EMBRACE - Sekolah Bogor Raya Newsletter Dec. 2020

EMBRACE Vol .05 / NOV - DEC 2020

Electronic Magazine
Sekolah Bogor Raya's Arts, Culture
and Events

FOREWORD Vol.5 / Nov-Dec 2020

From SBR's School Relations

Dear Parents and Guardians, for students as they plan for their futures after
high school.
As we come to the end of our first semester at
Sekolah Bogor Raya, it is a good time to reflect on Going virtual for these types of programs hasn't
what we have achieved, update you on some stopped our students from succeeding in other
important changes and look forward to an even areas as well. We have seen them do amazing
more successful second semester! things in the Model United Nations (MUN)
conferences, as well as JISMO, an international
Firstly, I thank you all for your continued support science and math competition.
for the school. The pandemic has disrupted many
of the teaching and learning activities here at We understand that nothing can replace face-to-
school, but with your support and feedback, we face social interaction when learning for our
have been able to advance the social, emotional, students, but with the current social distancing
and academic growth of our students. restrictions, getting this opportunity has proven
more difficult. So we are proud to be able to
I have also been inspired by the outstanding provide this in the form of the innovative drive-in
efforts of our teachers, staff and administrators as learning program started at the PGK level, where
they worked to pivot to a more robust remote students have the opportunity to see and interact
learning program this year so far. They have all with their teachers and classmates in a safe
committed to providing dynamic teaching and environment! The positive feedback from this
learning at all levels of the school. The tools may program has been tremendous, and we look
change, but the elements of good teaching do forward to introducing more programs like these
not, and we have been successful because of their soon!
commitment to excellence.
We are also now open for enrollment for the
We have been immersed in the COVID-19 2021-2022 academic year and are very pleased
pandemic since March, and have been working to see so many interested families preparing to
tirelessly to plan and prepare for multiple join our school community. We were excited to
reopening scenarios. We received valuable insight host two successful virtual open houses this year
from the reopening plan survey that was sent out for those wanting to learn more about the school,
to families and staff that has proved invaluable in and ask questions with our admissions team, as
our ongoing planning. As restrictions are lifted, well as with the principals and curriculum leaders
we plan to be able to provide more opportunities from each level. We have a few more scheduled
for on-campus learning activities to support our for the next term, so if you have friends or family
students' academic and non-academic needs. looking for a school, please make sure to have
More information on these programs will be them join.
shared by the school principals as they become
available, so be on the lookout for these notices! On behalf of the SBR community, I would like to
thank our families again for your support and
Below are some of the key achievements of this engagement in these programs, as well as the
year so far, however there are many more! diligence and care you have demonstrated to
maintain the safety and health of our local
We had our Annual Language Competition in community.
term 2, and over 200 students from more than 24
schools all across Indonesia joined! This was our All of us at SBR hope you and your families are
first time hosting it virtually, and the participation safe and sound. Let's emerge after this semester
was nothing short of incredible! Another first for break a little more rested, a little more
us was our Virtual University Information Day, an enthusiastic, a little more hopeful, and ready to
annual event that was successfully transitioned to face the new exciting challenges ahead.
an online platform with over 45 university
representatives on hand to answer questions

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TIPS OF THE MONTH Vol.5 / Nov-Dec 2020

Andri Nurcahyani, Secondary School Principal

One of our goals as a teacher and a parent has always How to Raise Our
been to teach our children that they are an important
part of our global community, as global citizens. Our Children to be
children need to feel a deep connection to their
community, both locally and globally. By raising Global Citizens?
children as global citizens, we are not only exposing
them to world cultures, we are also teaching them to 2. READ BOOKS ON GLOBAL CITIZENRY
be kinder, more compassionate, and more inclusive
individuals. We don't have to go that far to teach our kids about
different cultures around the world. In fact,
A global citizen is someone who recognizes that there incorporating children's books that celebrate other
are no boundaries to our shared humanity, and that ways of life is an easy, inexpensive way to expand their
human rights and civic responsibilities transcend our horizons. While books that teach children about
individual cultures, communities, and countries. diversity as a whole are great, it's also important to
find children's books that celebrate specific cultures.
Global citizens fight for sustainability, are culturally
aware, understand the importance of communicating 3. TEACH OUR CHILDREN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
across cultures and often speak another language, and
take action on injustice around the world. Learning a second language can also create a powerful
connection to another culture. Understanding a
There are many benefits to raising children who think foreign language helps foster a deeper connection to
like global citizens. Kids will find it easier to be more another culture's art, music, literature, and lifestyle.
open and inclusive in social situations. They will And our children can communicate with another
understand that other members of the human person in their native tongue, they improve social
community are just like them, which will deepen their connections and enrich relationships with others.In
empathy and compassion. When we teach our kids addition, learning a foreign language sets our children
about other cultures and ways of life, we will help up for future educational opportunities, internships,
foster in them a lifelong love of learning, education, jobs, or initiatives that involve speaking a different
and curiosity. language.

5 WAYS TO RAISE YOUR KIDS AS GLOBAL CITIZENS If they want to make a global difference as adult
citizens, a bilingual background will help them reach
Some of these tips might help us to raise our kids to their goals.
become global citizens:
1. TEACH THE CORE VALUES: EMPATHY &
CURIOSITY

Global citizenship requires a person to look outside
themselves and their own limited community to
extend their energy and compassion outwards to
others. Sometimes children ask questions about other
people that they perceive to look or act different from
themselves. Instead of shutting these questions down,
work with our kid's curiosity by taking the time to
explain people's differences and underlying
similarities.Most importantly, encourage our children
to think and act with empathy. Validate their emotions
("I see you are feeling frustrated/sad/excited") so that
they can identify feelings in themselves. By teaching
them the value of their own feelings and emotions, we
are setting them up for the next step, extending that
compassion and understanding to others.

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TIPS OF THE MONTH Vol.5 / Nov-Dec 2020

Andri Nurcahyani, Secondary School Principal

4. SET GOALS TO TRAVEL However, one of the best ways to explore your
community while strengthening the key values
Almost nothing can beat travel as a way to of global citizenry is to volunteer with your
support your children on their way to becoming children. Even elementary-aged children are
global citizens. Not only is travel a fun and mature enough to visit a local nursing home,
enriching experience for the entire family, it clean up your local community, or participate in
offers children a way to immerse themselves in a food drive. Volunteering helps them
another culture. understand how their individual actions can
make a difference in the world at large — and
Make sure you get creative while traveling by helps them see the value in global citizenry.
going to museums and events that highlight
culture, engage openly and respectfully with the LET’S GET STARTED
people that you meet, encouraging your kids to
do the same, and enjoy local cuisine, art, and Children have a unique and incredible ability to
music. absorb new information, develop their neural
pathways, and strengthen their compassion and
It is important to bring your curiosity with you empathy. By exposing your children to other
when you travel. Encourage our children to cultures, teaching them to learn a new language,
remain open to learning about a culture from and celebrating multiculturalism in your
the individuals who live in that culture daily. community — you can help raise your child as a
Often, the most important traveling experiences true global citizen.
won't take place in a museum — they'll happen
in a local marketplace or on line at a cafe. Summarized from various sources by Andri
Nurcahyani
5. EXPLORE OUR COMMUNITY: ART, MUSIC,
AND VOLUNTEERISM

If international travel isn't in our budget, we can
simply take advantage of opportunities close to
our homes, then we might find that our
community is a surprisingly rich place to teach
our kids about the world at large. To get started,
we can check the local library to see if they have
any upcoming classes, workshops, or events
celebrating diversity or world culture, scan the
local news outlets for any parades or events that
highlight a particular culture in your area or any
international musical festivals or art exhibits
upcoming in your area?

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Vol.5 / Nov-Dec 2020

PYP IN ACTIONS
K2-PREP

K2 Welcome to the new theme, K2s!

The second theme is filled with excitement,
fun, and a lot of learning. They learn and do
the given tasks enthusiastically. K2’s second
transdisciplinary theme is “How We Express
Ourselves”. Students learn about knowing their
feelings like happy, sad, angry, and scared.
They understand more about the activities
that make them happy, sad, angry, or scared.
They also identify the colors that represent
each feeling.
This year, K2 students celebrated Literacy
Week in a different way. They celebrated it
through Drive-in Learning, which is a new
program in K2 that allowed them to learn and
meet their teachers and friends without
having any physical contact since they were
staying in their cars.

