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Term One

Week 6 (WEEK B)

Mon 21 Sep

7.15 - 7.25am: Tutor time

Tue 22 Sept

7.15 - 7.25am: Tutor time
U11 Netball G – BSSL
U13 FOBISIA trials P1-4

DofE Silver trip to Temburong (until Saturday)

Wed 23 Sept

Teachers Day: School Closure

Thu 24 Sept

7.15 - 7.25am: KS3 (Y7-9) Tutor time in tutor rooms. KS4-5 (Y10-13) Assembly in Theatre

Fri 25 Sept

7.15 - 7.25am: KS4&5Tutor time

8am: Parent Seminar: Assessment @ ISB Signup here

Coming up

22nd Sept: U13 FOBISIA Games Trials (P1-P4)

28th Sept: Y10 1-2-1 Day and Theme Day (DofE prep)

28th Sept: Young Musician of the Year (7pm)

29th Sept: 1-2-1 Day for Y11 (Study Skills) & Y13 (Core focus)

29th Sept: U13 Football B

30th Sept: U15 Basketball B/G - BSSL

1st October Secondary Swim Gala - Parents are welcome to join this House event from 7.30-11.30am (please wear your purple badge and report to the front office to sign in/out)

1st October: Settling in & DD1 (phase 1) reports issued with Y7 & Y10 CAT4 Parent reports sent home

2nd October: Y12 Parent Meeting (9.45am-11am)

Notices

Personal and medical information check – please check edulink and complete the MS form to confirm that all details are correct by the 30th September. If we do not receive your reply by this date, then the school will assume all personal and medical information is current and up to date. - MS form here

Thank you to all the parents that joined our IB Parent Seminar and our Teens and tech Seminar. We will be posting related information to this next week. In the meantime, there is much information on
- ISB Pre-U Website
- Digital Citizenship
Basketball results
- The girls are in the finals! They won vs Chung Hwa, BSB (62-32) and would be playing this coming Sunday @ 3pm!
- The boys won their 3rd group game against Maktab Duli (85-54) last night and would be playing their last group game this coming Friday at 8:30pm, and they are locked in for Semis on Saturday and finger crossed into the finals on Sunday 7pm!

Reminders

Please collect your child promptly on Fridays at 11.45am. Please only use the main entrance and not the swimming pool area.

Head of Year 7

It was lovely to meet so many of our Year 7 parents at the Meet the Tutor event on Monday. Thank you to everyone who was able to join us. It was a great opportunity to connect, share how the students have been settling into secondary school and celebrate such a positive start to the year.

This week, Year 7 also took part in an engaging workshop exploring AI and its impact on society, encouraging them to think about both the opportunities and challenges that come with new technology. The year group continues to impress us with the huge number of achievement points they are earning across their subjects. They have made a fantastic start to secondary school and are genuinely a pleasure to have as part of our community.

Head of Year 8&9

After all the disruption caused by the haze, we have finally settled back into our usual school routines, and it has been lovely to see students enjoying school life again.

It was also great to see so many parents at Meet the Tutor on Monday. If you didn’t manage to make it, please don’t worry, as there will be plenty of other opportunities throughout the year to meet your child’s tutor and discuss how they are getting on.

This week, students have enjoyed an assembly and a GLS lesson focusing on Digital Citizenship, looking at how they can be responsible, respectful and safe when using technology and interacting online.

Next week, during one of their Maths lessons, students will take part in the FOBISIA Code Breaking Challenge. This is a fun opportunity for students to use their mathematical and problem-solving skills in a slightly different way, and we hope they enjoy the challenge!

Head of Year 10&11

Thank you to those that joined us for the Meet the Tutor event on Monday. Tutors will circulate the slides to you, so you have their contact details in case you want their support with anything at any point, or if you have any questions. This week during Digital Citizenship Week, our Year 10 students considered the ethical use of AI. I also spoke to all Year 10 and 11 pupils during their assembly to highlight that the purpose of completing homework is to allow students to practice and for teachers to assess what students do, and do not, know, rather than their ability to find the right answers using online support materials. Making mistakes and learning from them is all part of the learning journey, and relying on AI support to find the right answers can disrupt that key part of the learning journey.

Year 11 had their first session, delivered by Mr. Bromley, about revision planning and preparation for their January mocks and beyond. We will continue to support the Year 11s with this in future GLS sessions and during the Academic Confidence Day on Tuesday 29th September when students will have a full day of Revision guidance, tips, and support.

Best of luck to the Year 11s taking part in their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award Adventurous Journey next week. I look forward to hearing all about it upon their return.

Head of Year 12&13

Thank you to all the parents who joined us for our Meet the Tutor event on Monday. It was lovely to see so many of you, and we really value the opportunity to meet and work together to support our students. The partnership between home and school is incredibly important to us, and we always welcome parents to get in touch, whether through Tutors, Heads of Year or subject teachers.

Over the last few weeks, alongside their usual subject lessons, our students have also been developing their Digital Citizenship skills. Our Year 12 students have been exploring the theme of Bias in AI, while Year 13 have been creating their own AI Manifestos, encouraging them to think critically about the opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence. Our Year 12 students have also been busy preparing for the upcoming International Day on 9 October. We are looking forward to seeing their hard work come together and hope to see many of you there!

We are also pleased to offer a range of parent information sessions throughout the term to help keep you informed and involved in your child’s IB journey. This week, Mrs. Hancox shared some valuable information about 'Teens, Tech and AI' whilst on the 25th September, Mr. Bromley will be leading a session on 'Assessments and Reporting'. On 2nd October, our Year 12 parents will also be invited to a session covering ManageBac, university destinations and application timelines, funding and scholarships, as well as student wellbeing. We hope these opportunities will provide useful information and, importantly, give parents the chance to ask questions and continue that important dialogue with school.

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