Newsletter 20th May 2016 - The British School Kathmandu

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Excellence at the top of the world!
20th May 2016
The British School Kathmandu
TBS Newsletter
Follow TBS on twitter @TbsKathmandu
“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It
fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It
calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.”
Winston Churchill
UPCOMING EVENTS…
MAY
● Friday 20th and Saturday 21st - FOBISIA Community
Service Conference hosted at TBS ● Thursday 26th -
Last date to give the school notice you
will not be returning for the 2016-17 academic year
● Thursday 26th - 8.30am Parent consultation on Nepali
language
teaching
at
TBS
(please
email
[email protected]
if you would like to attend)
● Friday 27th May - Half term break (school closed on
Friday, Monday and Tuesday. Reopen on Weds 1st
June)
JUNE
● Thursday 2nd June - 8.20am TBS Parent Group coffee
morning. Restarting the parent social group - all
welcome!
● Wednesday 8th June - 8.30am PE Parent Forum on the
Secondary Astroturf. Come and see what TBS learners
do in PE and help us plan future developments!
Upcoming… PRIMARY
MAY
● Friday 20th - Key Stage 2 Swimming Gala
JUNE
● Friday 3rd - 2pm Primary Family Assembly (Singing!)
Dear Parents, Staff, Students and Friends of TBS,
As many of you know from reading these newsletters, TBS is
50 in 2016-17 and there are a series of events planned to
celebrate this. Ms. Nancy Khetan (
[email protected]
) is
coordinating the celebrations and she will be very happy to
hear about other events that parents or friends of TBS might
like. The list so far can be found
here
.
On a less happy note, those parents who have talked to us
about swimming in the past know the frustrations TBS staff,
especially the PE department, have faced in organising the
swimming programme and galas. As with all decisions, our
most pressing concern is the safety of the children and we
know that they are particularly vulnerable when at swimming
venues. We will continue to try to work with the swimming
clubs to ensure your children remain safe and we hope to be
able to invite all parents to future gala events.
Recent & future events
Parents meeting 2nd June
The Parents’ Social group (
catchier name to follow!
) will
reconvene with an informal coffee morning on Thursday 2nd
June at 8.20am in the TBS open air cafe (
which doesn’t yet
exist but will be created by then!
). More details to follow!
DFID Exhibition
As part of the Nepal
Britain
Bicentenary
celebrations, the DFID
exhibition
Hatemalo

(Hand in Hand) –
Celebrating the Nepal
and UK Development
Partnership: 50 years
in
photographs
documents the history
of UK development
support to Nepal since the 1960s. The exhibition will be on
display at Nepal Art Council from 13th to 22nd May, entry is
free and all are welcome.
Please see attached
flier for
details.
Upcoming… SECONDARY
MAY
● Monday 23rd to Thursday 26th - Summer Exam Week
for Years 7 to 10
JUNE
● Thursday 2nd - 8.45am to 12 noon - Year 7 Trip to Zoo
● Thursday 2nd - Year 9 Transition to Year 10 Day!
● Friday 3rd - KS 3 Trip to their charities
Links to further information pages
Foundation 1
Year 3

Foundation 2
Year 4

Year 1
Year 5

Year 2
Year 6

Learning Support
Sports at TBS
TBS OFSTED report 2016
Community Projects
Nepali language learning at TBS
If you would be happy to be involved in a Nepali language
discussion group on Thursday 26th May at 8.30am, please
email
Ms. Nazma Shakya
. Similarly if you have an opinion on
this issue and simply want to email us, this would be helpful
as well.

Excellence at the top of the world!
20th May 2016
Learning Policy
This year at TBS,
teachers and students
have been working
especially hard on our
Learning Policy. This
document is the pillar
around which we base
our
philosophy
for
teaching and learning,
and we have been
specifically looking at ways we can make the
component parts of the Learning Policy accessible
and familiar to all of our stakeholders, especially our
youngest learners. Therefore, in a student led
initiative across the school, we have devised a series
of animals that best represent the various learning
behaviours that our Learning Policy promotes. We
feel these animals represent an ideal way for our
Early Years and Primary students to understand and
utilise, the behaviours that we hope to develop in all
learners across the school. Find out more about our
learning animals on our
website where you can follow
the links and watch videos of the Primary children
demonstrating the qualities. We will also have a book
of learning animal stories, written by TBS children,
that will be available for purchase shortly from the
community shop.
PE at TBS Parent Forum
The PE department are organising a Parent Forum on
Wednesday 8th June at 8.30am to
show and tell
what happens in PE. It is also an opportunity for
parents to ask any questions and to share ideas
about things you would like to see in the future. As it
is easier to learn by doing, bring your PE kit!
Reminder about safety
The safety of TBS children is absolutely paramount to
us all. One worry we have at the moment is that
parents are leaving children at school before we have
staff on duty at 8am. If they do arrive before 8am
they need to wait by the admissions office where we
do have a member of the administrative team to
watch over them.
The British School Kathmandu
Year 7 Geography Mapping Trip
This trip was indeed a
very good learning
experience for we now
know how to look at
things
in
a
geographical
perspective. At first
we went to Lake
Taudaha for its beauty
as well as history.
Next we went to the mysterious Manjushree caves. We
split into two groups whilst one went into the caves the
other group sketched the scenery. Once we got to the
cave we had to use torches to see in the cave. We had to
crawl through the cave as it got narrower and narrower,
there was a slight drop and we had to go down stairs.
The cave journey was challenging but a great experience.
Girls edged out of glory in final of KTM Cty
Futsal tournament.
The open air top floor of Bhat Bhateni supermarket in
Maharagunj was the venue for the KTM Girls City Futsal
Championship on Sunday. TBS group games were
against VIP and Red Dragon. Two victories were
recorded for TBS with scorelines of 8-0 and 1-0
respectively. The senior girls were playing against some
adult teams and the strength and resilience they showed
was amazing. Skillful play and cagey tactics ensured a
semi-final berth against host team Thunderbirds where
once again TBS ran out winners on a 1-0 scoreline.
Tournament favourites Bhat Bhateni were the opposition
in the final. TBS were under pressure defensively
throughout and did not create many scoring
opportunities. The final score was 7-0 to Bhat Bhateni but
to be runners-up was a fantastic result for the girls and
Nina was awarded the "goalkeeper of the tournament'
award. Congratulations to Lhabula, Khushi, Baishali,
Nina, Anne, Pema and Aakriti on a very successful
tournament.
Summer Sale in TBS Community Shop
From 15th May to 28th May there will be a sale in the
TBS Community Shop - limited stocks available. Summer
caps are now 450NRs, House T-shirts are 800NRs and
Mosquito Repellent Bracelets 150NRs.
Dr. John Moore
Mr. Steve Priest

Mrs. Tumika Sthapit-Priest

Mr. Basanta Silwal

Principal
Vice Principal
Head of Administration
Bursar
Ms. Rosie Elphick
Mrs. Jenny Swift
Ms. Alex Hands
Ms. Patricia Butler

Ms. Gemma Caines
Mr. Daniel Swift

Head of EYKS1
Head of Key Stage 2 Head of Key Stage 3
Head of Key Stage 4
Head of Sixth Form Head of Learning Support
Ms.
Manisha Bajracharya

Ms. Sona Chhetri
Mrs. Shraddha Rajkarnikar

Ms. Nancy Khetan
Ms. Rachana Adhikari

Admissions Officer
Primary Office Manager

Secondary Office Manager
Sixth Form Office Manager TBS Clubs & TBS Shop
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