November 2008 - British School Of Bucharest

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Visit the BSB website at www.britishschool.ro Foundation Report Ms Angela Harvey, Head of Foundation Hello to everyone. Well the year has started in a rush and I’m sure everyone is looking forward to making the most of this year knowing that it will pass by in a flash. Learning will take place, fun will be had, friendships will be made and lost and made again, and undoubtedly as always, knees will be scraped, tears will be wiped, and we will all be one year older. So… how can we make the best of this year? Well, fortunately we have way too many ideas to just share with you in this paragraph, so instead we will share them with you in all the other ways we have e.g. departmental newsletter, communication book, display board, e-mail and letter. Please let us know your ideas? Keep in touch. Talk with us. We want to share this fresh new school year with you. We have lots of new Teachers and Teaching Assistant’s this year. I am sure you have met most of them by now, but if you are not sure who somebody is, take a look at the display boards just inside the front door of each building – we have a wonderful team of people who all have something special to bring to the Foundation Stage Department. Primary School Report Ms Naima Hussain, Head of Primary Time in a school seems to be governed by different rules to time outside the school gates. On the one hand, the first half term seemed to race past in a blur; it barely feels like a moment since I was welcoming back the old faces and meeting all the new ones on Day 1; and yet, on the other hand, it also feels like the new classes have always been working together, here in our beautiful campus. Faces, which two months ago were unknown to us, now feel as familiar to us, as those which we have known for years. In this regard, I am forever amazed by the ease in which children adapt and accustom themselves to new experiences and routines; walking around the classrooms and observing the children playing together at break time, it is very obvious and pleasing to see that new relationships have been forged very quickly throughout the school. The teachers and pupils in primary have been very busy this first half term. I have seen some amazing work being done around the school and it is always a pleasure to see how happy and engaged the children are with their work, their classmates and their teachers. All the children seem to have thrown themselves Key Stage 1 Report Ms Lindsey Banks, KS1 Co-ordinator Key Stage 1 began the school year in a super new building. Over the summer the Foundation/Reception Ringwood building was extended and developed to house KS1. Years 1 and 2 returned from their summer break and found a great new facility waiting for them - how lucky they are! The new staircase mens that Years 1 and 2 have a separate entrance from the rest of the Ringwood building. This will create easy access to our classrooms. As well as 4 spacious classrooms, we also have our very own ICT suite fully equipped with 8 new computers. The classes will use this suite to support Ms Angela Harvey, Head of Foundation wholeheartedly into the clubs, new university courses, and assemblies, as well as the many special events that we have had already this year. The days have been jam packed with memorable activities, such as the Jeans for Genes and Language Day assemblies, House football tournaments, bake sales, the Harvest festival, music recitals and spelling bee, to name just a few. We have also had a lot of help and interest from our parent class reps this year and so a huge thank you has to go to all the parents who have contributed to these activities, or helped in other ways. Following on from the half term break, teachers had two training days focusing on science, PSCHE and art, as well as getting things ready for another busy half term- I’m sure you will have the chance to read about this in a future issue of Newsblast. I hope you all had a wonderful half term break and fid yourself returned to BSB refreshed and ready to work and to enjoy all the exciting things we have planned for you all leading up to Christmas. Ms Naima Hussain, Head of Primary their learning. All classes have a timetabled session each day. Miss Banks would like to thank the teachers, TA’s and cleaning support team for all their hard work in creating a colourful and inviting environment for our students. We look forward to welcoming you to our new building if you haven’t yet seen it - come and have a look! Ms Lindsey Banks, KS1 Coordinator The British School of Bucharest Magazine 4
Visit the BSB website at www.britishschool.ro Key Stage 2 Report Mr Patrick Kennedy Key Stage 2 Coordinator Key Stage 2 has really hit the ground running this year. We have welcomed many new children to our class and some new teachers also. Many staff have taken on new roles in our school including myself, as the new Key Stage 2 coordinator. We have made several new developments, including changes to both our assemblies and playtime procedures. Assemblies are now in the Primary dining hall on Mondays and Thursdays- we have some really exciting ones coming up. The children are now enjoying their playtimes on the grass, with the space giving them all the opportunity to move around freely to play their games. Secondary School Report Christmas is fast approaching and in preparation for this year’s celebration, the children are busily learning Christmas carols in their music sessions as Key Stage 2 children will join in a Christmas celebration later this term. There are also many other exciting developments as well. Building on the successful introduction of the interactive whiteboards last year, we now have new laptops for the children to use. Each child will have access to these and this will greatly enhance their learning opportunities. There are so many exciting things happening in our school, it is looking like this year will be an incredible year for both teachers and students alike. Mr Patrick Kennedy, Key Stage 2 Coordinator Ms Jane Greenwood Head of Secondary School I should like to extend a warm welcome to parents and students old and new as we enter the Autumn/Winter term 2008. It gives me great pleasure to start the year by heralding our examination successes. Our Year 11 students enjoyed IGCSE examination success; 2 students have moved to schools in the United Kingdom and Germany, and our other students have become the first Key Stage 5 students in BSB. The BSB students achieved outstanding SATs results this summer, a testament to the hard work of the students and the staff. Key Stage 3 students achieved a 100% success rate (the benchmark is a comparison across all schools in the UK), and 38% exceeded the national standard. In Mathematics over 73% of the students in Year 9 achieved a level exceeding the UK national standard and 2 students achieved Level 8 - the highest level for this Key Stage. The Key Stage 2 SATs results (our current Year 7 students) achieved equal success whereby 96% of BSB students achieved the UK national standards and a staggering 60.6% of them exceeded them. Well done to all the students. The new academic year brings both new students and staff to the school. This year I should like to welcome several members of staff who will be teaching secondary, and in some cases primary students as well: Mr Lampert (Mathematics), Mr Power (Science), Mr Perrett (French), Ms Marti (Spanish), Ms Fortune (Drama/PHSCE), Ms Kemp (PE/PHSCE), Mr O’Brien (PE) and Mr Ellis (English as a Second Language). Our students are quickly settling into their studies and extra-curricular activities. We offer a range of afterschool clubs including chess, fencing, karate, music, a range of sporting activities, and an outdoor adventure club - indeed, something to suit every taste. I hope that you have found the draft calendar and the secondary parent handbook useful. The information should enable you to see when certain events such as music evenings and productions, activities, consultation evenings and examinations will take place. Any additional information will be circulated via letter and email. I anticipate a full and varied programme of activities over the academic year. I look forward to working with you and your family in what will be a busy and productive year in Crawford House. Ms Jane Greenwood, Head of Secondary School Ringwood students to get new lunch room Happy builders hard at work on the Foundation Stage art/lunch room The builders are back at BSB, providing a great point of interest for Pre-Schoolers, whilst building the new room on the side of our building to complement the new Key Stage 1 level finished over the summer beak. This new room will be utilized for art and messy play, and will also provide a separate space for Reception and Pre-school students to eat lunch in. They have also created steps from each class room to make it easier for the younger students to enter and exit classes and we will have a fenced in area at the front of the Foundation building, which can be used for outside learning during fine weather. Look out for mention of other improvements to come in Issue 2. The British School of Bucharest Magazine 5
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