RIGA, LATVIA

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014

ISL EVENTS

TERTAINMENT

AN INTERVIEW WITH
MS. RUSSMAN

By Samantha Richardson
On Friday November 21st the
ISLatvia Times kid reporter
Samantha
Interviewed Ms.
Russman. Ms. Russman has
been working at ISL for 1 year
and working on her second!
Ms. Russman has had 10 jobs
they are teacher, counselor,
Middle school principal, High
school teacher, Dean of
students, head of residence,
and director! Ms. Russman
also had lived 11 different
places she has lived in
Michigan, Grease, England,
Italy, New York, California,
Bangladesh, Nepal, Argentina,
Zimbabwe, Netherlands, and
Latvia!
Kid Reporter- What is hard
about being a director?
Ms. Russman- Its when you
have to do something you dont
want to do when you have to do
it like I would love to walk
around all day and talk to
everyone.

Photo by Leigh Owens

Kid

Reporter-

What's

it

like

to

be

director?

Ms. Russman- I think its wonderful, Because I know and see

whats going on in the school! I get to hang out with the youngest
people to the oldest people!
Kid Reporter- Why did you choose to work in Latvia?
Ms. Russman- Well because when I walked in the door someone
said please work here! This is a small school with a big heart!

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ISL EVENTS

New Students and

Teachers Are Coming!
By: Aysha Seidova
Do you want to know
more about the new
students and teachers?
This year we received
over 72 new students,
and over 15 new
teachers at ISL. We

receive lots of new

people from
other
countries. We notice
most of them on
International Dinner.
An ESOL teacher
Nora Karr didnt mind
and gladly agreed to
answer a few

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questions. I was very

happy when I found out
that I am going to teach
in this school because
this is really good
opportunity in my
teaching career. I was
happy to come to the
school and also to come
to Latvia. This is Nora
Karrs first year at ISL
and she is doing a great
job.

at the beginning of the

year I didnt understand
some words .
But I was asking teachers
and they were telling me
the meanings of the
words.
said
Daria.
Daria is 11 years old. She
came from
Russia.
I like my new teacher
Ms. Sky, she is very
kind and funny, and she
tells a lot of jokes!

New Students
New student Daria
Kruglova from 5th grade
is doing a great job too
but lets see how was she
doing at the very
beginning of the year I
had some difficult time

Welcome new students

and teachers, and we
hope more people join
our school!

Photo by Leigh Owens

ANGEL TREE

Photo by Aysha Seidova and Timur Talgatov

By: Yannick Kool

The Angel Tree has started to happen from Wednesday,
November, 26th, 2014. Its taking place in the ISL lobby. If
you take an Angel be sure that you tell Ms. Madra or Ms. Zaiga
that you took an Angel, and they will tell you what the Angel
wants.
Steps for the Angel
First you get an Angel, Then you talk to Ms. Madra or Ms.
Zaiga , Next you go home and buy a present for the kid, next you
attach the Angel to your present, Last you bring the present to
school.
The Angels will go to the hospital called Stradina University
Children Hospital, an Orphanage called Teika Orphanage, And
one more called School For Children With Special needs.
You should take an Angel because we want you to be caring.
Interviews
I like the Angel Tree because Its very caring to give the kids
presents. Anastasia (from 4th grade) said.
I think its pretty nice. They decorated the Angel Tree very
nicely. I like how they put snowmen to. I like how they say
what they want, And they say if its a boy or a girl Gustavs said.
Hope you take an Angel!
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ISL EVENTS

What is After-school?

Photo by Aysha Seidova and Timur Talgatov

By: Timur Talgatov

The after- school is a
program that provides
opportunity to do
something for kids.
The
activities
children do include:
sports,
educational
and
entertainment.
The kids do the
activities so that the
can stay out of
trouble, find friends,
and do something

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while their parents are

not home. ISL provides
daily after-school sport
and non sport activites
.The most popular
activities are: judo ,
basketball, football and
chess.
says
Mr.
Baltmanis, the director
of after-school. Afterschool provides a snack
bar whith any favorites
of yours.

