A lot to be thankful for at TCI Thanksgiving 2015
27
Nov
2015
Celebrating TCI Thanksgiving 2015 In the lead up to the busy festive season it is good to pause a while and remember that we all have a lot to be thankful for. Today we took that time and celebrated TCI Thanksgiving 2015 in style! Check out over 70 images in the gallery below! Our PTA kindly provided an excellent traditional Thanksgiving turkey lunch for the entire school in order to celebrate Turks and Caicos Islands, USA and Canadian Thanksgiving. The children prepared colourful and creative table covers with inspirational...
Grade 2 and the Small Knight
25
Nov
2015
Grade 2 and the Small Knight The focus this term has been to develop writing skills using the power of reading as a teaching tool. The power of reading is not a way to teach, just an approach. It focuses on high quality age specific children’s literature and uses every aspect of the text to form the foundations of English lessons. This is not just sitting down and writing every lesson! It requires involvement through open discussions, role play, freeze framing, hot seating and much more. We started our topic this term by looking...
DEMA Mangrove Planting in Wheeland Pond, Blue Hills
25
Nov
2015
DEMA Mangrove Planting in Wheeland Pond, Blue Hills On November 20th, 2015, five children from the International School of the Turks and Caicos Islands participated in a mangrove planting activity at Wheeland Pond in Blue Hills, together with 3 other schools. More about the Primary Schools participating in the DEMA Mangrove Planting. It was a partnership between the Turks and Caicos National Trust and the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA) to promote bird and habitat conservation education and advocacy...