Next week I will write here, for obvious reasons, about the concept of thankfulness. However, it would be wrong for me to move onto this week’s theme without taking the opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to the entire cast and crew of “Oliver”. Today is the 140th anniversary of the day on which Thomas Edison, after years of research and experimentation, ignited his electric incandescent light bulb, which glowed for nearly 15 hours, far exceeding expectations. It was a moment that would change the world. Edison once said, “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration”; I am sure Ms. Kinder, Mr. Pike and the cast and crew of Oliver would agree! Well done all!
Today is also the feast day of St John Paul II. Whether or not you hold religious beliefs or if you do, whatever these may happen to be, I hope you would agree that the words below are both wise and profound and, in at least two cases, prescient; they certainly gave me pause for reflection when researching them….have a great week!
- “The future starts today, not tomorrow.”
- “Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”
- “It is the duty of every man to uphold the dignity of every woman.”
- “Learning to think rigorously, so as to act rightly and to serve humanity better.”
- “Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.”
- “An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded.”
- “From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy that humanity can survive.”
- “A democracy without values easily turns into open or thinly disguised totalitarianism.”
- “The human being is single, unique, and unrepeatable, someone thought of and chosen from eternity, someone called and identified by name.”
“Become who you are.”
From the Head of Primary
Every morning I am on duty at the PAC car park to make sure everyone get out of their car safely. One of the major safety concerns I am seeing is parents using their mobile phones while driving! I see parents on their phones driving into school. I see parents on their phones when stopped. I see parents on their phones when leaving school. Some parents are using their phones when stopped and they are holding up traffic behind them. One of the major causes of death or injury on roads is drivers using their mobile phones while driving. This not only puts the driver at risk but also passengers, including your precious children. If you love your children do not use your mobile phone when driving!
As we head to the last few weeks of the Term, teachers are busy preparing for Christmas festivities and celebrating the achievements of our students. It is also a time when teachers are preparing for the end of term reports. These reports give parents and students a guide as to how they are achieving against the Learning Objectives taught since August.
Reporting to parents on student progress on both a formal and informal basis encourages a shared responsibility for student learning. It enhances the close relationship between home and school and reflects ABC’s philosophy that a child’s education involves many different people. The purpose is to:
- Inform parents regularly of their child’s achievements and next learning steps
- Involve parents in their child’s education
- Celebrate successes
- Provide opportunities for parents and teachers to raise matters of concern needing attention
The students really enjoyed the presentation of Oliver this week. A lot of hard work has gone into producing a show that involves Secondary and Primary students. I want to thank everyone who worked so hard to make it a success. It also served the purpose of educating children in their love for the theatre.
This Christmas the ABC supports the SHOE BOX CAMPAIGN. You should have received emails giving details of this wonderful charity. I would like to thank you in advance for your support.
Recently, our First Grade put ‘being Global’ into practice. They worked as a team to clean an area of the beach. They were all surprised to find out how much rubbish people leave behind or is washed up onto beaches. This helped them reflect on different things they can do to help keep the environment clean, like putting rubbish in the bin and trying not to use durapax plates. They finished off the day by releasing turtles understanding that doing this will help protect them and save them from extinction. Thank you very much to the parents who accompanied this trip.
Book of the Week
Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz and Sydney Smith
The light and shade of the ink and watercolour illustrations in this picture book perfectly evoke a mining community by the sea where a boy describes the daily life of his family.
The brief text has a slow-paced rhythm, repeating the words: ‘And deep down under the sea, my father is digging for coal’ reflecting the centrality this has for him as he expects that one day he will carry on the family tradition of becoming a miner. A note at the end of the book indicates that the setting is in the 1950s when this would very likely have been the case.
The pictures, by the illustrator of Footpath Flowers Sydney Smith, are like camera shots. Sometimes they focus on details or show only part of a scene, at other times a wide-angle lens is used, especially when the sparkling sea is depicted. A series of pictures of the boy on a swing show a real sense of movement.
