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Dear Friends,

We’ve crammed a lot into this month’s publication so, without further ado I would like to present the latest events happening at school and then the new

school Academic Honesty Policy.

Best Regards,

Steve Bruce-Lomba

Diploma News

Year 13s have finished their Extended Essay after almost one year of work. They have celebrated this well-deserved achievement together with their

supervisors with a dinner at the Docas in Lisbon.

TOK News

Is Science in everything we do? The sciences use the scientific method, is there an artistic method? Is art about emotion and science about reasoning?

Yr13 ToK students had the privilege to attend a multidisciplinary performance Raízes da Curiosidade: Tempo de Ciência e Arte (Roots of Curiosity: Time for

Science and Art), a co-production between the Centro Cultural de Belém and the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown where pairs of Artists and

Neuroscientists worked together to raise questions regarding scientific and artistic knowledge and how although different, they complement each other in a

variety of unexpected ways.

ToK and the classics: Antigona by Sophocles

Yr 12 had the honor to spend a morning with Professor Miguel Monjardino, a renowned TV commentator and university professor who believes that exposing

adolescents to the classics can enrich their power of analysis and critical thinking. Whist reading Antigone, students were encouraged to explore Sophocles’

work discussing issues such as power, family tradition, ritual and ethics illustrated by current world events.

Diploma Programme at OIS: 5 year review

The Diploma programme at OIS in undergoing its first 5 year review. This process provides an opportunity to pause and reflect to identify major achievements

during the period under review and to identify practices that need further development. All stakeholders will be involved at different stages. Thank you to

Yr13 parents for completing the survey.

Mathematics seven-year Review Cycle

During midterm break I had the pleasure to go to The Hague and be part of a group of 12 mathematics teachers from the three IB regions. This was the first

of several meetings which will result in the new Mathematics Guides. It was very exciting to discuss what content and skills will be relevant for students

seating examinations between 2020 and 2027, especially when considering how quickly advances technology have shaped our world at an increasingly faster

pace.

OIS Newsletter

November 2014

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Dear Parents and Students,

We are glad to inform you all that OIS will be participating in raising awareness for Movember again this year. For the past 3 years OIS has created several

events in order to raise money and awareness of those who suffer from testicular cancer.

This year OIS spent the last week of November creating different events in order to support Movember. From Monday 24th November 2014 to Friday 28th

November 2014 did the following:

· Monday – Free Dress in either black, white or light blue clothes

· Tuesday – Bake Sale (from 13:30 till 14:00 at the terrace)

· Wednesday – Selling Bracelets (from 13:30 till 14:00 all around the school)

· Thursday – Activity of guessing the amount of candy in the jar (from 13:30 till 14:00 at the terrace)

· Friday – Popcorn and Hot Chocolate Sale (from 13:30 till 14:00 at the terrace)

We count on everyone’s support in order to make this event a success and raise as much awareness as we can for those who suffer from any type of cancer.

Shafa Jussub

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OIS Breast Cancer Awareness Week

As most of you already know October is breast cancer awareness month and OIS was swimming with activity the week before our mid-term break. Once

again we pulled together to create awareness and raise funds for the Portuguese charity “Laço”. Pins were worn, nails were painted, handprints were posted

and socks were even dyed pink, all in effort to make people aware of a illness that has marked the life of many a loved one. Huge strides have been made in

recent years in regards to breast cancer research but there is still so much more to be done in order to eradicate this disease.

We at OIS will continue to do our part by raising awareness, as well as funds, in the battle for a cure.

Karen Branco

OIS MYP/DP English B Teacher

Community and Service Coordinator

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Gold Duke of Edinburgh Expedition to the Gredos Mountains, Spain.

During the early part of October, six Year 13 students and two Year twelve students took part in a Gold Expedition in the Gredos Mountains. OIS is extremely

proud of them for their efforts and commitment in what was a very challenging expedition. They had to cope with a variety of weather, which is always the

case at this time of year in the mountains. It was hot during the first two days but very cold at night. The last two days were very wet but the students coped

admirably. They were all well equipped for the change in weather and when the participant has to carry everything for the four days, they may be carrying a

lot of weight on their backs

Two days training prepared them well for the routes they took, through spectacular countryside. When one has reached the top of the mountain, you may be

tired, even exhausted but the satisfaction of looking back at the distance you’ve climbed gives so much pleasure. The views of the stunning landscape they’d

walked through was satisfaction well deserved. There were many tough climbs and equally treacherous descents but they were navigated successfully.

The students will be stronger for such an experience. This was the first Gold Duke of Edinburgh group from OIS and I hope it is the first of many to come. The

students deserve our utmost respect for their achievement. They are. Raul Girbal; Sebastian Traneaus; Luisa Mandacaru; Maria Lopez; Joao Proença; Joao

Calem; Eduardo Caldas; Afonso Henriques. Congratulations to all the students and good luck in the rest of your activities required for the Gold Award.

