SHARK The American International School of Rotterdam From the Elementary Principal Dear Parents, This week several of our Teachers attended the European Council Of International Schools Conference in Lisbon. Two of the teachers, Ms. Beth Willen and Ms. Tenley Elliott will be attending the first part of the Literacy Coaching Program – this is Part 1 of a 2 year program designed to train teachers with strategies on how to promote and support Literacy throughout the school. Mr. Gamble is also attending this conference. He will send out another Shark on Wednesday November 23. Donʼt forget that parents are very welcome to join us for the performance and the special Thanksgiving lunch provided by Tjeerd and the PTSA on Wednesday November 23. If you havenʼt already bought a ticket for the lunch, you can still buy one at the front office and the cost is 5 euro per person. Please let the front office know if you are planning to attend before Monday November 21. Up-coming events: • December 5 – Sinterklaas will visit the school • December 8 – Tree Lighting Ceremony and Seasonal Program • December 15 – Elementary Play – The Little Prince Please find below another informative article from the BBC News “Education and Family”. Video games, mobile phones and TV are keeping children up at night, answers to a BBC questionnaire suggest. ʻNewsroundʼ sent a questionnaire to 1,000 children aged between nine and 11 at schools across the UK. Most said they went to bed at 2130, but a quarter said bedtime was 2200 or later and half said they were not getting enough sleep and wanted more. Health experts have linked a lack of sleep to problems with concentration, behavior and school work. About half the children asked said they were staying up to play on computer games or their mobile phones or to watch television. More than half of the children taking part said they had a television in their bedroom. Lewis, who is 10 and from Liverpool, told Newsround he shares his bedroom and there are a lot of distractions at bedtime. Bedtime is usually 2200 for Lewis "I play on my games. It takes me until 10 o'clock to go to sleep. I am tired in the morning," he said. Cont. 1/3 Bulletin... 18.11.11
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SHARKThe American International School of Rotterdam
From the Elementary Principal
Dear Parents,
This week several of our Teachers attended the European Council Of International Schools Conference in Lisbon. Two of the teachers, Ms. Beth Willen and Ms. Tenley Elliott will be attending the first part of the Literacy Coaching Program – this is Part 1 of a 2 year program designed to train teachers with strategies on how to promote and support Literacy throughout the school.
Mr. Gamble is also attending this conference. He will send out another Shark on Wednesday November 23. Donʼt forget that parents are very welcome to join us for the performance and the special Thanksgiving lunch provided by Tjeerd and the PTSA on Wednesday November 23. If you havenʼt already bought a ticket for the lunch, you can still buy one at the front office and the cost is 5 euro per person. Please let the front office know if you are planning to attend before Monday November 21.
Up-coming events:• December 5 – Sinterklaas will visit the school• December 8 – Tree Lighting Ceremony and Seasonal Program• December 15 – Elementary Play – The Little Prince
Please find below another informative article from the BBC News “Education and Family”.
Video games, mobile phones and TV are keeping children up at night, answers to a BBC questionnaire suggest.
ʻNewsroundʼ sent a questionnaire to 1,000 children aged between nine and 11 at schools across the UK. Most said they went to bed at 2130, but a quarter said bedtime was 2200 or later and half said they were not getting enough sleep and wanted more. Health experts have linked a lack of sleep to problems with concentration, behavior and school work. About half the children asked said they were staying up to play on computer games or their mobile phones or to watch television. More than half of the children taking part said they had a television in their bedroom.
Lewis, who is 10 and from Liverpool, told Newsround he shares his bedroom and there are a lot of distractions at bedtime. Bedtime is usually 2200 for Lewis "I play on my games. It takes me until 10 o'clock to go to sleep. I am tired in the morning," he said.
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For children aged 10, experts recommend at least 10 hours of sleep a night. Of the children who filled in the questionnaire, 314 out of 1,083 said they went to bed at 2130, 272 said 2100. A total of 277 said they stayed up until 2200 or later. Scientists have linked a lack of sleep in children to problems with concentration and schoolwork. Energy levels can be lower and sleep-deprived children can be irritable or behave badly. A recent study by academics in Finland suggested a good night's sleep could reduce hyperactivity and bad behaviour among children. They said adequate sleep could improve behaviour in healthy children and reduce symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They said it was estimated that a third of US children do not get enough sleep.
“There's a huge amount of brain development that's going on and we know that even moderate sleep loss impacts on their ability to concentrate and behave the following day”
Paul Gringrass, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital
Paul Gringrass, a paediatrician who runs the children's sleep clinic at Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital in London, said: "Children aren't just little adults. There's a huge amount of brain development that's going on and we know that even moderate sleep loss impacts on their ability to concentrate and behave the following day".
He said a lack of sleep affected children's growth and appetite too. "Conditions like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can manifest in children who simply haven't had enough sleep. There are certain hormones we produce more of when we've had a bad, disruptive night, which make us hungrier. And we have this obesity epidemic. It's a vicious cycle".
Teenage night owls
It is not just young children who are missing out on their sleep. According to researchers, teenagers are suffering from what they call "night owl syndrome" because they do not get enough sunlight. A study by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lighting Research Centre in the USA concluded that teenagers were missing out on exposure to light, especially in the morning, and that this was upsetting their body-clocks.
The research was led by Mariana Figueiro, who said: "As teenagers spend more time indoors, they miss out on essential morning light needed to stimulate the body's 24-hour biological system, which regulates the sleep/wake cycle."These morning-light-deprived teenagers are going to bed later, getting less sleep and possibly under-performing on standardised tests."
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Come and Have Lunch With Your Child
Tjeerd is preparing a traditional Thanksgiving
Dinner on Wednesday, November, 23rd. You are
all invited to come and have Turkey, mashed
potatoes and gravy, green beans, and cranberry
sauce with your child.
The cost is 5 euros per adult. You may purchase
ticket in the front office.
Thanksgiving Desserts Needed
It is time to show off your best desserts. Please bring
your pies, cakes, cookies, brownies or whatever your
specialty is and share it at our Thanksgiving Luncheon.
Donations will be accepted in the morning prior to the
luncheon in the cafeteria.
We will also need help cutting and plating the desserts.
Thanks!
Thanksgiving Time The Annual Thanksgiving Drive
The PTSA and the CAS Program is collecting items for the Havenzicht Homeless Shelter. All new men’s hats, gloves, scarves, and travel sized toiletries are greatly appreciated. Collection bins are located in the AISR entrance hall . Your generosity will make a difference to
