We have added a link to the school homepage where we will post the lunch menus each month. Or you can click on the thumbnail below.
I am delighted to be able to inform you that yesterday we received notification that our school has been awarded CIS Accreditation. This is the culmination of over two years of preparation involving a thorough self study of all areas of the school’s functions and a CIS Team Visit last March. It is a process that has involved people from the wider school community as well as teaching and non teaching staff looking at the service we offer to students, family and the community.
The award of accreditation is recognition that as a school we value the views of others and are willing to accept advice on areas for improvement. It shows that as with all successful schools we are seeking to improve our performance in curricular and other areas and not just stand still or live off our reputation.
As a school with a growing international student population the recognition of CIS Accreditation is something that has value for all members of the school community. Expatriate parents in particular are given few guidelines on how best to select the most appropriate school for their child’s needs. CIS Accreditation provides parents with assurances that a school has been benchmarked successfully alongside quality schools from all over the world. It is indeed true that at DBGS we are increasingly keen to compare our performance as a school with good International Schools worldwide and not just UK schools as we feel that this is a more realistic comparison.
The recommendations that accompany the Accreditation will allow us as a school to identify and prioritise areas for school improvement over the next five years. To everyone involved in the process I offer my thanks for their efforts. Together I think we should celebrate this success and look forward to the exciting developments that lie ahead for DBGS and the benefits that will bring to all concerned.
Once again thank you for your continued support during this process and may I take this opportunity on behalf of all the staff to wish you and your families a happy Eid holiday.
Best regards
Ian Jones
We are sometimes asked how to save images from our galleries. We use Flash for galleries so that they will display well and play easily. This means that the ‘Right Click and Save As’ trick that many people know doesn’t work. However, if you want to save images you can use screenshot software.
On the Mac it is built in to the operating system (Shift cmd 4), or you can use a free program like SnapNDrag from http://www.yellowmug.com/
On the PC if you have Vista you can use the Snipping tool (all programs – accessories – clipping tool). Or you can use MWSnap, great free software from http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html
Both of the above programs are very easy to use and can be configured to quickly save photos from your screen to a folder of your choice.
Sorry, but we don’t have time to offer a print or electronic copy service.
The Walkathon was a great success and for once we had great weather for the event.
Students in Mrs Evans’ class received special Certificates of Responsibility last week.
There is a large gallery of photos here.
Year 3 has thoroughly enjoyed International Week, culminating in the children taking part in the colourful parade of costumes and flags from around the world on Wednesday. The children have also enjoyed cooking and baking foods from an array of far away lands in the classroom and making and decorating flags of their nation.
My own personal favourite was the Hutspot-(more below!!) It was delicious.
We would also like to thank Mr. & Mrs. Ahmed for their fabulous talk/presentation on South Africa from which the children learnt some interesting facts about a very beautiful country. However, DBGS are still adamant that England will win the World Cup and we look forward to blowing many Vaazules very loudly at the end of summer 2010 in triumph(Except for Mrs. Jones of course!!)
We’d also like to thank Mr. & Mrs. Semmeling for their fascinating talk on the Netherlands and for preparing a lovely Dutch dish called Hutspot {Hustle – the – Pot}. It provided an excellent climax for the children to a very busy and fun packed International Week. Mr. Sohail is looking forward to next year’s eat-athon already!!
There is a gallery of Year 3’s photos here.
Key Stages 3 & 4 held their first Inter-House Tournament today. There is a gallery of photos here.
There were two competitions, one for Years 7 & 8, the other for Years 9, 10 & 11.
In the Y78 competition, Blue won (40 house points), followed by Yellow (30), Red (20) and Green (10). In the Y9-11 competition Green won (40 house points), followed by Blue (30), Red (20) and Yellow (10).
Year 2 Red held their parent assembly today. There is a gallery of photos here.
