Secondary Newsletter on Friday 21st Oct 2016
Week 12-Forward Preparation
After completing our first term and coming back to the routine of learning, it is time to reflect on where we have been and start embracing the challenges that lie ahead. Our first term reports provide us with our areas of strength and as well as those that remain areas of growth. It is important to use this information for our benefit. Teachers use this data to adjust their learning objectives and set new and appropriate targets for their students. Students need to use this data to examine their study habits and ask themselves have they taken advantage of all of the services that their teachers and BIS offers. Please remember that all of our teachers are available after school and that we also run specific days for review for Math and Science. We are also extending our ATL club to help students with their organizational habits into the second term. If you are uncertain about any of these extension services please have your student ask their teacher or come straight to the Secondary office. We have great things ahead of us!
BIS School Fair
I am very excited for my first BIS School Fair. There is a great deal of excitement on campus this week in anticipation of the fair. I know that a number of our students are performing as well as sharing some of their community outreach programs with our BIS community. Thank you again for all of the hard work from our PTFA volunteers, it is shaping up to be a fantastic event!
***PTFA Monthly Meeting-October 26th at 7:50 in the Library.
Counseling News
On October 27th from 12:30-1:10 in Room 1 we will have Jacobs University visit our campus. Jacobs University is a US-style, English-language research university in the hanseatic city of Bremen, Germany. They have a 75% international student body with students representing over 114 nations other than Germany.
On the 31st of October from 8-9 am in Room 1 Ms. Holley will be presenting an informational session on Bridge U, which is an online college application management tool. All grade 10-12 parents are encouraged to attend.
IB Diploma Informational Session.
This coming Monday Mr. Hjelm will present an information session regarding the IB Diploma program. This session will be from 8-9am in Room 1. This session is applicable for all grade 11 parents as well as any grade 10 parents who want to start thinking about the coming year. We are fortunate to have such a wide variety of offerings and options for our students success in the Diploma Program.
ISSAC Travel
This coming week our Men and Women’s ISSAC soccer teams will travel. This weekend will be the culmination of a long season and a lot of hard work. A big congratulations to all of the players and a big thank you to Mr. Wood and Mr. Lorenzini for all of their time and effort coaching and to Mr. Sutherland for all of the organizational logistics. Good luck and Go Dragons!
ASA’s for Term 2
ASA’s will start on the 24th of October. Please encourage your students to see what activities are out there and become as involved as possible. Our religious classes will begin this week as well.
Thank you for your continued interest and support of BIS and our students.
Justin Walsh
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Secondary School Principal