This year, K2 students celebrated Literacy Week in a different way. They
celebrated it through Drive-in Learning, which is a new program in K2 that
allowed them to learn and meet their teachers and friends without having
any physical contact since they were staying in their cars. They were very
excited to dress up as their favorite characters. They also played the Picker
Wheel, which shows their favorite stories and rhymes. K2 teachers also
dressed up. They chose to play as the Five Little Monkeys and wore
pajamas and monkey headbands/masks with their Mommy Monkey!All of
these goals would not be possible without the support from parents and
guardians at home. We are looking forward to discovering new experiences
and journeys together.
Stay safe and healthy.

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K3

K3 Students enjoyed some activities such as virtual picnics and drive-in learning. Having a virtual picnic
is a fun way that we can do during a pandemic. We created a virtual experience for the students as
part of the Practical Life Lesson. The students did not only have fun eating the food together but also
learned how to do the table setting by arranging their cutleries and eating their food properly. They
also learned the proper ways to hold a spoon and fork and be in a good position while eating. That’s an
awesome virtual picnic that we had!

Another activity is the Drive-in learning; this is regularly done once a week. The students created an
Ondel-Ondel art and craft as one of the Indonesian Icons from DKI Jakarta. They have done coloring,
drawing, and pasting the materials to create their own Ondel-Ondel. What marvelous artworks that
they have made on that day! Let’s have another fun activity together!

PREP

It has been a very interesting month as we continue to adjust
and learn in online learning routines. We are amazed at each
child’s progress; they transition well even on rigorous days. The
children showed their enthusiasm by constantly exploring,
discovering, and asking questions. Now we are on the third
theme, How We Express Ourselves, with the Central Idea,
“People can express themselves through celebrations.“

In this theme, Prep students learn about the characteristics of
various celebrations, the ways people express themselves
through celebrations, and reasons people have different ways
to celebrate. The students played guessing games in each
class and dressed up as their favorite characters in a story. As
part of expressing themselves, the students also learned to cut
the different lines and practiced braiding. They also developed
eye-hand coordination and strengthened their fine motor
skills.

We can't wait to do other exciting activities and have a
performance in the zoom session in the next few weeks! We
are excited about these ongoing positive developments and
looking forward to receiving feedback from our Prep families.

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GRADE 1 - 6

National Heroes and Teachers Day

There are two important events to be commemorated on November:
National Heroes Day on the 10th and National Teachers Day on the 25th.
We would like to salute all medical officers around in Indonesia and around
the world, who took on a role as real heroes for all sickness due to covid-19.

They have put their lives on the line for others regardless of the
consequences. Everyone is praying and hoping that we all can survive in
this pandemic. Every person works on their health, both physical and
mental.

Teachers mostly work to maintain that all students have a balanced life
during this situation, ensuring students are ready to learn and provide all
sorts of different things for learning itself. Teachers should maintain their
mental health to positively inspire and encourage students to keep learning
and not give up.

The question is, how can teachers maintain their positive energy for their
students? Teachers at SBR made a conscious decision to never give up on
their students long ago; For the sake of the students, teachers always work
hard to support and encourage them to not give up on themselves either.

What may surprise you, is that all of the positive energy and motivation to
do this, comes from our students!.
Here, our teachers are willing to share their feelings and hopes. Enjoy! (DK)

Yes, I am a proud teacher!

This academic year, I'm all alone in my classroom, alone with empty desks, blank
whiteboard and quiet corridor. Our learning activities really depend on stable
connection and fully charged gadgets. We share everything virtually.

Every plan has changed a lot, we revise many things, learn new apps and websites,
create cool online resources for kiddos just to make sure they won't be bored
during the lesson.I often wonder, are they okay? Do they really understand my

explanation? How do they feel today? And many more questions popped up in my
mind about them.Previously, we had a noisy classroom, started the lesson with
interesting conversation, they shared what they felt, we laughed together, they

came to my desk and asked me random things or maybe only for showing me that
they could fold the paper neatly, we played together, and we ate lunch together.

How I miss those moments.Despite everything that's happened (or still happens),
there are a lot of things to be thankful for. They give me hope, they cheer me up,

they make me do my best, and I know that I'm not the only one who feels this.
Thanks, Kiddos. I miss you all.

Love,Your teacher Ibu Agatha, Grade 3 Teacher

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GRADE 1 - 6

I feel so fortunate to have met many amazing SBR students before and during this pandemic.
Every day we had in the classroom was something to look forward to; Every student always had

something special, funny, or witty to share.
Watching their little achievements each day, whether they were really focused on an activity or
finally having that “AHA! I GET it” moment, is the best motivation. I especially miss the warmth of

walking through the halls of the school and seeing the kid’s smiling faces;
So ready to greet, wave to, or hug their special friends and teachers. This pandemic has not
unmotivated us, though. On the contrary, it has encouraged us to be more creative, more

adaptable, and all the more eager to support the kids.
Every online lesson, chat session, and video prepares and keeps us connected for when we can

finally greet each other in the school halls again!
Ms Shannon, Language Teacher

Life will never be the same and this situation really calls for all of my positivity
on looking at the situation and challenges my trust to almost its limit. Before

the pandemic, it was easier for me to handle my teaching and learning
situation.

As a teacher,
I need energy coming from my students and I can get it by having the face to
face kind of teaching and learning. When the pandemic came, it took quite
some time for me to adjust and to supply myself with more positivity, more

than I usually need.
I have to be able to see the bright things outside the situation and should be
able to transform that energy to my students, whom I know are still adjusting
as well. I also have to inject loads of trust, more than the usual dose, towards
my students especially related to the assignments, their absence during the

online lesson, and much more.
However, I believe that after the hurricane will come this rainbow. I just have

to be patient and wait a little more.
Ibu Astrid, Grade 6 Teacher

I love to be a teacher especially in Sekolah Bogor Raya because this school really gives me a
room to improve myself, professionally and personally. I love working together with students
as I can express myself while being together with them. I work together with them, sharing

laughter and tears, sharing knowledge and experience.
It is not only them who are studying from me but vice versa, I learn a lot from my beloved
students!I learn to be more honest about what I feel. I learn to be open minded and being
open hearted, forgiving and starting in new trusting relationships. Now, because of the

pandemic, things are no longer the same. I still meet them, online.
Trying to be more connected even though the time we spend is very limited, yet I hope they

can feel what I feel. The feeling of connectedness and love full heartedly.
Ibu Lucia Ani, Grade 2 Teacher

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GRADE 1 - 6

Last academic year was my first year teaching at SBR. It is a wonderful experience to learn, play,
work and grow with the students. We have created many stories, shared information and

experiences together. Shaking hands, greeting, hugging and chatting became the things that
bound us. At the end of last year, everything changed. Offline becomes online, chatting and

touching can only be done virtually.
What doesn't change is only our hope to keep growing and having each other day by day. During

Teacher's Day celebration, I was not expecting chocolates and flowers like what I got from my
previous students. I only ask for prayers and love from my present students. However, at noon I
got a message from one of the parents. She said "Hai ibu Deassy, Selamat Hari Guru ya. Today,

me and my family went to a restaurant and we ordered pizza.
I am so surprised when my son explains about Fraction through the pizza!" It makes me smile,
with a little tear in my eyes.Thank you, for me that is the greatest gift of all. I am happy if my
teaching can give a good impact to my students. They will remember me anytime and anywhere.

