November 09th 2012 - The International School of Port of Spain

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THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN
Friday 9th November, 2012
VOLUME 19, ISSUE #12
ISPS WEEKLY
NEWSLETTER
WHAT’S INSIDE
FROM THE DIRECTOR
Modern Language Dept.
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Dear Parents and Students,
Library Corner
3
Tech Tips
4
Athletics News
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The PTO has finished compiling the Emergency Phone Tree. The Phone Tree is used when the
school needs to get an important message to parents and is tested twice per year. As last
year, we will use instant messaging to send information to you. The tree is organized into several branches with each headed by a PTO Officer. The PTO will forward messages from the
school to parents who have volunteered to help, known as Key 1 and Key 2 Coordinators.
Copies of the phone tree have been sent to the Coordinators. We will have the first test of
the Emergency Phone Tree on Monday, November 19 at 6:00 p.m. Directions for the test will
appear in the next newsletter.
Maths at ISPS
Community Bulletin
Cafeteria Menu
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Dates for your Diary
November
12
HS Divali Celebration,
Cafeteria & South Field,
5:30pm
13
Divali (National Holiday)
16
ES Term 1 Ends
17
PTO Open Gym, 11am1pm
19
Monday Night Gym, 68pm
23
ES Report Cards
ASA Session 1 Ends
24
PTO Garage Sale, 8-11am,
ISPS Gym
26
Monday Night Gym, 68pm
28
ES Parent Conferences,
12:00n-3:15pm, early
dismissal for ES only
Middle and High School report cards were sent home last Friday. I thank you for reviewing
these and discussing any feature of the educational progress of your child with teachers. I
thank you also for your participation in the educational life of your child. Like the three legs of
a stool, the most productive educational experiences occur when teacher, student, and parent
support the enterprise.
Best of luck to our athletes! A total of 19 students travelled to Ecuador this week to represent
ISPS at the CAISSA volleyball tournament. I know they will be outstanding ambassadors of our
school and of Trinidad and Tobago.
This past Friday saw a College Fair Day at ISPS. Twelve international universities attended to
provide information to prospective first year students. We hope to build the size and scope of
these events over time to offer the most comprehensive college application possible to our
young learners.
HS “Scene & Heard”,
Theatre, 6:00pm
One Mission
ISPS develops independent unique
potential and meet challenges
with confidence and integrity as
they prepare for global citizenship.
A Shared Vision
Please be reminded that the will be no school this coming Tuesday, November 13. Happy
Divali!
See you at school,
A collaborative community creating a vibrant environment that
enriches character, while inspiring
a passion for learning and
Dr. Mark Lee
Director
personal excellence.
ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY
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LA PAGINA DEL ESPAÑOL
Submitted by Rebecca Tompsett,
Modern Languages Department
Grade 7 celebrates the
“UN International Year of Water Cooperation”
Our native grade 7 students celebrate by writing poNuestros estudiantes nativos del grado siete, celebraon ecems, letters and awareness information about water
ribiendo poemas, cartas e informacion sobre concientizacion y
conservation and cooperation.
cooperacion con el agua.
