EMBRACE DECEMBER 2022

EMBRACE Vol .4/ NOV - DEC 2022

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Sekolah Bogor Raya's Arts, Culture
and Events

Vol.4 / NOV - DEC 2022

From SBR's Curriculum Development and Operations Director

Mr Benedict Rinne

Dear Students, Staff, and Families,

What an amazing month of progress we have had! We have finally been able to reopen our main lobby in
building 1 after months of renovations. We are excited for how bright and welcoming this new space is,
and hope that you feel just as energized in the morning as we do arriving on campus in the morning.

We are also continuing to upgrade our facilities throughout the school, in line with our commitment to
providing the best possible learning experience for our students with updated learning environments. More
and more of our classrooms in Primary are being converted with upgraded digital displays that not only
enhance the learning through additional integration of technology, but also make learning more visible
through these larger and brighter displays.

In PGK we are looking forward to the upgrades to the playground area to include new equipment, and
rubberized flooring to improve the safety of the play area for our students.

And we are also coming close to the opening of our new Reflection Room which has been under
construction for the better part of the last semester. This new space will be available for all students,
teachers and staff to be able to take some time out of their busy days to sit, relax, meditate or pray. We
are excited to be able to provide these types of spaces to support the emotional, mental, physical, and
spiritual wellbeing of our community.

On the curriculum side, we have just finished our IB PYP evaluation. This evaluation of how the school
delivers the IB curriculum occurs every 5 years, and the planning for this evaluation visit has been going
on for about 2 years. These evaluations are important as they help us to take a critical look at multiple
areas of the school for areas of improvement. While the implementation and delivery of the curriculum is a
main focus of this evaluation, other areas such as leadership and governance, finance, and facilities were
also scrutinized. We appreciate the feedback that we received from the parents as we prepared for this
evaluation! We look forward to getting the full report back from the IB team in the next few weeks so that
we can work on making adjustments and improvements based on their final recommendations, as well as
the areas that we identified as growth opportunities during our preparations for this evaluation.

One of the more exciting events that we were able to share this month was our Batur Megamel Gamelan
performance. Part of our Vision and Mission is a focus on ensuring that we are providing more programs
for our students, staff and community to participate in that promote local culture. This performance allows
us all to look at how we develop an awareness and appreciation of that culture through traditional music.
We were able to showcase not only the talents of our own students and staff, but we were also able to
host players from Nizamia Andalusia school in Jakarta, as well as a group of Gamelan enthusiasts from the
Japanese Embassy! We are incredibly grateful to be able to provide the venue for such an amazing
display of talent. This is just the first step as we look forward to expanding our gamelan program to include
more of our community, stay tuned for more news on this soon!

On behalf of the school, I would like to also say thank you to our Parent Support Group. This newly formed
group has been instrumental in getting additional support for a wide range of activities around the school
from Zumba and Bento classes, to assisting in our community service and disaster relief efforts, and their
tremendous support of our teachers and staff during Teacher's Day. I am truly grateful to have such an
amazing group of parents working together with the school to provide such a positive and collaborative
partnership.

As always, thank you once again for helping us all learn and grow as a community!

Benedict Rinne
Curriculum Development and Operations Director

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PLAYGROUP & KINDERGARTEN Vol.4 / NOV - DEC 2022
K1-PREP

K1 K1 students are now almost at the end of term 2. Under the transdisciplinary theme
“Nursery Rhymes” with the central idea: Exploring creativity through nursery rhymes, we
learned the characters of the “Incy Wincy Spider”, “Humpty Dumpty”, “Baa, Baa, Black
Sheep”, “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”, and “Twinkle-Twinkle Little Star.” One of the
activities that they had in the class was pasting shapes on an egg template. They
recognized the egg as the Humpty Dumpty character. The shapes were formed with
different papers. There were origami papers, corrugated paper and foam paper. Before
they pasted them, they were able to touch and feel the texture of each paper. This activity
stimulated their imagination in relation to the story of Humpty Dumpty.

Imagination is essential to help children learn many critical lifelong skills. By having a
practice deliberately using the imagination, they enhance their creative abilities. They
pretended to paste the shapes as the bandage for Humpty Dumpty because he fell down
from the wall. Reign, one of K1 Students, pasted the shapes on the egg template by
himself. He touched and felt the shapes before he spread glue. He showed good fine motor
skills in pasting the shapes as he could spread the glue on the shapes and paste them on
the egg independently. Another K1 student, Sarah, also did the same thing. She could
spread the glue on the shapes and paste them on the egg template independently. She
chose each shape by touching and feeling the texture. Then, she pasted it on using glue.

Excursion to Our Friends' Houses

Another activity was having an excursion to friends’ houses. They had an experience visiting their friends’ house
and listening to some stories related to nursery rhymes. They also learnt about how to share the toys, be in
different situations and tidy up the things in their friends’ house. By having these activities, they learn to share,
make and keep friends, play cooperatively and take turns. They also learnt to negotiate and cope with
disappointment. They had some fun activities such as coloring activities using crayons, playing with toys, and
eating food together at their friends’ house. They were so excited to have this fun experience.

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K2

During this 2nd Theme “How We Express Ourselves”, K2 students are
restarting swimming lessons. Most of K2’s students really enjoy the
swimming activity. Razata looked very happy and Miko was excited
while swimming. Swimming can help the student to develop their gross
motor skills. The students should move their legs, body and hands to be
able to float in water. Swimming activities can also help the student to
reach heights according to their age.

At the end of November, and at the beginning of December, K2 students will
get stimulation on their social emotions by riding bicycles around the common
area and also riding Delman and the school bus around the Sekolah Bogor Raya
area. From these activities, we can find out how K2 students express themselves
when riding the bicycles, Delman and school bus. Ethan and Rayes favorite
occasion is to go on the school bus. In addition, students will also learn to
engage in joint activities, patiently waiting for their turn, cooperating and
understanding the feelings of others. Thus, students learn how to be responsible
for themselves and others as well as develop their prosocial behavior.

