ISR Winter Concerts 2019
ISR Winter Concerts 2019
Wednesday, 18 December 2019
Another wonderful series of our beloved ISR winter concerts today came to an end with the last concert from Middle School. Our students, and in particular our music teachers Ms. Bucher, Ms. Gander, and Mr. Foy, have all been working very hard over the last few months to make this a success and the results were truly amazing!
With tunes from all over the world, from Kindergarten to Grade 12 (accompanying on piano), from glockenspiel to trumpet, and songs in several different languages, such as Japanese and Italian just to mention but two, the concerts mirrored the diversity of our school – of which we are all very proud! We now wrap up this year and wish all our families and friends a happy holiday season!
ISR visits the Chinese Consulate
ISR visits the Chinese Consulate
Tuesday, 17 December 2019
At ISR, we are very proud of our different nationalities and the associated cultures and customs. Just last week, Mr. Soliman, together with Ms. Hoffmann, visited the Chinese Consulate to discuss further cooperation. We are very pleased that our Chinese community is growing steadily and we would like to support the growth in this community.
Next year, we will celebrate the Chinese New Year Celebration. With the Chinese Consul General, Mr. Soliman and Ms. Hoffmann discussed the good relationship between ISR and how it could be further strengthened. At the end, the Chinese Consul General handed over a painting to Mr. Soliman. We thank the Chinese Consulate for the invitation and look forward to further strengthening our good relationship.
Our Russian Community celebrates Ded Moroz
Our Russian Community celebrates Ded Moroz
Monday, 16 December 2019
Last Wednesday, Ded Moroz visited ISR accompanied by his granddaughter and a few of their fairytale friends to celebrate the Russian New Year at ISR. First, they met our Kindergarten students and told them the story of Ded Moroz by dancing and singing together. In the end, everyone received candy and our students loved the show and the costumes.
So that the whole school could join in the celebration, our visitors went from classroom to classroom and the school was filled with music all morning. They also made homemade delicious Russian desserts.
We thank our Russian Community for this great event and we very much appreciate the effort everyone put in the preparation of the festivities. It was a lovely event and we look forward to many more cultural celebrations.
Hour of Code @ ISR
Hour of Code @ ISR
Friday, 13 December 2019
Millions of students in over 180 countries started the hour of code this week. Students from Grades 2 – 12 at ISR started to the challenge on Monday 9th December. We did fun programming activities such as Minecraft, Dance party and Star Wars. Hundreds of certificates have been given out so far and we are looking forward to an even more successful achievement this year.
The Hour of Code runs until 13th December. Well done ISR coders! Students can continue their hour of code journey at Hour of Code Learn.
Grade 10 Business and Economics students at the Toyota Headquater
Grade 10 Business and Economics students at the Toyota Headquater
Thursday, 05 December 2019
On December 3rd, Grade 10 Business and Economics students had the opportunity to visit Toyota Headquarters in Cologne and had the honour to be welcomed in person by Alain Uyttenhoven (President) and Thomas Schalberger (GM PR).
In the beginning, our students were given a presentation about Toyota´s growth throughout history and the company’s plans for the future. At the same time, the speakers talked about career opportunities in the company and showed our students, for example, what entry-level opportunities await them after graduating from ISR.
After this, students were given a tour through Toyota Collection Hall, with 70 exhibits, which is one of the largest collections outside Japan and represents a journey through the history of the company. Among the highlights is the sports car icon Toyota 2000 GT, of which only 351 units were produced in the 1960s. This turned out to be an informative and enjoyable visit, that left students much more informed about the car industry in Germany and the world. We would like to thank Mr. Uyttenhoven and Mr. Schalberger for this great day!
ISR meets with Turkish Consul General
ISR meets with Turkish Consul General
Saturday, 30 November 2019
Yesterday, our Turkish community, our School Director Ms. Lyons, ISR Proprieter Mr. Soliman and members of the ISR Management team, had the honor of meeting the new Turkish Consul General, Ms. Karaarslan, during a dinner. All attendees together with the Consul General and her husband discussed various interesting topics; primarily school-related themes.
ISR has always had a good relationship with the Turkish Consulate in the past, and we are pleased about the positive ongoing cooperation. Just recently, the consulate successfully supported us in our search for a qualified Turkish language teacher as we wanted to expand and enrich our SLO® program for our students.
