Winners of this year`s BSB Sports Day House Competition

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The British School of Bucharest Magazine
Issue 5 - June 2010
Visit the BSB website at www.britishschool.ro
Winners of this year’s BSB
Sports Day House Competition
On Thursday May 21st Iolanda Balos Stadium was painted green, yellow, red and blue
as our students took to track and field to compete for the Ilie Nastase House Cup,
proudly sponsored this year by the Porsche Finance Group Romania. Competition was
fierce, but in the end it was Danube who stood triumphant on the winner’s podium.
Prince Radu visits BSB as
a part of his 50th celebrations
Sinaia, Moeciu de Sus, Poiana Brasov, BSB students learn about healthy
England, Madrid, and Berlin
eating during Healthy Schools Week
BSB students were honoured with a visit by Prince
Radu, accompanied by HRH Queen Anne, HRH Crown
Princess Margarita, HIRH Archduke Georg of Austria,
HRH Princess Alexander of Belgium, HRH Princess
Philomena of France, and HIRH Archduchess Eilika
of Austria, amongst others, who visited the British
School of Bucharest this term as a part of Prince
Radu’s 50th birthday celebrations.
What do these destinations all have in common?
They are all destinations that BSB students have
headed off to on their annual end of year school
trips: Year 3 enjoyed two days in Sinaia, Year 4 three
days in Poiana Brasov, Year 5 five days in Moeciu
de Sus, Year 6 a week on a PGL adventure in SW
England, Year 7 a week in Madrid, and Years 8-12 a
week in Berlin.
Term three was jam-packed with a variety of special
days and events, but none was more popular than
Healthy Schools Week, which took place this year
from the 3rd – 7th May, involving students from EYFS
to Key Stage 5. During this week the students had the
opportunity to learn about healthy food and healthy
living in a variety of fun, interesting, and tasty ways.
Contents
· Editor’s Note
2
· BSB Charity Work Review 2009-2010 2
· Principal’s Report
3
· The Front Desk
3
· EYFS Gafencu Report
4
· EYFS Pipera Report
4
· Key Stage 1 Report
4
· Key Stage 2 Report
5
· Primary School Report
5
· Secondary School Report 5
· Student Spotlight
6
· Who are the People
in your neighbourhood
6
· New Parent Spotlight:
7
· Snack Attack Open for Business
7
· House Competition Report
8
· Primary House Captain Reports
8
· House Point Race Finale!
9
· Student Council Report
The First Ever Talent Show at BSB!
10
· IGCSE Art
11
· Visiting Author offers BSB teachers
insights into the writing process
12
· Children’s Author
Anthony Lishak visits BSB
12
· An interview with
Children’s book writer Antony Lishak
13
· Secondary School Mathematics Report 13
· BSB students enjoy
Royal Jubilee Celebrations
14
· Key Stage 3 Eco Bags Project
15
· Breaking News
A newly discovered planet: Planet BSB 15
· BSB Sports Day, 2010
16
· Sports Day Practice from
Gafencu’s Point of View
16
· Healthy Schools Week
18
· EYFS Healthy Schools Week
19
· KS1 Healthy Schools Week
19
· Healthy Schools Week
Cha Cha Slide Assembly
20
· Emergent Writing
21
· The Primary School
Handwriting Competition
21
· A BSB 10 Year Anniversary Retrospective 22
· The British School of Bucharest,
Ten Year Anniversary
25
· Crazy Craze of the Month
25
· Summer Fair EYFS
26
· BSB Summer Fair Fun
26
· BSB Summer Clubs, Term 3, 2010
28
· In between the thunderstorms
30
· You know you’re on a
Duke of Edinburgh hike when...
30
· Muy Buenas desde Madrid!
Journal Entry, Day 1
31
· Primary pupils sing ‘La Mer’
at the Summer Fair
31
· Year 3 trip to Sinaia
32
· Year 4 trip to Poiana Brasov
32
· Year 5 trip to Moeciu de Sus
33
· Year 6 Trip: Welcome to PGL
33
· Hier spielt die Musik!
34
· Secondary Students Celebrate German
Reunification 20 year Anniversary
in Berlin
34
· Interview mit Frau Weident
35
· Year 4 perform
‘Die vier Freunde’ in assembly
35
· Primary to Secondary Transition:
Stages 2 and 3 completed
36
· EYFS transitions:
looking ahead to next year
37
· Science Day
38
· Science Symposium
38
· KS2 Play Pals teach
KS1 students new games
38
· EYFS Science Week: ‘aka Knowledge and
Understanding of the World’ Week
39
· EYFS Water Day
40
· Learning to swim at BSB
41
EYFS Pipera Summer roduction
· “Stars in their Eyes”
41
· Class Pages
42
· Crèche Gafencu
42
· Creche Pipera
42
· Preschool Gafencu
42
· Preschool Pipera
43
· Reception C
43
· A Sea of Sounds
43
· Reception E read some traditional tales 43
· Growth, Change and
44
· New Beginnings
44
· 1C
44
· Do 1T have green fingers?, 1W, 2P
45
· 2S
46
· 3T Visits Bucharest Museums
46
· 3W Assembly, 4D
46
· Enthusiastically Egyptian!
46
· 5L, H PSHCE, The 6U
47
· ‘Clear Water Challenge’
47
· Learning and Play
48
· Parent’s workshop
49
· The BSB English 100% Guarantee
50
· A day in the life of a TA
during Roman Week
51
· Working and Living in Bucharest
52
· School Events arranged
by the PTA in Term 3
53
· PTA visit Asociatia
Sindrom Down Bucuresti
54
· Secondary End of Year Social
54
· City Compass
‘Discover Little Paris’ City Tour.
55
· Romania through the
Lenses of Expat Women
55
· Light into Europe
56
· Great Expectations in just a Few Minutes 57
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Editor’s Note
Looking through the pages of this
issue and in deed back through the
pages of the past four issues, it is
incredible to think how much goes
on in a single year at BSB. I doubt
many of us, now the older generation,
had a school year to compare. I think
this is the advantage of being in an
international school: the fact that
so much is celebrated across the
cultures of so many countries from
which the students come. A clear
and recent example of this is the
Summer Fair, which saw no less that
10 stands celebrating the food and
culture from various countries. It was
truly a delight to walk about sampling
the various dishes on offer and I for
one am already waiting and looking
forward to the next summer fair, as I
think most are.
The variety and fluency of languages
heard around the campus is another
wonderful advantage offered to
students attending school at BSB, for
students learning French, German,
Spanish, and English, amongst other
languages offered through clubs,
have the opportunity to talk with their
friends who speak these languages
as a native language and in so doing
help the students learning to develop
a native fluency also. As a further
support to language learning we offer
students the chance to visit other
countries where they can speak these
languages and realise firsthand that
the hard work and effort gone into
their studies are of immediate and
real benefit. This was always the
struggle with learning languages in
New Zealand: the fact that the chance
of ever using the language seemed
so very distant. In stark contrast to
this reality, students at BSB this year
have had the opportunity to join
school trips to Austria, Italy, England,
Germany, and Spain; several of which
you can read about in this issue. In
addition to these trips, the students
also go on regular family holidays
abroad as Bucharest is so central in
Europe- most countries being a short
cheap flight away- and make friends
with students from other countries
and so as a result often spend time
abroad during the holidays visiting
each other. They also write to each
other over the internet. The sum of all
this is that BSB is a wonderful place
to learn languages and as such all
of our students speak at least two
languages, with many speaking three,
four, or more.
I would like to thank everyone for all
the effort that they have put into all
five issues of Newsblast this year. It
seemed like a tall order at the start
of the year but the time has flown by
and each issue has quickly gone to
print and so here we are with me now
writing the final piece to complete
this fifth and final issue for the year.
As you can see by the number of
pages and articles, it has been a
very busy end to the year with events
such as BSB Sports Day, The Visiting
Author, Healthy Schools Week,
Science Day, Eco Day, EYFS Water
Day, the various school socials and
many other events, and the year is
still not yet over. There is still the Key
Stage 2 Production, The Midsummer
Madness Party, Barnaby’s Picnic, and
a number of other events to come in
the week ahead- which you all will
have enjoyed by the time this issue
hits the news stands. So thank you
to the BSB management team, the
PTA, and teachers and students, and
the various sponsors for putting such
a wonderful calendar together and
making it possible. I can only hope
that 2010/11 will prove to be as good
a year as this one has been.
Thank you also to everyone who
contributed toward this issue of
Newsblast. It is another large issue
and a lot of hard work has gone
into it. My special thanks to Daniela
Mager, Ms Moorcroft, Ms Hussain,
Ms Kemp, Mr Hamacher, Mrs O’Brien,
Louisa, Bethan, Emma, and Mihnea,
from Year 10, and Jennea from Year 8.
I would like to wish everyone a very
relaxing, enjoyable summer break.
I look forward to seeing everyone
returning in September.
Happy reading.
Mr Kendall Peet
[email protected]
BSB Charity Work Review 2009-2010
This school year has seen some well
established charity drives continued
and has also brought new initiatives
into life. We have had the chance
to support new charities and meet
exciting people with fascinating
stories to tell.
Some of the highlights of our work,
which stand out to me this year
include:
• Jeans for Genes Day
• The Shoe Box Appeal
• Guide Dog Association Visit
• Visit from the Down Syndrome
Association
Donations of money, clothes and
electronic equipment have been
made to various groups in the
community, including The Children’s
Hospital –Inocenti Foundation, the
Vasiliada Association, Remar, the
Down Syndrome Association, and the
Guide Dog Association.
I would like to take this opportunity to
thank all the members of the Charity
Committee for their hard work this
year, the members of the PTA for
Sampling pictures for the 10 Year BSB Charity Board, it was gratifying to see the
continuity of our charity work through the years
their commitment and generosity,
and all the students and parents
who have supported our initiatives
so openheartedly. I really feel like we
have helped to make a significant
difference to the lives of many people
in need and hope that next year will
be as successful as this year has
been.
Dorothea Draser on behalf of the
BSB Charity Committee
Principal’s Report
Dear Parents and Friends of BSB,
The summer is finally upon us and we can reflect
on another fantastic year for BSB. There have
been many highlights, and so many wonderful
events organised by students, staff and parents
that will ensure this is a year to remember.
Recently I spent a night away with our Year 4
students on their trip to Poiana Brasov, and I was
really impressed with the manners and attitude
that the children displayed out of school. They
were confident to speak to other people in the
hotel and were polite at all times. In the morning
they showed concern for one another, asking
how they had slept, of course the first night away
some had done very little sleeping, however the
manner in which they expressed an interest in
their peers was touching to hear. Before they
boarded their coach for the day, I saw students
helping one another with additional bags,
checking that nothing had been left behind,
and asking if their friends were feeling ok and
did they want an extra glass of water before
setting off. The care they were showing to one
another was creating a wonderful atmosphere
of safety and comfort, something Ms Hussain
refers to in her comments. It was refreshing to
see this while the children were out of school,
as it has been something that I take for granted
from the students on a daily basis. It is a regular
occurrence to hear children taking the trouble
to consider their friends in playtime and in
the classroom, to politely respond to visitors
and to be confident to ask questions and state
their opinions when asked. So to be reassured
that these skills practiced at school are being
taken into their lives out of school time was
great to witness. Aside from academic ability,
preparing students for life after school means
that they must have healthy social skills, display
empathy and understanding, be confident to
represent their thoughts and argue their case
diplomatically, make friends and be responsible
for their actions. I am always very proud of BSB
students and feel that they have a great balance
of these qualities, and in the end this is where
their success will lay.
As always we must say goodbye to students
and colleagues alike, as another year draws to
a close. Whenever a member of school leaves it
is a BSB tradition for them to receive a map, a
school teddy bear and a Romanian pot. The pot is
to remind them of their time in Romania, the bear
to help them remember BSB and the map so they
can find their way back some day; it is lovely to
hear news of our alumni and so we hope that if
you are moving on this summer you will think of
us occasionally and drop us a line to let us know
how you are doing. We wish you all the very best.
Jo Puddy-Wells
[email protected]
The Front Desk
Pipera Office Staff: Ms Adina Suciu, Ms Madalina Cioc and Ms Alexandra Panait
Pipera
For admissions please contact Ms Madalina Cioc
either by e-mail at:
If you need any in formation or help in regard to
your child’s education and support at BSB, please
do not hesitate to contact our office team during
normal working hours, 8.00am-5.00pm,
Monday-Friday.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 021 267 8919
Fax: 021 267 8969
Tel: 021 267 8919
Fax: 021 267 8969
For specific help relating to school transport and
student lunches, please contact:
Mob: 0728 133 432/3
Tel: 021 267 8919
Fax: 021 267 8969
Gafencu
Mrs. Camelia Stoian
Mobile: 0731 300 804
Mrs. Camelia Stoian, Gafencu
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EYFS Gafencu
Report
The summer term of any school
year is always bitter sweet. The
children are thriving and relaxed
with a strong sense of ownership
of the building, the adults and their
learning. The weather is sunny and
warm, even hot, and so the children
can free flow indoors and outdoors
as they wish. The staff and children
all know each other very well and
all have a very clear understanding
of how the day is organised and
delivered and of the expectations
we all have of each other. The staff
are particularly thrilled as we see
and hear the children involving
themselves in everything that we
have strived to encourage them in
during the year. But as the case with
all good things, it gradually draws
to an end.
EYFS Pipera
Report
As the academic year draws to
a close it is always a time of fun
activities and reflection. I have just
looked back over the past editions
of Newsblast before starting to
write this report and was reminded
how much the children have grown
and matured, and the vast array of
activities that have taken place both
in EYFS and the school as a whole.
There is a moments silence then
“Ms Kath, you and Ms Alex and Ms
for all the children. It was wonderful
to read all the positive comments
about the children and the amount
of learning that has been going
on. Our transition programme has
ensured that all children are ready
and comfortable about moving onto
their next class and teacher.
Recently the EYFS children
received their reports and discs of
photographs. As EYFS Coordinator I
am lucky enough to read the reports
At the beginning of June EYFS Pipera
hosted the Bucharest Early Years
Group. This group meets each
term to share ideas and Early Years
issues. We had over 40 visitors
from schools around Bucharest.
It was inspiring to hear all the
positive comments about the EYFS
outdoor areas and classrooms
and we hope the other teachers
found the presentation about the
Key Stage 1
Report
the summer production ‘Eddie the
Penguin Saves the World’ and their
singing is amazing- I’m sure many of
you would have seen the production
by the time you are reading this.
It is hard to believe that the end of
the year is here! The summer term
has sped by really quickly with a
whirlwind of activities. The children
were on top form for Sports Day and
we can see lots of budding athletes.
The KS1 children were super keen
and enthusiastic! The KS1 team
would like to also congratulate
the children who participated and
won medals in the Mini-Olympics.
Science Day was a success with a
variety of different activities and
the children were determined to
solve and discover new things. The
children are now busy practising for
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I have just been called away by one
of the boys in my class to look at
the sand box where he and several
of his friends are busy making
“cement”. This activity involves
copious amounts of water, sand
and gravel from various parts of
the garden, all being mixed in a
deep hole in the centre of the sand
box, invariably there are several
sets of very dirty clothes, faces,
arms and legs. The conversation,
unprompted, is in English and
punctuated by calls for more sand or
water with several huffs and puffs
to demonstrate the strenuousness
of the work. The focus of the
conversation is on the class identity
next year. Their conversation makes
it very clear that they understand
that they, as the present Preschool
will be the Reception class next year
and that this is natural, as it is clear
to them that they are ‘big children”.
We are also still looking forward
to Teddy Bear’s Picnic we will be
sharing with EYFS. This event
is another opportunity for the
Reception children to join KS1 to
help with a smoother transition to
KS1. The Reception children have
also joined KS1 for a couple of
assemblies as well.
The children have worked extremely
hard over the year and they
should be very proud of all their
achievements. We are very proud
of all they have accomplished. I
have enjoyed being able to see the
Gaby will have the small children
next year (crèche); they will be
Preschool.” And so it goes, the
transition from one year to another.
The above conversation and
activity reflects a lot of adult time
and input. It also says that staff
were able to confidently allow
this messy activity because of
the excellent understanding and
support of the parents, whose
washing machines must have been
non stop through out the year!
Several parents explained that
after attending the various EYFS
workshops over the year, they now
had a clearer understanding of
the “look” of child development,
learning and achievement during
these early years. This underlines
the importance of the partnership
between home and school. Thank
you staff, parents and children for
an extremely enjoyable year!
Mrs Kath Homer, EYFS Gafencu
Coordinator
EYFS curriculum given by Mrs Kath
Homer useful and informative. The
feedback made me feel really proud
to be part of such a dedicated team.
Finally, I would like to thank all
the teachers, teaching assistants,
specialist teachers and cleaners
who work in EYFS Pipera. It is a
rewarding and friendly environment
to work in and this could not happen
without the hard work of all the
staff.
I wish all the children, parents and
staff at BSB a wonderful summer
holiday.
Ms Tiffany Moorcroft, EYFS Pipera
Coordinator
children in different lessons. We
are very privileged to have such
bright, receptive, enthusiastic and
caring children.
I would like to take this opportunity
to thank the parents for their
support throughout the year. I
would like to thank the KS1 team
for all their hard work and the TAs
for their continued support in the
classroom. I have been honoured
over the last three years to work
with a great group of children,
parents and staff and I leave this
year with fond memories. I wish
everyone a happy and restful
summer holiday and wish everyone
the best for next year.
Ms Justine Tyler,
Key Stage 1 Coordinator
Key Stage 2
Report
But we know they leave having had
a real blast,
When they focus on the years that
have past
Twinning with other classes or in
P.E having fun and a swim,
Numeracy lessons on volume filling containers to the brim.
It is hard to believe that June is
already here,
As this signals the end of another
school year.
There is no doubt the terms have
just flown by,
So I write this with a heavy heart
and a sigh.
To list all the highlights - a near
impossible task,
For everyone mentions different
ones when asked:
Some say the trips, computer
lessons or our Sports Day,
Though homework for some reason,
very few of them say!
Whatever your favourite memory of
the year or the school,
Be proud as you’ve all done very
well and are pretty ‘cool’.
Whatever you do over the summer,
just one thing to remember,
Please take care and I can’t wait to
see you all in September!
For as always we have some pupils
moving on,
And we will miss them all when they
are gone.
Science Day, Music lessons or
playing in the dome,
Using the climbing frame or just
having a break time roam,
Primary
School Report
seeming to even falter for a moment
were real moments of joy for me.
I think that children would need
to feel truly safe and happy to be
able to act like this at such a young
age and it gave me great pleasure
to think that BSB is providing this
atmosphere. Then, what really
impressed me more than anything
else, was seeing the children in the
semi-finals being so thoroughly
supported and encouraged by their
peers. From the oldest down to the
youngest children, everyone was
100% committed to wishing their
fellow students well. The cheering
and applauding that accompanied
every act was a pleasure to be a
part of. I really enjoyed the sense of
community that this event evoked
and I would really like to thank
the staff and children involved in
making it such a success.
As I sat down to write my end of year
report I was first of all rather thrown
that Mr Davidson had written a
poem for his! There was absolutely
no way that I was going to be able
to compete with such an impressive
piece of work. Secondly, as always,
I was finding it extremely difficult
to summarise just how I felt about
all the achievements, activities
and general excitements of the last
term. Having established that this
is not possible, I have decided to
instead focus on just a few aspects
that have made me proud recently.
The competition for ‘BSB’s Got
Talent’ has been one of my
highlights of the whole year. I have
been astounded by, not just the very
obvious talent which the children
possess, but more impressively, by
their incredible sense of confidence.
Watching them performing in front
of massive audiences, without
Secondary
School Report
It is hard to believe that I am once
again writing my final summer
message for the year. Time has
flown by and so much has been
achieved by our students. The last
few weeks have been hectic and
fun, and teachers and students alike
feel exhausted by all the activities,
trips, and event days. As always,
the end of the year has made all
of us aware of the international
nature of the school, and students
and teachers are preparing to
say farewell to students who are
leaving the British School to study
elsewhere in Romania and in other
countries. We wish success and
happiness to all our friends who are
moving on.
This term the Secondary School
has hosted transition days, sports
events, participated in the summer
I also wanted to acknowledge the
current Year 6’s transition from
Primary up to Secondary. These
children were the first that I taught
when arriving at BSB six years ago
and seeing my tiny Year 1’s journey
fair, the secondary students’
dance and the debating and public
speaking competitions. We have
ended the year with the Year 7 trip
to Madrid and the Year 8 – 11 trip
to Berlin. Students remaining in
Romania during this time were,
however, not allowed to rest as
staff prepared a hectic activity
week where students went to the
water park and Laser Quest among
many other activities, with the week
culminating in students preparing
a picnic for the final day. Our Key
Stage 3 students have taken their
end of year examinations, Year 9
students have made their subject
choices for the IGCSE courses next
year, and our Year 11 students have
also made important decisions
about their AS/A2 courses for next
year.
During our final week this term we
will see staff and students enjoying
the annual BBQ where once again
Mr Peet will don his apron and as
head chef oversee the cooking. On
Mr Iain Davidson,
Key Stage 2 Coordinator
into capable, responsible and
impressive young students has
been one of the greatest pleasures
of my teaching career. There is
nothing quite so rewarding as
watching children you have taught
grow up, and I feel very lucky to
be in a position to see this. I wish
them all well as they journey onto
Secondary School. I hope they all
stay in touch, wherever their future
lies.
My last comment is purely personal.
I want to thank students, parents
and staff for all their well-wishes
for the baby. Your support has
been much appreciated during this
exciting time. I will be back to work
full time in November but until then
I will be dropping by to visit you all
and to see that everything is going
well. So until then, have a safe and
relaxing holiday and to those who
are moving on, best wishes for the
journeys ahead of you, and please
stay in touch.