Dates for your Diary
Lower Primary
November
**Collecting Christmas Shoeboxes**
Monday 25th: First Padilla trip to Benihana Restaurant at Centro Comercial El Paseo, Col. Escalón - 8:30-11:30am
Monday 25th: Rehearsal for Comité Católico: Pastorela 1pm-3pm
Tuesday 26th: First Ware trip to Benihana Restaurant at Centro Comercial El Paseo, Col. Escalón - 8:30-11:30am
Wednesday 27th: First Avilés trip to Benihana Restaurant at Centro Comercial El Paseo, Col. Escalón - 8:30-11:30am
Wednesday 27th: Comité Católico: Pastorela 5pm
Thursday 28th: First Carbajal trip to Benihana Restaurant at Centro Comercial El Paseo, Col. Escalón - 8:30-11:30am
Friday 29th: Kinder Bonet assembly - 7:40am - PAC
Saturday 30th: Come and Play: Open Morning for Prospective PK and K parents
December
Friday 6th: Reports go home
Saturday 7th: Baby Bulldogs (free class for parents and toddlers aged 12-30 months)
Wednesday 11th: Christmas Show & Christmas Fair - LP playground
Friday 13th: End of Term
Upper Primary
- Involve parents in their child’s education
- Celebrate successes
- Provide opportunities for parents and teachers to raise matters of concern needing attention
The students really enjoyed the presentation of Oliver this week. A lot of hard work has gone into producing a show that involves Secondary and Primary students. I want to thank everyone who worked so hard to make it a success. It also served the purpose of educating children in their love for the theatre.
This Christmas the ABC supports the SHOE BOX CAMPAIGN. You should have received emails giving details of this wonderful charity. I would like to thank you in advance for your support.
Recently, our First Grade put ‘being Global’ into practice. They worked as a team to clean an area of the beach. They were all surprised to find out how much rubbish people leave behind or is washed up onto beaches. This helped them reflect on different things they can do to help keep the environment clean, like putting rubbish in the bin and trying not to use durapax plates. They finished off the day by releasing turtles understanding that doing this will help protect them and save them from extinction. Thank you very much to the parents who accompanied this trip.
Book of the Week
Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz and Sydney Smith
The light and shade of the ink and watercolour illustrations in this picture book perfectly evoke a mining community by the sea where a boy describes the daily life of his family.
The brief text has a slow-paced rhythm, repeating the words: ‘And deep down under the sea, my father is digging for coal’ reflecting the centrality this has for him as he expects that one day he will carry on the family tradition of becoming a miner. A note at the end of the book indicates that the setting is in the 1950s when this would very likely have been the case.
The pictures, by the illustrator of Footpath Flowers Sydney Smith, are like camera shots. Sometimes they focus on details or show only part of a scene, at other times a wide-angle lens is used, especially when the sparkling sea is depicted. A series of pictures of the boy on a swing show a real sense of movement.
Dates for your Diary
Lower Primary
November
**Collecting Christmas Shoeboxes**
Monday 25th: First Padilla trip to Benihana Restaurant at Centro Comercial El Paseo, Col. Escalón - 8:30-11:30am
Monday 25th: Rehearsal for Comité Católico: Pastorela 1pm-3pm
Tuesday 26th: First Ware trip to Benihana Restaurant at Centro Comercial El Paseo, Col. Escalón - 8:30-11:30am
Wednesday 27th: First Avilés trip to Benihana Restaurant at Centro Comercial El Paseo, Col. Escalón - 8:30-11:30am
Wednesday 27th: Comité Católico: Pastorela 5pm
Thursday 28th: First Carbajal trip to Benihana Restaurant at Centro Comercial El Paseo, Col. Escalón - 8:30-11:30am
Friday 29th: Kinder Bonet assembly - 7:40am - PAC
Saturday 30th: Come and Play: Open Morning for Prospective PK and K parents
December
Friday 6th: Reports go home
Saturday 7th: Baby Bulldogs (free class for parents and toddlers aged 12-30 months)
Wednesday 11th: Christmas Show & Christmas Fair - LP playground
Friday 13th: End of Term
Upper Primary
November
Friday 22nd - Teletón Jeans Day
Wednesday 27th - 2nd Mena Assembly- 8:15am & 10:55am - PAC
Monday 25th - Extracurricular Enrollment for Session 3 (starting on Monday 6th January)
Wednesday 27th - 2nd Mena Assembly- 8:15am & 10:55am - PAC
Thursday 28th - Grade 4 Field Trip to Club Salvadoreño Corinto, Lago de Ilopango (Returning Friday 29th)
December
Thursday 5th - UP Christmas Show - 6:30pm - 8:00pm - Auditorium
Friday 6th - Session 2 Extracurricular Programme Ends
Wednesday 11th - Santa’s Festival - 2:30pm-7:00pm - LP Playground
Friday 13th - End of Term Break
From the Head of Secondary
Dear parents and carers,
We are so proud of the class of 2020 for their PAES results! 98% of the class scored in the “Superior” level and special congratulations to the following students achieved the highest 3 grades! Congratulations to Ana Sofia for coming top of the class!