Keep it up students!

In this theme, K2 Students developed an understanding about feelings. The
students are creating a “My Feeling Journal” by themselves. They are pasting
the shapes and drawing emoticons for the cover. They also make the paper
collage using origami paper. They are creating happy, sad, calm, and angry faces
using the paper collage. They are so happy during the activity. They also match
the happy, sad, calm, and angry pictures with the paper collage. Paper collage is
a great way to develop a student's fine motor skills.

Through this activity, students are learning the skills such as gluing, sticking,
taping, stapling, cutting and tearing. During the activity, Hammad was able to
make the face from the paper collage independently. He showed his creativity
when he was doing the paper collage. Florina also showed good self
management skills during this activity as she completed the tasks
independently. We can’t wait to do other exciting activities next theme. Stay
safe and healthy, K2 Families!

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K3

It has been a very interesting month as we continue the
learning of "How We Express Ourselves" by having fun
activities such as storytelling by NOIACREATIVE on
November, 28th 2022. The children showed their
enthusiasm by listening to the story about “Rusa dan
Kelomang" attentively and dancing together. By doing
this activity, K3 students also learned how to be
communicators as they express their ideas and
information by asking questions regarding the story.

In the next following event, K3 will have a Pinocchio
storytelling performance that will be held on 8th and
9th December. Students will learn how to be a risk taker
as they will appear as a cast or dancer based on their
choice.

Besides storytelling by NOIACREATIVE and Pinocchio
Story Telling performance, students’ learning has also
been an amazing learning experience to enhance their
knowledge.

In class activities, the students looked
enthusiastic about doing various activities .Emilie
creates the headband for the Pinocchio
storytelling performance by cutting the shiny
paper and pasting it on the headband. By doing
this activity students will enhance fine motor
skills.

Eleanor enhances her knowledge of numbers. In
this activity, she draws, colors, traces and writes
the numbers 1 - 10 independently. Reizo and
Mahira are showing their ability to sing the "Jack
and Jill" song with the movement independently.

It’s great to see students’ enthusiasm in involving
all learning activities in this theme.
Keep up the good spirit K3 students!

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K1-PREP

PREP Prep students are having many experiences in the theme "How We Express Ourselves”. They
experience many ways of expressing themselves through art. In this theme, Prep students
learn the painting art inspired by Affandi painting style as the popular artist from Indonesia.
They explore some painting techniques using their hands and some different materials to
develop student’s creativity. The students also share their visual expression by explaining the
story of their painting as a way to express themselves.

Aqsal, Richelle, Abidzar, Alethea and Haniyya from Prep show enthusiasm and
enjoyment having this painting activity. Aqsal said he is happy to paint about his
favorite character “Sonic” as hero. Richelle said she feels so excited to paint the
rain using fingers. Abidzar also said he is happy when painting his house with his
family. Alethea said she likes to paint, especially making a flower garden as her
favorite place. Haniyya said she is happy because she can paint a butterfly as her
favorite animal.

This painting activity is a way for students to do many important things to
convey ideas, express emotion, use their senses, explore color, explore process
and outcomes, and create aesthetically pleasing works and experiences.The
students also become more focused on creating representations and conveying
ideas, helping the students develop their hand-eye coordination and fine motor
skills.

To support the learning activity in the theme "How We Express Ourselves”, Prep students had a Religious
Celebration which integrated with the learner profile of being open minded and appreciating diversity. Prep
students were exposed to a variety of religious celebrations such as decorations, food, and costumes. All
students looked very excited wearing their own religious celebration attire and tasted kinds of food from all
religions. After the performance, Prep students had the opportunity to visit all religions booths to be respectful
to others religions. They delivered some questions to each religion teacher to have more knowledge and
information about other religious celebrations.

As a closing of the learning process in this theme, Prep students had “Cultural
and Art Exhibition” as the way to express students' feelings. The students
performed based on their interest and willingness to try new things to be a risk
taker. Prep students amazingly performed Rampak Kendang, Pencak Silat, Tari
Piring and Pantun. Then it was closed with a class performance by singing
Cingcangkeling in front of their parents. The students also proudly exhibited
their artwork to their parents and told the story behind the artwork.

These events aimed to build student’s confidence to share their feelings and
opinions about what they feel and want. Hopefully students have courage to
meet new challenges and be responsible for their choice. Well done Preps,
what a wonderful experience as the closing theme.

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PYP IN ACTION Vol.4 / NOV - DEC 2022
PRIMARY SCHOOL HIGHLIGHT

Happy National Teachers’ Day

Do you still remember your teachers when you
were in PGK, primary, or secondary? Do you even
remember what your teachers taught you? What
were the values they shared with you? What
motivation did they share with you? What
excitement did they spark in your life as a learner?

A teacher becomes one of the most influential
people in our lives. A teacher has the superpower
to help students to become the best version of
themselves. What a teacher does in everyday
teaching and learning will affect the students in
many ways.

National Teacher’s day is not just a day to celebrate
our profession as educators. Instead, this
celebration should become momentum for us,
teachers and communities, to reflect on our
superpowers and make sure that we use the
superpowers for the good of the children.

This year, all the members of the SBR community
were excited to celebrate. It was lovely to witness
the collaboration among parents and students in
preparing the surprises for their beloved teachers.
It would not happen without a sincere willingness
to spread happiness through cards, flowers, live
performances, food, drinks, and a photo booth that
were everywhere for the whole day. We are
thanking everyone that has made this event
memorable for us. Happy National Teachers’ Day,
everyone! (AW/WA)

Happy Teachers’ Day!

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PRIMARY SCHOOL HIGHLIGHT

KEMENKEU Mengajar

Kemenkeu Mengajar is part of an action initiated by the Ministry of
Finance or Kementerian Keuangan staff all around Indonesia. They
have been doing this teaching and learning activity for seven years
already. Each year, they do it to celebrate Hari Uang Nasional, or
National Money Day.

