From the Director
It has been a very interesting week in school including some excellent sport. Well done to everyone involved. Rehearsals are continuing at great pace place for our musical We will Rock You which is happening soon after our Easter break. Please get your tickets!
This week we witnessed the excellent IB Art Exhibition in the PAC which closes today. You can see some of the work on the Newsblog but, as with all art, the exhibition was best seen first and we are looking forward to the Lower Primary sports morning tomorrow. For health and safety reasons we are starting the event early as we do not want children to be exposed to the strong sun in the middle of the day and specifically between 10 am and 2 pm. The sun’s rays are especially strong and potentially damaging at this time of year. Please keep your children out of the sun between these hours over the weekend.
I have a very simple message this week. I am extremely concerned at the number of cars that are arriving early for pick ups at school. Cars in line, engines running unnecessarily are a health and security risk. Cars lined up outside school, often arriving 30 minutes prior to pick up cause delays and last week I was informed that if we called an ambulance to school it would be unable to arrive quickly because of the cars blocking our access. I find it sad to think that our parents are queuing up outside school for hours on end a week are blocking our access in the event of an emergency. This could lead to very serious consequences for one of our community one day! Please think about this! Equally it must be frustrating for you sitting outside for so long. The number of cars with engines running is also increasing pollution rates in our area. This is bad for all our health and the well being of our planet.
The good news is this can all be easily avoided. On behalf of the whole community I am asking that you do not arrive at school until your designated pick up time which are shown below.
Pre Kinder 12.15 pm. Please do not arrive before 12 noon
Kinder 12.45 pm. Please do not arrive before 12.30 pm
Prepa 1.15 pm. Please do not arrive before 1 pm
First grade 1.30 pm. Please do not arrive before 1.20 pm
2nd to 5th Grade 1.50 pm. Please do not arrive before 1.40 pm at PAC Car Park
Secondary (Admin) 2 pm. Please do not arrive before 2 pm to allow Primary access
Secondary (PAC) 2.20 pm. Please do not arrive before 2.20 pm
EC/Team Sports 3 pm. Please do not arrive before 2.50 pm
Please note that we may be forced to ask people who arrive early to move on rather than continue allowing emergency access routes to be blocked.
I look forward to seeing many of you in the sports field tomorrow morning. I am sorry for another early start but please be punctual so we can avoid the heat of the day.
All parents are invited to the Convocatoria on Monday at 6 pm in the PAC to hear about our plans for next year. We will be explaining our new Science and Maths developments in the Secondary School, improvements to our drop off and pick up areas as well as lighting for the school field.
I do hope you have a lovely weekend with your children.
Primary News
Dear Parents and Carers,
We had a fantastic day last Friday with our STEAMfest. All of the students made a great effort and those whose projects were voted for in Primary were presented in the PAC and other areas around the school. Our Primary Science Club extra and ICT department also had displays. The students all had a great time and learned a lot. We were impressed by the secondary escorts who helped our youngest children find their way round. Thank you to everyone who supported the event. I am sure there are lots of pictures on the class blogs but here is a selection from Grade 1. As you can see the children were able to tell me all about the things they had learnt. I was very impressed.
Lower Primary Swimming lessons for parents to watch continue. The children are generally very confident and enjoy their lessons very much. As I see each grade group I can see their stamina, skills and proficiency improve each year. All next week it will be the Upper Primary swimming galas. We have already completed the heats so there will be some finals, the relay and some fun swim activities for each grade. Please make sure you have your own personal sunscreen on when you come to watch.
There has been a warning given about spending too much time in the sun this year. We have known for a while that too much exposure to sun can cause skin and other damage. We do need enough sun for vitamin D production though, which fights colds and other illness. In school we are responding to the warning by keeping the children in the shade as much as possible. Please apply minimum factor 30 sun cream to your children before coming into to school so that all bases are covered. Please also see the additional note below.
Grade 2’s Chocolate Unit exit point reached new heights today when the whole of Upper Primary took part in a ‘flash mob’ chocolate dance. It was a really enjoyable event and reminded the students of when they studied chocolate in the past. The parents also took part after they had been amazed by the students learning exhibition and the students presentations. Please see our blogs for photos.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Sharon Short
Head of Primary
Lead Safeguarding Officer.
Lower Primary: Following advice, as well as our usual precautions to keep children out of the sun all year round, we have added additional measures until the holidays.