It means a lot because what I teach to them will never be erased.
Ibu Deassy, Grade 2 Teacher

"Ibu, let's play together!!"
"Ibu, look at this. I draw you!"
"Ibu, may I go to the toilet, please?"
I still can hear their voices inside my head. I can see their bright eyes when they tell me about
their weekend. I still can feel their presence in this class, the now-empty class. Those kinds of
conversations make my bonding with my students stronger. How about now? When everything
runs online?
Well, the connection between my students and I formed uniquely in this academic year!! Such as,
when have we seen our students say "good morning" with their hair still messy? The face that just
woke up? When we explain the lesson and their pet dogs suddenly appear on the screen? Or when
we explain then the internet connection suddenly lost because we forgot to top up mobile data
and the whole class panicked?
Beyond my expectation, those kinds of situations make our bonding stronger in the class!! I
thought 2020 would be the year I get everything I want, but it turns out to be the year I am grateful
for everything I have.
Ibu Sharah, Grade 5 Teacher

Before and during a pandemic is totally different. Before the pandemic, teaching activities was easier, I
had direct communication with students, I could deliver my material face to face with students, I could

show students how to sing or play music instruments straight away, as easy as that. Then, there is
pandemic, and it's totally challenging. Everything seems difficult for me,since I need to teach online, I
figured out how to show students the good way of playing a musical instrument. I was struggling a lot.

Then, voila, I did it! Together with students,we have so much fun by playing music games online,
singing together during virtual class, even playing music instruments. Also this pandemic makes me

more familiar with technology, like zoom, and how to make interactive slides, how to draw notation
using zoom whiteboard. Yeah, I proud of myself, I can deliver the material even online.
Ibu Esti, Music Teacher

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GRADE 1 - 6

This pandemic really makes me realize one thing as a teacher; teaching needs a big heart.
Before the pandemic I can meet my students at school. We can share information, experience
and ideas. We can have a chat or laugh at a joke during our free time. During the pandemic, I

only can see my students in 2x 9 zoom boxes for several hours in a day.
We depend on our learning process on the availability of gadgets and internet connection. We

need to prepare interesting learning materials to make sure that the students will keep their
focus and get engaged to the lesson that we discuss. Although it is hard, I always feel it’s worth

it when at the end of the last zoom meeting I see my students smile and say “Thank you for
today Ibu, see you again tomorrow!”
Ibu Nancy, Grade 3 Teacherr

When someone asks why anyone would want to become a teacher, for me it is simply
because being a teacher is a noble profession to help change a life; my own life and
student’s life as children. Before the pandemic and during the pandemic, change has
happened! Turning a teaching method into a completely online system has never been
easier. Replacing all of the face-to-face interactions and real excitement that I could bring
to the class into an on screen interaction for months, means that, "Yes, I am teaching in an
empty classroom, and it's kind of sad."
Teaching virtually was a lot more work than actually teaching in class. I’ve not been trained
to do any of this, but I don’t want my students to be confused or less happier because of
this. Remember, the mission of being a teacher will always be the same. It is to create a
happy learning environment for children that will make them remember and cherish every
moment. It is not about the situation, but it’s about how I could create those moments for
them in certain ways.
And today, I can proudly say this, “Thank you Ibu Wendy, for not giving up, for keeping the
positive energy and for maintaining your own happiness so you can share it with the
children through your creativity in teaching.” Last but not least, I just hope that people
know that we are trying our absolute best as teachers.
Ibu Wendy, Grade 6 Teacher

Being a teacher is a true blessing for me. This is my 19th year experience being in SBR. The main
reason that keeps me strong until now is the students. Seeing them grow and happy always makes me
proud to be a teacher. Time flies so fast. Everything is so unpredictable but I am happy that we can go

through every ups and downs together.
The saddest moment was the first time we had quarantines last April. At that time, I could not have a

happy end farewell with my students. I really miss the moments we spent the days together, seeing
them without distance. Despite all the things that have happened, I am thankful that I still have a
chance to see the students even if they are far away. The students are amazing.
They really show a love of learning. We always try to strengthen each other and have fun together.

Hopefully, we can meet again at school. I will always be thankful to you, kids and parents for all the
hard work and effort you have put in. Stay healthy and safe!
Ibu Wulan, Grade 2 Teacher

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GRADE 1 - 6

I remember how I always start my day in my classroom before the pandemic . Greeting
my students, listening to their stories.Looking at their happy faces makes me feel happy

too. Teaching and learning together in the classroom is something I am always
enjoying. But, It changes because of this pandemic.It changes the way we teach, the

way we listen and understand them and makes them understand us.
But I am still proud to be a teacher. I am proud to see my students still show their
passion to learn. I am proud to see them show their courage and resilience in facing
this situation. And, I am proud they still keep their smile and happiness to share with
their friends and teachers. My challenges are nothing compared to what my students

have. So, I think I am proud to be a teacher and even more now than before.
Ibu Rahimah, Grade 3 Teacher

I am proud to be a teacher...and never thought that I would experience teaching digitally as
what I go through during this pandemic. Before the pandemic, I feel that teaching was

classical. Even though in PYP it is already mentioned that teaching and learning should go
beyond the classroom or school building but you never really feel it until you experience
distance learning yourself.

Since joining SBR in 2004, I have equipped myself to teach and learn digitally. It was fun yet
challenging. I strive to be a long life learner through many readings and attending many
workshops. Still...what flip classroom is...still can be extended. When March 2020 was

approaching, then every digital learning prepared became visible to me and my students.
We learn together, we trial and error together...finally we survive together... I feel blessed to

experience this. It improves me as a human, it opens my mind to the meaning of life and
collaboration. Even though we are apart, I feel that during this pandemic we are even
closer.

Closer to students, closer to the parents, closer to my colleagues, closer to my family, and
closer to God. Finally, this succession is beautiful...and I am grateful to go through it. It is a

portal to a new normal life...
Ibu Adriani, Grade 6 Teacher

This year has been a rollercoaster ride, it has its ups and downs. As a teacher and a proud
member of the Sekolah Bogor Raya community, I have learned to adapt and try to be a better

version of myself during difficult times. Yes, things are drastically different than before, no
students in my classroom as I'm the only one there. I always long to see and meet them in

person.
But at the end of the day, I am grateful that our school, our parents and our students managed

to thrive and keep going day by day. Being with my students online actually really helps me,
they remind me how much I enjoy teaching.

Everyday is more than just a learning process, we share stories, we laugh, tell jokes, listen to
each other when someone is having a bad day or upset about something, we get to know

family members who sometimes pop up on the screen and we even celebrate birthdays too. So
everyone, I believe we can get through all this together and I am grateful that we can support
each other.
Ibu Yoke, GRade 4 Teacher

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GRADE 1 - 6

Months ago, we gathered in our classroom. There was laughter, noisiness, chatters, and
never ending questions from students that made the classroom strangely alive. But this

year is different. This year is hard for all of us. We feel overwhelmed because of the
situation. But one thing never changes...I love teaching.

I love my students. I will always go above and beyond for my students to make this year
fun and engaging. I don't mind doing more, so they will have an awesome year despite
the situation. In case no one's told you, this year has proven what we already all know -

That teachers are truly AMAZING!
Ibu Anisha, Grade 4 Teacher

What is it like teaching our students during this pandemic? I am at school, in my
classroom with my partner and our students are on the computer screen. Everyone is
muted. Oh look, there’s a student who’s using his zoom filter, and another student using
her virtual background. Most students have their profile pics of their favorite characters

but all of us in class know the students behind those pictures.
Wait a second, a student has “AFK” beside her name, another student writes “eating”
beside his name, and another is asking permission to go to the toilet on the zoom chat.

This is the way we communicate now.
For sure, it’s not ideal but I feel blessed that I am still able to connect and communicate
with my students. They do their best so that’s why I am the proud teacher of grade 6A.

Ibu Endah, Grade 6 Teacher

The pandemic has its own way to work around and within us. The first experience I had with
my Grade 5C students was wonderful. Me, my partner, and my students get the chemistry

working already before the online classes started. Therefore, somehow, the online class made
us even closer together. The parents are also such a very supportive group.

