BRITANNICA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Friday 4th November 2016

NEWSLETTER

Upcoming Events

Number 10

Dear Parents Welcome back after the mid-term break. This week we formally welcomed our new Head of Primary, Mrs Marie Moreton to lead our primary team. She is being assisted by Ms Gillan (KS1 Coordinator) Ms Bilski (Lower KS2 Coordinator – Y3/4) and Ms Dyte (Upper KS2 Coordinator – Y5/6) and all the primary teachers and assistants for the year ahead. Principal’s Coffee Morning On Wednesday 9th November at 8:45 a.m. I would like to invite all interested parents to join me in the Auditorium for our first Principal’s Coffee Morning of this academic year. As you will remember, this is a termly event and is an open invitation to hear a short presentation on a school related educa-tional topic, a chance to share ideas and feedback and to engage in an open question and answer session on any issue that may be of current relevance. For this session I would like to focus on giving an update on our School Development Plan and the various priorities we are working on. Mrs Marie Moreton (Head of Primary) and Mrs Zsofia Alibaux-Jakab (Head of Secondary) will also be present as well. New Principal Update – Additional Invitation In addition to the invitation above, Mr Neil McGarry the new Principal of Britannica International School from January 2017 will be coming to visit us as part of his induction and orientation into his new role. He joins us during the week beginning 14th November for 3 days. As such we would like to extend an invitation to all interested primary and secondary parents to an ‘extra’ primary assem-bly on Wednesday 16th November at 8:45a.m. where Mr McGarry will introduce himself to primary students (he will be doing the same with secondary students on Monday 14th). After assembly we will have a short time of refreshments for parents only at the back of the auditorium where there will be chance to meet him informally over coffee between 9:00-10:00a.m. Secondary Reminders Please note that the winter uniform is expected from this week onwards. All Year 7-11 students are now expected to wear a tie during this period. Secondary Parents Open Afternoon takes place on Thursday 10th November. We look forward to welcoming all secondary parents to this im-portant opportunity to meet teachers and share information on your child’s progress this term. Kind regards

Mr Richard Vaughan Principal

November 2016

Wednesday 9th November Principal’s Coffee Morning Thursday 10th November Secondary Parent Afternoon Monday 14th November Secondary Careers Day

Year 3 Trip to the Bear Farm

Ms Lilla Rákosi Year 3 Tamar TA

Year 7 Art Project

This week, students are working on the final piece of this Modigliani self-

portrait module. (This is related to the Modigliani exhibition that they visited in

the National Gallery at the end of September) They are completing a self-

portrait in the style of the artist using collage materials they have painted them-

selves. The self-portraits have been

made alongside English lessons about

autobiographical notes and how to make

them as well as History lessons on time-

lines.

New displays by the Art room with

some samples of year 7 1-line draw-

ings. Students drew and painted these

portraits to explore the possibilities in

portrait drawing as well as painting

techniques.

Ms Veronique Dothée Head of Expressive Arts

PSA News International Day 31 countries, lovely parents, happy students, beautiful decoration, lots of

food and full tummies ;-) ! Oh my, what a great International Day it was! We would like to thank all those parents who cooked, baked, decorated and/or participated in this year's food court and made International Day a memorable day for students, staff and parents. This is our 6th respective-ly 5th International Day and by far this version was the grandest, so well done to all. All the food that was left, was brought over by lovely Zita Havasi to the homeless shelter in Danko utca where they were extremely happy with not only the quantity but also the diversity of the food. We certainly made many people happy for a little while. The jolly season! With autumn break behind us, we are slowly but steadily moving toward the winter season. Of course your PSA would like contribute to the jolly season feeling in different ways. We will be giving you the opportunity to a Britannica gingerbread baking for children in the InterContinental Hotel on Saturday December 10th, a door Wreath workshop for parents by Flow-erMe, a Christmas Wishing Tree for the children home in Bicske together with the DoE students and our own little Christmas market: Brilliant Bri-tannica. So please watch this space! Facebook Please find us on Facebook as well where have created a closed group. All parents and staff are invited to join us. Within this group we exchange ideas, information, articles, events and photos. Britannica Budapest PSA Have a lovely weekend! Rita & Vera

INVITATION

TO THE

ANNUAL REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY

SUNDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 2016, SOLYMÁR

In 2016 the Annual Service of Remembrance will be held on Sunday 13 Novem-ber. The traditional service and wreath-laying ceremony will take place at

the Commonwealth War Cemetery of Solymár at 10:55. Everybody is welcome to attend the ecumenical service.

Those who do are kindly requested to arrive at the cemetery no later than 10:45. The service lasts approximately 20 minutes.

The Commonwealth War Cemetery is situated 16 kilometres north-west of Buda-pest on the road to Dorog and Esztergom. Take Route 10 from the city centre and keep going until you reach Auchan Hypermarket. At the roundabout take the first exit for Dorog and continue for about 500 meters. An alternative approach is to leave Budapest via Hűvösvölgyi út and Hidegkúti út and then follow the signs for

Route 10 through Solymár village.

From mid October poppies will be available at the British Embassy, the British Council, the Britannica and British International Schools of Budapest and the St

Margaret Anglican Church and St. Columba's Church of Scotland. They will also be available at the Commonwealth War Cemetery at Solymár before the ceremony.

All donations go to the Royal British Legion to help ex-servicemen.