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Save the Date!!! August 31st 2022
This will be a day of fun, activity and getting to know your new form class and tutors. There will be competitions and activities, including a boat building challenge and race in the pool (bring an extra set of clothes that can get wet). We will provide a pizza lunch, too!
End of Year Reports
Please note that all End of Year reports will be published on Sunday 26th June, and can be downloaded from the parent portal.
Thursday 23rd June
Annual Art Exhibition
Last Thursday evening, we were delighted to open our first annual GCSE and A-Level art exhibition since 2019. It showcased 23 of our gifted students' exam work. The event was attended by students and their families and opened by Mr Maguire and Mr Ridgway. The quality of work on show was outstanding and the students should feel incredibly proud of their accomplishments, particularly with the additional challenges that they have faced over the last two years.
World Scholars Cup - Global Round
92 eligible students jetted off to Dubai in two groups over Wednesday and Thursday to take part in the World Scholars Cup Global round. In teams of three, they compete in debating, collaborative writing, general knowledge quizzes and more. Successful teams will qualify to compete in the Tournament of Champions in November, hosted by Yale University, USA. Wishing all BSB participants the best of luck over this week.
Psychology in the BSB Community
Last week, our Y10 psychology students undertook some practical experiments with our Year 2 students, as part of their unit of work on Development. The infants students and Y10s alike thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to work together and take part in the mini experiments to identify specific processes and how they have developed in young children. Thank you to Year 2 for being fantastic participants!
Year 8 & 9 Rewards Trips to Funscape
Year 8 students thoroughly enjoyed their opportunity to celebrate the success of the academic year with a rewards trip to Funscape in Dilmunia. They thoroughly enjoyed the activities on offer, many developing their coordination, motor skills, collaboration and strategic thinking in the process. They were exemplary ambassadors for the school in the community, demonstrating our values and behaving with the utmost respect for those around them. We are very proud of them and they thoroughly deserved their trip.
Year 7 Disco
Year 7 students were finally treated to a Summer Soiree, to celebrate their promotion to senior school and a positive academic year. There was lots of fun, laughter and dancing. Congratulations Year 7 on a successful year.
International Yoga Day
PE were visited this week by The Indian Embassy Bahrain International Yoga Team to celebrate International Yoga Day. The specialist Yoga teachers led a range of sessions that our students found exciting and interesting. We hope to build on this success and introduce more guest coaches to the sports department in the future.
Thursday 16th June
Year 6 to 7 Transition House Cup
This week saw the inaugural House Transition Cup take place for the Year 6 students, as they prepare for their transition into senior school. The students showed great enthusiasm, teamwork and logical thinking and we look forward to seeing more of the same from them next year. It was a tightly fought contest but Pegasus managed to come out on top. But congratulations to all the students that took part for making it such an enjoyable day.
BITEX Meet Conference
The BTEC IT team took 11 delegates to the BITEX meet conference at the exhibition centre on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The students gained insights into areas of study relevant to their current projects, as well as network with industry professionals. They were a credit to themesleves and BSB through their professionalism and enthusiasm. Well done all!
Future Champions Cup
Congratulations to Mihir Subin, who has managed to retain the Royal Golf Club's Future Champions Trophy for 2022. This is awarded to the junior golfer with the most points over a series of tournaments. This title is a reward for his hours of dedication and practice that allow him to perform at a consistently high level every time he steps onto the course. We are all very proud of him!
Thursday 9th June
Year 10 Rewards Trip
On Wednesday our Year 10s were given the opportunity to attend our 'End of Year 10 Exams' Celebration Trip to reward them for their studies and efforts toward their recent assessments. Being their first exam series with study leave, Year 10s have had to hone their techniques for the natural autonomy of GCSE exam preparation. After seven academic days of assessments, they were finally able to let off some steam and enjoy the ice rink, adventure courses, climbing walls, arcades, indoor fairground rides, football pitches and robot goalkeepers within Funscape Dilmunia, alongside their form tutors, Assistant Head of Year and Head of Year. Across their activity choices the students visibly had a great day, and represented the school fantastically with their positive attitude, respect and politeness within the general public setting. Well done Year 10!
Food Technology
Year 8 have been demonstrating their bread making skills at home. Some super submissions. Hope the products are as tasty as they look.
