Senior school visit to the Biology Department

On Wednesday afternoon our senior school ESOL students visited the Biology department at UC. We have been working hard in ESOL developing our observational skills and it was time to use them! One of the biologists at UC, Matt, showed us round. He then gave us a quiz which we needed to find the answers for. We had to look really hard for some of the answers, using our observational and reading skills. Matt then let us go right up to the 6th floor of the building and look down at where we had been. We had an amazing trip to the university, and we learned a lot from Matt. We might take our families to have a look there during the holidays!

Inah's presentation to staff

As part of her Cultural leader's role, Inah presented information to the staff today about delicious Filipino street food. Inah and her mother prepared kwek-kwek, which are orange quail eggs, for the staff to enjoy. Inah explained that kwek-kwek are the number one street food in the Philippines. Thank you to Inah and her mother for providing such a treat for the staff, and for the new learning we gained about the Philippines.

Eid al-Fitr 2017

We had a huge celebration today to mark the end of Ramadan. Well done to all of our children who had a go at fasting over the last month. It was fun meeting and working with you every lunchtime in the Blue room. Our decorations for the hall looked amazing!
What a great turn out of parents, children and friends we had today. Our Muslim children each invited a friend to come and share in our special celebration lunch, and some of their parents came along too. We had an amazing feast with foods from lots of different countries. It was great that we could all get together and meet one another to celebrate our friendship. Look at the photos below to see how much we we enjoyed it!

Welcome back to 2017!

We hope everyone has settled into their new classrooms at Ilam School. We have lots of new faces this year from a number of different cultures. We are very glad you are here with us at Ilam School. We have started the year with a focus on ourselves and our families. Some of our senior students have been working on their introductions. We looked at their pace, volume, expression and eye contact. Click on the videos below to see how they did!