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 * WELCOME TO 2ND TERM ( 7TH JANUARY - 22ND MARCH 2014)**

YEAR 9 HISTORY Date of assignment: 6th February,2014. Students are to write an article on the first world war. Due date: 10th February,2014.

YEAR 7 HISTORY Date of assignment: 6th February,2014. Students are to answer questions on King John I and Magna Carta. Date due: 7th February,2014.

YEAR 11 LITERATURE HOMEWORK Date of assignment: 5th February,2014 Students are to comment on each of the gang members in 'The Destructors'. Date due: 7th February, 2014

Topic:En forme Date of assignment:Thursday,30th January 2014 Students are to answer questions 2,3 and 4 found at the page 134 in Encore tricolore 3
 * YEAR 9**
 * FRENCH LANGUAGE HOMEWORK**
 * Date due: Tuesday, 4th February 2014**

Topic:Cher Corres Date of assignment:Thursday,30th January 2014 Students are to answer questions found at the page 133 in Encore tricolore 2 Date due: Tuesday, 4th February 2014
 * YEAR 8**
 * FRENCH LANGUAGE HOMEWORK**
 * Question:Encore tricolore 2 page 133,question 7 and 8**

Topic: Punctuation (Semi-colon and Colon) Date of assignment: Wednesday, 29th January 2014 Students are to answer questions found at the following pages in their Grammar to 14 text book. Date due: Friday, 31st January 2014
 * YEAR 9**
 * ENGLISH LANGUAGE HOMEWORK**
 * Question: Grammar to 14 page, 95 and 101**

Topic: Digital Imaging Date of assignment : 29th January 2014 Students are to research other photographers work, and find 3 images that have been digitally manipulated on Photoshop. each image must be presented with a detailed description of the image (composition techniques, formal elements etc), and of the Photoshop techniques used. Due date : 5th February 2014
 * YEAR 7**
 * FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY HOMEWORK**

Topic: Digital Imaging Date of assignment : 29th January 2014 Students are to research other photographers work, and find 3 images that have been digitally manipulated on Photoshop. each image must be presented with a detailed description of the image (composition techniques, formal elements etc), and of the Photoshop techniques used. Due date : 5th February 2014
 * YEAR 9**
 * FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY HOMEWORK**

Topic: Writing newspaper reports Date of assignment: Thursday, 16th January 2014 Students are to write a newspaper report out of the notes found at the page stated below. Question: **IGCSE First Language Coursework book, page 53** Due Date: 21st January 2014
 * YEAR 10**
 * ENGLISH LANGUAGE HOMEWORK**

Topic: Argumentative Writing Date of assignment: Wednesday, 15th January 2014 Question: **Does global communication contribute to global harmonisation?** Due Date: Friday, 17th January 2014
 * YEAR 11**
 * ENGLISH LANGUAGE HOMEWORK**

Topic: Reading and responding to fiction and non-fiction Date of assignment: Wednesday, 15th January 2014 Students are to read the text found at page 54 of the Comprehension to 14 text book, and answer all eight questions. Question: ** Comprehension to 14, page 54 (The Engineer's Thumb) ** Due Date: Tuesday, 21st January 2014
 * YEAR 8**
 * ENGLISH LANGUAGE HOMEWORK**

Topic: Punctuation (Full-stop & Comma) Date of assignment: Wednesday, 15th January 2014 Students are to answer questions found at the following pages in the Grammar to 14 text book. Question: ** Grammar to 14 page, 85 and 87 ** Due Date: Friday, 17th January 2014
 * YEAR 9**
 * ENGLISH LANGUAGE HOMEWORK**

Topic: Reading and responding to fiction and non-fiction **Question: Write down a list of eight questions on the passage titled Bill Gates. Your questions should be listed under the headings, explicit and implicit. (Passage is given to each student) ** Due Date: Wednesday, 15th January 2014
 * YEAR 8**
 * ENGLISH LANGUAGE HOMEWORK**
 * Date of assignment: Tuesday, 14th January 2014**

Topic: Elements of a good story Date of assignment: Monday, 13th January 2014 Question: **Write a story using any of the** **dramatised** **story-start videos watched in class. Your story should have the title ‘The Outsider.’** Due Date: Wednesday, 15th January 2014
 * YEAR 7**
 * ENGLISH LANGUAGE HOMEWORK**


 * YEAR 11 **

Topic: Argumentative Writing Date of assignment: Monday, 13th January 2014 Question: **Do heroes still exist? Who do you think could earn the title of ‘hero’ or ‘heroine’ in the present day? You may use more than one example, but you must explain why you think the title is deserved.** Due Date: Wednesday, 15th January 2014
 * ENGLISH LANGUAGE HOMEWORK**

8th January,2014 YEAR 10 HOMEWORK (ECONOMICS) Question: Students are to solve the question one of last term examination and also to research on how the introduction of money has helped to solve the problem of barter system. Due date: 13th January,2014 7th January,2014 YEAR 10 HOMEWORK ( BUSINESS STUDIES ) Question: Students are to solve the question in activity 3.2 in page 133 on Multinational Corporations. Due date: 9th January, 2014

I take this opportunity to once again welcome all parents and students of International Community College to the 2013/2014 academic Year. We will like to bring to the attention of our cherish parents some important information concerning your child’s schooling in ICC. ICC ordered the textbooks for all students during the month of May 2013. However, during our last conversation with the publisher we were told that the textbooks will all be in on the 28th August. Due to this delay, our teachers will be making photocopies from the teacher resource booklets for the students. As soon as the textbooks arrive in the school we will submit the bill to the students and subsequently share their individual copies to them. We thank you all for your patience. **2. Curriculum Matters ** This is a document that is given to all parents and students of the school during the first week of school. This document contains information on topics for the term, homework policy, teacher list, important information about school protocols, etc. It will be available and given to parents and the entire school community on Tuesday, 20th August 2013. **3. After School Activity ** An After School Activity sign-up sheet is attached to this letter for parent to choose for their students. These activities are mandatory and parents are to choose a maximum of 3 activities. Activities begin at 3:20pm and end at 4:20pm. Please submit forms and payments early as activities will be assigned to students on a first come first serve basis. **4. School Bus ** School for route A which consist of Tema Roundabout, Sakumono, Emef Estate, Coastal Estate and Community 18, 20 will commence on Monday 19th August 2013. Please remit payment to Cynthia if you wish to be on this service and this route.  5. **Teacher List ** To ensure that parents are able to communicate effectively to teachers on a regular basis, the school has made available to all parents special phone numbers. Please find attached sheets the telephone numbers. The email addresses will be available to parents next week. Attach to this letter is the current list of teachers in the school. 6. **Wikispace ** The school has a special website called iccparents.wikispaces.com. This website is a page where homework of students and important announcements are posted. This will be updated from the 21st August 2013. 7. **Student Planner ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">The school will be offering student planners to all students in the primary in good standing. This will be given to them. The price is 20ghc for each. The planner contains notes, homework instruction and log for your child. Kindly inspect the student planner and/or the wikispace to be abreast with homework that your child brings home. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">8. School’s Website ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify;">The school website is now www.icc.edu.gh. Information on this site is for informational policies. There are important downloads and documents on this website for parents such as the application forms, after school sign-up sheets, parents survey of school forms and academic calendar. ICC will be updating its website on a regular basis to ensure that information on this page is current. Contact us: Cynthia Edith Kusi: Primary Administrator: Sharon Amponsah: Secondary Administrator If you have any concern you wish to share with us. Thank you for choosing International Community College. Mr. Richard Dedzi: Director rdedzi@icc.edu.gh
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Dear Parents, **
 * 1) **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Textbook **