U13 Girls Basketball: 3rd Place Playoff
The U13 girls came up against IKNS last night in the final league play off for 3rd place. The girls started strong, getting points on the scoreboard from the get go, despite some of them feeling rather nervous prior to the game. This momentum continued as the game progressed, and once the girls got their eye in it was very clear that IKNS were going to struggle to close the gap. The BSB girls continued to battle hard, displaying excellent teamwork, and playing some of the best basketball I have seen them play all season. They secured the win with a mighty 54 - 2 score line to earn themselves a bronze medal. Congratulations to all the girls, you are a force to be reckoned with for the future of BSB basketball.
BSB Swimming Team
Last weekend we had 30 swimmers compete at the two day swimming competition at St Christopher's, Saar. Our BSB Bulldogs had some outstanding performances culminating in winning 29 medals plus PB's for the majority of swimmers!
Chloe Cullen - 2 silver, 1 bronze medal; 4th overall in age group
Abdulrahman Amir - 1 Gold, 5 silver medals; overall 2nd in age group
Michal Kremser - PB
Frederico Sousa - PB
Malik Ahmed 1x 4th position
Amylee Barton - 2x 4th positions
Jed Baker - 1 Gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze Medal; overall 2nd in age group
Yousef Abdelhaleim - 2 silver & 1 bronze medal
Lena Abdalla - Lots of PBs!
Benjamin Wilding - 1 silver medal
Heidi Edelmann - 1 silver medal
Sabian Williams - 3 silver medals, 1 bronze; 5th overall in age group
Pleun Kwaaitaal - 2x 4th positions
Laura Tjoonk- Lots of PBs!
Maadian Botha - PB
Liv Zuidwijk - 1 bronze medal
Vissmita Jayashekar - 2 gold medals & 1 bronze medal; 3rd overall in age group
Thursday 2nd June
Food Technology
Year 7 are been getting in the Jubilee spirit. They are researching and learning about Afternoon Tea. For this topic they are making scones. Please see the photos of the students demonstrating rubbing in, forming, shaping and cutting a dough, using the oven safely all while demonstrating safety and hygiene in the practical setting. Well done Year 7, the kitchen smells delicious.
Basketball Update
U15 Girls
BSB played the 3rd and 4th place playoff game against a well organised Bahrain School Team. The U15 Girls team made a very strong start with the score being 10-2 to BSB after the first two quarters. However, Bahrain school gained momentum and got the score back to 10-8 until a late basket from BSB sealed a 12-8 win. Mr Macmillan, the teams coach, mentioned “BSB never gave up, the effort from the team throughout the basketball season has been fantastic and they deserve this high place finish in the league”. The team consisted of Natasha Rashid, Manal Mirza, Fatima Kazerooni, Mariam Dawawala, Giselle Menezes, Demira Govind, Habeba Aly, Kaavya Sukrutaraj, Heidi Edelmann, Aashi Taori and Zainab Kemira.
U15 Boys
The U13 boys played Bahrain school this week and recorded a 24-1 win. After a cagey first quarter, the boys really came into their own and started to dominate the game going in at 10-0 at the half. The second half started as the 2nd quarter had finished with a driving run and well-executed layup from Micah Tudor. The whole team followed suit and each individual added to the scoring resulting in a resounding victory. That means the U13 finished their basketball season with a 3rd place finish in the league winning 2 games and narrowly losing one game in the dying seconds. Next on the cards are the BSB U15's.
Houses
Following the launch of the new house point website over the last few weeks, students are busy collecting house points with their efforts inside and outside the classroom. The current standings tallied from the start of the website launch are:
Dragon: 1854
Phoenix: 1993
Griffin: 1806
Pegasus: 1965
House Music Finals
This evening saw the finals of our house music competition, in the wonderful new multi purpose theatre. Congratulations to all performers, who were a credit to themselves and their houses. Special congratulations to phoenix house, who were announced as our winners!
Thursday 26th May
Eco-Journal 2022.pdfFood Technology
Year 8 have been boiling pasta to al dente and making an all in one sauce while demonstrating safe use of the hob and hygiene practices. It has been a joy to see the students managing two pots, mastering the skill of starch based sauces and producing a quick meal.