Ms Naima Hussain,
Head of Primary
the 29th of June the Secondary
School will hold its final assembly
of the year where we will celebrate
our students’ progress and
achievements. This assembly and
award ceremony is important to the
students and teachers and as such
we extend an open invitation to
parents who wish to attend. Finally,
our current Year 11 and 12 students
will be waiting for their IGCSE and
AS examinations results which will
be out mid August.
This has been an eventful, busy,
fruitful and exhausting year for
students and teachers alike. With
the prospect of sun, sea, family and
friends, may I take this opportunity
to wish you all a very happy and
relaxing summer vacation and I look
forward to seeing our returning BSB
students on Thursday the 2nd of
September.
Ms Jane Greenwood,
Head of Secondary
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Student Spotlight
Who are the
People in your
neighbourhood
Mariam in a DT Lesson
David, 4H
David, 4H, was born on June 7th, 2001. He’s been at
BSB since September. Before he came to BSB he
was in Siberia. His house team is Arges. He likes
Romania and his favourite thing to do in Romania is
going to the parks. His favourite things about BSB
are the teachers and house teams. His favourite
subjects are Science and History. He plays football
during break times. He enjoys lots of different food,
but he doesn’t like Romanian food that much. He
said if he could go anywhere in the world he’d like
to go to Russia. His favourite movie is ‘The Mask’.
His favourite book is 100 Mile Hour Dog. His special
talent is bike tricks and his favourite music is rock.
Mariam, Year 8, has been living in Romania for just
one year. She says she likes Romania but wishes it
was more organized like Germany. In spite of that
fact, Miriam compared BSB to her other school
as being nicer and greener, as well as having less
people which leads to better learning – a statement
which we all agree on, I’m sure. Miriam likes Pizza
and Chinese food. Miriam likes to keep healthy,
goes to the gym regularly and is glad that summer
is here, because she is able to practice swimming
as well. As much as Miriam likes summer, she is
not the only person in her family enjoying it; her
three cats by the names of Frechdachs, Tiger, and
Findus are also enjoying the fact that they can play
outside with her and her brother, Alex (who is also
studying in Year 3 at BSB). Coincidentally, the day
I interviewed Miriam it was her birthday, so my
last words go to wishing her a Happy Birthday and
thanking her for the cake.
By Mihnea, Year 10
“Who are the people in your neighbourhood, in your
neighbourhood, in your neighbourhood, in your
neighbourhood, yes, who are the people in your
neighbourhood, they’re the people that you meet
each day.”
In this final issue of
Newsblast for this
academic year I would
like to introduce you to
Mr Cristi Marinescu, who
is currently the manager
of all the BSB bus rides.
I am sure we all see
him every day fixing the
schedules for the buses
or perhaps on a quest
for students who are late
for their bus (as if that
ever happens) but what
few of us probably know
about Mr Marinescu
is that he used to be a
national table tennis
champion in Romania.
During Romanian communism, Mr Marinescu was
selected while at school at the age of 7 to play Table
Tennis. Once Mr Marinescu had proven to the world
he was a competent player, he was transferred to a
Romanian sporting club named ‘Progresul’. When
I asked Mr Marinescu whether he had any other
hobbies apart from table tennis, he corrected me
by saying table tennis was not only a hobby, it was
a passion.
Mr Marinescu’s table tennis record is as follows:
1st place in the Junior League in 1987
2nd place in the Medium League in 1989
3rd place in the Senior League (also referred to as
‘Unirea Tricolor’ in Romania) in 1991
Unfortunately everything comes at a cost, and in
order to become a national table tennis champion
Mr Marinescu ended up missing a lot of school.
However, because there was no money or career
future in the sport Mr Marinescu decided to quit
table tennis at the age of 16 and return full-time to
school, managing to obtain a High School diploma.
Currently, Mr Marinescu is focusing on his family
life, having been married for 2 years, and is looking
forward to his first child soon. Mr Marinescu told me
that he enjoys his current job as he likes working
with children and being a bus driver. I would like
to thank Mr Marinescu for providing me with the
opportunity to interview him and I wish him the best
of luck at BSB and at home, with his family. Thank
you, Mr Marinescu.
Hannah, 5L
Hannah, 5L, is a new student this year. She was
born in 2000, and has been at BSB just this year.
She is in Mures. Her favourite thing about Romania
is the street dogs and her favourite thing about
BSB is the swimming pool- she says she wouldn’t
change anything about BSB because it’s perfect.
During break time she likes talking to her friends.
Her favourite food is McDonalds. Her favourite
movie is ‘Coroline’ and her favourite book is ‘The
Illustrated Mum’ by Jacqueline Wilson. Her favourite
joke is: “What do you call a blind dinosaur? Do you
think he saw us!” Her special talent is singing and
her favourite band is The Black Eyed Peas. She says
she would like to visit Germany one day.
By Hassan, 5L
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Mihnea, Year 10
Isabel, Year 11
Isabel, Year 11 was born on the 19th August 1994.
She has just completed her IGCSE year. Some of
her favourite school subjects include Geography,
English and Maths and she wishes she was better
at PE. Isabel comes from England and Spain and
has also lived in Portugal and is fluent in Spanish,
Portuguese and English. In her free time Isabel likes
to hang out with friends and listen to music- her
preference is Shakira. Isabel’s favourite food is
veggie lasagne and tortellini.
By Louisa, Year 10
Cristi with Jarod and Chi helping to hold
his national champion certificate
New Parent Spotlight: Mrs Julia Armstrong
When did you come to Romania, and why?
I came to Romania in February ago with my husband
because he has a new job here
What class are your children in?
One son is in Reception with Mrs Claire O’Brien and
my other son is in Year 2 with Ms Kristen Swanson
If you could be a teacher, what subject would you
teach?
I think I would like to be a drama teacher
Do your children like BSB? If so, what do they like?
They like the school, the teachers and their new
friends
Where did you live before moving to Romania?
I lived in the Netherlands
Did you go to the Summer Fair?
Yes, I went with my children and we all had a great
time
What are your interests?
I’m interested in music, theatre and cooking
What were your first impressions of BSB?
The first day I came to BSB I said “Wow it’s
amazing!”
What were your first impressions of Romania?
I arrived in February when it was cold and thought
it was very busy, so I did not have the best first
impression but now I like it here
Finally, what is your favourite movie and what
music do you like?
My favourite singer is Lady Gaga and Florence and
the Machine and my favourite movie is ‘All about
my Mom’.
Alexandra 6H (Junior writer for the BSB Newsblast)
A new parent to the school, Mrs Julia Armstrong
Snack Attack Open for Business
Mmmmm, what shall I have for lunch today
Year 11 students, Alexandra, Andreea, Edoardo and
Denis relaxing after their French IGCSE exam
Ms Taylor and Mr McGowan enjoying a Snack Attack
Taking a hot toasted sandwich out for Mihnea, Year 10
Year 8 students Mariam and Naomi making an order
Why not check out the Parent’s notice board while
you’re there
In Issue 4 we announced that the new cafeteria
was about to open, hinting that you would be able
to grab a ‘snack’. Well, we are happy to announce
that Snack Attack is now open on the BSB campus
and available for students, parents, and teachers
to enjoy, offering a wide selection of snacks and
meals to enjoy at lunchtime and throughout the
day. Parents are invited to come to school early
in the afternoon and to enjoy a club of tea or a
fresh coffee with other parents before picking their
children up at 3pm after classes finish, or 4pm
after the BSB Club session. We look forward to
seeing you there soon!
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House Competition Report
Arges piecing their water pipe together
Danube runners
Mures with their first cup of water
Olt runners
Arges runners
Danube with a steady flow of water
Mures taking a break
Olt working together
It has been a very busy final term with
several House events taking place.
Arges proved their might in the KS2
tug of war competition – they were
even able to beat the teacher team!!
Sports day was a huge success with
the mighty Danube coming out on top
in the end.
co-operative skills to transport water
from a central area, down a set of
pipes to a bucket. There was some
excellent team work in all the houses,
however Arges managed to collect the
most water on the day.
It has been an exciting third term
in the House Competition. At the
time of writing Mures are in the lead
with 4379 points, followed by Arges
with 4290. Olt have 4194 points and
Danube have 4114.
Recently the Houses undertook
BSB’s first ever whole school water
challenge where they had to use their
Primary House Captain Reports
Awesome Arges
Danube is the Best!!!
Go Olt Go!
Mighty Mures
This term Arges has definitely tried
their best in many different areas. We
did the Cha Cha slide with DJ Casper.
The whole house team danced for
victory and did their very best and
came second just behind Mures.
Unfortunately we can’t always win. We
also competed in a Tug of War battle
and won (HOORAY!!!), but it was a
tough battle against Mures. Arges
gained 400 house points with the Tug
of War, which probably took us into
first place. Then Sports Day came and
everything changed. I know we all did
our best, but sadly we didn’t expect
to finish third. However, I believe in
my team and I know we are going to
come first at the end. Luckily, there
will be a competition coming up and
hopefully, Arges will win. Thanks to
everyone in Arges, it has been a great
experience being the House Team
Captain for Arges.
Danube has been achieving more
than they were anticipating! Danube
was so strong and powerful that we
won the Sports Day with a very big
difference. I knew this year Danube
would win because I believe in
my team and knew we could do it.
DANUBE ROCKS! BLUES NEVER LOSE!
On Sports Day there were lots of
events going on. Everyone had to
choose an event and try their best. If
they won they would get a medal and
house points. One other competition I
really enjoyed was the Cha Cha slide.
Everyone in Danube had a lot of fun!
Teaching my house the moves took a
little time but that didn’t matter. Even
if we came 3rd we had a lot of fun. At
the end of the Cha Cha slide all the
KS2 danced including the teachers.
DANUBE WILL ROCK FOREVER!!! It has
been great being the House Captain
for Danube. Thanks.
It has been a very exciting final
term for Olt. We have all worked
hard together, especially on Sports
Day, which we all enjoyed. At the
beginning of Sports Day Olt was in
last place, but after the break we
were able to move up to second
place, which was incredible. Well
done! Outstanding performances on
Sports Day included the relay race,
running, throwing and high jump. Our
goal for Olt is to still try to win the
end of the year House Team Cup. I
would like to take this opportunity to
wish everyone a wonderful Summer
Holiday.
It has been an exciting term for
Mures, especially since we are in first
place for house points in KS2! This
shows we have learnt to cooperate
and work together. I’m sad for the end
of the year when we will have to say
goodbye as some of the students in
Mures will be leaving BSB.
Jarod 6H, Arges House Captain
Dilara 6H, Danube House Captain
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Eleanor, 6U, Olt House Captain
I am very proud of being in Mures
because we aren’t just a few students
in a certain house. We are hard
working. We are tough. We are Mures,
proud to be together battling it out
for the top spot. There isn’t another
house like it. During the long school
year members of Mures have come to
me saying how they earned a certain
number of house points and that we
have to be on top. This shows how
much we care and love our house.
This is why we are Mures.
Thomas, 6U, Mures House Captain
Primary House Point Chart
Secondary House Point Chart
House Point Race Finale!
The last term at BSB has been filled
with many activities involving the
whole school in house competitions.
The first major competition was
Sports Day which was dominated by
Danube who secured the top spot
followed by Olt, Arges and Mures.
The win at Sports Day gave Danube
an incentive to pick up the pace and
achieve as many points as possible
during the last few weeks. This was
followed by the Water Competition,
with Arges the victors this time raising
their house points tally. So what does
all this mean? Well let me tell you.
Even though Danube and the other
houses obtained scores of house
points, it was still not enough to
snatch the victory away from MURES,
which shows you how hard Mures
have worked this year to build up
such a commanding unassailable
total! The final scores for the 2010
Secondary House
Competition are:
1st Mures: 3934
2nd Danube: 3528
3rd Olt: 3524
4th Arges: 3353
Congratulations to Mures, who have
liberated the House Competition Cup
from Danube’s grasp!
Mr Pantella,
Secondary House Point Coordinator
Mures showing the winning spirit that won them this year’s Secondary House Competition
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Student Council Report
The First Ever Talent Show at BSB!
The Student Council worked extra hard this term to
organise the first ever talent show at BSB. It was
an exciting event and everyone really enjoyed it. It
started with the preliminary rounds, where everyone
was invited to come and showcase their talents.
We had an assortment of talents from balancing on
one leg, art, and Scottish dancing to a display using
Samari swords. In the end, 15 acts were chosen
to compete in the quarter finals, where the whole
school got to watch at an outdoor assembly. This is
the list of talented students who made it through to
the quarterfinal:
1. Francois and Stanislav from Year 5 with the song
‘Poker Face’
2. Joana from Year 5 with ‘Potential Break Up Song’
by Aly and AJ
3. Megan from Year 7 with her guitar playing
‘Breath’ by Taylor Swift
4. Thomas, Eleanor, Elena and Benedetta from Year
6 with a ‘BOOM BOOM POW!’
5. Gaya from Year 5 playing the role of a Chip Munk
for her version of Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies’
6. Max from Year 7 with his trumpet playing ‘Land,
Hope, and Glory’
9. Julia from Year 5 sang ‘Woman in Love’ by
Barbara Streisand: Primary School Winner
10. Daniel from Year 5 recited a poem he wrote
titled ‘Crazy Invention’
11. Basil, Fillipo and Roberto from Year 7 performed
a comedy sketch called ‘Who’s name?’
12. Lena from Year 3 (our youngest talent) offered a
rendition of ‘Hot and Cold’ by Katy Perry
13. 6H Boys on the bongos played a piece they
wrote themselves
14. Rhys from Year 7 sang ‘Valerie’
15. May from Year 10 offered her rendition of
‘Hallelujah’: Secondary School winner
From the Quarter finals something exciting
happened; everyone did such an amazing job
that all talent groups were selected to go on to the
finals! The finals were held at the BSB Summer Fair
on Saturday June 5th. It was a wonderful final but in
the end the overall winner for Secondary was May
from Year 10, and the overall winner for Primary
was Julia from Year 5. Congratulations May and Julia
and to everyone who participated. BSB does have
Talent!
Maria and Aliss, 6H
Thomas, Eleanor, and Benedetta performing a dance
Francois and Stanislav performing ‘Poker Face’
May singing Hallelujah
Max playing ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Megan, singing ‘Breath’
Jesus, Jarod, Finn, and Aaron from 6H
The BSB’s Got Talent Competition
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IGCSE Art
It has been a busy time for IGCSE Students. In
September I was introduced to my Year 11 Art
students and was immediately impressed by their
focus, determination and creative flair. During the
course of the year the students have filled their
A3 sketchbooks to the brim with ideas, research
and carefully constructed drawings and completed
elaborate mixed media and sculptural pieces in
a range of sizes for their mock and externally set
examination. It has been a very exciting process and
I have had the pleasure of witnessing each students
skills and confidence develop during the course
of the year. Each student should be very proud of
their accomplishments and I hope they enjoy a well
deserved rest this Summer! I also hope that you
enjoy some of the photos of examples of their art in
this issue
Research and Experimentation by Andreea
Alexandru uses mosaic to express his views on the
theme ‘I, Me and Mine’
Alexandra delves into the world of dressmaking
Andreea works with oil and acrylic paint for her portrait study
Soo Min’s dramatic interpretation of Man Ray’s work
Andreea conveys her love of dance and Degas influence
Experimentation and Research by Soo Min
Soo Min’s wonderfully inspired final piece
Andreea expresses her wonderful drawing and painting
skills in her portrait study
Senia expresses her understanding of cubism in her
fragmented guitar composition
Alexandra experiments with architectural drawings and
sculpture
Ms Martina Greaney, Head of Art
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Visiting Author offers BSB teachers insights
into the writing process
During Anthony Lishak’s visit he not
only spoke to the children about
his writing and his ideas but ran a
workshop for the teachers to offer
some advice about teaching writing.
In the past, he was a school teacher
and also a stand-up comedian; both
of which were noticeable during
his discussion. His main focus was
to give the teachers some tools to
allow children to access and use
their own experiences as content for
their own writing. He demonstrated a
line of questioning he calls ‘Drilling
Down’, where he asks the writer
probing questions to find more
information about their experience.
From this deeper thinking about
their experiences the writer’s work
is more detailed and specific. Our
classroom teachers can now take the
ideas discussed at the CPD training
session with Mr Lishak and use them
in the classroom to help improve the
student’s writing practice. On behalf
of all the teachers at BSB I would like
to thank Mr Lishak for taking the time
to discuss his writing experiences
and love of writing with us. We look
forward to your return.
Mr Dan Madsen, Year 5 teacher
Children’s Author Anthony Lishak visits BSB
During the week starting Monday
10th May, BSB was proud to play host
to another famous visiting author
Anthony Lishak.
and Jessica and he writes in a garden
shed.’
Alessandro from Year 5 had this to
say about him:
‘This week an English author named
Anthony Lishak came to our school.
He is a funny man and he really likes
his job. He was born in Liverpool
in 1958 and worked as a primary
teacher for 15 years. He now writes
fiction and non-fiction books, which
he loves to do, but sadly only gets
paid the equivalent of a Mars bar per
book, which is not a lot! He dreamed
of becoming a footballer when he
was young but says he was not really
that good at football. The first book
he ever wrote was Coming Round.
He has 3 children named Emily, Sam
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Alessandro, 5L
Mr Lishak has indeed written a
number of well-known titles such as
Henri’s Boots and Clickety Clack –
Something To Pack, and aside from
being a teacher, he has also worked
as a comedian: the children certainly
found his witty one liners and off the
wall humour refreshing and there
were many laughs during the class
sessions.
During his week here, Mr Lishak
worked with all the classes in both
the Primary and Foundation Stage
from both campuses. He also worked
with Year 7. Activities varied across
the age groups but included such
things as dramatisations of his
stories, written activities around
creating characters and packing
suitcases, to in depth discussions
about the world and life as we know
it.
Parents and children also had
a chance to speak to Mr Lishak
personally when he spent an
afternoon signing and selling his
books. Many of us were thrilled to
have a book with a personal message
and signature from a famous author!
For his part Mr Lishak said that he
was enchanted with our school
premises and our positive school
atmosphere. He found our children
active, enthusiastic and engaging. He
even said he wished he had a further
day or two to spend with the Year 7’s,
whom he said had incredible minds
and whose conversations he had
thoroughly enjoyed.
It was a fun and interesting week for
all and I am more than convinced
that we harbour a number of future
authors in our midst!
Tiffanie French-Paris,
Primary Literacy Coordinator
Mr Lishak speaking to Key Stage 1
Mr Lishak telling Year 4 students about what inspired him to write Henry’s Boots
Mr Lishak speaking to Key Stage 1
Mr Lishak signing a free book for Alexy, the top student in Literacy for the week
An interview with Children’s book writer Antony Lishak
What do you find more pleasing to write, poetry or
prose?
Although I write poems I see myself as a writer NOT
a poet. Ideas come to poets as poems – they come
to me as prose.
Which book did you find most hard to write and
why? Is it the same book that brought you the
utmost fulfillment?
I found the non-fiction book series “What’s that got
to do with me?” hardest to write – because it far
easier making things up than having to write “facts
in an interesting way”. I can’t say that they were
more fulfilling than the novels I’ve written.
You express a great amount of emotion in your
books, how much of it is based on your own
experiences and how much of it is fiction?
Everything anyone writes must have some root in
personal experience – sometimes it’s more obvious
than others, but it’s always there…
What is the hardest thing about writing and what
are your aims after you finish a book? What about
for the years to come?
The hardest thing about writing is constructing a
believable world of words in which a good idea can
come alive – because a good idea is not enough by
itself…
If you could live one of the adventures from your
books, which one would it be and why?
That’s an easy question! Henry’s Boots of course
How will the future of children’s books look like in
the years to come?
If I knew that I’d be rich! But I think things aren’t
going to change that much – digital books will add
a new dimension, but they’ll always be a place for
paper…
Do you have any advice for the young writers of
today?
Don’t give up!
Alex Cirtu, Year 4 TA
Antony Lishak with Mr Alex Cirtu, Year 4 TA
Secondary School Mathematics Report
SATS
If you’ve heard the gentle hum of busy minds at
work, it is because Year 9 has been preparing for
their Key Stage 3 SATs exams this term. After much
work both in class and at home, the students
were finally ready to take their exam. In all there
were three papers:, calculator, non-calculator,
and one mental maths paper. They are not all
equally weighted; the mental mathematics paper is
weighted 20% and the other two 40% respectively.
There were also three different tiers of papers,
ranging from levels 4-6, 5-7 and for the students
that wanted to stretch themselves there was the
option of doing the 6-8 paper.
I would like to give a special mention to Shani who
worked particularly hard completing practice papers
during this period! I eagerly await their results and I
wish Year 9 luck with their results.
IGCSE
On Monday the 7th and Friday the 11th of June Year
11 students sat their IGCSE Maths Exam. There
were two tiers: foundation and higher. The papers
lasted for two hours and were set by the Edexcel
exam board. Some found the first paper challenging
but excelled in the 2nd paper. Different revision
techniques were employed, some choose to revise
in the comfort of their own homes while others
where constantly in the Maths’ classroom by 8:30
every morning. I wish them the best of luck with
their results in all their subjects.
Parents’ Maths Challenge
I choose three numbers from this number square,
including one number from each row and one
number from each column. I then multiply the three
numbers together. What is the largest possible
product?
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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A 72, B 96, C 105, D 162, E 504
Year 7 and 8 students completed similar questions
in their UK Junior Mathematics Challenge this
term. This challenge was aimed at developing
mathematical skills to solve problems. The students
worked hard and enjoyed the challenge, and
although we are expecting good results from this
Ms Jenny Leay, Maths and Business Studies teacher
challenge, we would like to improve further next
year. If parents also enjoy these challenges then
practice papers could be provided for you to work
together to help your children prepare for next
year’s challenge.
Mrs Jennifer Leay, Head of Mathematics
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BSB students enjoy Royal Jubilee Celebrations
Prince Radu traditional Karate Federation demonstration
Royal Patron of the Romanian Traditional Karate
Federation, Prince Radu, accompanied by a
Royal entourage, as a part of his 50thAnniversay
Celebration, visited the British School of Bucharest
campus in Pipera to pay tribute to eight Romanian
Karate Federation World Champions.