Carta desde el futuro
Viernes, 9 de noviembre 2055
Queridos habitantes del mundo del año 2012,
2005-2015 Agua para todos
Mientras Tranquilos Estamos
Mientras tranquilos estamos,
el agua se está acabando.
Si seguimos malgastando, sin agua nos quedamos.
Gasta, gasta, gasta, mas y veras,
veras en lo que vamos a terminar.
Mientras más tranquilos estamos,
mas y mas dejamos de darnos cuenta,
de que el agua, poco a poco comienza a pasarnos la
cuenta.
Es nuestra, de nosotros, no le pongan costo.
Las compañías de agua te dan poder,
pero encontrar amor, no vas a poder.
el agua se está contaminando.
El plástico es un regalo dañino, e indestructible.
Del plástico no podemos escapar,
como un sueño de maldad.
no vemos lo que estamos causando.
El agua es importante para todo ser vivo
no la malgastemos por puro egoísmo.
Hay que cooperar, reducir, reusar y reciclar.
Si te gusta tu humanidad,
Te mandamos esta carta desde el año 2055. Somos dos
estudiantes de séptimo grado del Colegio Internacional de Puerto
España en la isla de Trinidad, al este de Venezuela. Les mandamos
ésta carta para advertirles de su futuro y el futuro de sus hijos.
El mundo se ha vuelto un infierno. Las compañías privadas
han tomado control del agua del mundo después de una tercera
guerra mundial que mató a millones. Ellos saben como limpiar el
agua contaminada para beber y nos entrenan desde pequeños para
trabajar por ellos. Cuando trabajamos para limpiar el agua cosechada de la lluvia ácida y de los mares contaminados, nos pagan con
agua. Si nosotros intentamos cosechar agua de lluvia por nuestra
parte, seriamos sentenciados a la muerte.
En el 2012 éramos 6,7 billones de personas, ahora somos
9,3 billones. Antes los médicos nos pedían que tomáramos ocho
vasos de agua al día, ahora nos dicen que tomemos medio vaso. Los
jóvenes de veinte años parecen viejos de sesenta, y nadie pasa de
los 35 años de edad. Todos los días miles de personas en los países
mas pobres mueren de hambre. Las personas no quieren tener hijos
para que ellos no tengan que sufrir lo mismo que ellos.
El planeta se calienta y las capas de nieve en las montañas
de los Himalaya se han descongelado. Las capas polares se han disminuido y están cerca de su fin. Los mares han subido y han inundado a las Maldivas y ciudades inmensas como Nueva York y Los Ángeles. Ya hemos perdido a muchas personas en el proceso y nuestro
sufrimiento nos ha hecho lamentar nuestros errores de nuestro
pasado. Nosotros queremos asegurarnos que no cometan el mismo
error que nosotros para darles un futuro con esperanza.
Sinceramente,
Anaid y Victor
Por: Anaid Jacobs y Victor Villalba
esperamos que vayas a ayudar.
Mientras ayudando estamos,
el mundo está mejorando.
Recuerda que cada vez que ayudas un poco,
una gran diferencia haces.
La tierra es nuestro hogar, nuestra vida,
Trátalo como deberías.
Cuidemos el agua
Mientras flojos estamos,
El mundo se esta acabando.
Si ayudas al mundo, te ayudas a ti mismo.
No lo eches todo a perder.
Por: Sophia Gutierrez & Goretty Hoeger
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El séptimo grado celebra “El Año Internacional de las Cooperativas del Agua” de la ONU
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El agua esta solo en tres lugares en el espacio: la Tierra, Luna, y Saturno.
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Cuando el cuerpo no ha consumido agua
por una semana: los ojos se llenan de sangre, los labios se secan, la piel se agrieta, y
la nariz se reduce por la mitad de su tamaño.

