WelcomeToday is the last day of our staff groups returning to the campus and we are busy with the logistics of turning a school back to fully functioning capacity after over a year. Our focus as staff is to ensure that we are all fully comfortable and compliant with the protocols set in place to create a safe space at BSQ. From Thursday we will be able to finally see our students in person as we start the induction sessions linked to sharing our protocols for safe learning and living at BSQ. Stories from all over the world show how happy and excited children of all ages have been to resume their learning journeys at their schools. They talk about the physical and emotional problems faced at home as part of the challenge of studying for hours at a computer or of the lack of contact with their trusted teachers and support staff. We know that our students have received a strong online education and benefitted from the continued support and guidance from staff at BSQ but we also know none of that replaces the joy and excitement of arriving at school alongside friends and community members to share stories and explore classroom learning together. We are looking forward to welcoming you back – whether that is in April, in May or in August, BSQ will be ready to support you to continue on your living and learning journey. Learning PA Directory For the second time we are proud to share with you this opportunity to support our community and share ideas for where to find those essential contact. From the Staff and the StudentsContinuing with our teachers and their stories about e-learning this new period. This week we have Ms. Alejandra Miranda, Student Council, Ms. Aditi Sadotra, Mrs. Sally Madden, Mrs. Paola Montenegro and the Equality & Diversity Committee from Secondary and Ms. Hayley Dean, Mrs. Helen Dávila and Ms. Antonella Coronel from Primary. Year 13 As part of the LLS classes we have touched on some sensitive issues with our group, such as the correct use of the internet, consent and gender violence. It is very important that they find the space to express their opinion on issues that concern young people today and that they are also able to discuss in a mature way and with accurate answers to the questions posed. All our students have shown great maturity and resilience during this school year, as well as awareness and social commitment. Miss Miranda - Year 13 tutor Student Council Fun Time: Riddles
See if you get any right! The answers are at the bottom!! Student Council Updates: International women's day: On International Women’s Day the Student council representatives from each class presented a PowerPoint presentation about Inspiring Women and Women Around the World. It was a great day where students did something to do with women’s day in all their lessons and learnt things about different Important Women. The Activities ranged from kahoots, Slide shows, discussions, and videos. Overall it was a great day celebrating Women’s rights and Women’s achievements. Rewards: We are planning a reward session for students who have 50 or more house points OR have received a subject award so far this year. There are going to be lots of games and the student council have spent lots of time planning it. We hope it is a fun day for students in alternative to a rewards trip to the movies that we would normally have when we were at school. Top 10: Food you have to try
Top 5: Places to Visit in Ecuador 5. Otavalo 4. Quilotoa Lake 3. Mindo 2. Cotopaxi National Park 1. Galápagos Islands Fun Time: Riddle Answers
The Student Council Newsletter team: Lyla, Doménica L and Natalia G IGCSE Maths: Estimation Projects In year 11 IGCSE students have been working on a research project to try and find out if people are better are estimating lines or angles! They have created a hypothesis and designed a method to try and prove it. After collecting the data, they then analysed it mathematically to make a conclusion. Here are their projects! Ms Sadotra, Mathematics Teacher IB Business Management: Leadership As part of the celebrations of Women’s Day on 8th March, students were asked to make sure they included women when investigating examples of leadership styles. The five styles of leadership they investigated were: Autocratic | Democratic | Laissez faire | Situational | Paternalistic Here are the posters they created. Mrs Madden, Business Management Teacher Recipes in Spanish In Spanish AB initio we are currently working the use of imperatives, food vocabulary and measures. Here are some wonderful pieces of work from two of our year 12 students, Riko and Nanditha who have written a recipe and then later on prepared the dish by themselves and recorded it. Do feel free to try out their amazing recipes yourself! Mrs Montenegro, Spanish Teacher Equality & Diversity Committee "Women leaders: For an egalitarian future in the world of Covid-19", was how the International Women's Day this year was called. The struggle of women for equality, the recognition and effective respect of their rights was commemorated. The efforts that women and girls make for a more equitable future despite the Covid-19 pandemic were celebrated, which highlights the injustices that persist. However, this important occasion is more than a day, gender equality is a problem that must be addressed on a regular basis. It must be recognized that the women of the world want and deserve a future without stigmas, stereotypes and violence. All of us are in search of a peaceful future, with rights and opportunities for all people and that lasts over time. Thanks to the increased participation and action of women in all aspects of life, they have managed to achieve change. And, despite the fact that women are still the minority in the awards and on the selection committees, they have progressively made their way into the most recognized global awards in various branches of study. In 2020, four women received Nobel Prizes for Literature, Chemistry and Physics: Louise Glück for her work on poetry, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna for their studies on genetics, and Andrea Ghez for her research on the black holes. At the same time, it is mostly young women who create inclusive movements, promoting diversity, social justice, equality and including the fight against global warming. However, less than 1 percent of women under the age of 30 are elected to congresses or parliaments worldwide. Due to this, it is worth emphasizing the importance of gender equality, making it clear that what is sought is to achieve a more equitable future for everyone. The Generation Equality Forum, the most important meeting for investment and adoption of measures for gender equality, will begin in Mexico City between March 29th and 31st, and will close in Paris in June 2021. This event will unite leaders, visionaries and activists from around the world, safely on a virtual platform, to inspire and drive sustainable change for our future. Barbara – Equality and Diversity Committee Do you have any questions? Contact us at: [email protected] E&D conferences The Equality and Diversity Committee has been actively looking for ways to engage students in primary. The students are