Art is often a subject that requires the teacher to allow the students a certain amount of fun and freedom. Students are allowed to follow their own instincts, so the result becomes secondary to individual expression. “Paint by numbers” is not correct, students are not supposed to follow a formula. However, fun turns into chaos if it has no ordered structure and discipline. There are formal elements like color, composition etc. that is imperative, but sometimes the formal elements have to be sacrificed to allow the student to freely create. The process is often more important than the end product. Through art, students learn a lot about themselves. Their inner discovery is more important than a “good” work of art.

We built an art gallery to help students see the value of creative work and give them an opportunity to get involved and explore their own creativity, which is something that many don’t get the chance to do.

In the BIS gallery, there are paintings, drawings, photographs, and mixed media works. The selection of art on view reflects the ambitious imaginations and diversity of the creatives of tomorrow. 

艺术往往是一门需要老师给学生们一定的乐趣和自由的学科。 我们鼓励学生跟随自己的直觉进行创作，而最后的产出只是次要的个人表达。学生不应该单纯地 “按照规律绘画”或者刻板地遵循公式。 然而，如果没有一定的结构和规则，乐趣就会变成混乱。颜色、构图等形式元素是必不可少的，但有时我们鼓励学生打破形式，自由创作，因为这个过程往往比最终结果更重要。 通过艺术，学生们可以学到很多关于自己的知识，在过程中发现自我，这要比一件“好的”艺术作品更加重要。

为此，我们建造了一个艺术画廊，帮助学生看到创造性创作的价值，让他们有机会参与和探索自己的创造力，这是许多人没有机会做的事情。

艺术馆中陈列的作品包含油画、素描、照片和混合媒体作品。 展出的艺术作品反映出未来的的艺术家们的想象力和多样性。 

It's so great to finally be back at school.

Kids are excited and work so hard from the day one. Even if we had very productive online lessons nothing is comparable to live lessons.

Over the past week we have been focusing on reviewing jungle animals and Chinese New Year. Kids are able to explore different activities throughout the day such as colourful worksheets about jungle animals, PPTs about Chinese New Year and a handmade craft that helps us to review and learn new letters. This week we also had an amazing time making lanterns with rabbits, preparing play dough dumplings and we sang variety of songs related to Chinese New Year and jungle animals.

This week during the phonics class we have learned about the letters. To be able to identify the sound of the letter we played an interactive game on the touch screen board using fun and colorful games and played games using different objects that starts with letter s such a mystery box, I spy and many more. 

Next month we are going to learn about sea world and spring. Stay tuned. 

终于回到学校真是太好了！

孩子们从第一天起就很兴奋并努力学习。 即使我们的在线课程非常有成效，也没有什么能与现场课程相提并论。

上周我们一直专注于回顾丛林动物和农历新年。 孩子们可以全天探索不同的活动，例如关于丛林动物的彩色工作表、关于中国新年的 PPT 和帮助我们复习和学习新字母的手工工艺。 这周我们还度过了愉快的时光，用兔子制作灯笼，准备面团饺子，唱各种与农历新年和丛林动物有关的歌曲。

本周在拼音课上我们学习了字母 s。 为了能够识别字母的声音，我们使用有趣且丰富多彩的游戏在触摸屏板上玩了互动游戏，并使用以字母 s 开头的不同对象玩了游戏，例如神秘盒子，我是卧底等等。

下个月我们将学习海洋世界和春天。 敬请关注。

It’s the first week back to school, we were lucky enough to catch Chinese New Year by the tail. As our students are from all over the World, we Nursery B decided to make Tangyuan on Lantern festival, a traditional food that represents the importance of family and being in harmony with each other.

We are reading stories about the race of the animals, the terrifying ‘Nian’ monster and how people celebrate their Chinese New Year. As we read more stories about the Chinese New Year we understand why we have certain traditions, such as lighting fireworks and firecrackers, wearing red during the Chinese New year. We also discovered that making Tangyuan is not as hard as we thought, a simple press, spread, place the fillings and roll, a delicious Tangyuan is made. It was so good that they were asking for more.

We did an experiment with food colourings to see firework in a glass jar. We mixed in all the colours we like, yellow, red, pink, green, blue. We all counted down together before mixing the colours like we would with fireworks. Three! Two! One! We were all impressed with the how beautiful it was.

