From the Director
We have a long holiday weekend coming up leading to a return to school next Wednesday. On Wednesday we will be welcoming the British Ambassador, Mr. Bernhard Garside who will be introducing a recycling plastic project to our children. We are looking forward to hearing about it and to supporting their ideas.
I hope you have had the chance to view our summer building plans which were sent out this week through our communications department. We are very excited at the prospect of the new learning areas in science and mathematics and know these are going to further develop our work in these vital areas. The ABC recognises the importance of science and mathematics in terms of developing subject specific as well as the creative and flexible thinking which underpins learning. The new reception area is also going to help safeguard our entry points as well as provide better and safer access for all. We will also have more protection in the rainy season!
I would also like to take this opportunity to remind all our parents that enrolment for the 18-19 school year will begin on Wednesday, May 2nd. Later today, you will receive an email with financing information for our tuition from different local banks.
Over the last few weeks we have had a couple of incidents which have been the subject of gossip. These have either been fictitious or have been reinterpreted by people often telling a different story from reality. The topics have included accidents at school, plans to cancel the Circus and rumours about incidents. I know we live in an era of “fake news” but I do again want to ask that you do not pass on or accept rumours and gossip. Please trust us to deal with issues and advise you of situations either personally or within your grade or the whole school. The school really needs your support and trust in this matter.
Our number one priority at school is the safety and well being of your children. If we have any safeguarding concerns we will contact you and we do all we can to ensure our campus is safe at all times. If you have any safeguarding concerns please contact me or one of our Safeguarding Officers whose names are on our Safeguarding Policy on the parent page of the school website. The Safeguarding Officers are the three Heads of School including myself as well as Karen Bradburn, Carmen Chavez, Edda Padilla and Ana Mena. If you have any safeguarding concerns in line with our Safeguarding Policy then I suggest you contact Ms. Caceres or Mrs. Short directly and in confidence.
I am always impressed by the level of parental engagement in our school community when it comes to supporting events or activities. In recent weeks we have seen amazing support for our rainforest and a great book week parade. Your support in these areas is unbelievable. We are hoping to see this support develop into other areas of the school life and we are working with the Parents Association to ensure we are working closely together in all areas the school works in including safeguarding our children outside school and generally helping parents work together to support their children.
I hope you have a pleasant weekend. See you on Wednesday!
Primary News
Dear Parents and Carers,
It has been a busy two weeks with a lot going on in Primary. Thank you to all the children who participated in our Funzel fundraising activities. On Thursday Grade 4 children had a great experience selling the products they baked at home as part of our Entry Point of the unit Bake it! and as a fundraising for FUNZEL, collecting more than $700 as a grade. In this unit they will understand how molecules behave in different materials (solids, liquids and gases) and how these materials can be changed. 
I know the organization will be very grateful for every cent received and we will continue to have an impact on the wildlife left in EL Salvador. Especially, of course, the turtle population. If we can just educate our families, our businesses and the general population to discontinue using styrofoam and ‘one use’ plastic we will be making a significant difference to the world crisis.
Book week has been amazing. Thank you to Debbie Lawrence the English co-ordinator for her excellent organization and all the staff who have supported her. The focus on poetry has been very enjoyable with lots of funny and nonsense poems coming to the fore as well as more traditional and classic poetry. Thank you to all those parents who have participated as well. The children have read to each other, performed to each other and dressed up for each other in the parade today. 5th Caceres assembly was a great hit with Upper Primary and it revolved around a series of books that were visited in a very entertaining way. English and Spanish books have been on sale in school so that every child could buy a book to treasure. I still remember all these years later the first book I ever owned and I read it over and over again.
Tonight is Latin Music Night another great school event where we have a chance to see our students perform and enjoy ourselves dancing the evening away. We have the very special Ligia Morales and the group SaLsa Clave performing as well. There is no entry charge and refreshments will be available for purchase. Everyone is expected to stay until 8.00 when the band finishes.
We are now planning our World Cup whole school entry point which will be happening in the middle of May. Please help your children to understand what is happening when the media starts to cover it.
Monday and Tuesday we are not in school. You have the chance to enjoy a long weekend. The 10th of May is Mother’s Day and this is also a non school day.
Have a very enjoyable long weekend.
Very best wishes,
Sharon Short
Head of Primary
Lead Safeguarding Officer.