very committed to sharing this important information with everyone in school. One of their goals is to be able to lead a lesson in primary on topics such as activism, gender equality or friendships. The students have been preparing their lessons and are excited to have meaningful conversations with all students! Mrs. Helen Dávila – Year 1B Teacher Year 1B has been doing some out of this world work the past couple of weeks. In science we were looking at how heat plays a part in making things rise. We talked about hot air balloons and then carried out an amazing convection experiment suggested by Ms Todd in secondary. Yes a convection experiment in year 1! The class saw how heat from candles moved a card spiral round. We all had fun in Topic, as we carried out a vinegar and baking soda rocket launch. As parents were in charge of the final launch preparations, we had many funny videos of year 1B shouting for their parents to get out of the way. Thank goodness year 1B had some good assistants! In art we have been experimenting with a variety of materials to create space themed sculptures. Year 1B has made Moon rocks out of bicarbonate of soda, water, adding holes and sparkles just like the rocks found by Neil Armstrong. We have used recycled materials to make 3D space rocket sculptures adding amazing details with stars and buttons. Finally, we were inspired by ´Aliens Love Underpants´ and created some space tasktic aliens of our own. Mrs. Antonella Coronel – Head of EYFS Dear parents, The British School Quito´s calendar over the next two weeks is filled with important dates, starting with the Induction day on Thursday March 25th for the students returning to school on April 19th. Over the past few weeks the teachers and staff have been in school preparing for this soon return. Morning online sessions will not take place on this day, they will resume with normality from twelve o'clock onwards, home learning opportunities will be shared with you by each class teacher. We are filled with joy to welcome the students back on campus after a whole year, we look forward to meeting each one for the first time face to face. Parent-teacher conferences will take place next week on Tuesday March 30th. Class teachers will contact you directly for date and time confirmations. Wednesday March 31st is the last day before the Easter break and it will be a half day, with classes finalizing at twelve and resuming normally on Monday April 12th. Lastly, we would like to share with you one of our youngest learner’s beautiful works of art with you. The Nursery class have been inspired by the story of “Owl babies” and their journey through independence as they face being alone for their very first time. Juan Alfonso, connected with this story in such a way that he decided to make his own owl babies, using a variety of crafting tools independently. Well done! Dates for your Diary
Emma Newman Principal Being BSQ – Primary Update The Primary School enjoyed a successful Theme Week last week, exploring different ways of learning, developing the students’ perseverance and creativity and allowing them to develop their ideas independently. With just over two weeks left of Term 4, there are a number of events and activities planned for the rest of this term, including the Reconnect session for students returning to the campus in April. This is an opportunity for us to introduce the students to the protocols and procedures in place to ensure the campus is a safe place for them to learn and also a chance to reconnect with their friends, teachers and the campus. We also are hosting the online Parent Teacher Conferences this week for Reception A, next Monday 29th March for Years 3 and 4 and Tuesday 30th March for Nursery, Reception B, Years 1, 2, 5 and 6. Either myself or your child’s class teacher will have been in touch with you to arrange a time for these, to give you an opportunity to meet with your child’s teachers to discuss their achievements so far and their next steps in their learning. Do please make appointments to speak with any of the specialist teachers too, in Music, Spanish, Sociales, PE and Library, by contacting those teachers directly by email. Marcus Madden Head of Primary Being BSQ – Secondary Update A late Christmas for some. What an exciting week we have had seeing staff arriving back at the campus. For the second time we have been focusing on the next steps of the return protocols by welcoming staff to the site, testing and orientating them to the safe systems and operational protocols. They are also getting the opportunity again to prepare classrooms and resources, and also teach some lessons with the new interactive technology. It is always better to practice and iron out the inevitable glitches before children are sat there in front of you. The school looks beautiful and as you are aware by now there have been many adaptations made to facilitate our return. There is a lot of information going home this week so naturally there is lots to take in. Please don’t worry about it all and do please just email and ask if you are confused or you do not understand something. You will also receive information about what learning will look like for students who are at school and at home. I look forward to the induction sessions for students as for me, it is the first time I will have actually met them. I am very excited about this. The scheduled induction dates are as follows. Do please remember that children cannot return unless they have attended this important session with myself, Ms. Todd and Ms. Sadotra: What we have planned with regard to the curriculum and teaching approach will ensure that all students will experience the same delivery with the use of live streaming directly from the classroom. Once again we are all adapting to the need to use new technology in our teaching pedagogy. I am confident that we will all benefit from the development as we did when we entered lockdown a year ago and we all wrestled with Canvas. Do please take the time to look at this important communication as it covers not just the logistics but also useful tips and key information. This is designed so that students are as prepared and successful as possible at school and at home. Can you please ensure that students in years 10 to 13 bring back their devices as these will be used in learning activities in the classroom. Can I also ask you to ensure that all exercise books are also brought back to school as we are going to be encouraging the use of pen and paper in the classroom. This is critical in Year’s 7, 8 and 9. Finally, the last time I wrote about the return to school we were approaching the Christmas Holidays. A real issue that came from the extended period away until now was that our teachers could not access the lovely gifts that you kindly sent in. I have been looking after these carefully in my office and it is nice to see them finally being reunited. Mr. Samaniego and Mrs. Montenegro were extremely pleased when the visited to collect their gifts this week. On behalf of our staff do please accept their grateful thanks. Have a lovely and safe week.
Lee Moors Head of Secondary
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