WelcomeWelcome back to the new school term everyone. I was hoping to be sharing the news of our staff return to prepare for the blended learning phase but, as there is a slight delay, I will save that discussion for another week. Patience is described as a virtue and we have certainly learned a little more of it during the past year. Patience of course is simply the ability to wait for something, but to go a little further it is also about knowing what you can control and what you cannot control. As parents and teachers we have found that much is out of our control this year, but by focusing on the present and ensuring that we do the best we can, we have surmounted each hurdle so far and will continue to do so as we move towards the next steps. This term will provide another opportunity to develop new ways of communicating and learning. I have every confidence that we will all rise to the challenge and together we will build a successful end to this academic year. Please do let us know if there is anything about our provision this term that we can improve for you and your children. Our parent voice comments are important to us and we will always listen and reflect. In memory of Prince Philip. On April 9th, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Philip) died aged 99, after a lifetime of service in the UK and beyond. This of course is particularly meaningful for us as a school as we operate the Duke of Edinburgh Award for our students which the Prince established in 1956 alongside Kurt Hahn. Although he had withdrawn from public service in later years, the contribution made by Prince Philip to public life will be missed by many charities and individuals. Many of our older students have benefitted from the dedication, commitment and sense of adventure that is generated by this award and we are fully committed to keeping the award at BSQ fully intact as we move forward. Mr Moors has written about this in more detail below. Source: https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/1380475865323212800?s=20 From the Staff and the Students Continuing with our teachers and their stories about e-learning this new period. This week we have Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa, Ms. Sara Avent and Ms. Aditi Sadotra from Secondary and Ms. Antonella Coronel from Primary. KS3 Drama During this term, KS3 has been working on identifying part of a script, brainstorming ideas and learning about the World Theatre day, celebrated on March 27th. As part of their activities, they created some posters about the day and creative brainstorming images to start writing their own scripts. You can see some of their wonderful work on the following images. Year 9: Example of script writing. By Angela, Doménica, Daniela, Mateo. Year 9 Year 8: Year 7: Ms Espinosa, Drama Teacher Year 7 Science Year 7 Science had to use their knowledge of separation techniques that we have been learning about for the last couple of weeks to help them out of a sticky situation! Here is the solution shared by one group (Isa S, Isa C, and Lyla): Ms Avent, Science Teacher Year 11 Biology Revision Year 11 Combined and Coordinated Science (biology) have begun working on revision of units covered in year 10. This has been an excellent opportunity to revisit topics covered quite a long time ago and identify gaps in their knowledge that could use some work. Students are using tables of success statements to determine what they can and can’t remember from each topic and during lessons we are working on filling these gaps with active revision exercises. We will continue to revisit topics in this way over the next few weeks and students will continue reflecting on their revision efforts as we go. Valentina: Yair: Ms Avent, Science Teacher Rewards and Recognition On the last day of term, we celebrated our fourth Reward and Recognition Assembly. As always there was an abundance of amazing work going on all around the Secondary school to celebrate. This year our students have broken many school records in house points, this year we have had the highest number of gold certificate house point winners ever! This means they have gained 200 or more house points and is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our students despite the challenges they are currently facing. Well done to all our award winners! Ms Sadotra, KS3 Coordinator Ms. Antonella Coronel – Head of EYFS Dear parents, I hope you all had a lovely Easter break and made great memories during this time. We are delighted to have everyone back and looking forward to meeting the new students joining us on our online learning journey through Canvas. The Online Learning timetable will continue as normal in the Early Years Foundation Stage including Little Kickers, these sessions take place every Tuesday. The transition process to the Blended Learning timetable will be shared with the updated dates. Please continue to check Tapestry as all important information will be shared through this means by your class teacher. We will also continue to review weekly summary posts and add feedback to these. Feel free to share any questions or concerns to me or directly with your class teachers. Dates for your Diary
Emma Newman Principal Being BSQ – Primary Update Welcome back to Term 5 here at BSQ - I hope you all enjoyed the break with family and friends. This term runs for six weeks in total, until Friday 21st May, followed by Term 6 which runs until the end of this academic year. Mrs Newman will be sending you all more details about our plans for the return to school. Once dates have been confirmed, all details about the changes to the timetables and any procedures will be shared with you. Later this term, we will also share with you your child’s Partial 3 report. The teachers are all excited about the term ahead and sharing your child’s development as we continue to provide learning opportunities for them all. As always, the partnership between school and home is an important one, so do please keep in contact with your child’s teachers and share with them the various successes of your child. Marcus Madden Head of Primary Being BSQ – Secondary Update Easter and onwards…. We enjoyed a wonderful end of term assembly where there were many awards presented to those that were deserving. I must draw out the achievements of our students involved in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Today the very sad news came out of the UK that HRH Prince Phillip - The Duke of Edinburgh passed away just a couple of months short of his 100th birthday. At the time of writing I have spent the last couple of hours watching the various documentaries outlining his selfless contribution to the British Monarchy, the Commonwealth countries, and young people worldwide. His award scheme, once describing it as a "do-it-yourself growing up kit". One of the Duke of Edinburgh's most enduring achievements is his worldwide award programme for young people has now impacted some 7 million young people since its conception in 1952. It is perhaps poignant that this week awards have been presented to our wonderful students at BSQ. The award scheme is now a global entity and I am proud that our students are taking the challenge to better themselves. I have been very lucky to witness youngsters receiving their gold awards at St James Palace as has Mrs. Madden. We have both met the Duke of Edinburgh through our work with D of E over the years, and my experience was one of a man that had a very sharp wit who absolutely took an interest in every recipient’s experience and their achievement. Our thoughts are also with Prince Edward who is now ensuring that the Award continues to move from strength to strength into the future. I am pleased to report that this year we now have our first Gold award enrolment at BSQ. I am determined that this is a strategy that develops further and that our students benefit from the achievements at this level. How wonderful would it be to have invites for BSQ students to receive their gold awards at the palace in London in a couple of years’ time. Congratulations to our D of E Bronze Award recipients 2021 Alexandra T
Anabella D Antonella S Damian D Daniela N Daniela S Emilio S Felipe R Gael O Gala F Katherine H Marilin H Nicole C Oliver W Valeria C Well done to you all for your achievement and good luck as you embark on your silver awards. I look forward to seeing you all again as soon as is possible at school. Lee Moors Head of Secondary
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