Basketball Update
U15 Girls
In a very competitive encounter against St Chris, BSB took the lead through a well worked team basket with the first quarter ending 4-4. As the game went on our team worked exceptionally hard against a well organised opponent. Unfortunately the game finished 26-6 to St Chris but our girls never gave up and tried their hardest right up until the final buzzer. We now will play our 3rd/4th place play off match against Bahrain school which promises to be an excellent encounter.
U15 Boys
The U15’s suffered a punishing loss this week against St Chris, in a crushing 17 - 1 defeat. The boys moved the ball and transitioned into offense well, but too many missed lay-ups or hopeful shots from deep amounted to little for their efforts. Despite the loss, the boys are keen to continue training and learning more about the game, which will only help to strengthen the team going forwards. Man of the Match: Owen Alkhatib
U13 Girls
The U13 basketball girls put on a nail biting performance against St Chris on Wednesday evening. We certainly met our match with a tough opposition, but the girls rose the challenge and put up an excellent fight which saw the first 3 quarters incredibly close. Unfortunately, St Chris scored some excellent 2 pointers and ran away with it in the final quarter to win the game 19-7, a score line that didn’t reflect the game.
U13 Boys
U13 boys took on St Christopher's school this week with a closely contested game. Bsb went behind early in the first quarter but a much improved second quarter and points scored from Hasn Ruyan, Daniel Al Saie and Ali Askar meant that it was all tied up at 6-6 at half time. In the 3rd quarter BSB went behind again with two quick baskets from st chris, but with 10 seconds left on the clock James Thorley scored to put us within 2 points. The final quarter was a high scoring affair, baskets from Jed Baker and Thomas Du Preez meant that with 2 minutes to go BSB were down by one point. James Thorley once again rose highest to collect a rebound and then scored whilst being fouled. He then had two three throws to extend our lead, he converted one of them putting BSB up by two points with 1 minute to go. With the last throw of the game st chris managed to score a 3 point buzzer beater to seal the victory. The end result was BSB 18-19 St Chris. Well done to all who took part this was an excellent performance and a very entertaining game.
BSME Dance
The theme this year for the online competition is 'Art in motion'
We have Olivia dancing in the solo category her inspiration for the dance was Bixby who is one of her favorite artists and The girl losing her heart is one of her favorite pieces of his work. The dance is based on a contemporary style because she thought it fitted it really well.
The group dance is performed by Lina, Dareen, Olivia, Sama, Lorena, Deema and Charlotte. We decided to look at digital art and the concept of light and dark. The dance is based around tourist looking around an art gallery and taking 'selfies' as they move round the exhibitions. In photography light and dark is often used to create the image, it can be a literal definition of light vs dark equally when we are drawing we need light and dark. Light from the sun/lights can cast shadows, create moods and express emotion in the photograph. Light and dark is a concept that is necessary in every piece of art.
BSME Dance 2022 British School of Bahrain.mp4Olivia Solo.mp4Musical Experimentation
Students have been having fun in music this week, experimenting with the electric drum kit!
Thursday 19th May
BSB Big Question
The Big Question has gone Astronomical this term with over 23 students and families taking part in the third and final series of the year. Students and families can still sign up here for our Walkabout on the 22nd June; it looks like it is going to be out of this world!
THE BSB BIG QUESTION SPACE .mp4Student Workshop: Game Development
20 students of Year 10 attended a Game Development workshop, run by The Alahlia University here at BSB on Tuesday morning. They enjoyed the practical development and understood the importance of developing skills of design and coding, when creating games. They also learned about the planning and work associated with developing games in this fast growing sector in the job market.
Bahrain School Sports League
The Bahrain School Sport League was back this term with the opening round of Basketball season. 4 teams were in action against Riffa Views.
U15 Boys Basketball: The boys were full of optimism going into the first game, however defensive errors saw them down by 4 points at the end of the first half. Moving into the second half, missed layups and unnecessary fouls on defense saw BSB limited to only 5 pts as Riffa ran out winners 16 - 5. The boys go again this Sunday against St Chris, looking to turn things around.
U15 Girls Basketball: Our U15 Girls Basketball Team had their first match of the season against RVIS. BSB started well with early points scored and fantastic work rate being shown from the team. After the first two quarters BSB showed their dominance with many players hitting form and scoring for fun. The final score was 34-4 to BSB. Our next match is against St Chris on Sunday, which should be another good test for our fantastic U15 basketballers.