Mr. Davies’ faithful steed “Tartuga”,

which had to be retired after this expedition!

Neale Davies

Arts News

During November, Year 12 art students visited João Fonte Santa´s studio. The artist showed us his working process and some art pieces for his next exhibition.

Pedro Zamith

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Parent Club Happenings

A quick recap on what the Parent Club have been up to since the last school newsletter:

Friday Fright Night Halloween Party

The first social event on our calendar was the Halloween party organized in conjunction with the Student Council, which was a fun filled evening for students, parents and

siblings. Whilst the “little monsters” were entertained in the Haunted House the parents relaxed in the “pop up” restaurant and enjoyed some great food and refreshments.

A very big thank you once again to all the parents who supported us with your presence and also to the wonderful parents who responded to our very late call to assist with

providing some very creative Halloween themed food.

São Martinho

Continuing the school tradition of remembering and honoring São Martinho the Parents Club assisted in preparing a lunch time treat for the students by cooking Chestnuts/

Castanhas on the school BBQ. Special thanks to the parents who volunteered their time to assist on the day which was not only a new experience for some, but also an

education. Who knew there are so many different techniques on how to best prepare Castanhas

Sue and Noelien from the Parents Club

Library Initiative

Another big thank you to all the parents who have volunteered their time to come and share their love of reading with our Year 6 and Year 8 students. The roster is full for

this term but if anyone is interested in volunteering for next year we would love to hear from you

Up and coming

School Uniform Shop – We thank you for your patience and are happy to advise you that first opening of our second hand clothing store is imminent. A separate email will

be sent out providing details on the dates, times and on the items available including a price list. Please note that the shop will operate on a cash only basis. Any parent

with items they would like to donate can send your clothes to school with your child or drop them at the front desk. We kindly ask that you only donate clothing that still

has lots of good wear left in it, and that the items are washed and ironed and ready for sale.

Christmas Fair – There is a lot of activity underway to ensure that the OIS Christmas Fair will be a great place to be on Saturday 13th December. A promotional flyer is being

prepared which will provide further details of the event, but to give you a heads up it will run from 4pm to 7pm. We have many exciting suppliers who have already booked

a table to promote their products and services and space is filling fast so if there are any parents, teachers or enterprising students who would like to be involved, a table

cost 10 Euro and you can email the Parent Club for further details.

We have not been inundated with responses for our request for people to run International Food Stalls, but a big thank you to the parents who have agreed to participate.

We are reverting to Plan B to ensure a great selection of food is available on the evening and for those of you who have advised of other commitments on the day, you can

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still support the event by baking up a storm with some festive cakes, sweets and desserts that we can sell at the Fair. Your Class Representatives will be providing further

details on how you can help.

Dear Parents and Guardians

As you know we are organizing a Christmas Fair to coincide with the final performance of the Annual School Production on Saturday 13th December between

4pm to 7pm. Building on the success of last year we would encourage as many of you as possible to support and attend what we hope will be an important

ongoing event in the OIS social calendar.

Please keep an eye out for emails from the Parents Club or from your class representatives over the coming weeks where we will be seeking your help and

support in making this a fun festive evening for all.

There will be many exciting stalls selling lots of wonderful gifts just in time for your Christmas shopping and lots of opportunities to purchase food and

refreshments to sustain you in between the shopping and socializing. There will also be entertainment to really get us all into the holiday spirit.

Hi-lighting the fact that we are an International school with families from many diverse corners of the globe we would like to ask for volunteers to run

International Food Stalls showcasing food specialties from their geographic region. As not all nationalities celebrate Christmas we are not requesting festive

foods but something that is considered to be a specialty of your country. Some countries are well represented at the school whilst others only have one or

two families from a specific country, so we have looked at various groupings to try to include everyone. We would be grateful if you could email Sue Wiggins

– swiggins@espexec.com if you would be willing to take on the task of running one of the stalls. Once we have stall leaders we will send out their details so

that those who are able, can contact the stall leader to let them know what food they can provide.

Suggestions of geographic stalls are as follows but if anyone has any other ideas or suggestions we would love to hear from you:

The Americas

Common Wealth South Africa / Australia

Asia China / India /Taiwan

Southern Europe Italy / Spain / Greece

Central Europe Belgium/France /Germany /Holland

Nordics Sweden / Denmark/ Norway

Portugal and Portuguese speaking countries Angola / Brazil/ Mozambique

Looking forward to lots of offers of support!!!!

