b'Issue 17 The British School of AmsterdamMeeting the people who help us In Reception we have had a wonderful time getting to know thedifferent people who work in our school and what their different jobs are.The children were very surprised to learn thatNurse Ena told the children how she can look after there are so many people who work togetherthem when they are sick, or if they get injured in school. to make us all one big community. They went to visit her special room and discovered that A few members of staff volunteered to join eachthere is a super cosy bed, with books and toys to rest Reception class during their snack and story timesin if they are sick and waiting for their parents to arrive. to talk about what they do. Some of them broughtNurse Ena was kind enough to leave lots of bandages clues with them to see if the children could guessfor the children to use in the classroom. They practiced what their job is. It wasnt as simple as it sounds! putting them on the class toys and making them better.Mrs Russo brought along her measuring tape and asMario or Super Mario as the children refer to him Operations Manager she explained that she keepsis one of our cleaners. He whizzes around keeping everything running and working in our school, as wellall our areas spotless throughout the day.as looking after the building. The children were veryMrs Walker told us how a computer, note pad curious to hear that she once had to climb into theand telephone are some of the things she needs to cellar to check the water levels! During our recent firedo her job. As Primary Secretary she sometimes drill, it helped the children to know that it was also Mrscontacts the childrens parents and is often the Russos job to check that the children are safe in school. smiley face that greets them if they need to be When Jan-Peter, one of our school keepers arrived withtaken to their parents in the Reception area.a trolley full of tools, the children were very excited toWhen the children see all these members of their learn about how he fixes, mends, builds and paints areascommunity around and about their school, they of our school building. Did you know he even designedgive them a friendly wave and say hi. It was great and built our library cupboards and put up our displayfun learning about those who help us, getting to boards together with the rest of the school keeper team? know the familiar faces around our school as well as those who teach us and care for us each day.7'