Thank you Grade 5C (2019/2020), parents, and Ibu Sharah Nabila for such a wonderful journey
together. Starting the new journey to the 2020/2021 class gave me anxiety on how to start the

class. I am worried about several things that I do not know about.
However, again, with a positive mindset and another wonderful partner, I manage to overcome
the anxiety. Both me and my partner manage to create a wonderful online class and build up a

great chemistry with the Grade 4C (2020/2021). We are also again supported by wonderful
parents. Personally I am thankful for a lesson from Carol Dweck: “Mindsets are just beliefs.
They are powerful beliefs, but they are just something in your mind, and you can change your

mind”. So I always set my mind to have a great class, therefore I will always try to spread
positive energy and cherish wonderful mindsets for the sake of our children.
Semangat para guru...
Ibu Indah, Grade 4 Teacher

Hardworking teachers are the closest witnesses of the challenges the pandemic has
brought for their students; For themselves, their jobs, their expertise and judgement are

critically important for solving challenges throughout the pandemic and after.
As a P.E. teacher , I need to be creative to keep our students motivated and in high spirits
while they are learning online. Preparing lessons is a challenge but we always try our best to

give them meaningful and fun learning.
Mr. Bryan, PE Teacher

Thank you teachers, you are growing as the students are growing.
We agree that we are all lifelong learners!

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GRADE 1

“Kebun Utopia Virtual Tour”

In this theme 3 “How We Organize Ourselves” , Then, they bring the vegetables to be sorted to
grade 1 students learned about the food make sure that only the vegetables are good and
distribution process. They learned the journey of will be packed and sold to the buyers. After being
food from raw materials from the farm until it packed, the vegetables are ready to deliver to the
reaches their table and is ready to eat. customers’ house by motorcycle.

In order to develop students' understanding It was a great experience to visit Kebun Utopia, to
regarding the topic, grade 1 teachers ; Bu Tika get more knowledge and also be able to share it
and Pak Octa visited one of the vegetable farms, with the students. Hopefully through the video,
named Kebun Utopia which is located in Desa some pictures and also a brief explanation, the
Gunung Halang, Tenjolaya Ciapus. The owner of students can get a deeper understanding
Kebun Utopia is Pak Yohan. He has been running regarding the food distribution process.
this farm since 2016.

There are many kinds of vegetables planted
there, such as green bean, long bean, lettuce,
kale, spinach, and many more. Pak Yohan
explained the process of planting vegetables
briefly.

GRADE 2

All Time Heroes There is a story of some Indonesian Heroes on
each bill. It is important for them to know who
Grade 2 students are very enthusiastic to learn the hero is, as stated by Bapak Soekarno "A
about money. The learning activities are very great nation is a nation that always remembers
interesting too, such as designing coins, creative the services of their heroes”.
writing, buying and selling role play, and making
money trees. In addition, students also learned Teachers are known as Pahlawan Tanpa Tanda
about managing and being responsible to use Jasa. They become role models to their
money based on their needs and their own students, Guru stands for digugu dan ditiru.
religion’s perspective. Meanwhile, here we would like to appreciate the
parents at home. Thank you , heroes. (DU)
In the middle of this theme, we were touched by
a historical memory of our country that occurred
on 10 November. On that date as Indonesian, we
celebrate National Heroes Day.

Heroes now are no longer fighting against the
colonialists but with new normal conditions due
to Covid-19. All aspects of life are almost
completely paralyzed, like in the fields of politics,
economy, tourism, including education.

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PYP IN ACTIONS
GRADE 1 - 6

GRADE 3

The Special Month Not only that, in one of the assignments, the
grade 3 students were asked to write their
We learn about the water cycle, bodies of water, name on a grid paper and find out the angles
sources of water, and quality of water. We also from their name.
do experiments on water filtration based on
scientific method. Students, parents and This month cannot be more special with two
teachers work together in preparing this special commemorations in Indonesia. Students
experiment. shared their thoughts on National Heroes Day
and National Teachers Day.
We used turbid water, plastic bottles, cotton
pads, washed charcoal, silica sand and polyester In commemorating another special day, The
fiber for the experiment. After the teacher National Teachers Day, students share their
demonstrated how to conduct the experiment, poster about “If I Were a Teacher”.
the students also do the experiments by
themselves at home with parents’ supervision.

We learn several topics in Geometry, such as
lines, angles, shape and area. We learned about
the difference between line, ray and line
segment. We also learned about angles and we
did group work during one of the sessions.

GRADE 4

It’s been a great month of November here November Newsflash: The Grade 4
in Sekolah Bogor Raya. We celebrated students are currently in the middle of
National Heroes Day or Hari Pahlawan on Theme 3: How We Express Ourselves, in
November 10th. It was a memorable event which we learn to speak what’s on our
for all the Grade 4 students. We started minds, to have a voice, and to learn from
the day by singing the national anthem the people who have the voice to
Indonesia Raya. The students sang along empower others.
and sang proudly to our national anthem.
We watched a mini clip about the history We did a case study, where the students
of our country Indonesia. gave their opinion on certain topics
provided by the teachers.
The Grade 4 students also mentioned how
much they appreciate and respect our
Indonesian heroes that fought bravely for
our country’s independence. The students
also discussed that today, in their lives,
they have heroes of their own. The parents
are their heroes too, because their parents
raised them and nurtured them to be
good children.

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We also learnt about the genetic traits that pass
GRADE 5 down to the next generation and how animal
reproduction influences its sustainability.
Great Insights about Animal Reproduction The students grasped the information and were
from drh. Miranti Bernadette very engaged with how the vet at ease explained
many of their questions. They were especially
In our finding out process of the Unit of Inquiry intrigued about the guppy fish as they got to see
“Who We Are”, we invited drh. Miranti as we a video on why guppy fish belong to the
wanted to further develop our lines of inquiry : viviparous family.Thank you doc, for sharing your
How Organisms Grow and Reproduce. precious knowledge about animal reproduction
Therefore the title of this sharing session was and your meaningful experiences for us! TS
“Reproduction”- learning how parts of the life
cycle contributes to inheritance of physical
features.

It was an interesting thing to have exposure
about types of animal reproduction; viviparous,
oviparous, and ovoviviparous. We learnt a lot of
examples of animals which belong to those
three types of reproduction. Such as love birds
as oviparous, rabbits as viviparous, and guppy
fish as ovoviviparous.

“A Thousand Words Be patient, yes be patient and speak polite words to
for Our Teachers” your teacher because they have also shown a
tremendous patient for all of us in teaching us --Katya
Did you know that on every Say hi, shake hands or say good morning to your
November 25th, Indonesia always teachers, so they know that you care about them,--
celebrates National Teacher’s Day? James, Cornellio, Mathew
National Teacher’s Day is celebrated Doing your assignment, turning in your work, so that
as a sign that we all respect and she/he knows we appreciate their hard work. --Orlin
appreciate our teachers who have Listen to your teacher, answer question, and smile,--
worked very hard to help us Danoe, Gwyneth, James
understand lessons and also help us Completing assignments, so my teachers don’t need to
to shape a better character. wait and can score easily. -- Faith
Turn on the camera during zoom time, and pay
On that day we show our gratitude to attention to the teacher because following the rules is
our respected teacher. The form of also a sign of respect. --Faith
gratitude can be expressed in Help the teachers if they need it because teachers
different ways and forms, and grade always help us. --Rafa
5 students this year showed it Be nice and use polite words, so that we don’t hurt our
through acrostic poems and word teachers' feelings. --Areli, Alex
clouds entitled “A Thousand Words Say thank you when your teacher’s done explaining. --
for Our Teacher”. Katya
Speak when spoken to, smile back, listen to them when
They have given such beautifully they are explaining. --Nadya
crafted words to at least match the
personality and character of their Those are simple things but those simple things make a
teachers. difference. (EPS)

Here are some of the things SBR 14
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PYP IN ACTIONS
GRADE 1 - 6

GRADE 6

“Change needs to be started from the beginning, from a little scale,
just do whatever we can, starting from your age! It’s better late than never!”

That was the short highlight and insight that we Another interesting question from us, “What are
got when we invited our special guest speaker, the positive and negative impacts that pandemic
Kak Nanda Noor from World Resources Institute brought to the environment?”
of Indonesia. During our third theme, Sharing the
Planet, Grade 6 students learned about the It’s never easy to fix our environment, but it is still
impact that human activities have on the possible! It needs everyone’s participation,
environment and the environmental problems including us the grade 6 students, by doing some
around us. simple actions. Such a great experience to meet
kak Nanda. (WA)
Kak Nanda gave us information about the five
critical issues that are happening now. They are
land use, energy, ocean, cities and climate. Kak
Nanda emphasized our understanding of climate.
Climate is something that only one, but it covers
everything around us. Our daily life activities
affect the environment.