SUPER PSTC
By: Anastasia Mileeva
Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences Started at ISL last year. At P-S-T-C(Parent-Student-Teacher
Conferences ) student talks to their parents about their work while teachers is helping. Last ParentStudent-Teacher Conferences this year was on the 13th to 14th of November.
A lot of students say they like Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences, because students get involved
and dont feel left out, but some students disagree, I dont like it , I like stay at home and watch
TV Yannick from grade four says. ISLatvia Times was also happy to interview Ms. Leigh, grade
four teacher P-S-T-C helps kids to be reflective. I like that when conferences go well, kids very
proud of themselves. The hardest part for children is to be prepared, when they do so, they do a
really good job!
Next Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences will happen on the April 23rd to 24th. Be prepared!

PUZZLE!
By: Aysha Seidova
1. Cut out the pieces
2. Put pieces together

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014

WORLD NEWS
Future Astronaut,
Alyssa Carson
By: Saanvi Ghosh
Alyssa Carson
13-year old Alyssa Carson is
determined to go to Mars. She
is a girl from Louisiana, U.S.A
and is the only one who has
attended all four of NASAs
space camps. She has been
training for 9 years. She wants
to go even though Mars 1(a
Dutch organization which has
been planning to record people
living on Mars since 2010) is
hoping to establish a human
colony on the Red Planet by
2023. . Alyssa said I want to
go to Mars because nobody has
been there before. It is deserted
right now so I want to take the
first step! She gives lectures to
kids inspiring them to achieve

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This is Mars, otherwise known as the red planet. Its acid

clouds make it dangerous for humans.

their dreams. Alyssas father Bret, said that they have the next 20
years of her life planned so she could hopefully go to Mars in 2033.
She and her family know that she might not come back, but 13-year
old Alyssa Carson, is still determined to be the first person on Mars.

SPICES SUPER DAY

By: Nikita Yukhnevich
There will be a celebration of Christmas in one of the biggest shopping centers named Spice in Riga on
December 25.
From 12:00 till 18:00. Santa will come and he will listen to kids and their Christmas wishes, their
songs and kids will receive a nice gift for their songs. Santa will be near the big Christmas tree in the
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near information center.

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world news

SPICES SUPER DAY

(continued from page 4)
near information center.
From 12:00 till 15:00
there will be plays,
songs and dances. All
people who participate
in these activities will
get some sweets or
gifts. From 10:00 till
22:00 will be the
Christmas
market,
where you can buy
goods that are made in
Latvia. There will be
goods from wood,
metal,
jewelry,
knitwear, goods from
chocolate and honey.
Christmas market will
be located in Spice and
Spice Home.

Go to Spice on
December 25 to see all
this things.
Nikita Yukhnevich
interviewed Linda
Kalnina, the marketing
project manager who
gave most of the
information.

December 3, 2014

SPICE IS GETTING READY

FOR A CELEBRATION
By: Roberts Kenins
Spice is getting ready
for
Christmas.
The
shopping
center
is
getting decorated very
well. The Decorations
are: a huge Christmas
tree, the pop out
presents. Not just spice,
decorated Spice Home
is also getting decorated
but if you want to see
more
exciting
decorations go to Spice!

Theres a lot of what you

can get. You can get: A
little elf sized Santa, little
fake Christmas tree and
little lamps.
But that not all you can
also buy presents.

Decorated food
Cookies are turning into
gingerbread.
Its going to be very
yummy. Theres going to
be chocolate and cookies,
they could be very
different in shapes. The
You can buy your own
shapes
could
be:
Spice is not only getting Christmas tree, bell and
ready it is also selling e.t.c.
decoration for you!

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The Shiny Heart of Latvia

By: Paula Verpakovska
On the 18th of November was Latvias birthday. Each year
people go to see Staro Riga the light festival. The light
festival is starting from November 15th and is ending on the
18th of November. Many people from different countries
made those art works. There were 500,000 people that
came to see it.When it was Latvias birthday it was really
cold. 0 degrees. Each year there are fireworks. This is one
of Latvias important celebrations that we celebrate in
Latvia.In all Latvia the all souvenir shops were open with
Latvias flag there were T-shirts and some more things.
Many kids from 4th, Grade in the International School of
Latvia liked Staro Riga and many kids went to see Staro
Riga. There are fun games for children and adults. We
celebrate this celebration together with the Independence
day. Hope You Were There!

