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Dear Parents

It is nice to be back in the swing of things this week The QSI EuropeTeacher Professional Development was very beneficial for our teachers They have all spoken fondly about what they learned and are excited toimplement new strategies in their classes It is a goal of this school toteach the students to be lifelong learners and a great way to teach this isto demonstrate by teachers becoming students themselves and talkingabout what they learned

With winter hitting hard this week it is a reminder to drive safely Wehave already reminded our bus drivers that our top priority is to safely getthe children to and from school This might mean that students arrive toschool or home a few minutes later than normal and that is just fine If youdrive your own child(ren) please take your time and think ahead about thesafest route Donrsquot worry about getting to school right on time worry aboutgetting to school safely

Have a great week and we look forward to seeing you at the Thanksgivingdinner on Saturday

Jon Routh

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UPCOMING EVENTS

November 21 4 - 5 pm - MSA Action Plan Team meeting November 23 830 am - SO Assembly November 24 4 - 6 pm - Thanksgiving Dinner November 28 4 - 5 pm - MSA Action Plan Team meeting December 1 - SAT December 5 1230 pm - PSG Monthly Meeting December 11 1000 am - Advisory Board meeting December 13 400 pm - Winter concert

Transitions and Culture Shock

QSI Europe Region teachers enjoyed the opportunity to learn directly from RuthVan Reken author of The Third Culture Kid Experience Growing Up AmongWorlds at our recent professional development As I listened to her I wasreminded of the large number of students who will be leaving QSI or havingclose friends leave QSI in the next few weeks Please be aware that this is adifficult time for those who are leaving as well as those who are staying If youstart to see abnormal behaviors in your child this might be a contributing factor If you think your child might be having difficulty please us know so Mari cantalk to your child and help them successfully navigate their feelings andemotions Transitions TCKs go through a series of transitions similar to the culture shock wave bothwhile they are in a host country and re-entering their home country Much likeculture shock children might stay in any given stage for a prolonged amount oftime Involvement- Feeling settled and comfortable knowing where and how tobelongfit-in Life is going on as though we have lived here forever Leaving- All is great until we learn that we will be leaving soon Preparationsstart but many times they are mental and subconscious Pulling away fromfriends and normal activities denial of feelings of sadness or grief becomingeasily annoyed with normalcies of the current country are all common Transition- Arrival in the new country is marked with chaos New schedulesnew people new culture new stores new house are all around us We aremore self-centered in an effort to find ourselves and problems are exaggeratedFamily life is thrown off as parents are in survival mode and forget many small


daily comforts of the children Entering- Life settles down and becomes less chaotic Problems are justproblems and not exaggerated We know where to go who to go to and seehow we can start fitting in Re-involvement- Feelings of belonging resume and we become part of thepermanent community Culture Shock Many of us have had culture shock training before coming abroad but manypeople forget that children go through culture shock as well It seems as thoughchildren are easily adaptable and many times they are but even youngchildren feel differences in their life and that stress can cause behaviors thatare seemingly unexplainable Culture shock is a very real phenomenon that affects everyone one who hasexperiences abroad but the degree to which it affects us at any stage can bequite different and some of us might stay in one stage for the duration of ourtime away We might also go in and out of stages multiple times Culture shock will also often happen when re-entering your home country(even for an extended vacation)

Resources Book The Third Culture Kid Experience Growing Up Among Worlds David C Pollock and Ruth E Van RekenPublication revision date 2009 BBC Article httpwwwbbccomcapitalstory20161117-third-culture-kids-citizens-of-everywhere-and-nowhere The Guardian First Hand Account Article httpswwwtheguardiancomcommentisfree2016mar09third-culture-kid-identity-different-cultures TCK World Website


httpwwwtckworldcom First Hand Account Article httpwwwglobalization101orgfrederic-braun-a-third-culture-kid Host Country Nationals in an International School httpaiecidpcomuploadspdf2013-c-006-1-bailey-wednesday-11am-sutherland-c-006-1pdf

UpdatesVision StatementsLast Spring the MSA Planning team took the QSI Mission Statement BeliefsStatement and Profile of Graduates and adapted them to fit the needs andvision of QSI Chisinau Our driving forces will continue to be the QSIstatements however the Planning Team decided that a more focusedapproach using our own statements is a clearer vision to keep in mind Pleaseclick on the links below to view each statement You can also see them postedin the school lobby