On Thursday the 27th of May Prince Radu,
accompanied by HRH Queen Anne, HRH Crown
Princess Margarita, HIRH Archduke Georg of
Austria, HRH Princess Alexander of Belgium, HRH
Princess Philomena of France, HIRH Archduchess
Eilika of Austria, the Marquis of Trazegnies, the
Count and Countess of El Abra, Ms Mira CottierLukas, Mrs Victoria McDonaugh, Dr Akkan, Mr
Ruaidhri McDonaugh and number of diplomats,
actors, and artists as a part of Prince Radu’s 50th
Jubilee Celebrations attended a formal karate
demonstration organized jointly by The British
School of Bucharest and The Romania Traditional
Karate Federation to honour eight recently crowned
Romanian world champions.
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After a short welcoming ceremony, including the
Romanian National Anthem, a short traditional
karate demonstration was performed by students
from the British School of Bucharest, lead by their
coach Senpai Stuparu Marta, 3 DAN. This was
followed by an impressive show of traditional karate
skills, including a variety of hand weapons, by eight
current world champions, including Stuparu Dan Jr.,
Benescu Ilena, Muresan Florin, Valceanu Camelia,
Uruc Octavian, Lare Simona, Trandafir Romeo, and
Danciu Manona, who were all presented with a
Royal Diploma of Appreciation.
As part of the demonstration Romanian Traditional
Karate Federation President Sensei Dan Stuparu,
7th Dan, also the European and Balkan Traditional
Fudokan Karate Federation President and coach of
the National Romanian Team of Traditional Karate,
put on an impressive show of traditional karate
fighting techniques splitting in symbolic tribute to
the eight world champions, eight wooden boards in
quick succession with a variety of hand, arm, and
leg kicks. Sensei Dan Stuparu was recently awarded
Mihai I Medal for loyalty by the Royal Family for
his achievements as both the President and coach
of the Romanian Traditional Karate Federation.
Originally founded in 1993, The Romanian
Traditional Karate Federation has managed place
first in the European Traditional Fudokan Karate
Championships every year since 1996, receiving
the Royal patronage of Prince Radu in 2006 in
recognition of the prestige and honour that the
Federation has brought to Romanian.
As a part of his 50th Jubille Prince Radu also
visited Comana Monastery and hosted a Royal
Garden Party at Palatul Elisabeta, attended by
royalty, diplomats, artists and actors, along with
a number of other honoured guests, including
Sensei Dan Stuparu, Senpai Stuparu Marta, and
BSB Director Corina Adriana and BSB Principal Jo
Puddy-Wells who very graciously offered to host the
Romanian Traditional Karate Federation 50th Jubilee
Demonstration.
Prince Radu and 1C
Sensei meeting the Queen and Princess
Sensei demonstrating fighting techniques
Marta Stuparu, 3 DAN preparing BSB students for the Royal visit
Key Stage 3 - Design Technology - Eco Bags Project
Mission Completed
Key Stage 3 have finally completed
their ‘Eco-Bag’ project. A big thank
you to the PTA for the donation of
the sewing machines! Their work
is outstanding and they should
be very proud of what they have
accomplished. I am looking forward
to more textiles projects next year and
the students are definitely looking
forward to actually using their bags
for school. Not only have they put
an enormous amount of effort into
their work, they can actually use
their work to send a message that
BSB is committed to helping the
environment and has a strong eco
ideology. I am very much looking
forward to seeing Key Stage 3 use
their bags with pride, and cut back on
using plastic bags which are harmful
to the environment!
Andreea presenting her eco bag
Diana modelling her finished piece
Naomi presenting her finshed product
Sophie Yr 8 final design with added
sophistication
Cezar’s abstract logo design
Fillippo’s final bag design celebrating 10
years of BSB
Ms Jen Kemp,
Teacher I/C Design Technology
Jeannea’s intricate needwork
Breaking News:
A newly discovered planet: Planet BSB
Houston, we do not have a problem…I repeat, we
DO NOT have a problem!
Welcome to Planet BSB, a recently discovered
inhabitable planet found orbiting the sun, just off
the atmosphere of Earth. It is a relatively small site
which can support life as many odd creatures have
been found doing what they call ‘Learning’.
After spending some time investigating and
monitoring their daily lifestyle and culture (which is
rather a change from life here on Earth!), our visiting
correspondent has provided us with an updated
status report identifying the native population
as eco-beings, dubbed “The Green Ones” owing
to their respectable way of life, caring for the
environment in which they dwell. We have acquired
video footage of the native creatures classified as
“Students” switching off unnecessary appliances
powered by “electricity”; disposing of waste in
odd containers known as “Distmins” (I apologize)
“Dustbins”. They also have a peculiar tradition of
devoting one day a year to dressing completely in
green in order to raise money towards even further
eco-friendly action. Planet BSB also supports a
unique system known as the “Eco-Point” system.
These small rewards are distributed by the local
eco-officers that are members of the eco-committee.
They are awarded for small acts that promote Planet
BSB’s environment, performed by the students.
On a yummier note, the green ones occasionally
host a scrumptious event called a ‘Bake Sale’
where delicious treats are purchased in order to
raise further money for the well-being of Planet
BSB’s already astounding environment. Overall,
we have profiled this odd location as very bizarre
in comparison to planet Earth, but nevertheless, a
marvelously clean and intriguing spot and we plan
to use their way of life as a model for future life back
on Earth.
Creatures performing a delicious ceremony
Eco-Bake sale
Final Note: More Breaking News: a rather odd
creature has just been discovered but not yet
classified by scientists. We are told that it answers
to the name “Murchison, or The Mighty Green One,”
(when asked if we could write this it was quoted as
saying, ‘I’m not wearing green, GAAaaarrrhhhHH!)
By Jennéa (a Planet BSB Native) and
Naomi (a visiting Astronaut), Year 8
‘The Mighty Green One’ scouting for school projects
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BSB Sports Day,
2010
In partenship with Porsche Finance
Group Romania, VW & Audi
We certainly had no complaints about the weather
for this year’s Sports Day. No wind and plenty of
sun was just about perfect for all of our athletes
young or old. In total there was three Sports Days
taking place at the same time. EYFS and KS 1 were
showing off many of the skills that they had been
practicing throughout the year in their PE classes.
KS 2 had individual and team Athletic competitions
to take part in and the Secondary School students
were grouped together for their quadrathlon.
Each of the Sports Day’s had its own results and all
scores were put together so that an overall winner
could be announced. It was stressed that everyone
from Creche to Year 11 who took part in an event
was able to score points for their House. We feel
that participation and effort in any sporting contest
is just as important as winning and excellence.
Even though we, as a PE Department, know that all
of our pupils tried their best in the events, a couple
of people need a special mention. Olivia Spears
from 7H, for winning 5 gold medals. Mihnea Rusu
from 10 C, for his great effort in the 400m. Patrick
Reynolds from 5M, for never giving up and winning
the bronze medal for Olt in the 8 x 50m mixed relay
race. Sarah Morgan from 2S, for showing us that
if we practice hard in PE we can be rewarded on
Sports Day and in her case well done for winning
the Year 2 girls 35m race.
EYFS & KS1 Sports Day
PLACE
TEAM
POINTS
1ST
OLT
367
2ND
ARGES
324
3RD
DANUBE
282
4TH
MURES
273
KS 2 Sports Day
PLACE
TEAM
POINTS
1ST
DANUBE
324
2ND
ARGES
231
3RD
OLT
212
4TH
MURES
208
1W boys racing to the line
Secondary Sports Day
PLACE
TEAM
POINTS
1ST
DANUBE
330
2ND
OLT
310
3RD
ARGES
304
4TH
MURES
297
BSB students enjoying a morning snack
Overall Sports Day
PLACE
TEAM
POINTS
1ST
DANUBE
936
2ND
OLT
889
3RD
ARGES
859
4TH
MURES
778
Careful with that water
Sports Day Practice from Gafencu’s Point of View
Preschool and Reception Gafencu were so excited
when they heard that they were going to visit Pipera
for a Sports Day Practice: Crèche Gafencu were
looking forward to an afternoon of peace and quiet
at Gafencu without the big children.
for a reason. With the sun and the almost party
atmosphere we all had a great time preparing for
and participating in Sports Day. A great end to a
great year!
Ms Kellyanne Feeney, Reception Class Teacher
When we arrived we were amazed at the sports
bubble and how many people we saw. We
recognised siblings and it was nice to see people
smiling. Some of us were astounded and some of us
were raring to start. We had great fun talking to our
friends at Pipera and also making new ones. It was
interesting for the children to see people they knew
already in different surroundings, such as Mr Mugur
and Mr Jonathan. We watched with anticipation as
the games began.
With adults rushing around getting organised and
children chatting and laughing the atmosphere was
amazing. It was scary being in teams with people
we didn’t know but the teaching assistants helped
us and we were soon put at ease. We really enjoyed
the races and activities organised.
The day was a great chance for Gafencu to be a
part of the BSB community and the day itself was
glorious. Sports Day gave the parents a chance
to mingle and chat and it gave us the chance to
meet up with new friends again. Reception found
it particularly useful as part of their transition to
the Big School and it was a relevant summer trip
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Enzo ducking under
Jason from Pre School practising the ‘Balancing beam’
Sasha from Reception pratising the ‘Giant ball roll’
Ethan clears the bar by a long way
Foundation are on a roll
Jennea on her way to gold
Snack time, “more please”
Good balancing Lenny
EYFS and KS 1 in action
Reception Year Boys Sprint
Good form Francois
Louis-Philippe concentrating hard
Yr 7 100m semi Final
Great jump David
Obstacles are no problem
Well done Danube, great effort
It’s going to be a close race
Oskar going through the hoops
The winners podium
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Healthy Schools Week 3rd – 7th May, 2010
PHCSE
• To contribute significantly to the 5 National
outcomes for the Every Child Matters initiative
• To explore attitudes and values in a safe and
supportive environment
• To develop knowledge, skills and understanding
to empower our students to make healthy and
safe lifestyle choices
• To develop positive relationships and respect
difference and diversity in people
HEALTHY EATING
• To build confidence and learn new skills about
healthy food choices
• To ensure that healthy and nutritious food and
drink is available across the school and
especially through Healthy Schools Week
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
• To provide a range of physical activities for all
students to access
• To educate children so they understand how
physical activity can help them be healthier
• To show children how physical activity can
improve and be a part of their everyday lives
EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING
• To promote emotional health and well-being to
help pupils understand and express their
feelings, and build their confidence and
emotional resilience and their capacity to learn
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Healthy Schools Week is a UK initiative with fun
activities which focus on the four strands of Healthy
Schools to achieve specific goals:
What happened during the week?
During the week in May there were so many
exciting activities which took place! In Secondary
a representative from the yogurt company Danone
visited our school to give a talk about healthy
eating and to share some Danone products with
the whole school! Nearly every student and teacher
received a couple of yogurts as a healthy snack for
the day. Our school nurse Mrs Camelia Ion also
came along to a number of PHCSE lessons to show
secondary students how to administer very basic
first aid and what to do in case of an emergency
at school and Year 11 were very lucky to take part
in a cooking demonstration from a qualified chef.
There were also rowing competitions for KS2 and
Secondary and friendship games were played in
KS1. A highlight of the week for KS2 was ‘The Great
Healthy Schools Race’ whereby each class had
to create four targets for the four areas and try to
achieve their targets by the end of the week and
teachers even got into the Healthy Schools mood
with a shared lunch consisting only of healthy
foods! There are so many talented chefs amongst
the secondary staff! The finale of the week was
the Healthy Schools Bake Sale which the whole
school contributed to and all funds raised went
towards healthy schools initiatives for the future!
A suggestion for the next Sports Day is to have sun
cream stations to keep our skin protected during
the hot day….keep your eyes out for more Healthy
Schools Committee ventures and up and coming
Healthy Schools Weeks next year!
Ms Jen Kemp, Healthy Schools Committee Secondary
The Healthy Schools Bake Sale
Dr Bogdan from Danone giving a talk to
Secondary about Healthy Eating
Fillippo chosing a Healthy option
Miss Jones enjoying a Healthy Salad
Camelia Ion our school nurse outlining
the objectives for the first aid session
Our chef Adam demonstrating
the correct technique
The Healthy Schools display
board in the Parents Room
Egor, Alex and Ana Year 7 working together to fit a
bandage for an injured hand
The dessert vanilla flavoured yogurt
with chopped exotic fruit
The main course grilled salmon on a bed of pasta
Healthy Schools Week 1 minute Rowing Challenge Results
KS2 Girls
Secondary Boys
Tudor
334 metres
Raphaela
223 metres
Nikita
302 metres
Gaya
202 metres
Panayiotis
278 metres
Eleanor
199 metres
Ege
271 metres
Anisia
179 metres
Andrei
264 metres
Lena
178 metres
Robert
264 metres
Ana-Maria
178 metres
Alex P.
245 metres
Daria
176 metres
Antonio
236 metres
Hannah B.
176 metres
Max
204 metres
Alina
174 metres
Muhammad
200 metres
KS2 Boys
Hyun-Ji
170 metres
Hyun-Jung
167 metres
Adam
230 metres
Alexandra
155 metres
Sacha
229 metres
Seo Young
155 metres
Matteo
215 metres
Arina
140 metres
Antoine
212 metres
Amelia
131 metres
Jesus
208 metres
Samaa
130 metres
Viktorija
Jarod
204 metres
Francois
203 metres
Alexander P.
198 metres
Jennea
261 metres
197 metres
Eda
239 metres
193 metres
Naomi
234 metres
Aaron
189 metres
Sophie
229 metres
David K.
187 metres
Andreea
204 metres
Jakob
183 metres
178 metres
160 metres
Salaar
153 metres
Ethan
140 metres
EYFS Healthy
Schools Week
During Healthy Schools Week, the EYFS classes
were very busy thinking about how we can keep
healthy. We began the week with an assembly on
‘being healthy’ where we identified healthy and
unhealthy foods in some of our favourite stories
and discussed ways we can keep fit, did some fun
exercises together and thought about what we
could do the rest of the week to show how we try
to stay healthy in EYFS.
Francesco, Smruti, Luca and Sai from 1C playing ‘Helping
Hoop’ for Healthy Schools Week
We also worked with a professional chef to
do some food tasting sessions, sampling and
guessing a variety of healthy foods, whilst
blindfolded. The children thoroughly enjoyed
this experience and learnt a lot about different
flavours and textures of food and the way the
palete works, thinking about sweet, sour, salty
and bitter tastes. Each class also worked hard to
make some tasty healthy foods for the Healthy
School Bake Sale which was held at the end of
the week.
During the week we also thought about
the importance of keeping active. Physical
development is a big part of the EYFS so we
are active and physical every day, but we took
advantage of the lovely weather and the theme
of the week to do some extra physical activities
outside, including running races, team games,
and balancing.
Preschool preparing a healthy
snack for everyone to enjoy
Ms Claire Cowlishaw, Reception class teacher
Throughout the week, each class took it in turns
to make a healthy snack to share with the other
classes, and we met each day at a different place
to enjoy our snacks. Reception C went first making
homemade hummus with toasted flat bread;
Crèche made banana smoothies, Reception E
made fruit jelly; and finally Preschool made a
selection of fresh chopped fruit and vegetables.
The children in EYFS are always encouraged to
bring a healthy snack to school each day, and fruit
and milk are also provided in their classes, but it
was lovely to work together and share our healthy
foods with each other.
Reception C keeping fit doing running races
Ms Kristen Swanson,
Key Stage 1 Healthy Schools Coordinator
128 metres
Matei
Philip
This year KS1 focused on both emotional and
physical well-being for Healthy Schools Week.
In order to promote healthy relationships, KS1
students participated in several cooperative games,
building friendships and self-confidence in the
process. Much fun was had participating in the
egg and spoon relay races. We also all learned to
work together for ‘Helping Hoop’, a game in which
students must hold hands in a circle and aid one
another in passing a rope hoop without breaking
the chain of hands. To promote a healthy lifestyle,
the students were encouraged to bring in healthy
snacks, and the healthiest students from each
class won a Healthy Snack Award. Finally, each
class worked together to come up with an idea for
a contribution to the Healthy School Bake Sale. We
particularly enjoyed eating up all the melon once we
were at the Bake Sale!
Secondary Girls
Stanislav
Kristopher
KS1 Healthy
Schools Week
Reception and Preschool working with
the chef exploring healthy foods
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Healthy Schools Week - Cha Cha Slide Assembly
One of the activities that the Healthy
Schools Committee ran during the
Healthy Schools Week was a KS2
school dance competition. The dance
is called the Cha Cha Slide. The
children were split into their house
teams and given a limited amount of
time to practice and learn the dance
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routine. The teams then all came
back together and each performed
the dance in front of the other teams
and our panel of judges. The team
were scored on the way that they
moved and danced together as a
unit and were able to synchronise
their movements to the music. The
students and teachers had a fantastic
afternoon with this activity and
inevitably all involved ended up in a
grand finale where all of the teachers
and students danced together. The
final results for the competition were
as follows. First place Mures with 83
points, closely followed by Arges with
82.5 points, Danube had 70.5 points
and OLT finished with 63 points. Very
well done to all that took part.
Mr Clayton Burt, Healthy Schools
Committee – PE representative
Arges performing & Mures looking On
Judging Panel May, Bethan, Emma, Mr Ellis and Ms Kemp
Teachers and students Cha Chaing together
Teachers Jump Up
Danube with hands on knees
Mures Criss Cross
Olt Hands On Your Knees and Get Ready To... Criss Cross
KS2 House Captain Demonstration
Emergent Writing
Emergent writing is a fascinating time in a child’s
development. It actually begins when a child makes
marks on paper; this can be drawing, scribbling,
painting or squiggles. A child copies what they
see an adult doing when they write and the child
repeats the up and down movement that they see
an adult do. These scrawls are very important as the
practise gives children the opportunity to begin to
hold pencils and mark making tools and they are
able to attempt the physical movements that writing
entails, such as anti-clockwise and retracing vertical
lines. Making big movements in the air also helps
the physical skills that children eventually refine
into smaller handwriting movements.
was when Ambra was writing about what makes
her happy. She said the sun makes her feel good
and she therefore wrote her letters in yellow pencil.
This caused confusion to the adults as it appeared
that Ambra had written nothing (it was pink paper.)
However, when she was asked to explain why she
wrote in yellow she said because it was the sun. It is
therefore important to give children the opportunity
and time to explain their work.
Therefore, all mark making has its place in
children’s development in writing. The Early
Learning Goals of the EYFS states that a child only
has to write some recognisable letters by Year 1. We
should celebrate all of the creations that children
make as they are all relevant.
Ms Kellyanne Feeney, Reception teacher, Gafencu
Children have their own reasons for writing and
mark making in the way they do. One such example
Ambra explaining her writing
Calin painting a picture. Benji and Joost are watching him
Sanzi, Sasha and Tudor using chalk
The Primary School Handwriting Competition
This year the results of the Primary
School Handwriting Competition were
a sight to behold! The children were
given a simple piece of poetry to copy
into their own best handwriting and
displays of their work went up to be
judged on Friday the 14th of May. It
seems that everyone made an extra
effort for this as we had a multitude
of neat, beautifully written pieces to
judge. Of course it was therefore no
simple matter to choose winners from
such a wide range of excellent work.
A group of four parents completed
the judging, which was all done
anonymously. After much debate and
a lot of praise for all the children’s
hard work the following children were
picked as the winner and runner up
from each class. Congratulations
everyone!
KS2 Winner, Ilinca T., 6U
6H – 1st place: Dilara
2nd place: Maria
6U – 1st place: Ilinca T
KS2 Overall Champion
2nd place: Eleanor
5L – 1st place: Tudor
2nd place: Alessandro
5M – 1st place: Ana Maria
2nd place: Clotilde
4D – 1st place: Klara R
2nd place: Hithu
4H – 1st place: Filip
2nd place:
Sophie
3T – 1st place: Viktorijia
6H Handwriting Class Display
2nd place: 3W – 1st place: 2nd place: 2P – 1st place: 2nd place: 2S – 1st place: 2nd place: 1T – 1st place: 2nd place: 1W – 1st place: 2nd place: 1C – 1st place: 2nd place: Nina
Irini
Miruna
Mattias
Nicolas
Ilyada
Claudia
Honzik
Thomas
Maria
David
Smruti
Franceso
6U Handwriting Class Display
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A BSB 10 Year Anniversary Retrospective
As this is the last Issue for the academic year, I thought it would be nice to consider the 10th
Anniversary of BSB, looking back over the past 10 Years. We have contacted some of the
teachers, students, and parents that have been a part of the BSB family over the last 10 years
and ask them to share some of their thoughts and memories with us. Maybe some of you
reading this will be in the 20th Anniversary Retrospective in 2020?
Jesse Student, 2005-7
Mr Simon Hill
Year 5 teacher, 2005-7
Jesse was at BSB in years 2 and 3. He had Ms
Alex as a teacher in Year 2, and Ms Moorcroft in
Year 3.
Jesse celebrating his 8th birthday with his class at BSB
My favourite memory was the Year 5 trip to Sibiu.
Jesse enjoying World Book Day celebrations with his class
Simon Hill with some of his Year 5 students
on their class trip to Sibiu
Ms Alison Loeper
Year 2 teacher, 2007-8
I taught at BSB for one year. I was there the
school year of 2007/2008. I taught Year 2. As
far as a favourite memory... hmmm. That’s a
tough one. I would have to say that the overall
experience with my students was a blessing.
The quality of my students and relationships
that I had with them have not been matched.
I was surprised by this connection as many of
them struggled to understand me for the first
few weeks due to the speed at which I spoke!
We had a wonderful time whether creating clay
sculptures, learning about dinosaurs on the
computer, building paper houses to learn about
the London Fire or simply reading. The field days
were also extraordinary!