U13 Girls Basketball: The U13 girls basketball team traveled to RVIS for their first game of the season on Wednesday evening. They put on an outstanding performance, with some top class defending that saw the opposition struggle to get on the scoreboard, and some unstoppable attacking play up the court. Congratulations to Hala and Cameron who were voted joint 'players player' for their fantastic play.
U13 Boys Basketball: The U13 boy's basketball team was handsomely victorious against Riffa views school who they beat 30-0. The precedent for the game was set within the first 30 seconds when Hasan Ruyan broke through the Riffa defense with ease for the first 2 points of the day. The first quarter carried on this way with points being scored by Daniel Alsaie, Jed Baker, and Thomas Du Preez putting us up by 12 points after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the scoring continued with points coming from Malik Ahmed and James Thorley who were excellently supported by Joel Harden and Micah Tudor, at the halfway mark the score was 18-0. Throughout the second half, the scoring continued with both Hasan Ruyan and Daniel Alsaie sinking 3 pointers. Great defending in the final quarter from all and especially Ali Askard made sure Riffa did not score a single point. The game finished 30-0 with the points being distributed all around the team.
Showcasing Outstanding Music
Our Year 7 Classes have been enjoying listening to award winning Pianist Ali AlKhalifah. Students were able to have short masterclasses on the keyboard during their class lessons and ask Ali questions about music.
Drama & Music Competition A3 (1).pdfSummer Soiree
CALLING ALL YEAR 11, 12 AND 13 STUDENTS!
The social committee are excited to announce that all students in year 11-13 are invited to BSB’s Summer Soiree. After the intense summer exams we hope that you can join us for a “A Night at the Met”, a glamorous evening to celebrate each and everyone one of you.
In order to secure your ticket, you must sign up to attend via this form, and submit the details of your guest if you would like to bring one. Once the form is complete, you can head to the accounts office and pay for your tickets.
Thursday 12th May
The Monthly: April Edition
Belated Eid Mubarak to the BSB Community!
Our April 2022 issue is finally here! As Spring blooms into full swing this year, The Monthly Magazine has focused on the theme of ‘A Blossoming World’.
Our issue covers monumental occurrences across the vast world, from the accelerating climate crisis to critical leaps in technology, whilst also retaining the light hearted celebratory spirit of spring by focusing on its many cultural events, including Holi and Ramadan! We dive into the biggest events of pop culture, looking at iconic fashion moments - and disasters - of the Grammys and Coachella.
We would like to congratulate and applaud Reema Zowayed, our talented leader of Photography and avid writer for our popular Trending Column, who has been chosen as Editor’s Choice for this month. Her deep dive into local Bahraini photographer Ali Shehabi was an incredibly well thought out piece; we are in awe of her incredible work and leadership!
Whilst this is the first edition with a new editorial team, it is also the last edition of the year! This year has seen some incredible moments with a true start at a return to normality, the first exam series in 2 years, many school events such as National day and Spirit Week, and so much more! We have achieved more than ever as a school community and we can’t wait to see what more is to come!
Lastly, if you wish to contribute to The Monthly, then keep updated with us on The Monthly Instagram: @themonthly_ and email themonthly@student.thebsbh.com with any questions.
Thank you for your continued support in bringing high quality student-led and composed journalism to your screens every month! Good luck to everyone doing the GCSE and A-level exams and we will see you back in September!
With Love,
Co-Editors-in-Chief
Manaal Khan, Dia Nanda, Callum Laing
April Issue 2022.pdfBSB Charity Football Cup
Congratulations to Ahmed Haffedh and Noora Fraija in the Lower 6th, who created and executed the concept of the BSB Cup charity football tournament on 28th and 29th April. Ten teams quickly filled the available places and contested the group stage on the first night, followed by the knockout rounds on the second night. The atmosphere was wonderful as spectators arrived in their masses to support their friends and peers in a hotly contested tournament. The knockout rounds in particular were incredibly high standard and closely matched, with penalties required a number of times to settle the matches. Ahmed and Noora were supported by a fantastic team of students, predominantly from Year 12, who organised tickets, officiated the matches, ran the website with live socres and league standings, and managed the event. There was lots of BSB involvement in the tournament itself, with the biggest success story being our Year 9 and 10 boys team finishing 3rd overall, despite being the youngest team entered. Congratulations also to Mohamed Al Mudhaweb, who was a key member of the winning team in the centre of their midfield.