Dates for your diary
Lower Primary
April
Friday 27th - 4th session of extracurricular activities finish
Friday 27th - Latin Music Night
Monday 30th - No school for students
May
Tuesday 1st - Labor day holiday
Wednesday 2nd - Extracurricular activities, session 5, starts
Thursday 3rd - Prepa City Tour
Upper Primary
April
Friday 27th - UK Trip 2018 Study Groups
Friday 27th - Last Day Extracurricular Programme (Session 4)
Friday 27th - Latin Music Night
Monday 30th - No school for students
May
Tuesday 1st - Labor Day Holiday
Wednesday 2nd - Session 5 Extracurricular Programme starts
Wednesday 2nd - No Upper Primary Assembly today
Friday 4th - UK Trip 2018 Study Group (2pm - 3pm)
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 saying a big thank you to Mr Hall, Ms Chávez and Mr Hogan who stood in for me during my absence as I attended the Latin American Heads Conference. It was an incredible opportunity to collaborate and learn from leading international educators. It was also a great confirmation that we are working well in some areas and there are still challenges ahead which absolutely need the collaborative efforts of all- teachers, parents and students. It was also an amazing experience to be able to see two of our ROCs, who attended the conference as Student Delegates: Daniela Guevara and José Andrés Villalobos, both in Grade 11. They truly made us proud as they discussed social issues which Latin American countries face today and how as teenagers and young adults can have a huge impact and change the prospects of many. They were joined by representatives of schools from many countries such as Colombia, Brasil, Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina among others. Well done Daniela and José Andrés!
Academic honesty
From Marta Vásquez- Jefe del departamento de Psychology y HCN
As part of the academic honesty policy, students in the Psychology class pledged to respect and disseminate the ABC rules; practice them in their evaluations and in their future education.
This idea was taken from the Ibero-American Summit on Academic Integrity. The Catholic University of Chile implemented its code of honour and the students signed an agreement to practice honesty. Also the University of Bogotá and Monterrey amongst others, participated in this pledge. The special guest was Tracey Bretag, PhD, director of the Academic Integrity Office at the University of South Australia.
Among the most popular are:
a. Quote the sources used in their assignments,
b. No cheating nor paraphrasing parts of other assignments,
c. Not to use tools which are not permitted in exams (cell phones, smart watches, etc.),
d. Never pay someone else to do their work,.
e. Teachers pledge to continue learning on academic integrity .
This is a very important area for the academic life of our students.
We invite you to talk to them at home about what they know, and what they consider to be academic honesty. As school, we will be publishing our revised policy on academic honesty which is included in our code of conduct and values.
Poets of Music 2018
Maria Haydée Díaz- KS3 coordinator
As part of the final activities of the contest, The Poets of Music, the Spanish department organized an interpretative reading with the 6th grade students for the 5th grade students. This type of gatherings have helped create closer ties with younger students. It was very enjoyable to share and take part in this activity.
Book week! ABC teacher authors!
From the LRC super team! Judith Mendez, Melissa Hernandez, Hilda Gomez and Jennifer Garcia
Daniel Read- History HoD
This week in Secondary we celebrated International Book Week. During the week the students attended the annual book fair and participated in a variety of exciting literature related activities and challenges, in and around the LRC.
One of the many highlight of the week was the discovery by students, that several of ABC Teachers past and present are in fact published authors. It is truly inspiring for students to have access to authors and their works, and encourages them to embark on their own writing adventures.
On Wednesday the Recilectura club visited the Plaza l Transparencia in Santa Tecla. The purpose of this visit was to record a short film documenting the links between the Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, and El Salvador. We look forward to sharing the film in the upcoming week.
The week ended with the final book fair and Book Character day in which staff and students dressed up as their favourite book characters. We invite you view images of all the Book Week highlights through at Flickr media gallery.
ABC IB Art Exhibition on the news!
I would like to share with you the news coverage of our IB Art Exhibit which was published yesterday on Local newspapers. We are so proud of our artists and we thank Ms Chávez and the art department for all their hard work motivating them through their journey at school! Congratulations!
Student Council 2018/19
We held our Student Council elections this week and I would like to present to you our new StuCo President: Sebastian Avilés and Vice President: Michelle Kawas as well as congratulate our two members of the StuCo Executive team: Daniela Guevara and Alma Reasoner.
The Apprentice- A WEEK AT WORK IN THE REAL WORLD!