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**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">WELCOME TO FIRST TERM 2013/14 ** **20th August, 2013** ** 19th August, 2013 ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.5;">WELCOME TO SECOND TERM ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; text-align: right;">8th February 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">Dear Cherished Parents, **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">WEEKEND UPDATES __** <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">We thank God for the end of another week and bringing us to middle of or another term. His mercies endureth forever. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">There are series of activities we wish to bring to the attention of parents and the entire school community.
 * YEAR 7****HOMEWORK (BIOLOGY)****Question**: Name three characteristics of living things that you would expect an organism to show, other than irritability.**Due date:** 22nd August,2013
 * YEAR 9 ** ** HOMEWORK (BIOLOGY) ** **Question**: Explain the importance of photosynthesis to other life forms (or organisms) apart from the plant. **Due date:** 21st August,2013.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">There will be an upcoming PTA meeting on the 2nd March 2013. This meeting will create an avenue where parents and teachers will discuss issues that will support teaching and learning in the school. We will discuss issues bothering on Academics, Finances of the School, Enrichment Programmes for the school, Marketing, New Primary Venue, Extra Curricular Programmes, Learning Support Programmes and Upcoming IGCSE exams. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">To make the meeting effective, we will like to entreat parents to send us suggestions on the attached sheets.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">PTA MEETING **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">The trip to South Africa has been scheduled to take place on Sunday the 23rd June, 2013 and we return on the 4th July 2013. Special account has been set aside for the trip. All parents who wish to pay can do a direct deposit into the account below: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">Payments can be done in installments from now till 15th June 2013. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">There will be an Arts & Science fair from the 14-15th March 2013. International Community College believes that learning with application and enrichment can boost children’s competence in the ever changing world. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">In light of this ICT lessons in our schools focuses on product creation and presentation. The science and arts fair will also give an avenue to our students to display science and arts products that they have created. Since this programme is the first one been done in the school, the students will be given enough time to develop their own concepts, ideas, preparation and creation of their products. Our end of term examination will take place from the 25th -28th February 2013. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">This is a reminder to parents to remit all fees. Students who have not paid their fees since the beginning of the term will not be allowed to attend lessons from Monday, the 11th February 2013. Please parents with outstanding balances and “after-school activity fees” should endeavor to do their payment soon. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">HOMEWORK SIGN –UP ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">To ensure that our students are very responsible in submitting their homework to their teachers on time and in a good condition, we will like to entreat all parents to sign their children’s work before they are submitted. Teachers from Year R to Year 6 will insist on a guardian’s signature before their academic work is collected and graded. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">Have a great weekend. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">International Community College ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">info@icc.edu.gh ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">0303404824, 0200655866 ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">PTA MEETING //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">Please write your ideas and suggestions on this page. // <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">-- <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">--- <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">-- <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">-- <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">-- <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">-- **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">UPDATES ON SUMMER CAMP TO __** **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">SOUTH AFRICA TRIP AND ACQUISITION OF GHANA PASSPORT __** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Good morning dear parents in light of the summer trip to South Africa in July, I will like to give an update on preparation so far. Parents have requested for an estimated cost of the trip and what they should be expecting from the trip. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I have been informed by the parent who is organizing the trip that, the **//detail itinerary//** should be out during the month of February. However, this is only an estimated cost of the trip to enable our cherished parents to plan their budget and travel plans during summer. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">The cost here involves the plane fare, feeding, hotel and tour fees. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">One child from the same family (Secondary) = $2500 per child <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">One child from the same family(Primary) = $2350 <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Two children or more from the same family( Secondary) =$2400 per child <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Two children or more from the same family( Primary) = $2250 <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Children will be supervised by Cynthia Edith Kusi from the Primary and One teacher from the secondary. Parents who wish to go with the school should inform Cynthia Edith Kusi so as to help us plan it well and also include their name for supervision. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">This Summer Camp Tour is being planned by an International Tour Company with an affiliation with a Local company here in Ghana managed by one of our parents in the school. Hence, the children will be highly protected and secured. The school is also putting in every necessary security for the children. **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">GHANA PASSPORT __** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">The Ghana Passport Office under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also assured us that all children in the school will be given an expedited and a “hustle free” passport processing time. In light of this, we will like all parents to submit their children’s birth certificate and/or an old passport in their possession to Madam Cynthia Edith Kusi at the primary by Friday the 1st February 2013 and a fee of **150ghc** for each child. We will complete all the documentation on behalf of the parents. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">We will update parents on the trip as soon as we receive any information from the tour company. Thank you very much for your patience and your support. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">We will also like to remind our cherished parents to remit their school fees as soon possible to enable the school run its operations smoothly. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; text-align: right;">th January 2013
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">SOUTH AFRICA TRIP **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">International Community College **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">Access Bank / Account Number:1281050000015 Airport Branch **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">SCIENCE & ARTS FAIR 2013 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">SCHOOL FEES **
 * 1) //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">Enhancement of Learning: Homework, Lateness etc //
 * 1) //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">Enrichment Programmes //
 * 1) //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">IGCSE Examination //
 * 1) //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">Postgraduate Counseling and Preparation for College //
 * 1) //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">After School & Learning Support Programmes //
 * 1) //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">Science & Arts Fair //
 * UPCOMING EVENTS: **