Our nursery class is adapting to school and following class rules well. We are all able to sit nicely and stay concentrated in class well. We are so proud of the progress they made and look forward to an exciting lunar year.

这是返校的第一周，我们很幸运赶上了农历新年。 由于我们的学生来自世界各地，我们幼儿园B班决定在元宵节做汤圆，这是一种代表家庭重要性和和睦相处的传统美食。

我们正在阅读有关动物种族、可怕的“年”怪物以及人们如何庆祝中国新年的故事。 当我们读到更多关于中国新年的故事时，我们就会明白为什么我们有某些传统，比如在中国新年期间点燃烟花爆竹、穿红色衣服和大声喧哗。 我们也发现，做汤圆并没有想象中的那么难，简单的按压、摊开、放馅、卷，美味的汤圆就做好了。 太好了，他们要求做更多。

我们用食用色素做了一个实验，看看玻璃罐里的烟花。 我们混合了所有我们喜欢的颜色，黄色、红色、粉色、绿色、蓝色。 我们一起倒数，然后像混合烟花一样混合颜色。 三！ 二！ 一！ 我们都对它的美丽印象深刻。

我们的幼儿园正在适应学校，遵守班规。 我们都能够坐得很好，在课堂上保持专注。 我们为他们取得的进步感到非常自豪，并期待着令人兴奋的新的一年。

The students in year 2 have been learning about light in their science online. On our return to school we decided to look at how light travels again. This week we focused on reflection. We researched into how shiny surfaces reflect light and can used to made opposite images such as when we use mirrors. We used this knowledge to make kaleidoscopes which have multiple shiny surfaces inside them. The students crafted their own kaleidoscopes and designed patterns to view inside them. Year 2 had lots of fun exploring this idea and sharing their kaleidoscopes with each other. 

二年级的学生一直在在线科学中学习光。 回到学校后，我们决定再次研究光的传播方式。 本周我们专注于反思。 我们研究了光亮的表面如何反射光线，并可以用来制作相反的图像，例如当我们使用镜子时。 我们利用这些知识制作了内部有多个闪亮表面的万花筒。 学生们制作了自己的万花筒，并设计了可以在万花筒内部观察的图案。 二年级在探索这个想法和互相分享他们的万花筒，玩得很开心。

Year 5 have had an amazing first week back on campus. We have enjoyed welcoming new friends into our class and being together after 3 months of online classes.

The students settled back into offline learning easily and they have worked incredibly hard in their lessons this week. To welcome them back onto campus and celebrate birthdays and special occasions that had passed, the students had a party on Monday afternoon and they sampled different British snacks which Ms. Danielle had brought back from the UK - they particularly enjoyed trying the delicious British chocolate!

In their English classes, the students read their letters from their UK friends and they wrote their Pen Pal letters which will be posted to the UK next week. They also learnt how to type a letter on Microsoft Word in their English with ICT classes. The students completed some very neatly typed letters which are excellent as this is their first attempt at letter writing on a computer.

In their Math classes, the students have been learning about angles and how they can identify the different types of angles. They learnt how to use protractors correctly and at the end of the week they began learning about supplementary angles.

The students thoroughly enjoyed their Science lessons this week. They reviewed magnetism and the different types of forces. On Thursday, they took part in an activity that had six different stations. Each station had different equipment on it and the students had to decide what force could be shown using the equipment provided. For example; a balloon, a jug filled with water and a bowl. The students could use this to show upthrust. They needed to fill the bowl with water and then inflate the balloon and place it into the water. The students worked in pairs but without assistance to see what they had remembered from their online classes.

Fantastic work, Year 5! Well done for your studious attitudes!

