Trip to Basel

Hi everybody,

Next week we are going to Basel (one of the biggest cities in Switzerland) for a culture trip from Thursday 10th to Friday 11th with the whole school. Our language teacher, Miss Beubry, organised this one.

The trip will be good for practising German for the others and for me because I'm a native German speaker and I can help them. We will also use this trip to practise our humanities and art skills, and have a lot of fun!

We will leave Neuchâtel early in the morning and will go by train. First, we will visit the city and in the evening we will go to the Christmas market which will be great to buy presents.

For the night we will stay in a hotel including a tasty breakfast. We will be two in a room and I will be sharing with my good friend Lucas ;). In the morning our great art teacher Mr. Uroz will join us to visit a famous and nice art museum in Basel (Kunstmuseum, and then Tinguely Muesum) which will certainly be very interesting!

We will come back to Neuchâtel Friday in the evening.

I'm looking forward to going there and think that everybody will like it and have a lot of fun!

This week we first have to pass our exams which is not so enjoyable and then: FUN,FUN,FUN!

Dario, 12, student of the junior class at the St. George's School Neuchâtel.

Bye!!!

Congratulations

CONGRATULATIONS

to Miss Kirsty Fish, our Head of Mathematics and Science

on gaining the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust Diploma in Leadership and Innovation.

We are lucky to have at St George's School in Switzerland, Neuchâtel such a recognized leader in educational ideas and innovation.

I am sure she will help to keep us all, teachers and students alike, at the forefront of international education.

Phil Jones

Director

Parce Queue - A Tale of Tails

The middle class went to the natural history museum today, to look at the animal tails exhibition, as we have been learning about adaptations in science.

The Fish- it has a powerful tail to steer and to move along faster.
The Amphibians- they have a tail for the same purposes as a fish.
The Reptile - has a tail to keep its balance.
The Mammal - has a tail to keep its balance, and sometimes for climbing.
The Bird - its tail helps it move quicker in the air and helps it to steer.

We then went into another room where there were animal skeletons from the puma to the dwarf mouse and from the squirrel to the hedgehog.

In another room we were shown how the animals each use their tails differently. For example, the kangaroo uses its tail when walking as a crutch to support its back legs.

In another area we observed living animals. This was fascinating as you could see the animals tails in use. We also got to stand over a aquarium on a grill and on the bottom of the aquarium was a mirror so it looked as though we were in the aquarium.

We found the trip very good as it was extremely interesting. We learned a lot from it.

Earlybird English at St. George's

Cambridge University graduate Lysandra Sinclaire-Harding will be offering English from today to children aged 4-11. There will be lots of games and stories to help them develop their language and understanding. Please contact Mr. Jones if you know somebody who would like to join the group.

We look forward to welcoming the young students and the newest member of the St. George's team!

A showcase of spectacular students

On the 18th of December we will be hosting an eventful night full of creation and entertainment. The Juniors and Middle classes will be performing plays that they wrote themselves. Along with this fabulous performance the art works of the whole school will be on display, and also some musical talents. The Juniors will be performing 'The Sinking Island' and the Middles will be performing 'Strange Noises and their Effect on Dreams or When the Repairman Rings Thrice.' Tickets will be on sale from the 1st of December. To purchase tickets email pjones@st-georges.ch Mara and Annabel, from the Junior Class, will be in charge of ticket distribution.


Tuesday we are planning an exciting trip to St-Georges in Clarens to watch their pantomime which is Cinderella. Kirsty and I are getting very excited as we love excursions :)


We love the school and the food is especially great we can't get enough of it.
At break we have cereal bars with tea or hot chocolate and sometimes we have Nutella or Ham sandwiches. Sometimes we have nibbles too. At lunch we all sit together with the teachers. We always have a hot meal followed by a pudding.

WE LOVE ST GEORGES!!

Love from Carla and Kirsty Xx

House System

We decided to name the house teams after the three lakes of the area, and to use the colours of the flag of the city. So the house teams are as follows:

House points are awarded for achieving 5 merits in any of the following areas:
- Homework
- Contribution
- House competitions
- Service to community
- Exceeding expectations

Merits also count towards personal awards:
50 merits = bronze award
125 merits = silver award
250 merits = gold award
500 merits = platinum award

So, the challenge is set - who will be the first award winner???

House competition update:
Neuchâtel house won the unihoc tournament, Morat house won basketball and Bienne house won the football!!

Connecting learners in a global world

Hello, this is Mara, Anne-Gabrielle & Annabel! We are focusing on global education this week. Our school has been comparing different schools around the world and the way they teach. Our school is in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Anne-Gabrielle will now speak.

I always lived in Switzerland. I went to 3 different schools since primary school. In those 3 different schools I learned English, French, German & in year 7, a little bit of Latin. For 5 years of primary school, I was in a private school. For 1 year and 3 weeks, I was in a public school. Now, I am in St. George's school in Neuchâtel! I really like schools in Switzerland because I learn about a lot of stuff, but I would like to learn more about the South & North Poles and how they go to school and how they learn, what they do with their day.

Now, Mara will speak.

I've been to 2 different schools in Bucharest, Romania & in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. They are a bit different. There, I spoke in English & learned French. Romanian is my first language. At my other school we didn't do German, but here we do. I would like to find about schools in India because there are more poor people there and I want to know how they afford their necessities and materials for school.

Now, Annabel will speak.

I've been to 3 different schools in Sunnyvale, California and in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. In California, we didn't get to do many experiments or go on any excursions because schools didn't have enough money. In my first school in Neuchâtel, we used materials such as blocks and sticks. We learned square root with those materials. The problem was, in adulthood, would we have those materials? Overall, every school is extremely different. What I would like to find more about is how strict are teachers in other countries. What are their customs in class?

Students in our school took a survey made by a senior student in our school about how they see schools. She asked about the uniforms, what is a good teacher to us, why schooling is important for us & how our school can be improved.

In languages, we did an essay about our different schools we had been to and what languages were spoken there. What were the differences between our previous schools?

We are submitting our work to be published as part of an international student project. Hopefully our work will be accepted & we will be invited to take part in an online conference with students from all around the world!