 * 1) ** Examination Period: 25th February - 28th February : Year R – Year 9 **
 * 2) ** February 28: Progress Report/Parent/Teacher Conference( No classes) **
 * 3) ** March 6: Ghana Independence Day Celebrations ( No school) **


 * PLEASE THERE IS SCHOOL ON 7TH MARCH **


 * 1) ** March 14-15th : ICC Arts and Science Fair Celebrations (No classes) **


 * YEAR R-YEAR 9 **


 * 1) ** March 11th-15th : Mock Exams: IGCSE Class **
 * 2) ** March 11th-15th : Year 10 Exams **
 * 3) ** Easter Break: 18th MARCH – 1st APRIL **

STUDENTS RESUME ON 2ND APRIL **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">. **

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: right;">30th January 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dear Cherished parents,

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">THIRD TERM RESUMES ON 2ND APRIL. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">Dear Cherished Parents, **

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; text-align: justify;">As the school term progresses, there are some few issues which we will like to share with parents.


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">Summer Trip to South Africa __**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; text-align: justify;">As part of preparation towards the South African Trip during the summer vacation in June-July, the school is entreating all parents who do not have valid passports for their children to inform the administrative secretaries of both primary and secondary.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; text-align: justify;">The school will be assisting in the preparation of Ghanaian passports for Ghanaian citizens in the school. In the meantime, we will like parents to prepare the birth certificates of their children and submit it in a sealed brown envelope to the administrative secretaries of both primary and secondary section of the school. If there is a need for any extra documentation we will announce it to the respective parents.


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">Uniforms __**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Parents who need extra uniforms for their children should inform the respective secretaries for both primary and secondary sections. To ensure disciplined dress code in the school, the management of the school will like to inform our cherished parents that the required attire for the school are the **//school uniforms//** and the **//PE kits//** ( to be worn only on Fridays or in emergency situations). The security will not allow students into the school from the **28th January 2013** if the right attire is not worn. We will like to inform our parents to support the school and their children to be disciplined and to adhere to school dress codes. Please order extra uniforms by calling Sharon Amponsah (secondary on 0303404824), and Cynthia Edith Kusi (primary 0303413774).


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">Tardiness/Lateness __**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Students miss valuable lesson time and instructional periods if they are late to school. Teachers have expressed such worrying situation to the management of the school. We will like to inform our cherished parents who use the school bus to prepare their children early so as not to miss instructional periods in the morning. We also entreat parents who also drive their children to school to ensure that their children are in school by 7:45am in the morning. Thank you for supporting the teachers in ensuring that our students do not miss that “early morning” lesson time.

**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">Tuition & Lunch Fees __**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; text-align: justify;">School financing is the core of a successful and well-resourced school. Financing supports the school in the payment of salaries, teaching resources, utilities and other important expenditures. If payments of fees is delayed and not remitted, such important financial objectives cannot be met by the school. We are therefore entreating all parents who have outstanding bills to endeavor and pay on time. International Community College prides itself in small class sizes to ensure that your child and the students will receive the best of attention. In light of this, delay in payments of fees by even a single parent impedes the smooth running of the school. Thank you for supporting us in this regard. The school will not allow students who owe tuition and lunch fees to partake in any lessons and eat lunch from the 28th January 2013.

**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">After School Activity __**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; text-align: justify;">After school activity programme will commence on the **21st of January 2013**. The programmes will start at 3:30 and end at 4:30pm. The programmes for the primary are Swimming, batik and Textiles, UCMAS, Drama, Learning Support and Karate. The cost of the activity for the primary is ghc 250 per child for the term. The programmes for the secondary are Music, Swimming, Karate, Soccer, Learning Support and Sculpture. The cost of the secondary is 300ghc per child for the term.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif';">Thank you and have a great weekend.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Management of International Community College

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Dear Families, ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">I want to officially welcome all of you to the 2nd Term of 2012-2013 School Year!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The Holiday Break has come and gone and now it is time to continue with the excellent traditions of ICC, as well as to introduce exciting new programmes and personnel.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Over the holiday break the school has been cleaned and fumigated, some of the classrooms repainted, new blacktop and paint has been put down on the playground, and a brand new Canteen has built for the secondary section. Our dedicated staff has been working hard to ensure a successful start of school from Tuesday 8, January 2013.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">I am thrilled at the opportunity to get to know all of you and engage in the educational process together. The primary and secondary school years are critical times of development for students and families alike, and I look forward to working with all of you to make this year successful. I am a lifelong educator who brings a firm commitment to students and families as well as a love of learning and problem solving. I have taught at the primary and high school levels and served in various leadership roles, a member of the Principals’ Training Center in Miami, USA before coming to International Community College. I look forward to building lasting relationships with each and every member of the ICC community. Please introduce yourself in the days and weeks ahead.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Rev Adukwei Hammond is another new member of our staff for the secondary who arrives with experience, enthusiasm and a commitment to the ICC community. He is our current ICC Head of Discipline and Counseling and also ethics teacher for secondary section.

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ARRIVAL TIMES: ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">Our school day begins at 7:45AM every day. Please be sure to have your child/children here on time. Students who are consistently late are at a clear disadvantage and usually arrive feeling frantic and unprepared. If your child is sick please report the absence by 9:30am by calling the student absence hotline 0302969529**. For primary section;** **//If you drop your child off by car please remember not to U-Turn in the street as it presents a danger to children, parents and other drivers. Also, do not park in “drop of zone” in front of school during the morning//** **//before and after school as it prevents us from moving the line of cars along.//** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">SCHOOL LUNCHES: ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">School lunches will be served starting the first day of school. Students will be offered lunch for this first week without any question on fee payment etc. Subsequently from Monday we will insist on payment before lunch is served. //Menus, prepayments, and other pertinent lunch information can be accessed with the secretaries of both primary and secondary.//. Cash only pre-payments can be made in the office.

