ISSUE VOLUME YEAR

YISS Mission Statement

Yongsan International School of Seoul is a
4 2 2009
community of students, parents, and Christian
educators working together to instill in each student
a passion for truth, a commitment to excellence, and
an appreciation for diversity.

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11/13 Teacher-In-Service
- No School

11/18 Progress Reports go out

5B
NEWSLETTER Mr. Whisnant’S Memo:
Another week has rapidly gone by, and Christmas
Holiday’s are coming even quicker. Our trip to the DMZ
was awesome. This Friday is another day off for students.
On Friday, the HS Drama Production of “At the Core” will
be a great family event. It will be at 5:00 in the
Auditorium. Cost is 5,000 won, but students are free.
Our joint class project with Mr. Lazor has begun. Please
see below for all the details. This is a great learning
opportunity for the students in many different venues. It
is an ‘in-class’ project, so please remind students not to
work apart from their group.
It is such a blessing to be a part of the YISS family.
Walking Humbly - Mr. Whisnant

Around the Curriculum

• Bible: This week we will look at “Act Justly”. How can a
person ‘act’ justly.
• Spelling: Unit 9 – Testing on Thursday.
• Social Studies: Unit 3 – The colonies. Joint project with Mr.
Lazor. See below for all the details.
• Math: Unit 5 – Fractions, fractions, and more work with
fractions.
• Writing: We will continue the Narrative Writing Unit.

The Colonies - 5th grade in-Class Project

Mr. Lazor is directing our 5th grade in-class project. This project is a
computer-based learning project. Students are researching, preparing, and
Friday November 20th – presenting their findings. As part of the assessment,
students will take an “open-Mac” test. Students will be placing their
findings on a WIKI. Our Presentations will be to ALL of fifth grade. Students
will be receiving 3 major test grades for the project. They will be graded on
Individual achievement, Group Presentation, and then the written “open-
Mac” test. Exciting times for Social Studies!