The best news of the event was the amount of money raised, with over 2000BD being collected over the course of the tournament. The money will now be split between the Red Cross and the Bahrain Cancer Society.
CEMC (centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing) Euclid Mathematics Competition hosted by University of Waterloo Canada
During April, 6 students took part in the world renowned CEMC Euclid Maths competition hosted by the University of Waterloo. The following 6 students competed against some of the best young mathematicians from around the world:
Pratham Mehrotra
Anna Zajaczkowska
Krish Khullar
Zainab Al Qassab
Abdul Khader Feroz Khan
Navya Narayanasamy
Congratulations to all the students with their remarkable scores. A special mention to Pratham Mehrotra who is ranked amongst the top 25% of students in the world.
Pratham Mehrotra
Anna Zajaczkowska
Krish Khullar
Zainab Al Qassab
Abdul Khader Feroz Khan
Navya Narayanasamy
BSB Big Question
The Spring series topic is space. We have an increased number of students for the final project of this year. Open to Years 1-13, please sign up via this form, using your BSB email. You can take part on your own, with your family or with your friends.
THE BSB BIG QUESTION SPACE .mp4Food Technology
Year 9 have been in the kitchen preparing rice, peeling and dicing vegetables, demonstrating temperature control of the hob and testing for readiness all while showing how to be safe and hygienic in the kitchen. Well done.
House Competition - Drama and Music
We are pleased to announce the Music and Drama House Competition 2022. This is a competition where you will earn house points as prizes, but more importantly the House with the highest points will be crowned Winners!
Performances can be solo or part of a group and each student gets 2 house points each for taking part.
First round: Perform one act/performance/piece of music for no more than 3 minutes. The best acts will be selected to go through to the live Grand Final.
Closing date for sign-ups and video uploads - 22nd May 2022.
Live Grand Final - 2nd June 2022
Thursday 28th April
Welcome back
It has been lovely to see students back in school as enthusiastic and determined as ever, contributing and making progress. We have two big events taking place this weekend, which are entirely student led. The BSB Cup charity football tournament, organised by AHmed Haffadh and Noora Fraija, takes place this evening and tomorrow evening. 10 teams have entered and are ready to compete for the trophy and a place in history as the inaugural winners of the tournament. Spectators are most welcome, and can enjoy relaxing entertainment and refreshments provided by our partners. Entry is 2bd per guest and can be paid upon arrival. Gates open (at Al Liwan) at 7:45pm.
We also have the BSB Big Beach Clean on Saturday morning at Nurana Island, commencing at 9am, to conclude our Earth week. Maya Al-Shanti and Emmanuella Erhunmwunsee worked hard on a schedule of activities for students to take part in during registration, PSHE and assemblies, complementing the work that has gone on in the curriculum as part of the week of raising awareness.
Both events have once again highlighted the lengths that our students go to in order to enhance their own and others school experiences. Both of these initiatives are examples of many of our school values, such as community, kindness, ambition and creativity.
Ahead of the holiday, there are a few announcements for information.
Eid Mubarak. I wish everyone a restful break.
Mr Ridgway
Ahmed Haffadh
Noora Fraija
Maya Al-Shanti
Emmanuella Erhunmwunsee
Basketball
Competitive basketball returns after EID for Years 7-10 with matches lined up against Riffa Views and St Christopher’s school. Parents and students can go to www.bsbhsport.com to keep up to date with all information such as when trials are and dates of fixtures.
School Uniform
A reminder that the school uniform policy can be viewed on our website. Students have been reminded this week of the expectations regarding their appearance, with the holiday arriving as an opportunity to address any issues that may have been raised.
Footwear - must be plain black, with no other visible colours, logos or writing. When wearing PE kit, students may wear appropriate sports trainers of a different colour.
Jewellery (Y7-13) - Maximum of one discreet necklace, one discreet bracelet, one non obtrusive ring and up to three stud earrings. It is not recommended that students wear jewellery to school.
Light make up, if worn, must be discreet.
Nails - should be the students' own, not false or extended. Polish, if chosen, should be discreet and neutral colours.
Hoodies - BSB branded only may be worn outside of classrooms as an outer jacket. In the classroom, the school jumper should be worn if needed.