From The Principal’s Desk, 14 February 2020
Dear Parents
It was an absolute pleasure to see our students dress up for the civvies day yesterday. What was even more awesome to see, is how the love was shared through friendships and that the emphasis was on loving one another as friends.
This is a key lesson of kindness and care that should be instilled at a very young age.
In our newsletter last week, I shared on the challenges we as educators face at school regarding cyber bullying, so called “freedom of speech” in Whatsapp groups and the negative effect it has on our children. Sadly, this is not a teenage problem, but students as young as 9 years old, are bombarded with content on their phones which are not age appropriate.
We had the pleasure of hosting a talk with Emma Sadleir last night and we are very grateful to the parents who made the effort to come and listen. We wish to commend each and every one who attended last night as it showed your support in raising a generation equipped to deal with the technological challenges.
We will schedule another session with her to address our students soon. It is vital that we are aware of the beast we deal with and as parents to be equipped to train our children.
Have a wonderful weekend of shared love with family and friends
Best regards
Edna
From the Principal’s Desk – 21st March 2019
Dear Parents
“Your relationships can only be as healthy as you are.”
– Neil Clark Warren
We have reached the end of the first term and I cannot believe how the days and weeks have flown by. My goal for this week was to thank each and every one of my staff for their dedication, support and hard work. Nothing we do is insignificant and every small action contributes to the greater whole. I therefore wish to thank everyone, from our administrative team to the cleaning staff, for their efforts this term.
I was reminded this week of the truth in the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child”. Every one of our dedicated staff, on a daily basis, has the opportunity to shape and positively affect our students.
In order to take care of others, we have to take care of ourselves and I’d like to leave you with an extract from the book ‘25 Ways to Win With People’ by John C. Maxwell.
- Recognize your value
- Accept your value
- Increase your value
- Believe in your value
Winners are valuable and when we embrace our own value we are able to ignite this in others. I value my staff, our students and parents and wish you all a wonderful holiday.
We would like to wish Mr Craig Radnitz all the best in his new venture. He has been a valuable and dedicated staff member to BIS and will be sparky missed. May the new team in the UK be supportive and welcome him with open arms.
Those of you who are travelling, may you travel safe and return well rested.
Kind regards
Edna