Assembly Y7: 13 December 2017

Our final assembly of 2017 was a celebration of various achievements. Year 7 students gave informative and impressive presentations about Citizen Science and Galaxy Zoo projects they had been working on in Science lessons. We also congratulated the swim team who collected numerous prizes from the meet at SIS on Saturday, 9 December. They were excellent ambassadors for the school and should be commended for their sporting achievements and impeccable conduct. Miss Shovi prepared an iMovie presentation with some highlights from the Cultural-Christmas Show. Faizan, gave an update on the Volleyball competition at SIS where we were victorious. Well done!

We announced the winner and runners up for the Mascot Competition and awardee certificates and prizes. Tammia’s design was the winning entry. Judy was congratulated for participating in the ScalaMUN in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands. She did very well in the conference and was the youngest student there and the only overseas student. We saw some highlights from her visit. James in Year 9 received a CD with some memories from his time at SES. He is going to Perth to start school there in January, and we wished him all the best. It was a busy but pleasurable final gathering before the holiday.

SES Assembly Y9: 24 October 2017

We had a busy and very enjoyable assembly this morning which was led by Year 9 students. They gave impressive and informative presentations on some topics studied in Global Perspectives classes. We learned about poverty, education for girls and habitat destruction when making dams. Many thanks to Miss Allana and all the students!

Mr Mike and Miss Rini awarded medals to our winners from the Athletics Day. All of the students showed determination and gave their best efforts. Mr Mike commented that we had been impressed by the atmosphere and sportsmanship shown by all the students. 

As usual, several teachers gave out certificates to students for their good work, attitude, progress and other positive matters. Our next assembly will be on Tuesday, 14 November which will be headed by the Year 8 students. 

SES Assembly Y9 & Y10: 22 September 2017

Our Year 9 and 10 students gave an overview of their HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign which supports our local charity Yayasan Abdi Asih. This shelter supports children and women affected by HIV/AIDS. Ibu Vera is the person who has been in charge of this shelter, and she currently needs money for renovation of the shelter, medical treatment for the kids and women, and essential items like food and clothes. Their first priority is renovating the house because they cannot live in it anymore without changing the conditions. During heavy rain, their house is vulnerable to flooding.

This project is for part of their IGCSE coursework for Global Perspectives and English, and also a part of our community service. We are trying raise money for the children’s medical support and food by having bake sales and other school events. They also plan on doing food and clothes drive at the end of the year and would like your support.

Last December, we were able to donate food, essential items and gifts to a large community of children and mothers. The Student Council also organized an auction in March to raise money to support the charity, and  succeeded in raising 70 million Rupiah thanks to the amazing generosity of SES families and friends!

SES Welcome Assembly: 15 August 2017

We had a wonderful welcome assembly where we all the primary and secondary children considered the challenges and opportunities for the new academic year. The students watched 2 video clips and we discussed many things including having fun, working hard, not giving up and taking risks on their learning journey. The school was introduced to Mrs Liza our new Deputy Principal/Head of Primary and Year 4 teacher and Mr Paul, the Year 5 teacher. Mr Mike was not present at assembly as he was teaching a Montessori class with Miss Rini at that time. However, the students know who he is from their PE classes and seeing him around the school.

Jacob in Year 2 helped Mr Nick with a mind reading card trick. He chose a card that matched the prediction made by the principal that had been sealed in an envelope before the start of the assembly! Jacob must have magical powers.

We are looking forward to a productive, enjoyable and successful year at SES with a variety of exciting events and activities.

SES Assembly Year 5&6: 13 June 2017

The musical revue, The Case of the Missing Parts of Speech, starring Year 5 and Year 6 children, was presented on Tuesday, June 13, to parents, teachers and students. This play was a collaborative effort of Mr Thomson, Mrs Taylor and their classes, and was the culminating activity for this term’s combined Drama classes. All students had an important role to play, either as director, sound technician, or as actors and singers.

During the play, Professor McMertrue (Tanisha) has lost a part of speech. Detective Hargraves (Noa) and his trusty bloodhound, Hector (Luke), work together with nouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, connectives, prepositions, verbs and interjections to find the missing part of speech. Each of the twelve scenes featured a song about a different part of speech. In the end, Detective Hargraves and his company help Professor McMertrue find the common noun, glasses, under her hat, and her speech is complete. Bravo, Year 5 and 6 students! They would like to express their appreciation to parents, teachers and students who supported their efforts with their attendance.
At the end of the play, children were honoured who will be moving away from SES in the coming school year. We have certainly enjoyed having these students with us, and we will miss each one in the future!