During their visit to Grade 6, Kemenkeu brings several missions,
such as delivering knowledge about the roles of the Ministry of
Finance in society, the structure of the organization, the importance
of having the state budget, and socializing the values and set of
attitudes that reflect the department.

In each class, Kemenkeu staff taught the students about the differentiation of needs and wants. They also
taught the students to manage their money wisely and avoid being impulsive in using their money. Kemenkeu
staff introduced the concepts of buying what you need, buying enough and not more than what you need, and
saving money for rainy days.

A day well spent with Kemenkeu!

Such an enlightening and rare moment that we had with
Kemenkeu. They have given us a new perspective and taught
us the real value of money. It was an ongoing discussion in a
simple way that has helped us to understand finance.
Kemenkeu has inspired us to think more about our future.
Through games and activities, we are able to become
financial decision makers and see the impact of our decisions.
Money matters. Hopefully, what Kemenkeu has given to us
can help to build a foundation for financial independence in
the future. Thank you, Kemenkeu! (AW/WA)

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PYP IN ACTION Vol.4 / NOV - DEC 2022
PRIMARY SCHOOL HIGHLIGHT

EXCUL EXHIBITION

All extracurricular activities in Sekolah Bogor Raya this academic year are
conducted offline. Various extracurricular activities are opened and offered
to the Primary students so they will have varied after-school activities to
develop their passion, interest, hobbies, etc. From those activities, we want
to see how the students can develop their skills related to the activities and
their social skills. This academic year, for the very first time, we held an
Internal Extracurricular Exhibition. The exhibition showcased students' skills
and projects developed during the session.

We have around 15 different internal extracurricular activities this year and
all of the members of the extracurriculars tried to share their best for the
exhibition. We tried to involve as many students as possible for this event.
For the MC, we gave a chance to the Public Speaking members to lead the
exhibition. From Science, we could see various experiments conducted live
in front of the visitors. We also watched the performances from choir and
gamelan as the opening. What a lovely performance they had!

This year's exhibition was only visited by students from Grade 1 up to Grade
6. Hopefully, in the next semester, we can invite more visitors including
parents to witness the learning journey of the students outside the daily
classroom routine. Really love to see how they grow and develop. Can’t wait
to see more surprises from the students in the next semester! (RNA)

Internal Excul Exhibition

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PRIMARY SCHOOL HIGHLIGHT

ONE DAY IN PRIMARY

We are welcoming the Prep Students to experience “learning in Grade 1“. Prep students were very excited, they
had some class activities related to Mathematics, Visual Arts and Language Arts with Grade 1 teachers! In the
Mathematics class, the students learned about numbers and numbers in words. The students were eager to try a
Grade 1 paper activity that matched number words with the number.

In Visual Arts, the students created a paper puppet. They need to fold
the paper and decorate it with different ornaments. They were very
excited to explore the primary art room which displayed many art
projects from primary students. In the Language Art session, the
students tried the Moby Max which is always used to enhance the
students’ English skills, such as reading and letter sounds. The students
were very engaged in the activities that Ms. Shannon provided.

The prep students also got a chance to have a primary
area tour. They visited the playground, music room,
library, soccer field and basketball court. We do hope
this activity helped them get to know all about primary.
See you next year! (IA)

ONE DAY IN SECONDARY We were so happy to feel the class atmosphere
along with three learning experiences. It was fun to
What does it feel like to become Secondary collaborate with our friends, to share our thoughts
Students of Sekolah Bogor Raya? What does it look and to see the secondary teachers and the
like? What are the interesting things that we can representative of the student counselor sharing
find? The first day of the secondary level is just as more about the secondary school. It makes us
exciting and just as anxious as the first day at the realize that the journey from primary to secondary is
elementary level. There are many tasks to both exciting and daunting. Change is never easy,
accomplish, more responsibilities and many but always exciting. By having this activity in only a
procedures to remember. day, we were able to imagine the excitement and of
what is to come when we tackled the first year in
Beginning secondary school is one of the important secondary school. We also learn to set our
transitions in our life, where we also prepare expectations for the future. What is more important
ourselves for becoming teenagers. We’re grateful to is to welcome all of the things that awaited us and
have the opportunity to attend a program called calm our anxious hearts. This is another life journey,
“SBR Primary Envision the Future”. This program is just enjoy the ride! (WA)
held by the SBR secondary school in collaboration
with SBR primary school.

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PRIMARY SCHOOL HIGHLIGHT

EXCURSION TO RUMAH IBADAH

After 2 years of the pandemic, finally, grade 1 students had an excursion on Wednesday, December 14, 2022.
They were very excited as it was their first time going out of school to learn something new. Riding on the
school bus with friends and teachers brought joy and excitement to them. They went to five religious buildings
in Bogor. They were Pura Giri Kusuma, Masjid Raya Al Muttaqin, Vihara Dhanagun, St. Franciscus Church and
Gereja Kristus Bogor.

Excursion to 5 Rumah Ibadah

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very excited to listen to the explanation. They were also very curious about the materials, tools and symbols in
the religious buildings. Even though they were exposed to different religious buildings, they understood that
there were similar things among them; that those buildings are specially prepared and set for the people to pray,
and that they had to follow certain rules there. The students also learned and practiced respecting the different
religions through this excursion. (LP)

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader." – Margaret Fuller BedTime Story

(BTS) - Part 2
Grade 2 BTS is back!!! The cozy bedrooms turned into a jungle. This time,
grade 2 students and teachers went to the jungle to hear a story being read. So much fun, so many stories!
Previously, we made our favorite animal pictures to create a crown craft.
Then, to make the session merrier, we came wearing green, yellow, and
brown t-shirts to represent the colors of the jungle. The students also
brought their cute animal dolls from home.

The storytellers this time are no less fantastic and enthusiastic than the
previous ones. Their preparation, presence, and heart to foster a love of
reading for the students is precious. This activity encourages the students to
become great communicators and inquirers. They listen attentively and
broaden their imaginations through their queries and wonders. Books can
be the plane, the train, and the road. They are the destination and the
journey. They are home for us as learners. "That’s the thing about books.
They let you travel without moving your feet." – Jhumpa Lahiri.

