Words from the Director
We are looking forward to welcoming your children back to school on Monday after a very busy Summer in school. We now have floodlights for our school field and we have completed new Science laboratories and Maths classrooms as well as remodelled our Administration and Reception area. You will see the new drop off area if you drop your children at the top car park. You can see some pictures of these developments on this link.
Please remember that on Monday we will be starting at the usual times and we do ask that you make a great start for your child by arriving on time!
Pre-Kinder & Kinder at 7.30 am
Prepa & 1st grade at 7:15 am
Prepa & 1st grade at 7:15 am
Upper Primary at 7.10 am
Secondary at 7 am
Please note that we do have limited car parking space on campus and we do not allow student drivers to park on site except for short term family emergency situations. These need to be discussed with Ms. Caceres and myself.
We are launching a new ABC Sports department this year under the leadership of Ms. Ceci Hernandez. She is really excited about this role and has included a message in this first Weekly:
Message from Cecilia Hernández, Athletic Director
It is my pleasure to welcome you to Sports. This year as you might know, I will be running the Sports Department; my team an I are delighted to work with our students on the Sportsfield. We are looking to develop a sports culture of commitment and discipline to represent our School with pride at any competition.
Please remember that all Sports practices from PK to 12, will start on Monday August 20th. At this time, our LP and UP students have been registered online. If you have not registered your son/daughter, contact the sports department.
All our kids are welcome to participate.
Secondary sports time tables have been sent to parents and students and if your child will take part in sports, they have to register directly with their coaches at practices, from Monday August 20th to Friday August 24th. Student also will a have the opportunity to do so during lunchtime on Monday 20th and on Friday August 24th during the Secondary extracurricular Fair.
We will start Competing at different levels at the Juegos Estudiantiles very soon with Archery, Handball, Basketball premini boys, Varsity Basketball Boys and Girls, and Football U12 & U14
I hope to share a lot of achievements from our athletes through the year and to work with you to support and motivate our athletes.
Sports regards,
Ceci
For this school year we have also made significant changes to the Cafeteria and food provision. You can see the menu and ordering options on this link. We are focusing on health and well being in the foods we offer and hope you will like the results! I am now going to hand over to Nevan Bridge our new Head of Primary for his welcome message.
Words from the Head of Primary
Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome back to school! We hope your children are excited about the new school year. I am sure they will be very happy to be in school, getting to know their new teachers and enjoying to be back with their friends.
Our new staff members have settled well and are ready to start a new school year. Mr Nevan Bridge is our new Head of Primary. We are also pleased to introduce Ms Georgina Chadwick (George), Ms Emma Williams, Mr Andrew Walls, Ms Susan Dixon and Mrs Claire McNeil. We have also welcomed new local staff, Ms Tita Flores, Ms Carmen Martell and Ms Leslie Hernández. We are sure all of them will make a positive contribution to our community.
The school has now a new face. Over the Summer we made several mayor improvements to our facilities, which we are sure will make your visit a lot more comfortable. The Main car park has been totally remodeled which will help improve the drop off / pick up process. Our students will also enjoy new benches and roof to make their wait more comfortable.
We are welcoming new families to our school community, we will meet with them in the following days to give them some insight into how the school works. We are sure you will all help them settle in and become acquainted with our school.
I wish you a fantastic new year. We are all looking forward to meet our students and their parents.
Nevan Bridge
Head of Primary
Dates for your diary
Lower Primary
August
Monday 20th - Pre Kinder and Kinder Welcome to School Night 6pm
Monday 20th - First day of school year 18-19
Monday 20th - Extracurricular Programme starts
Wednesday 22nd - New Parents Welcome -7:00am - 8:30am - Seminar Room
September
Thursday 6th - Prepa and First Grade Back to School Night 6pm
Friday 7th - First Padilla Assembly
Friday 14th - INSET Day school closed
Monday 17th - School Closed
Friday 21st - First Henriquez Assembly
Friday 28th - First Quintanilla Assembly
Upper Primary
August
Monday 20th - First day of school year 18-19
Monday 20th - Extracurricular Programme starts
Wednesday 22nd - New Parents Welcome -7:00am - 8:30am - Seminar Room
Tuesday 28th - Grade 2 and Grade 3 Welcome Back to School Night - 6:00pm - 7:30pm- PAC
Thursday 30th - Class of 2020 Circus - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Friday 31st - Class of 2020 Circus - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
September
Tuesday 4th - Grade 4 and Grade 5 Welcome Back to School Night- 6:00pm - 7:30pm - PAC
Words from the Head of Secondary
Dear ABC community,
It is my pleasure to give you all a warm welcome back to school. I know I speak on behalf of all our staff when I say we are all looking forward to another fantastic year at the ABC! !Bienvenidos!
The school has had a very busy summer with the expansion and building renovations in order to offer a state of the art learning environment and we continue to be busy with preparations to have our students back on campus with their enthusiasm and energy next week!
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome and thank all our staff, some new and several returning staff members. Thank you in advance for all your incredible work; please know that you are valued and greatly appreciated. One of the exciting aspects of being part of an international school is welcoming new staff. The following teachers are joining the Secondary School this year: Alvin Silva is joining us as coordinator of HNC and National History, Rosa Angélica Hernández is joining us as Head of the Art department. Matt Burdett is joining us as Head of the Humanities department. James Foster and Margarita Valdés are joining us as Geography teachers and Mark Nicholas is joining us as Head of History. Francisco Paniagua is joining us as Psychology teacher. We also welcome Chris Kendrick in the Maths department. I know they will find in ABC students and families a source of support.
We are committed to making every child feel welcome, connected and on their path to develop their talents and find their purpose. It is our Vision to “Develop Responsible Outstanding Citizens” and our mission is to work in partnership with our parents to ensure our students receive a high-quality, values-based education in a safe and nurturing environment which develops their full potential. The ABC is truly a community involvement school and we can all help most supporting our students by communicating openly and respectfully with each other: parents, students and staff. Our open door policy means that your voice and opinion matters and we hope you will not hesitate to contact us should you have a concern or question or just want to share information with us. I strongly believe that to have a good understanding of our student and parent body is extremely important to enable the school to meet the needs and aspirations of our families.
As in all successful communities, at the ABC we believe in Teamwork! We need to work together on some aspects in order to achieve a smooth and solid path for another successful year for our children. Please read all communications sent to you to see how parents can help at home, as well as how students can make sure they rise to the school’s expectations of them. As you know, education is a shared responsibility between the home, student, school and community. I ask you to read all the information carefully so we are all clear regarding the school’s expectations and regulations. Thank you in advance for your support.
This year we are changing the dynamic of our Know Your School information meetings and these will be held at 7.00 am and will be attended by parents with their children. We hope that this way, the information given can be clear and also give you an opportunity to discuss together ways in which we can all best support our children. Throughout the year we will be offering various Parent Teacher events and Parent Partnership evenings. Please make a point of scheduling these into your personal calendars and ensure you attend. Studies demonstrate that parental support and involvement is a key factor in children’s academic and personal success.
I look forward to a smooth opening to the new academic year and together setting priorities to build upon the successes of the school so that we can improve further still. We should always seek to do and be better, to challenge ourselves to set the highest standards and achieve our goals. I am honoured to serve as Head of Secondary for this year and please feel free to contact me at 22606200 or at nataliacaceres@abc-net.edu.sv should you require my assistance.
Warm regards,
Natalia Cáceres Escalón
Head of Secondary School
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