Regards

The Parents Club

ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY

Academic Honesty “Academic honesty is an essential aspect of teaching and learning in IB programmes where action is based on inquiry and reflection.” (Academic honesty in the IB educational context, 2014, p2) At OIS students and teachers are expected to be “principled and act with integrity and honesty”, clearly acknowledging the ideas and work of others. (Academic honesty in the IB educational context, 2014, p3) To encourage this, the Academic Honesty Policy is available to all on the school website, alongside other school publications such as Diploma Booklet and Student & Parent Handbook, and should be understood by the entire school community. OIS also provides opportunities to practice and learn how to use other people’s work through the delivery of the school curriculum and periodic stand-alone Academic Honesty sessions for students, teachers and parents during each academic year. When referencing, students should follow the school’s Style Reference Guide for Students and Staff, which is available in the school library and on the school´s server. If in doubt, a student should ask the teacher or librarian for guidance. Malpractice is defined by the International Baccalaureate as behaviour that results in, or may result in the candidate gaining an unfair advantage. Students may experience increasing personal, family and peer pressure to achieve and perform which may lead to an infringement of the Academic Honesty Policy, which will result in further action as outlined below. Academic Dishonesty and Malpractice Although the following list is not exhaustive, academic dishonesty can, in general, take several forms: Plagiarism: taking work, words, ideas, pictures, information or anything that has been produced by someone else and intentionally submitting it for assessment as the student’s own. This includes books, internet sources and all periodicals. (It must be noted that while it is an extremely valuable tool in accessing information, the use of internet has had a great impact on Academic Honesty malpractice allowing students to copy and present information as their own.)

Copying: taking work of another student, with or without his or her knowledge and submitting it as the student’s own.

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Exam cheating: communicating with another student in an exam, bringing unauthorized material into an exam room, or consulting this material during an exam in order to gain an unfair advantage. Duplication: submitting work that is the same for assessment in different courses without the consent of all teachers involved.

Falsifying data: creating or altering data which have not been collected in an appropriate way. Collusion: helping another student to be academically dishonest. Academic dishonesty, therefore, includes:

Allowing another student to copy your work or class assignment

Using a "cheat sheet" or any unauthorized electronic equipment or piece of writing on a quiz/test.

Giving another student help on an individualized quiz/test

Copying another’s work either paper or electronic, such as homework, class work, or answers to a test.

Stealing and/or selling quizzes/exams (This offence will result in an automatic suspension because of its seriousness.)

Using teacher manuals/solution manuals.

Using any material from the internet without proper citation and appropriate credit.

Tampering with the teacher's grade records or tests.

Using the same work for more than one assignment without both of the involved teachers’ permission.

Anything else that involves deception in order to gain unfair academic advantage (adapted from Burbank Unified School District, 2010 and Grisham School, 2010). Procedures Should a teacher suspect a breach of the Academic Honesty policy they should discuss this with the student and investigate potential sources of the work. If there is evidence of malpractice a formal meeting will be held with the teacher, student and respective IB coordinator, where the student may request to have an independent third party present, such as a parent, peer, tutor or teacher. Further to this a record will be made by the tutor and placed in the student’s central file. This allows for a consistent approach in monitoring each student. In the particular case of the Diploma Programme and Careers Programme all work submitted for assessment needs to be scanned by an anti-plagiarism software programme. Consequences In the formal meeting outlined above, a decision will be made based upon the findings whilst taking into consideration the age, background and level of awareness of the student, any previous history of academic misconduct and the severity of the incident. This decision may result in:

A warning and record placed in the students’ central file, parents to be informed in writing.

The offender and anyone who has colluded will receive no grade (N/G) for the particular piece of work. Parents will be contacted in writing. Offender(s) may be given the opportunity to repeat the work.

The offender and anyone who has colluded will be suspended from school until parents have been interviewed with the student(s). This may result in the work not being submitted for assessment.

In severe or repeated cases, the offender will be expelled from the school.

This policy will be reviewed before the next IB self-study (DP, MYP or CP) REFERENCES Burbank Unified School District, “John Burroughs High School Academic Honesty Guidelines”. Accessed August 2, 2010 from <http://teachers.yourhomework.com/eurioste/academic_honesty.htm> “Grisham IB World School Academic Honesty Policy”. Accessed August 2, 2010 from <http://209.184.141.5/grisham/Documents/Grisham%20IB%20World%20School%20Academic%20Honesty%20Policy.pdf> International Baccalaureate Organization, Academic Honesty in the IB educational context (2014) Documents consulted

Carroll, Jude IB Position paper, Academic honesty in the IB (2012) MYP From principles into practice (2014) DP From Principles into practice (2014) IB Learner Profile

I understand that the teachers and librarian at OIS will support me in learning about academic honesty and I should ask them if I am not clear about anything to do with academic honesty. I understand the consequences for being academically dishonest. I have read and will abide by the above policy.

Name: ................................................................................ Year Group: ..............................

Signature: .......................................................................... Date: .........................................

Policy published: November 2014

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