Grade 4 August Update
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Grade 4 July Update
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Grade 4 June Update
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Grade 4 May Update
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Grade 4 April Update
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MARCH 4WARD NEWSLETTER
MARCH 4WARD NEWSLETTER History We have now moved to the 18th Century in our ‘Medicine through Time’ core unit. We learned how the Englishman Edward Jenner created the first-ever vaccine. A discovery that is very relevant today in our fight against Covid-19. Interesting fact: He used Cowpox in order to vaccinate against Smallpox. Vacca which […]
Grade 4 March Update
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Grade 1 Febraury Update
Math The grade 1 students learned about measurement and money this month. They used different units in measuring to find out the length of certain objects. They also studied and counted the money in 2 different currencies, Philippine Peso and American Dollars. Science February was spent learning about the weather and seasons. We pretended to […]
Grade 4 Feburary Update
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Online Student Recognition Assembly
Online Student Recognition Assembly
Key Dates
11th February – 100 Days of School 12th February – Holiday – Chinese New Year 17th February – KP Festival 22-25th February – Math & Science Week 26th February – Holiday – EDSA Day 4th March – World Book Day 11 – 18th March – Assessment Week 18th March – End of 2nd Trimester 26th March – Release […]
Head Teacher January Update
Dear Parents, I would like to welcome you to this month’s update. With the tail end of the Winter break, January proved to be a short month with only three weeks of school. Even so a lot has happened since then including two memorable events. Firstly on January 13th we held our trimester 1 ‘Parent […]
Grade 4 January Update
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Grade 2 October Update
Language Arts The second grade students are becoming familiar with the routines of our reading workshop. They are learning different strategies to solve unknown words such as using meaning to make a good guess and then using the print to cross check. They are building their strength by reading. The goals is for them to […]
Grade 3 October Update
The school year might have started in an unusual way, yet days in 3rd Grade are still fruitful and fun. The students have already started learning new concepts. In Language Arts, they are now more familiar with the Writing Process. They are slowly but independently proofreading, editing and revising their own stories. In Mathematics, they […]
Grade 1 October Update
Language Arts We started our school year by reviewing short a, i, and r blends in phonics. We also reviewed nouns, possessive nouns and verbs for our grammar classes. For reading we reviewed the characters, sequence and features of a story. Science Our class reviewed our 5 senses and the steps that scientists and engineers […]
Head Teacher October Update
Dear Parents, I think it is fair to say that this year will stand out as an exceptional one for years to come here at BEIS. The campus feels eerily quiet,especially in the playground but as I enter classrooms I can still hear the familiar sound of children’s voices and laughter as they go about […]
Family Fun Day
On August 28, all families and teachers who are part of Early Years and Lower Primary gathered together through Zoom to celebrate our first school event, ‘Online Family Fun Day’. The participants enjoyed a number of differnet games which required them to use both their brains and their brawn. Families had fun while they worked […]
BEIS Spelling Bee
BEIS Spelling Bee is much more than just memorising of words. It requires students to learn key vocabulary, pronunciation and etymology of a series of unique easy to difficult sight words, for each grade. These they have to master during the academic year. This trimester (2) Spelling Bee was a great success and BEIS would […]
Grade 5 January Update
Social Studies This month we have been learning about the different spices that were introduced to the western world by Arab traders. Working through our Core Knowledge Textbooks we have covered chapters 1 to 4 and we created a Word Map to familiarize ourselves with new words that we encountered. We need to be able […]
Grade 6 January Update
ICT This month we learned how to make pixelated images through the use of Microsoft Excel. We focused on resizing cells, filling the cells with colors, adding different types of borders to cells, printing with gridlines and working with the formatting tools. Geography Knowledge comes in rivers… Well, for the purposes of our Geography class […]
Kindergarten 1 January Update
K1 class are learning to make different versions of patterns with colors, and shapes through cube trains and artwork. We also learned about dividing shapes into different equal parts by using paper plates and colorful paper cut outs. We finished learning letters from Aa-Ll through practice writing, phonics games, and letter hunt activities. Recently, we […]