Ms Alison Loeper and Sarah at the DHL finish line
The Year 5 students visiting the sites of Sibiu
Galadrielle Student, 2002-7
I was a student at BSB from Year 2 to Year 6:
5 years of wonderful experiences with people
from countries all over the world: 5 years with
delightful teachers and assistants: Mrs Santis,
Mr Davidson, Mr Fogarty, Mr Hill, Mr Bennett,
Mr Cooke, Mr Knesl, Ms Catalina, Ms Nicoleta,
Ms Moorcroft, Ms Ramona.... 5 years filled with
unforgettable moments: the Christmas plays,
the Roman banquet with Mr Davidson; making
carpets with Mr Hill; building a mountain and
river model with Mr Bennett; Sports Day; being
the Danube House-Captain; the trips to Sinaia
and Venice...and lots more! I will never forget
Shani, Priscille, Alizée, Ottilie, Ana-Maria,
Tabitha, Vanessa, Carla, David, Rorik, Alexander,
Akosh, Stavros, Sotiris, Ambroise, Sebastian.M,
Sebastian.S, Kyung Mo, Jyungyan, Seung Yon,
Nicholas...all these people I have grown with and
Mrs Wells who was a fantastic Principal. To BSB, I
wish a wonderful 10th Birthday!!
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Galadrielle on a field trip
Galadrielle with Mrs Jo Puddy-Wells
Anton and Eugenia
Students, left BSB in 2008
Anton: “One of my best memories was when
I was waiting in the theatre before the play ‘A
Midsummer Night's Dream’ in Year 3. I was a green
devil and was all nervous. My friends, Antoine,
Alex, Franciose and Tasos cheered me up a lot,
though, and I relaxed a little. I had great friends at
BSB. Oh yes! And in Year 2 with Mr. Williams we
had the funniest art project ever! We were painting
a big picture of a man. Each time we had an art
lesson, Mr Williams took a picture of one of the
kids painting. In the end, the pictures formed a
small video. It was one of the funniest art projects
ever and Mr Williams put the video on Youtube.”
Eugenia: “My favorite memory is when we had
World Book Day and dressed up as our favourite
characters. One year I won first prize for dressing
up as Eloise in Year 2. And in Year 5, Rhea,
Appoline, Tatum and I dressed up as the four
fairies in Stardust. World Book Day was a lot of funI hope it continues.”
Tanya Student, 2003-6
Tanya visiting the military museum with her class
All of my time in BSB (Years 2 to 4) was one big
and very happy memory. I really enjoyed it there;
the school is unlike any I have seen before or
since: it was homely, all my classmates were
friendly, and all the teachers are superb! As
for particular happy memories..., Well, I really
enjoyed the Sports Fair when Mures won, all
the Summer Fairs, visiting the fish farm with my
friends, winning the swimming competition (I
still have the badge), having great clubs with
great teachers (swimming, origami, cookery
club, scouts), visiting a marzipan factory with the
cookery club (I still can’t eat any marzipan, I had
that much!).
Baxter Student, 2002-7
Anton and Eugenia
I’m really glad that for a short period of time
when I was able to come back to BSB for the
end of a summer term. That was one of my best
and, at the same time, the saddest memories:
coming back and understanding how much I love
you all, but also how I miss you. Oh and I also
participated in that year’s Summer Production
“The Wizard of OZ” where I played one of the
narrators (Yellow). I also really enjoyed the
feeling of the place: it doesn’t matter how much
people say that school should be like a second
home, the only one in which I felt like I was at
home was BSB.
To all my friends and my teachers - a big Big BIG
thank you! You made my life happier and better, I
miss you all. So, Happy 10th Birthday BSB!
Ms Karine Renaudin
French teacher, 2005-8
Baxter was at BSB from Year 2 to Year 5. His
classes included Year 2 with Ms Wright and Mr
Dickens, Year 3 with Ms Moorcroft, Year 4 with Ms
Jackson and Year 5 Miss Alex. Baxter’s favourite
year was Year 3, as it was the most fun, with a
close 2nd being Year 5. He really enjoyed his class
trip to Sibiu, as he got to go away with all his
friends and enjoyed the pony ride! Baxter also
really enjoyed the Extra Maths Club- they made
a calendar which we still have. Other highlights
were winning the sprint race on Sports Day,
enjoying the House Competition and winning
an ice-cream cake with Stergios at the Summer
Fair, which melted in the car on the way home!
He also liked the Climbing Wall Club and the one
book that he liked in the library - The Saint of the
Dragons, which he read 7 times
I was at BSB for 3 years. I taught French to
primary and secondary students and citizenship
in the secondary school. My fondest memories
are: the DHL marathon run in the mountains for
charity and the Christmas shoe boxes trip to
Rosia Montana in January 2007.
Happy anniversary to all!
I also have lots of lovely memories; especially the
chaotic, fun task of getting Summer Fairs together.
I also enjoyed the Cookery classes organised by
the mums - I learned proper sushi thanks to Juno’s
mum and proper Mexican from Jonathan’s mum.
And just all the great people we met.
Claudia Baxter
Baxter on a school trip
Baxter enjoying lunch with his class
Ms Karine Renaudin
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Ms Melody Viczko
EYFS teacher: 2004-2007
I worked at BSB from 2004 to 2007 as classroom
teacher in Pre-school and in Reception, and was
Head of EYFS at Gafencu. One of my favourite times
of year at BSB was spring, when we would watch
the garden at Gafencu come to life! We always
planted seeds with the students so that we could
learn how plants grow. The joy on the children's
faces as they watched life change in front of their
eyes was so rewarding.
Another fond memory that I cherish is when the
children convinced me to open Fluffly's door so
we could watch him hop in the Foundation Stage
playground. Chaos ensued as Floppy hid under the
playhouse and I tried to recapture him before Miss
Hussain discovered that we let him out. The look
on her face was priceless when she saw me and
children trying to coax Fluffy out from under the
structure. But it was so fun to watch a bunny hop!
It wouldn't be fair to write about memories
of teaching at BSB without mentioning my
Ms Melody Viczko at her graduation
Ms Melody in the DFL marathon with Ms Corda
Mr Mark Knesl
Teacher, left 2007
My best moment was when the
children had their, "Eureka" or "Ah
ha, moment", when something
they found difficult became easy.
colleagues. In particular, I feel so thankful to
have worked with the teaching assistants in the
Foundation Stage. When teaching a course in
effective learning environments at the university, I
often refer to the good working relationships that
we had at BSB as an exemplar of collegial planning
and teaching resulting in meaningful learning for
students. The leadership provided by Jo was so
supportive of this work. This experience was a
highlight of my time at BSB.
I loved computer club. The school
has a fantastic atmosphere, and
enthusiastic, hardworking and fun
students. The trips were great fun
and Sports Days were amazingthey really brought the students
together. I also enjoyed raising
money for different charities and the
Swimming gala, which was amazing.
I remember the many thanks and
kind words of parents and students
alike; having helped bring the
students confidence to the forefront
in ICT was really special to me. I
loved seeing the smiling faces of
KS1 and 2 students gain confidence
and understanding.I
can honestly say that
teaching at BSB is
the happiest I've ever
been as a teacher
Mr David Broadhurst Science teacher, 2008
Mr Broadhurst was a Science teacher at BSB in
2008-9. He is a keen photographer and took many
photos while at BSB. Here are 4 of his favourite
photos from his year at BSB.
Year 7, conducting a science experiment
3W students outside collecting
samples for natural science”
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Year 8 students, Alizee, Noor, and Sacha in the science lab
The British School of Bucharest, Ten Year Anniversary
In order to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the
school, we have set up in Crawford’s foyer a series
of displays showing BSB over these years. There are
various themes: a ten year timeline, sports days,
charities, clothing, publications, trips and memories
of their early years at the school by both Secondary
and Primary children. This has been a collaborative
project with teachers from every area of the school
being involved in its production. We intend using
it not only as a celebration of the school but as a
historical source for history work over the next few
final weeks of this term. We hope that you enjoy it.
The Coordination Team: Ms Jane Taylor 3T,
Mr Ciaran Mc Gowan, Ms Tiffany Moorcroft
The BSBTimeline
BSB Trips
BSB, Making Sports History
Memories of BSB
BSB Uniforms
Crazy Craze of the Month
The Craze of the Month has continued to be a big
hit during our playtimes. Following 5T’s ‘Gutterball’
was 4D’s ‘What’s the Time Mr. Wolf?’ and then
‘Prison Break’ with 4H. ‘What’s the Time Mr. Wolf?’
was in total action on the black football pitch; in
this game the hungry wolf tells the time, and when
its lunch time the wolf chases and eats the people.
In Prison Break-another exciting fast-paced gamethe prisoners must pass the ‘line’ and then run back
to the base. If you’re caught in the ‘not safe zone’,
you go to the prison on the other side of the pitch
and wait to be rescued; if you haven’t yet been
caught and are brave, you can run and try to rescue
the poor caught prisoners. All the prisoners must
have one foot in the prison, but they can make a
chain, which means that if one prisoner is saved,
all the chained prisoners are saved too. You need to
respect a ratio, however, of 1 catcher to 3 prisoners
for the best results.
Next up, is the Year 3’s craze and I can’t wait!
Sacha, 6H
Alessandro runs, while Marcel, Andrew, Denis and Simon wait to be freed from jail during May’s Craze of the Month
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Summer Fair EYFS
EYFS had a busy, but very enjoyable time at the
Summer Fair. There was a vast range of activities
and stalls being run including the very popular face
painting, the exciting and challenging obstacle
course and some classic favourites, such as the
“hook a duck”. All the children and adults had
a lovely time and the day seemed to fly by very
quickly.
Face painting was very popular
The EYFS children also had the pleasure of being
the first group of performers on the stage at the
start of the fair. They started the day off by singing
actions songs that they had learnt in their Music
lessons- this was a great crowd pleaser- and there
were even some members of the audience joining
in. All in all, a great day!
EYFS singing at the Summer Fair
Mrs Claire O’Brien, Creche class teacher
BSB
Summer Fair Fun
On Saturday the 5th of June BSB enjoyed one of
its favourite events of the year - the Summer Fair.
Thanks to the hard work of all the staff, children and
parents, this year’s event was another scorcher!
Even bigger and better than last year!
The day was so jam packed with fun and action that
we couldn’t possibly do it justice here in a single
article. Let’s just say that if you didn’t make it to the
fair this year, you missed a real treat.
The stage was enormous but it didn’t faze any of
our wonderful performers. All the children did a
marvelous job of singing and dancing their socks
off- much to the audience’s delight. The final of
Veno Pillay and Jennea helping out on the tattoo stand
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BSB’s Got Talent, was definitely a highlight of the
day. We also saw plenty of talent courtesy of the
dance and karate clubs who both put on amazing
performances.
At the back of the school the stalls and games were
doing a roaring trade, with face painting and crazy
hair being among the most popular. There was also
lots of fun to be had trying to knock coconuts off
their shys, putting some golf balls or having a go
at beating the goalie. As always, for some reason,
soak the teacher was as popular as ever this year.
Even Ms Tyler braved the hoards, brushing off her
goggles for another splattering!
The pool climbing was a welcome splash for many
trying to get away from the beautiful sun, and the
children were a dab hand at shimmying up the
climbing wall.
Summer Fair 2010
A petting zoo was a new addition this year, and
proved very popular with the younger children.
The food and drink, was amazingly good and all
the stalls did a roaring trade. People also enjoyed
browsing the artisan’s stalls where they had the
chance to buy some pottery, jewelry and other
goodies. I think I saw Mr Peet trotting off with an
indoor palm.
As always, a huge thank you to all the wonderful
contributors to the summer fair - to our sponsors
who provided such amazing prizes for the raffle,
and to the PTA who did such a great job in organsing
the day. We all had a lovely time! Unfortunately we
now have to wait another whole year until the next
BSB Summer Fair. See you there!
Ms Naima Hussain,
Summer Fair School Representative for the PTA
A few helpers on the Crazy Hair stand
Ms Greaney on the 'Message in a Bottle' stand
Summer Fair 2010
Students performing a musical piece on stage
The pool climb once again proved very popular
Tiger Woods, look out!
One of the many art and craft stands present
The Belgium Foodstall
BSB students putting on a Karate diplay
Anyone for Greek
Welcome to the BSB Summer Fair
Face painting was one of the most popular stands
Catalina taking a careful aim at Ms Tyler
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Reception/Key Stage 1
BSB Summer Clubs,
Term 3, 2010
One on the many strengths of the BSB Curriculum across the school is
our extra-curricular activities programme. BSB Clubs play an important
function in providing the students the ability to choose from a wide
range of activities not usually available during the 8.30am-3.00pm
daily class schedule. Clubs run each day from 3pm-4pm, offering
students the opportunity to take both native and non-native classes in
languages such as Romanian, German, French, Spanish, and Turkish.
Students have the chance to enjoy a variety of fun sports, such as
fencing, ballet, karate, and athletics, express themselves artistically
in the various art and craft, music and drama clubs available, test
themselves mentally in the Creative Maths and Debating Clubs, enjoy
themselves in the great outdoors in the Nordic Club and Duke of
Edinburgh Club, and try new things in clubs such as the Yoga Club.
Every half term the students get the chance to select a new club and
are able to choose more than one club at a time if they so wish. In the
table to the left you can see the clubs available in Term 3.
Plastic models and animation
In Plastic Models and Animation Club we have made lots of air fix
models and we planned to create the stop motion method to animate
them. Stop motion is when you take a picture, move the model a little
bit, take another picture and so on; we used fishing line and tied a
plane to one end and the other to a drain pipe supported on a ceiling
beam. We started taking the pictures but the plane would not stay
still. We then switched the air conditioning on in the room and again it
would not stay still. Arrgggghh!
Spanish
Ballet
Beginners Karate
Outdoor Art
Skipping
Card Making
Parachute games
Romanian
Climbing Frame Games
Computer Club
Beginners Swimming
Arts and Craft
Nordic Club
Beginners Karate
Dance - beginners
Stretch Yoga
Key Stage 2
Monday
Turkish Club
Sewing Club
German-Native Speakers
Ballet
Fencing – Beginners
Karate Beginners
Baseball
Touch Rugby
Tuesday
Parachute games
Advanced Karate
Skipping
Romanian for Native
Speakers
Girls Football
Guitar for Beginners
Wednesday
Nordic Club
French for Native Speakers
Fencing – Advanced
Computer Club
Dance – beginners
Stretch Yoga
39 Clues
Kung Fu
Romanian- Non native
speakers
Homework Club
Thursday
Dance– beginners
Romanian- Native Speakers
Drama Fun
Gymnastics
Advanced Karate
Pop Idols
Athletics
Spanish Cooking for Native
Speakers
KS 2 Production Club
Striking and Fielding Games
Years 5-6
Friday
Turkish Club
Dance - advanced
Private Fencing Club
Dance – advanced
Key Stages 3-5
Touch Rugby
Duke of Edinburgh
Art Club
German- Native Speakers
Baseball
Plastic Models/Animation
Advanced Karate
Dodgeball
Dress Making & Sewing
Fencing - Beginners
French- Native Speakers
Spanish Cooking- Native
Speakers
Gymnastics
Advanced Karate
Debating Club
Creative Maths
Kung Fu
Pop Idols
EAL Intermediate
Turkish Club
Dance - advanced
Private Fencing Club
Dress-Making and Sewing Club
Textiles and sewing have been a prominent feature on the Secondary Club Curriculum
of late with the very welcomed sewing machines purchased by the PTA for the Design
and Technology Department. Students have been very busy designing, creating and
experimenting with hand-stitching and machine sewing. One of the most exciting things
about the club is that there are a variety of students from across the Key Stages 3-5,
so students have a chance to catch up with and chat to students from other years. All
students from secondary are welcome and the club will definitely be running next year!
Looking forward to seeing you there….
Max moving his men
Ms Jen Kemp, Dress-Making and Sewing Club
The models attack
We then used a computer program called Pivot. It is a stick animation
program that uses stop motion. It was great as we didn’t have to wait
to get the model to stay still!! Another program we used was Scratch,
which is a program that you can use to make games, animations and
lots of other things.
Max, Year 7
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Naomi Yr8 has created the new Yr8 mascot in dressmaking and sewing club
Algunas de las recetas que hemos preparado son:
‘Pan tumaca’ (plato catalán), ‘Gazpacho’ (plato
andaluz), ‘Tortilla de patata’ y ‘Quesadillas’.
Dodge Ball Club
La más fácil ha sido el ‘Pan tumaca’, porque no se
necesitan muchos ingredientes. La más difícil fue
la ‘Tortilla de patata’, por eso hemos necesitado la
ayuda de la señora Recasens. La receta que más le
ha gustado a Marina fueron las ‘Quesadillas’ y a mi
la ‘Tortilla de patata’. A Eda, Astrid y a Andreea les
han gustado todas.
Ángela, 5 L
Receta de las Quesadillas
Dificultad: muy fácil 1/5
Ingredientes: jamón, queso, tortitas.
Preparación: ponga el jamón y el queso cortado en
tiritas sobre las tortitas. A continuación doble la
tortita a su gusto y colóquela en el horno. Cuando
el queso esté fundido, sáquela y estará lista para
comer.
Dodgeball, Team 1
Receta del Pan Tumaca
Dificultad: muy fácil 1/5
Ingredientes: pan, aceite de oliva, ajo, jamón
serrano y tomates.
Preparación: ponga el pan en la tostadora. Una vez
que esté tostado a su gusto, debe rallar el ajo en
el pan. A continuación, rallamos el tomate también
sobre el pan, colocamos una o dos lonchas de
jamón serrano encima y estará listo para comer.
Eda, Andreea (Year 8) and Marina (Year 9)
Astrid is putting the juice of the tomato on the toasted
piece of bread. This is a very popular recipe for breakfast
in Spain. These are all the ingredients needed. It is a very
easy and tasty recipe!
Dodgeball, Team 2
Dodge Ball Club has seen a plethora of bright
red sponge balls whizzing through the air for
all students to Dodge, Duck, Dive and Dodge
(yep, we have to dodge TWICE!). We have been
improving our hand-eye coordination by having
to catch the dodge ball zooming towards your
foot or to dodge the ball heading towards
your foot (don’t worry, though, because they
are sponge and do not hurt- even when Mr
McGowan pelts them at you!). Mr McGowan
occasionally participates as well and has proved
quite hard to hit!
Jennea, Year 8
Spanish club:
Cooking in Spanish!
After tasting a very summery dish, Eda, Marina, Astrid,
Angela and Andreea are writing the evaluation of the
product. All in Spanish, well done girls!
After all the cooking, Miss Rocío, Eda, Marina, Astrid and
Angela could finally enjoy an excellent Tortilla de patata. This
recipe is probably one of the most famous dishes in Spain.
Ingredients for the Pan tumaca
In this picture we are cooking ‘Tortilla de patatas’ with
Mrs Recasens. It was very tricky!
This term I wanted to do something more
challenging with my students. Throughout the year,
we have prepared horoscope ads for a magazine,
we have made videos, been fortune-tellers and
we have also been TV presenters for the weather
forecast. This term, we decided to try some cooking.
I am not very talented in the kitchen so I would
like to thank Mrs Recasens and Mrs Martínez
for their help with the difficult recipes and also
the secondary teachers for sharing their kitchen
with us on Thursdays! The students have written
some of the recipes below in Spanish. I am sure
you could impress your guests with a taste of the
Mediterranean diet! Enjoy!
Ms Rocío, Spanish teacher
Ms Rocío y varias estudiantes de Year 8 (Eda,
Andeea y Marina) y Astrid (Year 4H) y yo (Angela
Y5) hemos estado cocinando recetas españolas y
latinoamericanas.
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In between the
thunderstorms
As all of you know the weekend of the 13th of May
contained many thunderstorms and terrible weather
in general. We know this better than most as we
were in a group of students who ventured up the
mountains to do our Duke of Edinburgh hike.
With fog, rain, thunderstorms and non-waterproof
raincoats, we got pretty wet and even got to
the point where the water was dripping off our
eyebrows, nose and chin.
On our hike we encountered many obstacles
ranging from giant boulders to half cooked rice, but
we soldiered on and conquered all. You would think
that half cooked rice for dinner would be rather
unpleasant but after two days with no hot food, the
prospect of crunchy rice was heavenly. However,
the biggest obstacle was not experienced by us;
it was in fact experienced by none other than Ms
Greenwood’s car, which unfortunately lost a few
parts on the way.
As many of you know Mr Power enjoys telling jokes,
not good jokes but none the less. We were all
getting pretty tired of the endless stream of not very
amusing jokes until aha! There was one. With the
assistance of one member of the group Mr Power
managed to get at least one laugh out of us. As we
clambered through the high-walled gorge, Mr Power
decided to state the obvious and point out the hard
rocks all around us. A certain member of the group,
who noticeably was very tired mistook the hard
rock comment to refer to the café. Her realisation
of her mistake was too much to bear but this made
it funny for the rest of us. We may have laughed at
that poor student but we unknowingly got revenge
on Mr Power. As Mr Power made the journey back
to our previous night’s residence to exchange a dog
for a raincoat, the kind Ms Moorcroft, Mrs Turkmen
and Ms Greenwood took pity on us cooking in the
rain yet again and decided to buy us papanasi
for pudding. When Mr Power returned from his
excursion and went to the restaurant, yes restaurant
for dinner, he also decided and ordered papanasi
for dinner. This however, was not available as we
had eaten it all, so he had to settle for pancakes
instead.
We may have been tired and achy at the end of it
all, but I think I can safely say that we all enjoyed it
and had a great time.
Emma and Beth, Year 10
You know you’re on a Duke of Edinburgh hike when ….
There is rain dripping off your eyebrows, nose and
chin, AT THE SAME TIME.