So, global warming is not actually reducing! Kak
Nanda gave us many insights on how to address
environmental problems by also sharing his role
as the Sustainable Land Use Project Lead, WRI
Indonesia.

Grade 1 : Grade 4: OUR WISHES
They really hope that they could We have chosen to be grateful,
meet their friends and also the for we are blessed with our we too are not going to let the
teachers at school. We all bring friends and family. Everyone is hassle in 2020 to let us give up
these hopes to God. See you in very enthusiastic about the our dreams. HAPPY NEW YEAR,
the upcoming year! Wish all of us new year 2021, and feeling EVERYONE!
always happy and healthy! optimistic that things are
going to get better. Grade 6:
Grade 2: New day, new hopes/wishes, new
All of us prayed to God and asked Grade 5: life! We believe that it is our best
for the Covid-19 to be gone soon. New Year, New Start, May all way to deal with and survive in
“We want to go to school, we our dreams come true in the this current pandemic situation,
want to meet our teachers and Year 2021. As Eleanor Roosevelt no matter how and no matter
friends, we want to travel around said “The future belongs to what, because there is still
the world.” those who believe in the uncertainty on when the
beauty of their dreams” , pandemic will be over.
Grade 3 : Always remember, be grateful for
They promise to do even better any kind of moment and we will
work in the year of 2021. They always find our happiness.
never forget to keep praying that
the pandemic will end soon, so
they can go back to the school.

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SECONDARY SCHOOL NEWS
GRADE 7 - 12

Parents Info Session - Aptitude Test

Every parent will need some insight about their daughter/son even though they have good
communication and relationships with them. The insight should come from objectives and reliable
data because there are lots of aspects of someone’s personality. Following the aptitude test for our
grade 10 students on September 26th, 2020, the secondary level held a Parent Info Session (PIS) on
November 5th, 2020. Ibu Ellen Wirya, M.Psi., Psi., a psychologist from Tes Bakat Indonesia, delivered
the presentation to grade 10 students and their parents from 08:10 until around 09:15. (GG)

Computer Programming Club

On 5th August 2020, Sekolah Bogor Raya opened a new club to accommodate the interest of
Sekolah Bogor Raya students regarding technology and computer development.
In this club they will learn about programming concepts, like how to solve problems using code.
During the first meeting, we determined the head and vice-head of the club and we chose Michael
Suteja as head of the club and Nareswari as vice-head of the club.
In the computer programming club we focus on learning some programming languages like “C
programming language”, “HTML”, “CSS”, “Javascript”, “PYTHON programming language” and “Java
programming language. Every meeting we will have practice making some program based on some
simple cases like making a program to solve some mathematics formulas and other topics. (AK)
“Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that
humans can understand.” – Martin Fowler

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GRADE 7 - 12

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SBR

Habitat for Humanity SBR is a humanitarian
organization affiliated with Habitat for Humanity
Indonesia and was founded in 1997. This
organization was established to provide livable
houses and supporting facilities such as market
development, water and sanitation, and open
defense-free programs. To achieve its goals.

Habitat for Humanity conducts activities including
inviting thousands of volunteers to carry out
fundraising activities and construction of public
facilities related to sanitation, as well as conducting
campaigns through seminars or conferences.
Habitat for Humanity Indonesia itself, has
succeeded in helping 34,155 individuals in obtaining
livable houses and other supporting facilities.

Habitat for Humanity SBR consists of 17 students
from junior and senior high schools. Currently
Habitat for Humanity SBR is chaired by Cheryl
Esther Lyandar from class 11 DP B.

Currently, the fundraising activities that have been
carried out by Habitat for Humanity SBR are online
sales of food and clothing. To publish its activities,
Habitat for Humanity, SBR, created an account on
Instagram with the address
@habitatforhumanitysbr.

The students felt that the SBR habitat for humanity
activities were useful. According to SBR Habitat for
Humanity member, Raisa Raharjo, 11 A, she
said,“Being in Habitat for Humanity SBR is such a
great experience. I work with a lot of people with
the same goal. All of us wish to raise enough money
to be able to build a house. So far, HFH SBR is a very
fun organization to be in.

"My hope as SBR Habitat for Humanity coach is that
through this activity, students can hone their
organizational, communication, entrepreneurial
skills and students can also do activities that are
beneficial to many people. (MT)

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GRADE 7 - 12

Hari Pahlawan and Forum OSIS 2020 was held on November 13th,
Forum OSIS 2020. Forum OSIS is an event for student
councils from different schools to come
Hari Pahlawan is the day of the anniversary of together and exchange ideas, programs, and
the Battle of Surabaya. On this day, we form new networks. This year, the event was
celebrate, keep alive the memory of, and pay held online through Zoom. The theme of the
tribute to the heroes who have bravely fought event was appropriately decided to be “Student
for the independence of Indonesia. Leadership during the COVID-19 Era”.

This year, SBR students memorialize our beloved We invited Areum Yoo. She is an inspirational
heroes through discussion in homeroom classes figure to many young people by founding and
and poster making, as well as through a Kahoot leading two expanding organizations namely:
Quiz. The results of the discussion were then Hand to Hand Indonesia and Suara Aruna. Her
presented as a poster and posted on Instagram. insightful seminar highlights what it truly
Another competition included the Similarity means to be a leader and gave important tips
Contest where students dressed up as their on how to thrive in the midst of the pandemic.
favorite heroes. The posters we ended up with
were well-informed and exceptionally creative, The Forum was attended by a total of six
not to mention diverse. student councils from six different schools, We
truly believe that with the rigorous discussions,
motivational speech, and pleasant non-formal
chats, we logged off that day with new ideas,
new spirit, and new friends. (JL)

Virtual To ensure the safety of all parties involved, Sekolah Bogor Raya decided
University that for 2020, we made our UID into Virtual University Information Day
Information (VUID), in collaboration with Edlink+ConneX and using MoreEdu platform.
We held the VUID on Nov 7th, 2020.
Day
(VUID) 45 university representatives and two country educational representatives
exhibited their campuses virtually to provide comprehensive information
about their programs, and more than 336 registrants attended the VUID
2020.With the theme, Finding Opportunities in the Challenging Time,
students explored university information booths, attending info sessions
or seminars, and had the English Prediction Test.

By attending and participating in the VUID 2020, students and parents
had the opportunity to acquire informed information about the university,
their programs, and the admission process.It is expected that by having all
this comprehensive information from reliable sources, the students will
certainly be better prepared to face the upcoming endeavors of higher
education after they graduate from Sekolah Bogor Raya. (GG)

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GRADE 7 - 12

Overcoming Obstacles – SBR “When you get into a
students shine tight place and
in the face of adversity. everything goes

This past Wednesday and Thursday, against you … never
November 18th and 19th, Sekolah HighScope give up then, for that
Indonesia held their annual revered Model
United Nations event despite the challenges is just the place and
presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and in time that the tide will
the face of its inherent obstacles.
turn.”
We at Sekolah Bogor Raya are pleased to announce that the large majority of - Harriet Beecher
our MUN members who participated in HSMUN received such validation. Stowe (1811-1896),
Nathaniel Chai (G.11) was named Best Delegate in the UNICEF Committee, American abolitionist
Chiesa Gospelli (G.11) was named Outstanding Delegate in the UNHCR
Committee, Keisha Valenna Kwek (G.11) was named Best Delegate in the and author
SPECPOL Committee, Katarina Chandra (G.11) received a verbal commendation
in the JCC Committee, and Xavier William (G.12) received an honorable mention
in the DISEC Committee.

