Dear students and parents,
It is not surprising to see many activities and learning experiences relating to Christmas this week! Christmas, like all celebrations and holidays, are an opportunity to slow down a little, reflect, and take the time to strengthen our relationships with family and friends. I hope you get the opportunity to do these things over the next few weeks and take a rest, especially from the screens that have been dominating our lives during term time.
We have been reflecting on the achievements of our students this week and you can celebrate these with us by watching our end of term assembly. You will also see some of our ‘new’ staff and students reflecting on their first two terms at TBS, along with two fabulous musical performances; one from our students, with an alternative rendition of ‘12 days of Christmas’ and one from our staff with a rendition of ‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas’ – both are great fun and will make you laugh and get you into the Christmas spirit! It is also that time of year when we say goodbye and good luck to our leaving students. You can also watch these 11 students also on the assembly video reflecting on their time at TBS and completing their leavers’ candle ceremony – all of the very best on your new adventures and do remember you will always be a member of the TBS family.
We will be closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation in Kathmandu during the holiday and adapting our plans accordingly. At this stage, we will be looking to run mock examinations and invite students onto campus in limited ways during Term 3. These plans will be communicated with parents during the first week back, which will hopefully commence in week 2. Our current Phase 3 partial return to campus date remains as the 1st February, 2021.
Have a lovely weekend, a lovely break and please stay safe.
Year 5, meanwhile, have been finishing their construction of their Ancient Roman and Greek buildings – a true testament to how creative and resourceful our students are. Well done! 
The past week saw the “Virtually for you” TBS performing arts assembly. It was fantastic to see students from across the whole school uniting together, whilst online, to create a spectacular show for everyone to watch. There were unique pieces that students had created in their curriculum lessons, to excellent solo pieces throughout. It was great to see so many students getting in the Christmas spirit and enjoying performing for the rest of the school. 
Throughout Key Stage Three art, there have been some phenomenal pieces that have been created right across the key stage. It is so impressive to see how creative our students have been. Some of the topics they have been looking at are Mexican Dolls, observations of fruit and vegetables and classical roman architecture. 
Our Student of the week goes to Fayaz in Y9. Fayaz has been throwing himself into a range of different things and completing them to the best of his ability. He gives 100% in everything he does and I believe this is the reason so many teachers have been so impressed with him over the last few weeks. So many positive comments have been entered about Fayaz and he produced a fantastic piece of Maths work on the areas of colours in flags. He is a prime student that is maintaining high standards of work even after spending so long online. Well done Fayaz and keep up the great work. 
This week’s student of the week is Inseok (Isaac) in Year 11. He has received positive comments from many of his teachers including Chinese, DT and Geography. Here is what Isaac has to say:
We have been asking students for their recommendations for student of the month, and I am delighted to inform you that the students’ student of the month for December is…Yang! Well done, Yang! 
This week’s student of the week is Shloka Rajbhandary in Year 12. She has been recognised by her teachers for her amazing effort over the past three weeks. She has caught up with and stayed on top of her tasks and has sought extra help outside of her lessons. 