Nursery January Update
Our nursery class spent January learning to make simple AB color patterns through cube trains and artwork. We also learned to cut shapes into halves and quarters by using paper plates and colorful paper cut outs. We continued learning about letters through art activities, phonics songs, and sound mimicking games. The children formed letters through […]
Head Teacher January Update
Grade 2 January Update
Welcome back to school! January was a busy month! In Science, the second graders learned what fossils are, and through a simple experiment using clay and leaves, they began to understood how they are formed. The class learned that fossils can provide evidence about the environment, plants, and animals from the past. In Social Studies, […]
Grade 1 January Update
The first graders started new topics this month. In Math, they started learning about Measurement and measured things using non-standard units of measurement. In Language Arts, they started writing non-fiction texts and were able to publish their own How-To Books. The class even did a cooking activity, wherein everyone learned how to cook burgers. This […]
Kindergarten 2 January Update
Language Arts The kids are reading short ‘a’ cvc words. They learned that we add –d or –ed to verbs when talking about them in the past tense. They are also starting to identify adjectives in sentences that we often use in school. As they are exposed to new sight words they can now also […]
January House Update
January 2020 BEIS House Tally 1st Golden Phoenix 3110 points 2nd White Tigers 2850 points 3rd Blue Rays 2684 points BEIS House Star Students January 2020 JuHye Lee Blue Rays 180 Points Yllana Solano Golden Phoenix 160 Points Catherine Gill White Tigers 120 Points ‘Keep up the hard work House Mates’ – Mr Mark
Grade 5 January Mathematics Update
The students learned how to use the base 10 blocks model in addition and subtraction of decimals. Also, they applied thetechniques learned about decimals by finding sum and difference in real-life problems involving money. Currently, they have been studying about multiplication of decimals and understanding patterns in decimal multiplication.
Grade 6 January Mathematics Update
Grade 6 has been introduced to Rational Numbers. They have been given a task to understand how to represent integers in real world contexts. They solve time difference between two places using a map. They graphed the different depths of divers using a number line. They solved account balance after several withdrawals and deposits. They […]
Grade 7 January Mathematics Update
The students have learned how to apply their knowledge about rates, proportions and percent to solve real life problems. They computed for percent change and determined if it is an increase or decrease. They know how to solve for discount, mark up, sales tax, and compute for the total cost.
Grade 8 January Mathematics Update
The students have been learning about . Congruence and Similarity. They analyze how a figure is transformed anddetermine if it is a translation, a reflection, or a rotation.
Grade 8 January Update
Geography This month our lessons focused on ‘International Development’. We studied the aspects of development and used different indicators to determine how developed a country is. We discussed GDP or gross domestic product as a widely used indicator. We are going to compare Malawi and Singapore in terms of their level of development in our […]
Grade 8 September Mathematics Update
The Eight Graders have recently finished working on fractions. Additions, subtractions, multiplication and division of like, unlike fractions and mixed numbers. We also worked on converting improper fractions to mixed numbers and changing fractions to decimals and vice versa. We also managed to work on decoding word problems involving fractions. We have started discussing and […]
BEIS Family Fun Day 2019
Family Fun Day gave parents the opportunity to bond even more with their kids and to meet other new parents and teachers here at BEIS. The event was a great success with everybody having lots of fun competing for their house teams. Thank you to everyone involved and congratulations to this year’s Fun Day Champions, […]
Middle School
Middle School The middle school comprises grades 6 through 8. Students are expected to develop a strong sense of self organised and confident learning. The higher order thinking and presentation skills will be additionally trained with student-driven research and project-based learning. Students in the Middle School level will be challenged to create projects and portfolios […]
Primary School
Primary School The primary school comprises Grades 1 through 5. Learning here focuses on a solid foundation of basic knowledge, skills, trans-disciplinary inquiry and self-directed learning. Through these themes, links within the different subject areas are set, enabling students to learn from practical applications in a fun and engaging way. We also teach Pilipino (Philippine […]
Common Core Subjects and Grade Levels