Ana Sofía Perdomo Arévalo
Verónica Michelle Ramírez Vásquez
Edgar Javier Benítez González
Marcelo José Moreno Avilés
Airi Shibata Takahashi
Paula María García Jiménez
Martha Julia Espinal Alemán
Silvana Escobar Miranda
Juan José Gutiérrez Rodríguez
Global Education Conference 2019 and Library 2.0
From Mrs. García- LRC coordinator
This Monday 18th of November, we participated in the second Global Education Conference. Our presentation focused on the ways in which we and our students work on projects, and activities through clubs and classes that focus on the UN SDGs. In addition to this it demonstrated the ways in which we attempt to broaden our students’ global perspective, help them grow as global citizens who can make an impact, no matter how small, their world locally, while thinking about the global situation.
The presentation recording will be available shortly and as soon as I can, I will post it here. For now I have posted the link to the Google Slides presentation deck here.
Friday 22nd - Teletón Jeans Day
Wednesday 27th - 2nd Mena Assembly- 8:15am & 10:55am - PAC
Monday 25th - Extracurricular Enrollment for Session 3 (starting on Monday 6th January)
Wednesday 27th - 2nd Mena Assembly- 8:15am & 10:55am - PAC
Thursday 28th - Grade 4 Field Trip to Club Salvadoreño Corinto, Lago de Ilopango (Returning Friday 29th)
December
Thursday 5th - UP Christmas Show - 6:30pm - 8:00pm - Auditorium
Friday 6th - Session 2 Extracurricular Programme Ends
Wednesday 11th - Santa’s Festival - 2:30pm-7:00pm - LP Playground
Friday 13th - End of Term Break
From the Head of Secondary
Dear parents and carers,
We are so proud of the class of 2020 for their PAES results! 98% of the class scored in the “Superior” level and special congratulations to the following students achieved the highest 3 grades! Congratulations to Ana Sofia for coming top of the class!
Ana Sofía Perdomo Arévalo
Verónica Michelle Ramírez Vásquez
Edgar Javier Benítez González
Marcelo José Moreno Avilés
Airi Shibata Takahashi
Paula María García Jiménez
Martha Julia Espinal Alemán
Silvana Escobar Miranda
Juan José Gutiérrez Rodríguez
Global Education Conference 2019 and Library 2.0
From Mrs. García- LRC coordinator
This Monday 18th of November, we participated in the second Global Education Conference. Our presentation focused on the ways in which we and our students work on projects, and activities through clubs and classes that focus on the UN SDGs. In addition to this it demonstrated the ways in which we attempt to broaden our students’ global perspective, help them grow as global citizens who can make an impact, no matter how small, their world locally, while thinking about the global situation.
The presentation recording will be available shortly and as soon as I can, I will post it here. For now I have posted the link to the Google Slides presentation deck here.
Something very special about this presentation is that it was undertaken by a large team of both students and teachers, 14 of us in total. Despite a few last minute technical errors and a few seconds of dead air at times, while we shuffled speakers around, it ran fairly smoothly and everyone did an amazing job.
If you would like to read more about this, please visit Ms García’s Blog post.
Christmas Basket Campaign
19th Annual Science Fair at Dr Matias Delgado University
From Mrs. Silvia Serrano
On the afternoon of November 20th, a group of sixteen 11th grade Computer Science and ITGS students had the opportunity to attend the 19th Annual Science Fair at Universidad Doctor José Matías Delgado. The students were accompanied by their teachers Mrs. Serrano and Mrs. García. This fair, hosted by the Engineering department, provided a great range of projects, from mechanical and electrical to prototypes aimed at helping our planet, as well as the animals and humans that inhabit it.
If you would like to read more about this from the students’ perspectives, please visit this link.
Social media and respect
We ask ALL students to review their social media accounts and TAKE DOWN/ DELETE all content where they appear in ABC School uniform OR filmed on School campus (inside and outside the classroom.)
If you would like to read more about this, please visit Ms García’s Blog post.
Christmas Basket Campaign
19th Annual Science Fair at Dr Matias Delgado University
From Mrs. Silvia Serrano
On the afternoon of November 20th, a group of sixteen 11th grade Computer Science and ITGS students had the opportunity to attend the 19th Annual Science Fair at Universidad Doctor José Matías Delgado. The students were accompanied by their teachers Mrs. Serrano and Mrs. García. This fair, hosted by the Engineering department, provided a great range of projects, from mechanical and electrical to prototypes aimed at helping our planet, as well as the animals and humans that inhabit it.
If you would like to read more about this from the students’ perspectives, please visit this link.