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014

SPORTS
GRADE 4
FLOORBALL
By: Georgs Zalitis
This unit, Grade 4 were
playing Floorball in P.E.
class. We play real Floorball
games. Then Ms.Dace splits
the gym in half so there we
could
play
Floorball.To
improve cordination Ms.Dace
gives us jumprope also
improves
balance
and
controlling the stick in
Floorball.Then we pick stick
from the gym and then we
warm up. When Ms.Dace
blows the whistle we have to
line up on the red line.When
we line up on the red line she
explains what we are gonna
do this

Photo by Dace Brinke

lesson. When we finish a activity we move on to the next or we play

a real Floorball game. After we finish a match we play another if we
have time.

Here are some tips if you want to be a floorball professional

-Do a 360 and score in the goal.
-Hit the ball against a wall and catch it {with stick}.
-Move your stick to the right and left while controlling the ball.
-Spin your stick around in a 360 and catch and score.

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sports

December 3, 2014

Riga Ice Hockey

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By: Gustavs Dambins

Dinamo Riga ice hockey team played
Metalurg.The match took place in Arena
Riga November 29th 2014 on Saturday.The
match started at 17:00.We won 1 to 0.Miks
Indrasis scored the goal.Mikelis Redlihs
passed to Indrasis and then Indrasis scored the
goal. There were three periods each period
was 20 minutes long. Metalurg had lots of
chances to score but they missed.We had
three goalies 2 extra and one on the ice.
Dinamo goalies last name was Sedlachek.The
match all together was 60 min long.Dinamos
main coach is Artis Abols.Metalurg was in a
good form but Dinamo was in a more good
form.Dinamo
play for
money and
fans.Dinamo spend their money on charity,
better players, better goalies, or trainers.

ISL Lynx in Skopje

By:Aitosha Mussin
ISL Lynx went to a football tournament in Skopje, Macedonia. The tournament started at nine in the
morning and finished at four thirty. The dates they played were Thursday November 6th and finished
at Sunday November 9th.They played six games. It was a CEESA tournament. There were other
teams like International School of Helsinki (ISH), International School of Belgrade (ISB) vs ISL
4:1,AAS vs NOVA 2:8,International School of Latvia (ISL) vs International School of Belgrade (ISB)
0:6,Anglo-American School of Sofia
(AAS) vs International School of Helsinki (ISH) 3:5,NOVA vs PSI 3:0. Thier coach Mr.Jeffrey said
that It was challenging.Nova vs ISbelgrey won in penalty shootouts and Nova won.

ACTION AFTER SCHOOL

By: Roman Vlasov
New Sport After
School Activity this
Season
ISL has a lot of sport
after school activity
and they are:Judo,
swimming, basketball,
tennis, soccer and
volleyball. The most
popular after school

activity in lower
school is Judo and In
upper school is soccer
during fall season and
basketball
during
winter season
Did They Like it?
Nikita a boy from
Grade 4 said I really
like it and Robert a
boy from Grade 4
agrees and says It is
THE BEST!

Wishes For After

School.
ISLatvia
Times
reporter interviewed
some people in
Grade 4 about after
school wishes. Here
are their wishes:
badminton,
golf,
fencing, floorball,
baseball, American
football,
cricket,
ping
pong
and
dodgeball.

Photo by Gustavs Dambins

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014

ENTERTAINMENT
What Would You
Like To Listen To?
By:Kamila Tasimenova
Do you know what is your
favorite song or melody? If not
let me tell you some you might
like The most popular songs
this year I know are: Shake It
Off by TAYLOR SWIFT. We
even had it on our Book
Character Dance. Happy, a
song that will of course make
you feel happy. If you dont
know, but Im pretty sure you
do, Pharrell Williams is the one
who sang it. I bet you know
Bang Bang. (warning! lyrics
meaning is not for small kids)
Energetic , brand new song and
ignites ringtone. I think you
herd Party Rockin by Red
foo, but his other songs might
be inappropriate for kids
smaller than 10! Believe me! I
also know Cool Kids by
Echosmith.(thats how the band
is called).I dont think it is
really popular. After listening
to it be sure that you are also
cool! Did I mention Frozen.
Some small kids are addicted to
it and even some older kids.

