THE COOKING CLUB - ESCA

1 GREETINGS FROM THE COOKING club Last term the first group of ESCA students completed a basic COOKING class. Over the course of 10 weeks, children from Primary 3 to 6 learned about COOKING and healthy food, discussed different types of ingredients and used various kitchen tools and appliances. At the end of the course, the children went home with well- deserved junior chef awards after having made some tasty appetizers, main dishes and desserts. The course provided the children with a solid basis for any future food education.

2 If nothing else, they can always help their parents in the kitchen! I hope the class was successful in communicating the joy of COOKING to our children and teaching them respect for food and the importance of a balanced diet, including ingredients, which perhaps they didn t like much before. For sure, we had a lot of fun in the kitchen, frying eggs, baking bread and flipping pancakes. For me, it was an honour to teach COOKING at ESCA and such a pleasure to see the children s enthusiasm and eagerness to show the results of their work to their parents at the end of each lesson.

3 The children certainly have reason to be proud! Some already tried the recipes on ESCA Newsletter for ESCA Parents and Friends | No: 29 / 2015- 16 10 April 2016 their own during the spring holiday and one of them mentioned he can now help the owner of restaurant Bella Italia :) Thank you lovely children for being such awesome students! Also, welcome to our new group of students, as the COOKING club continues in Term 3! Elvira Marquering, Parent, COOKING club Coordinator IB APRIL TRAIT I believe we all strive to be the best version of ourselves that we can be.

4 However, this is not always easy, simple, or at times obvious how to do. That s why April s IB Learner Profile, reflective, is such an important one for students and educators alike to, well, reflect upon. Any educator worth the title of teacher will tell you that they reflect on their practice constantly. Each night, especially as a new teacher, thinking about what went well, what went poorly, and how to make it better the next day. For students, too, we want them to begin a reflective practice in which they are thinking about what they are learning, and even further, thinking about their thinking (metacognition), their actions, and on how they can improve.

5 Educators who encourage students to be reflective are also promoting students to be more fully engaged in the process of making meaning, acting as facilitators in the process of students moving beyond simply being consumers of knowledge to being producers, synthesizers, and creators of knowledge. Being a reflective person can also have huge benefits in increasing one s emotional intelligence, in understanding others, and in developing one s creative thinking skills. Therefore, I would encourage everyone to take some time this month to reflect on how they are being reflective and enjoy the benefits to come.

6 Erin McRaith, Head of Education, Primary 1 Form Teacher GET TO KNOW THE PYP! We will be hosting an introductory workshop for parents interested in learning more about the IB Primary Years Program (PYP) for the upcoming academic year. It will be held at ESCA on 30 April from 9:30 to 12:00. We will aim to make this workshop interactive and insightful, providing clarity for the PYP philosophy, pedagogy , and learner profile. This workshop will also provide parents with a platform to ask questions and discuss the program further.

7 Please contact Saikal, to RSVP for the workshop by 25 April. We look forward to seeing you soon! William Polan, PYP Coordinator, Primary 2 Form Teacher Erin McRaith, Head of Education, Primary 1 Form Teacher STAR ACHIEVERS: AWARDED ON 8 APRIL PRIMARY 1 DIMITRI AI For always, always being engaged in his learning For impressive improvements and efforts PRIMARY 2 KNOX For being a great inquirer PRIMARY 3 ILJAS For his positive, calm, and balanced approach to all he does at school PRIMARY 4 AMOI For being a great thinker PRIMARY 5 OUMAI For being a risk- taker for peer editing her writing PRIMARY 6 ELENI For her participation and pushing her abilities SECONDARY 1 & 2 JOE For being calm.

8 Cool and collected in his academics as well as outside of the classroom SECONDARY 3 AMINA For her positive attitude IGCSE 1 & 2 DANIIL For being ultra- prepared for IGCSE mock exams - and then preparing some more! ICT AIJAN RAN For being focused and a good classmate For her constant hard work PE KAITO TANAKA JOE For being the best in PE test TIPS FROM ECOMADE Things to remember: A wide variety of food is important for good health; Calcium and iron are important nutrients in our diets; Infants and young children should not be placed on low- fat diets; Encourage infants and children to choose water as their preferred drink.

9 Children will have better nutrition and do better at school if they eat breakfast; Being physically active is important for the health and growth of your children EcoMade Team EOS GUITAR QUARTET FROM SWITZERLAND TO GIVE CONCERTS IN KR The Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic has invited the Eos Guitar Quartet from Switzerland with a concert tour of classical guitar music in Bishkek and Osh. The concerts will take place from 9 to 12 of April 2016. "One of the world's best guitar quartets" (according to Leo Brouwer, a Cuban composer and guitarist), the Eos Guitar Quartet has been casting a spell over their fans for over 25 years.

10 It is regularly invited to play at the most important international guitar festivals and in the most renowned concert halls. Whether it is classical, jazz, rock, modern avant- garde or flamenco the Eos Guitar Quartet is comfortable playing in many styles. The Eos Guitar Quartet will perform on the following dates: Bishkek: 9 April participation at the 11 Annual Jazz Festival, Kyrgyz National Philharmonic at 18:00 (information about the jazz festival is at , tickets can be purchased by: 0312 301198); 12 April concert of classic guitar music, Small Hall of the Kyrgyz National Philharmonic at 18:30 (entry by invitation, invitations can be enquired by: 0555 039911).