School Bulletin 12 – 28th of April 2023

School Bulletin

Upcoming Dates

 Wednesday 3rd May:  Early Years 1 Exit Point (8:30 am)
 Wednesday 3rd May:  BSCR Category A (Year 10 to Year 12) Football Match (12:00 pm)
 Saturday 6th May:  BSCR Model United Nations – Day 1
 Saturday 7th May:  BSCR Model United Nations – Day 2
 Monday 8th May:  Start of BSCR Sports Week
 Saturday 13th May:  BSCR Gran Clásica

 
Whole School
 
Book Week Activities
This week, both students and staff members have been celebrating Book Week with a range of different activities throughout the School.  These have included Drop Everything and Read sessions, guest readers, book exchanges, mystery book competitions and exhibitions.  The week will culminate with our traditional literary costume contest on Friday.  Please check our Social Media pages for photos.   We would like to thank all staff members for their hard work in making this week so successful.
 
Primary
 
Country Day School Sports Festival
On Thursday students from Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 represented our school in a Sports Festival at Country Day School. The festival’s main objective was to encourage good sportsmanship and teamwork.  Congratulations to each of our students who represented our School in such a positive manner.
 
House Kickball Tournament
Throughout this week, our students have all been taking part in the House Kickball tournament. The finals will take place over the next two weeks.
 
Early Years 1 Exit Point
Next week, Early Years 1 will be inviting their parents into school for a very special activity on Wednesday morning – their very first Entry Point activity at British School.
 
Workshop for Parents – ‘Puberty: Changes and Challenges’
We warmly invite all parents from Year 4 and Year 5 to the workshop “Puberty: Changes and Challenges”, which will be delivered by the Psychologists Andreína Azofeifa and Gabriela Gutiérrez from our school’s Student Development Services (SDS).  The workshop will be online on Thursday May 11th from 8:30 am to 10:00 am. This workshop serves as a complement to the activities, in which our Year 4 and Year 5 students will be participating. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact SDS.
 
Secondary
 
BSCR Football v Colegio Salesiano Don Bosco
Congratulations to our Year 9 Football Team on defeating Colegio Salesiano Don Bosco by a score of 5 – 2 in their match on Tuesday afternoon – Photo
 
Climate Reality Project
On Monday, Mrs. Ximena Loría, from the “Climate Reality Project” gave Year 6 students an illuminating presentation about Climate Change – how it affects us and what we can do about it.  She is a trained biologist and founder of “Misión 2 Grados”, an NGO in San José, Costa Rica which aims to build a citizen movement to fight the climate crisis. Mrs. Loría was joined by Yvonne López, Director for Climate Change Policy at the UK Embassy.  A similar presentation will be shared with students of Years 7 and Year 8 on Wednesday 10th of May.

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