THE BULLETINBPS NEWSLETTER
Issue 33
The Bulletin BPS Newsletter
19 th May 2017 .
THE KEY TO SUCCESS IS ACTION, AND THE ESSENTIAL IN ACTION IS PERSEVERANCE – SUN YAT‐SEN
Ocean Fantasy – A Fantastic Show! Last weekend our Tri‐Section ECA dancers took to the floor in the amphitheatre to perform the show ‘Ocean Fantasy.’ Once again the standards of dancing on display were quite superb! Children from Key Stage 1 through to High School delighted spellbound audiences with elegance, energy and enthusiasm. The costumes were stunning and the whole show was a cavalcade of colour and movement that came together beautifully. Congratulations go to every dancer involved, in whatever style they danced, for all their hard work and commitment. All
BREAKING NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENT
by Mr. Peter Sloan
those hours of practice certainly paid off.
The dance teachers, who put together such a creative and colourful spectacular must also be congratulated. Thank you to Ms. Grace Wong, Ms. Janet Lin, Ms. Jill Lin and Ms. Pei‐Hsuan Chang for their fantastic work with all our ECA dancers. Thanks also to Joyce Chen, of our TES ECA team, who organised the logistics for the event. Finally, thank you to our parents and friends for your support for this outstanding event.
BPSC
by Mr. Peter Sloan
Parental supervision in the library after school
For more photos, please see page 2.
We would ask for your support to ensure that students using the library after school are always with a parent or guardian. The library has been experiencing a rise in students being left unattended.
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Debate Finals
by Mrs. Katrina Millward
Congratulations to Tanya, Vincent and Summer for winning the year 6 debating final. It was a brilliant showdown between 6TM and 6KM students, however on the day these three skilled debaters edged in to
take the win. Congratulations to all year 6 students for taking part in class debates and showcasing your speaking talents.
B6TM
(Summer,Tanya, Vincent)
Vincent Wong – Our Talented Violinist We congratulate Vincent for his successful musical path! Our Year 6 Vincent was invited to play at Carnegie Hall, New York. Vincent won the first place in the violin solo of Young Musicians Category from American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition. Therefore, American Protégé invited Vincent to join the
by Ms. Edith Kao winner recital at Carnegie Hall, New York on April 16, 2017. He enjoyed playing with other talented musicians from all over the world. It has also been an opportunity for him to travel to many museums and brows around the New York City. What a star!
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Vincent Huang – Inventor’s Show in Russia Congratulations to Vincent Huang who was invited to present at the Inventor’s Show in Russia.
by Mr. Duncan Millward
He was even interviewed for a Russian news agency. Well done, Vincent!
Foundation Stage Transition Workshop
by Mr. Duncan Millward
On Thursday morning, just in time for the Air Raid drill in Taipei, Ms Karen Rowe and Mr Duncan Millward shared with Foundation Stage parents those areas that stay the same, and areas that will be different for their children moving from Nursery to Reception, and from Reception to Year 1. Transition is always a time where parents and students are a little nervous about what is coming next. We do our best to allay any fears and because we are one primary school, staff work so closely together to ensure there is always smooth transition for our students.
Technology for Learning
by Mr. Duncan Millward
On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, we had a visit from a Technology Learning Consultant, Kim Cofino. She is working with our section over the next 18 months to ensure that our use of technology within the curriculum is purposeful and ensuring that our children are well prepared for the technological age they are moving to. She will be working with all staff in regards to the use of technology. Kim has a wealth of experience as an international educator, and is currently Consultant in Residence at NIST International School, Director of Learning, Founding Partner at Eduro Learning and Co‐founder at COETAIL.
