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For a few years now autumn break has been called reading break. A break spent hiding from the autumn weather catching up on the reading you did not have time to do during school weeks.

But what to read? Obviously what first comes to mind are the horror stories that will match your Halloween outfit. In the school library you can find a selection of classic horror books like Dracula, Selected tales by Poe and Pet Sematary as well as easyread horror stories with a twist like the Goosebumps collection. If you want to explore more Goodreads has a Halloween Book List with many different genres.

Last week we had our IHC Floorball and it was a great event! It’s always nice to see students come together and show good sportsmanship, enjoy a good sport and cheer each other on. Our first IHC was an all school event, so this was the first real house team vs house team and although we had to keep the crowd small they were still great. Congrats again to Russell ell House for their big win and for Pavlov coming in a close second!

During week 37 all IES principals took part in the annual principals conference, including our principal Dr. Heimeier. The theme for the conference was well being and it was a two day conference where one was to share best practices in different areas. This theme is now brought back to the individual schools where staff focus around it in different ways. 

Also during this time schools were honoured for accomplishments over the year and this year we are proud to have brought home three awards! They were in different categories and we now proudly display them in our staff room. They were

What an energetic start to the year we have had! 

As an IEGS staff team, it was important for us to come together to reconnect, reset and plan for the year ahead. I am excited about our academic and pastoral focused curriculums that are designed in a way to provide a safe and calm, stimulating learning environment for all our students. Giving them the opportunity to develop skills and experiences, both in classes and in house/club activities, that encourage them to be future proof, caring global citizens. 
 
I hope the 2021/22 school year brings you many opportunities for change and

WOW is all we can say for our 2021 IHC Cross Country! What an amazing event, being outdoors and enjoying a healthy walk or run on the track. Our students there supporting each other and their house, seeing everyone come together and coordinate to make the day a really great one. 

Our house captains did an amazing job at bringing their house together, getting them ready for the 5k race and being supportive and enthusiastic the whole way! Our staff took on many roles during the day, some running and competing and others walking the track, motivating students to finish. The hardest task was