DBS NEWSLETTER

  We hope this newsletter finds you well and filled with the same joy and excitement that has been buzzing through our Pre-Prep corridors this week! It's been an incredible time of celebrations and immersive learning experiences. On Thursday this week, our Early Years students took to the stage for their Christmas show. Dressed as an array of festive characters—reindeers, Santa's elves and helpers, snowmen, angels, snowflakes, gingerbread men, and Christmas trees—the children created a mesmerising sight. Their confidence and joy were infectious as they sang, danced, and embarked on a whimsical quest to find Santa. The culmination of their performance left the Araya Hall brimming with joy and festive spirit. We were all thrilled when they finally discovered Santa, and the entire audience joined in a heartwarming rendition of 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas.' It was truly a remarkable way to begin this year's Christmas festivities! Meanwhile, our Year 1 and 2 students

Dear Parents and Guardians, We come to the end of a wonderful week at DBS as we welcome our Year 3-10 and Year 12 students back from their residentials. They have had some amazing and joyful experiences which they will always remember. Yesterday, we held our magical Early Years Christmas show in the Araya Hall. It was great to see 145 students performing on the stage and the hall filled with parents, siblings, grandparents and aunts and uncles joining in the festive cheers. This week our Year 1 and 2 students were following their creative curriculum week where they learned many geographical concepts. The week ended with a beach party in the garden with water fights and a nice ice cream to end the week. We now move into the busy last few weeks of term and next week we get into the Christmas spirit with the lighting of our Christmas tree and the Year 1 and 2 Christmas show. Have a nice weekend. Jonny Liddell Headmaster

Dear Parents and Guardians, As we reach the end of the IGCSE and A-Level Mock Exam Week, it's an opportune moment to reflect on the value these exams hold in our students' academic journey. The Mock exams were not just practise runs; they played a crucial role in preparing our students for the real, external exams in May/June 2024. They offered a realistic glimpse into the exam environment, helping students refine their time management and stress-coping strategies, and importantly, provided a platform for them to identify both their strengths and areas needing improvement. The period following the mock exams is just as critical. Next week, the Y11 specialist teachers will be engaged in providing detailed feedback, an invaluable part of the process. This personalised analysis is vital for our students, guiding them in fine-tuning their study and revision strategies. It's a transformative time where potential weaknesses are turned into strengths, and academic skills are honed

Dear DBS Prep Parents, What an extraordinary week of experiences outside the classroom! Our residential trips have unfolded, and we're thrilled to welcome back our energetic bunch of students, brimming with memories and tales of their incredible adventures! Our Year 3 & 4 students immersed themselves in the magic of ICamp, enjoying pancake breakfasts, engaging in creative activities, team games, campfire delights, and capping it off with a memorable movie night. Witnessing their teamwork flourish and strengthening bonds has been heartwarming for our teachers. Meanwhile, our Year 5 students embarked on an exhilarating adventure to Kanchanaburi. From a thrilling night camping under the stars to a nature hike and paddle boarding on the river, their journey culminated with a touch of luxury at the River Kwai Resort, where they savoured a scrumptious pizza night! Year 6 set off for Khao Yai, enjoying a breathtaking waterfall hike and an adventurous night safari. The students loved b

From thrilling challenges to lifelong friendships, the DBS Residential Week for Year 3-12 was a journey to remember!  Inspiring learning, team building, and unforgettable moments - here's to the memories we've made and the lessons we've learned together. 

During Science Week 2023, the Art and Design team took on the challenge to produce 'Feel The Atmosphere' inspired artwork.  The aim was to produce work which could then be used to add the appropriate finishing touches to our incredible new Senior Science Labs. Led by Mr Durman, Mr McCaul and Mr Handley, students from Yr 8 and 9 well and truly rose to the challenge. "The title for Science Week 2023 was 'Feel the Atmosphere'.  To relate 'atmosphere' to Art to depict its ever changing force of energy in the skies above as artists, we turned to the impassioned paintings of impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh.  All of the Y8 classes combined forces to create abstract artwork using oil pastels: vivid colours with overlapping layers and swirls. The best work was then selected for external printing, beautiful 1m x 1m student master pieces. An exhilarating project which combined the best of Art, Science and DT" writes Mr Durman. Mr Neville added "My tha

  DBS proudly present the Pre-Prep Student Council and Eco Warriors for the Academic Year 2023/24!