We certainly hope that next year’s HSMUN event can be done in person,
but if not, there is no doubt that Sekolah Bogor Raya’s students will
continue to persevere with a demonstration of resilience, passion, and
moxie. (CE)

Pathways World School Model United Nations Event (PWSMUN)

On the last Friday and Saturday of October Sekolah Bogor Raya looks happily forward to future
this year, several members of the Model MUN events where our students can demonstrate
United Nations (MUN) Student Led Club (SLC) strong, team-player attitudes and groundbreaking
participated in the Xth Pathways World leadership skills that will secure them bright
School Model United Nations (PWSMUN) futures as we chug along in the 21st century. (CE)
event (India). The topic: Converging to quell
conflict. “This is important work. It has made a real
difference in the lives of our people. And it could
It was especially successful for Sekolah Bogor not have happened had we not worked together.”
Raya’s own Felicia Audrey Nugroho (G.9) who – Barack Obama UN Speech
earned the High Commendation Award for
her participation in the International Press
Corps (IPC) committee.We at Sekolah Bogor
Raya are especially proud of Felicia, especially
because this marked her very first
involvement in any MUN event. She is a great
example of how when SBR values in addition
to boldness and fortitude are applied to new,
and often scary situations, great things can
be accomplished.

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GRADE 7 - 12

Hone Critical Thinking Skill through Sekolah Bogor Raya sent two debate teams to
Debate Competition ALSA UGM, where each team consisted of two
at ALSA UGM students. Team A was: Keisha Valenna Kwek
and Nabilah Bajened from Grade 11 DP, while
Sekolah Bogor Raya encourages students to team B was: Valentine Chandra and Michael
develop critical and analytical thinking skills Suteja from Grade 10. Before participating in the
through various activities, one of them is by debate competition, they made various
sending students to join debate competitions. preparations by discussing and seeking
Debate competitions can train students' information related to the topic of the legal
abilities to express their opinions and be good protection and rights of immigrant and refugee
listeners with the other people. Moreover, crisis, violence towards minorities, the
debate competitions also aim to train students complexity of intolerance and racism in society.
to think critically, creatively, analytically,
constructively, and responsively to the The debate competition by ALSA UGM used the
developing issues: both national and British Parliamentary System, so each chamber
international issues. consisted of four teams consisting of the
opening government team, the opening
Recently, Sekolah Bogor Raya sent some opposition team, the closing government team,
students to join a debate in the ALSA and the closing opposition team.
Crushbone Competition (ACC) organized by the
Asian Law’s Students Association (ALSA UGM). Through this debate competition, the SBR
This year, the debate competition by ALSA UGM delegates (Keisha, Nabilah, Valentine and
was held from October 30th - November 1st, Michael) gained a lot of experience, especially
2020 via online platform using Discord and experience for analyzing motion quickly and
Zoom Meeting Application because of the critically, case buildings, delivering strong
pandemic situation. arguments, and being responsive to the
interlocutor. The debate experience with
This competition was attended by 28 teams various schools and universities with different
from high school students and varsity students backgrounds with SBR, also showed a broader
around Indonesia. The theme carried was perspective on a problem. Therefore, activities
"Borders: The Fine Line Between Humanity and like this have a very positive impact and should
Preserving Insecurity". motivate other students to take part in debate
competitions in the future. (ER)

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GRADE 7 - 12

Actuarial Science Day 2020 The talk show was really inspiring and
motivating, as viewers could see his hard work
Actuarial Science Day is an annual event held by in achieving his scholarship as well as his
Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, where high school perseverance in being a content creator.
students around Indonesia compete in creating
a Mathematical model. This year’s theme was The last session of the day was the
"ActuaRisk: Seeing Risk as Opportunity". announcement. It was clearly the most nerve-
racking moment for all finalists. Sekolah Bogor
Unlike other Math competitions, this Raya won first place. This showed that hard
competition was done in groups of three. In this work and perseverance do pay off. Overall, the
competition, I worked with Katarina J. Chandra Math paper competition was memorable as it
and Michael Suteja. was a unique one and it was an opportunity not
everyone could experience. (Josephine)
The competition started on 17th October and
finished on 21st November. On 21st November,
the committees announced the finalists. The
finalists had to undergo a live Q&A session.
During the Q&A session, each of the judges
would ask a question about the model that the
participants had made. After the Q&A session,
participants had the chance to join the talk show
with Jerome Polin, who is an influencer, content
creator, and student of Applied Mathematics at
Waseda University, Japan.

Editing Club Editing /ˈed.ɪ.tɪŋ/
NounThe process of making changes to a text or film,
deciding what will be removed and what will be kept
in, in order to prepare it for being printed or shown
(Cambridge dictionary).

SLC Editing inspires students to learn various apps
and software in editing videos and photos/images. We
currently have Natasha (Grade 9), Bryan (Gade 12),
Michelle (Grade 9), Tabitha (Grade 12), Sharon (Grade 9)
and Jeanette (Grade 9). The activities at the club as for
now are the following :

Video editing using Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe
After Effect, Video Star and Cute cut
Photo editing using PicsArt, Over, Phonto, Polarr
and Ibis Paint X.

Currently, we have an ongoing, long term project that
all of our members are involved in. We are making
some filters, logos and collab video editing. We hope
to finish it and inspire others to join the club. Stay
posted and updated for the finished result! (DP)

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GRADE 7 - 12

Annual Language Competition (ALC)
2020

In October every year, Sekolah Bogor Raya usually
holds an event to commemorate the Bulan Bahasa in
Indonesia, the event is named Annual Language
Competition (ALC). This year, the ALC was successfully
held online where students sent their respective
product to the committee from October 17th to
November 27th and then the winner was announced
on December 4th.

The competition held included: speech, storytelling,
English, English podcast drama, membaca puisi,
mendongeng, iklan layanan masyarakat and menulis
cerpen. It was divided into Junior High School and
Senior High School categories.

In terms of language used, the competition was in
English and in Bahasa Indonesia. Even though this
edition used a different format compared to the
previous edition, it did not lessen students’ enthusiasm
to join and show up their skills.

Additionally, there were even many students from
outside of Java who participated in the ALC2020
edition. In total, over 200 students participated. The
students came from more than 24 schools all over
Indonesia such Aceh, Surabaya, Jambi, etc.

Sekolah Bogor Raya as a community was so proud to
be able to facilitate the students in improving their
language abilities while at the same time
commemorating language months. We are looking
forward to the next edition of the Annual Language
Competition. (NJI)

Bye-Bye Plastic Bags Club During this pandemic, they are still
able to conduct some activities such
One of the SLC is the Bye Bye Plastic as campaigning in social media,
Bag (BBPB) Club. The main focus in participating in virtual conferences,
this club is to reduce the use of plastic and designing storytelling related to
material in our daily activities. the environment to Primary students.
However, besides the main goal,
students are also involved or discuss Besides developing their leadership,
anything related to the environment. collaboration and communication
So, students designed various skills, students also applied several
activities by themself to address the Sekolah Bogor Raya values. (DA)
issues.

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GRADE 7 - 12

Amateur Radio Club The club was started as one of the club activities
provided by the school. It was opened for SBR
students to join. But many SBR students were not
familiar yet with the term “Amateur Radio Club”.

From the first batch of members (the club was
running in two batches in two terms), they just had
an impression that Amateur Radio Club is related to
broadcast radio, the radio program that they usually
hear music and advertisements on.

They were really interested about the broad scope of
amateur radio application as a non-commercial radio
program, but for hobby, community service, or even
as the communication tool into outer space.

The club activities were: exploring the science aspect
of radio frequency, trying to send messages using
Morse code, the consensus of using radio call signs to
communicate between amateur radio communities
around the world. The radio call sign for SBR-ARC is
YH1SBR. (A)

Teachers’ Day

Teachers play a very essential role in everyone’s Students were able to write a letter for their
life. Not only do they teach, they also inspire us teachers that would later be put to a premade
to do well and succeed in life. They play a huge template and sent to the designated teacher.
part in shaping our future and building the They also had the option to pick whether they
person we are today. Teachers are also able to wanted the letter to be anonymous or not.
see the potential in students when nobody else
can. Moreover, they guide students every step of Aside from gift giving, students also made a
the way, encourage them, help them grow into a “Thank You” video as a surprise for the teachers.
better person, and because of that, we held the Each student recorded a video of them thanking
event. the teachers. The videos were later compiled
into one and shown to the class. By doing this
On 25th November, Sekolah Bogor Raya activity, we were able to assure teachers that we
students along with the teachers celebrated are forever grateful and thankful to them.
Teachers’ Day. On this day, students were able to
convey their gratitude towards their teachers The last activity held was a song performance.
even with the absence of face-to-face Students had the chance to perform a song
interaction. related to teachers. The video was later
presented to the class. Despite the challenges
faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our yearly
event, Teachers’ Day, was carried out
successfully. Let's hope the pandemic ends soon
so we can express our gratitude to our teachers
in more ways! (StuCon)