QSI-Chisinau Mission Statement linkQSI-Chisinau Beliefs Statement link

Profile of Graduates link Educational Staff Qualifications On the MSA Survey that parents took last year there questions about the levelsof experience and qualifications of our educational staff Please see the chartsbelow for more detailed information on this subject Years of Experience in Education0-1 year 2-5 years 6-10 years 11-20 years Over 20 years0 5 7 6 2 Highest Degree EarnedAssociates or No Degree

BachelorrsquosDegree

BachelorrsquosDegree Plus Hours

Masterrsquos DegreeMasterrsquos DegreePlus Hours Doctorate

0 7 4 6 3 0 Professional Certifications Many educators hold multiple certificatesNo certificate Early Childhood Elementary Middle Level Secondary

LevelAdministrative

1- in process8 17 12 12 2


REMINDER

Please submit the Post Trip Survey We appreciate your opinion and need yourfeedback regarding WWW 2018 Please dont hesitate to contact us if you haveany other comments to share

Survey here


WINTER CONCERTWe are excited to announce that this years Winter Concert is going to take place onthe 13th of December at 4 PMThe dress code this year for the participants is green and red All the parents willingto help with the decorations are welcomed to do so on the 12th of December

Nothing gets you in the holiday spirit faster than musicHere are our students preparing actively for the concert


Parent Support Group (PSG) Personnel ChangeUlrike Gemmer has been leading the PSG since 2016 but has stepped downas Chairperson of the PSG as of November 19 2018 We appreciate herleadership and great improvements to the organization Daniel Lee will be serving effective immediately as the new Chairperson of thePSG


Sign up HERE


Collection for Bazaar at QSI

1 Second hand items ndash anything in good condition clothing toys bookshousehold goods lamps etc

2 Raffel items for the International Charity Bazaar ndash anything newproducts such as food items or cosmetics toys but also vouchers forexample of spas restaurants trips basically any kind of service

You can bring the items you want to contribute with to Inga at the reception


Here our details and contactsFacebook group ldquoQSI Parent Support Grouprdquohttpswwwfacebookcomgroups282787971924269 httppsgchisinauweeblycom email psgchisinaugmailcom


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UPCOMING EVENTS

November 21 4 - 5 pm - MSA Action Plan Team meeting November 23 830 am - SO Assembly November 24 4 - 6 pm - Thanksgiving Dinner November 28 4 - 5 pm - MSA Action Plan Team meeting December 1 - SAT December 5 1230 pm - PSG Monthly Meeting December 11 1000 am - Advisory Board meeting December 13 400 pm - Winter concert

Transitions and Culture Shock

QSI Europe Region teachers enjoyed the opportunity to learn directly from RuthVan Reken author of The Third Culture Kid Experience Growing Up AmongWorlds at our recent professional development As I listened to her I wasreminded of the large number of students who will be leaving QSI or havingclose friends leave QSI in the next few weeks Please be aware that this is adifficult time for those who are leaving as well as those who are staying If youstart to see abnormal behaviors in your child this might be a contributing factor If you think your child might be having difficulty please us know so Mari cantalk to your child and help them successfully navigate their feelings andemotions Transitions TCKs go through a series of transitions similar to the culture shock wave bothwhile they are in a host country and re-entering their home country Much likeculture shock children might stay in any given stage for a prolonged amount oftime Involvement- Feeling settled and comfortable knowing where and how tobelongfit-in Life is going on as though we have lived here forever Leaving- All is great until we learn that we will be leaving soon Preparationsstart but many times they are mental and subconscious Pulling away fromfriends and normal activities denial of feelings of sadness or grief becomingeasily annoyed with normalcies of the current country are all common Transition- Arrival in the new country is marked with chaos New schedulesnew people new culture new stores new house are all around us We aremore self-centered in an effort to find ourselves and problems are exaggeratedFamily life is thrown off as parents are in survival mode and forget many small













LevelAdministrative

1- in process8 17 12 12 2


REMINDER


Survey here







Sign up HERE









LOST AND FOUND



















LevelAdministrative

1- in process8 17 12 12 2


REMINDER


Survey here







Sign up HERE









LOST AND FOUND








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