Social media and respect
We ask ALL students to review their social media accounts and TAKE DOWN/ DELETE all content where they appear in ABC School uniform OR filmed on School campus (inside and outside the classroom.)
We are increasingly concerned over 'Tik Tok' and other social media videos where students in all year groups appear lip-synching to songs with inappropriate content (including swear words and racist slurs) on campus and in school uniform. We ask that parents check their children’s accounts regularly to advise them on demonstrating respect and keeping safe. We really do not want to have to proceed with disciplinary action in future.
Lockers- please discuss with your children at home
All Lockers need to have a lock on them if they are in use. Many lockers are left unlocked and some children play around with them in an unsafe manner. On Monday, we ask ALL students to bring in a lock to ensure they keep their belongings safe. All lockers without a lock by WEDNESDAY 27th of November will be locked by the school.
I would like to take this opportunity to remind parents to keep an eye on the school calendar. The next few weeks promise to be quite packed with activities and events where your presence is very much welcome. Heads of Year are busy organising family get-togethers to celebrate Christmas, teachers are preparing for Parent-Teacher meetings and Learning Review Days, as well as Parent Partnerships, in order to offer feedback for parents and students and of course all the Christmas shows and gatherings. We do hope you can join us!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Kind regards,
Natalia Cáceres Escalón
Head of Secondary School
Dates for your diary
November
Friday 22nd - ABC Musical Production ‘OLIVER’, 7:00 pm PAC
Saturday 23rd - ABC Musical Production ‘OLIVER’, 7:00pm PAC
Wednesday 27th - Grade 9 Parent Partnership meeting (with children) - 7:00 am PAC
Thursday 28th and Friday 29th - Grade 10 Empowerment and Camping days trip, Helvética Cerro Verde
December
Tuesday 3rd - Grade 10 Art Mock exam starts
Wednesday 4th - Grade 9/11 Parent Teacher meetings, 4:30pm Auditorium
Friday 6th - Grade 12 ToK Essay deadline
Saturday 7th - SAT Test, 8am
Tuesday 10th - Grade 8 Learning Review Day, all day in LRC (by appointments) and Grade 12 Art Mock first part
Wednesday 11th - Grade 12 Art Mock second part
Friday 13th - Last Day of Term and Christmas and New Year holidays start
The ABC is proud to announce the recent achievement of the Cadet Basketball boys’ team. The team was the runner up at the Juegos Estudiantiles 2019. Well done to our athletes, your effort led to this success.
To read more about this week’s ABC Sports events, please visit our Instagram and Facebook pages.
Lockers- please discuss with your children at home
All Lockers need to have a lock on them if they are in use. Many lockers are left unlocked and some children play around with them in an unsafe manner. On Monday, we ask ALL students to bring in a lock to ensure they keep their belongings safe. All lockers without a lock by WEDNESDAY 27th of November will be locked by the school.
I would like to take this opportunity to remind parents to keep an eye on the school calendar. The next few weeks promise to be quite packed with activities and events where your presence is very much welcome. Heads of Year are busy organising family get-togethers to celebrate Christmas, teachers are preparing for Parent-Teacher meetings and Learning Review Days, as well as Parent Partnerships, in order to offer feedback for parents and students and of course all the Christmas shows and gatherings. We do hope you can join us!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Kind regards,
Natalia Cáceres Escalón
Head of Secondary School
Dates for your diary
November
Friday 22nd - ABC Musical Production ‘OLIVER’, 7:00 pm PAC
Saturday 23rd - ABC Musical Production ‘OLIVER’, 7:00pm PAC
Wednesday 27th - Grade 9 Parent Partnership meeting (with children) - 7:00 am PAC
Thursday 28th and Friday 29th - Grade 10 Empowerment and Camping days trip, Helvética Cerro Verde
December
Tuesday 3rd - Grade 10 Art Mock exam starts
Wednesday 4th - Grade 9/11 Parent Teacher meetings, 4:30pm Auditorium
Friday 6th - Grade 12 ToK Essay deadline
Saturday 7th - SAT Test, 8am
Tuesday 10th - Grade 8 Learning Review Day, all day in LRC (by appointments) and Grade 12 Art Mock first part
Wednesday 11th - Grade 12 Art Mock second part
Friday 13th - Last Day of Term and Christmas and New Year holidays start
The ABC is proud to announce the recent achievement of the Cadet Basketball boys’ team. The team was the runner up at the Juegos Estudiantiles 2019. Well done to our athletes, your effort led to this success.
To read more about this week’s ABC Sports events, please visit our Instagram and Facebook pages.
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