五年级的学生在重返校园的第一周过得很精彩。我们很高兴欢迎新朋友加入我们的课堂，并在三个月的在线课程后相聚在一起。

学生们很容易就回到了线下学习，他们在本周的课程中非常努力。为了欢迎他们回到校园，庆祝生日和过去的特殊场合，学生们在周一下午举行了一个聚会，他们品尝了Danielle女士从英国带回的各种英国小吃——他们特别喜欢品尝美味的英国巧克力！

在他们的英语课上，学生们读了他们英国朋友的来信，并写了他们的笔友信，下周将寄到英国。他们还通过ICT课程学习了如何在Microsoft Word上用英语打字。学生们完成了一些打印得非常整齐的信件，这些信件非常出色，因为这是他们第一次尝试在电脑上写信。

在数学课上，学生们一直在学习角度以及如何识别不同类型的角度。他们学会了如何正确使用量角器，并在本周末开始学习辅助角度。

本周，学生们在科学课上获得了知识和乐趣。他们回顾了磁性和不同类型的力。周四，他们参加了一个有六个不同站台的活动。每个站都有不同的设备，学生必须决定使用所提供的设备可以显示什么力量。例如一个气球，一个装满水的罐子和一个碗。学生们可以用这个来表现自己的冲动。他们需要在碗里装满水，然后给气球充气并将其放入水中。学生们两人一组，但在没有帮助的情况下，查看他们在网上课堂上记住了什么。

精彩的成果，五年级！你们都拥有好学精神！

Year 6 kicked off their first day back in school with three fun games to get us reacquainted after a LONG time apart! We played Hot Seat, in which a word was displayed behind a student seated in the front row, and those in the audience had to try to inform the seated student as much as possible without giving away the actual word.

This was a fun icebreaker activity before another interactive game in which students were encouraged to pick a question at random and provide an answer. The game assisted students in reading, processing, and speaking about themselves from various and interesting perspectives! To encourage further conversation, the listening students could ask the reading students questions about their answers.

Finally, as a quick area and perimeter review for Mathematics, we played a quick game in groups reviewing squares, rectangles, triangles, and symmetry! A fantastic start to the new term!

六年级开始了他们返校的第一天，他们玩了三个有趣的游戏，让我们在久别重逢后重新认识！我们玩了《热座椅》（Hot Seat），其中一个单词显示在坐在前排的学生后面，观众必须尽可能多地告知坐在座位上的学生关于单词的信息，而不泄露实际单词。

这是一个有趣的破冰活动，在另一个互动游戏之前，鼓励学生随机选择一个问题并提供答案。游戏帮助学生从各种有趣的角度阅读、处理和谈论自己！为了鼓励进一步的对话，听众可以向读者提问。

最后，作为数学的快速区域和周长复习，我们在小组中进行了一个快速游戏，复习正方形、矩形、三角形和对称性！新学期的美好开始！

Assessment for Mathematics students, for obvious reasons, has been long overdue. Students for much of the week were revising, and sat their exams on the Thursday. You wouldn't call this week in Mathematics the most exciting week, but certainly one of the busiest weeks for students. I like to think the students have been working hard to prepare for class exams, assessing topics covered over the two months of online learning. The past few months have been a challenge for everyone, especially the students. Student progress in Mathematics can only improve from this point on; the assessment assists me in identifying areas of improvement.

学生的数学评估正在进行。 本周大部分时间学生都在复习，并在周四参加考试。 您不会将本周称为数学中最激动人心的一周，但肯定是学生最忙碌的一周之一。 学生们一直在努力准备课堂考试，评估两个月在线学习中涵盖的主题。 过去几个月对每个人来说都是一个挑战，尤其是学生。学生在数学方面的进步只能从这一点开始提高；评估帮助我确定需要改进的领域。

Year 9 conducted an investigation based on how root hairs absorb water, in this investigation we used the celery stalk to observe how water moves up to the leaves, we observed that the water passes through the cell wall and the cell membrane and into the cytoplasm then it gets distributed to all parts of the plant.

九年级做了一个关于根毛吸水的调查，在这个调查中我们用芹菜茎观察水是如何向上移动到叶子的，我们观察到水通过细胞壁和细胞膜进入细胞质，然后它被分配到植物的各个部分。

We are back at school! We started this term reviewing what we have done in the online classes and we used the first week to meet again and spend a lot of energy! The children have been sitting in front of the computer for a long time and it's time to get their bodies moving. We are very happy to see all the students back in school. The PE department has already started planning for Sports Month in March. Welcome back everyone! 

