February 12th

2015

Why International
Day
Wonderful opportunity for the school
community to:
Celebrate the abundance of nationalities
that are the foundation of our school
Recognise our differences, share our
cultures and learn more about life around
the globe together as students, teachers,
parents and friends.

Program
7.00.8.00

Parents set up tables

8.15-9.15

Flag Ceremony and speech by GIS Principal

9.15-11.00 Students work on Int. projects in classrooms, while

parents set up tables
11.00-12.00

Cultural Performances

12.00-12.45
The International Food Fair is open KG
students with
teachers only to tour the world on
International Day Fair.
Grade 1-8 in classroom,
snack/lunch
12.45have the

Grade 1-8 at Food Festival with teachers. Parents

option to sign out children if desired

13.45-14.00
Children remaining in school will go back to
classrooms for
reflection time

Full School day

Children can be signed out after
performances at which point they will
become parents responsibility.
The school day will be a full day for
parents who cannot sign their children out
early.

Flag Ceremony

Flag Ceremony
Staff committee is currently selecting
one child to hold flag and
one child to hold card per country
Parents will be notified when children have
been chosen

New for
International Day
2015
Students Passport
Hanging passports for the students
Teachers will distribute and decorate in class
Students will collect stamps from each stand they
visit
When collected 10 stamps, there will be a price

Students Passport

Students Passport

Passport
So the passport can be hung from the
students lanyard leaving hands free to
sample goodies from around the world,
please bring in to school

a passport sized photo sometime

during the week before International Day
school id card and lanyard

Cultural
Performance

How can you get

involved
Co-host a country stand
Sign up by using link
Sign up in reception
Sign up today

Table measurement
80

cm

160 cm

Blu Tack
Mountings materials to be used when hanging
posters, balloons, flags etc. on the walls, windows etc.
please use BLU TACK

Australia

Venezuela

Palestine

Egypt

Food policy

Food policy

Food list
When question asked, please keep behind the
table a
printed list of ingredients that are in
the food

Electricity

Refrigerator

3m

Canopy
measurement

Deadlines
Countries who would like to bring in their own canopy
Countries with special requests will have to inform
Suad Addarrat at
addarrat@gmail.com
Parents sign up for co-hosting a table will have to
inform Ivonne Aleman at
ivonneapm@hotmail.com

Sunday February 01th at 14.00

2015