We are looking for someone to take the Owls Representative role. Here is a brief summary of what TBS Owls is and what they have done in the past. The TBS Owls is an informal parent’s association. Their main goal is to support TBS families and staff. In the past, and hopefully again in the near future, the Owls have run a coffee cart on the school grounds. The coffee cart acts as a spot for parents to gather at drop off and pick up. This is a very special place where friendships among parents are formed and questions about TBS and a variety of other things are answered. The proceeds from the coffee cart go to a staff appreciation event at the end of the school year. The Owls also hold welcome picnics and other events throughout the year to welcome new families and bring parents together in an informal setting. They also help support the school in a variety of programs such as International Day and the Christmas market and, on some occasions, raise funds for TBS community partners or other causes. Lastly, the Owls maintain the TBS community Facebook group where school events and reminders are posted. If you are interested in volunteering for the Owls or want more information please let us know.  Mrs. Spencer / Ms. Khetan.

Last Month’s Composer of the Month was Bobby who is most famous for his wonderful unaccompanied scat singing. The children were asked to sing an improvised song using three or four scat words. It turns out we have some fantastic voices and natural scat singers among us at TBS (especially in Year 2!). Thank you to Ms. Wiggers for being our judge.

This month’s TBS Composers of the Month are:

KS1 – Renee Y2

Special mention also goes to Kiyona for using different voices, Muntaqim for enthusiasm and sparkling joyfulness and Nolah for professional use of her microphone. 

LKS2 – Sam Y4 

UKS2 – Pranita Y5

We are all so proud of all the KS5 students. It has been a tricky transition with moving back to campus and remembering new expectations but they have really looked out for one another by showing one another kindness and compassion. 

It is important to mention those students that had to remain online for different reasons but congratulations to Harira, Conor, Jason and Brandon who have still kept up their attendance and engagement in lessons despite these obstacles. 

Some students have been mentioned specifically by both their peers and their teachers for their fantastic achievements last term. 

Firstly, to year 12… 

Seoyun and Adya;  congratulations for your fabulous work ethic in all of your subjects this year. Your work has been consistent both online and offline and your mocks really reflected this. 

Vibek thank you for always being a positive presence around school and making a real effort in all of your subjects. 

Roisin, we should have kept a tally of all the times you have been nominated for student of the week! You have really impressed your teachers throughout this term with your work in class but your peers have also commended you for your compassion and kindness. 

Secondly to year 13 … 

Thank you for being such fantastic role models to the school. You have hit the challenge of online learning head-on and last term you continued to show fantastic resilience by following social distancing measures meticulously.  

Ndeye has been a strong role model for younger years and has been a great spokesperson for her fellow students, ensuring that they have someone to turn to and to share their concerns. 

Ms. Van de Kaa is consistently impressed with her Year 13 economics class and she has shared some fabulous photos of them all working hard together through their escape room and taking on teaching in flip learning lessons. 

Ms. Cockle wanted to mention how fantastically Molly is working in her LCM Musical theatre lessons. She consistently responds to feedback and is creative in both her vocals and physical movements when exploring songs from Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen and Bring it On the Musical. 

Year 13 Biologists have worked consistently hard this whole year and are always striving to improve. They ask thoughtful questions showing really deep understanding and curiosity – they truly have been a pleasure to teach. 

A fellow student nominated Shreyash for his help with maths and his kindness each day. 

Student of the Week 

Ms. Van De Kaa has nominated Anju for student of the week she has said that she has just completed her 6 months Advocate program with the Financial Times, and the project lead provided her with a great reference to use as well as commenting on how diligently she have worked, while developing skills of communications, public speaking and time management.

Well done for such fantastic feedback and for being proactive in taking the opportunities available to you! 

Anju’s advice: 

Do something today that your future self will thank you for.

We have made a piece of collaborative art in the Primary school (socially distanced of course). Lots and lots of learners across the Primary school created feathers to help our Primary Phoenix rise again.

Prefect notices:

Hello students of TBS! As you may have seen, cases of COVID are increasing exponentially. We ask everyone to be responsible and follow all recommended guidelines (both inside and outside of school) to keep yourself and the people around you safe. We also apologize for the lack of content these past few weeks  since the situation with Corona is not calming down, we haven’t been able to move forward with most of our plans. Hopefully the situation changes, and we can get back to planning fun activities

Teacher of the week:

This week’s teacher of the week goes to our beloved Ms. Van de Kaa. The thing we like most about her, is that she listens to our constructive feedback and always tries to make her lessons better than her previous ones. But most importantly, Miss Van de Kaa is simply a very fun person to be around. She is such a positive role model and all of the students really cherish the relationship we have with her. Thank you Miss Van de Kaa for being a positive impact on our community.

Weekly fun challenge:

For this week’s fun challenge complete the song:

• “Hello, it’s me,I was wondering if after all these years … ”
• “But I won’t hesitate no more, no more, It cannot wait … “
• “I’m gonna swing from the chandelier, from the … “
  

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