A huge thank you to our incredible parents for joining us at the EY Christmas Show, 'Where is Santa?' Your presence and support added warmth to this festive celebration! Kudos to our talented students for their amazing performance, spreading joy and holiday cheer! View Gallery

 

A standing ovation for our amazing Reception students at the Phonics Showcase!  Parents joined us in cheering on these young stars as they shone bright, showcasing their incredible progress in phonics and reading. 

Year 1 and 2 have had their first 'Creative Curriculum Week' of the year. This time we have focussed on the British National Curriculum Geography objectives, all under the theme of 'Holidays'. Throughout the week the children took part in so many educational activities such as: map reading, human and physical land features, continents, oceans and so much more. We finished the week of with a beach themed party which the children absolutely loved. View Gallery

FOBISIA BATTLE OF THE BANDS 2024 Get a first look at our Key Stage 3 rockstars as they prepare for their FOBISIA Battle of the Bands 2024! We're pleased to announce that they have made it through to the live final round, which will take place in January next year at Kuala Lumpur! Well done, gents. Here's their charged-up performance of 'Enter Sandman' by Metallica. Fingers crossed for the finals! 🎶 MUSIC AT DBS OPEN DAYS From the grandeur of the Araya Hall's main stage to the intimate chamber ensembles, music regularly weaves through our Open Days throughout the year, elevating each guest’s visit to DBS. Witness how music is not just featured but celebrated in DBS.  Here, DBS musicians perform Karl Jenkins' "Palladio", which was written in 1995. This piece of music  is named after the famous Italian architect Andrea Palladio, and is inspired by Palladio's architectural style and aims to capture the grandeur and beauty of his designs.   🎶 SCHERZO

It's #Movember at DBS! Our amazing teachers have been cultivating their 'staches all month to support Beaumont School. From Nov 29th to Dec 1st, show your support by voting for the best 'stache! Drop your donations at the pick-up points and let's make a hairy difference together! 

Look back to our U15s have been outstanding these past 4 days at the FOBISIA Games in Chonburi, against schools from Malaysia, Vietnam and China. They demonstrated so much grit, determination and teamwork, and did the school proud with all their fantastic achievements and brilliant behaviour. View Gallery

  We have had a fantastic Creative Curriculum week and have been learning about everything in relation to our topic of Holidays. Each morning, the children have visited a different continent and found out some exciting facts! The children have also taken part in some fantastic activities including painting the Great Wall of China, learn about places in the United Kingdom and stick their own map of earth together whilst thinking about the world's continents and oceans. Well done Magpies, what a brilliant week! 

  “Where is Santa?” Well done little Snowflakes!  ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ We are so proud of the children after all their work this week preparing for the Early Years Christmas Show on Thursday.  They did an amazing job and really embraced learning all the new songs.  It was a fantastic experience for them to be on the stage in the Arraya Hall with all the children in the Early Years and wonderful to see many of them being able to join in with the words and the actions.  Thank you to all the families for your support with costumes and for being such a great audience on the day. Hope you all have a restful weekend and we look forward to celebrating Loy Krathong with the children on Monday.   -Miss Cullen, Miss O, Miss Ploy and Miss Taryna

The Woodpeckers have had a fantastic Creative Curriculum week! They have enjoyed learning about the seven continents with all the teachers in Year 1 and 2. They have completed a variety of tasks about ‘Going on Holiday’ including collage Seven Wonders of the World, using Google Earth to find cities, towns and villages, writing postcards, and completing jigsaws of the Earth. To end the week, they thoroughly enjoyed out Beach Party where they celebrated all the learning that has taken place this week!

  What an amazing week! The children did a wonderful job in our Christmas Show and we are super proud of them. Thank you so much to everyone who came to watch and we hope you enjoyed the performance. As well as Christmas celebrations, the children have also been preparing for Loy Krathong, making Krathong's and learning about the festival during their Thai lessons.   Well done Pufferfish!

