Good morning.
 
Today is #Saferinternetday. Our school is working with the RGP and other agencies to promote a safe use of the internet.

We believe that the internet and technology are positive things in our lives. However, we need to be careful and think about how we use them.
 
I’ve attached a pamphlet which highlights some of the positives of the internet and explains some of the things we need to be mindful about. 
 
I have attached four videos from three of our teachers and one from a colleague in Westside. These teachers enjoy gaming and in these videos they share their experiences. I think you’ll enjoy watching them play and listen to what they say.
 
Have a good week and keep safe.

The exam boards are conducting a consultation process on the proposals for GCSEs, AS and A Levels in June 2021.
You can see  these proposals and are able to give feedback via the link at the bottom of this post.

​A quick summary of the main proposals for:
GCSEs, AS and A Levels

• a student’s grade in a subject will be based on their teacher’s assessment of the standard at which they are performing based on areas of content they have studied
• teachers will draw on a range of evidence of a student’s work in making their final assessment
• the final assessment will be made towards the end of the academic year, at about the time students would have taken their exams
• exam boards will provide guidance and training, and make available a set of papers for teachers to use with their students as part of their assessment

 
The consultations close on 29 January 2021 and we encourage teachers, students and parents to give feedback on the GCSE/A Level  
 
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/8BYI4T/

Please refer to the Government’s press release which explains when schools will be open and the principles for learning.
https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/plans-for-hmgog-schools-and-educational-settings-212021-6563
The Contingency Learning Guidelines can be read at the following link https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F51VIyi_-vZhcxrmxWottB0amulszmv3Pko-VcLcKtE/edit
 
In Bayside your children will be set work by their class teachers via Google Classroom as from Monday 11th January. This applies to ALL year groups, not just our examination classes.

• The students will follow their timetable and therefore will receive the work at their lesson time each day, wherever possible.
• They should already have joined all their Google Classroom pages but in any case we will be posting the codes on the year information pages before Monday.
• The teachers will be available to answer questions between 0900-15.30 each day. They will, as much as reasonably possible, follow the structure of their timetabled lessons.
• Please bear with your teachers during this period. Don’t forget that they are each responsible for 150 students and a number of them are isolating.

Our pastoral team will be reaching out to our pupils and can be contacted via their individual emails or the respective Google Classroom pages for each year group.
Any other enquiries should be sent to enquiries@baysideschoolgibraltar.gi and we will be providing any further updates via our website and Twitter.

The year 7 form classes decorated their doors to enter into the festive spirit!

As we do every year, we supported Father Charlie and his Nazareth House charity. 
We helped with the hampers, baked 80 pan dulces and prepared 40 gift boxes for the charity!

The gift boxes were prepared by Mrs Caetano's year 11 and Mr Yome's year 12 COPE classes with the assistance of Mrs Davis.

Ms Sarantos-Billups prepared this video of walking the elf for all our enjoyment.
​Hope  you have a very Happy Christmas!
​https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I20Nkq00sSIeFznadpv-Ob_tICyd0vdg/view?usp=sharing

Netball Tournament
The year 12 & 13 male PE students organised a netball game against the year 12 & 13 girls netball team.
The girls won 26 to 13.

Football Shirt
Mr Yome raffled two signed GFA shirts within the school.
The winners were Joshua Brathing year 8 and Kyle Duncan year 7.

Over the last week the year 12 and 13 students have organised and ran a number of events to raise money for different charities, including Students4Students and GBC Open Day.

​Please note that masks were worn inside the school and as the students moved from location to location and distancing was observed throughout.

Here is a summary and  photos of the events.

Basketball Tournament
The format for the basketball was the same as the football but this was for Year 11, 12 and 13.
This was also run at lunch time. This was organised by Manu Merida and Tom Odoki from Ms Agius' form class.

Santa Hats
This started on 1st December where one different student and one different teacher would begin to wear a Santa hat each day. This meant that by the end of the term 22 teachers and 22 students would be wearing the hat. This was organised by Ms Johnson's form class.

Sponsored Walkathon
All year 7, 8 and 9 students were given a sponsored form and they were asked to walk a particular route around the school in their form bubbles. They were led by Santa and his elf.
Aryan Dhanwani, David Lester, Jesse Figueras and Luis Thoppil-Poyatos from Ms Johnson's class organised the forms, route, costumes and logistics.

Registration Music
In lieu of an end of term concert, year 12 music students collected money from staff and pupils for song requests. They then played the requests during registration and lunch time. The idea originated when year 12 student Nicholas Mace-Borda started busking outside the school to raise money for charity and wanted to do the same inside the school.
This was organised by students in Ms Cheeswright's and Mr Richardson's class and co-ordinated by Ms Madden and the music department. Christian Correa (year 12) organise the event.

Return of the Elf
The now traditional spinathon where we cycle the distance to Lapland to return the Elf to Santa.
This was organised by the Year 13 responsibility team.
The highlight of the week was when Year 13 student Charlie Walker cycled for 8 straight hours beating his own record set last year where he cycled for 7 hours.

You can watch the last 2 minutes of Charlie's feat by clicking on this link:​

Other activities
There was a dress down day organised by Mr Santos and Mrs Jessen's form class. They gave chocolates to the most Christmassy year 7 students.
Michael Jarman and James Rosado in Ms Cheeswright's year 12 class planned a quiz for today but we have postponed it until the new year.

Students and teachers are participating in a number of charity initiatives to raise money for different charities.
All donations are welcome. You can donate via the following link or by contacting the school
​
https://www.gofundme.com/f/baysides-student4student-spinnathon?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

Many thanks to the teachers and students who contribute to the magazine.

This year we had beautiful entries for our now traditional Crib Competition. The winners were:
1st place - Owen Zarb Year 8
2nd place - Victor Huart Year 7
3rd place - Jesse Olivero Year 10