Artwork by Kamila Tasimenova

It is a good song, but Im tired of it. Okay ,we talked enough about
most popular songs. You know what is almost the biggest event in the
year that is upcoming? CHRISTMAS, of course!! I think ALL I
WANT FOR CHRISTMAS by Mariah Carey is a good and nice song
to listen to and I also know Last Christmas by a band call Wham is
a song you might want to listen if you are in higher grades and you
will be a pair with someone , you will sit and hug each other.
Now I want to tell you some of my favorites. Uncover its a sad
song but I like it, it is by Zara Larsson. Its not that popular yet, but I
think it will be!
So I hope you will check out some of my recommendations and see
if you like them!
song, but I like it , it is by Zara Larsson. Its not that popular yet, but I
think it will be!
So I hope you will check out some of my recommendations and see
if you like them!

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ENTERTAINMENT

December 3, 2014

BEST READING CHOICES

By: Alexandra
Yankovskaya
What are your favorite
books? Well here are
the most popular books
at ISL. These books
were suggested to you
by a book specialist,
ISL
librarian,
Ms.
Ligita Callaway. Diary
of a wimpy kid: Dog
days. this is about how
Greg Heffley spends his
summer
with
his
parents low on money.

Matilda
Roald Dahl is the best
author for girls. Also,
Matilda is the most
popular book from his
collection. There are
usually 0 books of
Matilda in the ISL
library.
Matilda
Wormwood is a girl
from a family where
her parents dont like
her, but like her
brother, Michael. She
is the smartest child in

her class, And later in

this book she finds out
that her dad is under
arrest for cheating and
stealing money from
his customers
My favorite part is when
Matilda goes to live with
her teacher, Ms. Honey.
So if you like diaries and
adventure books, then
these are the right books
for you.
Photo by Alexandra Yankovskaya

ASSEMBLY
By: Zanete Bura
This Novembers PYP Assembly, Grade 4 shared their music videos.
They made them in music class with their groups. Grade 4 made the
videos because they are connected to their Unit on media and the
expression of different perspectives. Each music video had their own
message.
Grade 4 newspaper!
Grade 4 also tried to persuade the PYP to read this newspaper in the
assembly, because they were working on a newspaper, and they wanted to
get YOU read it. They told reasons why YOU should read their
newspaper. Say bye to November, say hi to December!

Photo by Alexandra Yankovskaya

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Crafty Clash of Clans

By: Paulis Davidsons
Clash Of Clans
Like strategic games?
Then plan your battles
in Clash Of Clans.
Upgrade your town
hall to unlock new
defences. Team up
with your friends to
make a clan. Train
troops
with
extraordinary powers
to catch your enemies

off guard to ruin their

whole village. In the
game you can buy
more gems for real
money. You can also
unlock achievements
to earn free gems.
Upgrade your traps to
get more effective
techniques to destroy
the enemies troops and
last of all you have
some prizes waiting
for you: A hungry

Barbarian King who

can not die in any
battles,and a never
dying, the Archer
Queen. In the game
you are in a fantasy
land and you are a
leader of a kingdom
and you attack other
kingdoms to gain loot.
I think it is an
awesome game. (One
of the best games I
have played)

A Popular Game
I think that this game is
for 4th, 5th, and maybe
6th graders. There are
even games made after
Clash Of Clans like
Boom
Beach
and
Castle Clash. So I
think it is a good game.

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ENTERTAINMENT

December 3, 2014

BEST MOVIES 2014

By: Natalija Zvaigzne
What are your favorite movie!!???.. I will tell you some
I would recomend for you.Malificent is good for ages
more like from 9 at least.Frozen is ages more 4 to 8.
Most of kids should know this movie.Frozen is about
two sisters called Anna and Elza. Now it is time for
bigger kids.Sleepover is more for teen girls it is about a
adventure what some awesome girls had. The cover
might not look that cool or intresting, but when you
will watch the movie it is going to be awesom!. Hobbit
is for boys you should watch it and find it out your self.
Artwork by Kamila Tasimenova

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IN THE NEWSROOM
Zanete Bura
Gustavs Dambins
Paulis Davidsons
Elena Diaz
Saanvi Ghosh
Roberts Kenins

Yannick Kool
Anastasia Mileeva
Aitosha Mussin
Samantha Richardson
Aysha Seidova
Timur Talgatov
Kamila Tasimenova

REPORTER

SHARING

Paula Verpakovska
Alexandra Yankovskaya
Nikita Yukhnevich
Georgs Zalitis
Natalija Zvaigzne
Roman Vlasov
Ms. Leigh & Mr. Jeffrey

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