Dear Parents,
I would like to welcome you back to BLIS and I hope you had a wonderful summer. I am excited to have your child in Grade 8 this year. I am the Grade 8 Level
Coordinator for the new academic year and I hope we will work closely together to make this year a successful and progressive year for your child. The final year of middle school has always been a very challenging year for all students concerned but I am confident that with the present administration, teachers teaching this level will provide all the necessary support and guidance to help every student through.
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce the teachers who will be responsible for the various subject areas in Grade 8:
English Mr Timothy Dillnutt, Ms Jonell Hemingway coverıng for Ms Wilhelmina Fessenbecker
Mathematics
Science
Turkish
Turkish History
Ms Muna Kaya, Ms Belgin Üvez
Ms Ayşe Özdemir, Ms Jennifer Connolly
Ms Berna Kaya, Ms Esra Karlıdağ
Ms Buket Arslan
International Social Studies Mr Gabriel Richard
Turkish (TAL)
Ethics, Civics
Ms Tuğba Kahraman, Ms Kıvanç Aker
Ms Buket Arslan
Technology and Design
Art
Spanish
German
Ms Ilkcan Düzel
Ms Ilkcan Düzel
Mr Carlos Bolanos
Ms Lale Kızıldenizli

French
Drama
Music
Physical Education
Ms Catherine Drouin
Ms Sonuç Revoir
Mr Andrew Dittgen, Mr Yimika Ogunjide
Mr Sarp Baturalp
The e-mail addresses of the above teachers are available in the Parents’ Handbook.
We would appreciate it if you could arrange an appointment time with the MS secretary, Özge Kalaycıoğlu (ozge.kalaycioglu@blis.bilkent.edu.tr) prior to any meeting.
This year, lunch is scheduled at 1.00pm every day for MS students. There will be two short breaks in the mornings (9.40am to 9.50am, 11.10am to 12.00pm) and during these breaks, snacks are available for students to purchase. However, you can also pack healthy snacks for your child to ensure that she/he receives proper nutrition until lunchtime.
I look forward to meeting you and working closely together with you this year.
Thank you.
Muna Kaya
Grade 8 Level Coordinator