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SECONDARY SCHOOL NEWS
IB DP INSIGHT

DP MYP DUNIA TEACHER’S
CONFERENCE 2020

As part of the IB school community, Sekolah Grade 12 DP 2019/2020 Theory of
Bogor Raya teachers joined the DP-MYP Dunia Knowledge Presentation
Teacher’s Conference 2020 on 7th November
2020. This is an annual conference, where all On October 23rd-24th, 2020, Grade 12 DP
the IB teachers in Indonesia gather and share academic year 2020/2021 conducted their
current educational issues and their best Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Presentation.
practice approach. This is one of the summative assessments
of the TOK, one of the core studies in the
It was very interesting to be involved in this IB Diploma Programme.
conference, especially during the rise of online Due to the pandemic, the assessment
learning usage. There were a lot of new needed to be done remotely by having a
dynamics to be discussed, new teaching Zoom meeting for each student’s
approaches that could be applied, and more presentation. The examiners of the
new knowledge generated in this situation. assessment were Mr. Aditya Rao (DP and
TOK Coordinator), Mr. Joseph Lardizabal
During this conference, we also had teachers (TOK teacher) and Pak Frans Lambut (TOK
who facilitated some of the sessions. Our DP teacher).
Coordinator, Bapak Aditya Rao led a session Each student was given ten minutes to
about “Experimental Science in an Online deliver their presentation about their
World”. “Teaching the practical experiment exploration of a particular real life
during online learning can be challenging,” situation (RLS). The student needed to
said Pak Aditya. He also shared his perspective formulate their own Knowledge Question,
and his experience on how to conduct science a question about knowledge which had to
experiments in the online learning be answered from different perspectives
environment. of multiple areas of knowledge.
The two days session went well and most
Another SBR teacher, Pak Adi also led a of the students successfully delivered their
session about “Activities and Strategies in presentation in confidence. (FKUL)
Indonesian B Class During Virtual Learning: an
Alternative Approach.” He led a discussion on
how to incorporate listening skills in the
Indonesian B lessons, during the pandemic
situation. The session also aimed to help
Indonesian B teachers integrate language
skills with the themes and texts.

Pak Darwin, our Math teacher also led a
session about “Promoting Student Agency
Through the Online Asynchronous Sessions”.
The session focused on the approaches that
teachers can use during the asynchronous
sessions and we discussed the possibilities of
utilizing the asynchronous meetings into a
dynamic classroom interaction.

We are glad to have taken part in this
conference, and are looking forward to having
another meaningful discussion with other
fellows IB schools in the future. (TDS)

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THE STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT

JISMO AUTUMN 2020 COMPETITION

Kanika Rohit (Grade 5) Hugo Vittorio (Grade 5)

JISMO Legend Award Three-Star Emerald Medal in Science JISMO AUTUMN 2020
Competition held on October 24, 2020
- Ruby Medal in Mathematics JISMO Emerald
Medal in Mathematics Aqila I Sawitri (Grade 6)

JISMO Autumn 2020 Competition (Grade 5) held Emerald Medal in Science JISMO AUTUMN 2020
on October 24, 2020 Competition held on October 24, 2020
- Sapphire Medal in Science JISMO Autumn 2020
Competition (Grade 5) held on October 24, 2020 Brahmanant Uppal (Grade 6)

Faith N Santoso (Grade 5) - Emerald Medal in Science JISMO AUTUMN 2020
Competition held on October 24, 2020
JISMO Legend Award One-Star
Emerald Medal in Mathematics JISMO AUTUMN - Good Effort in Mathematics JISMO Autumn 2020
2020 Competition (Grade 5) held on October 24, Competition held on October 24, 2020
2020
Matthew I Surya (Grade 5)
Rachelle C Edmerdson (Grade 6)
Sapphire Medal in Mathematics JISMO Autumn
JISMO Legend Award One-Star 2020 Competition held on October 24, 2020
Sapphire Medal in Mathematics JISMO Autumn
2020 Competition (Grade 6) held on October 24, Bryan T Thamrin (Grade 6)
2020
Sapphire Medal in Mathematics JISMO Autumn
Severine A Budiyanto (Grade 2) 2020 Competition held on October 24, 2020

- Ruby Medal in Mathematics JISMO AUTUMN Andria Amaira (Grade 5)
2020 Competition held on October 24, 2020
Sapphire Medal in Science JISMO Autumn 2020
- Ruby Medal in Science JISMO Autumn 2020 Competition held on October 24, 2020
Competition held on October 24, 2020
Rafa R Purwadinata (Grade 5)
Madeline A Harianto (Grade 3)
- Sapphire Medal in Science JISMO Autumn 2020
- Emerald Medal in Mathematics JISMO AUTUMN Competition held on October 24, 2020
2020 Competition held on October 24, 2020 - Good Effort in Mathematics JISMO Autumn 2020
- Emerald Medal in Science JISMO Autumn 2020 Competition held on October 24, 2020
Competition held on October 24, 2020

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THE STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT

Abiel A Tamtomo (Grade 3) Arie Y Van der Sluis (Grade 3)

- Sapphire Medal in Mathematics JISMO Autumn - Good Effort in Science JISMO Autumn 2020
2020 Competition held on October 24, 2020 Competition held on October 24, 2020

- Good Effort in Science JISMO Autumn 2020 - Good Effort in Mathematics JISMO Autumn 2020
Competition held on October 24, 2020 Competition held on October 24, 2020

Chaitlynn N T Susanto (Grade 3) Filsdeeriz L A Razak (Grade 3)

Sapphire Medal in Mathematics JISMO Autumn Good Effort in Science JISMO Autumn 2020
2020 Competition held on October 24, 2020 Competition held on October 24, 2020

Zia UF El F Siregar (Grade 3) Gabriel M Gunawan (Grade 3)

- Sapphire Medal in Mathematics JISMO Autumn Good Effort in Science JISMO Autumn 2020
2020 Competition held on October 24, 2020 Competition held on October 24, 2020

- Good Effort in Science JISMO Autumn 2020 Letichia A Kusumo (Grade 3)
Competition held on October 24, 2020
Good Effort in Science JISMO Autumn 2020
A Kirana Mulyono (Grade 3) Competition held on October 24, 2020

Sapphire Medal in Mathematics JISMO Autumn Elaine A Zhang (Grade 4)
2020 Competition held on October 24, 2020
Good Effort in Science JISMO Autumn 2020
Nadya P Goenawan (Grade 3) Competition held on October 24, 2020

- Good Effort in Science JISMO Autumn 2020 Leonel S Wang (Grade 4)
Competition held on October 24, 2020
- Good Effort in Mathematics JISMO Autumn 2020 Good Effort in Science JISMO Autumn 2020
Competition held on October 24, 2020 Competition held on October 24, 2020

Angelique A Nathanielle (Grade 3) Orlin P Tjo (Grade 5)

- Good Effort in Science JISMO Autumn 2020 Good Effort in Science JISMO Autumn 2020
Competition held on October 24, 2020 Competition held on October 24, 2020
- Good Effort in Mathematics JISMO Autumn 2020
Competition held on October 24, 2020

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THE STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT

Myscha A Diesta (Grade 6) BEST FINISHER
SBR Virtual Run 2020
Good Effort in Science JISMO Autumn 2020 “Run for a Better You”
Competition held on October 24, 2020
Endah Istadi (Individu)
San Choi (Grade 3) Fitra F Rahmat, M.Pd (Individu)
Natalie Vining (Individu)
Good Effort in Mathematics JISMO Autumn 2020 Elaine A Zhang (GR34)
Competition held on October 24, 2020 Angelique A Natanielle (GR34)
Gwen Charlotte O Rajagukguk (GR34)
Tisya N Novariela (Grade 3) Andrea K Wanayuda (GR56)
Eliora A Zhang (GR56)
Good Effort in Mathematics JISMO Autumn 2020 Muhammad M Toure (GR56)
Competition held on October 24, 2020 Adia P Fadila and family (Family)
Erni Hardini and family (Family)
Shann Zara Rahmed (Grade 4) Marissa T Affandi and family (Family)