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TES Victory League – Clean Sweep for TES Saturday Football Teams! by Mr. Kerry Nockolds We want to send out big congratulations to all the TES students that competed in the inaugural TES Victory League! The concept of the league was borne from the desire to give our avid TES footballers the opportunity to play regular competitive matches against other teams of the same age in the Taipei community. In Taiwan opportunities for regular competitive football are few, apart from the Saturday Football hosting of 1 day tournaments, there is nothing like the weekly, regular competition of a league to raise the development levels of the individual and the team. So with the administrative organisation of our TES ECA coaching group MFA, the Sunday TES Victory League was set up for Under‐8, Under‐10 and Under‐12 age groups, plus a one‐day tournament for U‐6.
Over the course of the last 5 months, playing several Sundays a month, teams from TES’ Saturday Football have been competing against other local teams to see how their hard work training in ECAs and with Saturday Football was preparing them for competitive football with others in their age groups! After a hard season with lots of tough matches played, the final week, th Sunday April 26 , saw an amazing “Festival of Football” which culminated in the League winning teams receiving their prizes. All the children did brilliantly and had an amazing experience, and we celebrated the teamwork, perseverance, that playing team sports engenders. However we would like to send a big congratulations out to the winning teams across all age groups.
U6 ‐ TES Victory Tournament Winners ‐ Saturday Football
U8 ‐ TES Victory League Winners ‐ Saturday Football Blue Bears (Team: ‐ Trevor Chang, Lincoln Cumming, Chester Dennis, Magnus Jensen, Ray Lee, Takumi Lopez Akutsu, Joshua Lowater, Philipp Schubert, Quirin Schuett, Sebastian Taubert )
(Team: ‐ Eden Yang, Timothy Weckherlin, Richard Koch, Sophie Han, Louis Wong, Samuel Chien, Adien Hsu, Cherry Wei )
U10 ‐ TES Victory League Winners ‐ Saturday Football United
U12 ‐ TES Victory League Winners ‐ Saturday Football Force United
(Team:‐ Almas Chang, Alston Chang, Stephen Han, Adrien Le Gillou, Sean Lee, Charles Lin, Remi Mastio, Lucas Rimbeuf, Axel Samuelson, Alexander Taubert, Stafano Villa, Richard Wetstein, Stephen Wetstein, Lyndon Yang, Antony Yu)
(Team:‐ Taavi Hoffmann, Maddix Hon, James Hsiao, Dhruv Lashkery, Daniel Lin, Charles Marion, Neel Metha, Aaron Moepps, Nabais Rafael, Aymeric Rimbeuf, Santoro Martin, Oliver Smith, Varun Uttamchandani, Rishabh Zaveri)
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Special mention goes to some outstanding individuals:
U8 Skills Challenge ‐ Sebastian Taubert – Blue Bears
U8 Golden Boot – Takumi Lopez – Blue Bears
U8 Golden Glove – Trevor Chang – Blue Bears
U12 Golden Boot – Aaron Moepps – SF Force United
U12 Skills Challenge ‐ Varun Uttamchandani – SF Force United
U10 Golden Boot – Alston Chang – SF United
Given the great success of the TES Victory League not just for our students but for the children across the Taipei community we are looking to continue and develop the concept further next academic year.
Final thanks goes out to all the parents that contributed their time to bringing the children to games and providing amazing support.
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(Tue) 23 May ‐ Reading Parent Workshop 1:30pm@Amphitheatre (Wed) 24 May ‐ Year 6 to 7 Transition Day (Thu) 25 May ‐ Reception Summer Show (Fri) 26 May ‐ Transition Day: Meet the Teacher Morning ‐ Year 6 to 7 Transition Day (Sat) 27 May ‐ LÁprem du code workshop (Tue) 30 May ‐ Dragon Boat Festival Holiday (Wed) 31 May ‐ Year 6 to 7 students CLC Transition Meeting 9:30am@ EPC Amphitheatre (Thu) 1 June ‐ Year 6 Trip to Leofoo Village Theme Park (Tue) 6 June ‐ Maths and Assessment Workshop 6pm@Amphitheatre For more details of the school academic calendar, please click the link below: http://www.taipeieuropeanschool.com/calendarM.php