Las familias en los lugares en los que no se
encuentra agua, invierten la mayoría del
tiempo en la búsqueda de agua.
¿Es el futuro?
Sabías que…
¿Hay agua en el espacio?

En muchos países sub-desarrollados el
agua que se trae a casa puede provocar
diarrea y deshidratación incluso la muerte.

Al nacer el agua forma 80% de peso de un
bebe al nacer.

Los bebes en comunidades pobres son mas
afectados por deshidratación y pueden
morir.
Hola amigos, ¿Saben que ya que el próximo año es el
año del confirmado por la ONU? Y ¿Saben que también hay agua
en el espacio?, !Sin duda! Hay muchos lugares en el espacio donde hay agua, en muchos cometas hay pedazos de hielo sucio. Al
estar apunto de estrellarse, lo sucio se quema y los cometas se
derriten. También hay agua en la luna más grande de Saturno:
Titán. Es un ambiente muy frio y algunas veces con el calor de
algunas lunas de Saturno, se derriten algunas partes de hielo, lo
que podría significar la existencia de algún tipo de vida extraterrestre. Pero también hay agua en Marte posiblemente, porque
en uno de los polos de marte hay hielo y también se derrite.
Por: Edson Couto y Juan Cairo
Por: Miguel Rivas
Library Corner
ters in this book are wild and wily trailblazers who created their own economic empires and unashamedly
swayed elections.
By Debbie Jacob

