27 September 2024 BCCI News

ECA/ASC/Sports

• ECA/ASC/Sports registrations will no longer be accepted. Registration CLOSED!
• Payments will be collected from 30th September to 10th October 2024.
• The invoice will be shared on Sunday evening, 29th September 2024.
• Parents can pay through: 

1.       Transfer: Bank Name: Krung Thai Bank Account Number:217-042-9816 Account Name: Bangkok Chicago Christian International School

2.       Credit Cards

         Click the link to book an appointment - Appointment Schedule

Teacher Professional Development Day—27 September

• Faith Integration
• Teachers will continue their training by a Christian Schools International (CSI) specialist.
• The focus is integrating Biblical faith into our classes, which in turn will be integrating the BCCI Vision Statement.
• We want the BCCI curriculum to not only bless students brains but also their lives.
• Teachers are challenged to plan, teach and assess for faith integration.
• Assessment training
• Department meetings

BCCI Vision Statement

To develop students who will

live with a sense of mission,

reflect God’s character,

work with excellence,

and bless our neighbors through service.

Chapels

Character theme of the month: RESPONSIBILITY

This theme is introduced in chapel but applies to the whole school!

Chapel Theme verse:

Colossians 3:14-15a

And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts.

• So far this year, Grades 5,4,3, and 2 have helped lead chapel
• Recently in middle school and high school, students discussed the Bible in small groups and the chapel band led us in singing.

Stay healthy! 

• Remember to practice a healthy lifestyle: eat well, sleep well, wash hands.
• Rainy season sickness: influenza, malaria, dengue, Leptospirosis and conjunctivitis.

Blessings,

Pastor Mac

CHAPEL PHOTOS:

20 September 2024 BCCI News

 

Sign up Now for ECA/ASC/Sports

• Sign ups close today, Friday, 20 September
• The information links have been updated with the names of students who have already signed up.
• If an ECA is offered on multiple days, and if there is not schedule conflict, a student may be moved to the same class on a different day.
• SIGN UP FOR ECA/ASC/SPORTS HERE: LINK

No School on 27 September

Teacher Professional Development Day—Teachers will be the students for this day!

Parent Committee

A new parent committee has been established! They will be working with the school to help with school events. They will also deal with parental concerns, make suggestions, and support BCCI. We are thankful for their commitment to our school.

Character Theme for September: Responsibility

18 September 2024

 

Sign up Now for ECA/ASC/Sports

• Sign ups close Friday, 20 September

• The information links have been updated with the names of students who have already signed up.

• If an ECA is offered on multiple days, and if there is not a schedule conflict, a student may be moved to the same class on a different day.

• SIGN UP FOR ECA/ASC/SPORTS HERE: LINK

Side note: I love the trees of Thailand 😀 

Blessings,

Pastor Mac

13 September 2024 BCCI News

Acceptance: character theme from August

ECA/ACS/Sports!

Today: information about all the activities

Sunday evening: start of sign ups on Google Forms (you will receive a text with instructions about signing up).

Special Note: Last year all of these activities were free. Of course this was wonderful for families, but it was not good for the school finances. This year we will need to charge a fee. But please know that the fee is heavily discounted compared to the total cost to the school.

ECA/ACS/Sports Information

Kindergarten ECA/ACS

Primary ECA/ACS

Middle School ECA/ACS

High School ECA/ACS

Sports (football, flag football, badmiton)

Class Schedules

You can now easily see what classes your child has each day and when the classes meet. Class schedules for NKP & MS will be posted on the website that is sent to you on Sunday evening. Scroll to the bottom of the webpage to see the schedule links.

Being On-Time to School

Thank you for getting your children to school on-time. This is very helpful for the teachers to begin their lessons.

Some parents are having trouble getting their children to school on-time. Please work harder to drop your child or children off earlier. Thank you.

Pastor Mac

BCCI Principal

MAP Testing—September 2024

 Dear Parents,

At BCCI, we believe in addressing the learning needs of the child. To achieve this, we do diagnostic testing of the students to determine the best strategies to grow the child.  One of these tests is the NWEA MAP Growth Assessment. Our students participate in the NWEA MAP assessment for Reading, Language and Mathematics from Grade 2 to 12. MAP, or the Measure of Academic Progress test, is a computer-adaptive skills assessment that provides parents, teachers, and administrators with metrics to measure a student’s academic growth and progress in Reading, Language Usage, and Mathematics throughout their time in school. The assessment is administered twice throughout the school year, one in Semester 1 and one in Semester 2, allowing teachers to track individual student progress and identify areas where additional support or enrichment may be needed.

The first test for students from Grade 2 through Grade 12 is scheduled for September 2024. It is essential to realize that this test is not an examination or subject test. It is diagnostic, and the score achieved reflects their current level of ability in English or Mathematics relative to the average for the age group. This test score has no impact on their GPA or other grades. The purpose of the score is twofold: firstly, to provide a comparison for the next time we do the test so we can see their progress. Secondly, the test results identify specific areas of weakness to enable the teachers to give targeted support to address areas the student needs to develop.

The teachers will discuss the test results with you during the following parent-teacher conferences to help you understand ways you might help your child improve in the identified areas. Here is some useful information about the MAP assessment for parents:

• A Parent’s Guide to MAP by NWEA
• Video about MAP: https://www.nwea.org/resource-center/resource/what-is-map-growth/ 

If you have any concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via email at d.huang@bcciedu.org or the school office.

 

Yours Faithfully,

Dinglei Huang (Ding Ding), Ph.D.

6 September 2024 BCCI News

 This Week

Acceptance

• Our character theme of August was ACCEPTANCE. Students across all grades talked about acceptance and made acceptance posters. See some photos below.

Fire Drill

• We had our first fire drill of the year on Friday. Success! Students obeyed instructions, exited the building safely and were quiet.

ECA/ASC/Sports @ BCCI

Friday, 13 September: ECA/ASC/Sports information made available

Monday, 16 September: Parents can beginning to sign up their child(ren)

Monday, 23 September: ECA/ASC/Sports begin!

*There will be a charge this year for the classes, but at a discounted rate.

From the Principal

This year teachers are not only being challenged to provide an excellent education, but also an excellent BCCI education. And that means our staff take seriously the school mission statement. We ask questions: how can the statement lead us to improve our lesson plans? How does the BCCI mission statement bless our students?

BCCI Mission Statement

A God-centered learning community

intent on restoring God’s world

Blessings on your weekend,

Pastor Mac

BCCI Principal