WelcomeLiving Welcome back everyone and I hope that your Carnival break was both restful and energizing. It is now only a short term before we enjoy our Easter week break but there is still a great deal to fit in. Firstly, there are exciting trips taking place such as to Huasquila Lodge (Years 5 and 12), to the Zoo (Year 1), to the pizza shop (Nursery) to the Museo Interactivo de Ciencias (Year 9) and to the MUN conference at Colegio Alemán (Years 9-12). We encourage staff to plan and lead trips at BSQ because we know that the learning experiences are always rich, rewarding and give the students an opportunity to make sense of the curriculum in a different way. Watch this space for photos. Then of course on April 6th we have our Family Funday and this year it promises to be bigger and better than ever! The PA will soon be releasing the raffle announcement and there are some amazing prizes to be won so don’t forget to get your tickets. Learning On February 28th we celebrated Digital Learning Day across the school when everyone at BSQ and at other Orbital schools captured their activities at 10am so that we can show just how much happens in a minute across the world. Here are some sneak peeks.. Before the break our Year 3 students finished their studies of the Egyptians with an Egyptian day of learning and making all sorts of crafts including necklaces, bracelets, sarcophagi and even mummy wrappings. Thanks to the staff in Year 3 for making all this possible and to the children who worked so hard to complete all their tasks. This week our IB student are due to upload all their work and this signals the end of a period of study and focus that has been challenging but rewarding in terms of the growth and development of their skills. They now enter a period of revision and preparation for the IB exams and the Ser Bachiller at the end of the year. Good luck Year 13. On Saturday we will have classes and there are some very exciting learning opportunities planned for the primary students. See below for more details from Mr Madden. There will also be a healthy eating workshop at 9am and secondary parent-teacher-student conferences for years 8, 9 and 10. Dates for your Diary March 16th – Classes, all staff in school March 16th – Good eating habits workshop for Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 parents May 3rd - Labour Day Holiday (note change of day) April 4th – Years 1, 2 and 3 Parents: PSHE Workshop. 8 – 9:30am April 6th – Family Funday April 15th - 19th - Easter Week Emma Newman Principal Being BSQ – Primary UpdateWelcome back to the new term here at BSQ and we hope you and your family enjoyed a relaxing and purposeful break. We now have five weeks before the Easter break, with lots of fantastic learning opportunities for the students. This Saturday we will open the school between 9am and 12pm for our Musical Morning, with the students involved in a variety of musical activities, culminating in a performance just before home time. There will also be a Healthy Eating Workshop at 9am – more details to follow. If your child participated in any of the ‘50 Things to do in the Holidays’ activity sheet, please share them with your child’s class teacher, we would love to hear about your adventures. Marcus Madden Head of Primary Being BSQ – Secondary Update Welcome back to all Secondary families. I hope you all had an excellent and relaxing break. Classroom Surveys We value the opinions and insights of our students, and we use their feedback to shape make improvements and to shape the way we do things. All teachers in Secondary recently conducted online surveys of their classroom teaching, in which students were invited to respond to 21 questions related to teaching, assessment, feedback, and other aspects of their learning experience. As individual teacher we then take these results, reflect on them, and use them to inform our practice. I learned that the students by-and-large think I have a tremendous amount of subject knowledge, which is great, and that I am persistent in engaging the attention and effort of everybody in the class. They also told me that, while they adapt and learn based on the feedback I provide, I do need to mark their books more often. I will certainly endeavor to do so. Parent Workshops Ms Andrea Carrera, our dedicated school psychologist, regularly invites parents in to school to discuss the social and emotional growth of their children, often with a focus on a particular parental concern. These include the different stages of puberty, stress and motivation, digital safety, and drugs and alcohol awareness. I strongly encourage all parents to attend such events. Your children, our students, depend on us working together to ensure their well-being, happiness, and success. Jim Wild Head of Secondary From the BSQ Counselling Team This week our school counsellor, Andrea Carrera, talks about about parents’ role concerning video games, online games and apps among children and teenagers.
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