After having BTS twice, the students wrote a reflection and shared their
feedback. Everyone was very happy. Some came up with their ideas for the
next BTS theme, costume and readers. Therefore, we hope that parents will
also be involved in this meaningful and fun activity. Our collaboration will
continue to create the world's best readers and leaders. We really
appreciate it. Thank you so much and see you at the next BTS. (DU)

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PRIMARY SCHOOL HIGHLIGHT
Greetings from the

SCIENCE FAIR Scientist!

Science fair is an opportunity for the students to do an
independent science project following the scientific method. In
this theme 3 under “How The World Works” the grade 3
students have a great opportunity to hold a science fair as the
final project. This year’s science fair theme is about how energy
is used to fulfill human needs. Students prepared for around 2
weeks for this event. Firstly, the students were divided into 4
groups based on their interest in the experiment. Then the
students started to follow the scientific method beginning from
the question, making hypotheses, preparing the tools and
materials, conducting the experiment step by step, recording
the result and lastly drawing the conclusion. They seemed so
excited every time they had the experiment. We can see those
sparkling eyes once they see the result, a very careful hand
before mixing the materials, and a very loud voice when they
know the experiment was successful.

More than that, students also think about the modification that
they can do to the experiment. Students came up with a very
creative idea; some of them were testing the effect of adding
the materials, changing the materials or even changing the
equipment used to the result. Next, they again made the
hypothesis and tested it by conducting the experiment.

When D day came, students were super duper excited to have
the science fair. They couldn’t wait for the visitors to come.
During the visit, students explained the scientific method, and
they even asked the visitors to try their experiment. Everybody
feels satisfied with the result. The grade 2 students feel happy
to see the experiment and our students also feel satisfied to
see the smiley face that the grade 2 students gave as feedback.
(ND)

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Grade 4 Natural Disasters SCIENCE FAIR

In Theme 3: How The World Works, the Grade 4 students have been working
hard to reach their ultimate goal, conducting a science fair. Natural Disasters
Science Fair highlighted four natural disasters, landslides, earthquakes,
tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.

The Grade 4 students worked very hard doing research on their chosen
natural disasters, creating a scientific method, making a presentation,
collecting data for their infographics, conducting experiments, building a 3D
model and finally preparing themselves and practicing for the Science Fair.

The Science Fair is visited by Grade 4 parents, and also grade 3 students and
their teachers. It was a great opportunity for the Grade 4 students to share
their knowledge regarding natural disasters, communicate ideas, and present
their work to other people. Thank you to all the parents for visiting our Science
Fair, we really appreciate it. (YK)

Natural Disasters Science Fair

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CLASS AT A GLANCE

Grade 1 November with Love

There are two important Days to be remembered in November: National Heroes Day on the 10th and National
Teachers Day on the 25th. Grade 1 students were very excited about celebrating National Heroes Day. They
participated actively by drawing and expressing what they can do for our country as part of the school
community. They are also very proud to be united in diversity. To celebrate National teacher’s day, teachers,
students and parents were joined together to have a flash mob. Everyone was having fun and enjoyed that day.

National Heroes Day Celebrating Teacher’s Day

Theme 3 is under the unit of “ Where We Are in Place and Time”. To strengthen the understanding of the
concept, grade 1 students had a visit from Ibu Debbie Dian Anggraheny; she is an architect. She shared her
knowledge and experience about what an architect's job is, and how to build a home and dream home in the
future. The students were very excited as they had many questions for Ibu Debbie. During the session, the
students were also given the experience to explore how to sketch a home, the floor plan of the home and play
games by building the home from legos and 3D puzzles.

The Expert Visit

Thank you Grade 1 students for showing us how knowledgeable and communicative you are in theme 3. There
are other profiles and skills that are waiting to be explored in the next themes. Keep the spirit up, Grade 1
Students! (IA)

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CLASS AT A GLANCE

Grade 2 Hero: Between Love And Legacy

Grade 2 family wishes you a Happy National Heroes Day and Happy English language skills development for

National Teachers Day. Hopefully, the enthusiasm and positive values Grade 2 students in the MobyMax Lab
from these two days will strengthen our steps together to be even
better in the future. The students finally could participate in the flag
ceremony after they had not experienced it for more than two years.
They returned with meaningful messages to continue the love and
legacy of the heroes in their lives.

Hands on activity to estimate, compare and measure the volume of
The giving and receiving of legacies can evoke, all at
water in Math once, the entire spectrum of basic human emotions:
hope, longing, a sense of failure, a sense of
accomplishment, pride, contentment, joy, gratitude,
humility, and love.

Most of us will not be an Albert Einstein, with our name and accomplishments remembered forever in the
history books. But that does not lessen our need to create some meaning in our lives, to have what we've done
and thought live on after us, to be remembered in some way.

Grade 2 students now are learning about Earth which is surrounded Being inquirer and knowledgeable by

by space and is part of our universe. One of the legacies of our experiencing the different time between 2

universe is the earth and the things on it which can be used for us to
survive. They explored many things and did research to know more countries
about the solar system, planets, rotation and revolution. They
experienced the time difference between Mexico and Indonesia with A Love Jar: action to share

Mr. Jim Dixon and his wife, who are Ms. Shannon’s parents. This is the gratitude and kindness as our

second chance we had to meet them and they always love to join us.
As usual, the students became very happy and active to ask questions. legacy for others

Another story of love and legacy from our class is related to something
that we call “Toples Kasih Sayang” or A Love Jar. The students will
share their stories of gratitude and kindness every day to put in the
jar. Then, the other students will read and have a discussion at a
certain time. That's legacy: most of us do the best we can and that's all
anyone can ask. The action is about helping you do the very best you
can for the surroundings. Heroes nowadays are not those who fight
with guns anymore, but us who struggle to give the best in our lives
and make an impact on others. Thank you to Grade 2 parents and
teachers because you are the students’ heroes in their learning
journey. (DU)

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CLASS AT A GLANCE

Grade 3 Memorable November

What a memorable November we have had this year. We celebrated Flag raising ceremony to commemorate National

two important events for our heroes which were National Heroes Heroes Day
Day on November 10 and another one was Teachers’ day on
November 25. Both events are aimed to raise awareness of the
importance of the role played by the heroes. From National Heroes
day, we learned how resilient, principled and courageous our
Indonesian Patriots are to defend our independence and to be free
from colonial rules.

