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Kindergarten

Autumnal Treasures

On the 15th November 2018, the big day finally arrived! Since the middle of October, the Kindergarten children had been busy cooking, painting, planting and singing in preparation for our amazing Autumn Market. Each group decided what they could make to sell.

As the Kindergarten’s topic this year is “The Farm”, we talked a lot about what farmers grow to feed us and what we can do to preserve the food when we have an abundance after the harvest. Some groups dried their fruit, some turned it into jam, and others took the motif of apples as inspiration to decorate tea towels and shopping bags.

There were many creative treasures on display with autumnal colours all around! It goes without saying that there was a fantastic café, supported by our ever generous parents, filled with all manner of delicious autumnal flavoured goodies.

The afternoon started perfectly, with lots of autumnal songs for the parents to enjoy in all of the Kindergarten’s main section languages. The children were incredible and performed with such gusto that they even earned an encore!

As the market was taking place so close to St Martin’s day, we decided to add a charitable twist to our day. All the money raised will go to “Gut Aiderbichl”, which looks after retired farm animals. The children are so excited to be raising money to care for them and even more excited to know that we will visit the farm near Starnberg in the new year. We will be able to see the animals we have helped and see how the children’s hard work has made their lives better.

An enormous thank you goes to the parents, staff and of course the Kindergarten children for making this event so special.

We are very pleased to announce that we raised a staggering €985 from the children’s stalls and €420 from the Parents’ Cafe. 

For information about the “Gut Aiderbichl”, please click here!

Autumn Is So Colourful

When the leaves of the trees are changing colour, the days are getting shorter and the sun rays are not as warm anymore, then autumn starts.

In the month of October 2018, the Kindergarten children had intensively worked on this seasonal theme this season and prepared the autumn market. They harvested potatoes and carrots that they had grown in spring.

The groups took a closer look at the fruits of autumn and made food out of it.

- apple chips - various apple cakes - stewed apples - oil with herbs - potato with oil/curd chees

Of course, knowledge about our body is also part of the experience. What does the body need? A healthy diet is very important. The nutrition pyramid helps the children to recognise what amount of food items they should eat. The visit of the dentist supported this topic. The children learned the technique of brushing their teeth and know what happens when they eat too much sweets.

Autumn is also addressed in a creative manner in Kindergarten, encouraging children to draw, do handicrafts or to print. The children have already been preparing the autumn market in November, producing autumn products, which they then will present to their parents.

In addition to these activities, the preschool children started with the “Afternoon Workshops” and the preschool work. Some groups have already been to the Primary School’s library to have a look at and/or borrow books on our autumn theme.

In addition, all children learned and repeated the rules to be observed in the play yard in a “Respect Assembly” in order to turn this “Respect Assembly” into a tradition in our Kindergarten. At the beginning of each month, the children will be shown respect skills in a short sketch.
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Primary School

European Christmas

Christmas is the time for family gatherings, feasting, presents, occasional squabbles, but above all, joy. In the Primary School Christmas was heralded in song and dance in traditional style. This “feast of joy” was held on the 11th and 12th December 2018, and consisted mainly of seasonal songs in different languages. Divided into two parts due to large numbers, the children enjoyed the communal singing in the sports’ hall, which had been transformed by Christmas decorations.

The SWALS children sang and danced wearing traditional costume. Singing, dancing and playing music are not only individual forms of artistic expression, but also contribute towards a community spirit and sense of unity in line with the ethos of the school.

“Cold at Christmas, short the winter and earlier the spring”, says an old German saying. Judging by the current temperatures, there is hope for an early spring.

School Life Quite Differently

After more than ten years, an era will come to an end, namely that of the proven pupils’ exchange with the neighbouring Rennertschule. With the relocation of the entire Primary School to the Fasangarten site in September 2019, it will no longer be possible to continue the exchange with the Rennertschule for logistical reasons. 

From the 12th - 15th November 2018, nine pupils of years 4 from the ESM and pupils from the Rennertschule took part in the exchange for the last time. 