  Congratulations to everyone for the EY Christmas show 🎄!  Like all the children and staff in early years, Seahorse class worked very had to make the show as amazing as it was. Thank you to everyone who came to watch it.  Next week, we look forward to Loy Kratong, parent teacher meetings and our den building day. 

A huge well done to bumblebee class for their fabulous performance in the EY Christmas show. This week you all achieved  ‘Star of the week’ for showing courage, humility and empathy!  This week we have been continuing our learning about Africa. We have talked about the similarities and differences between some African toys and some Thai toys, and even designed our own toy we will create next week.  We have been learning about different celebrations such as Christmas. We were very creative when decorating our classroom. We have also been busy learning about and preparing for Loy Krathong on Monday!   In phonics we have been consolidating all set one sounds. We have been thinking about initial and final sounds. Thank you to all families who have supported this by reading the sound blending books at home. In maths we have been exploring part part whole.

  What a brilliant job all the children did in their Christmas Show, we are so proud of them and their efforts singing and dancing on stage. Thank you for coming and watching the show, as always your support means such a lot. This week we have spent lots of time talking about different ways of celebrating and the different festivals we enjoy learning about. As well as Christmas we have also been creating lotus Krathong in Thai and are getting ready to celebrate Loy Krathong on Monday. We have explored different textures and used our find motor skills to create decorations from paper and card.   In phonics we have continued to focus on securing our knowledge of all the set 1 sounds and have been working hard on our blending of sounds to read words. Thank you to all our families who have been reading the sound blending books at home. For Maths this week we looked at lots of different ways to make numbers to 10 and hunted for groups of objects to match the numbers inside and outside of th

  What an enchanting week it has been in the Dragonfly class as we immersed ourselves in the festive spirit while diligently preparing for our upcoming Christmas show. The children showcased their incredible talents on stage, embodying the spirit of adorable reindeers with sheer charm. We hope our families relished every moment of the performance as much as we enjoyed putting it together. Amidst the hustle and bustle of our preparations for the Araya Hall extravaganza, we didn't forget to dedicate time to practice our phonics skills. The Green Words are an exciting challenge, and we witnessed remarkable progress from our young learners. As we bid farewell to this week, we eagerly anticipate the joyous  celebration of Loy Krathong next week. Thank you for being a part of our Dragonfly journey – your support and encouragement mean the world to us!

The children have worked super hard for the last few weeks to bring you their fantastic performance. They sang, they danced, they laughed (no tears) and generally looked adorable. Thank you all for your enthusiasm and support, I trust you enjoyed the show and felt very proud indeed.  Looking forward to next week we have  Loy Krathong and the opportunity to dress for the occasion. I look forward to celebrating with the children and seeing them all dressed up.

We had so much fun singing and dancing our way through the Christmas showcase as Little Snowflakes this morning! Thank you to all the mummies and daddies who helped support us with lots of smiles, beautiful costumes and encouraging words. The children enjoyed every minute of the experience, from dressing up, to learning new English words, to exploring the enormous stage.  We are so proud of the Mini Dragons and all of their hard work.  Keep smiling!

                                          Our week 20th-24th of November 2023 We have been excellent performers this week! It was fantastic to see so many children happily taking part in our EY Christmas Show 'Where is Santa?' Everyone was so excited to dress up in their costumes, and were brilliant at keeping focused and working hard in our rehearsals to make a great show. We have also completed our story map this week in our Talk4Write sessions for our story the 'Three Little Pigs' and the children are great at retelling the story using the pictures to help. We've enjoyed taking part in maths activities this week too, and practising our counting skills to 10! Well done everyone!

What a festive and exciting week it has been in the Ladybird Class! Our little Nutcrackers shone bright in our Christmas show, showcasing the wonderful talents of our budding performers. A heartfelt thank you to all the families who joined us to witness their delightful performance. In the classroom, the holiday spirit is in full swing as the children have been busy crafting a winter wonderland with a variety of Christmas-themed crafts. Alongside the merriment, we've continued our exploration of Africa, with the children creating vibrant Tinga-Tinga art that reflects the rich and diverse culture of the continent. The Ladybird have also been engaged in lively phonics and maths games, ensuring that lots of learning remains as enjoyable as ever. We're thrilled to see the Ladybird Class embracing the season of joy while also fostering their curiosity and creativity.