Saturday 28th September saw the 20th Clean-Up the World held here in Gibraltar. The teams from Bayside and Westside combined to clean-up the site at Catalan Bay car park. The area had less visible litter so we were able to look deeper beneath the vegetation and the rocks to avoid plastics and other materials from going into the sea. Our young people were great and worked very hard.
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Every year we give out a number of awards which mean a great deal to the school as we are celebrating people who made a difference to our school, whether as a student or as a teacher. Through these awards their legacy lives on. These awards are:
Max Santos was a Bayside student from September 2017 to June 2023. He studied drama and he loved volleyball. He was looking forward to going to university when he died tragically in a car accident in July 2023. His friends raised funds and bought a glass trophy and asked his teachers if they could arrange for a yearly award for the student who has given the greatest contribution to the creative arts. They also commissioned a portrait which could be hung outside the drama studio. His teachers organised a volleyball tournament and the proceeds were donated to the Gibraltar Volleyball Association. The Santos Shield was won by Max's friends and teammates.
The first recipient of the Max Santos Award is Rhys McNeice Celecia from year 10. He is a lovely young man who embodies many of the same qualities which made Max a special young man. The Friends of Gibraltar visited Bayside once again this morning and presented the prizes for the YEar 7 History Project. This year the theme was the 60th anniversary of GBC. It was evident that our young people had truly enjoyed their research and then putting together their projects. We had models, posters, videos amongst other genre being entered by the students.
The winning entries were as follows: 1st prize: Leah Duarte 2nd prize: Seth McFarlane, Jaxon Devine and Evan Chacon 3rd prize: Amal Al Labed, Matty Cawdery, Liara Harper, Samuel Caward-Madeira and Nathan King Highly Commended and in no particular order:
Staff and students 'dress up' for Dapper Day in aid of Cancer Relief #cancerreliefgibraltar and in collaboration with #dgrgibraltar. Katelyn Acolina was this year's best dressed student winner and Maria Palma was this year's best dressed member of staff! Great effort.
It made a nice change from dressing down but it is not as comfortable! #GetLippy and @eveappeal work to raise awareness for female gynaecological cancers. This year Bayside supported this worthy cause.
Thank you to all our year 9 parents who attended our options' evening. There was a lovely atmosphere in our school and many informative discussions taking place. Wonderful to be able to work with Bishop Fitzgerald's School in support of GIbSams. Lovely 'buddy' benches have been created.
The activities for Christmas 2023 were truly wonderful and they left both staff and students with a wonderfully positive feeling. As always we collaborated with Father Charlie from St Theresa's church and we did the following:
In the school the Year 10 and 11s run a very popular Santa's Grotto which raised an excellent £1000 for charity and created a wonderful atmosphere in the school. The SEN Department run a Christmas Fayre and sold the many gifts which made. There were all sorts of decorations as well as a lovely cafeteria for all our guests. Finally, we had our annual week-long spinathon and our Christmas Doors Competition. In the spinathon we cycled the distance to Lapland (and more) to return to Elf to Santa. We are still counting the donations and sponsorship funds for Students4Students. In the Doors Competition we reused discarded resources and materials to decorate the doors to our classrooms. It was good to see staff putting things away to reuse next year.
The Supported Needs and Disability Office will be hosting a Disability Fair. The Disability Fair will take place at the Covered Muga, Bayside Sports Complex on Friday 1st December 2023 between 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm.
This Fair is an opportunity for members of the public to learn about the services that are available locally from both HM Government of Gibraltar and Non-Governmental Organisations. It is a chance for those working within the field to showcase what they have to offer. It is, also, therefore the perfect opportunity for persons with disabilities and their families to increase their support networks and to share experiences. The Disability Fair will be composed of three distinct aspects, namely: 1. Charity / Private Professionals Stalls Some charities and private professionals will be setting up a stall to inform the community what services they provide and how they can help those with supported needs and disability. 2. HM Government of Gibraltar Stalls Various government departments will be present on the day to showcase what they have to offer those with supported needs and disability. 3. Speakers There will be a stage with keynote speakers who have different messages about disability. All talks are linked to the hearing loop and a BSL Interpreter will be present. Please find the itinerary below: TIMESPEAKERTOPIC 15:30 Minister Santos Opening of Talks 15:40 Sunil Chandiramani Life with Kidney Disease 15:50 Freddy Ballester Organ Donation 16:00 Alexandra Perera Living with Cerebral Palsy 16:10 Kirstie Goodchild Taking Inspiration from Social Prescribing 16:20 Maryanne Nacimiento and Yvonne Bosano Clubhouse works! 16:30 Marie Fox Artful Remedy 16:40 Kerensa Palao An Exploration into Music Therapy 16:50 Ana Lepe Emotional Regulation in Children 17:00 Nadine Martinez Living with a Hidden Disability 17:10 Melisa Bosano How coaching can help 17:20 Dominic Francis Living with Chronic Kidney Disease 17:30 Monica Bassett Life as a carer 17:40 Kyranne Lia My Colitis and I 17:50 Charles Fa Living with a stoma 18:00 Peter Sardena Life Moving Forward with Mobility Wonderful to see our students participating in this competition and being able to enjoy their success. Well done to Kate Williamson (year 12), Beau Reyes (year 8) and Sofia Zammit (years 7).
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