Common Core Subjects and Grade Levels Today’s students are preparing to enter a world in which colleges and businesses are demanding more than ever before. To ensure all students are ready for success after high school, the Common Core Standards establish clear, consistent guidelines for what every student should know and be able to do […]
Early Years
Early Years At BEIS, the first three years at school are very important in a child’s life. Early impressions affect the way in which children react to people, new experiences, and to life in general. BEIS Kindergarten programs are child-centred and devoted to meeting each child’s unique prerequisite. BEIS provides a safe and nurturing environment […]
Curriculum
Curriculum The Common Core State Standards are learning standards for Math and Language for Grade K – 12 that communicate goals and expectations for the knowledge and skills students should have at the end of Grade 5, 8, 10 or 12. BEIS chose these standards as anorientation to its existing internal curriculum as they are […]
Elective Study
Elective Study Elective study focuses on the 2 core subjects Language Arts and Mathematics. Students from Grades 4 and above receive 2 elective study classes per week. Instead of being split by grades students are placed into ability groups and use this time to focus on skills andconcepts that require additional support. In the run […]
Academic Year
Academic Year It is important for parents to be aware that as BEIS follows the European And North American school calendar and therefore has different class cut of ages to those of Philippine private schools. If students should leave before they complete a full year at BEIS and then enroll in a Philippine Private school […]
Grade 1 October Update
This month, the first graders learned about sentences in Language Arts. They had various activities that taught them how to construct sentences and what writing conventions to use when making simple sentences. In Math, they learned about different Addition and Subtraction strategies. We also had different games in class for them to practice these strategies. […]
Nursery October Update
For the month of October, our nursery class learned about feelings and family members. The children learned to interpret the feelings of their friends through observing their facial expressions. We also discussed about the members of our families in class. We practiced counting and identifying numbers 1- 5 this month too. The kids practiced by playing […]
Head Teacher October Update
Evaluation and Assessment Policy
Evaluation & Assessment Policy Student Evaluation and GradingThe school follows the philosophy that a clear goal, an encouraging and positive learning atmosphere and transparent evaluation will respond positively to the opportunity for success. The school seeks to make achievements both recognisable and possible for students. Teachers will use a variety of assessment tools when evaluating students’ performance. […]
Academic Year Policy
Academic Year It is important for parents to be aware that as BEIS follows the European And North American school calendar and therefore has different class cut of ages to those of Philippine private schools. If students should leave before they complete a full year at BEIS and then enroll in a Philippine Private school […]
Involvement Policy
Involvement Parent Teacher Association The BEIS Parent Teacher Association or the PTA is an excellent way to get involved. The PTA is responsible for supporting the school through organising fun school events throughout the school year. The meetings are open to any BEIS parent or guardian who wishes to participate. The group also uses its […]
Cooperation and Communication
Cooperation and Communication Boracay European International School is YOUR school. Each member of the community – parent, student, faculty and staff – is committed to develop and actively support our mission and vision. As a community we constantly seek what is best for our students. Effective communication is a priority at BEIS. There are many […]
Facilities
Facilities The school, located on the beautiful island of Boracay, in the Philippines, consists of 10 classrooms for all grade levels. Nursery/ Kindergarten 1 is equipped with a loft type room divided into learning areas that ensure smooth learning transitions for the children. Information and Communications Technology Lab BEIS is equipped with an updated computer […]
Faculty
Faculty The teachers at Boracay European International School are experienced and qualified educators. We have both local and international teaching staff, which adds to the diversity of our International Community. Their countries of origin include the Philippines, the United Kingdom, Germany, USA and South Africa. Our teachers specialise in teaching either at grade level or […]
Statement of Mission
Statement of Mission BEIS is committed to providing the highest quality, balanced education to internationally-minded students in an inspiring and supportive environment. We develop the whole child academically, socially, physically and emotionally to become informed, caring and creative individuals who contribute to a global community. We see our school not only as a place to […]