SES Assembly Year 11: 8 June 2017

The SES assembly this week included the distribution of many awards, a musical item and some farewells to our leavers. In March, some primary and secondary students participated in the CAT Maths competition which was organised by the Australian Mathematics Trust (AMT). The following students did very well obtaining scores in the top two categories. Michelle Harianto (Year 6) and Nicholas Kriss (Year 8) were awarded ‘Distinction’ with Viggo Akbar (Year 7) and Kelly Singgih (Year 6) received ‘Credit’. Well done to them and all those who took part.

Mrs Cecile and Miss Rini gave out swimming certificates to the whole school and also medals to the winners from the Swimming Carnival on 19 May. Year 2 Regan & Alix, Year3 Lintang, Matilda and Cally, Y4 Erwin and Ji In, Y5 Daniel and Marion, Y6 Dan and Michelle, Y7 Margot and Shehryaar, Y8 Chan Kyou, Viggo and Madalena, Y9 Matthieu and Tammia and in Shellsa in Year 11. 
 
Mr Coffey entertained us with his own interpretation of the Buffalo Springfield song ‘For What It’s Worth’ which was well received! We also saw a video clip showing many happy memories over the years with our Year 11 students. All our secondary leavers also received a DVD with videos and photographs from their time with us. I am reminded of this quote by John Dewey: ‘Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself”.  We also said ‘goodbye and many thanks’ to Mrs Cecile and Mr Thomson and wish them and their families all the very best for next academic year. I always enjoy assembly which showcases the talents of our international community.

SES Assembly Year 2: 15 May 2017

The Year 2 children showcased their IPC (international Primary Curriculum) unit of ‘Celebrations’ at assembly. They shared their knowledge of different languages by singing songs of the different nationalities within their class, as well as dancing to ‘Celebrate Good Times’ as the finale to their performance. The students did a great job with their understanding and appreciation of globalisation and being part of an international school community.
The audience really enjoyed the presentations. Assemblies at Surabaya European School are always fun and regularly include celebrations of achievements and the many varied talents of our students.

SES Assembly Year 3: 8 March 2017

Last Wednesday was an awesome day for the hard working students of Year 3.  Using the opportunity to showcase their skills from the classroom, they demonstrated number work, music, talk for reading, geographical knowledge, presenting, acting and dancing.  The children were so excited to celebrate their learning with their parents and were justifiably proud of their performance.  

Year 3 students are a lovely group of mixed personalities and skills that together make a very talented bunch. It is down to their hard work and perseverance that made the assembly the success that it was.

SES Assembly Year 4 & 5: 9 February 2017

Year 4 & 5 Share the Love

This month’s assembly given by the Year 4 & 5 class was based around Valentine’s Day. 

The classes joined forces to share a brief history of how Valentine’s Day came about. The children also shared a couple of traditions from Japan and Scotland and how they have been celebrated throughout the years. 

At the conclusion of the assembly both classes took the stage to share a short poem about love and friendship. 1 last treat from the classes was to hand out their ‘hearts’ to members of the audience to show their friendship and love for everyone.

Well done Year 4 & 5! 

SES Assembly Year 6: 20 January 2017

On Friday, January 20, Year Six students provided learning and entertainment through the first assembly of the new year! As people entered, Year Six iMovie presentations about home and host countries were played. Students performed three poems that challenged us to make this year the best we’ve ever had. They sang two songs to emphasize mathematics concepts, including one about prime numbers and another that taught geometric translations. Their drama, based on a Javanese cultural story that was presented by Raditya, was also entertaining. To close the show, each audience member received an ang pao envelope that held a list of gifts we have been given, including special abilities (art, music, sports, mathematics, etc.) and traits (kindness, compassion, honesty, humility, etc.). Audience members were challenged to think of ways they could use gifts that they have received to make the world a better place.
Following the Year Six performance, Ayumi and Wenny did a great job sharing about cooperation in both Mandarin and English. Several students received awards for great effort and work in their classes. Finally, Mr. Nick performed a few magic tricks to close the show.