WelcomeEarth Day Here at BSQ we have been committed to educating minds and changing behaviours linked to the preservation of our natural resources and our planet. Key students in the secondary school have been working on either the climate and environment committee or as part of the school group Redmove to take action in this area. I was lucky enough to listen to the Redmove group of Samantha, Rommy, Ana Paula, Shira, Maite and Gala talking about their vision for a more environmentally friendly BSQ. They had even prepared proposals for the installment and costing of solar panels and are no looking at windmills for electricity generation. As a result of their work, we immediately banned the sale of plastic bottles from the canteen – that is how powerful voices can be. One of our parents shared this book with me recently and it ties in with another project we are planning to work on – developing our gardens, soil, growing and wildlife even further. Watch this space for living and learning OUTSIDE the classroom to make a difference in the world. This year Earth Day takes place across 3 days between April 20th - 22nd and you can find lots of information here about activities taking place to share at home. Here at BSQ we will be sharing some ideas about how you can participate and make a difference. For example: We can’t wait to see your pictures! From the Staff and the Students Continuing with our teachers and their stories about e-learning this period. This week we have Ms. Aditi Sadotra and the Equality and Diversity Committee from Secondary and Ms. Anna Vasilokonstantaki, Mr. Oliver Kyle and Ms. Antonella Coronel from Primary. Easter Egg Competition On the last day of term before the Easter holidays the Secondary students were set a house Easter egg challenge! Students were asked to create their own Easter egg design. The entries were judged by Ms Todd, Ms Sadotra and Mr Edwards who had a really tough time choosing the winners. The entries were simply amazing! Here are our winners! There is a special mention as well for Chenyue and Angela who carried on working on their masterpiece after the competition was over. Their 3D egg is so detailed and simply wonderful, well done for your family effort! And also for Y12 who as a tutor group made this wonderful spooky collage of their efforts! Ms Sadotra, KS3 Coordinator Equality & Diversity Committee Diversity, sometimes also called multiculturalism, is the concept of accepting and promoting people’s differences. The fundamental goal when promoting equality is to raise awareness and make sure that all individuals are treated equally and fairly. This is regardless of their age, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or race. One of the main benefits of embracing diversity is that communities benefit from a broad range of talents, skills and mindsets which can contribute to build a stronger community. Diversity makes people aware of shared responsibilities and makes everyone feel valued. Furthermore, having knowledge about others' traditions and customs from a young age creates culturally richer people, reducing the probability of people developing prejudices, which in turn helps create a more welcoming and diverse society. There is a great variety of actions we could take to protect and promote diversity and equality in our community. For example, setting clear rules in regards to how people should be treated, challenging any negative attitudes, stereotypes or prejudices and respecting, recognising and valuing diversity as a strength. By challenging stereotypes from an early age, we can all grow up with an inclusive, unbiased view on life; let’s all make a difference. Barbara-Equality and Diversity Committee Do you have any questions? Contact us at: [email protected] Mr. Oliver Kyle – Year 6 Teacher For the Year 6 theme week at the end of last term, we planned and completed our own piece of artwork, based on the studies we had undertaken on Pointillism - a style of art pioneered by George Seurat, among other artists. The children sketched a range of ideas first; planning style and colour before spending three lessons creating their masterpiece. This term's art focus is on the street artists, Banksy, where we are trying to answer the Topic question: What influences great artists? Keep your eyes out for new masterworks in the future! Year 2A learning update Early Years Dear parents, We have been given the incredible opportunity to donate clean drinking water to those families who need it through reading on the Raz-kids platform. This is a lovely opportunity for our children to support others by donating their achieved stars. The goal is to reach 100,000 donations (stars) over the course of April from all the children across the world. We have had 3 donations already (24,000 stars) and look forward to receiving yours! In addition to reading, the Reception students have been working hard on their writing skills since the beginning of the school year. They are now concentrating on writing short sentences in meaningful contexts independently, relying mostly on their phonetic knowledge to spell words. Below are fantastic examples of what they are now able to accomplish. What makes you beautiful? Antonella Coronel, Head of Early Years Dates for your Diary
Emma Newman Principal Being BSQ – Primary Update Our students have once again amazed all the staff here at BSQ with their commitment to learning and improving their skills in a wide range of areas, while enjoying each other’s company after the Easter break. I was lucky enough to have joined the first session for two new students in Reception last week and to see the joy on both their faces and the faces of their new classmates as they worked together to introduce themselves and participate in the online learning opportunities. While not surprised by the enthusiastic welcome they received, I was also reminded that we have a unique ethos here at BSQ that encompasses so much more than just being a school. We all have a part to play in this so should congratulate each other for our successes. This week we will award the second round of BSQ Values Awards to students who have displayed our school values in a variety of ways. The students who will receive these awards have been nominated by their peers and teachers and demonstrate a commitment to our community values of respect, care, happiness, welcome, determination and ambition. Whilst these concepts guide everything we do here at BSQ, we also recognise that we need to support and encourage our students, teachers and parents to achieve these, highlighting how we can truly live and learn together as a community of learners. One of the best ways we can promote these aims is to celebrate each other’s achievements when we see them in action and to actively model our behaviours linked to them. Marcus Madden Head of Primary Being BSQ – Secondary Update The final push This has been a hugely busy week in the Secondary School with the staff and student in year 13 completing the final phase of the assessment evidence required by IB for results this year. Everyone has worked super hard and on the whole the outcomes look positive under these circumstances. You would think that we need to now take a moment and take stock - but no, the focus now shifts to the IGCSE students in year 11 and the processes that lead to their teacher assessed evidence for their grades in their IGCSE subjects. I know I say this regularly but our staff and students are incredibly resilient and just get things done. Year 11 need to provide 3 quality pieces of evidence for their portfolios to support their teacher assessed grades which will be submitted to Cambridge. We have been working on this for some time and lots of activity in this area has already taken place. The Mock outcomes in January could perhaps have been better, so we are going to facilitate another Mock exam session in early May. It is critical that students work hard towards this and do their best as we will be using these mock papers as one of the three assessment pieces. The timetable has been shared this week and students will be either revising or sitting exams for that fortnight to maximize their opportunities for a good grade. Do please support and encourage revision and focus for the next 4 weeks. This is a really critical time. Year 11 are in the spotlight as this week they are also making choices for their IB studies next year. The brochure and option form was released on Monday and is due on Friday. We have an exciting development from the Orbital Group where online Advanced Levels are also now being offered as additional study options to widen curriculum opportunities even further. I have been compiling the destination information for the current year 13 students this week. They are now starting their last 6 weeks of study at BSQ and the theme is all things ‘futures’. The universities and other things that our talented young adults will be arriving at are really exciting. I look forward to sharing these with you in a few weeks. Have a good week everyone. Lee Moors
Head of Secondary
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