Feb. 2017 Volume 1, Issue 1

INTERNATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL of SARAJEVO

Curriculum Newsletter YEAR GROUP 9

Dear members of IPSS Family,

Happy New Year and Welcome back! I am eager to have our students returning

to school and want to extend a special welcome to the new students joining our

school. I can’t believe it is already second semester. Time is flying by so quickly.

I am delighted to introduce this first edition of the IPSS Curriculum Newsletter.

We intend to make it a regular publication (monthly) and to use it to keep you in

touch with news and developments which relate mainly implementation of our

curriculum.

We know a strong partnership with parents will make a great difference in your

child’s education. As partners, we share the responsibility for our children’s suc-

cess and want you to know that we will do our very best to carry out our responsi-

bilities. We ask that you guide and support your child’s learning by ensuring that

he/she:

1) Attends school daily and arrives on time, ready for the day’s learning experi-

ence

2) Completes all homework assignments given by teachers

3) Reads daily to develop a love for reading and to improve literacy skills

4) Shares school experiences with you so that you are aware of his/her school life

5) Informs you if he/she needs additional support in any area or subject

6) Knows that you expect him/her to succeed in school and go on to the next level

of education

Thank you for your continued involvement, investment, and collaboration! It is

through our partnership with our parents that we are able to continue to provide

an excellent education. Thank you for partnering with us on this journey.

SINCERELY

UGUR GER, PRINCIPAL

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Welcome letter .........................1

School Organization Chart ......2

Office Hours .............................2

Activities ..................................2

Announcements .......................2

Important Days ........................3

Quick News …………………………3

Curriculum Newsletter ............3

Curriculum Newsletter…...….. 4

IPSS Philosophy ………………… 4

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Albert Einstein

SCHOOL ORGANIZATION CHART

OFFICE HOURS OF TEACHING STAFF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2

WINTER SCHOOL TRIP

Feb. 8 Year Group 6-9

Feb. 16 Year Group 1-5

Please receive your

Parents’ Access Card from

Secretary’s Office!

PARENTS’ MEETING

Feb. 8 16:00 - YEAR 6-9

Feb. 9 16:00 - YEAR 1-5

Seminar for parents:

“Protecting children from

Internet and Gaming Ad-

diction”

Days Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Peri-od

Teacher Venue Teacher Venue Teacher Venue Teacher Venue Teacher V

1

A.samed Genjga

Library

2

3 Besim Mušić

Library

4 Nikolina

Vujić Music room

Mehmet Afacan

DoS Sci-ence &

Math 3rd Floor

5 Haris Sogolj

DoS Sci-ence &

Math 3rd Floor

6 Nizama

Nalo

DOS Lan-guages

2nd floor

Jasin Hodžić

DoS Sci-ence &

Math 3rd Floor

Okay Ozbal

DoS Sci-ence &

Math 3rd Floor

7 Alma Ćena-nović

Library Dalila Džafić

Library

IMPORTANT DATES

QUICK NEWS

3

Feb. 21 Cambridge

Primary Checkpoint

exam application

deadline (Year 6)

Feb. 21 Cambridge

Secondary-1 Check-

point exam application

deadline (Year 9)

March 1 Official

holiday, School day-off

Cambridge secondary 1

and Primary Checkpoint

exams will start this

month.

MATHS: Written Problems (Number and Fraction,

age, work percentage and interest problems)

PHYSICS: Introduction and

revision of the 1st semester,

Ideas and evidence

(the importance of questions,

evidence and explanations,

using historical and

contemporary examples) CHEMISTRY: Controlling

chemical reaction-revision,

Understanding solutions

BIOLOGY: Blood Pressure,

Blood and Lymph, Blood

Types, The Lymphatic

System, Cardiovascular

Health, Keeping Healthy,

Respiration and Excretion,

The Path of Air

GERMAN: Freundschaft /

Was bedeutet

Freundschaft für dich?

Wenn-Sätze, Perfekt der

unregelmäβigen Verben,

ErsteLiebe / Text: Henrick

macht einen Umweg, Hilfe,

ich habe ein Problem!

Medien, Text: Ein Interview

für unsere Schülerzeitung,

Präpositionen mit dem

Akkusativ

ART: Povrsina, Tekstura,

Kolaz-vjezba

B/H/S JEZIK: Analiza tekstova (“Konak”,

“Ajvanho”, “ Zmaj od Bosne”, “Značenje

riječi”), Tvorba riječi, Pravopis bosanskog

jezika (Sastavljeno i rastavljeno pisanje

riječi), Scenarij, Filmska montaža,

Pismena vježba, Lektira: Richard Bach“

Galeb Džonatana Livingstona“

YEAR GROUP 9, CURRICULUM FEB. 2017

GEOGRAPHY: Društvena geografija

BiH (Uvod), broj, gustoća naseljenosti

razmještaj stanovništva BiH, strukture

stanovništva BiH, prirodno i prostorno

kretanje stanovništva BiH.

IT: Photoshop working

with layers, text and filters

RELIGION: Čestitost i

ljudskost, moje iskustvo vrline,

sve je stvoreno u paru, smisao

porodičnih odnosa

INTERNATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL OF SARAJEVO

PHILOSOPHY

At the International Primary School of Sarajevo:

• We believe that all our pupils and staff are

unique human beings, capable of spiritual,

moral, intellectual and physical growth and

development.

• We value truth, freedom, justice, human rights,

the law and collective effort for the common

good.

• We believe that pupils need to be taught to

learn and build on new skills and develop

socially.

• We value families as sources of love and

support for all their members, and as the basis of

a society in which people care for others.

• We believe we should respect the people, places

and environment around us.

• We also wholly believe that pupils learn to

value and treat others with respect, not only for

what they have but also for what we can do for

them.

• We recognize and celebrate achievement.

• We believe relationships are fundamental to

the development and fulfillment of others, and

ourselves and for the good of both the local and

wider international community.

INTERNATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL of SARAJEVO

Ulica Francuske Revolucije BB Ilidza, Sarajevo, 71000 Phone: +387 33 944 140

vraca@internationalschool.ba

MUSIC: Curriculum reviewing from first semester, Music in

the period of Impressionism, Characteristics of style: “Arabesque

no. 1” (C. Debussy) and “Bolero” (M. Ravel), Music in the 20th

century, Expressionism, General characteristics of style: “Waltz

from the cycle of piano compositions” (A. Schonberg) and “The

Rite of Spring Part I” (I. Stravinsky), Neoclassicism, General

characteristics: “O fortuna” from cantata Carmina Burana (Carl

Orff) and “Romanian polka no. 5 and 6” (Bartok B.)

TURKISH: Gelecek zamanla

ilgili planlar – kelimeler,

Gelecek zaman (olumsuzluk),

Okuma anlama - okuma par-

çası, Konuşma - hafta sonu ne

yapacaksın?

ENGLISH: Complex

noun phrases, Reported

speech-statements, De-

sign and write a

questionnaire

HISTORY: Srednjovjekovni bosanski gradovi (Bos.

kraljevstvo, bos. Sandžak i bos. ejalet), Osmansko carstvo-period

decadence, Reforme u osmanskom carstvu, Pokret za autonomiju

Husein-kapetana Gradaščevića, Ponavljanje gradiva.