We would like to thank the families, friends, teachers and other RIS staff who joined us on Wednesday evening at Teatro Euclide to mark the first ever Rome International School Grade 13 Graduation. It was a wonderful event, with the students sharing many happy memories of their time at RIS and having the chance to talk about the exciting future that awaits them over a celebratory aperitivo afterwards. We wish all our Grade 13 students much luck in their IB Diploma results, due on July 6th/7th, and hope that they will keep us posted about all their adventures over the years to come.

A photogallery of that evening can be viewed here.

The first winners of our May Fair raffle have been drawn! Please find the names of the lucky winners in this document...

Is your name not there? Dont't throw away your raffle ticket, you may still win a prize!!! Another round of prize drawings is coming up.

Grade 4 had fun getting creative and messy in their last art class, by exploring their recent unit of inquiry ‘Adaption’. Students looked closely at how an animal’s skin, scale or fur can help them camouflage themselves in order to survive in their natural habitat.

In pairs, students first painted an animal’s fur, scales or skin looking closely at colour, texture and pattern. They then explored and experimented with their hands to discover how they could best form the shape of that animal. The messy part took place when they then painted their partners hand to look like these animals and camouflage them into their painted backgrounds.

Visual Arts: it’s the one subject in the IB Diploma Programme that stands a bit apart from the others. Where there are exams at the end of the two year course for every other subject, for Visual Arts there is an exhibition where the students get to show their work to the IB Examiner. Last month, at the end of term 2, we had our very first ever IB Visual Arts exhibition at Rome International School. The works of Aloisia Leopardi, Diana Lazzaro and Kathryn Calanca were presented on a very successful Saturday afternoon. If you missed that exhibition, or you'd like to see it again: we have put an impression in photo and video on our web site. Click here to go there now!

The second edition of Rome International School’s Gala Dinner will take place on Wednesday 8th June 2011. We proudly present you the brochure with all the items that will be up for auction on this evening. This brochure can be downloaded as a PDF by clicking here. This brochure also contains the items that can be won in the raffle draw.

The programme of the evening will be as follows:

20.00:

Aperitif with a selection of hors d'oeuvres;

21.00: Gala Dinner and Presentation Video presentation Fondazione Francesca Rava N.P.H. Italy

Speeches by

Mariavittoria Rava, President of the Fondazione Francesca Rava

Father Rick, Director Medical Services NPH International

Rita Santarelli, Vice President LUISS Guido Carli University

Gianni Alemanno, Mayor of Rome*

22.00

Charity auction and raffle draw, by Rosario Fiorello

23.30

Presentation of the evening's proceeds to Mariavittoria Rava by Rosario Fiorello

The items to be auctioned will be on display as from 20.00. Live music with the "Tom Shaker Quintet"

(*) To be confirmed

With your support, whether it be with donations for the auction or raffle or merely your presence on the evening, we hope to be able to give a substantial donation to the Fondazione Francesca Rava at the end of the evening. Mariavittoria Rava, president of the Fondazione, will of course be with us again and a very special guest has confirmed his presence: the evening is guaranteed to be one of entertainment as well as one of reflection and compassion. We warmly invite you to join us!
In order to organise the evening in the best possible way it would be greatly appreciated if all guests could please confirm their attendance for the Gala dinner as early as possible.
Please fill in this form and give it in to Ms. Esposito (tel.06 84482651) in reception.

Payment method:
- By bank transfer:
Name: POLA SRL – ROME INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Bank: UNICREDIT BANCA DI ROMA AG.181
IBAN: IT15K0300205143000400472839
- By cash or cheque:
Made out to: ROME INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

For administrative reasons the reservations can only be confirmed by the school after receipt of payment. If paying by Bank Transfer please send a copy of the payment details by email ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or by fax (00390684482653).
Upon receipt of payment the formal invitation with the programme of the evening and a map showing you how to arrive at la Casina di Macchia Madama will be sent to your address.
For more information on the Fondazione Rava and its projects see the website: www.nphitalia.org

A new issue of RIS Report is out! This month's magazine contains reports on Earth Day, the High School Drama and the Elementary School talent show, contributions of our Elementary School principal and our new Middle and High School principal, the latest from our photography club, and more!
The latest issue is available in our main hall, or you can find the PDF version here.

We are glad to inform you that from 3rd May 2011 Ms Johanna Barker takes on the role of Middle and High School Principal until the end of current scholastic year. She will maintain her responsibilities as IB DP co-ordinator, assisted by Mrs Chiara Tabet.

We would like to express our gratitude to Ms Barker and Mr Murray (Vice-Principal and GCSE coordinator) for their commitment in assuring didactic and organizational continuity, and we are also thankful to the whole staff for their co-operation, professionalism and dedication to ensure a smooth transition particularly for our students. We are also confident that this passage will be helpful, as we move towards the new managerial structure which will be fully in place from early July, when Dr. Ireland will assume his role as Middle and High School Principal.

As from 2nd May 2011 Mrs Marshall, due to her resignation, leaves Rome International School. We wish her all the best, thanking her for the work done in our School.

The Rome International School PTA invites you to join us for a Mother's Day breakfast! We will celebrate this day with hot drinks and milk, biscuits and cakes in the parents garden on Friday 6th May... All mothers welcome!