The exchange grants valuable insights into a German school system. At the same time, it provides the children the opportunity to gain experiences and practical knowledge in a different social and school environment. Pupils whose mother tongue is not German, can deepen their language skills in the German-speaking surrounding of the Rennertschule. In addition, the exchange encourages children to become more independent and to enjoy meeting other children.

Most of the participating pupils of the ESM felt that the exchange was a diverse and enriching experience in their school life. The change of perspectives made many appreciate the facilities at the ESM even more: the big play ground, the exciting and multi-lingual books in the library as well as the care and support of the nurses.

For many years, the pupils’ exchange between the European School Munich and the Rennertschule opposite of the ESM has been an integral part of the Primary School’s curriculum. We would like to express our gratitude for the long and smooth running cooperation. We hope to be able to establish a new exchange with a primary school in the immediate neighbourhood.
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Secondary School

On Your Books, Get Set, Go!

Who can escape the magic of a great story that comes to life through a good reader? Cornelia Funke addresses this ability in her novel “Inkheart” and fascinates readers of all ages. Her novel has been translated into many languages and made into a film. The story of her novel heroes Meggie and Mo, who can “read” characters from books, enabling them to change from the fictitious to the real world, inspired a wide audience. Again this year, year 1 Secondary School pupils explored these novel heroes. As part of the nationwide reading aloud competition, the pupils trained and proved their magical abilities to bring stories to life.

Since October, the S1 German classes have been selecting the best readers. Pupils who wanted to take part in the reading competition faced the vote in class with readings from their favourite books – and tried to inspire their fellow pupils with their choice of books. Because before they gave a three-minute taste of their self-chosen book, they introduced the story and heroes of their book - which at best made their classmates want to read the book themselves.

The class winners who were chosen in class competed in the next round for the overall school winner on the 4th December 2018. In the John-Peryer room, they competed against and with each other in two rounds for the title of best reader. In the first round, they read a self-chosen passage from one of their favourite books. In the second round, they had to prove their skills by reading a unknown text chosen by the organisers of the competition. The reading performance was impressive. It was certainly not easy for the three-member jury, consisting of last year's winner Mara Banyai as well as Mrs Gassner and Mrs Gehring, to choose the “best” reader.

Finally, the school winners were determined: Lasse Schenke who read from “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone” by J. K. Rowling. He will represent our school in the next round in January/February at the district level. Good luck! The second place went Arianna Schmidt-Kärst. The third place was scored by Lydia Myrthes Menescal Heath with a reading sample Cornelia Funke’s “Ink Heart”.

In the end, however, everyone was a winner – not only the winners, but also the other participants, who received book vouchers, ranging from 10 to 50 Euros, but also the audience members in class and the jury members, who were able to get to know impressive reading performances and enchanting books.

Everyone Can Contribute

“Focusing on the principle of Equality and its meaning in relation to the structure of democratic values in the 21st century " had been the theme of this year's MunoM conference, which was held from 20th to 23rd November. 

The very impressive opening ceremony at the Hans-Seidel Foundation was followed by the sessions of the "UN General Assembly". What began with enthusiastic speeches at the opening session became clearly visible in the meetings" and debates, namely the themes of responsibility for life and, above all, of living together on this planet, whether in the socio-economic, political or environmental sphere. Like a red thread, the conference was about that it is down to each and every person and that everyone is able to make a difference. Motivating for all participants was the guest speaker Julia Leeb, a young journalist, who has set herself the goal to investigate by means of virtual reality journalism, and to tell stories from areas where nobody quite wants to travel to, i.e. Iraq, Libya, Congo, Afghanistan, North Korea, Yemen, etc. She particulary dedicates her work to the fate of women, not as people to be pitied, but to highlight their strengths. That was remarkable indeed!

The aim of this simulation game is to spark enthusiasm for current political issues in young people, to encourage them to conduct intense research and develop forceful arguments in order to use them convincingly in debates and to discuss passionately with the other participants. English is lingua franca in all discussions and negotiations. The structure of this conference is modelled closely to the real example in New York: participants are assigned one delegation of a UN member state per school.

This year’s MunoM conference ran very smoothly and yielded convincing and realistic resolutions so that the current Executive Staff Team is already looking forward to next year’s conference.

Further information can be found here!

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