Welcome Online and Home Learning. As we start our third week of home learning and with no fixed end point, we are rapidly becoming more expert in the best ways to work together to support our students – your children – to make the most out of these unusual circumstances. There have been some fabulous activities set for home learning linked to intellectual, social, emotional, creative, dynamic and physical development. Positive stories. Many of us want to help others at time like this and thanks to our CAS and Community Service Coordinator, Paola Montenegro, we have a guide to how we can do that. If you would like to help, then here are some tips. Important Announcement. To allow us to get messages to you quickly and efficiently we will be increasingly using our parent portals – Canvas for Years 1-13 and Memo for Nursery and Reception. PLEASE make sure that you are logged onto these platforms using the invites you have had from school. From the Staff and the Students Continuing with our teachers and their stories about learning in the classroom this period. This week we have Ms. Aditi Sadotra from Secondary and Ms. Lauren Backhouse, Ms. Hayley Dean and Ms. Coronel from Primary. Maths Puzzle Winner! Last week in my newsletter article I posed a puzzle that one of my year 12 students shared with me (thanks Juan Perla 12b!). I opened this out to students and parents and we have a winner!! Question: Can you spot the pattern in the following sequences and if so, how would you describe the pattern mathematically? 1, 4, 27, 256, ... 6, 15, 35, 77, ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 8, 12, 18, 27, ... Well done to Mr. Michael Alarcon who submitted the following:
These were really challenging sequences, particularly the last one, very impressive Mr Alarcon!! Ms. Aditi Sadotra – Secondary Maths Teacher Secondary Rewards Assembly On Friday we got the whole of the secondary together for a massive online conference to share in the achievements of our students from partial 4. Unfortunately, we were not in school when the assembly was scheduled due to the current circumstances. However, we felt it was even more important during these difficult times to keep up the positivity through sharing the achievements of our amazing student community in the last partial and also this current time. In place of students being able to physically collect their awards we had photos and I know all the students at home were clapping and cheering along with the sound effects! Well done to all our award winners and an even bigger well done to ALL STUDENTS for the resilience and adaptability you are demonstrating during these challenging times. – Ms. Aditi Sadotra Ms. Lauren Backhouse – Year 4A Teacher The Rockstars of the world asked Year 4 to design some headphones to help young people muffle the sound of music at their concerts. year 4 had to test some different materials and use e best one to crear their designs. Ms. Hayley Dean – Year 4B Teacher In Year 4B we have been completing a range of activities during our home learning. For our science topic of sound, we looked at how loud sounds can affect and damage our hearing. The challenge was given to 4B to help all young rock stars who want to go to rock concerts without damaging their hearing: could they find way to help these young rock stars? 4B rose to the challenge and created many different ear muffs and gave fantastic reasons as to why they chose certain materials. Here are some photos of 4B fantastic creations. Ms. Antonella Coronel – Head of EYFS Dear parents, Hope you all enjoyed a calm and restful weekend Last week in Early years we had a lot of parents involved in the extra activities posted by the teachers on the Tapestry platform. These activities are planned to meet the different interests the children have and ensure that their time at home is spent making fun new learning experiences. The children learned a few fun ways to control their emotions. A few children did their very own stress balls, as for others, emotional monsters. Some went out to do a bit of gardening as a great way to relieve stress and connect with the world around us. The children have also been working hard at growing their independence. They have been joining their parents in the kitchen to make a lot of delicious food, some even helped wash fruits and vegetables. We are so happy to see how much the children are working on during this home learning process. A big round of applause for every child and parent, you all deserve it, we can’t wait to see all the great things you will share with us this week. Enjoy a wonderful week. Warm regards, Ms. Coronel Emma Newman Principal Being BSQ – Primary Update As we move into our third week of Online Home Learning, supported by our wonderful teachers here at BSQ, I hope that you are all able to see the benefits of continuing with the routines and structure of the sessions in KS1 and KS2 and the learning opportunities and suggestions from EYFS. Although these are worrying times, we need to support our students in their learning and continual development, whilst also being aware of their well-being and understanding of the current situation. This is why it is extremely important to have a programme of activities prepared for your child at home for when they are not directly involved in their online home learning, away from the computer or tablet and preferably with another family member to support them. This a great opportunity to spend quality time together learning a new skill, such as baking bread, a new game or practising their drawing or painting. Of course, your access to materials is limited, but your imagination is not – take a look at some of these suggestions and come up with your own to create a full and engaging day of learning and exploration for your child! Please do continue to look regularly at the Canvas Parent Portal (and Tapestry Memo posts for EYFS) and the BSQ Newsletter to keep up-to-date with news from school. Our teachers continue to be available during normal school working hours for school-related questions - please avoid contacting them in the evenings and weekends, as this is the time they have to prepare their next sessions etc. Marcus Madden Head of Primary Being BSQ – Secondary Update Thank you I want to thank all of you, sincerely, for the positive engagement you've shown these past two weeks as we've navigated this new remote learning landscape together. The level of student attendance to lessons has been extraordinary, and the work being done has been terrific. None of this would be possible without the active and determined support of parents who value education, who trust BSQ, and who are committed, even in times like these, to living and learning together. Tracking Progress With the clear success of the small improvements we made to the timetable last week, the only changes we will seek to make this week are to the ways in which we monitor student work and provide feedback on their progress. After all, we are not engaged in this process in order to simply keep students busy or to pass the time, but rather to ensure that their learning continues and that they keep on developing the knowledge and skills needed for success. To do this, we have developed a system whereby Google Docs will serve to role of exercise book. Whilst being taught through Canvas, student's will either work directly on Google Docs, or attach images of work done in their books to the documents once the work is completed. This will allow their teachers to track everything they do so that we can continue to assess student learning and plan our lessons based on that assessment, even from a distance. Jim Wild Head of Secondary From the BSQ Counselling Team This week our school counsellor, Andrea Carrera, talks about whether boredom is good for your children.
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