Thank you to the many parents that joined us for the information session on Tuesday. Once again, it showed how strong our community is and although we are all facing challenges, we are all focused on improving the learning and looking after the wellbeing of the children. Please refer to the school website for an overview of the school’s online continuous learning plan, and as always, please contact us directly with any feedback.
We have two more meetings before the end of the academic year. On Sunday 27th June, we have our AGM and on Monday 28th June, we have a Parents Information Session on our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) scheme. Please use the to join the session.
There is some fantastic work being done with ICT, as you will see below with lots of code and debugging (there is some interesting language used in the world of technology!).
We have fourteen new staff joining us in August, from a variety of reputable schools from the UK and around the world. They are outstanding teachers and we are very much looking forward to welcoming them to our community very soon.
Caroline Drumm (Principal)
Sally Moulds (Primary Deputy Head)
Amy Fallon (MFL)
Andrew Goacher (Head of Business and Economics)
Andrew Pennington (Science)
Harriet Marston (Head of MFL)
Maggie Wong (Chinese Teacher)
Linley Portsmouth (Head of PE)
Fleur Mountjoy (Drama Teacher)
Veronique Gilbert (Primary Music)
Raymond Eades (DT)
Yasmin Mirza (English)
Samuel Peacock (Maths)
Melissa Rhodes (Science and Maths Teacher)
Have a relaxing and safe weekend and don’t forget to sign up for the ĢƵ Danceathon (see details below).
Brian Platts
Principal
Recent and future updates
Parent Information Session
Thank you to parents who were able to join and contribute to the parents information session on Tuesday. It is always very valuable. If you weren’t able to attend the session, please click here to view the slides and to watch the recording.
Join the ĢƵ Danceathon, this weekend 6-7 June!
This weekend we will dance around the world over 24 hours as a ĢƵ fundraiser.
Family members and friends are also encouraged to dance and/ or donate!
ICT Spotlight
ICT has become even more relevant and important this year because of our continuous learning. It has been beyond amazing watching how the Primary children, through all year groups, have adapted to working online. The children have been using ICT in so many creative ways both for specific ICT lessons but also to present their incredible learning from other subjects.
Our youngest children in foundation have been using ICT to solve maths problems. Here Adira is learning to add two groups together to find the total. Adira played the adding games on her iPad and was proud to find the total and the correct answer.
In Year 2’s ICT based Media Magic topic the children looked at algorithms, debugging, programming and coding. They began by doing an ‘unplugged’ activity where they had to become a robot and create instructions (an algorithm) to get them to something in their home. They then had to ‘debug’ any problems. Click to see or being directed with the instructions they wrote.
Later in the topic the children looked at coding simple programmes using Hour Of Code and did an amazing job using Minecraft and Dance Party, have a look at the videos below! Have a look at great Dance party coding.
Finally, they showed off everything they had learned in a presentation, created however they wanted to using a choice of ICT software. watch amazing explanation of what she’s learned!
In Year 3 they have also been using code in their daily Possibilities, take a look at this amazing code in 3S created to make her own dice randomiser that her classmates could use.
Year 3 have also been using an online mind mapping software to show their thoughts and ideas on how we can reduce our plastic consumption.
Year 4 have been tasked with creating simple games using code, they had to first decide what the features of their game will be and then have a go at creating. Below you can see Binmara’s football game, Yash’s store and Shaurya’s ‘glitch dash’ games come to life.
Year 5 has been learning about identity through art, and the way belonging can be represented through artistic mediums. They created collages of Nepal using different online collage creators and experimented with these different softwares before creating a final piece using their amazing ICT skills.
Continuing on into secondary school, we have been looking at not just the application of ICT in the classroom, but also how we address some of the wider issues associated with being a young person in the digital age! Also, as we approach the end of term, now would be a great time to look back over the year and celebrate the success of our students!
In KS3, our main focus was re-enforcing the E-Safety message that primary expertly delivers throughout KS1 & 2. This was particularly important for our Y7’s as it is the first time many of our students get access to their own internet ready device. Below are some excellent examples of the work they have produced!
Another important aspect of being a digital citizen in our modern world is the ability to convey information clearly and concisely on the internet. So, with this aim in mind, we spent some time looking at different website designs on the internet and learning to distinguish between good website design and bad website design. We then took those lessons learned and applied them to our very own websites which we built in class. Some good examples from Y7 and Y8 can be found below.
Key stage 4
Over the last week and half the year 10 Business students have been working on completing their Enterprise and Marketing Project. Students were given a scenario about an ‘On the Go snack’ company (OTG Snacks) to help them expand their range. Students were tasked with developing a new cookie product to add to the range of sweet snacks they already offered.
Students have already completed the market research stage one and two and had to create questionnaires and complete interviews in order to better understand the market in which this product would be sold in.
This week students have been working on creating a customer profile for the customers who they think would purchase this cookie product and have started the product development process by designing 4 different types of cookies.
All students have done a fantastic job.
Check out some of their great work below from both classes.
Hardik – BS2
Aadil – BS2
Nimisha – BS2
Daniel – BS1
Ojaswi – BS1
Nirvan – BS1
Key Stage 5 have been revising hard for their upcoming (then cancelled) exams, however they still managed to impress with some amazing Python Code! In particular, I would like to highlight this “Treasure Hunt” game that one of the Y12’s created. The code used to programme this was well written and efficient, and I was particularly impressed with the changes of font color! Not an easy feat in python!
Bollywood Bust Up
ĢƵ Secondary Maths Students have been helping police in Mumbai figure out what happened during a huge bust up in Bollywood when one star was killed and another responsible. The complex web of events and lies has finally been untangled and the answers now out in the open!
Victim was Shahrukh Khan
Murderer was Salman Khan
Murder was committed on a Wednesday.
School Phone Numbers
We have now managed to connect the school phone system to reach Ms. Tamrakar, our front desk officer remotely. Therefore, you may call the usual school phone numbers for any queries you have or assistance you may need and Ms. Tamrakar will be able to guide you further. The phone numbers are active during the school hours i.e. 7:45am to 4:30pm (3:30pm on Fridays).
ICT Remote Support
If you have any concerns or your child needs any ICT related support for his/her learning or needs to borrow a device from school to aid their learning, please contact us at icthelpdesk@tbs.edu.np. Please also find the links to the and for your reference.
For immediate assistance please contact us at +9779851237608.