Destiny of the Republic A Tale of Madness, Medicine
and the Murder of a President by Candice
Millard – This brilliantly written book about
the assassination of US President James Garfield brings together three stories with an
unlikely connection. Destiny of the Republic reads like a suspense novel.

Ethan Allen by Willard Sterne Randall – This biography
of the leader of the Green Mountain Boys
traces the history of a scraggly band of farmers and its bigger-than-life leader that fought
for Vermont’s independence. Most people
don’t realise how fragmented the early colonies were. This book shows how Allen fought
the state of New York for Vermont’s independence.
Read this book and you will find the history of political
issues being debated today in the US.
If the recent US elections made you ponder politics and history, you should check out these books in the ISPS library.
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The Audacity to Win by David Plouffe – A fascinating
story of how Plouffe used demographics to
shape Obama’s first presidential win.
Plouffe’s political strategy changed the
course of election history making elections in
America something more than emotional
guesswork. All social studies and geography
students should read this book.
The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil
Fortunes by Bryan Burrough – It might not
seem like this book has much to do with US
elections, but The Big Rich shows how oil became a political factor in politics. The charac-
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Decision Points by George W. Bush – Former Republican
President George W. Bush’s candid assessment of his terms in office make this a mustread. Bush talks honestly and openly about
how he handled Hurricane Katrina, the war in
Iraq and 9/11. You don’t have to be a Republican to appreciate this book.
Laura Bush Spoken from the Heart – by Laura Bush –
The former First Lady tells the story of her
life with the style and grace that defined
her tenure in the White House. Mrs. Bush
even addresses a defining moment in her
life: a car accident that caused the death of
her friend. It is interesting to see history
from the perspective of a president’s wife. Laura Bush’s
autobiography is also remarkable for the way it shows
how women, particularly wives of public officials, reconcile their personal life with public life.
Team of Rivals – by Doris Kearns Goodwin -- Lincoln, a
relatively unknown country lawyer won the
Republican nomination from four much
more popular and well known men, and then
he turned his enemies into his biggest supporters. This remarkable book on Lincoln’s
leadership is the basis for Steven Spielberg’s movie Lincoln.
A Woman in Charge by Carl Bernstein – You don’t have
to be a Democrat or a Hillary Clinton fan to
appreciate Bernstein’s biography of Hillary
Clinton. Best known for his reporting on the
Watergate scandal under Richard Nixon,
Bernstein manages to create a spell-binding
biography of the former first lady who serves
as Secretary of State for Barack Obama. Bernstein provides brilliant insight into Clinton’s character and how
the events of her life shaped her into a committed politician and devoted wife to a President embroiled in scandal over his liaison with political intern Monica Lewinsky.
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The Defining Moment FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope by Jonathan Alter – The Defining Moment became famous as one of the
two books (the other book was Team of Rivals) that President Barack Obama read during the last election. The Defining Moment shows how US President Franklin Roosevelt rallied a battered nation during the Great Depression. It is a story of hope defined by politics.
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No Ordinary Time Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The
Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns
Goodwin—Goodwin won the Pulitzer Prize
for this unusual biography of the Roosevelts
working together as a team and using
World War II as a rallying point for an isolationist country trapped in a brutal depression. This is the story of politics and partnership and it
looks at how a first lady and a president worked together.
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Theodore Rex by Edmund Moses – No Caribbean History, Caribbean Studies or serious reader of
American history or political history can
afford to miss out on this biography of Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Rex reads like a
novel. It explains the Roosevelt Corollary
and the Monroe Doctrine which is vitally
