WelcomeIt is always busy at BSQ but last week was particularly exciting! Alongside the visit from Karl Wilkinson and David Jones, we also celebrated Children's Day and Queen Elizabeth II´s Platinum Jubilee. Visitors to BSQ We welcomed David Jones and Karl Wilkinson who both enjoyed their week and spent time meeting with parents, students and staff in preparation for the new school year. Childrens´ Day Our wonderful CAS students in Year 12 made their traditional Children's Day visit to Sinsoluka to share donations, play games and spend time with the children who live and learn there. With thanks to the staff who supported and to the Early Years team at BSQ who helped collect donations and to the many families and staff members who shared gifts. The Jubilee As many of you will know, we celebrated the start of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations with our own fun and games, music, a delicious lunch from our canteen staff and (probably too much!) ice cream. What an amazing achievement to have been in the same job for 70 years! British Sign Language (BSL) This week two of our staff members will be demonstrating new signs: Queen and seventy, using BSL. Please watch this brilliant video: Ms. Hayley Dean, KS2 Lead 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 After an extremely successful Career’s Day last week, with an excellent variety of professions being showcased, we now move onto an Art and Sport’s based week, alongside a Year 4 trip to a clothes factory to learn about ethical clothes making. On Tuesday, Key Stage Two students will share their art creations with each other – please watch out for photos of this in-school event. On Wednesday, the Student Support Department will host a Parent Workshop for all parents from early years to Year 6 (and also Secondary parents too) on the theme of change – this will be hosted in the Library at 8:15am, straight after drive through. On Thursday for KS1 and Friday for KS2, we will host a Sports Day, so please do send your child in with the appropriate House T-shirt, sports clothes, hats, water bottles and sunscreen on those days. This week, we will also share with you more details about the teachers and classes for next year, ready for the students to meet their new teachers in a Changeover Session on Monday 13th June. This change can potentially be a challenging time for our students, as they start to think about moving up to a new year group and learn with new teachers. During this time, we are here to reassure our students that everything will be fine and that it is natural to be anxious about what might happen. Try to get your child to think back to other changes in their life and focus on the positives in both those events and the opportunities that will arise as a result of these upcoming changes. Mr. Marcus Madden Head of Primary Year 6’s Ibarrian Adventure! Well, here we are, nearing the end of the year and the nearing the end of Primary for our Year 6 children. Yet with all endings, there is a beginning and, as I stood on the grass below a giant Ceibo tree, on the grounds of the hacienda we were staying at on our Year 6 trip, watching our children jump off a platform some 15 metres above me (attached to suspension ropes), I reflected on how far these human beings had come, and what opportunities lay ahead of them and – I have to add – how much I would miss having each of them in my life. For many of the children, it was their first time away from their parents for quite some time. Although a bit quiet to begin with, the kids were soon chatting and laughing on the ride out of Quito. Our first stop was some beautiful waterfalls near Ibarra, followed by a trip to our very own hot springs! The children LOVED the hacienda at CEIBO headquarters and spent lots of time in the games room and playing outside. My hat off to Jose Tomas who smashed me at table tennis. As well as Julian who, on the final morning, joined me for a massive round of sets involving just the two of us. So great for Mr Burbano and I to spend quality time with these children whom we have spent nearly a whole year with. Mr B was, of course, with us as well; guiding and helping the children and getting involved in every activity. We would be lost without him – no more so than when the children were learning valuable first-aid skills on the final day. Mr Burbano volunteered to be the victim and the children were able to use teamwork to transport him – using just their hands – around the room. Great work kids! Yet all good things must come to an end, eventually, and so it is with our Year 6 family. It has been quite an adventure with its fair share of ups and downs, but one we will remember for the rest of our lives. We will miss the children greatly, but we are confident in the knowledge that each of them leaves Year 6 with the ability to progress to the next stage of their education. Suerte mis amigos! May adventure and challenge find you and may you rise to meet both, equally. With respect and best wishes, Mr B and Mr K Careers Day On Thursday 2nd June, Primary had our annual careers day, where all of our students have a chance to learn about different community members' careers. Including, what they love about their careers and what they find a little bit more difficult and the steps they took to get to their careers. They also had the chance to dress up for a possible career they want in the future, this was a great way to see different people's aspirations and inspire our students to discuss what they want for their own futures. In Key Stage 2, we also had a fantastic house event which allowed us to guess careers and complete a challenge of teamwork. It was a fantastic day, enjoyed by all! Thank you to all of our volunteers who gave such inspiring talks and thank you to all of our teaching teams who help organises such incredible events in school. Now have a look at all of these photos. Ms. Hayley Dean, KS2 Lead Being BSQ – Secondary Update I had great pleasure in being able to attend the celebrations for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II hosted by the British Embassy at the Marriott on Wednesday evening. It was a wonderful event and what made us incredibly proud was the representation of the school by our hugely talented senior students. Nerves were nowhere to be seen as they sang the UK and Ecuadorian national anthems in front of some very important and influential people which included ambassadors from other countries. We had the opportunity to speak briefly with the British Ambassador who was very gracious in his praise of the students involved. Well done to Aitana, Oliver, Felipe, and Annabella. We are all incredibly proud of you and thank you for representing the school so well. You were AMAZING! This week has also seen the start of the futures program for Year 13. The curriculum was introduced last year and is aimed at giving year 13 a few weeks of learning outside of the norms and arming them with some more focused experiences as they head off to their next steps. One of the events this week was self-defence. We have armed them literally! I was very amused (as were his friends) to observe one of our students who found it impossible to hold the instructor’s wrist (Much smaller than him) in the breakaway techniques. Well done to them all for their participation and for not injuring each other in the session. Finally, this week I am pleased to be able to update you on our extremely talented footballer in year 7, Ivan. He is training after school at a high level and is playing regular fixtures with players of his ability. I understand that he has scored goals in every game so far! He is progressing very well playing small tournaments currently but in the next couple of weeks he starts playing as part of the AFNA (Non-Amateur Football Association). You can see Ivan front row 2nd from the right. Y10A Art students in Year 10 are putting together their art portfolios for component 1 as part of their first year of the IGCSE Arts and Design program. The topic they are exploring is Alive, and they have different subject matters such as feelings, plants, hybrid beings and their friends. After 7 months of exploring ideas, imagery, reference images and reference artists, they are ready to start their final pieces. The images you are looking at are some of their portfolio pages, a preparation for their final pieces which you will be able to see in the upcoming weeks. Ms. Belén Arellano, Art Teacher | Y10A tutor Have a great week everyone.
Mr. Lee Moors Head of Secondary
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