LP Sports Day on Saturday 17th will be earlier 7.00am-10.30am. Please send children with sunscreen and make sure they have a cap.
PK and Kinder - 7.00am in class 07:15 am until 08:45 am
Prepa and 1st Grade - 8.45am in class 09:00 am until 10:30 am
First Grade Swimming Gala on Monday 19th will be earlier 9.30am - 11am. Children may leave with their parents after the gala.
After 10am Lower Primary children,
- Will not use the playground.
- PE will take place in the auditorium.
- Swimming in the small pool will be in the shaded end of the pool
- Swimming in the big pool (first grade) will be for a shorter amount of time and the children will take rests in the shade.
If parents are concerned they can choose to remove their children from Team Sports and LP Extra Curricular PE, please contact Sara, Deysi or the class teacher. Please send children to school with sunscreen daily.
Dates for your diary
Lower Primary
March
Saturday 17th - LP Sport morning & Family day (please take your child to their classroom 15 mins before the start)
Monday 19th - Pre-Kinder González G1 Swimming lesson - 10:30-11:15am - LP pool
Monday 19th - First grade Swimming Gala - 11:30 am. - 1:00 pm. - Big pool
Tuesday 20th - Pre-Kinder Carbajal G1 Swimming lesson - 10:30-11:15am - LP pool
Wednesday 21st - Pre-Kinder González G2 Swimming lesson - 10:30-11:15am - LP pool
Wednesday 21st - Pre-Kinder Rampone trip to Finca Hernández Guardado
Wednesday 21st - Paraíso Down Jeans Day
Thursday 22nd - Pre-Kinder Carbajal G2 Swimming lesson - 10:30-11:15am - LP pool
Friday 23rd - Pre-Kinder Siri assembly - 7:40am - PAC
Friday 23rd - Last day of term
Upper Primary
March
Wednesday 14th - No assembly today
Friday 16th - Teletón T-shirt Day
Monday 19th - Annual Parent Meeting - 6:00 pm - PAC
Monday 19th - 3-Way Conference Week
Monday 19th - Last day to bring contributions for Food Baskets.
Monday 19th - Last day to pay Paraiso down t-shirt
Tuesday 20th - Swimming Gala 2nd Grade (9:00 - 10:30 am) - Secondary pool
Wednesday 21st - Swimming Gala 3rd Grade (9:00 - 10:30 am) - Secondary pool
Wednesday 21st - 2nd Elisa Assembly - 9:20am & 12:15 pm - PAC
Thursday 22nd - Swimming Gala 4th Grade (9:00 - 10:30 am) - Secondary pool
Friday 23rd - Swimming Gala 5th Grade (9:00 - 10:30 am) - Secondary pool
Wednesday 23rd - Paraiso Down T-shirt day
Friday 23rd - Last day of 3- Way Conferences
Friday 23rd - Last day Term 2 (Easter Break)
Please note Ana Gloria Mena and Edda Padilla are Designated Primary Safeguarding Officers
Secondary News
Dear parents and carers,
I would like to start by thanking all the staff involved in SteamFest, our Science fair and our Mathscounts and Hacia Democracy educational trips as well as our Art Department for the wonderful G12 Art Exhibition. It has been an incredibly jam packed and fun-filled week! Below you can read about some of the things that have been happening.
We Will Rock you is coming up and we are very much looking forward to it! Please support buying tickets and perhaps even an advert on the show’s programme! Please note there is a rehearsal on Sunday 18th!
PE Special reminders
From Ms Hernandez- Head of Secondary PE
Caps during PE lessons. Following the health and safety recommendations given by the Government, we remind you that caps are part of our PE kit and students must bring it for every PE lesson. Please ensure that your son/daughter follow this expectation, otherwise your child won’t be able to participate. We really need your support regarding this expectation to take care our students.
Please note that due to the high risk in the next weeks, we will not allow students to be out in the sun during lunchtime.
Uniforms on theme days. As a school we support many initiatives and we celebrate theme days throughout the year but we expect to follow our agreed uniform policy at all times. On theme days, if students have PE lesson they must bring their PE kits including: proper sports trainers, shorts and ankle socks to ensure their safety when they practice on lessons.
CYANIC- Class of 2019 Gives back to the community.
