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This week, our school was buzzing with activities to support Pinktober, a global initiative for breast cancer awareness. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ has marked this with a series of exciting activities across both Primary and Secondary.

The week started on Monday with an informative session in mentor groups and classes, where students learned important facts about breast cancer. On Tuesday, Year 6 and Secondary students attended a special assembly featuring guest speakers, Dr. Sandhya and Dr. Jyoti, oncologists from Cancer Care Nepal, Dr. Rashmey Gurung and an inspiring talk from a brave breast cancer survivor Ms. Inu Basnet.

Wednesday had students running around in a scavenger hunt collecting facts about breast cancer. Thursday’s Secondary bake sale and snow cone sales were a huge hit, alongside an open mic session that showcased the talents of our students. There have been activities led by the Z Club members and Primary House Captains, face painting and all week pink scrunchies, ribbons and pins for Breast Cancer awareness have been sold during primary and secondary break times. To finish off the week, all members of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ were invited to wear pink to show support for all those affected by Breast Cancer.

A big thank you goes out to the Zonta Club and Primary House Captains who have been tirelessly preparing for this week since June. Thanks to their hard work and the generous participation of students and staff, we raised significant funds for Cancer Care Nepal. These funds will help provide treatment for breast cancer patients who cannot afford it.

We appreciate everyone who supported this cause and helped spread awareness about breast cancer. Let’s continue making a difference!

Thank you to those parents who have confirmed that your child/children will be leaving Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ at the end of the term, i.e. Friday 13th December 2024. Adequate notice is a requirement and avoids financial penalties for parents. It also allows us to refund your security deposits on time and helps us to plan for the new term.

The deadline for providing the formal notice of the withdrawal of your child/children is Friday, 15th November 2024. The notice of withdrawal can be provided either by email or written letter to Ms. Manisha Bajracharya at the admission office.

After submitting the notice of withdrawal, parents will receive a clearance form nearer the end of Term 2, in order to complete the withdrawal procedure. Please let Ms. Bajracharya in the admissions office know should you require any school documents/references to provide to the new school.

Late notice of withdrawal (or providing no notice) and failure to submit the form or return the school’s resources may fully or partially affect refunding the security deposit.

Term 2 has started extremely well with all the students and teachers returning after the Dashain break with a renewed energy and enthusiasm.

We are preparing for our Primary Expeditions which will happen the week after the Tihar break and have been working on social and emotional skills during our PSHE lessons.

Thank you to our parent Owls who attended our Parent Information Sessions on our RSE curriculum and we have had positive feedback with regards to the focus of the sessions.

We have also been learning about Simchat Torah in Assembly today which started yesterday evening and is a Jewish holiday that celebrates and marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings and the beginning of a new cycle.

EYFS Trip to a Thakali Restaurant

In EYFS,Ìý we have also had a very exciting start to Term 2. As part of their ‘Nepal: Our Home’ theme, the EYFS children went on an adventure to a local Thakali Restaurant.Ìý Firstly, the children had the opportunity to select their own food choices from a special menu and then when the food arrived, they were able to eat the delicious food. Many of the children enjoyed the food so much that they had second helpings!

Next week, the children are looking forward to becoming restaurateurs and will open their own Thakali restaurant in school for one day only on Tuesday!

This week students returned from the Dashain break full of enthusiasm, our A level Media and Art students even came back a day early to work on coursework with our Creative and Performing Arts team. Our senior sports teams took on some challenging matches against GEMS on Thursday, receiving great encouragement from our home supporters.

It has also been a week highlighting the importance of student leadership in secondary, with our Zonta club leading a week celebrating Pinktober, as seen above, to raise awareness of Breast Cancer and fundraising for Cancer Care Nepal. We are extremely proud of the way in which students diligently collated this event from proposal, to planning and execution. Similarly, in preparation for tomorrow’s Secondary Sports Day, our house captains have also been working hard to organise events and write house cheers for their teams. We are looking forward to celebrating this house spirit tomorrow! Please see the letters shared this week for the timings of the day and instructions for students.