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMES ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">The after school programme begins on the 14th January 2013 and will pause during examination week after which it will continue till the end of the term, five days a week. The program has undergone a few changes of which you will be informed about in the days to come. Further information regarding this program will arrive by Friday 11th of January 2013. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 3:30pm-4:30pm <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">Fridays: 2:00pm-4:00pm **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMMES ** **//<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Theme of the term: //****<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The theme for this term is "EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK & PRACTICAL LESSONS". This theme will guide all activities of the school and to ensure that the mission statement of the school in providing quality and rigorous academic work will be maintained. **

**//__<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">General __//**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">: __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Our programmes this term are exciting and structured to ensure that all our students continue to receive a well-rounded and challenging education. Our standards and expectations remain high! As always, our number one goal is providing our students with a quality educational experience in a safe, caring and nurturing environment. All our instructors are fully capable while professional development and collaborative opportunities are built into our yearly schedule. Our curricular programme is aligned with the British Curriculum. **As part of our mission of maintaining a grounded academic programme, the school is enriching its science laboratory to ensure that experiments are being carried out on a regular basis. We have also instituted the Discipline and Counseling Committee headed by Rev Adukwei Hammond to handle all indiscipline issues in the school. The After-School and Extracurricular Committee will also direct all after school excursions, school community relations and school competitions.** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">INTERNET POSTING OF HOMEWORK AND ACTIVITIES: ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The scheme of work for each class and subsequent class lessons such as homeworks will be posted on the internet. The website is iccparents.wikispaces.com **

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ARTS AND SCIENCE FAIR: ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This term promises to be an exciting term with various activities such as a science fair and an arts fair. The Science and Arts fair will be taking place on the 14-15th March 2013. The objective of the programme is to show case students' knowledge of science and exhibit an **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **appreciation of the arts.**

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">IGCSE EXAMS: ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The IGCSE students of year 11 will also start their first mock examination. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">. **

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">MONDAY FOLDERS: ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">We are beginning a programme this term called “Monday Folders” for the primary section. Please ask your child for this folder every Monday. It is one primary way for us to maintain the lines of communication between school and home. Information regarding programmes, homework, events, instructional changes, etc. will be found in these folders, and parents are asked to sign the folders each week and return them promptly with their child on Tuesday. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">Dates to remember will also be continually posted on our wikipage; iccparents.wikispaces.com

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">SCHOOL SUPPLIES: ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">International Community College does not provide all classroom supplies. A supply list is available with the secretaries of both the primary and the secondary. Most supplies can be purchased from Kingdom Book shop in Osu or any stationary shop. The school shop at the secondary will start selling school supplies from the 15th January 2013. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT: ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">Because it is so important that teachers and parents work together in making a child’s school year a happy and successful one, it is hoped that you will be able to spend some time during the school year helping in the classroom or at home. Please discuss with your child’s teacher, ways that will work within your schedule. Home/School partnership is the reason ICC continues to excel academically. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TEACHERS/CLASSES: ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">Teacher/classroom requests are not honored at ICC. Once your child has been placed in a classroom they will remain there for the remainder of the year unless barring extenuating circumstances. We have two combination classes this year: Year R and Year 1. Combination classes are designed due to enrollment fluctuations and all students selected for these classrooms are selected based on their academic potentials. All our instructors are highly qualified and prepared to teach both standard and combination classes. If you should have questions please check in with your child’s teacher regarding their programme or send me an email.

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">PARENT/TEACHER ASSOCIATION: ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">We strongly encourage all of our families to join our Parent Teacher Organization. Our PTA meeting will come on in February. We are eager to see all of you again. Fundraising is paramount to the success of ICC and we hope you will help support our programme and events these term. When a fundraising event surfaces please consider support it through donations or time as it helps support our number one priority: your children. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We look forward to seeing all of you this 2nd term. If you have any questions related to school policy and procedures, schedules, etc., please feel free to notify the main office at 0303413774, check our school wikipage programmes in the school or __<span style="color: #0066ff; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">iccparents.wikispaces.com __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> and [|www.icclearningcentre.com] or email me at rdedzi@africaneducate.com, rdedzi@icclearningcentre.com. You can also reach me directly on 0200655866, 0302969529. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">Enjoy the remainder of the Term!

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">Richard Dedzi <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">Director International Community College


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">END OF FIRST TERM **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-- **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">UPCOMING ACTIVITIES **

**Dear Cherished Parents/Guardians,**

**__FUNFAIR & SPORTS MATCH__** The international community college will be hosting a Fun Day Programme for primary and secondary students and their families on **Thursday 6th December 2012 between 3:00pm and 6:00pm**. Students will come to school by 8:00am, the rest of the family members can join any time after 2:30pm during the day. It will be taking place at the secondary. The games will involve various sports contest, musical contest, kids’ fun zone and other competing activities between International Community College Reception and Year 1 classes, Lil Angels, Adorable Babies and Barbies Learning Centre. You won’t want to miss this event. We entreat all parents to come and cheer their children to victory. We encourage parents to bring food and gifts to share. Gifts are voluntary. The Fair’s success rests largely with parents and the support that we receive. Please encourage your family, friends and neighbours to join us in this funfair. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Thank you for your support. In the meantime, the sports team of the secondary section will be having a friendly match with Lincoln Community School Varsity Team on **Wednesday 21st, November at 3:40pm.** The Eagles of ICC will be competing with the Lions of LCS in a soccer match that is going to be a cracker. The members of the ICC Eagles are Nana Kwabena, Augustine, Bernard, Kwaku Gardner, Chester, John, Seli, Kirk Nuno, Jamal, TT Agorhom, Jonathan and Peter Akintunde. The Brown Bus will be picking the students and “dropping” them in their homes after the match. The match will be supervised by Mr. Elvis Miensah, Mr. Tom Vuerincks and Mr. Aaron Aryee. Any parent wishing to witness the match should please contact Mr. Elvis Miensah. This is our first trial match outside of the school and also due to logistics; we cannot take the rest of the students to go along and cheer. In subsequent matches we will allow that. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely **Mr. Elvis Miensah Mr. Richard Dedzi** Head of Sports Director Mobile.0243766340 rdedzi@africaneducate.com Mobile: 0200655866

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Upcoming Activities <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Good morning parents, due to the upcoming elections there is been slight change in the vacation date. Instead of completing our exams on the 12th December. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">We will complete it earlier that is on the 6th December. Exams will therefore begin on the 27th of November 2012 and end on the 6th December. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">All report card will be available on the reopening day. Thank you for your cooperation. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Mr. Dedzi

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Dear Parents, <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 8pt;">As you are informed, your child has been given the opportunity to enroll in a karate class after school. In order to be able to instruct your child thoroughly and traditionally, a suiting uniform is necessary. Therefore we give you the opportunity to purchase a traditional and quality martial arts //gi// (uniform) through the school for a reasonable price. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 8pt;">If you are interested, please mark the suit that fits your child and let your child bring the requested sum to school, together with the filled in paper. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Thank you very much for your cooperation. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Sincerely, <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Tom Vuerinckx

