"The Weekly BSB" is back again this year! This popular e-newspaper is presented by our Young Journalist Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) which is made up of students in Years 5 and 6. Students report on events and what's going on around school, conduct interviews and take their own pictures.
In this issue
- Our New Primary Library! An Interview With Ms Mireku
- A New Field at BSB – Your thoughts!
- An Introduction to Your New House Captains!
- Teacher Profile – Mr. James Cox
- Fiery Football and Vicious Volleyball in Y5 and Y6’s First House Competition!
- Teaching Assistant Profile – Ms Dianna Jiao
1.Our New Primary Library! An Interview With Ms Mireku
The Primary Library has found a new home! Moving from the 1st and 2nd floor, BSB staff have been working hard over the Summer to move books and resources to join the Secondary library on the 3rd floor.
The Young Journalists interviewed Ms. Akosua Mireku, our Primary Librarian to find out what she thinks of the new library!
- Do you like the old library more or the new library more? - I really loved the old library. I miss it a lot. But the new library is fantastic. Because it has both Primary and Secondary and it is sometimes lovely to see both of them together.
- Do you enjoy being a librarian? - Yes. Very, very much. Because I love books; especially children books.
- What is an interesting part of being a librarian? - The most interesting part for me is I get to see all the children from Teddies to Year 6. And that makes it very special for me.
- What kind of books do you like? - I love mystery books especially murder mystery because I enjoy try to find out WHO DID IT!?
- What attracts you to be a librarian? - It mostly comes from me reading to my children and sharing the joy of books with my children.
- Do you think positively most of the time or negatively most of the time? Can you give an example? - That’s a very difficult question. I try to think positively most of the time. But once in a while, there will be one negative thought. As you see I am smiling most of the time, so I will say I think positively most of time.
- Do you enjoy working in a new library? Why? - Yes. Because with a lot of help from all the teachers, we had been able to make the library look really good and enjoyable, for all the children. I would like to get more children reading more books.
The children in Primary have already had a chance to experience the new Primary library and its spacious atmosphere – we can’t wait to use it all throughout the school year!
By Alistair, Hyunjun, Jenny and Michelle
2. A New Field at BSB – Your Thoughts!
Ever since the field has been resurfaced, the Young Journalists have been curious as to whether students or staff like it or not. This week, we surveyed children throughout the primary school whether they enjoyed having brand new astro turf! The results are in…
- 28% surveyed said they disliked the new field. The main reason was that the rubber pellets kept getting in their shoes and socks!
- 72% liked the new field. Most people thought that it was softer and safer.
We asked Elli if she liked the new field or not. She claimed, “I really like the new field because it is softer and when we fall it won’t hurt at all.”
Anni also had something to say, stating, “I like the new field it is fun to play on but the I don’t like the rubber pellets because keep on get into my shoes!”
Clearly, although most love the new field it has taken some getting used to!
By Johnny, Justin, Max, Sophie
3. An Introduction to Your New House Captains!
On October 11th, the Young Journalists interviewed the new Year 6 House Captains. We were curious to learn more about the students chosen for this leadership opportunity and why they wanted to represent their houses!
- Normans - Paul Gereke & Cassie Shen
- Vikings - Hyunjun Seo & Emma Feng
- Saxons - Jenny Kim & Hany Kim
- Romans - Sean Zhang & Bovin Kim
Here’s what we found out:
- What is your favorite part of being a house captain? - Some of the house captains said we enjoy watching other year groups play. The others said that they enjoy helping students and teachers being a referee and we have lots of fun.
- Why did you want to become a house captain? - One said because they want to be an ambassador of our school. Another said because he likes to help teachers and students and loves to be a referee for anything especially sports.
- What do you do when you have a house competition in Year 6? - We can participate in it and we can know the results.
- Do you like collecting paw-points, and why? -Yes because I can know the results before anybody else.
- Is your favorite subject P.E.? - All of them said yes!
We had so much fun interviewing the House Captains! We hope you learned a little more about the children in this great student leadership role!
By Aditi, Ethan, Alec and Tian Cheng
4.Teacher Profile – Mr. James Cox
On Wednesday 12th October, we interviewed Mr. James Cox, a Year 6 teacher who is new to BSB! We asked him a series of questions in the hope of learning something new about him!
