Primary Opening Newsletter, July 2020

Welcome to Preschool and Primary at Bali Island School for the 2020 – 2021 Academic Year.  We hope that you have all had a wonderful holiday with family and friends and are looking forward to seeing all of our students on Tuesday, August 4 by dropping into classroom zoom sessions.

Primary School Teachers 

Our Primary Teaching team for the 2020 – 2021 School Year is as follows

Preschool – Ibu Siska Paramita, Ibu Suellen Fuller & Ibu Ketut Arni

Kindergarten/Grade 1 – Ibu Alyshia Kitchen & Ibu Paramitha Dewi & Ibu Wayan Murni 

Grade 2 – Ibu Alice Guzowski & Ibu Made Artini

Grade 3 – Ibu Heather McNaughton & Ibu Ketut Rad

Grade 4 – Ibu Kristen Turner & Ibu Ketut Indah

Grade 5 – Ibu Nadia Demolder & Ibu Nyoman Winarti

Student Support & English as an Additional Language – Ibu Jackie Wyncoll 

Music – Ibu Isti Proboningtyas 

PE – Mr Hamish Sutherland & Ibu Alisha Nursita 

Librarian – Mr. NoahJohn Marshall

Indonesian A – Ibu Dewi Prabayanthi, Ibu Ina Wiweka, Ibu Sri Mahendrani, Ibu Linda Muliawati 

Indonesian B – Ibu Ayu Martina 

PPKN for Indonesian Students – Ibu Linda Muliawati

Indonesian Principal – Ibu Yunita Reny 

Religion Teachers (for Indonesian Students) :

• Islam   – Ibu Enda Nur Ajiba

• Catholic – Bpk. Yulianus Kasman

• Christian – Bpk. John Edward

• Hindu – Ibu Kadek Sutarsih

• Buddhist – Bpk. Ketut Darmawan

Student Parent Handbook & Academic Calendar 20-21

Parents are asked to read and familiarise themselves with the Student Parent Handbook which has been extensively reviewed and updated. The handbook & academic calendar 20-21 can be found in the Quick Links section of the school website or by clicking here.

eNews Updated every Friday

Please click here to access the eNews. Important Note: As our posts often include sensitive information about location and timings of events, you will need to enter the password 19April12 to access BIS eNews. Please do not share this password with anyone outside of the BIS community.

BIS WhatsApp

Please add the BIS Whatsapp phone number: +62361288770 into your contact list. For any emergency information, we will send a broadcast text to all of the BIS Community & you will only receive it when you have saved our number into your mobile contact list. We have added parent’s WhatsApp numbers that have been registered on the admissions form. Please let us know if you have changed your number so that we can update it on the list.

Bring Your Own Device Grades 3-5

Students in Grades 3-5 should be ready to bring in a device once school opens to physical learning.

Primary Important Dates

Parents are asked to check the Bali island School Calendar to stay up to date with key dates. Click here to access and add to your own calendar.

Upcoming Important Dates :

3 August. New Student Orientation

4 August. First Day of Term 1

10 August. PTA New Parents Welcome Meeting (tentative)

11 August. Religion Class Begins for Indonesian Students

14 August. BIS Celebration of Independence Day (tentative)

21 August. BIS Open House / Meet the Teachers & Potluck (tentative)

24 August. Parent Session: Campus Security and Child Protection (tentative)

26 August. PTA AGM Monthly Meeting & Bake Sale/2nd Hand Uniform (tentative)

Parent Involvement in School Life 

There are many ways to help enhance what the school is able to offer all students. Apart from the occasions when teachers ask for assistance with learning experiences, there is a menu of meaningful possibilities that directly benefit primary students. These include: 

• Becoming a homeroom parent 

• Celebrating diversity by welcoming new families 

• Assisting with school organized curricular events 

• Serving on the topic groups with the Board to help provide strategic direction 

• Attending PTA meetings to promote a sense of fun and engage with parent organised initiatives 

• Participating in ongoing, school endorsed community engagement projects 

These opportunities make a genuine difference to the learning experiences of our students and they say something powerful to our children about how much parents value our school. You will learn more about what is going on around the primary school from parent  presentations and workshops, eNews, classroom blogs, emails and of course face-to-face conversations. We hope that with your support we will continue to nurture a positive home/school partnership. 

I look forward to meeting with the students when they start on Monday and also looking forward to meeting the parents over the course of the coming weeks. 

Best regards,

Garth Wyncoll