To commemorate this day, we had a flag raising ceremony in the morning and continued to discuss the history
of national heroes day. We learned that through this battle, Indonesia had lost some people who sacrificed
their lives for the country. Now, it is our turn as a young generation to keep their legacy alive, which can be
started by being a better version of ourselves than yesterday.

“Happy Teachers’ Day!” was a very loud call that we heard in the morning from the students. On this day, we
could express our gratitude to our teachers and have fun together by joining the flashmob and taking pictures
in booths provided by the parents. Students might think that they always learn from the teachers, however,
the students are also the teachers, from whom we learn persistence, patience and pure heart.

Flashmob and taking picture in booth

To end this November and also Theme 3 under Preparation for Science Fair
How The World Works, we are going to also
have a mini science fair with the theme “How
the energy is used to fulfill human’s needs.”
The students have been working with the
group in conducting the experiment that they
have chosen. We follow the scientific method
starting from making questions, hypotheses,
doing the procedure, recording the data and
lastly the conclusion. More than that, we also
do some modifications to our experiment and
do the test to find out whether it is affecting
the result or not. We can’t wait to have our
science fair! (ND)

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CLASS AT A GLANCE

Grade 4 A November to Remember

Celebrating Teachers’ Day Every year the month of November is always packed with many special
things, including this November in which we just celebrated Teachers’s
Day. It was such a memorable day for all of the Sekolah Bogor Raya
community: teachers, students, parents, and all the staff. The students
created cards for the teachers and the parents organized treats for the
teachers. We laughed, had a great time and shared memories on that
day.

One of the things that our students explored this November is conducting experiments related to plate tectonic
movements. The students did the experiments by using biscuits and chocolate paste, to investigate more about
convergence, divergence, and transform in the surface of the Earth.

November also marks almost the end of Theme 3: How The World Works. The students participated in lots of
hands-on activities such as conducting experiments, building 3D models of natural disasters, and of course
preparing ourselves for the big event, The Grade 4 Science Fair. The theme for our Science Fair is natural
disasters, the Grade 4 students have enthusiastically built 3D models of volcanic eruptions, landslides, tsunamis,
and earthquakes. We love to be scientists!! (YK)

Experiments of Plate Tectonic Movements Science Fair Preparation

Grade 5 Coping with the Changes in Adolescence

Grade 5 students are in the stage of puberty that may allow the kids to experience many changes in their life.
Changes in the terms of physical, mental and emotional states. It is important that the kids are prepared to cope
with the changes. Under the Unit of Inquiry of Who We Are, Grade 5 students were very fortunate to have some
exposure from dr. Yhossie and Pak Bayu about physical and mental changes during puberty. Besides, there was
also a sharing of knowledge, tips and strategies to face the changes in mental and emotional skills from Ibu
Amanda, a psychologist.

During puberty, a child's emotions may become stronger and more intense. Their mood might change more
frequently, quickly and randomly. Kids may have strong emotions that they've never experienced before. It's
common for them to feel confused, scared or angry and not know why.
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Moreover, the relationship that they build among parents, other adults and peers determines how they grow
and deal with the changes. There are some things related to self and social awareness discussed in the sharing
such as how to experience mood swings, how to feel differently among peers, how to deal with the feeling of
becoming more sensitive to the world around them, how to deal with the feeling of being overly sensitive, as well
as to deal with the peer pressure.

So, there are ways and strategies to cope
We share our ideas on how to behave


with the social and emotional changes! and have more social awareness

Teachers: infectious energy, spirit and motivation

November is a special month for our students since it is a time to celebrate National Teacher’s day. Some
research shows that students who are inspired by their teachers tend to accomplish amazing things and that
motivation almost always stays with them. Inspiration can also take many forms, from helping a student through
the academic year and their short-term goals, to guiding them toward their future career. Furthermore, inspiring
teachers are teachers who help them grow, learn to think critically, and develop enduring bonds with them, even
after they've left school.

Here are some insights that Grade 5 students shared about their favorite and
inspiring teachers. Mayo said that his inspiring teacher is Pak Chandra. In his opinion,
Pak Chandra is such an energetic and fun teacher who inspires him to be more
motivated and spirited to accomplish all the school work. Pak Chandra is a model of
enthusiasm and boosted energy for Mayo.

Indeed the relationship between teachers and students will be correlated to each My favorite teacher is

other. As the saying goes “Energy is infectious”, a teacher's energy is infectious to the the one who energizes



students. Key and Gabriel have a different opinion about their favorite teacher. Key's and motivates me!

favorite teacher is Ibu Liana. He still remembers Ibu Liana since she gives him an easy
way to learn multiples of nine with fingers.
Meanwhile, Gabriel's favorite teacher is Pak Octa.
He remembers Pak Octa who always gave him an
easy way and techniques to learn lessons. From
these stories, we can conclude that teachers will

still remain in the kid's hearts because of the My teacher idol is the
My memorable teacher

values, guidance and assistance they give. Happy one who helps me to
is the one who makes

teacher's day, teachers! Be proud of yourself to be solve my problems and

beloved by students' ones as well as being an deal with the obstacles lessons easier to

inspiring hero for them! (ABK) understand

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Grade 6 Thanking Our Sweet November!

Hello, Sweet November! It is a month of celebrating a moment to understand what it means to become a hero.
There are National Heroes Day and National Teachers’ Day. As usual, we commemorated National Heroes Day
by looking back on how the Indonesian heroes have fought for freedom in the past time. Celebrating its history is
about looking back and forward on what they have done for the country and what we can do next to continue
the spirit of loving our own country.

