WelcomeThis week my thanks go to the fabulous team of parents who worked so hard to prepare and organise our Family Funday. This traditional celebration of our community and its rich culture is one of the highlights of the year and a wonderful opportunity to bring parents, students and staff together to enjoy music, food and conversation. This year, after a 2-year break, it was such a joy to see everyone here at the school sharing time and space together. Our parent guide to the values states that we ´celebrate difference and seek opportunities for inclusion among the diversity of the community. ´ The Family Funday certainly did that. Thanks also to the staff team who supported on stands and with the games and to our maintenance and cleaning team who made sure everything worked and was where it should be at the right time! The children had a fabulous time playing beat the goalie, frisbee golf and the performances were great fun. You will have noticed that there were a range of other stalls on the day that were promoting some of our activities within school. For example, music, the World Food Programme and our very own solar panel project. Finally, the planting of a tree for each class was a sign of growth and the return of our ambitious, sustainable, community-focused work - a significant symbol of our future. British Sign Language (BSL) This week one of our BSQ parents who recently completed their BSL training will be demonstrating a new sign: Family Fun Day, using BSL. Please watch this brilliant video: Ms. Hayley Dean, KS2 Lead EYFS Event for potential families A place for every learner to explore, play and learn! BSQ invites interested families with children aged 3 - 5 who are not yet enrolled at BSQ to join our EYFS Event this Monday May 30th at 3:45PM. Register here: https://forms.gle/1B6sAJhPxYqgdYhz7 and discover how our broad and balanced EYFS curriculum builds strong foundations for lifelong development and wellbeing. Dates for your Diary As always please check this section carefully and ensure that you have all the details in your calendars.
Mrs. Emma Newman Principal Being BSQ – Primary Update It was wonderful to see so many of our students, parents and other members of the BSQ community at the event on Saturday - we are looking forward to returning to normal in the coming months and hosting more events on the campus. The Year 6 students enjoyed a successful and rewarding trip to CEIBO last week, with lots of excited yet exhausted students returning on Friday. Mr Kyle and Mr Burbano were extremely proud of the students who were able to attend and we are thankful to them both for organising such a unique experience for them. We also took the Year 3 and 4 students to Mitad del Mundo, with Year 5 and 6 looking forward to their trip on Thursday this week. This is an extremely rewarding trip with a variety of learning opportunities for our students and we are grateful for Mr Tabango for organising these trips for our students. At the end of May, all students in Years 2-6 will take some short online assessments to measure each child’s knowledge, understanding and application of the core subjects. These assessments are called Progress Tests, with students in Years 2-5 undertaking the Progress Test in English (PTE) and the Progress Test in Maths (PTM) and students in Year 6 also taking the Progress Test in Science (PTS) alongside the other two. For Year 6 students, we will also be administering a short survey called PASS (Pupil Attitudes to Self and School) to explore their social and emotional wellbeing. This survey is already used by students in Secondary and will help us to support them in the coming months as they move to Year 7 and Secondary. We will then use the results from the assessments to improve the support we provide your child in their learning and to determine whether further intervention is needed. These assessments will take place in school and no academic preparation is necessary. Mr. Marcus Madden Head of Primary EYFS update Dear parents, Our Early Years students have embraced the road awareness unit, where they learnt about the meaning of different road signs normally seen around our city, how to stay safe whilst using different forms of transportation, such as wearing a seat belt in a car and what to do when crossing the road. The children have been implementing the learnt information in their everyday lives, from using a helmet when riding a bicycle and waiting for an adult before crossing to the other side of road following the signs and zebra crossing. We implemented some delicious and fun crafts to learn about all the signs seen around the city, both vertical and horizontal ones. Below are a few of the Caterpillars creating their very own traffic light after learning about what each colour means and why it is so important to respect these. Let’s continue to learn and teach the young students about road safety awareness so we can all stay safe when we are out making new memories! Kind regards, Mrs. Antonella Coronel, Head of EYFS Celebration We would like to share with our BSQ community that Carlos Alberto, Year 2A, participated in Mum & Children´s Tournament at Top Tenis, where he obtained a medal. Being BSQ – Secondary Update Well done to everyone last week as we embraced another change to the relaxation of our COVID management protocols - the removal of masks outside. As a PE teacher, I personally found this liberating to be able to breathe fresh air as the classes unfolded on the courts and the field. I know that the majority of students really appreciate this. In my experience over the years, I think I am able to suggest how important seeing full facial expression is to building relationships and positive communication. I recall my first whole year at the school and I only had a screen in a small room at home. This was a huge challenge for the obvious reasons for us all. I think that the mask is still a barrier and now that it has gone outside, for now, I imagine relationships will be forged even more successfully. Another great change has been that the swimming lessons have continued again. Ordinarily, this has been the reserve of the Primary school but recently the IGCSE PE students have completed a successful personal survival course with Mr Edwards. I am planning to do the same with year 10 in the next week or so. It is wonderful that the facility is now available for everyone to use again. I have had a second meeting with another provider as we secure residential trips for all of our year groups for the next academic year. This is really exciting with trips planned to the Jungle, the coast, the highlands, and the Galapagos as activity experiences exploring team building and sustainability; all with an education focus. Finally, on the theme of the wonderfully talented students we have at BSQ, I would like to share the expertise of Elisa in year 13. What a gifted young ballet dancer she is. She dances with the ballet school Escena Escuela de Ballet. The pictures below are from a competition she did recently where she was placed second in ballet and contemporary dance for Ecuador which was online. She has her next performance on June 18 where she will play the lead role of Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. Y7 update In LLS this week we have been introducing year 7 to the Theory of Knowledge. Working on critical thinking, in teams the students tried to make the tallest towers out of recycled materials. The only requirement was that the towers could stand up by themselves. It was fantastic to see the range of approaches used, with triangular structures, recycled plastic and rulers and elastic bands all included in the many innovative designs of the students. Mrs. Natalie Moors, Mr. Matthew Bowles, Y7 Tutors Have a good week everyone.
Mr. Lee Moors Head of Secondary
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