important in understanding American involvement in
the Caribbean.
By Adrienne De Boucher, ICT Coordinator
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CAIMAN ATHLETICS NEWS
VOLLEYBALL:
The ISPS Caimans Girls' and Boys’ Volleyball teams are
ready. CAISSA 2012 Volleyball 7th November to 11th November is on. You can follow your team on the live stream
(www.cotopaxi.k12.ec/athletics).
This team is the best we have had in years with a mix of
young, talented and skilful players. They are very responsible, respectful and coachable. The entire coaching staff is
very excited and know that they will be excellent ambassadors for ISPS. Good luck to the players and the coaches.
Here is the Game Schedule for CAISSA Volleyball 2012
th
Thursday 8 November
Time
BOYS
GIRLS
Game 1
9:00AM
AC vs ECA
ISPS vs CMS
Game 2
10:30AM
ISPS vs CMS
AC vs ECA
Game 3
1:00PM
AC vs ISPS
CMS vs ECA
Game 4
2:30PM
ECA vs CMS
AC vs ISPS
Friday 9 November
Time
BOYS
GIRLS
Game 5
9:00AM
CMS vs AC
ECA vs ISPS
Game 6
10:30AM
ISPS vs ECA
CMS vs AC
th
th
Saturday 10 November
Time
BOYS
GIRLS
Semi Final
9:00AM
1st vs. 4th
1st vs. 4th
Semi Final
10:30AM
2nd vs. 3rd
2nd vs. 3rd
Bronze Medal
1:00PM
L –S1 vs. L-S2
L –S1 vs. L-S2
Girls Gold Medal
2:30PM
Boys Gold Medal
4:00PM
Team # 1 = Academia Cotopaxi (AC)
Team # 2 = Escuela Campo Alegre (ECA)
W-S1 vs. W-S2
W-S1 vs. W-S2
Team # 3 = International school of Port of Spain (ISPS)
Team # 4 = Carol Morgan School (CMS)
Games will be streamed live from Ecuador on www.cotopaxi.k12.ec/athletics
(aali@isps.edu.tt or ashmirali@hotmail.com) if you are interested in assisting.
CAISSA SEASON 2:
The International School of Port of Spain will be hosting
CAISSA Boys' Basketball and Girls' Soccer from February
27th to March 3rd, 2013. The main goals of this event are to
encourage the development of students through athletic
endeavour, increase school spirit and foster a vibrant learning environment. The organising committee is requesting
housing for the 75 students and 15 coaches from the three
participating schools. Please call (620 6866) or email
Also, parents who would like to support the event by supplying sports drinks, bottled water, fruits and other food items,
or in any other way can also contact the Physical Education
Department. Your assistance will ensure that this event will
be a successful and worthwhile learning experience for the
entire school community.
Thank you for your support.
RUGBY:
The Caimans Rugby players played Belmont on Tuesday and will play Fatima B on November 15th. Coach Junior is very
pleased with the progress of the boys and is hopeful that they can go all the way.
In the October 26th newsletter, I indicated that it was the opinion of
have always enjoyed a very positive relationship and friendly and
the Maple Leaf coaches that some of our Caiman players were not at competitive spirit. I look forward to this continuing tradition over the
their level. I regret if my comment was offensive or distressful to the course of the year.
fine coaches at the Maple Leaf International School. Our schools
Ashmir Ali, Athletic Director
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Training Schedules for Middle /High School
Season 2
November to March
MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
SPORTS PROGRAM:
Season 2
Time
From Monday 12 November students
(Grades 6-12) will have the opportunity
to participate in Varsity Girls Soccer,
Varsity Boys Basketball, Rugby, MS
Boys Soccer, and MS Girls Basketball
(please see schedule). All interested
students should come out to practice
sessions to improve their skills, develop
their fitness and compete.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
MS Girls
Basketball
2:30-3:30
Rugby
2:30-4:00
3:30-5:30
Rugby
MS Boys
Soccer
Rugby
MS Boys
Soccer
MS Girls
Basketball
3:30-5:00
Ashmir Ali, Athletics Director
Friday
MS Boys
Soccer
Varsity Girls
Soccer
Varsity Boys
Basketball
MS Girls
Basketball
Varsity Girls
Soccer
Varsity Girls
Soccer
Varsity Boys
Basketball
Varsity Boys
Basketball
1-Day Dive & BBQ Trip, South Tobago
Dear Dive Club Members,
Some of you missed the trip to Tobago in October. Well here is your chance to make up! And what better way than to experience diving in South Tobago! Along with some snorkeling, a BBQ Lunch and a dip in the Nylon Pool.
Mr Scheer and the Dive Team at Tobago Dive Experience & World of Watersports are planning a one-day trip (Sunday 2nd
December) to the dive sites in South Tobago. Please contact Mr. Scheer if you are interested in joining us!
Jordan Scheer, jscheer@isps.edu.tt
SUNDAY 02 DECEMBER, 2012
Time
Activity
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Arrive in Tobago;

