We took the week of 8 – 12 February to celebrate our reading. This is the sixth time we have had our annual Love Reading week and every year...
Posted 2 March, 2016
Battle of the Books 2016
Last year we had our first skirmish in Battle of the Books. Grade 5 and 6 made teams and together they had to answer quiz questions about the 5...
Posted 2 March, 2016
DEAR – all next week – making time for what we value
Celebrate our reading week starts next week – 8 – 12 February and every day everyone in our school will Drop Everything and Read...
Posted 5 February, 2016
Finding “age appropriate” websites
Today the grade 2 students at Hisar discovered how to use Destiny to find age appropriate websites. They need to login to Destiny with their...
Posted 1 February, 2016
Students using their book bags
Book bags are not a compulsory part of the school stationery requirements – but many of the students in grade 1 Marmara have them. We are so...
Posted 28 January, 2016
5 Snow day reading strategies
This post is based on one I read this morning on the Book Riot website – 10 Snow Day reading strategies. I used it as inspiration to write...
Posted 19 January, 2016
Nonfiction minute for a snow day – with Roxie Munro
Last year we had the pleasure of hosting writer and illustrator Roxie Munro at our Hisar Campus. One of the questions she was asked was why does...
Posted 18 January, 2016