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 8pt;"> Size 1 5-8 years old 35 GHS ………………… <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">Size 2 8-10 years old 40 GHS …………………… <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">Size 3 10-13 years old 45 GHS …………………… <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">Size 4 +/- 5 ft 4 55 GHS …………………… <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">Size 5 +/- 5 ft 8 60 GHS …………………… <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">Size 6 +/- 5 ft 10 67 GHS ……………………


 * UPCOMING EVENTS**
 * End of term Examinations:**
 * 27th November to 6th December 2012**
 * Report card will be available for pickup on the 8th January 2012.**
 * Thank you**


 * SCHOOL RESUMES:**
 * 30TH OCTOBER 2012**


 * Good Afternoon Dear parent,**
 * Please pick up your child's Progress report at the school between 9am and 4pm daily except on the weekend. If you will like to meet the teachers, they will be available in school on Tues, 30th October. Thank you and have a great week.**

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dear Parents (of the students of year 7, 8 and 9)

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Hereby I gladly present one of the main projects your child will be working on this school year. It is called ‘Oral History Project: Voices from the Past’. Your child will write a biography, based on an interview of a person who is at least 40 years old. The final goal is to create a novel of short stories about the history of the daily life of ordinary people. The result will be posted on the online school newspaper, which is currently under construction.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 10pt;">During the first term, the students will focus on their own life which will serve as an example for the entire project. First they will create a timeline to gain a chronological insight in their own life. They will then to reflect on this important events and how they felt about it. They will also relate this to other events in history from a local to an international perspective..

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Based on this timeline they will write an autobiography. This assignment contains the first step of the preparation process. The second phase of their preparation is to find a respondent and a subject to focus on during the interview, e.g. leisure, school, family relations,… Besides that, an interview skills session will be held, during which techniques will be taught and questions will be prepared. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 10pt;">The second term will be focused on mastering interview skills, visualizing the result on a timeline and practicing how to transcribe oral information into a written or a narrative form. During the third term, students will be given time to write, present and publish their biography.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 10pt;">I strongly count on your cooperation and will be glad to answer any questions or discuss suggestions you have concerning this project.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sincerely, <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Tom Vuerinckx


 * UPCOMING EVENTS **
 * 15TH-19TH October: Mid term Examination **
 * 23rd October: Progress Reports **
 * 24th October : UN day: No School **
 * 25th-29th October: Midterm Break **
 * 30th October: School Resumes **


 * READING PROGRAM WITH PRE-SCHOOLS IN COMMUNITY 20 **
 * International Community College will be starting a Reading Programme with three (3) selected preschools in the neighbourhood.**
 * This programme is dubbed " The Reading Tree" .**
 * Students of International Community College specifically Year 4, 5, 6 will adopt the following pre-schools in Community 20**
 * 1. LIL ANGELS**
 * 2. BARBIES LEARNING CENTRE**
 * 3. ADORABLE BABIES**
 * Children of the school will read and do other reading activities with the pre-schoolers in this school. For example, a student of year 4**
 * will adopt a student in these pre-school and read for him/her. The reading will be followed with activities such as Q & A, drawing activities**
 * and some drama.**
 * Year 5 has adopted Babies Learning centre, Year 4 Lil Angels and year 6 Adorable Babies. We want our students to develop**
 * their own reading skills, a sense of responsibility knowing that the "little'' ones will be looking up to them. We also want the pre-schoolers to have a**
 * mentor to look up to and to enhance their own reading skills. The programme will commence from the 8th October till the term ends.**
 * This programme will be taking place "once a week" for 30-40 minutes during reading log time of the students of ICC.**
 * We will urge all parents to support this programme by encouraging our younger ones to become better at helping the children. Their emotional intelligence,**
 * ethical skills such as patience will be challenged. Therefore your support and encouragement for our students will be highly appreciated.**
 * Thank You**


 * Mr. Richard Dedzi**

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE SECONDARY SECTION **MID-TERM EXAMINATION**
 * 15TH -19TH OCTOBER, 2012 **

**//Year 7 - 9//**
 * **Time** || **// MONDAY //** || **// TUESDAY //** || **// WEDNESDAY //** || **// THURSDAY //** || **// FRIDAY //** ||
 * 9:00 – 11:00 AM || English Language || Mathematics || Chemistry || History || ICT ||
 * **// 11:00-12:00 PM //** |||||||||| **// BREAK //** ||
 * 12:00 – 2:00 PM || Physics || Biology || Geography || French ||  ||

**// Year 10 - 11 //**
 * **Time** || **// MONDAY //** || **// TUESDAY //** || **// WEDNESDAY //** || **// THURSDAY //** || **// FRIDAY //** ||
 * 9:00 – 11:00 AM || Chemistry / Economics 1 || English Literature || English Lang/ ESL || Mathematics || Physics/ Geography ||
 * **// 11:00-12:00 PM //** |||||||||| **// BREAK //** ||
 * 12:00 – 2:00 PM || Chemistry / Economics 2 || Business Studies || Biology 1 || Biology 2 || French ||


 * FACEBOOK PAGE **
 * International Community College has just started a Facebook page: Please visit that page and read on interesting things happening in the school. **

Mr. Elvis || //Y9// || //9/10// || Morning || Mr. Immanuel Mr. ….. ? || //Y10// //Y9// || //30/10// || Morning + Afternoon || Mr David Mr Tom || //+ Physics// //+ Biology// || Ghana Stock Exchange //Y8// //Y9// //Y10// Afternoon: Akosombo || Mr. Nii Mr. Nicolas //Business Studies +// //Geography// || Tema Harbour Nestle Factory || //Y7// //Y8// //Y9// //Y11// || //16/11// || Morning Afternoon || Mr. Tom Mr. Nicolas Mr. Immanuel || //Geography// || Embassy Development Project Accra || //Y9// || //23/11// || Morning Afternoon || Mr. Tom Mr. Kwei ||
 * FIELD TRIPS FOR SECONDARY**
 * These are summary of field trips for the secondary section of International Community College. Parents who have any reservation with these can call on us.**
 * Thank you**
 * ** Subject ** || ** Excursion ** || ** Year ** || ** Date ** || ** Time ** || ** Teachers ** ||
 * //Biology + Physics// || Korle-Bu Hospital || //Y11// || //2/10// || Morning || Mr. David
 * //Chemistry// || Pambros Limited || //Y8//
 * //Biology + History// || University Legon: Botanical Gardens / Campus/ Museum of Archeology || //Y11//
 * //Mathematics + Economics//
 * Akosombo: In the afternoon Y7 will be dropped at school and Y11 picked up** || //Y7//
 * //Y11//** || //9/11// || Morning:GSE
 * Mr. David**
 * Mr. Kwei**
 * Mr. Elvis** ||
 * //French// || Alliance Francaise || //Y10// || //12/11// || Afternoon || Mr. Marius ||
 * //Chemistry +//
 * //Ethics//

