FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT FINALE by Niccolò

 The 30th of November there was the football tournament finale. Playing were Team 3 (Carlo, Gabriele, Oscar Goalie, Luca and Timothy) and Team 5 (Stefan, Brieuc, Khalil, Giacomo and Max Goalie)

Team 3 was red and Team 5 was blue. At the last hour of the school, all the school watched the match outside. With some money you could buy some candy or popcorn to consume in the match.

At the end of the match, Team 3 (red) won 4-1 vs Team 5 (blue) and Team 3 was declared WINNER OF THE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT!!!!!!

The DP students organized the tournament in order to raise funds for the charity Home 4 the World.

MVP award went to Luca Beauchamp-Fiaschi

It’s Assessment Time!

Assessments - Alex Convertiti-Mann

Do you like studying? Because you better start liking it. This month we have done many assessments and maybe there are even more like this week we are doing the IND.&SOC. summative assessment which we need to study a lot. Next week there is the math summative assessment which for me is very easy because I am very good at math and this week we are going to do a summative assessment which is a poster about a book. 

Test taking - Ambra Cisek

This is my experience in taking tests. For maths, we either go through the answers or we go through each question and do the method. We split up in tables and we each get the same test. We are not allowed to use calculators but we can have our multiplication tables next to us if we need them. We’re not allowed to talk to each other because if someone just shouts out the answer, then everyone would know.

For spelling tests, we get homework to study ten words and then on Friday we have the test and the teacher says a sentence with a spelling word in it, we have to write the whole sentence and underline the spelling word within that sentence. I’m a little stressed when I do it but also relaxed.

For Italian tests we just have to write about a subject in Italian or the teacher reads something out and we have to write it. It’s a dictation. It’s also stressful because I’m not that good and I want to do well.

VISIT DOCTOR V!!! by Niccolò Brandani

You had problems in past, now or in future? Visit Doctor V!!! The ISS school therapist!!!

Doc V can help people feel more confident, less anxious, less angry and less sad.

She says to people how they could fix this problem that they have.

You can have 2 free sessions with Doctor V but you  will need to email Doctor V at the following address, veerle.goossens@issiena.it. 

If you want to do more sessions, Doc V will negotiate with your parents. 

If you want more information, visit your homeroom teacher or Mrs. Pessia.

Football tournament in MYP by Alex

How to partecipate at the tournament

To partecipate at the tournament we needed to sign a paper and give two euros. 

When are the matches

The matches are every two days at lunch.

Where are the matches

The matches are at the football pitch or in the gym.

Who can play and who organize the the tournament?

 The DP students organizes the tournament and only the MYP can play.

Why did the DP students organize the tournament?

The DP students organized the tournament to raise money to give it to a local charity organization:Home 4 the World.

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G5 and G4 have trip on the same day! By Ambra Cisek

G5!

Grade 5 go to Florence to the Galileo Galilei museum.

We went by bus to Florence and then walked all the way to the museum.

We looked at loads of interesting objects such as Galileo’s only two telescopes and Galileo’s real middle finger of his right hand!

We had lunch in front of the Uffizi Gallery and there was a person painting with coffee! There also was a workshop and we had to put together a telescope. At the end, it was a great success and we all had fun!

G4!

 Grade 4  went to Modena to participate in the sport competition (G9 also went to Modena). The trip was 2 hours and 12 minutes. They did football, handball and basket. They ate snack at a park. Modena won but they got 2nd place. It was a lot of fun but it was a little unfair because they always played against older kids. There was music playing and they played while they were waiting for there team to be called. Overall, it was also a success!

GRADE 7 & 8 TRIP TO NAPLES by Niccolò

Grade 7 & 8 went to a fantastic trip to Naples for 5 days!!! 

On Monday they went by train but they had a delay of 6 hours. When they arrived to Naples they went to a bus for arrive to a pizza resturant where they learned on how to cook a pizza. 

On Tuesday grade 7 & 8 went to the volcano Vesuvius where they admired the nature of the vulcano and they bought some souvenirs. 

On Wednesday they went on the "Piazzetta de Capri" where they travelled by boat and they walked across the city.

On thursday grade 7 & 8 went to the "bourbon palace" where they admire the castle of the old king of Bourbon at the time of the french influence.

At friday it was the last day of the trip where grade 7 & 8 went to Pompeii to see the ruins and the origins of this ancient city.

After visiting Pompeii grade 7 & 8 went home by train and fortunately with no delay but they will remember this trip for the rest of their lives. 

James Lawson comes to a drama class at the International School of Siena by Alex Convertiti-Mann

On Tuesday 7 of November James Lawson came to the grade 7 drama class to teach us how to act and let us do many interesting games: Varumpa and Mirrors. In Varumpa we needed to pretend to hold a heavy object and when we threw it we needed to say “Va Rum Pa!” In mirrors we needed to imitate the other student. James Lawson lives in NewYork and came here because his friend lives here but his dog can’t go on the plane so the friend wanted James to stay in Italywith his dog. James Lawson is a playwrite and likes the theater.