Year 6 have had a very busy start to the year and have already produced some wonderful pieces of work in all their subjects.

In the Year 6 Assembly last Friday the children shared with friends, family and parents all the learning through their project, Champions for Change. They shared the projects they worked on which included use of digital media, story writing, imovie making and developing action plans around issues facing our society. It was wonderful to see them sharing their hard work and enthusiasm for such a powerful project.

This week the children have been continuing their Earth As An Island project; developing map reading skills and understanding the impact humans have on islands and their ecosystems. This week we conducted an experiment to see the impact humans are having, specifically on the rising sea levels. You can see pictures of this below.

It has been lovely to have TBS Mathematicians enjoying mathematics! We have particularly been impressed with the students’ enthusiasm in applying mathematics in-context and solving problems!

KS3: Practical Maths Makes Perfect

KS3 students have been doing some practical maths recently – using angles and construction skills in the last couple of weeks.

The Year 7s have been meticulously using their understanding of angles to draw and measure bearings. Some of the students were even able to find stranded tourists and animals in Chitwan, and even create their very own helicopter tour around Kathmandu!

The Year 9s have been doing similar angle work, this time constructing accurate triangles using just a ruler, protractor and compass! Some of the year students used their creativity to make some animals and interesting shapes!

See if you can following along and make your own triangles:

Mock Exams: Nothing Funny About It…

Well done to all students in Year 11, 12 and 13 for completing the two week mock exams. Students are surely looking forward to getting the results of their hard work next week! In the meantime, hardwork and corrections from the mocks continue. Remember: any students looking for support can join the Maths Support Club taking place every Wednesday after-school, in Ma2!

There is, however, no rest for the brilliant, as AS and A2 students have jumped straight into more content!

The Year 12s continue their study into motion in the world, looking at particles connected by rods and strings.

Meanwhile, the Year 13s have been revisiting some algebra to prepare for some complex differentiation and integration.

UKMT Maths Challenge

Students from Year 9 to 11 had the opportunity to take part in UKMT’s Intermediate Maths Challenge this week, testing themselves with problem solving questions against students from around the world! It was lovely to see all the students challenging themselves and trying out some very hard problems.

Well done especially to the Year 11s, who sat another difficult test after two weeks of mock exams!

 
If you want to try the challenges yourself, you can try out some prior questions on the UKMT website, here for the Intermediate (Year 9 – 11) or here for the Juniors (Year 6 – 8).

Chandrakala Maths Challenge.

It’s time for you to test your own problem-solving skills!

Think you know the answer? Email Mr. Sharma (asharma@tbs.edu.np) to be featured in next week’s newsletter and/or to win some house points!

The highlight of this week was a visit from mountaineering legend Mingma David Sherpa. Let’s see what our students had to say about his visit…

Mingma David Sherpa has completed some amazing achievements in such a short time! He was the youngest person to have summited all 14 peaks over 8000m and the quickest to summit Everest and K2. Listing these achievements seems reductive. He did the majority of this with a family to look after. The gravity of it is immense; the matter of life and death always looms.

The beginning of his career was a choice between Everest and doing the SEE. Evidently, he chose Everest. However, this is not a sign to give up studies. Mingma put in hours of hardwork and dedication both physically and mentally, focusing on his own self to achieve his goals.

When asking him whether he ever had any regrets, his immediate reaction was a blunt ‘no’. His love for mountaineering never declined, yet what he does has changed.

He is now part of a rescue team. Mingma described being part of such a team as incredibly fulfilling, but much harder than just climbing the mountain as it means that there are extreme conditions to consider. This is most inspiring about Mingma. He continues his passion in a way that makes a real impact on others. This, alongside his focus on himself, seems something that we all could perhaps integrate into our own lives.

How can we, like Mingma David Sherpa, focus on ourselves to achieve our goals, and in turn use these passions for the greater good?

Shridha Neupane, Year 12

This week on Monday the 30th of February we had a once in a lifetime experience. We got the chance to meet Mingma David Sherpa. He has accomplished so many things in his life, and he is only 33! He holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to climb Everest and K2. He is also the youngest person to climb all 14 eight-thousand metre peaks. He spoke to us about his journey to become the climber he is today as if it were a walk in the park. He has helped countless people in their journey to summit some of the world’s tallest mountains and many people owe their lives to Mingma Dai as a rope setter and rescue climber. He has been courageous and brave and inspired us all to reach to the sky and dream big!

Adeline Spencer, Year 6

新年快乐 (xīn nián kuài lè) ！Happy Lunar New Year to everyone! It is the Year of Rabbit so wish everyone can be energetic and bounce higher this year! At TBS, we just celebrated Chinese New Year last week with lots of exciting activities. First of all, congratulations to the winners of the Red Envelope Design Competition! Ms Wong really enjoyed seeing all of you use your creativity with the understanding of Chinese culture to create your own hongbao!

 3rd place: Vivaan (Y9)

2nd place: Adiba (Y9)

1st place: Sanah (Y8)

On Thursday and Friday, our Y10 Mandarin class hosted the Chinese Fair with four different game stalls. We saw many students come and enjoy, even those who do not take Mandarin as their language choice! We had so much fun watching the videos made by the Y10 Mandarin class, rapping the Chinese zodiac cycle, challenging ourselves to write the hardest Chinese character and mastering our chopsticks skill. What a fantastic way to celebrate Chinese New Year!

A huge well done to Y10 Mandarin class:

Abdul, Prapti, Raman, Soniva, Sushant, Tavish

Thank you to those parents who have timely confirmed that your child/children will be leaving at the end of the term. On-time notice is a must and compulsory requirement as per the school’s policy and avoids future consequences.  It also allows us to refund your security deposits on time and helps us to plan ahead for the new term.

The last day of providing the formal notice of withdrawal of your child/children Friday, 3rd March 2023. 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 shall receive a clearance form to complete the withdrawal procedure nearer the end of Term 3. Please let Ms. Manisha Bajracharya in the admissions office know should you require any school documents/references to provide to the new school.

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