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">is to fully develop each student’s academic, career, personal, and social abilities and address the needs of special populations students. The programme will be divided into 2 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">**Academic & Career Plan**: This will involve college placement, career advice, subject counselling etc <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">**Personal and Social abilities**: This will involve, ethical, social lifestyle and students personal development.
 * COUNSELING PROGRAMME IN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE**
 * We are in the process of planning**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">,developing,implementing, and starting a comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling programme at school. The objective of this programme

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">This Programme will be evaluated by students, Parents and the school faculty. It will also be separated into Secondary Section and Primary Section. Each area will be run by a competent Primary <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">School Counselor and Secondary School Counselor. The school will be linked with college admission service companies to handle college programmes for the secondary students transitioning into <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">College and Universities.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">We will like parents to send us topics they will like us to discuss with their secondary school students and Primary school students. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Thank you.You can send your comments to us in a written letter or an email. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">**Mr. Richard Dedzi**


 * SWIMMING DAYS CHANGED**
 * Good afternoon cherish Parents. Due to the lateness experienced when picking the students on Thursday after swimming. We are working on changing the swimming time from Thursday to Wednesday**
 * from the month of October. Please bear with us on any lateness that may be experienced tomorrow Thursday. Thank you.**
 * After-School Coordinator.**
 * Mad Ama**

//PE KITS// //The PE kits are ready and we will like parents to purchase at least one for each child. The cost is 30GHC for one. Shorts and Shirts.// //This attire must be worn every Friday. Kindly give your child 30ghc when he/she is coming to school.// //Thank you//

//MEETING IN SECONDARY SECTION// Good afternoon parents, we had a meeting with the entire secondary section of the schools. After deliberation with our secondary students we decided on some very important activities and adjustments that will help the students, the teachers and the entire school community. The topics covered issues such as Student Representative Council, Dress Code, Interactive lessons, Teachers, Discipline, Catering services, Sports etc. This is a brief summary of what was discussed at the meeting. It is the goal of the institution to ensure strong academics in the school with very strong ethical attitudes. We will like parents to speak to us of any issue that needs clarification. Thank you all and have a great week.

1. Respect teachers for students eg exercise on whiteboard and fair punishments 2. Teachers have to make sure students understand lessons and offer review opportunities 3. Students can prompt teachers and ask questions if they don't understand even during breaks or after school 4. Students have to be responsible for their own learning 5. Some of the teachers make lessons boring however students can also prompt teachers to ask interesting questions 6. Teachers must ensure that lessons are very interactive and give project based lessons 7. Students need more karate lessons 8. The breaks are too short but can only be readjusted in second term 9. Lunch sometimes doesn't taste nice 10. The bus sometimes comes late 11. We need a student's council 12. Too much homework 13. Language is a powerful tool and so students should take advantage of Spanish lessons and also learn from the Dutch teachers in the school 14. Students must motivate and be polite to each other 15. Learning is a lifelong process and some activities we teach them here such as dressing, appearances, ethical behaviours, resilience and hardwork will support them in future 16. Don't laugh at each when peers make mistake but rather show empathy and correct 17. Students have to demonstrate commitment to activities in the school so other activities in the school can be initiated for them such as Student Council 18. Elections and campaign will be started by Miss Esther Wiredu but students must show commitment to learn and be part of it 19. School rules have to be respected and obeyed to enable order and discipline on the premise at all times

__**YEAR 11**__
 * __HOMEWORK TIMETABLE:__**


 * **MONDAY** || **TUESDAY** || **WEDNESDAY** || **THURSDAY** || **FRIDAY** ||
 * ==== CHEMISTRY ====

ECONOMICS
|| ==== ENGLISH LITERATURE ====

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
|| ==== BUSINESS STUDIES ====

MATHEMATICS
|| ==== PHYSICS ====

ENGLISH LITERATURE
|| ==== MATHEMATICS ====

FRENCH
||

__**YEAR 10**__


 * **MONDAY** || **TUESDAY** || **WEDNESDAY** || **THURSDAY** || **FRIDAY** ||
 * BIOLOGY

PHYSICS || ENGLISH LITERATURE

ECONOMICS || BUSINESS STUDIES

ENGLISH LANGUAGE || CHEMISTRY

MATHEMATICS || ENGLISH LANGUAGE

FRENCH || __**YEAR 9**__
 * **MONDAY** || **TUESDAY** || **WEDNESDAY** || **THURSDAY** || **FRIDAY** ||
 * ENGLISH LANGUAGE

MATHEMATICS || CHEMISTRY

GEOGRAPHY || PHYSICS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE || HISTORY

FRENCH || BIOLOGY

CHEMISTRY || __**YEAR 8**__


 * **MONDAY** || **TUESDAY** || **WEDNESDAY** || **THURSDAY** || **FRIDAY** ||
 * FRENCH

PHYSICS || MATHEMATICS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE || CHEMISTRY

GEOGRAPHY || HISTORY

ENGLISH LANGUAGE || BIOLOGY

CHEMISTRY || __**YEAR 7**__


 * **MONDAY** || **TUESDAY** || **WEDNESDAY** || **THURSDAY** || **FRIDAY** ||
 * MATHEMATICS || HISTORY

GEOGRAPHY || FRENCH || ENGLISH LANGUAGE

CHEMISTRY || PHYSICS

BIOLOGY || **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Character Building __** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: center;">International Community College is teaching our young adults some character building lifestyles. We will entreat all parents to support us in these areas.