The plastic spoon melts on the gas cooker
Mr Power’s odd jokes become funny
A dog named Susie climbs a cliff face to follow you
from the B & B to the Cabana
And then three different dogs named Bob, Marley
and Elvis follow you the whole way back. (We blame
Sophie, she named them)
Mr Power’s singing wakes up a lady staying in the B
& B at six in the morning
You wonder if your feet will ever be the same again
You wonder the same about your hair, and your
hips.
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Sheep run away from half the group
Every tree you find to use for shelter has already
been used by some animal.
McDonalds never tasted so good before.
Who takes the map? I’ve already had it, yesterday.
Either she’s asleep or she’s dead
You’re so tired it’s too hard to speak English
properly. (Or At all)
What do you mean? We have to go up THERE????
You know you’ve been here before
Little kids are giving you really weird looks when
you return to civilization
The track kills the car, and then Mr Power finishes
it off.
You start naming the cows
You tell people there was a sauna between the trees
The smallest amount of sugar makes you hyper
Every time you almost fall asleep, a dog howls
waking you up again.
You get home, your jeans don’t fit. (swollen legs)
It takes you 10 mins to get up the stairs, you realize
you’ve forgotten something, and it takes you 15
mins to get back down
DOE paticipants
Boots
Cooking lunch in the rain
The 3 Amigos
Fingers
It melted
The DOE team
Muy Buenas desde Madrid! Journal Entry, Day 1
The longest day of the year turned into just that
for the Year 7 boys and girls who awoke very early
on Monday 21st June to check in at Otopeni Airport
destined for Barajas Airport, Madrid four hours
later!
picked up by her friends she laughed some,
knowing all the while that this was going to be a
holiday to remember! Next stop the coach ride to
the hotel in Plaza Espana, south of the city and then
some time to unpack and unwind after the journey.
All very excited and fully equipped with all the latest
gadgets and gizmos the flight was a pleasant one
even with the slight bumpy approach to the runway.
Basil, Robert, Egor and Ege were ecstatic when they
realised they were getting on a mini train to reclaim
their luggage at Terminal 4 and even more satisfied
when their bags arrived out first! The whole group
was high and bouncing around the airport when
Olivia got caught up in Ms Kemp’s suitcase and
flew across the floor of the terminal exit. Gracefully
Students were then given a choice of dining
experience for lunch and some free time in a small
plaza close to the hotel to relax in the sun before
some more unpacking in preparation for our first
activity laser quest! With the teams organised it
was the blues who edged the led over the reds this
year in a closely fought out battle. Some drinks to
recover after the contest and a quick glance at the
first half of the Spain vs Honduras match being
played in South Africa. Most of the boys had relayed
the previous scores to the group for Portugal and
Chile and were intrigued to get amongst the locals
and get behind Spain! Two first half goals from
David Villa separated the sides and it was a quick
move to the buffet restaurant for our final meal of
the day and the second half of the match. Even
those not very interested in the football were
entertained by the ‘oohhhhs’ and ‘wooooos’ from
the Spanish supporters in the restaurant. Great food
and good company enjoyed by all.
We’re off to Segovia tomorrow for a cultural day of
sightseeing and a walk through Spanish history.
Signing off from Madrid….
Ms Kemp and Mr O’Brien, Madrid Trip Leaders
Year 7 students in Segovia
Primary pupils sing ‘La Mer’ at the Summer Fair
Learning songs is a good way for students to
learn new vocabulary and to learn more about the
country and culture from which the song originates.
This term Year 5 and 6 learned the song ‘La Mer’,
a French classic sung by the great French singer
Charles Trenet.
In Year 5 we have been learning about music. We
have learnt to say the name of many instruments
and what we play and what another person plays.
Then we learnt what instrument we would like to
play. And then we learnt a song called ‘La Mer’. You
can hear this song in the film Mr Bean. I hope we
will sing the song well. Haris, 5M
‘La Mer’ is a beautiful song about the sea. We will
sing it at the Summer Fair. This song is very popular
and put in many films. I would recommend it to
everyone. Julia, 5L
This term in French, we have learnt many interesting
things, such as saying the alphabet with many
strange sounds and pronunciations. We also learnt
all about festivals and the old traditions of France.
But I think the true highlight for the students in Year
5 was learning the song ‘La Mer’ for the Summer
Fair. ‘La Mer’ is a beautiful song about the true
beauty of the sea. Kayla, 5M
‘La Mer’ is a song about the sea. It also talks about
white birds, white sheep and dancing. Jakob, 5L
Ms Manon Volliare, French teacher
Students performing La Mer on stage
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Year 3 trip to Sinaia
Year 3 ended a very full year with a trip to Sinaia.
This was Year 3’s first ever overnight trip with the
school, and for some children it was their first night
away from their family on their own!
After arriving at school and taking the register, we
set off for the mountains. We had a quick stop on
the way before arriving at the New Montana Hotel
around midday. After we had been allocated our
rooms, and eaten some lunch, we set out to take a
ride on the cable car to the top of the mountain. The
view was wonderful. We captured it with drawings in
our sketchbooks using a viewfinder for composition
and employing all our art skills. In the evening we
split into two groups, the swimmers and those who
wanted to go to the park. Later, after dinner we
took part in a fun quiz and games activities with our
teachers. By nine in the evening we were ready for
bed. Lights went out, and we rose again at seven
thirty in the morning.
On our last day we enjoyed a trip around Peles
Castle, and took the opportunity to do more
sketching of the art and sculptures. Having shopped
for souvenirs at midday, it was time to return to the
bus and head back to school to see our parents
again.
Mr Mark Williams, 3W Class teacher
3W on the mountain
Year 4 trip to
Poiana Brasov
Everyone had been secretly counting the days until
our departure for Poina Brasov and final it had
arrived and so we bundled everything onto the bus
and headed off. Our first stop along the way was the
Brasov Zoo, where we had lunch in a nearby park
and the students played on the jungle gym, swings
and roundabouts and the Year 4H boys found a
football and before everyone knew it, (together
with the 4D boys) were playing a game called BSB
football; a game that follows BSB rules, known
only by BSB students, and which sometimes looks
nothing at all like the football being played at the
World Cup in South Africa. We then spent a couple
of hours exploring Brasov Zoo and I think everyone
agreed that it was a Zoo-per start to the trip. J
After saying goodbye to the many animals, we
headed off and arrived at our hotel, unpacked, took
a little time out to relax and then headed down to
dinner at the hotel’s restaurant. This was followed
up by an evening of board games or watching a little
television before bed- tomorrow was going to be a
big day!
Simon, Vyctoria, Lena, and Veselina drawing on the mountain top
of matching the standard set by the students. The
most popular attraction was definitely the zip wire
over the lake. A 50 metre long thrilling ride etched
that day upon each and every student’s memory.
The sheer excitement and grinning expression on
their faces revealed that good time was had by all.
I’m sure they will all have fond memories of their
visit to Parc Adventura.
After returning from Parc Adventura, we took the
students to buy souvenirs to remember the trip by:
there were a lot of wonderful hand-made traditional
Romanian objects. Then later that evening, we all
had dinner and watched Nanny Mc Phee in the
hotel’s conference room: I’m pretty sure all the
children enjoyed the movie, popcorn and juice.
Then as bedtime approached everyone was heard
talking excitedly about the day’s events and many
expressed feeling sad that the next day they would
be returning home. Alas, all good things must come
to end.
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Hard at work
In the morning, however, after eating breakfast, we
did manage to go for a swim in the hotel pool and
so ended the trip on a high note.
I think I speak for everyone when I say that it was a
wonderful trip full to brimming with good memories.
Alex C, Year 4 TA
The next morning, after room inspection, we all
went down for breakfast- everyone was told to eat
a good breakfast as we would need the energy
for Parc Aventura. The hotel offered an excellent
selection of foods for breakfast, but after watching
Sophie and Veronika eat 5 bowls of cucumbers,
I said to myself that I wasn’t eating enough
vegetables. So much for the smorgasbord.
At Parc Adventura, we wanted to prepare the
children for the challenge ahead; little did we know
that they were more than ready for it. We certainly
saw some brave students on the different obstacles
that Parc Adventura has to offer, and although I
can’t speak for all the members of the staff, I think
we all asked ourselves if we would’ve been capable
Alex in the cable car
A day at Brasov zoo
Fun at Park Adventura
More fun at Park Adventura
Year 5 trip to
Moeciu de Sus
On the first day we left the school to go to Moeciu
de Sus – a beautiful village in the mountains. The
trip took us three hours. When we arrived we quickly
settled into our rooms in the hotel, which was really
nice. We looked around the countryside and in the
evening went swimming. We always ate at the same
restaurant.
We also went to Park Adventura where we had lots
of fun climbing trees and sliding down zip lines.
We went on a hike up the mountain behind our
hotel, which was amazing. We also had a BBQ
and an Activity Day. On Activity Day we did some
archery, made clay sculptures and painted pots. It
was awesome. It was also Jorge’s Birthday whilst
we were on the trip so we had a party! The trip was
really fantastic.
Gaya and Matteo at Parc Adventura
Only a few ended up in the water
during our canoe adventure
Calin, Aaron, Lucie, Bianca, Yasemin and Sacha take in
some history at the Roman Baths
Raphaela and Jarod battle in Robot Wars,
while Roberto laughs
Chira and Bianca
The chicken dance is a sure way to stay happy at PGL
Eleanor and Yasemin feel pure bliss on the giant swing
Now that’s team work!
Joana, Ethan and Jakob
Year 6 Trip:
Welcome to PGL
Finally we are free. Our Year 6 SATS finished; next
stop PGL Liddington! We were very excited because
we’d been dreaming of it all year. On Monday,
May 31st we arrived at the Otopeni airport and
boarded our British Airways flight which had been
re-scheduled due to a strike. Then it was three long
hours of sitting on our flight. No one knows how
hard it is when you are a child. Finally, it was the
end of our journey. We were exhausted, but looking
forward to the up-coming adventure. We met our
group leader named Arwen who was happy and
fresh. Next stop was our beds. Now, Year 6’s love
complaining, but if there was anything to complain
about we were too tired to do it. We said goodnight,
sleep tight and were off to the stars.
The next day we were pumped! Our first activities
were abseiling and aeroball. After lunch we had
survivor and canoeing. The English rain was upon
us, but we laughed and smiled anyway. Next day,
our morning activities were mountain biking and
archery with crashes and bulls-eyes all around.
We also learned a new word from the instructors
– “wicked”. Next activity was the Roman Baths in
the beautiful city of Bath. We dressed as Romans,
designed mosaics, learned about cookery, and
toured the crowded museum; everything was super
old. Then we went back to PGL just in time for Robot
Wars. The last day of activities we had a low ropes
course and zip wires. It was wicked! After lunch we
had problem solving tasks and the giant swing,
which took our breath away.
Our departure started at a very early hour of 5am.
We were sad, but also happy to see our parents
again. Overall, PGL was an amazing experience.
We all tested our courage to challenge ourselves
individually and within the group.
By Lucie, 6H
Year 5 Mountain Walk
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Hier spielt die
Musik!
Year 5 interview their German speaking peers
Year 5: Wie heißt du?
Jakob: Ich heiße Jakob Roithinger.
Year 5: Aus welchem Land kommst du?
Jakob: Ich komme aus Österreich.
Year 5: In welche Schule gehst du?
Jakob: In die Britische Schule Bukarest.
Year 5: Spielst du ein Instrument?
Jakob: Ja, ich spiele Klavier.
Year 5: Was ist deine Lieblingsband?
Jakob: Meine Lieblingsband ist die Beatles.
Year 5: Magst du Britney Spears?
Jakob: Nein, ich mag sie nicht.
Year 5: Hast du ein Instrument zu Hause?
Jakob: Ja, ich habe ein Klavier.
Year 5: Hörst du Madonna?
Jakob: Nein, ich höre nicht Madonna.
Year 5: Warst du schon mal auf einem Konzert?
Jakob: Ich habe auf einem Konzert gespielt .
Year 5: Magst du Queen?
Jakob: Ja, ich mag Queen.
Year5: Möchtest du ein Instrument lernen?
Jakob: Das Schlagzeug.
Year5: Dankeschön für das Interview.
Jakob: Bitte schön.
Tanzt du gern ?
Julia: Ja,ich tanze gern.
Musik-Interview mit Julia
Welches Instrument spielst du?
Julia: Ich spiele Klavier und ein klein bischen
Trommel.
Was ist dein Lieblingsinstrument?
Julia: Meine Lieblinginstrumente sind Klavier und
Gitarre.
Was ist deine Lieblingssängerin?
Julia: Avril Lavigne ist meine Lieblingssängerin.
Was ist dein Lieblingssänger?
Julia: Ich habe keinen Lieblingssänger.
Wie findest du Techno-Musik?
Julia: Ich finde Techno-Musik gut.
Year 5 Musik Interview in progress
Kannst du Musik hören, wenn du Hausaufgaben
machst?
Julia:Ja, ich kann aber meine Mutter erlaubt das
nicht.
Hast du ein Instrument zu Hause?
Julia: Ja, ich habe ein Klavier zu Hause.
Was ist deine Lieblingsband?
Julia: Meine Lieblingsband ist Germono.
Magst du die Beatles?
Julia: Ja,ich mag die Beatles.
Wie findest du Rockmusik?
Julia: Ich finde Rockmusik sehr gut.
Welche Musik hörst du gerne im Auto?
Julia: Ich höre Mix Musik im Auto.
Year 5 Musik Interview
Secondary Students Celebrate German Reunification
20 year Anniversary in Berlin
This year’s trip to Berlin represents a novelty on the
list of Secondary Trip destinations and has proved
very popular. 18 students from Year 8 to Year 11 are
embarking on this adventure. During the seven days
of their stay in Berlin they will have the chance to
discover the manifold attractions that this vibrant
city has to offer.
Berlin was a focal point of European history in the
20th century being at the heart of the East West
conflict. This year, Germany celebrates the 20th
anniversary of the Reunification of Germany which
ensued after the fall of the Berlin Wall on the 9th
of November 1989. We will visit sites of historical
importance, such as the Reichstag Building (German
Parliament), the Brandenburg Gate, the Anne Frank
Memorial Centre, the Holocaust memorial and
remains of the Berlin Wall. We will also visit the
Pergamon Museum which hoards antiquities from
Greece, Egypt and has the world’s best collection of
treasures from the Ancient Near East.
Our first day trip to nearby Potsdam will be a chance
to visit Sanssouci Palace and the Babelsberg Film
Studios.
Another day trip will take us to the Mügelsee in the
Havel National Park where we will do a ropes course
and swim, canoe or play ball games.
Iulia and King Mihai of Romania
Pic of logo drawn by Andreea
Students taking a group picture using the street webcam
Everyone at the Brandenburg Gate
In preparation for the trip, the IGCSE Year 10 German
class has put together a Student Travel Guide
including important information for the participants
and a basic language guide. Mihnea has edited the
students’ research into a booklet with an appealing
layout. The other contributors were Emma, Louisa,
Iulia, Maria, May, Jasmina and Tudor from Year 10.
Andreea Prasacu drew the Berlin Trip logo. Thanks
to you all for all your help.
Ms Dorothea Draser, German teacher and Head of MFL
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Interview mit Frau
Weident
Am Dienstag, den 7. Juni, hat ein wichtiger Gast
uns im Deutschunterricht besucht. Sie heißt
Kathrin Weident und ihr Beruf ist Photographin.
Wie haben dieses Semester über Berufe und
Karrieremöglichkeiten in Deutsch gelernt und
es war sehr nützlich, ein Interview mit einer
professionellen Photographin zu machen. Es war
ein freundliches Gespräch mit den Schülerinnen
und Schülern aus Year 10, in dem wir viel über ihren
Beruf herausgefunden haben und sie ein bischen
näher kennengelernt haben.
Frau Weident kommt aus Bayern (Regensburg)
und wohnt seit fünf Jahren in Bukarest. Sie spricht
schon fließend Rumänisch. Sie hat hier ein
Photostudio aufgemacht und ist sehr erfolgreich.
Sie photographiert meistens Kinder, Mode, Porträts
und Schönheit im Allgemeinen. Außerdem arbeitet
sie gerne mit Menschen. Freu Weident hat unsere
Schulphotos gemacht, also ist sie in der Schule
schon bekannt. Wir alle denken, dass sie sehr toll
ist und das Interview hat viel Spaß gemacht.
May und Louisa, Year 10
Interview with school photographer
Year 4 perform
‘Die vier Freunde’
in assembly
The Key Stage 2 Assembly on 9th June saw a group
or Year 4 pupils performing Die vier Freunde, a
German sketch about four friends working out
together how to get an apple that is high up on
the tree. The horse, the sheep, the rabbit and the
mouse manage to get hold of the coveted apple
and enjoy it together at the end: “Mampf, mampf,
mampf! Lecker, lecker, lecker!”
Astrid as the narrator delivered her role with a smile
and gave a good pace to the story. Diana played
the apple tree and was very convincing about not
wanting to render her apple to the little animals.
Ioana played “das kleine schwarze Pferd”, Arina
“das kleine weiße Schaf“ and David “das kleine
graue Kaninchen“ very successfully. Andrei (Year
7) jumped in at the last minute to cover for Gabi,
acting “die kleine braune Maus“.
So my special thanks to Andrei for helping out
last minute, and well done to all of the talented
Year 4 actors for putting on such an enjoyable
performance.
Ms Dorothea Draser, Head of MFL
German play Ks2 Assembly
German play Ks2 Assembly
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Primary to Secondary Transition: Stages 2 and 3 completed
and, by the feedback they gave, are
looking forward to starting a new
chapter of their school lives with us
Stage 2
19/05/10
Year 7 students to visit Primary
in Crawford House in September!
Stage 3
9/06/10
Year 6 students to visit Secondary
I hope they don’t think we always
award hard work and effort with
Stage 4
TBC
Transfer of information
candy though!!! Have a wonderful
break Year 6 and we are looking
With Stage 2 and 3 of the transition process now
forward to ready for your arrival in September.
successfully completed, we have just Stage 4 to goMs Jen Kemp, Assistant Head of Secondary, I/C of Transition
transferring the student information!
Stage 1
31/03/10
Year 6 parents invited to Secondary
On Wednesday the 19th of May, Year 7 students
visited the Newlands building and gave several
presentations they had been working on in
PHCSE inviting Year 6 to the Secondary School.
Mr Murchison also worked on some persuasive
speeches in English with Year 7 to entice Year
6 to come to Secondary in September. Then on
Wednesday the 9th of June Year 6 visited Year 7
for the morning and had a Science lesson with Mr
Clowes, a History lesson with Mr McGowan, an
MFL lesson with Ms Draser and Ms Vollaire, and
they also did an interactive quiz about moving to
Secondary with me. During this session we talked
about feelings towards changes and making
decisions! All Year 6 students were very happy to
answer questions and to talk about their feelings
Transition Stage 3 – Comments from some of the
Primary students who visited Secondary
“Today I have a better feeling about going on to
Secondary than yesterday. I was a little scared but
now I am excited. I’m looking forward going on to
Secondary and having fun.”
Transition Stage 2 - Primary to Secondary Speech
A massive red building towering over you, blocking
out the sunlight, towering high above in the clear,
crystal sky. A myriad of different classrooms to visit,
momentarily confusing you, millions of books full
of hard words entering your mind blocking your way
to true knowledge. Teachers screeching, shouting,
screaming ‘detention!’ Is that so? Is that how it is?
Is this what waits for you? Of course not!
Secondary always greets you with a warm welcome.
I am Robert a Secondary School student and I
myself have found out that in Secondary, if you
‘Give respect, you get respect’- a commonly quoted
saying by Mr Murchison, an English teacher over
here in Secondary. No doubt most or all of you
“The Transition Day was amazing. It was awesome
to be in Secondary area. I liked the science teacher
because he explained to us how to survive without
good food- just with insects snakes and more
animals in the forest. I think I will love Year 7- its
going be awesome.”
thought, ‘We are going to have to read millions of
books, answer thousands of questions, complete
hard exercises’. Well ladies and gentlemen, I am
here to tell you that you are wrong in thinking this.
It is not as bad as your imagination will have you
believe.
One thing that is very different to Primary is the
fact that in Secondary all your lessons are with
different teachers: Maths with Ms Leay, English
with Mr Murchison, History and Geography with
Mr McGowan, Science with Mr Power, ICT with Mr
Pantella, Art with Ms Greaney, PE with Mr O’Brien,
Drama with Mr Kelly, and PSCHE with Ms Kemp.
It’s certain that you will get homework, and its also
certain you will get marked, but you don’t need to
worry because I can tell you now that everything is
and will always be alright. I definitely recommend
that you make it easy for yourself by listening to
everything taught in class and completing all your
homework so that you don’t fall behind.
I guess what I am trying to say is that when you do
arrive in Secondary, there is no need to panic as the
work is not that much more difficult than Year 6, and
the teachers are nice and friendly.
Robert, 7H
Transition Day was Awesome!! It really helped me be
more confident about next year. I was really worried
about the homework and the schedule and if I get
lost, but all my worries were resolved. My favourite
thing about Transition Day was Mr Mc Gowan’s
class. We did lots of fun quizzes and learned about
Geography. Now I CAN’T wait till next year!! I am SO
EXCITED!!!
Lucie, 6H
Alexandra, 6H
Maria, 6H
Basil and Robert talking to the Year 6 students about Year 7
Rhea and Olivia introducing the teachers in Secondary
Year 6 students listening attentively
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EYFS transitions:
looking ahead to
next year
Looking back it seems like yesterday that we all
gathered for the first time at Gafencu and began to
get to know our new classmates and teaching staff.
It might be hard to believe, but we now have little
more than a month to go until the end of the school
year when we say goodbye to Crèche. So it was
opportune that Sports Day rehearsals recently gave
us the chance to familiarise ourselves with where
we are going to be next year.
While Preschool and Reception were out running
and jumping at Pipera, we had the run of the eerily
quiet Gafencu building. We were able to explore
Preschool downstairs, where we will be spending
next year. We took the opportunity to make our own
imprint on the room by moving some things around.