- Where do you come from? - I came from Great Britain.
- What is your favorite thing about BSB? - I really like the canteen food.
- What is your favorite subject? - My favorite subject is Science and Maths.
- Why did you choose to come to BSB? - I want to follow a British curriculum.
- What is your favorite color? - I like white because it incorporates all other colours.
- How many family members do you have? - I have a brother, two parents, 4 nephews and 1 niece.
- Which school did you teach before? - I was a homeroom teacher at another bilingual school in Beijing and an ESL teacher for a local university in Jinan, Shandong.
- What’s your favorite things to do when not teaching? - When the weather good, I like to go hiking and swimming. I like to travel too.
- Where do you like to travel? - I like China because there is lots of places to travel. I also like Philippine because you can go Scuba Diving.
- What is your favorite book? - I like Animal Farm because I like pigs and the main character is pig.
- What is the favorite place to go in China? - Definitely southern China, like Guizhou district.
- What is your favorite movie? - One of them is WALL-E and also the Lion King.
We hope you learned something new about Mr Cox!
By Aiden, Anni, Daniel and Yeony
5.Fiery Football and Vicious Volleyball in Y5 and Y6’s First House Competition!
Year 5 and Year 6 took part in their first House Competitions of the year on Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th September. Competition was fierce to see which house would come out on top in both volleyball and football! In order to find out more, the Young Journalists spoke to Ms. Wykes, a Primary P.E. teacher.
When asked whether she enjoyed the house competitions, Ms. Wykes replied, “Yes because the teams have to work together and show good teamwork in order to win.” Interested to find out if any of the P.E. teachers were rooting for any teams in particular, we asked Ms Wykes if she herself was in a house. She stated, “Before I was a P.E. teacher, I was a Roman. Now I’m not in a house!”
After fiery competition between houses, the results were in…
Girls’ Football:
Year 6: 1st – Normans, 2nd – Saxons, 3rd – Romans, 4th – Vikings
Year 5: 1st – Normans, 2nd – Saxons, 3rd – Vikings, 4th – Romans
Boys’ Volleyball:
Year 6: 1st – Vikings, 2nd – Romans, 3rd – Saxons, 4th – Normans
Year 5: 1st – Romans, 2nd – Normans, 3rd – Vikings, 4th - Saxons
Well done to all houses and children for competing. We are looking forward to the next house competition!
By Tamea, Owam, Avani and Tashvi
6. Teaching Assistant Profile – Ms Dianna Jiao
On Wednesday 12th January, we interviewed Ms. Dianna Jiao, a new Teaching Assistant (TA) in Class 5MM. We asked her a series of questions in the hopes of learning something new about her:
- What makes a good teacher? – Being responsible is the most important thing. We need to be responsible for the children as well as being professional.
- As a new member of staff, how do you think your role is going so far? – I think it’s fun! I like the teachers and children here a lot.
- Why did you want to become a TA? – I studied in a teaching school to prepare me to work in a school. I also enjoy working with children; they are easy to work with.
- Do you like being a TA? If you could be something other than a TA at the school, what would it be? – I do enjoy being a TA, yes! But if not, I think I could be a good Chinese teacher.
- Do you have any pets? – Back in my hometown, I have a cat!
- What’s your favourite thing about the school? – I like that the school have long holidays! I also enjoy the atmosphere; everyone is very friendly here.
- What’s your favourite subject to teach students? – I like Topic because I also get to learn new and interesting things alongside the children.
- What’s your favourite colour and why? – I think green or blue because they make me feel peaceful.
- How do you deal with behaviour in your classroom? -I think it is important to talk with the children so they are aware of the rules and what correct choices look like.
- Have you ever taught at another school? – Yes. Before, I worked in an English training school.
- What’s different between our school and your previous school? – My previous school was a training school so was quite different to BSB. It was mostly about training in English.
- How many schools have you worked at now? – I have worked in three different schools. One of the schools I worked at twice!
Many thanks to Ms Dianna for taking the time to be interviewed. We hoped you learned something new about one of our wonderful Year 5 Teaching Assistants!
By Michelle, Ethan, Nico and Sean
Click below to read an introduction about our Young Journalists!
