b'The NewsJunior School Issue 15 The British School of AmsterdamAlice inWonderlandYMBSA Fantasy ConcertOn 13 March in the theatre, Alice in Wonderland came to life in a magical display of music and drama. The fantasy concert saw our JuniorSchool YMBSA instrumentalistssharing their talented music makingand acting skills. Thanks to all involved, including the hard-working pupils,YMBSA teachers and cast membersMr May, Mr Dasarathy, Mrs Kearney,Ms Tierney and Mrs Gardner. It truly was a memorable event Book Week enjoyed by everyone there!The children had a wonderful time Wellbeing Week celebrating Book Week in February. During Wellbeing Week, there wereThe aim of the week was to promote theThe children were thrilled to meet him and ask lots of activities designed to supportimportance of reading and encourage thehim questions about the story and the characters.the children with exploring their ownchildren to explore the wonders of literature. Throughout the week, our pupils enjoyed various wellbeing as well as helping others. We invited author James Catchpole to an onlineactivities such as book quizzes, story writing, webinar with our pupils. James is the author ofand reading sessions. They also created artwork Classes thought about how they could do randomthe book "What Happened to You," which weand posters inspired by their favourite books. acts of kindness, show gratitude,and in what waysstudied throughout the week. We were delightedIt was great to see so many children dressing they could develop as stronger class teams. to see such enthusiasm for the story and theup as famous, fictional book characters.There was also a focus on exercise and movementchildren were eager to learn more about theThe week was a huge success. The children were in our Wake Up Shake Up assembly. The wholecharacters and themes. It was a great honor toso engaged and demonstrated a real dedication to of the Junior School came together in the sportshave him speak to our pupils about his writingreading. We hope that this event has inspired them hall and followed an aerobic routine. This helpedprocess and the inspiration behind the book.to continue exploring the joys of literature and to to stretch our muscles, get our heart rate goingdevelop a love of reading that will last a lifetime.and wake our minds ready for our learning!School Council Appeals Eco Squad We have raised money for the Red Cross to support people affected by the terribleOur Eco Squad organised Warm Jumper Day to raise everyones awareness about how to save earthquake in Turkey and Syria. We have also contributed practical items and food forenergy and reduce our carbon footprint. We turned the heating down and everyone came refugees in the camps at Calais, as part of a joint initiative with a school in Haarlem. dressed in something warm. Eco Squad are also taking part in Eco Week at the end of term We also contributed to Red Nose Day to support Comic Relief by wearing red and having awhere we will have a second hand book sale to recycle books, plus lots of green activities.bake sale. Thank you to everyone for contributing to these important initiatives to help others.12 13'