我们回到学校了！ 这个学期我们开始回顾我们在网课上所学的内容，第一周我们再次复习，花了很多精力！ 孩子们在电脑前坐了很久，是时候让身体动起来了。我们很高兴看到所有的学生都回到学校。体育组已经开始筹划三月份的体育月活动。 欢迎大家回来！

Welcome back to BIS campus!

It’s extremely excited and happy to see everyone in person. We also have some new faces joining us this year, welcome to you all!

The Early year little ones met together at the end of the 1st day. They were singing, laughing, and dancing to celebrate the 1st day of school.

Our wonderful Year 6 have performed different percussions with Ms. Susan and played the violin “Joy of Spring” which they just learnt and rehearsed in the morning. Well done Year 6!

Mr. Edward led all early years to sing “Baby Shark” and “Twinkle” with ukulele accompaniment. Everyone enjoyed and had fun being together.

A new beginning makes a good end. I believe this will be a very fantastic year in BIS 2023. 

欢迎回到英伦学校校园！

能亲眼见到每个人，我感到非常兴奋和高兴。 今年我们也有一些新面孔加入我们，欢迎大家！

第一天结束时，早年的孩子们聚在一起。 他们载歌载舞，欢笑庆祝开学第一天。

我们出色的六年级表演了不同的打击乐，Susan老师演奏了他们早上刚学过和排练过的小提琴《新春乐》。 6 年级干得好！

Edward老师带领大家在尤克里里伴奏下演唱“Baby Shark”和“Twinkle”。 每个人都喜欢在一起唱歌，玩得很开心。

新的开始成就美好的结局。 我相信这将是英伦学校非常精彩的2023年。

As we kick start the new semester our EAL department starts of by working closely with homeroom teachers and assisting by having review lesson and assessments.

While assessment is built into most games, EAL teachers also assess learning after game play by having students correct one another, create a strategy guide, or develop game scenarios as well as assigning students as game coordinators.

Using games for assessment is about more than tracking points. Recently, we have seen a lot of growth in the digital games and assessment field, developing data collection engines that use sophisticated tools to measure student learning and provide teachers with targeted feedback.

But one of the most common misconceptions we have come across is that all good learning games must assess learners within the game. The truth is that assessment happens around a game, during the game and even after the game, EAL teachers design and provide authentic, useful assessment tasks for students one way being through game-related performance tasks that are as interesting and engaging as the game itself.

These assessment tasks  offer valuable ways to unlock the instructional power of games and support a student-centered learning environment. Teachers can create game-related performance tasks that are as interesting and engaging as the game itself.

Assessment During Game play

"How do we assess learning within a game?"

Whatever game we choose, and whether it's digital or analog, walking around and questioning individual students and groups about their choices is a great way to find out what they're learning or struggling with. Just watching and taking notes what we observe, desired skills in action is also a simple way to gather formative data during game play.

当我们开始新学期时，我们的英语强化部门首先与班主任老师密切合作，并通过复习课程和评估提供协助。

虽然大多数游戏都内置了评估功能，但英语强化课的老师也会通过让学生互相纠正、创建策略指南或开发游戏场景以及指派学生作为游戏协调员来评估游戏后的学习情况。

使用游戏进行评估不仅仅是取得分数。 在过去的几年里，我们看到数字游戏和评估领域有了很大的发展，开发了数据收集引擎，这些引擎使用复杂的工具来衡量学生的学习并为教师提供有针对性的反馈。

但我们遇到的最常见的误解之一是，所有好的学习游戏都必须在游戏中评估学习者。 事实上，评估围绕游戏进行，在游戏期间甚至游戏之后，英语强化课的教师设计并为学生提供真实、有用的评估任务，一种方式是通过与游戏本身一样有趣和引人入胜的与游戏相关的表演任务。

这些评估任务提供了宝贵的方法来释放游戏的教学能力并支持以学生为中心的学习环境。 教师可以创建与游戏相关的表演任务，这些任务与游戏本身一样有趣和引人入胜。

游戏过程中的评估

“我们如何评估游戏中的学习？”

无论我们选择什么游戏，无论是数字游戏还是模拟游戏，四处走动并询问个别学生和小组的选择是了解他们正在学习或挣扎的好方法。 只是观察并记下我们观察到的东西，所需的行动技能也是在游戏过程中收集形成性数据的简单方法。