Donation to Asociación Padre Vito Guarato
We are very proud of our class of 2019 as they have donated $2,093.00 USD from their Circus Cyanic’s profits to the Asociación Padre Vito Guarato. We know they will continue to support this association in their future.
University Fair
From Mrs Maria Eugenia Vides
On march 14 th our grade eleven students participated in the second Central American College Tour. This year the fair it was held at Colegio La Floresta and co hosted by the ABC. There were over 80 universities participating from Europe, United States, Canada and Latin America. This experience provides students with first hand knowledge about academic and financial opportunities from universities.
HACIA DEMOCRACY
From Mr Scott Depooter- HoY 11 and teacher leader of Debate Club
Attention ABC!
This past week, 14 students from grade 10 and 3 students from grade 11, travelled to Cartagena, Colombia, to take part in the 24th HACIA conference on Democracy in the Americas. The delegates enjoyed one day to explore the beautiful beach and historic town of Cartagena, before getting down to business. With over 500 hundred delegates from 32 schools, the pressure was intense. Our delegates were involved in a range of committees that were designed for the purpose of exploring democracy, problem solving, collaborating and debating, with the hopes of solving a number of critical issues. Committees that our students were members of included; the Pan American Health Organization, the Inter-American Committee on Science and Technology, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and the Crisis Cabinet, Brazil 1937.
Students participating included; Matteo Cabrero, Alfonso Carbonell, Sebastian Carranza, Paola Chacon, Fernando Cuellar, Sara Daniela Eguizabal, Carlos Guerrero, Josemiguel Melara, Beatriz Narvaez, Sofia Puente, Gabriela Rodriquez, Maria Safie, Ivanna Salome, Guillermo Silva, Arturo Tona, Michael Van Breukelen and Carlos Vasquez. Special recognition goes to Carlos Vasquez for winning an Honourable Mention award as best delegate for Court- Congratulations!
Grade 12 - IB Art Exhibition
From Ms Carmen Chávez- Pastoral Coordinator and Art teacher
On Tuesday the Grade 12 HL Art students had their culmination cocktail, where they presented the work they have done for the past 2 years. This is part of their IB requirement and is worth 40% of their final mark. This talented group of students have been working hard for the past 4 years when they did their IGCSE’s, and with their results at the end of Grade 10 they raised the world average for Art at the ABC.
They are dedicated,they are very talented and extremely creative and a lovely group to teach. I am very proud of their work, the quality of the pieces is really high and I believe a lot of them with be able to get scholarships with their portfolio. The IB is a very demanding programme but at the end I can say they have all achieved a great success and it’s very rewarding to see that they have all achieved a fantastic collection of art pieces.
I wish them the best for the future, I know they will succeed not only as artists but as responsible outstanding citizens they all are. And as I said to them the night of the cocktail “Always do what makes you happy”. I am very proud of you class of 2018.
After a very busy term with concerts, carnivals and festivals, PAD would like to invite students to join the Extra Curricular activities taking place! Have a look at the link above and join in!
Please support our LRC Librarian!
Our LRC librarian, Ms. Hilda Gómez is participating with the LRC Library Video in “#Innovative Librarian Experiences” (Experiencias bibliotecarias #Innovadoras). If she wins she will have the opportunity to participate in the Library Tour and Festival (Gira y festival de bibliotecas) representing the ABC in Colombia. We ask you for your cooperation! Help us with your vote by clicking on the link https://goo.gl/6EkAV4, and complete your personal information; then to validate your vote you will receive a notification in your email.
Talking about values
I would like to leave you with a short video on how we promote values (or anti values!) in conversations with our friends and family which in turn create an impact on our children. I encourage you to watch it and discuss with your children what their thoughts are as the examples given contextually related to their experiences as school children.
Good luck to the U16s Boys who will play against Lamatepec at their school on Monday. It would be wonderful for the community to support them!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Kind regards,
Natalia Cáceres Escalón
Dates for your diary
March
Monday 19th - Convocatoria - Annual Parent Meeting
Tuesday 20th - Francophone Day
Wednesday 21st March: Paraiso Down T-shirt day/ G11 TOK Presentation Launch day
Friday 23rd: Last day of term Two
Friday 23rd -Sunday 8th April - Easter holidays
Monday 9th April- First day of Term 3. PLEASE ARRIVE before 7.00am!
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