We hope that Ms Homer didn’t notice her clocks had
been put back differently. We also enjoyed dressing
up and playing with the toys – generally making
ourselves feel at home in the environment.
Crèche children enjoying what could be their new classroom next year
We then took a trip upstairs to Reception, which
could be our home the year after and while there we
had some fun putting pasta in Ms Feeney’s water
tray.
Overall, it was exciting to explore the new territory.
We were glad to get back to Crèche but happy in
the knowledge that in September we will be able
to start a new year in our education in familiar
surroundings.
Mrs Chris Stowe, Crèche teacher
Working with the building blocks and 3D shapes
Preschool Gafencu, ready to move on to Reception
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Science Day
wires and light bulbs. We also played some games
using circuits on the computer.
Science Day for KS1 and KS2 was held on Thursday,
May 6th. The day started with classes rotating
through four science activities run by the teachers.
Some of the activities included ‘Water, Water
Everywhere’, ‘Parachute Race’, ‘Our Surprising
Senses’, ‘How Strong is Your Shopping Bag?’, and
‘Let’s Make Ice Cream’.
Our Surprising Senses! was an activity that dealt
with smelling. We received some plates, which were
covered with tin foil, containing different types of
spices or food. Then we had to smell the plates and
see if we could guess what it is on the plate.
During Let’s Make Ice Cream we, well, went to make
ice cream. In order to make ice cream we had to
fill one bag with the ingredients for the ice cream
mixture and the other bag with ice and salt to lower
the temperature so it would be cold enough for the
ice cream to freeze. Then we put the mixture bag
into the ice bag and tossed the bags back and forth
until we had ice cream. The only problem was if you
didn’t seal your mixture bag tight enough some of
the salt could get in your mixture and your ice cream
might taste salty. But in the end, everybody had a
delicious cup of ice-cream.
Another activity was How Strong Is Your Shopping
Bag? During this session we worked with partners to
test how many kilograms it would take to make the
shopping bag break. We tested the bags by adding
different items that you might buy at a supermarket.
It’s Electric! was run by the year 5 teachers, where
we completed challenges that involved electric
Science
Symposium
The Science Symposium, which was a great
success, was held on Thursday, May 6th as a part
of Science Day. Students who participated spent
several months researching their own questions
on a topic of their choice. All of the work they did
preparing for the Science Symposium was done
onin their own time. Presenters then shared their
findings in front of students, parents and teachers
on Science Day. Presentations took place in
three locations so that everyone would have an
opportunity to see a variety of research questions
during the allotted time.
Below is a list of this year’s presenters for the
Science Symposium and a blurb that they all wrote
to advertise their presentation:
A Weedy Experience – Anjelica and Janisa, 3T
How long can a plant last without its needs? Let us
find out for the poor little seeds.
Rocks of All Shapes and Sizes - Sara and Erin, 3T
Crash! Crash! Do you know why rocks are different
shapes and sizes? Need a hint? Crash! Crash!
KS2 Play Pals teach
KS1 students new
games
Since the start of Term 3, the Play Pals have been
heading over to KS1 during the first break to
help out. It is our goal as leaders of the school
to encourage the students in KS1 to play a game,
which we will teach them. We have 5 different Play
Pal groups who take weekly turns as leaders. In
each group there is a Year 5 or 6 Play Pal leader
who ensures that their team knows the game and
is ready for any challenges that might arise. Here is
a list of the groups, their leader, and the game they
have taught:
At the conclusion of the science activities we
had lunch and then after lunch we went to the
Science Symposium where students shared their
independent science projects.
The day was concluded with special guests from
The University of Bucharest sharing information
about their work. The three professors who visited
are civil engineers and they spoke to us about what
a civil engineer does and how their work relates
to earthquakes. They showed us how to design
a building that is strong enough to survive an
earthquake using paper models.
So without a doubt, we can say that Science Day
was GREAT fun!
Amy, Isabel, Bianca 6U
Alina and Clotilde scooping out their ice cream
Dolphins - Irini, Lena, 3T
Dolphins are amazing animals. See all about how
dolphins live.
Which chocolate melts the fastest? - Bianca, Ilinca
O, Ilinca T., 6U
Sweet Experiment! Find out which type of chocolate
you can turn into soup the fastest.
Craziness in Space - Maxence and Noah, 3T
Do you want to know how stars are born? Have you
ever wondered how to get out of a black hole? Have
you ever wondered if you could you be heard if you
screamed in space? Ask us and you’ll find out.
Chewing Gum Mania! - Chira and Amy, 6U
Chew! Chew! Chew! Come see how Chira and Amy
determined which chewing gum holds its flavour
the longest.
Do Vitamins Affect The Growth Of A Plant? - Astrid
and Veronika, 4H
It’s interesting and fun. Join Veronika and Astrid for
a plant saving experiment by finding out if vitamins
affect the growth of plants.
Making Crystals - Sophie, 4H
Learn how you can make crystals out of only salt
and water. You’ll be amazed by what you see.
Electricity Circuits - David and Matei, 4H
Want to learn about circuits? You will learn how a
radio works and how a light bulb lights up.
Soap Bubbles - Julia and Joana, 5L
Do you want an adventure with soap? Then come
to us. We’ll show you which soap makes more
bubbles.
The Crazy Testers - Aliss, Benedetta and Lucie, 6H
Have you ever wondered which chewing gum
holds its flavour the longest? The crazy testers will
show you how to explore consumer science in a
completely new way.
All in all it was a great Symposium and I think
everyone did a fantastic job! Even though it was
hard work, we all had a wonderful time and were
glad we participated. We’re now already looking
forward to next year’s Science Symposium.
Ilinca O, Raphaela, Yasemin 6U
Group 1 - Hide and Seek with Benedetta
Group 2 - Octopus led by Thomas
Group 3 - What’s the time Mr Wolf? with Clotilde
Group 4 - Tag led by Aliss
Group 5 - Stuck in the Mud by me, Aaron.
Also, as a way for us to be recognised we have
special Play Pal hats, which were kindly donated by
Mr Petrescu.
Aaron, Play Pal Leader, 6H
A group of Play Pals and a happy bunch of KS1 students
play together during break times
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Popcorn - Yasemin and Isabel, 6U
Pop! Pop! Pop! What’s that noise? Popcorn! Come
hear corn pop in the popcorn experiment.
Thomas with his new Play Pals hat assisting a few KS1
boys during playtime
EYFS Science Week: ‘aka Knowledge and
Understanding of the World’ Week
Primary children recently took part in Science
Week. In EYFS we carried out Knowledge and
Understanding of the World Week. This week looked
like any other week, with the majority of learning
done through play. However, additional activities
and investigative materials were set out with
an additional focus in developing skills relating
to Knowledge and Understanding of the World.
These skills are developed through Exploration
and Investigation, Designing and Making and
Information Communication Technology.
Preschool set about investigating a floating and
sinking investigation. Samuel decided to find as
many items as he could that would stay afloat in
the water. This was extended by the other children
who investigated what happens to the colour of the
water when paint is added. This activity facilitated
plenty of communication and interaction between
the children as they confidently spoke to each other
about what they could see happening, and were
able to talk openly about what they saw.
The children in Creche were very busy investigating
what would happen when they added different
liquids to water. After a discussion about things
that could be added it was decided that, olive oil
and paint would be poured into a tray of water. The
children were amazed to see how the paint and oil
made lovely swirling patterns and were tricky to
mix together. This enjoyable activity enabled the
children to show their curiosity and begin to “gain
an understanding of cause and effect relations” as
they were trying to suggest why the paint wasn’t
simply colouring the water.
Emile and Oskar carefully designed and constructed
their own hats to shade them from the sun
The children in Reception E have demonstrated
this through junk modeling and constructing
outside dens and shelters, where they have needed
to independently choose and select their own
resources and materials. This was followed by them
deciding how to assemble and join the specific
items they chose. The children have also been busy
finding out about their local environment, which
consists of walking around the school grounds,
listening to the different birds and the rustling of
leaves under their feet. Denis and Omar found the
hexagonal patterns on the floor very interesting
and set about making their own patterns when they
returned to class.
Preschool children finding out about floating and sinking
Ms Claire and the Creche children investigating the
effects of adding oil and paint to water
Creche children were also busy planting bulbs and
seeds and watering them. This allows the children
to develop responsibility, by taking care of the
bulbs and seeds which they have planted. Planting
also encourages children to show curiosity and take
an interest in their environment and living things.
Timothee planting some seeds
The EYFS tortoise Happy has been getting
cleaned by the children in Preschool. Caring for
Happy, enables the children to understand the
characteristics of living things, and to understand
what needs to be done to effectively look after
them.
A significant aspect of Knowledge and
Understanding of the World relates to Designing
and Making.
Preschool children helping Happy to keep cool by
bathing him in water
Information Communication Technology is an
important aspect of Knowledge and Understanding
of the World. In EYFS the children choose when
they would like to use educational programs on the
computer/ interactive whiteboard, “Tuff Camera”
and Microscope. Thus enabling the children to
access and complete simple actions independently
and use the mouse and keyboard effectively.
Children in Reception C enjoyed using The
Education City programme to investigate features
of the weather through listening activities and
selecting the correct answers.
Altogether we had a very successful Science Week
in EYFS Pipera.
Kayleigh Evans, Reception Class Teacher
Children in Reception C learning about weather through
the interactive whiteboard
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EYFS Water Day
In EYFS Pipera we had lots of fun on Water Day.
During Water Day, there were several water related
activities set up, in which the children could choose
from. Here are just a few of our exciting activities:
Making Lemonade and Ice Drinks
When discussing different things we could do
with water, the children in Reception said that it is
definitely a good idea to drink lots of it. Therefore,
on Water Day the children made an extremely
yummy drink. First they needed to look at diagrams
of how we can make lemonade and follow them to
produce their own drink. This required them cutting
their own lemons and limes carefully into small
segments and squeezing the juice into a glass of
water, we then needed to add a small amount of
sugar and then add an ice cube.
Slippery-Slide
The children loved the slippery slide activity where
the climbing frame slide led them straight into the
pool. At the beginning of Water Day, the children
were told that they could make their games around
the large pool, which encouraged the children to
communicate with one another and cooperatively
work together to decide where they wanted the
slide, and how it was going to lead into the pool.
This quickly turned into a game of sliding down with
a small ball and aiming to throw the ball into the
bucket at the same time.
Water Maze
On the large climbing frame the children designed
and constructed their own maze of drainpipes so
that they could easily transport water. There was
one bucket of water at the top which needed to get
into the bucket at the bottom; this posed a problem
solving activity for the children as they needed to
make a maze out of the drainpipes, attaching them
together to ensure no water was spilt along the way.
Make Your Own Umbrella
The children were encouraged to look at an
umbrella and design their own. They needed to
think about the different materials that they would
need to use and consider which would be the most
water-proof. The most exciting part was putting
these umbrellas to the test. In order to make their
umbrellas the children needed to use a wide range
of objects, and were required to think carefully
when selecting their resources.
Floating and Sinking
Children investigating Floating and Sinking were
able to choose different objects and items that
they found outside to investigate whether these
were able to float or sink. This activity facilitated
lots of communication between the children as
they discussed their opinions as to whether certain
objects would float and sink and why.
In hindsight I can say that Water Day was a very
enjoyable day all round!
Ms Kayleigh Evans, Reception class teacher
Working as a team
Going down the slide
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Creche students transporting water
Learning to
swim at BSB
There has been a lot of excitement in EYFS in Term
3 as the lovely weather has meant we can start
our swimming lessons. Learning to swim is a very
important skill to learn as it means that children can
make safe choices in, on and around water, protect
themselves and others and most importantly have
fun.
Our swimming lessons focus on helping the
children become comfortable in the water: we sing
songs, pour water with watering cans, blow bubbles
and move floating items around in the water. We
also do lots of in-water practice, kicking our legs
with either adult support or by using the floats.
When confident the children move onto using their
arms and swimming on their backs. The highlight
of the session for many of the children is when we
jump in the water at the end.
We are very lucky at BSB to have such a lovely
swimming pool; all you can hear from the pool
during the sessions is the sound of laughter as the
children play and learn together in the water. Safety
is of utmost importance during the lessons so we
always have extra support during the sessions and
a qualified swimming teacher in the pool.
Happy swimming!
EYFS Pipera Team
Alexander learning to swim with Ms Tiffany Moorcroft
EYFS students swimming with the saftey
of floats in the shallow water
Stephanie, Anya, and Arina practising with the floats
with Mr Clayton Burt
By Year 5 the students at BSB are definitely strong
confident swimmers
EYFS Pipera
Summer roduction
“Stars in their Eyes”
Thunderbirds, Dinosaurs, Bob the Builder, A yellow
submarine and some sea creatures all together
can only mean one thing. Can you guess? Yes, it is
the EYFS “Stars in their Eyes” performers. On the
16th and 17th of June was the spectacular EYFS
production. Each class performed their acts and
then the whole of EYFS joined together on stage
for the grand finale, which included a collection of
songs from the Children in Need 2009 songs. All the
children preformed like real stars. Well done EYFS.
Mrs Claire O’Brien, Production director
Thunderbirds are go!
Can you fix it? Yes we can!
Under the sea with Reception
Roar roar! Here come the dinosaurs
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Class Pages
Crèche Gafencu
This year has passed very quickly and it’s difficult to
believe that we are now at the end of our final term.
Since our last update we have celebrated Easter,
an occasion we marked by making Easter bonnets
and putting our detective skills to work in a very
entertaining Easter egg hunt. We’ve also enjoyed
participating in Sports Day, where we had a great
time putting the athletic abilities we’ve learnt from
Mr Mugur to the test. Not only did we try out some
new activities, but we had fun wearing our coloured
t-shirts and hats.
Creche Pipera
Preschool Gafencu
There have been many favourites and themes
throughout the year in Crèche, but one of the more
constant interests has been the interactive white
board. This has been used for many purposes and
has linked throughout all of our areas of learning.
Crèche have used programs that have enabled them
to draw and make big pictures, this in turn has
helped to develop their pre-writing skills.
This term in Preschool Gafencu we have reached
great heights and delved great depths. The term
began with a huge interest in volcanoes, mountains
and the different components of the sky. Many of
the children returning from the Easter holiday were
very interested in and quite informed about the ash
cloud and how to deal with it. As a result of this we
began cloud watching and had considerable fun
identifying the various shapes- some of which were
reproduced in paintings.
Helping each other out
An intense discussion between Preschool boys
Creative work
Making music
We all enjoyed Healthy Schools Week which fitted
very well with our EYFS Physical Development
area of learning. The children contributed various
healthy options to our snack table, with the greatest
success being the watermelon, which was devoured
as though it was the last watermelon ever! During
the week we had sufficient food to have salad
as a snack every afternoon, and it became a
regular routine to set the table and then self serve
themselves lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes.
Invariably the conversation at lunchtime led onto
muscles and what food is good for them. During the
week we also had several demonstrations of how
fast they could run or how high they could jump.
From this there has been an interest by some of the
children in building obstacle courses.
The Easter Bonnet Parade
Preschool children sampling salad during
Healthy Schools Week
Future Olympic runners at Sports Day!
We’ve also been having a fun time with our usual
arts and crafts and creative pastimes, with a lot of
painting and singing. We now have an impressive
repertoire of songs, which have really helped our
English improve in leaps and bounds. This is thanks
in part to our music time with Mr Jonathan. This
will be the last update from the current Crèche
year group. We have really enjoyed looking after
your children and look forward to seeing them next
year in Pre-school class. We would like to finish by
thanking both the children and their parents for a
very happy year. Happy holidays!
Mrs Chris Stowe, Crèche Teacher
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Waiting patiently
We have also played musical instruments and
designed our own dinosaurs! This is has been great
for developing our creative interests as well as
helping the children to acquire some basic skills in
using ICT equipment. Using the board has assisted
with the children’s social skills, and it has allowed
them the opportunity to cooperate with each other
and to gain an understanding of taking turns.
Claire O’Brien, Class teacher
This of course all led very well into Sports Day.
Gafencu joined Pipera to enjoy fun and sport and
cheer each other on it was, particularly exciting
when children saw their siblings, or as their team
moved around the various games.
This week as I write we have a pirate’s ship in
our class room. This has come from our delight
at reading The Night Pirates by Peter Harris and
Deborah Allwright. We anticipate using this as the
basis for our summer trip, by going on the boats on
Herastrau lake.
This has been an incredibly busy term but also a
very enjoyable one.
Ms Kath Homer, Class teacher
Preschool Pipera
As usual we have been very busy in Preschool M.
One of our themes has been ‘People who help us’,
which came about by us observing the children
helping each other on a more regular basis. They
have also been enjoying playing in our role play as
vets looking after the animals - they have enjoyed
playing the vet and writing down what is wrong
with each animal and explaining what treatment is
needed. Jan especially loved being the vet and was
overheard saying ‘Your dog needs a plaster and you
need to bring her back next Monday. Make sure you
feed her good food’.
Reception C
A Sea of Sounds
Reception C went ‘under the sea’ for the first
half of this term. We learnt all about the ocean,
sea animals, boats and even the seaside, using
books, video clips and the internet to find out
new information. We read lots of stories about
the ocean, the beach, life at sea, and much more.
Amongst other things, we used these stories to
help us make our own ‘under the sea world’ in
our classroom, as well as keeping busy writing
about the things you might find under the sea,
our favourite sea animals and seaside adventure
stories. The children have been really interested
and enthusiastic about their ‘under sea’ learning.
They have thoroughly enjoyed playing and learning
both indoors and out, and have particularly enjoyed
making use of their letters and sounds knowledge
in their reading and writing.
itself to our summer work on seasons and we have
been finding out new things about the season of
summer and doing some summer writing, collages
and activities linked to the seaside.
Some of Reception C students using individual
whiteboards and pens during a shared carpet activity
Waiting at the vets
We asked the parents about what their children
help with at home and were really pleased to read
about them setting and clearing the table, cooking
and even painting the garden shed.
As we developed the theme we went on a walk
around the school grounds looking for as many
different people who help us. We visited the school
office and also saw Mr Vasile - the children have
now decided he is ‘Bob the Builder’.
We met the ladies at the office who help us
The children have now decided that they want
to help as many people as they can. We have
started by washing lots of our outdoor equipment,
including the bicycles. We have also invited our
twin class 3T to join us for snacks. We are going to
make them some biscuits and milkshakes to share
with us.
This theme has highlighted to us how much the
children have developed and matured and that they
are now ready for the move into Reception.
Tiffany Moorcroft, Preschool M
Vlad used magnetic letters to make some
of his favourite words
Reception C students reading aloud to each other
in the outdoor reading area
All the children in Reception C really enjoy our
‘Letters and Sounds’ learning and ask each day
what time we will do our phonics session. They
love using the individual whiteboards and pens
to practice writing the letters and words they
know, and to write sentences. They also like using
magnetic letters and boards and working with
their carpet partners to select the letters they
need to make our ‘tricky words’. It is fantastic to
teach a class of such enthusiastic young learners
as they are so eager to learn every day. Following
shared carpet sessions where we learn, practice
and consolidate our phonics learning, the children
are quick to apply this learning through their play
and choices of activities. The writing area in the
classroom is rarely empty as the children love
to write for all different purposes, whether it be
menus, letters, lists, invitations, cards, or even
their own short stories, and they take such pride in
their achievements. Similarly, the reading corner
is very busy, with children selecting their own
choice of books in the morning and also frequently
throughout the day, often using these to support
their writing, or sharing them aloud with friends.
They also particularly enjoy their class reading
books and are keen to read every day, using their
phonic knowledge to support this.
Alongside our ‘under sea’ activities, we have
continued our learning about the seasons and
seasonal changes and began the term with a focus
on spring, doing some lovely themed activities,
including working together to think of vocabulary
to describe spring and decorating flowers using our
words to make our own springtime flower garden.
We thought about new life, for both animals and
plants, and we read stories and poems all about
spring. The second half of the term has so far lent
In addition, to begin the second half of this term
we have made great use of the children’s love of
reading, writing and stories again through looking
at pirate stories, and writing all about pirates
together as a class. We are linking our ‘pirate
learning’ to making and using maps, developing
our use of positional and directional language and
having fun ‘treasure’ hunting.
Ms Claire Cowlishaw, Class teacher
Reception E read some
traditional tales
In Reception E, we have been having lots of fun
reading many traditional tales. The favourite so far
is definitely Jack and the Beanstalk. The children
have been making their own “Giant Castle” in
the outdoor area using a variety of materials to
construct using the trees as their support. Arina,
Stephanie and Thea worked together well to
develop a plan of what needed to be done and
who should be standing where to ensure that their
castle didn’t fall down. Emile and Omar made
enormous beanstalks and compared their heights,
commenting on which is the tallest and shortest.
We have also read Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
The children enjoyed this story as they were able to
allocate different roles to each other when playing
in the “Castle” in our classroom. Moritz, Efe and
Oskar A made their own costumes, so that they
looked like the three bears, and even discussed
the heights of the children to decide who should
be which bear. The children drew and painted
their own large, medium and small bears- during
this activity they demonstrated a great use of
mathematical language whilst discussing size and
shape.
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We then moved on to reading The Three Little
Pigs, where the children put their acting skills to
the test by performing our version of the story to
the Preschool children. Arish and Oskar H made
super wolves and were able to scare off all three
of the little pigs including blowing down the house
made of bricks. Whilst Denis and Anya were playing
with the farm, they decided to introduce their own
“Big, Bad Pig” to scare off the “Three Little Ducks.”
The children also built their own house outside,
using various construction materials; they worked
cooperatively to build their own houses of different
sizes.
Arish and Oskar A. acting out The Three Little Pigs.
Oskar is pretending to be the Big Bad Wolf!
It has been lovely to see the children enjoy these
stories so much, and reflect this in their play,
often choosing to act out different roles around
the classroom. They have become very interested
in being authors themselves and writing their
own versions of the stories. Remi decided that
because we are becoming authors ourselves, “we
should make an authors table.” Therefore, the
children made plans and lists of what they needed
on their writing table, and set about organising it
independently.