June 11th through 15th, 2018
Activity Coordinators: Eric Quijano, María Eugenia Vides, Gloria Gutiérrez 2201-6270, 6287, 6236
As part of our University Guidance and Careers Programme, every year we organize an activity called The Apprentice, which provides an important opportunity for our students to further develop their academic vision and professional plans. The activity involves students in 9th grade, who will do an internship at a company/institution and carry out tasks related to a professional field they envision as a real alternative in their future. We want the students to reflect upon this experience through a questionnaire, student presentations, and a group discussion about lessons’ learned.
We would like to know if any parents are able to facilitate an internship opportunity for any of our students at their places of work, or through a fellow colleague; we prefer to place from 2 - 8 students at each location. We would appreciate your support greatly. Please contact us!
I would like to say a great big thank you to Andrés Figueroa (President) and Diego Berhens (Vice President) for their service this year. You were great examples to follow and you will be missed!
I would like to sign off wishing the Grade 10 and Grade 12, on behalf of the community, the very best for their International Examinations which begin today. I know you are more than ready to be successful in these and we look forward to hearing your great results in the future!
Have a wonderful long weekend and remember School is closed for all students (except G10 and G12 taking exams) on Monday and Tuesday. See you on Wednesday before 7.00am!
Kind regards,
Natalia Cáceres Escalón
Dates for your diary
April
Friday 27th - IB exams stars for Grade 12 students
Monday 31st - IGCSE exams start for Grade 10 students
Monday 31st - School closed
May
Tuesday 1st - Labour Day - National holiday
Monday 21st - CAL exams start for Grade 9 & 11 students
Friday 25th - Class 2018 Senior entrance
Thursday 31st May - school closed INSET for teachers
Team Sports
This week there was a lot of sports activity.
TSP Soccer
Bulldogs Cup– Football – U10 (m) –
A very exciting match between the ABC and Be-Sport, good football although the score did not reflect how even the game was.
ABC 1 – 2 Be-Sport
TSP Football
Bulldogs Cup – Football– U10 (m) –
The ABC and Escuela Alemana teams played in the Bulldogs Cup. Very good football played by both teams, and with the difference of just one goal, the match was won by the ABC.
ABC 0 – 1 Escuela Alemana
TSP BKB
57th Student Games- BKB - Mini (m) -
The 57th edition of the Student Games continued with Mini BKB. The boys played against Colegio Lamatepec and won its pass to the next stage!
Go Bulldogs!
TSP Track and Field
Bilingual League - Track and Field Tournament.
More than 50 children in the U10 and U12 participated in the “Track and Field Tournament” at the American School. The Bulldog team gave its best during the competitions.
The tournament included:
60 metres, Long jump and shot putt.
The participating schools were:
Escuela Américana
Academia Británica Cuscatleca
Liceo Francés
Escuela Interamericana from Santa Ana
TSP Football
Bilingual League – Football U12 (m) –
A new match of the Bilingual League took place at the ABC.
The Bulldogs played phenomenally, and great skills.were on display.
Go Bulldogs!!!
57th Student Games- BKB-Mini (m) -
In their third match the Bulldogs were able to win for a third time in a row, this time as visiting team at the Colegio Champagnat, leaving the ABC at an advantaged position in the La Libertad Championship.
ABC 40 - 22 Colegio Champagnat
Bulldogs Cup– Football– U8 –
In the U-18 category there was much excitement in a very good good match, with spectacular plays for everyone's enjoyment.
During each match the players display great football skills.
Bulldogs Cup– Football- U6 –
Today the youngest players had exciting matches. In both games they displayed great football skills which enabled them to win one of the matches 7-5, and end even in the second one, 4-4.
Go Bulldogs!!!
Friendly Game- Volleyball – U12 (f) –
Girls mini volleyball team had a friendly match against Colegio Josué. A very exciting game full of volleys.
Trojan League- Handball- U-12
Second match in the Handball Trojan League. Exciting games and a good display of quality handball.
Escuela Americana 16 - 5 ABC
U14
Escuela Maranatha 0 - 25 ABC
Friendly Game-Football– U12 (f) -
The girls in the U12 category also played a friendly match against Escuela Alemana. Both teams showed great football skills.
ABC 1 – 3 Escuela Alemana
Friendly Game-BKB – Premini (m) –
The week began with a Friendly match between the Bulldogs and Be-Sport. This game showed the progress the boys are making, and their hard work.
Cycling - Race Challenge - Mountain Bike-
The ABC participated in the mountain bike Race Challenge in Atiquizaya, Ahuachapán. The athletes needed to be physically fit to take part, and the Bulldogs gave their best.
Congratulations!
57the Student Games - Football- U17 (m) -
The Bulldogs won its 3 points while visiting Chalatenango.
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