Can’t wait for the gym!

By: Armin,Charlie,Elias,Mohamed

7A Reporters

IES Hässelby Strand is building a brand new gym. The gym should be done in January. Mr. Baxter the Physical Education (P.E) teacher says the following “The new gym in January will be great.” 

With the new gym more of the activities and practices usually done outside will now be done inside. Mr. Baxter also said “We will try to be outside as much as possible because it is good for the students to get fresh air.” 

Mr. Baxter in his office getting ready for the next P.E lesson.

Many students rather like to be inside than outside. Joel 12, comented “The environment is better inside.” But Joel does not always want to be inside he would prefer to be outside if it is good weather. 

Many students also complain that their P.E lessons are too hard. They think since IES Hässelby Strand does not have any showers yet, they shouldn’t have the children be so sweaty. 

Emelie, 13 said, “I don’t like to have P.E when it’s cold outside but I’d rather have it outside if it is good weather.” Almost all the students are looking forward to the new gym.

Do you want to visit the Niagara Falls?

By: Daniella, Isabel, Merna, Lana and Safina
Reporters: 7B

“If you will be between 12 and 18 years old the summer 2012, IES have a suggestion for you”

The summer 2012 you will have the opportunity to explore U.S.A or U.K with the company of friends and teachers from IES in Sweden. You will explore historical places, nature, culture and most importantly having fun while learning new things.

The trip to U.S.A will last for two weeks and will cost from 26000kr. The trip will be held from mid June until the end of July. The journey will include a visit to the Niagara Falls, New York City, US Sherriff’s office and a chance to interact with the Amish community. 

Students from IES visiting the Niagara Falls

The trip to U.K will last one week and will cost from 13500kr. The trip will be held from late June until the end of July. The journey will include a workshop, performance with the Royal Shakespeare Company, trip to London and a visit to the Roman ruins. 

We asked some students at our school what they thought about the Summer Camps 2012. 

Tilly Olsson, 12, 6D, said “I think it is a really cool idea and even better for those who will be able to improve their English.” Frista Ali Karem, 13, 7C, said “It would be nice to go there because the campus seems really cool and the chance to go to America or England is amazing.”

Many students at IES Hässelby Strand seemed very excited for the Summer Camp, even teachers. SO teacher at IES Hässelby Strand, Ms. Legersjö, 28, from Sweden said “It sounds really fun, I would love to go and teach there.”

The students' opinions of the school

Samira Gomes outside IESH studying at the lunch break

By 7A: writer, Isabelle Lundberg; reporter, Karolin Frennet; researcher, Nathalie Garces; photographer, Emmaliisa Beswick; editor, Klara Remme-Larsen.

On Monday the 22 of August the Internationella Engelska School in Hässelby Strand was opened. This school has shown us a great progress and we think that the students at IES like the school, but to be really sure we asked 50 students at IES what they really think about the school.
56% of those students think that the school is great, 32% think that the school is good, 14% think that the school is ok and just 2% think that the school is bad. Then we asked the students if IES is better then their last school and 88% of those said “IES is better than my last school” and 12% said “My last school was better”.

“I think the school is great. There is no fighting and you feel very safe. The food in IES is for the most part good but sometimes it is less good”. Said Kalle 10 years old from 5a

“I think IES is great because you speak English and everyone respects each other. One thing I want to change at IES is eating in Common Room. Why can’t we do that?” said Daniella 13 years old from 7b.

Then we interviewed Mr. Joyce and asked him what he thinks about our new school. ” I think that IES is more decent and disciplined than the last school I worked in. The students are more respectful and more relaxed and that’s good. The school food at IES is excellent and it is so much better than in the school I just worked in, so I just want to thank everyone who makes the food. Thank you! ”Said Mr. Joyce, our music teacher.

What About the Next Sports Day?

Mr. Remires, PE teacher at IES Hässelby, sitting in his office.

By 6C Reporters: Lydia Tesfay, Linus Thunholm, Merna Majid, Diyar Hamed and Maja Elmqvist

Skiing, ice skating, or bowling…What’s your favorite?

The thing about the next Sports Day is that you can choose what of these three you want to do. It is not going to be any competition this time so it will be a sports day just for fun. If you are going to ski, which is kind of the head thing, you will be at Romme Alpin for 1 day.

"The winter sports day is only one day. Students going for the ski trip will leave school early morning and come back in the evening. Students who aren’t going to ski will have many other activities to do," said Mr. Remires, PE teacher at IES Hässelby Strand. He thinks it will happen the 13 February 2012.


There were quite a few who didn’t like the food last Sports Day, because it was cold. The principal of IES Hässelby Strand, Ms Schäfer, said, "It’s difficult to bring warm food because we were so far away from a kitchen and where I’m from children don’t get that much food, so I want the children at IES to be happy for what they get. But to the next Sports Day we may have some warm chocolate." She also said that they will try to find a sports stage where we can do high jump and some more to the sports day after the coming one.

"I wish we could have some other colors and new sports that we didn’t have on the first sports day," said  IES student Moa Fredriksson in class 6C, a winner of last Sports Day.