The year is coming to a close and what a year it
has been. I find myself looking back on our year
together with a smile as both Ms Nicoleta and I
can see how much progress the students have
made. The children have all worked very hard with
their Letters and Sounds and numeracy and have
all tried very hard at their Personal Social and
Emotional development. Their grasp of English has
really improved and Tudor M and Ambra are always
asking questions to clarify vocabulary and learn
more. Alex C in particular has made a big effort to
be well-mannered and do the right thing and Irina
can always be found helping Ms Nicoleta to tidy up,
along with Martina. Benji has also really impressed
his teachers because he can now maintain attention
during carpet times.
Reception at Pipera outside Crawford House
This term our class have been interested in pirates
and characters in stories and our learning journey
using maps and directions has continued. Sasha
really enjoyed writing and reading notes to and
from Captain Black. Alex M however decided he
didn’t like pirates; he talked with me instead about
monsters and dinosaurs, which he finds less scary
and much more fun.
The weather has drawn the children outside and
it has allowed us to talk about sun protection and
how we can be safe in the sun. The boys have
enjoyed playing with the sand and water and Calin
always needs to get changed afterwards because he
gets so involved in the activities. Ms Chris has also
been running a gardening club this term and due
to this the children have all taken a keen interest
in growing and plants. Alma always gives the staff
a selection of flowers chosen on her way to school
every morning and Joost was particularly interested
when we talked about animals and growing as
part of Healthy Schools Week. He liked learning all
about how we grow and he loved repeating newlylearned words like ‘teenager’. Cameron was very
interested in how our bodies work and why we need
blood and our organs to give us energy and keep us
alive. Tudor S is always offering his knowledge on
subjects and he is always so polite when he joins in
discussions.
This term has been particularly important for the
children as we begin to think about the transition to
the next class and moving to Pipera next year. We
have really enjoyed having the opportunity to visit
the school and participate in Sports Day and we are
looking forward to our swimming lessons. We have
had a fantastic year and I would like to say thank
you to Ms Nicoleta for all of her help and thank you
to the children for making my first year at BSB a
memorable one.
Ms Kellyanne Feeney, Reception Class Teacher
1C
1C have been learning about Moving Pictures in
Design Technology this term, and have used levers
and sliders to create beautiful moving images.
We have been using ‘2Animate’ in ICT to make
our pictures come alive, and Ms Collins was very
impressed with the animations we produced.
It has been a pleasure for Ms Andreea and I to
watch the children grow in confidence and progress
well in all areas throughout the year. We wish them
all the best in Year One!
Ms Kayleigh Evans, Class teacher
Growth, Change and
New Beginnings
Martina and Sanziana using play dough
The girls have enjoyed playing teachers this term
and Niya makes a good impression of one. The girls
have also been continuing to be creative with the
materials and Sanziana loves nothing more than
twirling around doing ballet wearing a selection of
colourful and bright cloths.
Reception at Ringwood, Pipera
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Ambra at our first Pipera visit
Sai, William, Francesco and David in the Artmark Gallery
We have also enjoyed learning about Barnaby
Bear’s travels around the world. This month, we
have been learning about what Barnaby Bear did
in Iceland, Canada and here in Bucharest and can
now identify many of the important landmarks
found here in Romania’s capital and know lots of
information about their significance.
Francesco, Sai, Smruti, Anisia, Sebastian and Luca
creating moving images
We have been very busy for our class assembly,
which has the theme of ‘Pirates’. We have worked
to create a giant pirate ship and underwater objects
as well as learning our difficult lines!
Some of our recent highlights have been learning
to weave patterns using our own choice of colours.
We have also been experimenting with many other
different patterns in Maths.
fun seeing what happened if we heated materials
like ice, chocolate and jelly! (they melted!)
We enjoyed the Year 1 class trip to the University
Greenhouses and the Artmark Gallery, where we
looked at the conditions needed to help plants to
grow as well as some famous nature paintings by
the painter and biologist, Ion Tuculescu.
It has been a busy year for 1C and we are all looking
forward to a relaxing summer holiday!
Ms Theresa Collins, Class teacher
Do 1T have green fingers?
Emi hard at work melting chocolate
Year 1T decided to test their growing skills in our
Science unit ‘Growing Plants.’ We learned that
plants need soil, water, light and warmth to survive.
We planned an investigation to test how important
light was for plants to grow. In our investigation
we put some plants in the light and some in the
dark. Most of the plants in the light grew whilst
the ones in the dark didn’t. We also put a couple
of plants in a shoebox with a hole in it. The plants
in the shoebox grew towards and through the hole
in order to reach the light. However the plant that
was in the shoebox did not look very healthy. We
realised that this was because it did not get enough
light.
Year 1W Weavers
TaeMin busy pushing and pulling his plasticine material
Year 1W Weaving Assembly Line
Another exciting topic has been learning all about
the seaside. 1W especially loved learning about
sharks, octopuses and mermaids. We had lots of
fun making a seaside scene by cutting out and
making models of sea life to put into a shoebox to
create a 3D setting. The children all designed their
own work.
Mr James Ward, Class teacher
Year 1T is now starting to create information books
on plants. We will make these books with moving
parts as part of our DT lessons. The books will
provide all the information we have learned about
plants in class.
Ms Tyler, Ms Goncea, and all the 1T students would
like to wish everyone a very fun, relaxing summer
break.
By 1T and Ms Justine Tyler
1W
1W have worked very well this year and have grown
up very quickly too! They have sailed through
learning their top 100 Magic Words. They have
all leaped through several stages of the Oxford
Reading Tree and now they are more than ready for
Year 2!
Shoebox Seaside
2P
This half of the spring term has simply whizzed past
in 2P.
They say that in the springtime everything goes a
little mad or crazy and we went a little crazy with
our Poetry Unit, called ‘Silly Stuff’. We listened to
Tongue Twisters such as ‘Peter Piper’: ‘Peter Piper
picked a peck of pickled peppers, a peck of pickled
peppers, Peter Piper picked….’ We then had to make
our own version which was great fun. Even better
was when we looked at Riddles and ‘Nonsense’
poems. For Nonsense poems you had to ….yes you
guessed it - write nonsense! Here’s an example
from Andrei in our class: ‘I went to the swimming
pool tomorrow and I walked on water. I went to the
school tomorrow and a pencil wrote with me and I
played football with my hand.’
We have also really enjoyed our Geography Unit
this term learning about things we didn’t have any
previous knowledge of: we know now that many
people in developing countries do not have glasses
and so they are blind but if they had glasses they
would be able to see. What’s more it only costs the
price of a can of Coca Cola to buy the glasses for
them. Thank goodness for a charity called ‘Vision
Aid’ which helps people across the world to see
again- we designed posters for them. As a part of
this unit we also heard about the fascinating life
story of Louis Braille who developed a system of
reading by dots to help people who couldn’t see to
read and write.
In Science, we have been learning all about
materials and their properties. We particularly had
Theodre
Tudor working on his tile
In Art, we looked at buildings and their materials
and thought about whether buildings could ‘speak’
to us. That sounds a little crazy again, but actually
by looking at how old or colourful a building is, for
example, you can work out quite a lot about the
designer, or the period of history during which it
was built. You can tell by looking at materials if the
builders were rich or poor or if the house was built
in a hot or cold country…many things!
We made our own wall murals in support of this
topic from clay and then painted them. Our theme
was ‘Our Playground’ and we communicated our
feelings about our playtime and playground through
our art work. You can see some examples in our
photographs.
Ms French-Paris, Class teacher
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2S
This term in 2S we have been exploring and
celebrating the life of Florence Nightingale. We
worked hard to learn songs and memorise lines
for a play about her life in time for her birthday
celebration. At our class assembly, we greatly
enjoyed teaching KS1 and all of our parents what we
had learned about her. Did you know that Florence
Nightingale loved animals and had a pet owl named
Athena?
Maxence and Deniz piecing together a jigsaw
Following on from our History topic on the Romans
and our Science topic on Rocks and Soils, 3T visited
two museums in Bucharest. Firstly we went to The
Muzeul National de Istorie a României (National
History Museum) to look at the amazing Roman
jewellery and Roman tower, and sketch some
of the friezes. Then we moved onto the Muzeul
de Geologie (Geology Museum) where not only
did we undertake two workshops: one related to
Dinosaurs and the other on Rocks, but we looked
at the fantastic rock and crystal displays. It was a
wonderful day for all concerned, being both fun and
educational!
Ms JaneTaylor, Class teacher
3W Assembly
Darius, Finlay and Ali make sketches of the village
This term in Art we have been studying another very
important woman - Mother Nature. We examined
natural patterns that we found in the school garden
and took great care photographing and sketching
the patterns we liked the most. We are now working
on making collages of scenes from nature. We have
been experimenting with different types of paper
and fabric to bring interesting shapes, textures
and colours into our work. The results have been
beautiful, naturally!
In English this term 3W have been looking at the
features of persuasive writing. We decided to make
our own adverts for the end of term assembly. It was
a complicated process that involved lots of planning
and editing. We began by brainstorming a product
name, and then all the words we associated with
that name. We then turned these notes into a voice
over which we intended to use on our final video.
We used a Coomber Recording Device to record our
voices and then uploaded this to our folders on
the school server. Next we made our storyboards,
which would tell us which camera shots to use
when filming. After the filming we uploaded all our
clips onto the computers and used Windows Movie
Maker to add all the elements together. Finally we
got to show our work in assembly. We think it went
very well and we are very proud of our hard work!
Mr Mark Willams, Class teacher
4D
We have been working hard in class this term. In
ICT we used robotic cars and programmed them to
make shapes and Clara P was the first to find out
and make a repeating pattern. Some of us were
able to make squares, rectangles and triangles.
Radu discovered that if you program it to make a
square and you make it repeat 2 times it will make
a rectangle. Rodney made an octagon and David
made a hexagon but no one made a decagon.
In Literacy we looked at the key features of film
trailers which were sound track, movement and the
voice over. We looked at different film trailers then
designed our own grading system and gave them
a mark.
Daria in Aqua Apple advert
Ms Kristen Swanson, Class teacher
3T Visits Bucharest
Museums
Hyun-Ji, Vlad and Hannah working hard on the
programming skills
Enzo Lena in VIPEPSI advert
In Numeracy we looked at multiplication of
numbers by two digits, consecutive numbers,
mathematical statements and Venn diagrams.
In History we looked at Ancient Egypt and the ‘Beit
El Wadi’ wall relief.
By Hannah and Radu, Year 4D
Enthusiastically Egyptian!
A not too scary dinosaur
Irini in Aqua Apple advert
Erin checking on the scale
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Salman, Kristopher, Veselina, Ester in Hip Hop Hula Hoop Advert
In 4H, we have been discovering the magnificent
mysteries of Ancient Egypt this past term. We
started our journey by uncovering an ancient tomb,
unveiling untold wonders about how bodies were
buried and how these historical, architectural
geniuses used to live. After wading through the
gore of disembowelled pharaohs we discovered
a strange set of jars that contained various
organs from the old king’s body. While some
were intrigued, others squirmed on and traversed
through the hieroglyphic-lined tunnels until we
found ourselves at the foot of the Great Pyramid!
The wondrous marvel with which we were now faceto-face filled our minds with a flurry of questions to
which we were compelled to answer as best we could:
‘How were these masterpieces made, and why?’
We looked at other wooden toys that have moving
parts and planned a toy that uses a cam mechanism
to provide movement in our toys.
We learnt how to draw a 3 dimensional plan of our
design and once completed we began the building.
It was difficult to line up all of the moving pieces
and we made a few mistakes, but we learnt what
didn’t work so well and we then made changes to
our plans.
Egyptian Exhibition
There is a lot more we could tell you about our
travels but we don’t want to destroy your own
voyage of discovery by revealing the facts we have
unearthed. You may want to ask us about our
expedition and will hear about dancers dancing,
gods and goddesses conjuring up spells and hippos
tipping boats in the Nile; however, to partake of the
full experience, you must make this journey yourself
– but you must ask your mummies for permission
first!
Alina, Haris and Antoine working on their toys
4H Class
One of our exercises was a challenge called
‘Skipping Stones’, where we divided into 2 groups
and had to race the other group to complete our
task. The task seemed simple at first, but it tested
all of us intellectually: standing on stones (mats) in
a specific order, we had to reverse the order without
stepping on the ground and without 2 members
stepping on the same stone. It was very hard to
communicate with each other because we were
not in a circle and could not make eye contact. In
the end, it took a hint from Mr Hamacher before we
were able to successfully complete our mission.
We also played a game called the ‘Great
Communicator’ where one person was chosen as
the leader and had to instruct the others to make
a special drawing. This was especially challenging
because we could not ask questions and the
communicator could not use certain key words like:
circle, square, triangle, rectangle and arc. This was
a great learning experience, as the leaders slowly
began to use their hands to demonstrate, started
to repeat themselves, and were using co-ordinates
and a clock’s hands for directions. All in all, we can
say that we definitely enjoyed our team building
challenges.
By Finn, Jesus and Roberto
5L
The 6U
‘Clear Water Challenge’
In 5L we have been studying the famous poem,
‘The Highwayman’, in our Literacy lessons. This is
a poem which was written by a man called Alfred
Noyes in the 19th century. Here is how it begins:
The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees,
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
And the highwayman came ridingRiding-ridingThe highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.
Hyun Jung’s completed toy
Once all the pieces were cut, sanded, decorated,
and in the correct position, we began to glue our
toys together. We needed to be very precise with
our gluing to make sure they would work. There
was a large variety of toys created and the class
had some very impressive final products that 5M
can be proud of.
Mr Dan Madsen, Class teacher
Bianca, Ilinca, Ilinca, Daniel and Yasemin attempting to
clean their water by through evaporation and condensation
6H PSHCE
Along with the many exciting things happening
in 6H, we have been working hard on our team
building skills to get ready for our trip to PGL, in
England. This has been a part of our PSHCE lessons
on communication and cooperation.
Tudor with his alternative Highwayman story
Then the Highwayman goes to landlord’s daughter,
who is named Bess. Tim the Ostler, who is secretly
in love with Bess, sees the Highwayman with Bess
and wants to kill him. He goes to King George to tell
him about the Highwayman’s plan to steal some
gold. Then King George calls his army of red coats
to go to Bess’s house. They capture her and wait
for the Highwayman to return to the Inn. When the
Highwayman comes, Bess shoots herself to warn
the Highwayman of the soldiers waiting for him. The
Highwayman wants revenge but one of the red coats
shoots the Highwayman. The poem ends with both
him and Bess becoming ghosts and living happily
ever after.
6U using a filter to clean their dirty water
Finn taking the role as a leader, his team of Aaron, Maria,
Elena and Roberto
Dirty water sample
Jesus, Benedetta, Dilara and Jarod
working together to solve
As a part of our Science unit on dissolving, we
recently had a class challenge where we had to
obtain clear water from dirty water. Some of the
groups were successful, others were not. Each
group had to come up with their own procedure to
try to make their water as clear as the control. Some
groups used tablespoons to pull out the big pieces
of dirt. Then they used funnels, coffee filters and
one group even used rocks to clean their water.
Once everyone completed cleaning their water,
teachers, teacher assistants and other students
voted for the clearest water. The results were
amazing! The group that used a coffee filter and
then rocks had the cleanest water.
I really liked how Alfred Noyes described the setting
and characters in this poem. This is the best poem
I’ve ever read. After reading the poem we rewrote
the story with a different ending.
Tudor, 5L
5M
This last term 5M have been banging nails, sawing
and sanding wood, drilling and gluing, during their
DT lessons. We have been constructing moving toys.
Fivos, Calin, and Adam, 6U
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Learning and Play
One of the duties that a EYFS Teaching Assistant
has is supervising the children’s play. Seeing the
children playing, one can not help but see the
difference between how girls and boys choose to
play. We are not encouraging stereotypes, but it’s
very easy to notice that the boys choose to involve
themselves in more physical play than girls. Most of
the times boys choose to play outdoors, climbing,
exploring, chasing, playing superhero games or
gunplay.
in the children’s play were there to be discovered.
During the autumn, I noticed some children’s
preference in riding the bicycles. Later on, in one
of their games, a boy put his arms on his hips and
with a determined attitude demanded that the other
3 boys riding the bikes pay speeding tickets.
I immediately suggested to them to write them and
brought paper and markers outside. Then, much
to my surprise, I observed the 3 boys leaving their
bicycles for the writing table. They all wrote their
tickets in emergent writing and I found myself being
fined by 4 policemen, who didn’t miss the chance
to tell me while handing the “tickets”: “You have to
pay!”
Akshay, Jason, Alex S. and Thomas writing
The game had repeated itself with the same
pattern for some days. “The prison game” was
highly popular and the adult went to a woodenbrick prison, much to some children’s cheer and to
some other’s indignation. The children who didn’t
want the adult “to go to prison” had to write their
own note that set the adult free. The boys are still
playing the game now, but amongst each other.
Having the warm weather has resulted in bringing
more toys outside and it’s not big news that most
of the things that boys play with, will eventually
end up being a weapon. Gunplay has always been
a sensitive issue bringing up numerous discussions
whether to allow it or not. In reading more about
this subject I found that gunplay can have an
important role in boys’ development. Practice
has shown that banning a game can only result
in making it more desirable. There are numerous
examples when the boys who are not allowed
to play with guns are constructing their own and
then pretend it is something else when an adult is
around. This can only teach the boys the benefits
of lying.
Akshay showing off his jumping skills
What I particularly found challenging was to
overview the playground, as it is the place where
children engage in exuberant imaginative games.
Watching the children being dinosaurs, chasing
each other, jumping over obstacles, playing
superheroes or seeing them climb in high places
may cause a feeling of anxiety to any adult.
Children’s games that may seem rough have often
led me to make the decision to intervene and stop
the game; however, I wondered if there were other
ways of dealing with this situation and so I decided
to do a little research regarding boys’ play for my
CPD (and for my emotional well-being, since more
knowledge will probably reduce the anxiety).
It has been acknowledged that not only boys’ play
is different to girls’ play, but so is their learning.
Boy’s learning in particular has been researched a
lot lately due to the statistics which show that boys
achieve lower in school than girls. With this in mind
it is therefore especially important for EYFS to meet
all the children’s needs. Being at a fragile age, we
should make the best out of their first experiences
with learning. Learning-time should be playful, but
it shouldn’t mean only carpet-time. There are many
opportunities for learning even during play-time.
The ability to tune into the child’s play to extend it
further is the best thing that a practitioner can do
during the child-initiated activities.
Having read the theory, opportunities to intervene
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Alex S. and Alex A. like climbing up high
Then winter came along and all the children were
thrilled with the snow and the boys especially
appreciated it not because we could make
snowmen, but mostly because of the snow fighting.
Chasing, running, jumping, building snowmen
and then crashing them, and playing imaginative
games, we had a lot of fun outside while most of
the girls chose to play inside. But being outside
during the winter was also a learning opportunity
for Knowledge and Understanding of the World
since the boys noticed the changes in temperature,
and all the things related to it. They discovered in
the garden chunks of ice and they later on wanted
to make their own ice, leaving the water outside
overnight. While being outside they also extended
their vocabulary by learning and using words
describing ice. They also developed mathematical
skills in holding the heavy thick ice and comparing
it to the light and thin pieces. In the spring, after all the snow had melted, the
boys started to play as policemen in a game that
was mostly about chasing one another. This time,
they weren’t the kind of policeman that write speed
tickets, but the ones that send people to jail. One
day I found myself surrounded by policemen willing
to send me to prison. But I wasn’t willing to go
without a warrant. And so the boys started to write
again, but this time they were forming recognisable
letters. I was told, while being handed their writing:
“You are going to prison!”
Swords or guns, boys choose to play with these toys
(or make them) not because they are linked with
violence, but because they are linked with action.
As practitioners, or parents, it is important to
remember that gun play does not mean violent play,
it is imaginative play.
This is what Guidance for practitioners in Early Years
Foundation Stage: Confident, Capable and Creative:
Supporting Boys’ Achievements recommends:
“Images and ideas gleaned from the media are
common starting point in boys’ play and may
involve characters with special powers or weapons.
Adults can find this type of play particularly
challenging and have a natural instinct to stop it.
This is not necessary as long as practitioners help
the boys to understand and respect the rights of
other children and to take responsibility for the
resources and the environment.”
Children should be allowed to play with “swords” or
“guns,” but an adult should always establish with
them the rules of the game and make sure that the
children follow them. It has been announced that
this summer is going to be a very hot summer, so
should we play with the water pistols? I will let you
decide.
Ms Gabriela Ciofu, Gafencu TA
Parent’s workshop
We recently held our final parent’s workshop for the
year- the theme was ‘The Great Outdoors’. Parents
were firstly shown a presentation highlighting why
we place such a large emphasis on outdoor play
in EYFS. This informed parents that young children
should be outdoors as much as indoors and need a
well-designed, well-organised and integrated indoor
– outdoor environment, preferably with indoors and
outdoors available simultaneously.
Young children thrive and their minds and bodies
develop best when they have free access to
stimulating outdoor environments for learning
through play and real experiences. Play is the most
important activity for young children outside – it is
a means through which children find stimulation,
well-being and happiness, and through which they
grow physically, intellectually and emotionally. The
outdoor space and curriculum must harness the
special nature of the outdoors, to offer children
what the indoors cannot. This should be the
focus for outdoor provision, complementing and
extending provision indoors.
Our outdoor provision is planned for in the same
way that we plan for indoor learning because it
is a whole classroom. We provide a balance of
experiences that we as the practitioners plan and
or create, naturally occurring opportunities linked
to seasons, weather and nature, but also ensuring
there is significant space and time for spontaneous
activities that children initiate for themselves. We
go outside in all weather and we often get messy.
The parents then walked round the crèche
and Ringwood areas to see for themselves the
wonderful activities going on outdoors. The
workshop was rounded off with some flower shaped
biscuits and a fruit salad made by the children.
