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1 PROGRESS WITH THE IB ESCA is taking its final lap on the way to become an authorized IB World School. All the documentation is now submitted to the IB Office in Hague and we are expecting the IBDP authorization visit to take place in the early December 2015. During the visit, IB team members will meet with the Governing Board, Management Board, Teaching Staff as well as with Students and Parents.

2 As part of the preparation for the authorization visit, Head of the IB Continuum, Ms Marta Bobiatynska attended the IB Regional Conference, which took place at the end of October in Hague, Netherlands. During the conference she had a chance to meet with heads of schools and IB educators from all over the world and establish connections with other schools. The importance of ESCA being the first school in the Kyrgyz Republic to apply for the IB authorization has been recognized by the IB Director General, Dr Siva Kumari, who has accepted the invitation to visit our school in the near future.

3 More detailed information about the authorization visit will follow once specific dates are confirmed with the IB Office. UNIQUE SPELLING BEE ESCA students will be participating in an unusually styled spelling bee that sees teams competing instead of individuals. ESCA students will be joining students from QSIB and Hope Academy in a team style format in the QSIB school gym on Tuesday and Wednesday, 10th and 11th November.

4 Tuesday will be for students ages 6 through 10. Wednesday will be for students ages 11 through Secondary. The event will begin at 9:30 both days and parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please feel free to contact us for further information. Happy spelling everyone! DIY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT On Wednesday 4 November ESCA Head of Education Ms Erin McRaith made a presentation on Do It Yourself Professional Development at the Here We Are seminar at Sierra Coffee Tash Rabat.

5 Ms Erin McRaith shared her experience working in challenging environments in Native American reservations, in Rwanda, in Palestine, and other places and countries. Here We Are organises events and activities on professional development that connect international minds and organisations across sectors. ESCA Newsletter for ESCA Parents and Friends | No: 10 / 2015- 16 9th November 2015 FALL FESTIVAL CELEBRATION AT ESCA On Friday 6 November ESCA celebrated the Fall Festival, where students and staff dressed up as their favourite book characters or wore their Halloween costume.

6 In the morning students and parents were welcomed by Andrew Henry from Andrew Henry s Meadow , Stanley Yelnats IV from the "Holes", Pippi Longstocking and many others. The students participated in various activities, including picking wild mushrooms around the school, counting the corn seeds and pumpkin carving. In the afternoon a group of judges from the Parents Association and the school administration selected the best and most creative costumes, as well as the best painted and the best carved pumpkins.

7 Congratulations and thank you for sharing this wonderful day with us! MESSAGE FROM THE PAMC Thank you for everyone's wonderful support of Book Week and the fundraising for the ESCA Library. The Garage Sale this weekend was a huge success, and our coffee morning was so enjoyable that we are considering organising them on a monthly basis from now on. Thank you especially to the volunteers who helped with all our efforts - as the saying goes "many hands make light work", but I think having help from such great people makes it fun too.

8 The final count is still coming, but over 20,000 som has been raised for the school library, not to mention donations of almost 20 books! THANK YOU! STAR ACHIEVERS: AWARDED ON 6 NOVEMBER PRIMARY 1 STELA For being an excellent student PRIMARY 2 CHINGHIZ For hard work and great behavior PRIMARY 3 DEA For her cheerful and positive approach to her work PRIMARY 4 AYMIR For being a fantastic mathematician PRIMARY 5 MALIKA For her kindness and for teaching others PRIMARY 6 MALIKA For her altruism and caring SECONDARY 1/2 DAVID For great leadership and

9 Creativity SECONDARY 3 ALIBEK For his leadership skills IGCSE 1 SEO JUN LEE For his positive/amiable attitude + outstanding showmanship IGCSE 2 ANTON For being principled and taking school seriously every day PE MALIKA For consistently excellent performance in PE ECA TIMUR For being hard working CLASS REPRESENTATIVES CLASS REPRESENTATIVE(S) CONTACT INFO SPOKEN LANGUAGES (If you need assistance with translation please email IGCSE 2 AINURA MAMBETOVA Russian, Kyrgyz IGCSE 1 KANYKEI BRIMKULOVA Russian, Kyrgyz, English SECONDARY 3 Representative still needed Russian, Kyrgyz, English SECONDARY 1 & 2 NURGUL OSKONBAEVA Russian, Kyrgyz.)

10 English PRIMARY 6 Representative still needed PRIMARY 5 LIZ DUGDELL JANNIE AASTED SKOV- HANSEN English Danish, English PRIMARY 4 VICTORIA WHALL English, Russian, French PRIMARY 3 ANTONIN FRANK Czech, Russian, English, basic Mongolian PRIMARY 2 Representative still needed PRIMARY 1 RINA DESJARDINS NASIMA KARIM English, Indonesian, French English, Urdu, Wakhi, Kiswahili PRESCHOOL 3 Representative still needed PRESCHOOL 2 IZABELA BONTE English, French, Polish PRESCHOOL 1 EMMA GOATMAN English STAFFING We are glad to inform you that we have new staff joining the school and some staff relocating starting from Tuesday 10 November.