Sending our best smiles! Happy National Teachers’ Day!

What about the National Teachers’ Day? What is the significance and the importance of celebrating it? For us, it
is one occasion to celebrate the relationship between teachers and students. National Teachers’ Day is not only
for teachers who need to be acknowledged for the valuable contributions they have given to the students but
also for us to be thankful for having a second mother, father, or even family. We celebrated them with their
essence. Both National Heroes Day and National Teachers’ Day, it’s all about love and legacy. It is about being an
inspiration, giving the best contribution to transform the country and education for the better.

Thankfully, we got this one day to show our gratitude for our beloved teachers. It was a fun day where we took a
picture together, shared goodies and said, “Happy Teachers’ Day” for everyone at school. This year’s celebration
is even merrier because of the Parents Support Group's involvement. We are thanking the teachers, parents,
school staff and even ourselves as one big family.

Thank you, Ibu Rif’at! Team “Membaca Pantun” in action on PIS

Next, our class story! For the first time, some of us gave Learning together with KEMENKEU MENGAJAR
a little performance of “Berbagi Pantun” in front of our
parents during the PIS. No less exciting, we’re getting
closer to our PYP Exhibition. Such preparations have
been done every week along with accomplishing the
theme 3 learning journey. We are busier than ever! We
were also grateful for having Ibu Rif’at who came to
enhance our knowledge about natural phenomena. Last
but not least, learning together for a day with
Kemenkeu Mengajar has also inspired us about the
importance of money. November had so many
experiences! Can’t wait for the upcoming weeks before
the end of year holiday. We are so ready! (WA)

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WE ARE IB LEARNERS!

Grade 1

““We keep moving forward, opening new doors,
and doing new things, because we’re curious
and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”
— Walt Disney

Grade 2

Believing in yourself and what you do Play gives children a chance to practice what Another piece of research

is so important. It took me a long time they are learning like listening, teamwork, shows that teacher’s

to find that confidence. If you're an strategy, being fair and supportive. expectations depend on how

artist and you're taking risks, then students are treated and

you're doing something right if some motivated.
people don't get it. ~ Kate Voegele The art of teaching is the art of

assisting discovery. ~ Mark Van

Grade 3 Doren

“Science is the process that takes us from confusion to
Maximizing the use of manipulatives to give students

understanding” Brian Greene concrete tools in gaining the understanding of math

concepts

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Grade 4

We communicate our ideas and we explore new experiences in our learning process.

Grade 5

We care for our teacher, happy teacher’s day

our beloved teachers!

We are being principled in finishing the
Playing the traditional

assignments. instrument “kecapi” is not an

easy thing at the very beginning,

Grade 6 yet we are resilient to try and try

again!

Good listeners are no less important than good communicators!

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Annual Language Competition: The Courage To Change

The Annual Language Competition (ALC) is a The Hybrid Debate
bilingual, inter-school competition which invites
students as participants from around Indonesia to Debate is always the most interesting competition
exhibit their talents and communication skills on many occasions. Unfortunately, in 2020 during
through multiple competitions. This year, with the the pandemic situation, we decided not to have a
main theme “Courage to Change”, we had several debate competition. This year, we decided to bring
competitions as follows: the debate competition back to the table.

1.Debate for SMA We are pleased to have held a hybrid-mode debate
2.Speech for SMP and SMA competition this year, meaning that the preliminary
3.Storytelling for SMP rounds were held online, while the semifinal and
4.Menulis Cerpen for SMA final were held on SBR Campus on 12th November
5.Mendongeng for SMP 2022. This way, we were able to give chances to
6.Pidato for SMP many schools to join the competition without the
need to be present in SBR Campus during the
These competitions aim to stimulate students preliminary rounds.
across Indonesia to show off as well as to practice
their language skills in both English and Bahasa Pidato for SMP
Indonesia. Some of the aforementioned
competitions were held online with recording and We believe that giving a speech in English is one of
text submission. the most important skills to have as students need
to be able to express their thoughts. However,
What’s New in ALC 2022? speech in Bahasa Indonesia or Pidato is also one of
Every year we always try to bring a fresh and new the things they need to master. That is the reason
idea to be added or modified in the competitions. why this year, we brought up a new competition,
which was Pidato for Junior High Students.
Offline Speech
This year, despite the situation that is not 100% With more than 120 participants and most
back to normal yet, we managed to hold an offline importantly the comeback of Debate and Offline
competition, which was the Speech for SMP and Speech Competitions, the Annual Language
SMA. In fact, we had Fatimah Badjened from Grade Competition 2022 was successfully held. We would
11 who came in 3rd place in Speech for Senior High like to give our gratitude to SBR students in both
School level Junior and Senior High School for joining the
competition as well as our sponsors, Honda Imora
Sentul and Panin Bank. Congratulations to all
winners and see you in ALC 2023! (A)

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GLOBAL TWINNING PROJECT:
COLLABORATION BETWEEN SEKOLAH BOGOR RAYA
AND GEMS LEGACY SCHOOL, DUBAI

The Global Twinning Project is a collaborative program
between Gems Legacy School (GLS), Dubai and Sekolah Bogor
Raya (SBR), Indonesia. Grade 7 students from both schools, 15
students from GLS and 15 students from SBR, are ‘the
twinning collaborator’ of this program. Basically, this program
focuses on discussion about Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs). The three topics discussed by the SBR team are Clean
Water and Sanitation, Responsible Consumption and
Production, and Life Below Water.

On Wednesday, October 26th, 2022, was the first
meeting for collaborators to get to know each other. The
meeting continued on the following Wednesday by
sharing ideas with each other in the form of presentations
about the Mega city concept and its relation to the SDGs
topics they had chosen. In team A we have Orlin, Aziza,
Kanika, Yasmine, and Kaila with Clean Water and
Sanitation. Team B has Kaissar, Letisha, Afifah, Cheryl, and
Alief with Responsible Consumption and Production
theme. Team C with Faith, Matthew, Gwyneth, Katya, and
Evelyn under Life Below Water theme.

