BULLETIN No. 18

Upcoming Dates

 Tuesday 11th June Early Years 3A and 3B Exit Point
 Wednesday 12thJune Early Years 3C Exit Point
 Wednesday 12thJune Year 6 Estudios Sociales Trip to Rancho   Biriteca
 Thursday 13th June Year 5 Exit Point
 Thursday 13th June Year 6 Environmental Awareness Talk with   Ximena Loría
 Thursday 13th June Secondary Talent Show
 Friday 14th June Primary Creativity Day
 Friday 14th June Last day of Quarter 2
 Tuesday 16th July First day of Quarter 3

 
General
 
Club Cancellations
Due to preparations for the Talent Show, the following afterschool clubs will not be held next week.  We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Wednesday 12th June: Badminton Y2-Y3 / Women’s Basketball Y5-Y8
Thursday 13th June:     Men’s Basketball Y6-Y9 / Taekwondo EY3-Y1 /
Basketball Y4-Y5
 
Primary

Jade Museum Visit
Year 4 went on a field trip to the Jade Museum, where they learned about the lives of pre-Columbian people. They explored exhibits detailing ancient customs and daily life. The highlight of the visit was seeing the largest jade artefact collection in the world. Photo 1 / Photo 2

Year 5 Bake Sale
Congratulations to a group of students from Year 5A and Year 5B who organised a successful Bake Sale last Friday raising around 300,000 colones for The Children’s Hospital. We are incredibly proud of their efforts. This was a fine real life example of displaying the school’s values of Responsibility and Independence. Photo 1 / Photo 2 / Photo 3
 
Electronic Devices in Primary
A reminder that the use of smart watches and mobile phones is not permitted in the Primary School. Thank you for your support with this.

Secondary
 
Year 8 Drama Festival
We proudly invite all members of our Learning Community to visit the Year 8 Drama Festival page of our English Department site to see pictures and videos of this wonderful celebration of drama – Drama Festival
 
Swimming Success
Congratulations to Matias Castro (Year 9) on winning the 3,000 metre open race (Youth 13 to 17 category) at the Conchal Reserve as part of the 2024 Open Water Circuit. Photo
 
Sport Scholarship
Congratulations to Matias Sandoval (Year 9) on being awarded a sports scholarship to attend the prestigious Combine Academy in Lincolnton, North Carolina, starting in August of 2024. Social Media Post
 
Year 12 Student Sale of ‘Granizados’ 
On Thursday 13th and Friday 14th of June a few Year 12 students will be selling ‘granizados’ during the Secondary lunch break to raise money for their IB CAS project. The ‘granizados’ are priced at ₡1,000 colones each. Please feel free to purchase this refreshing delight to enjoy your last two days of the semester.
 
Karate Success
We would like to congratulate Santiago Cespedes (Year 9C) on his ongoing success in his study of karate.  Please click on the following social media link to see a summary of his achievements as posted by Tamashii Martial Arts – Instagram Post