Hornbill School

Parent Post Volume 6 Issue 8 — June/July 2016

Children are invited to come to school in their favourite

clothes with a donation of B$1 per child. Money raised

will be used to celebrate our children’s achievements

through Golden Children and our end-of-year activities.

A brilliant time was experienced by Year 5

on their residential trip to Outward Bound

Sabah. It was very exciting and everyone

thoroughly enjoyed this superb outdoor

learning experience. Well done to all the

children and staff members.

Our Hornbill Sports Team had their

very first FOBISIA Primary Games

experience. The team displayed

excellent values and sportsmanship.

Well done to all the children and staff

members involved. Read more about

this on Page 6.

Open Day on Tuesday 5th

July at 1500 hours. All

parents are cordially invited.

More details to follow.

Exciting news—The Parent Post will evolve into a blog from next term. More information will follow closer to the date.

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busy one for Phase 1. FS1 have loved sharing a

range of traditional tales and are really enjoying a

range of activities connected to these. They

have been to visit the Temple and have also had

their first swimming lessons. In FS2 they have been

incredibly busy designing and making houses which were

inspired by the story of the Three Little Pigs. They had the

extra challenge of having to ensure that their houses were

‘wolf proof’! Their Celebration Assembly was a lovely event

and really reflected all of the learning that has been going

on recently in their classrooms. In Year 1 ‘Bear Air’ has

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learn about the wonderful world in which we live. Their

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Wow! What a great year it has been. All the

children have worked incredibly hard. A special

mention to the children in Year 2 who have recently

completed their end of Key Stage 1 assessments.

They took on the challenge with confidence and

courage and we are sure they will have done their very best. All

the children in Year 4 went on the residential to Temburong. This

was a great opportunity for the children to experience being away

from home and in the jungle. Some of the children in Year 4 also

took part in the FOBISIA games in Bangkok. All of the children

demonstrated their values and were great ambassadors for

Hornbill School. We have been very impressed with Year 3’s

knowledge about the jungle and they have produced some

amazing information booklets. A huge thanks you to all the

parents who have supported the children throughout this year—it

is greatly appreciated. We wish the children who are leaving well

and look forward to the new year.

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What a wonderful year it has been in

Phase 3 and the end of term is set to be

a feast of activity right to the end! With

the fantastic success of the FOBISIA,

residential and the awesome Year 5

residential. We now turn our thoughts to the involvement of the

Phase 3 children in our production of ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Many

children are performing in the production itself and others have

been involved in the organisation of the interval refreshments, as

part of a D&T project. Year 6 are also busily preparing for their

final extravaganza assembly in the last week of term and have

also been eagerly awaiting their activities week, the ‘Week Without

Walls’. We will be celebrating the end of their primary career in

style and wish them all the greatest success at secondary school.

The Year 5 children look set to be another brilliant Year 6 as well!

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Hey, Macarena!

The School Council have been

demonstrating the 12 Cs yet again. The

disco was a huge success and was en-

joyed by all. The School Council or-

ganised the event after meeting with

Mrs Beart who asked for ideas and

help to raise money for the victims of

the Fijian cyclone that happened in

March. In total,

Pulling some shapes. DJ Extraordinaire.

Delicious!

University for Children

Graduation Ceremony

Thursday 23rd June 2016

Time: 1400hrs

School Production

Alice in Wonderland

Thursday 23rd June 2016

&

Friday 24th June 2016

Time: 1900hrs

Friday 1st July 2016

Staff Vs Children

Quick Cricket

Time: 0815hrs

Venue: Garrison Sports Field

Sports Assembly

Time: 1245hrs - 1330hrs

Friday 1st July 2016

FS2 - Year 6

Non-Uniform Day

Last Day of

Nepali Lesson

JSL Gym Display Friday 24th June 2016

Time: 1220hrs

Open Day

Tuesday 5th July 2016

1500hrs - 1700hrs

Wednesday 6th July 2016

Transition Event Day for

Children

On Friday 8th July (last day of term 3)

FS1 will finish at 1045 hours and FS2 to Year 6 will finish at 1200 hours. School starts

on Tuesday 23rd August 2016 for the new Academic Year 2016-2017.

FS2 Graduation Ceremony

Wednesday 6th July 2016 at 1230hrs

Volume 6 Issue 8

This half term we have been doing a lot of eco

activities in school to raise awareness about global

warming and the problems that we are facing as a result

of it. Most of us are not even aware about the impact of

rising temperatures across the world. Receding polar ice

caps and glaciers, changing weather patterns and rising

sea levels are some of the negative impacts of our

actions on the environment.

To combat this issue, world leaders from 177 countries

have come together and signed a treaty to address this

growing problem and act towards it. Their main aim is to

curb the rising global temperature, and to ensure that

temperature rise by the end of this century is below 2oC,

which is projected to reach as high as 4.5oC if no action

is taken.

What will happen if warming continues:

Sea levels are expected to rise between 7 and 23 inches

(18 and 59 centimeters) by the end of the century, and

continued melting at the poles could add between 4 and 8

inches (10 to 20 centimeters).

Hurricanes and other storms are likely to become stronger.

Species that depend on one another may become out of

sync. For example, plants could bloom earlier than their

pollinating insects become active.

Floods and droughts will become more common. Rainfall in

Ethiopia, where droughts are already common, could

decline by 10 percent over the next 50 years.

Less fresh water will be available. If the Quelccaya ice cap

in Peru continues to melt at its current rate, it will be gone

by 2100, leaving thousands of people who rely on it for

drinking water and electricity without a source of either.

Some diseases will spread, such as malaria carried by

mosquitoes.