It didn't stop there, on November 16th, 2022, a
workshop on Design Thinking Skills was held which
helped every collaborator from GLS and SBR to
brainstorm and share their roles and contributions for a
better environment and life. The essentials of this
program not only discusses the environment and the
role of humans, but also adds insight into culture
between nations and establishes friendship between the
two nations. (SAN)

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National Day Celebration:
Sumpah Pemuda and Pahlawan Day

Back to ninety four years ago, when many Indonesian youths from various parts
of Indonesia declared “Sumpah Pemuda” as their promise to unite as
Indonesians and use the Indonesian language as a union language. This
declaration was the starting point for how the Indonesian youth struggled to
fight the colonization era. Then, seventeen years later, in August 1945, our
Indonesian heroes could finally declare independence day. But, since October-
November 1945, our heroes still fought to maintain the independence from
Dutch and Great Britain.

On commemorating national day of Sumpah Pemuda and Heroes’ Day, Sekolah
Bogor Raya had some events to commemorate this national day, such as declaring
Sumpah Pemuda together on October 28th, 2022; National Seminar with Colonel
Alkaf W Pramono, SE, MM from Indonesian air force on November 4th, 2022; Flag
Ceremony on November 10th, 2022; and National Day competition & performance
on November 9th-10th, 2022. In this competition and performance, we had
Heroes' Cosplay, Kuis Cerdas Cermat about Sumpah Pemuda & National Heroes,
and we had so many student performances from Grades 7 until 12.

They showed us their creativity like singing national or traditional songs, doing skits
about some historical moment in our country, dancing a traditional dance, etc. For
your information, November 10th was designated as Hero's Day in 1959 by the
first president of Indonesia, Ir. Soekarno. The date is a form of respect for the
historic event to defend Indonesia's independence, the Battle of Surabaya on
November 10th, 1945 and also to commemorate the services of the heroes.

In this commemoration, we can make the students realize
what the heroes have done and can inspire and motivate all
of us to continue their struggle. If in the past we fought by
taking up arms, now we are fighting against various problems
of the nation, such as social economics, country
developments, natural disasters, health, radical ideologies,
etc. The Hero's Day should also be to instill heroic values
into the young generation to fill independence. With this
heroic spirit, it is hoped that they will participate in
developing Indonesia, according to their respective
potentials and professions. This is in accordance with the
theme of Sumpah Pemuda day 2022 “Bersatu Bangun
Bangsa” and Heroes' Day 2022 "Pahlawanku Teladanku”. 9B)

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MATH COMPETITIONS:
THINGS WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS SEMESTER

Mathematics is the foundation of the field of science and technology, which is undergoing rapid
development. As a field of study, mathematics is driven to improve one’s ability to think critically, logically,
and systematically.

This semester we joined four mathematics competitions, which were Southeast Asian Mathematical
Olympiad (SEAMO) 2022, American Mathematics Olympiad (AMO) 2022, Actuarial Science Day 2022, and
Infinitics Math Modelling Competition.

Southeast Asian Mathematical Olympiad (SEAMO) 2022

SEAMO is a math competition for Grades 1-12. This competition consists of several papers from A to F. The
math olympiad has been done in many countries, such as Indonesia, India, and Singapore. The difficulty of
this iconic contest is remarkably high because to solve the problems, it requires a high level of ingenuity,
creativity, and mathematical prowess. Moreover, this contest was created and designed by Mr. Terry Chew, a
famous math olympiad coach. He created the competition to stretch the minds of even the brightest math
students, and for children who like math to meet others like them.

On October 1st 2022, some students from secondary level
joined this competition online. The result was announced on
6th November and congratulations to some students who got
the medal

1.Eliora - Gold medal (Grade 8 Category)
2.Rachelle - Bronze Medal (Grade 8 Category)
3.Matthew Surya - Bronze Medal (Grade 7 Category)

American Mathematics Olympiad (AMO) 2022

American Math Olympiad (AMO) is an international math
competition for elementary, middle and high school
students jointly organized by SIMCC and Southern Illinois
University (SIU). It promotes the importance and a deeper
understanding of math. AMO is open to all Grade 2 to 12
students and its framework is based on The US Common
Core Standards.

A group of the best educators from Southern Illinois University with comprehensive knowledge and
experience in the Common Core Math curriculum design unique papers to challenge the student and at the
same time promote their interest in math. Some of the distinguished benefits (or The key benefits) of AMO
are university scholarships, Global Scholars Program, International Junior Honor Society (IJHS) membership,
tuition grants and internships.

The competition was conducted online at our school on 28th October 2022 . Some students from secondary
level joined this competition. The result will be announced in December. Wish them good luck !!

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THINGS WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS SEMESTER

Actuarial Science Day 2022

Actuarial Science Day is an annual event held by Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, for high school students around
Indonesia. Unlike other math competitions, this competition was done in groups of three, and each group
needed to solve math problems given by the committee. This year's Actuarial Science Day was held offline by
Universitas Prasetiya Mulya's Business Mathematics students on 11th-12th November 2022.

The team showed good team work and perseverance in this competition. Overall, the competition was
memorable as it was a unique one and it was an opportunity not everyone could experience. With the skills
and knowledge they have acquired, I believe that students of Sekolah Bogor Raya would be able to get an
achievement in this competition next year.

Infinitics Math Modelling Competition

INFINITICS, Interminably Finding True Knowledge in Mathematics, is an annual mathematics competition
conducted by Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) for senior high school students. There are several branches of
the competition: mathematics intelligence race, mathematics olympiad, as well as mathematical modeling.

