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T H E P R I M A RY N E W S L E T T E R
Primary News from the Pupils and Teachers of The British School of Alicante
Reception Tr a i n Tr i p
Me s s a g e f r om t he He ad of Pr i mar y Last week 93 pupils from Year 5 to Year 7 entered their LAMDA examination. The LAMDA programme has been running now for three years and this year it was extended to Secondary. Pupils were entered for Verse and Prose and Devised Performance, working both independently and some as part of a group. The visiting examiner was very impressed that so many second language learners were involved in the programme and praised the school for making this opportunity available. We await our results which should arrive in 4-6 weeks! My final assembly of the term with Year 5 and 6 was a celebration of this terms work, including the magnificent Chocolate Factories designed and made by the Year 6 pupils. A winner and runner up was chosen from each Year 6 class and it was almost an impossible task to choose as the standard was so high. The pupils were presented with a certificate and, of course, a bar of chocolate! Further assembly work this term can be seen displayed outside the music room. Year 6 have followed a theme dealing with human rights and year 6G presented their
work on Martin Luther King in assembly. Their “dreams” and aspirations for their future world are displayed for all to read. Year 5 have looked closely at themselves and asked “What type of learner am I?” 5S and 5R have displayed their work as leaves as part of their rainforest topic and 5M have displayed their work as stepping stones. Assemblies from Year 1 to Year 3 have focused on keeping safe at school. All the children know not to open outside doors to anybody, not to ask strangers to get balls and toys that go over the fence and all the other school rules linked to safety. If parents are visiting the school or arrive late in the mornings, please remember not to ask a child to open the door for you. Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a happy Easter and hope you enjoy reading your child´s end of term report, which will be available on line from April 3rd for Year 1 to Year 6.
Fiona Thomas Head of Primary