November 2008 - British School Of Bucharest

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Visit the BSB website at www.britishschool.ro A Day in the Life of a TA… If you have ever entered the classroom of one of the Foundation, Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2 classes, then you are likely to have noticed at least one other adult working there in addition to the class teacher. These hard working adults are there to provide additional support for the children, and at BSB we refer to them as “Teaching Assistants” (TAs); in this article we are going to spend a bit of time thinking about the work of the TAs and the contribution they make to our school. The TA day begins bright and early. Some start their day by travelling to school on a school bus in order to collect the children who travel by bus, while others travel independently and arrive at 8:00 in order to help get things prepared for the day ahead. Once the day begins, the TA spends his (yes we now have male TAs!) or her day assisting the class in a variety of ways. This often involves supporting individuals or small groups in subjects like numeracy or literacy in order to help the children further understand the lesson being taught. The TA also takes much of the responsibility for the class’ development in reading by listening to the children read and ensuring that they regularly have new books to take home. If you were to do a survey of every child in the school and ask them what their favourite part of the day is, no doubt many of them would say playtime. Playtime, though, would not be possible if there were no adults to supervise the children, and here again the TAs play a big part as they regularly go outside to ensure that playtimes are safe and happy. In addition to all of this, the TA helps to prepare the classroom by displaying the children’s work, photocopying activities, and making sure that the class has all the resources that are needed for the class lessons. Since arriving at BSB over a year ago, I have had the privilege of overseeing the work of the TAs and have had the opportunity to observe the giftedness and commitment of all of them. In this time I have seen what a vital role they play in creating a friendly and hardworking classroom environment and I therefore want to thank them all for their hard work and for being such great people to work with. Mr Jonathan Moore-Crispin TA co-ordinator & 6U TA New Primary School Equipment in Use There are new extraordinary games in the playgrounds of BSB for KS2. There are gigantic dominoes for building giant towers. There is a new game similar to tennis called Swing ball, where a tennis ball is attached to a rope that is attached to a stick and then it’s a battle to see who can get the ball wrapped around the post. And finally there is an enormous Snakes and Ladders board. Instead of figures, you are the figures! However, some children are missing after playing this game and people say the snakes ate them! Igor, 6D Sara, Ross and Calin building a Domino Tower; looks like it needs some support Swing Ball is a HIT! Beware of Snakes The British School of Bucharest Magazine 22
Visit the BSB website at www.britishschool.ro Ks1 Star Of The Week Celebrations Andrei, 1H Deniz, 2W Andrei, 1J Karin, 1J Bram, 2B Every Thursday in KS1 each class takes it in turn to perform class assemblies to celebrate their work. As well as sharing super work we also reveal the Stars of the Week. Each teacher chooses one student from their own class who deserves special recognition. This may be for super work or for excellent behaviour. It is a great honour to be a Star of the Week as many of the children have already found out. Charles from 2B said “That was great, when do I get to do it again?” Christina from 1H was thrilled when she was chosen and said “I bet my brother in Year 3 hasn’t got one of these trophies”. During the Stars of the Week ceremony students are presented with certificates. They sit at the front of the Hall and wear very special satin sashes and fabulous hats for the duration of the assembly. The students have their pictures taken afterwards and this then goes onto our Stars display in the main hallway of our building. Recognition indeed! Here are some of the Stars of the Week so far.... As well as Star of the Week, we have a Star of the Month. The winner for September was Christina from 1H. Congratulations Christina and you get to keep that fabulous gold trophy! Well done to all our Stars of the Week. Ms Lindsey Banks, KS1 Coordinator Reading at Anthony Frost British Book Shop This month I was lucky enough to spend my Sunday lunch time doing one of my all time favourite activities; reading to children. Each month the shop asks guest readers to come and read to the children and it was a real pleasure. They were a great audience and I saw lots of familiar faces as well as meeting some some new ones. We read my favourite picture book, ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ as well as another old faithful, “Flat Stanley”, and all the children, myself and Mrs Puddy Wells spent a very pleasant lunch time among some beautiful books. Ms Naima Hussain, Head of Primary School The British School of Bucharest Magazine 23
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