Tribe Council Visit to Neihu Recycling Centre

The TES Student Council (known as the Tribe Council) enjoyed an interesting and informative trip to Neihu Recycling Centre today. 

The Tribe Council, which comprises students from all classes in Years 2 to 6, learnt about the processes involved in collecting, sorting and refining recyclable materials including plastic bottles, paper and electrical goods. The trip focused upon the environmental message to 'Reduce, Reuse and Recycle'. 

The students now have an even better knowledge of what they can do to care for the Earth - we even pitched in to help with sorting the paper - see the photos below.

Thanks to Ms Kao and Mrs Kriel for accompanying Mr Stebbing and the students on the trip and to Ms Joyce Tsao for her help in organising the trip. 

Information Updates

Please see below for information about forthcoming events.
FOBISIA Primary Music Carnival 
Ms Kao, accompanied by Mrs Livesey and Mrs Liufalani, will be taking 18 students from years five and six to Kuala Lumpur for the annual FOBISIA Music Carnival. They leave on Thursday 27th March and return to Taipei on Monday 31st March. The students will be involved in choral singing or instrumental workshops to prepare them for a musical extravaganza on the Sunday afternoon. There will not be Choir on Thursday after school.
Mrs Liufalani's class will be covered by a substitute teacher.
Maths information Session for parents
Mr Fagg will be sharing information on the teaching of maths investigations in BJ. This session follows on from the previous one on calculations. The focus is on the application of knowledge and the development of children's thinking.
All parents are welcome. The session is on Tuesday 1st April at 1:50pm in the amphitheatre.
Student Council Dress Up Day
Our council have decided to run a 'Multiples Day' on Thursday 3rd April as a fundraising activity. Please see your child's class blog for further information.
No School on Friday 4th April
There is a public holiday for 'Children's Day' on 4th April so please note school will be closed.
No ECAs week beginning Monday 7th April 
Please click on this link to see the ECA timetable for further information.
Sports Morning
The Junior Sports 'day' is on Friday 11th April. Further information about this event will be posted in the near future.
Friday is the last day of term so school will be closed for two weeks. Term Three starts on Monday 28th April.
Encyclopedia Britannica
A great resource has been added to our school library. It is the online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica for schools. 
This link  http://school.ebonline.com/ will take you to the site. You will need a username and password, which will be available either on your child's class blog or in their Home/Link diary. 

Secondary and High School Information

Last Wednesday Chrysta Garnett, Head of Secondary & High School, and Darren Latchford, IB (International Baccalaureate) Coordinator, held an information session for parents of primary students on the educational journey for students at TES. There was information about the programmes for KS3 (Years 7/8/9) students in the Secondary School and the IGCSE and IB Diploma programmes for students in the High School.

This link will take you to the general presentation about the programmes on offer and the University destinations for TES students. The following link (IB information) is to the presentation showing more specific information about the IB Diploma, which is the gold standard for accessing top universities worldwide. 

Further information about the Secondary/High School Curriculum and University and Careers can be found on the TES (please click) website.

Maths Investigation Workshop

On Tuesday, 1^st April, Mr Fagg will be presenting a maths workshop in the amphitheatre from 1:50 – 2:50pm.  The subject of the workshop is maths investigations, which is an area that the primary school has been focusing on this year.  If you would like to find out what maths investigations are, why they are important for your child and how you can assist you child at home with them, then we look forward to seeing you at the workshop.

Two Important Messages

After School
Please be reminded that students are only allowed to stay and play after school in the Central Playground area if they are being supervised by a parent. All students (unless they are attending a dance class or music lesson or have a sibling involved in either of these activities) must leave the campus by 4:30pm. Students must not play in either the infant or junior playgrounds. I have reminded BJ students about the rules for the Central Playground in assembly today, particularly the rule about not throwing the bark chips. 
School Uniform
In order to support parents and to ensure that the children take pride in their appearance as a TES student I will be strictly enforcing our school uniform policy. Children not wearing correct school uniform will need to report daily to the office at break time and parents will be notified in the Home/Link diary.
The expectations, which can also be found in the parent handbook and in the home/link diary, are below.
  
Boys:

A blue and white school shirt

A TES school zip - up long sleeved top

A TES sleeveless V neck vest (as required and if cold)

School navy blue shorts or navy blue trousers

Black, navy blue or white socks (worn below the knee - plain colour only – without motif)

Smart, breathable black leather shoes that fasten with a buckle, Velcro fastener or laces

(Sandals, flip flops, trainers are not acceptable)

TES School cap (applicable to all Primary age children for wearing when the children are 

outside)

PLEASE NOTE: Jeans, tracksuit bottoms and army / utility trousers are not 

acceptable.

Girls:

A School dress (available for Infant and Junior children)

A blue and white school shirt

A TES school zip - up long sleeved top or a TES cardigan

A TES sleeveless V neck vest (as required and if cold)

School Skirt, school skorts, school navy blue shorts or navy blue trousers

Black, navy blue or white socks (worn below the knee - plain colour only – without motif) or 

Black or navy blue tights

Smart, breathable black leather shoes that fasten with a buckle, Velcro fastener or laces

(Sandals, flip flops, trainers are not acceptable)

TES School cap (applicable to all Primary age children for wearing when the children are 

outside)

PLEASE NOTE: Jeans, tracksuit bottoms and army / utility trousers are not

acceptable.

Reminder: Parent Information session on Wednesday 19th March

This is a reminder that the new Head of the British Secondary and High School, Ms Chrysta Garnett, will be running a parent information session for parents of the primary students at the EPC on Wednesday afternoon. Please see the poster for details.

There will be an opportunity to ask questions about either the Secondary or High School programmes. 

Assessment Information

Thank you to all those who attended the BJ parent information session on assessment in Key Stage Two (years three to six) this afternoon.

As promised here is the link to the power point presentation. PowerPoint Presentation on Assessment in BJ

During the presentation Mr Millward and I made reference to various documents on the TES website. By clicking on the link below you will be taken to a section with links to information about the target statements for each sub-level of progress in reading, writing and maths as well as a copy of the age related expectations for the end of each year group.
Attainment and Assessment in BJ

Latest Newsletter from the EPC Library

Please click on the link to discover what's new in the Library and to find out about new books.  Library News 

Reminder: Information session for parents on Friday

Please be reminded about our parent information session being held this Friday at 1:40pm in the amphitheatre.

Mr Millward and I will be sharing information about how we assess students in the British Junior Section and how we use that information to help them make progress. We will include information about testing.