Transfer to World of Watersports at Magdalena Grand Beach Resort to get equipment & change;
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Transfer to jetty

2 boat dives will be done with suitably certified divers, one of them at the wreck in the south “The
Maverick”, weather permitting (if you have already done this another site will be offered);
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After diving go by boat to No Man’s Land for a BEACH BBQ of chicken, fish, hot dogs, potato salad,
pasta & fresh Xmas salad, all drizzled with BBQ sauce ;
Chill, swim and have fun on No Man’s Land;
Followed by Snorkeling in Buccoo Reef and a dip in the Nylon Pool, out in the middle of the Ocean!

Return to jetty;
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Transfer back to World of Watersports to change;
6:00 pm

Transfer to the ANR Airport for check-in.
8:05 pm

Return to Trinidad.
8:05 am
9:30 am – 1:00 pm
1:00 – 5:00 pm
5:00 pm
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Nadia Chuckaree,
Maths Department
BE A PROBLEM SOLVER
SOLUTIONS FOR WEEK 1
High School Solution:
It started snowing at (51/2-1)/2 hours before 6:00am, or
5:22:55am.
Middle School Solution:
11 cartons total
Elementary School Grades 1-3 Solution
THE MERCHANT HAS 32 GOLD COINS
Elementary School Grades 4-5 Solution
2 CAKES
PLEASE CHECK THE BOARD FOR THE FULL SOLUTION
PROBLEM SOLVERS WEEK 1
These are our Problem Solvers for this week… Thanks for participating
Michael Charles
Josh Sabeeney
Alejandra Gonzalez
Sofia Vergara
Annalies Chan
Christie Sabga
Sidharthan Babu
Steven Sanders
Melita Rezende
Eliana Velarde
Clarisse Gieowarsingh
Please remember to print your name clearly and keep on being PROBLEM SOLVERS!!
ISPS and Sustain T&T:
Green Screen Film Festival are proud to present a screening of the feature film
documentary
“The Island President”
This inspiring story follows Mohammed Nasheed, the president of the Maldives, and his
fight to increase global awareness of the world-wide problem of climate change and rising
sea levels. As the president of the lowest-lying country in the world, he is in a unique position to spread the word about how imminent this danger really is.
Monday, 19 November, 2012 at 6:30 in the ISPS Theatre.
Admission is free.
For more information: Jordan Scheer, jscheer@isps.edu.tt
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
Happy Divali to our
Hindu community!
November 13th
No School
The Second Hand Uniform Committee
next general sale will be
Nov 17 at the PTO Open Gym
If you know exactly what you need to purchase please contact Gaye
Pickering at sgpickering@hotmail.com or complete the order forms
located in the Front Office.
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PTO Garage Sale
Tickets Available at the Front Desk
Saturday, November 24
8:00am - 11:00am
Tables are $200TTD
Please sign up with Ms. Hazel in the Front
Office if you are interested in having a space.
HS presents
MONDAY NIGHT GYM
Aerobics/Cardio workouts, Table Tennis, Badminton, Volleyball,
Sports, Sports, Sports!
November 19th, 26th and December 3rd, 10th
6PM to 8PM
Aerobics (11/19) with Rachel Baker
Aerobics (11/26) with Mollie Peacock
Scene & Heard
“Voices from the High School”
by Peter Dee
Free Admission
Open to ISPS parents, students, staff and family members
PTO BOOK FAIR
PTO USED BOOK SALE
Moved to Spring
(date to be announced)
PTO Open Gym
Now on
Saturday, November 17
Wed., December 5 11:00am - 1:00pm
The book bus will be at ISPS for
the annual PTO Book Fair!
November 28th
ISPS Theatre, 6pm
Elementary School
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, November 28
12:00 - 3:15pm
(11:30am dismissal for ES students)
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16
ES Term 1 Ends
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PTO Garage Sale, 8-11am, ISPS Gym
November
17
PTO Open Gym, 11am-1pm
26
Monday Night Gym, 6-8pm
Print
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Monday Night Gym, 6-8pm
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ES Report Cards
ES Parent Conferences, 12:00n3:15pm, early dismissal for ES only
Page
HS Divali Celebration, Cafeteria &
South Field, 5:30pm
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13
Divali (National Holiday)
ASA Session 1 Ends
HS “Scene & Heard”, Theatre, 6:00pm
Easy
Dates for your Diary
Cafeteria Menu: November 12-16, 2012
Everyday there will be a set menu at a fixed cost (Table d’hôte) and some days may have an À la carte menu where items are
priced individually
MONDAY 12TH
CURRIED CHICKEN, MASSALA GOAT, TANDOORI FISH, BUSS UP SHUT/DHAL PURI,
CURRIED POTATOES AND CHANNA, CURRIED MANGO, PUMPKIN CHOKA, FRESH
FRUIT SALAD, FRESH FRUIT JUICE
TUESDAY 13TH
NO SCHOOL: DIVALI
WEDNESDAY 14TH
MEATBALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE, PENNE PASTA, CHEESE BREAD, CAESAR SALAD,
FRESH FRUIT JUICE
THURSDAY 15TH
BEEF SOUP, CHICKEN NOODLES SOUP, CORN CHOWDER, BREAD ROLLS, FRESH
FRUIT SALAD, FRESH FRUIT JUICE
FRIDAY 16TH
BEEF BURGERS, HOT DOGS, PIZZAS, CHICKEN ZINGERS, FRENCH FRIES, SALAD BAR,
FRESH FRUIT JUICE ( A LA CARTE)
PASTA DELIGHT, BREAD ROLLS, FRESH SALAD, FRESH FRUIT JUICE
Breakfast available from 6:30am!
Prices for Lunch: VAT INCLUSIVE (Table d’hôte)- Fixed Menu:
Small: $23.00
Large: $28.75
Prices for (A la Carte Menu) : VAT INCLUSIVE:
Beef Sub:$16.10(sm) $19.55(m) Chicken Sub:$14.95(sm) $17.25(m) Meatball Sub:$16.10(sm) $19.55(m)
Bake & Shark: $20.00 French Fries: $9.20 Regular Juices: $4.60(m) $9.20(l)
Note: Vegetarian meals are available upon request. Students & Staff who suffer from allergies or have dietary requirements, please let the café
know in advance so that they can try to facilitate you.
***Freshly baked bread will be on sale in the café every Friday afternoon***
DAILY A LA CARTE MENU
TUNA SANDWICH
BLT
HAM & CHEESE
$13.80
$16.10
$13.00
CHEESE SANDWICH
TURKEY SANDWICH
CHEF’S SALAD
TUNA SALAD
$10.35
$18.40
$28.30
$26.00
CHICKEN SANDWICH
HAM
CHICKEN SALAD
$13.80
$12.65
$28.30
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