And it’s here! The last week of Term 2, and what a term is has been! The hard work, determination and resilience of our KS4 students never fails to cease me, and all of these qualities have been in abundance this term.
With this term drawing to a close, the Year 11 students are thinking about their mock examinations, which start in week 2 of Term 3. Their examination timetables will be shared with them after the holidays. Whilst it is important that all students spend time revising during the holidays, it is also important that they take some time off to rest, be with family, and if possible, spend time with their friends. On Monday, there was a useful session with Ms Williams to outline the structure of the mocks and to answer any FAQs. The importance of having effective revision techniques was re-iterated to students.
I would like to congratulate and thank the KS4 students who contributed towards the “Virtually for You” Performing Arts presentation. While it wasn’t quite the same as being in the school hall as in previous years, it was wonderful to see so many of our students performing; obviously having kept up with their music studies and practise since campus closure. Particular “thank yous” to the following KS4 students for their performances: Abayaa for her recital of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, Meghna for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth, Krrish for his singing of “Hey Jude”, Thilini’s award winning performance of Medea and the IGCSE Music composers: Yang, Lhakyi and Aryan, and also to Yang for his beautiful piano recital of “Away in a Manger”.
Included in this week’s assembly, there was a section for KS4 celebrations for all of Term 2. You can see the presentation here. Watch the assembly recording for audio-visuals.
In French this week, Year 10 students have been thinking about what would make their household greener. Here are some of their suggestions:
It may be the last week of term, but students have continued to impress their teachers. Here are a few of the comments from this week: Thank you to Meghna and Abayaa for attending our session to begin a diversity review of the TBS curriculum. It is great to see students contributing to teacher learning in this way. Congratulations to Year 10 and 11 Drama students with completing your monologue coursework assessments. As for English, Mr Jamieson has been super happy with all of his Year 10 class.
Miss Howell has said that Niyanta did a great job with her Physics homework. She completed lots of questions and gave lots of detailed explanations. It is very impressive. Miss Howell has also said that Sarbodaya did a great job with his Physics homework. He completed lots of questions and gave lots of detailed explanations. It is very impressive. He also spent time plotting graphs on the computer. And in Psychology, Mr Piaf says that Meghna has made an outstanding contribution, coupled with self-awareness, in lessons. Added to these, she also has a wonderful sense of humour!
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:
This is now my 4th year in TBS since I came to Nepal, and I really struggled a lot in studying for the last 3 years as I wasn’t fluent in English. It is important to study and work hard, but it is also important to do something that can relieve stress.
And now for something new!
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!
Here are just some of the reasons he was nominated: He is hardworking; He puts a lot of effort into his work; He helps people to understand any difficulties; He takes time out of his own work to help others; He balances his social and private life very well; He has continued with extracurricular activities of basketball and playing the piano.
It is great to see Yang displaying so many qualities of the 5 Cs. Amazing work and achievements this term from Yang. Keep up the good work!
I look forward to seeing and hearing what our KS4 students will achieve in Term 3! For now though, I wish you all a very happy and safe holiday season, and for those of you who will be celebrating the festive season, “Merry Christmas!”