LION'S ROAR 3 7 June 2013 - The British School Manila

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LION’S ROARKey dates Term 3June10 June - Reports out to parents13 June - Primary Music Concert, 8-8.45am14 June - Nursery Assembly (for nursery parents only)14 June - KS2 Sports Day (students only)26 June - Primary Teacher Conferences/Student Led Conferences27 June - Shine Day28 June - End of school yearEnjoy your weekend!Glenn HardyPrimary School HeadYear 6 have a taste of senior schoolThe senior school has been filled with the sounds of very young voices this week, as Year 6 studentshave spent two days experiencing the senior school. They have spent their time familiarising themselveswith the layout of the senior school, meeting key staff, having time to talk about what they are lookingforward to and any concerns they may have, as well as experiencing a wide range of senior school lessons.It was good to see that at the end of the two days, their concerns had largely been allayed, andthat they were now really looking forward to becoming senior school students in August.On Thursday evening we welcomed the Year 6 parents to the senior school, where they too met key staffand had time to talk about their concerns. Every year we see that the parents are actually more worriedthan the students – which is in many ways natural, as it means their ‘babies’ are growing up – but oncethey see their sons and daughters happily settled into senior school, by the start of September most parents’concerns have disappeared.Activities weekThank you to all those parents and students who completed the surveys regarding Activities Week. Thefeedback on this event was overwhelmingly positive, although as always we are looking for ways to improve,and we are already implementing one or two changes for next year. We will be assuring studentswho got their third choice activity this year of a place in their first or second choice next year; we will belooking for ways to further improve our communication with parents; and we will continue looking forways to ensure that our activities represent the very best value for money. In terms of the activitiesthemselves, there appears to be strong demand for a trip to Europe, probably the UK, and we will lookinto this for next year. We are, however, keen to make sure that all our trips and activities are muchmore than a sightseeing opportunity – we would like all our activities to challenge our students in someway, be that through demanding physical activity, furthering cultural engagement or inspiring creativity.We are also keen to ensure every activity includes a service element – most do at the moment, but notall. Details of next year’s Activities Week will be announced on 4 October.Memorial for NatalieMany of you will recall the sad passing of Natalie Lincklaen Arriens last year, and many of you also attendedthe beautiful service held for her in San Antonio Church. The Student Council, as well as some ofNatalie’s friends, have been planning a suitable memorial for her in school. They decided that a plaque4 7 June 2013THE BRITISH SCHOOL MANILATelephone 860-4800 Fax 860-4900 Website www.britishschoolmanila.org
LION’S ROAR(written by her friends and donated by her family), located next to the bench where she often sat duringbreak and lunchtimes, would be most appropriate. In addition, her friends have painted the bench pink,Natalie’s favourite colour, and next to the bench we have planted some plants which will bear pink flowersfor years to come. These were all unveiled at lunchtime today in a short ceremony involving Natalie’sfamily as well as students and staff of the BSM community. It is nice to think that, although those whoknew Natalie will eventually move on from BSM, her memory will remain as a reminder of the brave littlegirl, with the twinkling smile.Year 13 university offersI am sure that many of you have seen the article in the Philippine Star on Tuesday, congratulating ourstudents on the offers they have received from universities worldwide. It was especially appreciated thatPresident Aquino took the time and trouble to write a personal message to congratulate our students.We are extremely proud of the fact that 93% of our students received offers from their 1 st choice or‘reach’ university or college. Students categorise the universities they are applying to in 3 ways – Reach,Target and Safety. ‘Reach’ schools tend to be top schools who normally ask for higher grades than a studentis currently predicted. ‘Target’ schools are schools that normally make offers to students with thetype of grade that the student is currently predicted. ‘Safety’ schools are those that normally make offersbelow the grades that the student is currently predicted. Most students also identify which school istheir first choice, others do not necessarily have a first choice but have any of their ‘reach’ schools astheir first preference.Of those offers received, five are from Ivy League schools, nine are from what are termed the ‘HiddenIvy’, and thirty five are from Russell Group schools. In addition, thirty six other offers are from schoolsrecognised as being in the Top 50 Worldwide Schools (as ranked by Times Higher Education).Ivy LeagueColumbia University 1Dartmouth University 1University of Pennsylvania 2Yale University 1Hidden Ivy LeagueAmherst College 1Boston College 1Claremont McKenna 1Fordham University 1Johns Hopkins University 1Stanford University 2University of Southern California 1Wesleyan University 1Russell GroupImperial College 1King's College London 5London School of Economics 2Newcastle University 1Queen Mary, University of London 1The University of Sheffield 1University of Edinburgh 4University College London 4University of Birmingham 1University of Bristol 3University of Exeter 4University of Manchester 1University of Nottingham 1University of Warwick 5University of York 1Top 50 worldwide schools (Times Higher Education)Carnegie Mellon University 1Boston University 2University of California Berkeley 2University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) 1University of Michigan 1New York University 4University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1University of Hong Kong 1University of Hong Kong Science and Technology 1University of British Columbia 14University of Toronto 4McGill University 45 7 June 2013THE BRITISH SCHOOL MANILATelephone 860-4800 Fax 860-4900 Website www.britishschoolmanila.org
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