- Skirt from the hip to the knees - Hair held together - No stockings - Pants not tight around the bottom - No cleavage - Shirt tucked into pants - If skirt is altered à pay for new one - Accessories to be further discussed - Consequences of not respecting the dress code: - Garbage on the ground: If they throw it on the ground, make them clean the whole playground. - Garbage: school will put garbage bins on the playground - Materials: rackets, balls in storeroom / chairs inside - Teachers on duty: everything has to be put inside after duty time (4:30 pm), and then check classes: airco, lights, shut down computers. - When principal, parent, teacher or other important person comes in, students are to stand up as a sign of respect. - Rudeness have to be answered with firmness - Students can be sent to Mr. Richard’s office, if authority of teacher should fail. - Seats in class are important: class teacher has to make a paper with fixed seats and stick it on the teacher’s table or hand a copy of it to their colleagues. - No cell phones or laptops. - Respect for cleaning personnel: but chairs on tables after classes - Student have to be urged to bring files and dividers - Teachers should show them positive examples - Weekly check-up of materials à grade it
 * 1) **__ Dress code: __**
 * 1st warning
 * 2nd warning: inform parents
 * 3rd warning: not allowed on school property
 * 1) **__ Behavior on the playground __**
 * 1) **__ Behavior towards staff __**
 * 1st warning:
 * 2nd warning: take the device from them.
 * 1) **__ Care of personal belongings __**

**__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">UPCOMING EVENTS FOR SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER __**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Dear Cherish Parents, **

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: justify;">To enhance real life application of lessons learnt by students and to put them into practice, there will be series of excursion and trips for students this term. Some of the trips may involve quick and brief visits to industries and places of academic relevance and other trips may involve long distances. These visits and timetable will be posted on the parents’ wiki page of International Community College (iccparents.wikispaces.com). We will require signatures and approval for long distance tripsbut no signatures for brief and short visits. We welcome parents’ contributions, approval or disapproval on any upcoming trips for their child.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">3. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">October 1st – 5th: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Parent Visit to teachers: These are periods where parents can meet their teachers and have a one-on-one chat with them to discuss the progress report handed out in September. Please book a time with Mr. Daniel and Mad Cynthia to enable better coordination of meetings with teachers. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">4. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">October 24th: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> **UN day** ( ICC Model UN Day: International Festival) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">5. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">October 25-29th **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> : Mid-term Break <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Thank you and have a great weekend.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">These are series of events coming up this September/October **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">1. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">September 21st: Founders Day: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Birthday of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah : There is no School on this day.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">2. September 28th : Progress Reports **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">: 1st Academic Progress Reports

**DEAR PARENTS OF YEAR 11** **MENTORING IN** **INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE** Having a mentor can be very helpful to your child’s academic development. The mentor acts as your counselor, providing advice on academic paths, development opportunities, and an overview of what it takes to become a leader and a productive student. Typically, the mentor in International Community College is a teacher that teaches your child a subject. The mentor has broader experience in education and the ability to supervise your child in his/her academic strengths, weaknesses and assignments that will help with your child’s academic development. A critical element in the mentoring relationship is mutual respect between the child and your mentor. Our mentoring programme is a long-term relationship, in the school, till graduation of your child from the school. This role, whether performed by one person or two, is an essential ingredient in your child’s academic development. No matter how much education and training your child receives, and no matter how excellent that instruction may be, the incorporation of new skills and knowledge into your child’s academic work takes time, practice, and feedback. The mentor provides guidance and opportunities for practice. International Community College will like to introduce this programme in the school for year 11 students to enable us better supervise and support their academic work. Students of year 11 will be paired with a specific teacher in the year 11 programme. This teacher will provide guidance in your child’s academic work, support your child’s learning, supervise their learning habits and propose intervention programmes to help your child succeed in his/her academic work. Mentors of International Community College are only going to support your child in **ACADEMIC WORK**. The objective of the Mentoring programme is to enable a better support for your child’s academic work and to propose intervention in case of weakness during the term. The mentor and mentee will develop a time table for their meetings during the week in the school and discuss issues regarding his/her academic programme and develop intervention programmes.
 * Typical Mentor/Mentee Questions**

1. What is the goal of this discussion? What activity are you working on this week in Biology? (For example, the mentor may be talking about an assignment or academic work the child has undertaken or about the child's routine academic work, such as math problems) 2. What do you want to accomplish, both short-term and long-term? (The length of time will often affect what can be accomplished.) 3. Is the academic goal positive, challenging, attainable, and measurable? (If none of these criteria are met, you should question whether the goal is worthwhile.) 1. What is happening now in relation to your academic goals? 2. Who is involved and how in meeting your academic goals? 3. What have you done about this so far and what results did your actions produce? 4. What is happening, both inside and outside your class and the school that will affect your academic goals? 5. What are the major constraints to finding a way to move forward? (You cannot overcome barriers to your goal unless you recognize what they are and deal with them.) 1. What options do you have? (Getting the student to consider alternative actions can not only help to broaden his perspective on the situation, it can also help your child discover options that he/she may not have considered in the past.) 2. What are the costs and benefit of each of those options? (This gets the student to think through each option in a larger context.) 3. What if...? (If the student has not considered all of the options you can think of, you can help to expand his thinking by raising other possibilities in the form of "what if ..." questions.) 4. Would you like another suggestion? (If the "what if" questions don't help the student to consider other options you would like him to consider, ask if he would like another suggestion. It is important to ask the question in this way, rather than imposing your own solution on the student. Imposing a solution does not help the student learn. Of course, there are times when you must impose a solution, such as when the student’s plan will be dangerous to himself or others.) 1. What are you going to do, and when will you do it? (Get the student to commit to a plan of action.) 2. Will this meet your goal? (If not, why do it?) 3. What obstacles do you expect to face, and how will you overcome them? (This is also a reality test.) 4. Who needs to know what you are doing, and what supports do you need? (Make certain the student recognizes the other parties that need to be involved or who will be affected by his work.) 5. Rate yourself, on a scale of 1 to 10, on the likelihood of carrying out this action. (If the rating is low, why bother continuing with the planning exercise?)
 * A. Questions Related to the Student’s Goals**
 * B. Is the Goal Realistic?**
 * C. Questions on Options for Action**
 * D. Questioning the Student's Will to Succeed**


 * SWIMMING **
 * Swimming will continue till the end of the term on Thursdays and Fridays. **
 * Thank you all for the purchase of the gears. Our children are excited about the swimming. The Swimming Instructor is called Mr. Peter Kpodo. **
 * A swimming Instructor in Lincoln Community School. They are going to be supervised by three professional swimming instructors and a school staff. **
 * We appreciate all your support. **
 * Mr. Richard Dedzi **

All PE kits will be available on the 10th September 2012. A pair is being sold for $25 dollars. Thank you
 * PE K **

I am pleased to inform you that After-school programmes will commence on the 3rd of September 2012. All sections of the school such as the primary and secondary will hold their after school programme separately. In light of some of the special activity this academic year, we entreat all parents whose children are on the activity to purchase some special gears. The activities for primary are Karate, UCMAS, Spanish, Swimming, Soccer, Fashion, Drama and Music. Secondary activities are Music, Soccer, Karate, Swimming, Spanish and Karate.
 * AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMES **

We entreat all parents to purchase a football boot and a shin guard for those playing soccer as well as swimming suit, live jacket, kickboard, aquatic buoyancy belt, pulbouy, swimming goggles for all the students who are participating in swimming. Swimming gears can be found in the following shops; Game, Tesano Swimming club, Maximart, Koala shopping centre, Orca and sports shops in Osu.

