Preparations for new school year

Preparations for the new school year have already started. Because the school is growing and some colleagues will be leaving at the end of this school year, we have been busy for several weeks with the selection and recruitment of new colleagues.

Teachers Mr. Henstra, Mr. Arrindel and Mrs. Nuijten are returning to the Netherlands.

Mrs. Jongstra-Maessen and Mr. Jongstra are taking another journey and Mr. Geerman is going to work for another school in Aruba. We thank them in advance for their dedication to our school and wish them all the best in their new plans.

De-registration

If your child(ren) will be leaving the school, it is important that we know this in a timely manner.

Vacation schedule 2023-2024

Student satisfaction survey about teachers

Every year, we ask our students how they experience the lessons of our teachers. This way, our teachers receive good feedback on what is going well and where they can further improve their lessons and approach. We use a special program for this, which allows us to compare our school well with schools in the Netherlands.

As a team, we score a little better than the average school in the Netherlands.

We score well on questions about:

• Responding to differences
• Classroom management by the teacher
• Pedagogical skills

There is room for improvement on questions about:

• Reflecting on what we have learned together at the end of the lesson
• Encouraging critical thinking
• The personal approach of some teachers

This school year, you as a parent will receive an invitation to participate in a general satisfaction survey for parents.

Latitude Zero

The students of grade 1 were introduced to three countries that lie on the equator: Indonesia, Ecuador and Kenya. They learned about the different cultures, the similarities and the differences. Their taste buds were also triggered. They visited the Indonesian restaurant "Nusa" and during cooking workshops at school, they mare special typical dishes from each country. At the end of the week, the students presented their acquired knowledge, viewed each other's final projects and were able to test their self-built solar ovens!

Be your own Boss

3^rd year students worked in groups on the development of their own businesses (with the help of the Qredits method). They visited various companies and were inspired by practical examples, giving them a good basis to develop and present a solid business plan. The MAVO class participated in the national "Be your own boss" battle, in which one group per school can advance to the national finals. Our MAVO winners are Neele van der Poel, Alendy Leong, Kelcay Kouwenberg and Celine Geelkens with the company "FashFluent Fashion Store". We wish the lots of fun and success!

Students from all grade levels met each other during the big school party "Prom Night". Thanks to the student council, over 250 tickets were sold. It was a wonderful party where, of course, a Prom King and Queen were chosen for the lower and upper classes. Elaisha Vasquez and Pepijn van den Hoogen were chosn as Prom King and Queen for the lower classes, while Lisa van Gellecum and Jeshua Mc Collum were chosen for the upper classes.

Exam Week

The exam week for upper level students starts on Monday, May 8th 2023 and lasts until Friday, May 12th 2023.

Resit Day

The next resit day for missed work is scheduled for Friday, May 26th 2023.

Exams

The central exams begin on Monday, May 8th 2023 and last until Tuesday, May 30th 2023.

Ascension Day

The school will be closed on Thursday, May 18th 2023 and Friday, May 19th 2023 due to Ascension Day.

Sports day

We will be organizing a sports day for all students, expect for the exam candidates, on Friday, June 2nd 2023.

Musical performance

3HVA on Thursday, June 8th 2023 and

3HVB on Friday, June 9th 2023

Exam results period 1

We will receive the exam results of period 1 on Thursday, June 15th 2023.

Exam Week

The exam week for the lower level and upper level students starts on Monday, June 19th 2023 and lasts until Friday, June 23rd 2023.

Resit morning

The next resit morning for missed work is scheduled for Monday, June 26th 2023.

Insight tests

On Thursday, June 29th 2023, students can request to see their tests.

Exam results period 2

We will receive the exam results of period 2 on Friday, June 30th 2023.

Book return

Students can return their books on Monday, July 3rd 2023.

Mentor days

Tuesday to Thursday, July 4th to 6th 2023 are mentor days.

Graduation party

We will have a graduation party for those who graduated on Thursday, July 6th 2023.

Report

Students will receive their end-of-year report on Friday, July 7th 2023.

Summer vacation

The summer vacation starts after Friday, July 7th 2023. The first day of school for the new academic year is Thursday, August 17th 2023.