Secondary Newsletter No. 24 – February 15, 2019
Dear Parents,
This week and next are a busy time in the Secondary School.
Mock Exams – The Grade 12 Mock Exams are now completed with the students now receiving feedback on the areas the performed strongly and areas to focus on to improve for the final exams in May.
ISA – ISA testing ran smoothly on Tuesday and Wednesday and the results are expected to be received and communicated with parents in April. The final make up tests will be completed on Monday.
School Photos – School photos will happen on Wednesday, February 20. Please return the Order Form for Canvas Photo Frame with the cash payment to the Main Office on or before Tuesday, February 19 if you wish to purchase photos.
Marketing Video Filming – We have a professional film company coming into school to obtain footage to produce some marketing videos. Filming will take place in many different contexts and involve many different members of our community. A schedule has been created and students involved notified.
Student Planners (G6-8) – Please remember to check and sign your child’s planner at least once each week. This is a great opportunity to begin a discussion about how your child is doing at school. Your support in your child developing self-management skills and meeting deadlines is much appreciated.
House Shirts – If you would like to order a House Shirt please fill in the form and pay to Ibu Indira in Reception.
Ross Ferris (Secondary Principal)
Counselor’s Corner
Career Interest Inventory
If you would like an in-depth assessment of your son’s or daughter’s aptitudes and career interests, please review this information about Interquest and complete and return the registration form to the Counseling Center.
College Visits this Week
University of Kent – Feb. 18th from 12:30 – 1:10 PM in the new College Counseling Center (CCC)
The New College Counseling Center is now open!
We are pleased to announce the opening of our new College Counseling Center (CCC) on campus, located next to the staff lounge. Students and parents are welcome to explore the variety of information posted here such as: summer programs, scholarships, and college and career options. All college visits will now take place in the CCC. Please look here for a list of upcoming college visits, summer programs, and internship options for BIS students.
Our first College Visit in the CCC with reps from Swiss Education Experts:
DP Corner
Dear Grade 10 parents,
On Monday February 18, 2019, there will be a parent information session regarding DP subject choices in the library. The session will focus on explaining the demands of the IB Diploma Programme and will outline the Grade 10 student subject selection process. I hope to see many of you on at the presentation.
Matt Wood (DP Coordinator)
MYP Corner
Grade 10 Personal Project Exhibition. 
The Grade 10 Personal Project final report was due 12 February. For new students this year to BIS, their report is due 5 March. Grade 10 students will be presenting their product to the BIS community on 21 March in the MPR. Parents, families and students at BIS are welcome to attend this event which will be held all day. More information will follow at a later date.
Michele McLay (MYP Coordinator)
CAS Corner
Iona Leys (Grade 11) 
Today we prepared for our Valentine’s Day sale. By leading the sixth graders to effective packaging of bath bombs and making valentine cards, I demonstrated how to initiate and plan a CAS experience. Also by sending emails to bath bomb pre-orders, I initiated conversation between consumers and us. I was the liaison between customers and the team. I also planned with the other girls on how the packaging would look like to ensure that it was portable and also looked aesthetically pleasing. We wanted to include elements of Valentine’s into our design because the sale was taking place on the day. Another plan was what time we were going to sell the bath bombs. Because originally we decided to only sell at recess and lunch time but we also decided to include a morning session as well. After the valentine’s day sale, I was planning on doing a reflection session, to evaluate the things we did well and things we need to improve on.
There were many challenges that we faced during the process up to the Valentine’s day sale. A major issue was that we did not have enough cloth. But thanks to a fellow student, the cloth was brought in and it was just in time for packaging. Also we could not use the pens that were used for tracing the hearts. By doing this, I demonstrated that challenges had been undertaken and also I developed new skills in the process. Such as cooperating with others and delegating tasks instead of doing everything by myself. This is because the card was red and the pens were also red. However, we solved this problem by getting a gold pen from Primary. Also at the last meeting, the girls could not finish the cards for all the bath bombs. But the girls need to do some card making during recess and lunch to ensure that we have all of the stock and packaging ready for Thursday’s sale. Our biggest challenge yet that we have not accomplished is trying to outdo our last sale, i.e. earning more money than last time. I hope our sale is a success and we get a lot of purchases of bath bombs.
Arts Corner
We are approaching a very busy and exciting few weeks in the Arts Department so here are those dates for your diaries – :
Applause for a Cause
Thursday, February 28th at 5pm
Tickets are now on sale! 50k per ticket 🙂 Mornings, lunchtimes and after school in front of the library
Grab yours before they sell out!
Para siswa dan guru sekolah dasar sampai menengah atas sudah berlatih keras untuk malam amal BIS! Akan ada penampilan lagu-lagu hits dari The Beatles, Queen, Adele, drama musikal dunia dan banyak lagi lagu-lagu dari penyanyi terkenal lainnya!
Ini akan menjadi kesempatan yang bagus bagi sekolah kami untuk bekerja sama menampilkan malam istimewa penggalangan dana untuk anak-anak di Lombok yang sampai saat ini masih dalam proses menata diri kembali setelah serangan gempa bumi.
Kudapan akan tersedia pada saat jeda penampilan, begitu juga kesempatan untuk memenangkan hadiah undian! Jika ada orang tua yang bersedia untuk menyumbangkan hadiah undian, silahkan kirim email ke salborn@baliis.net atau sampaikan pada Ibu Samantha Walther-Jones!
Sore itu juga akan ada ‘movie chill out zone’ untuk menemani para siswa yang tidak mengikuti kegiatan ekskul pada hari Kamis, 28 Februari 2019, jam 3-5 sore. Jika Anda ingin mendaftarkan anak Anda untuk dijaga pada dua jam sebelum pementasan dimulai, silahkan kirim email ke Ibu Sarah salborn@baliis.net
Tiket sudah bisa dibeli mulai sekarang seharga Rp 50,000! Kami harap Anda bisa hadir menyaksikan pementasan amal ini.
Evening of the Arts
The second arts rotation is nearing its culmination and, as such, we are delighted to invite you to a sharing of the classwork the students have been exploring in Visual Art, Music and Drama.
The Grade 6, 7, 8 and 9 students are excited to share their creativity with you and invite you to the MPR on Tuesday, March 5th at 4pm.
Come and see their lights shine bright!