Attach to this letter is a tentative timetable for the activities. The school bus will be transporting the students engaging in the swimming programme to Royal Ravico hotel, Nungua. Parents should please wait for their children at the school and not the swimming site. Every activity will be strictly supervised and secure. Hence should be rest assured of their children safety.

The children are very excited about the after school programmes so we will entreat all parents to support these programmes by getting the gears for their children and paying for the after school programmes. Research has proven that a very successful after school programme and physical activity improves learning.

Thank you all for your support and we wish all parents a successful term

Kindly contact me if you need any clarification.

Sincerely,

**Richard Dedzi** **Director** 0200655866

rdedzi@africaneducate.com

This is only for parents of International Community College. This webpage serves as a notice board for all parents. This webpage also provides you with an update on your child's homework and other activities in the school. Please click on the class of your child at the right hand corner of this webpage to be aware of what is happening in that class.
 * Welcome to the Parents Blog of International Community College: **

//** ( All homework details will be updated on the 28th August 2012) **//

Thank You International Community College


 * ANNOUNCEMENTS **

NEW STAFF: International community College is happy to announce that new staff will be joining the school for this academic year to enable cross-multicultural sharing of knowledge. These staff members are from Ghana, USA and Belgium. The new staff members have rich experience in teaching and learning and will be very useful for the school. We also have new professional development and motivational packages for our teachers. We will like our cherish parents to continually support this vision of providing quality education in a strong christian environment.

PRIMARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR The school has also recruited a new counselor at the primary section to support the counselling of students of the Primary section. Her name is Mrs Shunta Agyeman. She is available after school form 3:00pm-3;30pm if you will like to meet her.

BUS FOR SCHOOL The school has also purchased a new bus to enable us pick students at home and get them to school safely. This bus will also take our students to filed trips and places of interest to enrich teaching and learning. We will be sending the educational trip calendars to you soon. Parents interested in subscribing to the bus service should fill a sign up form with Cynthia or Daniel at primary and secondary respectively.

SCHOOL RESOURCES Due to logistical constraints, all the textbooks will be available for students on the 30th of September. In the meantime, students will be given sample textbooks and packets for immediate use till the complete ones arrive. Uniforms and Exercise books will also be available for students from Friday the 25th August 2012.

CURRICULUM MATTERS The curriculum matters of the school which contains all topics to be taught for the 2012/2013 academic year is available for pickup at the reception desk. Key Stage 1 is available at the Primary Reception and Key Stage 3 and 4 is available at the Secondary. Key Stage 2 Curriculum matters will be ready for pickup on Tuesday 27th August 2012.

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; margin-bottom: 0in; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; text-align: justify; top: 4236px; width: 1px;">**Dear Cherished Parents/Guardians,**

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; margin-bottom: 0in; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; text-align: center; top: 4236px; width: 1px;">**__FUNFAIR & SPORTS MATCH__** <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; text-align: justify; top: 4236px; width: 1px;">The international community college will be hosting a Fun Day Programme for primary and secondary students and their families on **Thursday 6th December 2012 between 3:00pm and 6:00pm**. Students will come to school by 8:00am, the rest of the family members can join any time after 2:30pm during the day. It will be taking place at the secondary. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; text-align: justify; top: 4236px; width: 1px;">The games will involve various sports contest, musical contest, kids’ fun zone and other competing activities between International Community College Reception and Year 1 classes, Lil Angels, Adorable Babies and Barbies Learning Centre. You won’t want to miss this event. We entreat all parents to come and cheer their children to victory. <span style="color: black; display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; text-align: justify; top: 4236px; width: 1px;">We encourage parents to bring food and gifts to share. Gifts are voluntary. <span style="color: black; display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; text-align: justify; top: 4236px; width: 1px;">The Fair’s success rests largely with parents and the support that we receive. Please encourage your family, friends and neighbours to join us in this funfair. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 4236px; width: 1px;">Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Thank you for your support. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; margin-bottom: 0in; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; text-align: justify; top: 4236px; width: 1px;">In the meantime, the sports team of the secondary section will be having a friendly match with Lincoln Community School Varsity Team on **Wednesday 21st, November at 3:40pm.** The Eagles of ICC will be competing with the Lions of LCS in a soccer match that is going to be a cracker. The members of the ICC Eagles are Nana Kwabena, Augustine, Bernard, Kwaku Gardner, Chester, John, Seli, Kirk Nuno, Jamal, TT Agorhom, Jonathan and Peter Akintunde. The Brown Bus will be picking the students and “dropping” them in their homes after the match. The match will be supervised by Mr. Elvis Miensah, Mr. Tom Vuerincks and Mr. Aaron Aryee. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; margin-bottom: 0in; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; text-align: justify; top: 4236px; width: 1px;">Any parent wishing to witness the match should please contact Mr. Elvis Miensah. This is our first trial match outside of the school and also due to logistics; we cannot take the rest of the students to go along and cheer. In subsequent matches we will allow that. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; margin-bottom: 0in; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; text-align: justify; top: 4236px; width: 1px;">Thank you for your cooperation. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; margin-bottom: 0in; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; text-align: justify; top: 4236px; width: 1px;">Sincerely <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; margin: 0in; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; text-align: justify; top: 4236px; width: 1px;">**Mr. Elvis Miensah Mr. Richard Dedzi** <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; margin: 0in; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; text-align: justify; top: 4236px; width: 1px;">Head of Sports Director <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; margin: 0in; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; text-align: justify; top: 4236px; width: 1px;">Mobile.0243766340 rdedzi@africaneducate.com <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; margin: 0in; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; text-align: justify; top: 4236px; width: 1px;">Mobile: 0200655866