Good Effort in Mathematics JISMO Autumn 2020
Competition held on October 24, 2020

Shaquille W Pratama (Grade 5)

Good Effort in Mathematics JISMO Autumn 2020
Competition held on October 24, 2020

BILI STORY TELLING
COMPETITION 2020

Magalie Ziva Givari (Grade 2)

Winner of Category A and Favorite WinnerStory:
The Sneaky RabbitBILI Storytelling Competition
2020

Aqila I Sawitri (Grade 6)

Winner of Category C Story: Elephant and
FriendsBILI Storytelling Competition 2020

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Swimming Competition Other Competition

2ND THE CHAMPIONS MNA TIME TRIAL Wijanging N Dyatmika (Grade 2)
MEET MNA Cikini, Jakarta
Saturday, 5 December 2020 Participate as a young-writer: “ICH HABE EINEN
TRAUM – I HAVE A DREAM” – Federal Foreign
San Choi (Grade 3) Office e‐book project.
Conducted by German Federal Foreign Office
Gold Medal for 50 m Freestyle Boys
Gold Medal for 50 m Butterfly Boys A Kirana Mulyono (Grade 3)
Gold Medal for 50 m Breaststroke Boys
Silver Medal for 50 m Backstroke Boys Finalist Category Little Elementary in Ananda
Sukarlan Award Piano Competition 2020
Angelique Audriana (Grade 3)
Severine A Budiyanto (Grade 2)
Silver Medal for 50 m Backstroke Girls
Silver Medal for 50 m Freestyle Girls Third Winner of Betshaida Hospital Drawing
Silver Medal for 50 m Butterfly Girls Competition 2020 in BSD, Tangerang
Silver Medal for Mixed 100 m Backstroke
Silver Medal for 50 m Breaststroke

Seoul Choi (Grade 1)

Bronze Medal for 50 m Freestyle Girls
Bronze Medal for 50 m Breaststroke Girls

Arie Y van der Sluis (Grade 3)

Bronze Medal for 50 m Backstroke Boys
Silver Medal for 100 m Freestyle Boys

Alief Jan van der Sluis (Grade 5)

Silver Medal for 50 m Backstroke Boys
Bronze Medal for 100 m Breaststroke Boys

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THE STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT

MIchelle A Yudianto (Grade 8) Keisha V Kwek (Grade 11)

Bronze Medal in the Kompetisi Sains Nasional Diplomatic Award, ISAR MUN
(KSN) jenjang SMP
Maikaghia Torino (Grade 9)
Ayla Rose Wei S (Grade 9)
Best Position Paper representing ESTONIA, Modern
2nd Place at the Trinity College Essay Contest Youth International MUN 3.0

Fathimah Badjened (Grade 9) Muhammad Rifai S Hafiz (Grade 9)

3rd Place at the Trinity College Essay Contest 1st place Lomba Mendongeng, Annual Language
Competition 2020
Nathaniel Chai (Grade 11)
Nirwasita Ayu Prabowo (Grade 7)
Best Delegate - UNICEF, Highscope MUN
3rd place Lomba Mendongeng, Annual Language
Chiesa Gospelli (Grade 11) Competition 2020

Outstanding Delegate - UNHCR, Highscope MUN Michael Suteja (Grade 10)

Keisha V Kwek (Grade 11) 1st place Senior High Category, Bebras Challenge
2020
Best Delegate - SPECPOL, Highscope MUN

Katarina J Chandra (Grade 11) Henricus G Naftali (Grade 8)

Verbal Commandment - JCC, Highscope MUN 3rd place Junior high category, Bebras Challenge
2020
Xaviera William (Grade 12)
Michelle A Yudianto (Grade 8)
Honorable Mention - DISEC, Highscope MUN
- Platinum Medal at the Emerald Mathematic
Josephine Lesley (Grade 12), Competition
Katarina Jocelyn Chandra (Grade 11),
Michael Suteja (Grade 10) - Silver Medal from the Lomba Matematika Nasional
Universitas Gajah Mada (LMNAS UGM)
1st place math paper competition, Actuarial
Science Day 2020 - Silver Medal from the Thailand International
Mathematics Competition (TIMO) 2020

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"WE" COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS

LEARNING TOGETHER WITH SBR PARENTS

dr Yhossie Suananda, MARS, is one of our parents
who enjoys sharing her knowledge with our students,
especially during lessons that need information
about health. Her hobbies are doing yoga, ballet and
tai chi.She is a doctor who works with scoliosis
patients and their families, and is also a yoga teacher.

Scoliosis is an abnormal curve in the spine. It often
occurs in children of ages 10-15 years old, especially girls.
Its symptoms are uneven hips, shoulders, and/or a
protruding back.At her clinic, IZI CLINIC in Bogor, she
gives specific exercises for children with scoliosis
according to the shape of their spine. If the shape of the
curve is too big, sometimes exercise alone is not enough,
and a scoliosis brace is made.

We can easily check the possibility of scoliosis by doing
independent observation. Bend your body and observe the
differences of height in the back. A slanted back shows a
possibility of scoliosis.

The earlier the diagnosis and therapy, the more effective the
results, so do not wait to get checked. dr Yhossie also
teaches both yoga at her clinic, and anatomy at yoga
schools, but during this pandemic, the classes are held
online.

She was worried about the children’s education when the
government first announced the pandemic and the
cancellation of schools, but SBR promptly reacted in
creating Online Home Learning (OHL), so the learning was
not interrupted. Her worries about the difficulties in OHL
were also proven wrong. The children were quick to adapt
and did not experience many difficulties.

She often peeks into her children’s lessons. There is always pride and admiration when
hearing her children discuss, talk about ideas and opinions, and occasionally joking during
OHL. Even though meeting their friends at school is something irreplaceable, she feels at
ease seeing her children safe at home and able to learn well. Especially with the added fact
that they can eat lunch together everyday.

A movie that she highly recommends is The Greatest Showman; as it was the first time
where she fell in love with Hugh Jackman’s acting. She appreciates how he is able to show
his range of abilities, from portraying the fierce Wolverine in X-Men, to also singing,
dancing, and acting in The Greatest Showman. She mentioned that the movie also
encourages us not to be afraid to be different. Everybody has their own talents and
strengths. Passion and perseverance are the key to moving forward.

We can chat more with Ibu dr Yhossie through @izi_clinic

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"WE" COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS

LEARNING TOGETHER WITH SBR TEACHER

Ms Shannon Dixon (Shan) was born on
July 21, 1989. Her latest education is
B.A. of Sociology, and she is currently
pursuing a master's degree in
Education. She has been working at
Sekolah Bogor Raya since 2019 and is
currently the Language Arts Specialist
for Grades 1 & 2.

She mentioned that SBR students have

the most wonderful sense of curiosity,

and they never cease to amaze her. It The nature of the IB PYP at SBR has

was clear to her when she arrived that really allowed her to become more

their imaginations and interests are creative with her approaches to

truly nurtured here. Furthermore, learning. With guidance from

every member of the SBR community leadership and other teachers, she has

has always been warm and welcoming. been able to implement and reflect on

She feels really lucky to collaborate new learning strategies. She has

with such a diverse and compassionate achieved a lot of growth both

group of teachers. personally and professionally during

her time at SBR.

Her personal philosophy to teaching
and education is that not “one size fits
all”. That every student has their own
unique way of learning. It is an
important and exciting job to guide
them on their educational journey. Her
mission is to support the development
of future global citizens!

A quote from Anthony Bourdain: “Open
your mind, get up off the couch, move”.

23 Dec 2020 - 02 Jan 2021:
Christmas & New Year
Holiday

06 Jan 2021:
1st Day of 2nd Semester
(Online Home Learning)

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Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 2

Grade 6

Grade 5

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Grade 1

Grade 3 Grade 4
Grade 5 Grade 6

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K2 Mixing Colour Activity

Playing Music Making a Happy
Instrument Monster

PREP K3

Measuring activity

In this activity, students develop their agency
by creating their own Community Map.
Students can decide for themselves how they
will create the community places.

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