We would like to thank the Consul General for her visit and her time and look forward to a fruitful cooperation between ISR and the Turkish Consulate.
Memory training for ISR students
Memory training for ISR students
Friday, 29 November 2019
Tuesday, we had the honor to welcome Dr. Ing. Boris Konrad (neuroscientist) to ISR. The eight times Team World Champion winner in memory held a lecture for our Upper School students about different memory techniques. He started with showing the students how he has learned to memorize the order of a deck of playing cards in less than two minutes. Dr. Konrad then showed the students how these tricks and methods can be learned and beneficial for anyone in their everyday life, for example when studying for an exam.
Dr. Konrad told the story of how he started training with different memory techniques when he was in high school and significantly improved his final grades. As he went on to university, he successfully studied both Physics and Applied Computer Science. In 2014, he received his Doctorate at the Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry in Munich on the neuronal foundations of exceptional memory performance and is currently working as a researcher at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour in Nijmegen (Netherlands).
The maybe most important message to our students of the day, memory can be learned. With using the right technique anyone can have an exceptional memory. Our students really enjoyed this lecture and we as a school are grateful to have the opportunity to provide highly qualified guest speakers, such as Dr. Konrad, for our students. A huge thank you to Dr. Konrad for giving us insight into a very fascinating world that we will surely not forget.
Camp Read-A-Lot
Camp Read-A-Lot
Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Last Friday, for the first time, our Upper Primary team and the ISR Library hosted a literacy event called “Camp Read-A-Lot”. The goal of the event was to show students that reading is fun and motivate them to continue reading in the future.
Parents and students brought tents and tepees, sleeping bags, and flashlights so the whole camping experience would be as authentic as possible. Ms. Ghica opened the event by reading a book about camping, ‘A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee’ by Chris van Dusen. After that, parents and children retreated to their tents and started reading on their own. They had a selection of about 25,0000 different books in different languages from our library’s collection.
Outside the Library, there were activities for students like Comprehension Catchers, bookmark coloring, creative writing prompts, and Roll-A-Story cubes. At the end of the evening, children and parents were able to enjoy some hot chocolate, marshmallows, and cookies. It was a fun evening and all students enjoyed reading to their parents! We thank all participants, parents, teachers, and helpers for this great event and are already looking forward to the next Camp Read-A-Lot!
Spanish Study Trip – Barcelona!
Spanish Study Trip – Barcelona!
Monday, 25 November 2019
This past weekend twenty-five grade seven and eight students, accompanied by Ms. Hautz, Ms. Racheva and Mr. Deyes travelled to Barcelona for our annual Spanish Study Trip! The students participated in a whirlwind of activities designed to expose them to the wonders of Spanish culture and give them as many opportunities to speak Spanish as possible.
They visited a wide array of beautiful and interesting places including la Pedrera, Casa Mila, the CosmoCaixa Science Museum, Pueblo Español, Park Güell, the Aquarium, took a cruise around the harbour and had a walking tour in the Gothic neighbourhood and Old Town! The trip was a great success that was enjoyed by all! We have already been asked where the destination is for next year.
DFB-Paule-Schnupperabzeichen at ISR
DFB-Paule-Schnupperabzeichen at ISR
Monday, 18 November 2019
Around 80 students and 17 kindergarten children from ISR as well as some students from neighboring schools completed the DFB-Paule-Schnupperabzeichen at ISR last Friday. ISR, in cooperation with the DFB, has been organizing the Paule-Schnupperabzeichen for interested students from the region for four years now.
To receive this coveted certificate, students had to prove their football dexterity in the following three tests; dribbling, passing the ball and scoring. Parents could watch, cheer and support their children from the gallery of the sports hall.
All of the participants showed great skill and motivation during the test, and they all received their DFB certificates. Upon receiving the certificates, our proud soccer players had photos taken in front of the photo wall to memorialize their extraordinary achievement.
Many thanks to our football trainer and Head of Sports Department, Mr Karsten Baumann, our entire sports department and our cooperating partner PSV (Polizeisportverein Neuss 1961 e. V. ), who jointly managed the sports stations we had through out the sports hall. We would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate all participants once again on their successful training.
We are looking forward to the DFB-Paule-Schnupperabzeichen 2020!