Thank you to all the parents who have supported
the workshops this year, we hope you have found
them useful and look forward to the workshops next
year.
Tiffany Moorcroft, EYFS Coordinator
John and Daniel in the snow
John, Esperanza, Mariam and Carmen paint our house
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language learning environment. We have students
attending BSB from as many as 40 countries
from various parts of the world at any one time,
including Europe, America, South America, Asia,
Africa and the Middle East. For this reason we have
invested a lot of time and effort into establishing a
professional, effective English support programme
to help your children to attain the minimum level of
English proficiency needed for each year group:
From the recent ISI Inspection Report:
Section on: Quality of Education [website link to
report here]
2.2: “Highly systematic procedures and
assessments are used to identify pupils’ personal
needs for support with English as an additional
language (EAL) and, where appropriate they are
supported by the outstanding and extremely
effective provision.”
2.6: “Provision for pupils requiring learning
support, including EAL is outstanding.”
The BSB English Guarantee
We guarantee that your children will receive all the
EAL support they need at BSB and will be able to
communicate with their teachers peers with some
confidence within 3 months.
Of the 72 students that started the EAL program
this year, only 54 needed EAL support at the start of
Term 2, and 31 at the start of Term 3. There were no
students needing EAL at the end of year who had
entered the programme at the start of the year.
4.4: “EAL is outstandingly well supported and
managed and makes an extremely significant
contribution to pupils’ development and learning.”
All students attending BSB are assessed before
starting at BSB to ensure that they possess this
minimum level of English.
Year 1-2
Years 3- 6 Years 7-13 Pre-intermediate
Intermediate
Advanced
Students assessed below the minimum level of
English will be offered up to 5 hours EAL support in
small groups within the normal student timetable.
Students are placed into specific programmes
designed to help students at various ages and
levels and variety of teaching methods and
materials used to compliment the different learning
needs of the students at various ages. The focus
at elementary level is on oral skills, listening and
speaking, to help the students to understand what
is going on the classroom and to form friendships
with other students.
As students become more confident users of
English, the EAL focus shifts to reading and
increasingly to writing, which are the focus areas at
intermediate/ upper-intermediate level.
For the past 3 years we have had on average 70
students in our EAL (English as an Additional
Language) programme at the start of the academic
year receiving additional English support, including
students with absolutely no English and those
students who have acquired some level of English
but need a little extra support to help them cope
with their day to day class work and homework.
The primary function of the EAL department at
BSB is to provide the necessary English support to
help students with a low level of English integrate
more quickly and easily into an English language
environment.
Rares, 1T, working hard on forming his letters
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Mr Ellis providing some 1-2-1 EAL support
Nicolas, 1T, learning the alphabet
Mr Kendall Peet, Head of EAL
A day in the life of
a TA during Roman
Week
In the Primary School, which includes EYFS and Key
Stages 1, 2, and 3, each class has its own Teaching
Assistant working side by side with the teacher. As
a TA I can tell you that each day is a new challenge
for the TAs because our job is different everyday as
we work to help, understand and interact positively
with the students at BSB. For me, and I think for
all the TAs, every day is special because of the
students, as they always have such good energy
and just being around them makes you feel younger
and more alive. Everyday day is an adventure and at
the end of each year we are left with so many fond
memories.
dough and add a slight touch of originality to the
traditional Roman bread by adding raisins, walnuts,
nuts, rye, bran and Swiss cheese until their heart’s
desire. As the bread rose, the children were very
responsible and conscientiously helped to clean
the kitchen, restoring it to its initial state. Then,
after the outstandingly fun cook-athon, the children
joined Ms Taylor, Mr Williams, Ms Ramona and
Ms Daniela to enjoy a re-enactment of the Roman
times, feasting on the astonishing bread that they
had prepared with their own hands. They took a
trip back in time and happily interacted with our
ancestors’ traditions and customs.
the fact that they were overwhelmed by the idea
of someone granting them the responsibility
necessary for something of this proportion. And I’m
also pretty certain that you appreciate something
much more when you work for it yourself- not to
mention the fact that it always tastes better.
As a TA I can say that we all like our job and are
happy to help any of the teachers or students in
anyway that we can. So if you need our help, don’t
be afraid to ask and we will do whatever is within
our power to help you, because we want to make a
positive difference to school life here at BSB.
All in all, I think that they had the time of their
lives. With regard to bread making, I can guarantee
Alex Cirtu, Year 4 TA
My aim in writing this article is to give you some
idea of the life of a TA at BSB and to do this I
thought I would tell you about a recent event which
we celebrated at BSB- Roman Week. Roman Week
was celebrated across the Primary School in a
variety of ways. Apart from all the activities, such
as making Roman weapons and the annual trip at
the National History Museum, we also decided to
organise a traditional Roman feast and had both
Year 3 classes bake bread with Ms Daniela Tamas
from 3T and with Mr Alex Cîrtu from 4H. I can say
that the children really enjoyed this activity as it
was not just educational, but also loads of fun. They
learnt about the true origins of bread, how to read
a recipe and balance ingredients, how to batter the
3T baking bread with Mr Alex and Ms Daniela, using a old Roman recipe
Ms Daniela Tamas getting ready to bake bread with 3T
3T baking bread with Mr Alex and Ms Daniela, using a old Roman recipe
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Working and
Living
in Bucharest
We have had a fantastic year at BSB. Bucharest
is a beautiful city with a lot of history and culture
to offer, as do the other parts of Romania. We
have enjoyed the surprisingly sunny and warm
weather and the culture of sitting outside on a nice
afternoon with a cappuccino or a frappe.
Gafencu has also been a wonderful opportunity
for us as we have really grown close to the other
members of staff and we can often be found
laughing at one of Ms Loredana’s pranks or helping
to support each other when things need doing. Ms
Adriana has been the fashion icon this year with a
variety of lovely earrings and scarves which inspire
us to want to go and shop…
There has certainly been some hard work done in
our classes this year and we were glad to show this
off to the parents in the Christmas Production. We
had some funny moments preparing for it, with
Preschool children falling asleep under the tables
and pretending to be lions. The hard work has paid
off though as we can all see the benefits in the
children and the relationships that they have with
us. We have also enjoyed specialist visits from Mr
Mugur and Mr Jonathan as well as other visitors
to Gafencu. We would have been lost without Ms
Camelia there to keep us on the right path and
Ms Alex to be the ICT and resources professional.
We are really glad that Ms Rodica is patient so
we can make some mess sometimes… The great
thing about Gafencu is that the children respect all
members of the BSB staff community, not just the
class teachers.
Participating in the clubs has been fun and a great
opportunity for us to get to know the children better
and to feel a greater part of the school. Ms Gaby has
done a lot of research this year into children and
how play is a crucial part of their development and
her insights have been very useful (you can read
about this in her article ‘Learning and Play’).
Ms Loredana with Nicholas
Ms Kellyanne and Ms Chris outside
Ms Adriana with Niya, Benji and Martina
Ms Nicoleta with Sanzi, Guilia, Alex C and Irina
Ms Alex with Ben, Alex and Jason
Ms Rodica with Laura
Reception have enjoyed their Transitional visits to
Pipera and it has certainly helped to ease any stress
that the children might be feeling. Ms Nicoleta
has been a source of calm and organisation for
Ms Kellyanne all year and her help has been great.
Crèche have a very happy team and Preschool has a
very relaxed feel to it. The children have made great
strides with their English and in other areas too.
Finally we would like to thank all of our parents for
their support and contributions this year. You have
been a big part of our experience here.
Ms Christine Stowe, Crèche Gafencu teacher
Ms Kellyanne Feeney, Reception Gafencu teacher
Ms Camelia
Preschool tying Ms Kath to a tree
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Ms Gabi with Akshay and Amelie
Ms Kellyanne and Ms Chris at the top of the Clock Tower
in Sighisoara
School Events
arranged by the
PTA in Term 3
“It was a great night and we enjoyed ourselves
very much and would love to repeat this experience
again soon. Than you to the PTA for organising such
a wonderful disco for us.”
Daniel and Ilinca T., 6U, on behalf of Years 5 & 6
One sunny day sometime after Easter, a mum who
will remain nameless, approached the PTA to ask if
they would consider arranging and funding various
events for the school students. The PTA thought this
was a great idea and asked me to liaise with the
school to arrange events.
As usual, the first thing needed were some willing
volunteers to help put our ideas into practice. It
was not difficult to find eager recruits, especially
when they were asked to join the newly titled “G &
T Committee”. We sat down over a coffee and came
up with a few ideas we thought the children might
like. After a few more “G and T” meetings we met
with Ms Hussain and Ms Greenwood, who agreed to
the following events.
Barnaby’s Picnic taking place, Friday June 25th
Unfortunately this event will take place after
“Newsblast” has gone to print, but I am sure all the
children will have had a good time at the picnic,
where an entertainer will be on hand to keep
everyone in good spirits and many activities for the
children to do.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the
Teachers for their help and patience, the PTA for
the funding, and Michael Fredholm for allowing us
to use the cinema in World Class. Finally, a special
thank you to the “G and T committee” without
whose help these events would not have happened
so successfully
Year 3 and 4 Visit to World Class Cinema, June 13th
and 16th
On both days 3 mini buses pulled up outside
Jolly Ville after the short hop from school, and 35
children from the BSB jumped out, all excited to be
missing lessons and looking forward to watching
the film. The children with their popcorn and juice
sat down in the big blue comfortable chairs and
glued their eyes to the screen to watch Ice Age 3
(Year 3) and Ratatouille (Year 4). I think on both
occasions, with the amount of laughter heard, that
is safe to say that the children enjoyed the film.
elegant dresses, and the boys in their trendy jeans
and T-shirts partied till the pizzas arrived. After
stopping for food the dancing carried on with DJ
Eduardo mixing the tunes. The dance was a huge
success on the hottest night of the year to date.
The event was also noteworthy for the debut of a
new dance invented by the teachers and PTA, called
“The Mosquito Hop!” You really had to be there.
BSB Year 5 & 6 disco
Senior School Summer Dance, Friday June 11th
This event was co-ordinated by the school council
and funded by the PTA. The dance took place on
a glorious summer’s night in the beautiful front
garden of the school. The girls dressed in their
Senior School End of Year Party
The PTA have made the following donations to
charity in 2009-2010
Light into Europe, Guide dog for the blind 6232 Ron
Asociatia Sindrom Down, Bucuresti 3000 Ron
Fundatia Inocenti 2970 Ron
Jeans for Genes 1000 Ron
Money raised at the Summer Fair 15,940.00 Ron
PTA contributions to the school:
Selection of DVD’S for the school libraries
Magazine subscription
5 Sewing machines
5 Tuffcams for EYFS
5 Microscopes for EYFS
3 Tripods for EYFS
PTA organised and funded events:
BSB Year 4 PTS Trip to cinema
Year 5 and 6 Disco, Friday May 14th
The stage was set and the room was ready with
flashing lights, a smoke machine, a keen DJ, soft
drinks and Pizza. What more could you ask for to
have a good time? The children arrived in their
best outfits and danced the night away to DJ Rhys
playing the latest sounds. I have never seen so many
budding “John Travoltas”(and some of them were
teachers!). After 2 hours of exuberant dancing it was
all over, and parents came to collect their tired but
happy children from what had been a very successful
event. I am sure they all slept well that night.
Year 3 and 4 visit to World Class Cinema
Year 5 and 6 Disco
Senior School Summer Dance
EYFS and KS1 Barnaby Picnic
The PTA would like to thank you for your continued
support.
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PTA visit Asociatia
Sindrom Down
Bucuresti
On Monday the 3rd of May representatives from the
PTA visited the Asociatia Sindrom Down Bucuresti.
The visit was an opportunity to meet some of the
association members and watch them have a
dance lesson, and to present the association with a
donation of 3000 Ron from the PTA.
The Asociatia Sindrom Down Bucuresti was
founded in 2003 by the families of people with
Downs Syndrome. At the moment there are 50
young people enrolled at the association. All the
helpers are voluntary and the association works
for an improvement in living conditions for people
with Downs Syndrome in Romania and for their
increased recognition in and by Romanian society.
The visit proved very worthwhile and was enjoyed
by all who attended. We were made extremely
welcome and look forward to reciprocating the
hospitality when Asociatia Sindrom Down Bucuresti
next visit BSB.
Em Rowlands, PTA member
Down Syndrone members practising dancing
Secondary End of
Year Social
On Friday, June 11th BSB held its first summer
dance. There was lots of music, food and laughter
to be had. Organised by the school council, helpers,
and the PTA, it was a great success for the students
and I’m sure everyone had lots of fun. The Year 11s
kindly offered to return to do the music and the
Garlic pub went into overload with an order for 60
pizzas. The night was incredibly fun for all, but we
did have an uninvited swarm of guests in the form
of small flying bugs. As many people found out,
mosquitoes enjoy legs and there were some pretty
impressive bites to be seen at school on Monday.
There were some wonderful outfits and everyone
looked amazing. We would like to thank the PTA
most of all for their generous funding and planning
without which the dance would not have gone
ahead.
I’ve got a feeling...that tonights gonna be a good night
A little social mingling before the party
A great way to end the year
The mixing station
Alex, Alexandra, Alvario, and Andreea in the mood to party
They came in peace
Come on DJ play that song
Pizza anyone?
Emma, Year 10
May, Emma and Beth taking a break
Edi mixing it up
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City Compass
‘Discover Little
Paris’ City Tour.
City Compass offer various services to help you
get to know Bucharest and find the products and
services you may need here. One of the tours they
offer is called the ‘Discover Little Paris’ tour and the
PTA and City Compass arranged for a group of mums
from the school to attend. The tour began at the
entrance of Cismigiu Gardens where we met our tour
guide, Bogdan, a local historian. In the two hours
that followed, we stopped by many interesting parts
of Bucharest, including the Royal Palace, the Roman
Athenaeum, Revolution Square and Stavrolopeos
Church. Although I have been in Bucharest for two
years and had already visited some of these places,
from the tour I learnt a whole lot more about the
history of these places from our knowledgeable tour
guide. So this is a tour for those who have been
here a while as well as newcomers to Bucharest.
Once the tour ended in Lipscani, the group headed
off for a spot of lunch at Care Cu Bere before
heading back to school - a lovely way to round off
the morning! For more information on this tour and
other services offered by City Compass, visit
www.citycompass.ro.
we share our unique perspective on his country and
so was born our exhibition ‘Romania through the
Lenses of Expatriate Women’!
Word spread across the city’s expatriate community
and ultimately 23 women from 16 different nations
worked together to produce an exhibition depicting
our unique perspective as expatriates living in
Romania. Hosted first during May and June by the
Clubul Taranului, Muzeul Taranului Roman, in the
city, the exhibition will move to the French school
in June and then in September to Grano, Dorobanti.
Other offers to host have followed and built on our
initial idea, which has been so unexpected!
Enthusiasm for the project is immense and two of
our exhibitors pooled their talents and produced a
wonderful book of our exhibited works. The book,
along with copies of exhibition photographs, are
for sale with the proceeds going directly to support
charitable causes here in Romania.
It has been a privilege to work with so many
talented women on a project which has brought us
so close to the country and the people of Romania.
Importantly it has allowed us to support some very
worthy causes here in Romania. And so it is that
‘Romania through the Lenses of Expat Women’ is
now an itinerant exhibition – how fitting for the
work of 23 ‘expat wives’!
Photographer: Janie Meikle Bland
Mrs Janie Meikle Bland, Expat Exhibiter
Mrs Gwen Berry, BSB Parent
Photographer: Annie-France Charbonneau
Photographer: Monica Ussia
Cismigiu Gardens
Romania through
the Lenses of
Expat Women
A fresh perspective on Romania
Expat life offers many challenges and many
opportunities and as an ‘expat wife’ finding
a purpose, a ‘raison d’etre’, can be crucial to
ensuring our family settles well and gets the most
out of our experiences of living abroad.
Photographer: Daniela Mager
Photographer: Tina Chee Slottorz
Expat life has offered me an opportunity to
explore Romania and to develop my passion
for photography. So last September, with my
children settled in school, I set up a photo club
with a number of other mums and a Romanian
photographer, Mihai Constantineanu, as tutor.
Early in our course, I suggested we each build a
portfolio to share with each other and perhaps
exhibit to our families and friends. Perhaps - if we
were feeling really courageous - we could auction
our photographs to raise money for charity. We were
inspired, the idea blossomed and Mihai proposed
The exhibitors
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Light into Europe
Dear BSB,
Many thanks indeed for the latest copy of
Newsblast, I found it educational and interesting!!
I am sure you know of Chloe, the first guide dog in
Romania, well a few days ago we flew in our charity
aircraft to Zagreb to collect the second guide dog,
Tally. She is a very special lady dog who we hope
will become the mother of our Romanian line of
guide dogs in the future.
On Monday the 7th we took her to meet her new
puppy walking family, the Phillips, who have 2
children at BSB, they had met Tally on the previous
Saturday at the BSB Summer fair and decided to
Irini, 3W with Midnight at the BSB Summer Fair
Hi, my name is Tally.
I was born on December 1st, 2009 in Zelina
(Croatia). I am a small black Labrador with a
pedigree (I don’t know what this is but people
say it’s important). As a pup I had my friends, my
brothers and sisters, and my mum who fed us. This
she did for two months. One day uncle Darko came
and said he needed a Labrador for the Association
who teaches guide dogs for the blind and he chose
me. So, I left my family and met a new one in Lučko
near Zagreb.
They had two other dogs: Rio and Alex, with blond
hai. In my family also are Jonatan, Selena, Renata,
and Zoran. These are my human family. Renata
became my human-mum, as my real mum stayed
behind in Zelina (sniff, sniff). We have a big yard
around the house and we can run and play as we
wish. But all of us are happy to walk on the dike of
the river Sava. Sometimes we come back dirty and
wet and then we have to bath in a tub. I like that
very much, and after this it is super to sleep.
Mum takes me to the city. For this I have to wear
a special yellow waistcoat and the obligatorily
collar and leash. In the city it is very exciting. Many
people, cars and all sorts of scents. But mum
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rename Tally, Midnight. Midnight was very happy
with the new arrangements and soon settled in at
her new home.
I thought your readers would be interested in this
story, so I am also attaching Tally/Midnights’s CV. It
could make a nice news item for the next issue.
Kind regards,
Stan
Light into Europe: Our mission is to develop
programmes that will enable the blind and deaf
communities to raise their aspirations and partake
fully of life
Midnight with his former family in
Croatia and the Light into Europe team
teaches me I have to walk by her, and before going
on the other side of the street I had to sit down and
wait. Each time I obeyed, I got praise and another
biscuit. I was made acquainted with Aunt Mira and
her guide dog Buzz. Aunt Mira and Buzz where very
happy to meet me. He is a guide dog and helps Aunt
Mira because she is blind and can’t move around
alone. Maybe one day I will also be like Buzz, who
knows? Maybe that’s the reason I have this yellow
waistcoat.
My only defect (some say it’s not a shortcoming,
you decide) is that I always get what I wish. That is
so with Rio and Alex. I found out, if I wish to have
the ball or stick, I have only to bark long enough
and pester them and that’s it.
Mum is angry for that and she doesn’t like it, so she
separates me sometimes from company to ‘’rest’’ a
little bit.
I am happiest when mum takes some minutes only
for me. We can cuddle, nibble, lick…its really great!
At any rate I love my family, my two friends and Jan
when he visits us, but I suspect that a new parting
is waiting for me. Am I right?
Maybe it must be so. They talked about my going to
Romania (?). What is waiting for me there?! Please,
when I go, don’t forget my family. Let
Midnight with Stan Platt
Midnight
them know sometimes how I am. Surely they will
be happy, especially my mum because she spent
the most time with me. And please, have patience
with me. I am still young and sometimes I do some
stupid things. But you have to acknowledge, you big
ones do it also sometimes.
Mum says I am fast learning, and one day I will be
a serious and well-behaved dog. And I would like
to remind you, I am learning quicker if you give me
Kudos when I do something good and reward me
with a biscuit.
Yours, Tally
Great Expectations in just a Few Minutes
Have you ever picked up a thick volume and wished
you could read it in minutes? Or have been faced
with a stack of papers which are to be read for the
next day?
Photo-reading, a concept developed by Paul R.
Scheele in 1981, has now spread globally and is
offered in 20 different languages, can offer you
precisely this.
Photo-reading is not like Speed reading which
enables you to read about 5000 words a minute but
goes even further as to giving you the possibility
of 25,000 words. You can learn and absorb any
reading material 3 times faster and it has proven
able to improve your memory, relieve stress and
even promote your school grades from a C to an A (
of course you will still have to study, photo-reading
may be an answer but laziness is not.)
Firstly, with Photo-reading you do not need any
qualities or abilities other than to be able to
read and understand the language the course is
being taught in. In addition, Photo-reading is not
recommended to children under 13 as it is very
mentally stimulating. Secondly, It does not take
long to learn but does require practice and it is
easy for anyone to learn to photo-read and it does
not require a large commitment. Lastly, the course
allows you to bring any reading material you like,
from magazines to web pages to your history book.
• Broaden your knowledge.
• Lower your workload.
• Get better grades.
• Improve your job skills.
• Earn more money.
Those are the main improvements you will
experience from Photo-reading. It’s a win-win
course and everything will benefit you to do
something different so that you may fit vast amount
of information in a minimal about of time using five
easy steps.
Overall, photo-reading is a course that will benefit
anyone of any ag e (13 +) and as I myself have
already completed the course, I can thoroughly
recommend it to anyone who has a lot of read
or is simply curious to find out more about it.
For further information please check out the site
www.photoreading.com. Like the title says, Great
Expectations in a few minutes.
Louisa, Year 10
Louisa, Year 10
Great Expectations
From September 2010, BSB is accepting
registrations for children age 12 months.
For better details please contact BSB
office.
Tel: 021 267 8919
Fax: 021 267 8969
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