Ecosystems will change—some species will move farther

north or become more successful; others won’t be able to

move and could become extinct. Wildlife research scientist

Martyn Obbard has found that since the mid-1980s, with

less ice on which to live and fish for food, polar bears have

gotten considerably skinnier. Polar bear biologist Ian

Stirling has found a similar pattern in Hudson Bay. He fears

that if sea ice disappears, the polar bears will as well.

Causes of Global Warming:

Man-induced Deforestation - cutting down forests and trees

Burning Fossil Fuel - electricity and vehicles

What can we do to help:

Save energy - switch off electricity when not needed

and walk to school.

Reduce waste - don’t throw everything away that

you don’t need. Recycle or donate to the needy.

Don’t use plastic bags - They are a big

environmental hazard, instead use reusable shop-

ping bags.

Community Clean Up

Take part in the final community clean up for this academic year

Friday 1st July 2016

Meet at Hornbill School bus stop at 1645hrs

Show That You Care

Burning fossil fuel is the

single biggest cause of

global warming. Huge

amounts of coal and oil are

burnt everyday to produce

energy. Saving energy can

help to a great deal.

Cracked bed of O.C.

Fisher Lake at San

Angelo State Park,

Texas. The lake has

dried up due to se-

vere drought.

Since 1996, bark bee-

tles have decimated an

area roughly the size of

Washington State. One

reason for this is that

recent winters haven't

been cold enough to

kill off the beetles.

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The Hello - Goodbye Club

The Children and Staff at Hornbill School say a fond farewell to the following ...

...and welcome the following to Hornbill School.

Sadly we bid farewell to Jason Gurung, Connah Giles-Browne and Daniella Green from FS1,

Swayam Gurung and Charles Green from FS2, Alexander Mackrell from Year 1, Jaydan Giles-

Browne from Year2 and Dristee Gurung from Year 5 who have left Brunei with their families.

We will miss them and wish them all the very best for their future.

We extend a warm welcome to our new children Warrick Colvin who has joined us in Year 3,

Ava Colvin in Year 1 and Savarna Sherchan in FS1. We hope they will enjoy their time at

Hornbill School.

What do our parents say?

Really very useful session for us. Thank you so

much for this kind of FLP. Hira Chhantyal Magar

PROMOTING FRIENDSHIP ON 14TH JUNE

Really enjoyed this session. I hope my child is able

to make more friends in future. Vhaumati Gurung

I found this session very useful. It would be great if

the school has more of these kind of sessions.

Sharmila Malla.

It is very important to run these FLPs continuously.

Thank you. Sushma Galami

MARK MAKING ON 7TH JUNE

Very useful presentation. Nanda Gurung Having this kind of session every 2-3 months will be

better. Hari Thapa

It’s very useful information. Got nice ideas about

how to support our child in this early stage. Thank

you very much. Youbraj Ale

It was very helpful in developing the child’s writing

skills effectively. Suyanno Gurung

OUR NEXT FLP IS ON TUESDAY 28TH JUNE AT 1700 HOURS IN THE MULTI-PURPOSE HALL FOR YEAR 1—YEAR 6 PARENTS AND

THE FOCUS WILL BE ON SUPPORTING YOUR CHILD’S LEARNING DURING HOLIDAYS. PLEASE DO COME AND JOIN US.

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FOBISIA

Over half-term break in May 26

children represented the

school at our first FOBISIA

Primary Games in Bangkok

Thailand. Children took part in

three days of athletics,

swimming, tee-ball and football

tournaments, and won 91

medals as well as two trophies

for football. A fantastic result!

YEAR 2 SWIMMING GALA

Year 2 finished their

programme of swimming with a

Landing Pad which enabled

them to demonstrate a wide

range of aquatic skills to their

parents. This included

participating in a 25m race

reflecting the fantastic standard

of swimming achieved by such

young children.

HOCKEY

Year 4-Year 6 have been

following a programme of

hockey in P.E. lessons and

enjoyed learning new skills

which were put to good use in

a school Year 4 and Year 5/

Year 6 tournament. All children

participated and displayed

excellent team work and

sporting values. Well done!

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Year 4 using their knowledge of circuits to

design and create their own electric car.

A hippopotamus may seem huge but

it can still run faster than a man.

Funny Science Facts

Rabbits and parrots can see behind

themselves without even moving their heads!

Butterflies taste food by standing

on top of it! Their taste receptors

are in their feet unlike humans

The trickiest tongue twister in the

English language is apparently "Sixth

sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick". Give it

a try and see for yourself.

Sneezing with your eyes

open is impossible.

The Masterchefs of Year 2 have been spending a lot of time in the

kitchen recently. They have performed taste tests and created a tongue

map, learnt about the importance health and hygiene and followed

recipes to make Bodi Sandeko (a traditional Nepali dish) and fruit salads.

Year 3 presenting their

understanding of magnets.

Please remember to log on to our website for more information about all of the items listed in this

edition of the Parent Post. Remember to tune in to BFBS for Hornbill Radio News every Friday at

0930 hours for English version and at 1015 hours for Nepali version.

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Helping parents to help their child at home - a glimpse of the Family Learning

Programme on Computing (E-Safety and Google Classroom) held last month.

Please inform the school office by 0800 hours if your child is unable to attend school for any

reason.

Besides the school, please also inform the bus escort supervisor, Mrs Priya Pradhan on her

duty mobile 8748004 if your child travels on the Garrison bus but will not do so on any particular day for

the following reasons:

if your child is unable to attend school for any reason;

if your child is being picked up by a designated adult other than the parent;

if your child will not be travelling by the Garrison bus before and/or after school for any other

reason on any particular day.