Thank you, City of Bonn! For recognizing (again) our school's contribution to Bonn in your Economic Profile 2017. We are delighted that our wonderful host city continues to thrive. Our school is honored to partner with the city administration and other key actors to promote Bonn's further development and exceptional standard of living. http://www.bonn.de/wirtschaft_wissenschaft_internationales/wirtschaftsstandort_bonn/internationales/index.html?lang=en

BIS in National Geographic Famous streets around the world bearing the name of Martin Luther King Jr. are highlighted in the April edition of National Geographic. These photos are published in memory of the civil rights activist and mark the 50th year since his death. BIS (4th photo when scrolling) is featured in this article, with parents collecting their children at the end of a school day. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/04/martin-luther-king-streets-worldwide/

Grade 3 measures success .... in pizzas. Working on volume and weight, Mr. Gerhardt's Grade 3 mathematicians took a pizza recipe, scaled it up for a group, shopped for the ingredients and then put their cooking skills to work. This tasty experiment and practical exercise led to the class enjoying lunch (and their successful calculations) together right before Spring Break.

Almost finished, Grade 10! Since Monday, our Grade 10 students have been sitting mock exams to practice for the real deal in two months. They have done on-screen assessments for almost all of their subjects in a real-life test environment. This practice makes sure that Grade 10 students are ready for the IB eAssessments taking place in May leading to their MYP Certificates. Good luck to each of you in the last stretch of this exam time!

Yesterday's visit by member of State Parliament Franziska Müller-Rech MdL. She is very interested in how our school integrates digitalisation into the classroom, as well as school politics in general.

We invite everyone interested in our school. If you wish to attend, email: development@bonn-is.de

Vote for the best Government With a chance to design the perfect country, Grade 4 teams today presented their ideal land. Student, parent and teacher audiences voted on their favourite country and scored teams on defined criteria. Students decided on a clear government system and constitution with defined roles and responsibilities for the rulers and the citizens. They also focused on important laws, human rights issues and needs of their citizens. Different types of government form the focus of our Grade 4 Unit, How we organize ourselves.

800 New Books Await Readers! Check out a new book today: newly arrived and currently on display in the Library Media Centre. Ever wonder how the librarians choose which resources to buy? Mrs Rogers and Ms Walk attend curriculum meetings, read countless professional book and media reviews, consider patron requests, and collaborate with staff, teachers, and students to judiciously and fairly order materials. The BIS community is warmly invited to come explore their most recent handiwork: a new shipment of over 800 new books.

BIS Girls succeed at State Neuroscience Competition Girls from our Grades 10 and 11 competed in the regional Nordrhein-Westfalen Neuroscience competition Deutsche Neurowissenschaften-Olympiade Bonn e.V. during the weekend. The competition included 5+ hours of testing ranging from practical examinations, SAT style questions, patient diagnosis from case studies, and podium based questioning from a panel of judges. The questions were of a very high level. Really! Out of 45 participants, five BIS students were selected to represent BIS and Bonn in the Nationals in Heidelberg in May! All students came away from the event inspired.

World Pi Day Last week's World Pi Day became a celebration for a different reason: Grade 12 mathematicians finished the epic journey of their Higher Level IB course. They invited back Ms Hopper, as their Grade 11 teacher (complete with her baby), and baked… well, pies, obviously…. so that they could share breakfast together. Most impressive was that they insisted on completing a past paper question before moving to the savoury activities. In general though, Maths on an empty stomach is something to be avoided!

Study: Listening to music during study reduces focus and performance outcomes.

Students walked out of class in support of the right to student safety in schools. The school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSDHS) in Parkland, Florida caused a reaction. In memory of 17 students who lost their lives, and to support others whose lives took a tragic turn for the worse on 14 February, the MSDHS students will stage a walk-out at 10:00 today. Our Grade 11 student, Monica asked all Grade 5 - 12 students to support them by walking-out at 10:00 CET. Monica spoke last week at assembly about the relative safety that we live in our BIS community and the importance of showing solidarity with the MSDHS students who are trying to make a difference regarding the safety of students in US schools.