Mathematical modeling is a process that emphasizes the application of mathematics in solving real-life
problems. This year’s challenge was to predict whether a person has diabetes with a given set of data.
Our students have put their best efforts into it by doing a lot of research and brainstorming mathematically to
tackle the challenge. On the day of the competition, as a result , one of the team got an honorable mention.
We were very grateful for this recognition. (KB)

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FORUM OSIS SMP 2022: BUILD A COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATION

Written by: Kiara Kumala & Aqila I Sawitri

The first few months of the academic year signaled new events and activities held by the school’s Student
Council. As an annual event, the Junior High School Student Council hosted the 2nd SMP Forum OSIS event
on the 18th of October 2022. Forum OSIS is an event where multiple Student Councils meet together to
discuss Student Council related topics. In this event, we aim to acquire skills, such as communication and
teamwork, and also to create a relationship between Student Councils.

The Student Council has finally had the chance to hold Forum OSIS offline this year. In this opportunity,
schools from not only Bogor, but as far as Jakarta, attended this event. Student Council delegates from
Nizamia Andalusia, SMPN 3 Bogor, SMPN 10 Bogor, BPK Penabur Sentul, SMP Pangerasan, Madania, Al-
Izhar Pondok Labu, Sekolah Pesat, SMP Al-Mustarih as well as Taruna Bangsa, came and participated in this
event.

Each Student Council came prepared with a presentation. From this sharing session, we learned the
organizational structure of each Student Council as well as their past and current events, the responsibilities
of each department, and their vision and mission.

In relevance to our theme regarding building a collaborative organization, we invited Kak Fasya Fahlefi as a
guest speaker. Kak Fasya Fahlefi is the CEO of Data Dua Delapan, an organization that intends to innovate
technology in the medical field, and he was also the valedictorian of the class of 2014 from SBR. He was
invited to this event in hopes to enlighten us regarding effective teamwork in an organization.

Last but not least, the most memorable
part of the day was the performance
session. Each school showcased a
performance ranging from singing,
storytelling, and poem recitation. It was
such a thrill to witness such fascinating
and wholesome displays of talent! In this
session, it was clear that the “ice was
broken” among delegates.

Forum OSIS SMP 2022 has been a great and knowledgeable event for us all. This event couldn’t have been
executed without the help of all the committee members who have worked tirelessly in preparation for this
event. We also couldn’t have been successful without the help from our sponsors: Ayam Geprek Istimewa,
AJS Bakery, Kommpi Tugoh, and Hutan Hujan.

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Running Club: More Than Just Running!

Radya E Sampurno, SBR Running Club President

The SBR Running Club is an SLC (Student Leadership Club) that is led by
students. In this club, we mainly focus on running activities that are good
for our health and most importantly, fun! This club was established by
former SBR students that have now graduated, but it’s still going on until
now. In the running club, we run together and we measure our distance,
speed, and time. By joining, members can increase their physical activity and
fitness, which is very important, especially for students that might lack
physical activities because of their study priorities.

During Semester 1 of this academic year, the club faced a huge challenge:
weather. Bogor is known as the “city of rain”. Every afternoon, it was always
raining and this prevented us from running. This made us lack running
activities, and we had a hard time figuring out how we could solve the
problem. After a long discussion, we finally decided that we will move the
schedule from the afternoon to the morning. We decided this based on the
trends, which shows that Bogor doesn’t usually rain in the morning, but
rather in the afternoons.

The SBR Running Club will hold an event on 10th of December. The SBR
Fun Run. The goal of this event is to have tons of fun and to refresh your
mind after exams. The SBR Running Club is really optimistic about its future,
because of a high demand for physical activity in SBR. We will be opening a
re-registration in semester 2, join us! For further info, check out our booth
later during the SLC exhibition.

Business Plan Competition: SBR Team Secured Second Place

On Saturday, October 29th. Shane M Santoso, Mario N Chandra and Kayra
Z Alima from Grade 11, participated in the final business plan presentation
competition. They were selected into the top 6 from the previous screening
proposal business, which has more than 20 participants, on October 24th,
2022.

This competition is always held every year by SMAK 1 BPK Penabur Tanjung
Duren, West Jakarta. Many other competitions were also held on that day. With
the enthusiasm of the SBR students whose names have been mentioned earlier,
they managed to win the runner up position after their presentation in front of the
jury directly. Many questions were asked by the jury, which are included in the
assessment. But there was also praise from the jury, because Shane, Nicho, and
Kayra managed to present their products and business plans well. (JD)

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FORUM OSIS SMA 2022: Represent Students’ Voices

-Auriel Aletha and Maikaghia Torino-

The Student Council plays a prominent role in
representing a school’s student body. It is responsible for
representing students’ voices as well as a linking medium
between students and the school as a whole. Hence,
Sekolah Bogor Raya’s Student Council hosts an annual
Forum OSIS event, which tethers Student Council
members from various schools to gather and exchange
ideas and thoughts about the Student Council.

With the pandemic slowly making its transition towards an endemic state, the SBR Student Council has finally
been granted the opportunity to host Forum OSIS 2022 in person at SBR after a two-year-long wait of having
it online! Our theme, “Building a Dynamic Collaboration in Organizational Culture”, is birthed from our
realization of how effective communication and collaboration between members serve as a salient backbone
for organizations like the Student Council to function. The event commenced on 29th October 2022, joined
by Student Council members from SMAN 1 Bogor, SMAN 5 Bogor, SMA Madania, SDH Bogor, and SMA
Kosgoro Bogor, accompanied by our F&B sponsors, Nutriboost and Ayam Goreng Berkat.

Every school came prepared with an introductory presentation about their Student Councils, an event
proposal presentation, and a special closing performance. One of the most notable activities was the event
proposal presentation, where each Student Council presented their signature event. In this activity, we
learned how each school constructs, prepares and conducts an event. This allows them to identify the
strengths and weaknesses of each event, and the weaknesses can be evaluated so the next iteration of the
event can run smoother than the former.

The event was also highlighted through the presence of our guest speaker, Agnes Felicia, who was once the
head of Bye-Bye Plastic Bags Bogor! She gave an enlightening talk about the basic culture of being in an
organization. She explained the pros and cons of working collaboratively, and gave solutions to overcome
challenges that may occur in organizations. She also explained all of the skills that are needed for people to
collaborate together in an organization.

In conclusion, she advised us all the basic rules of being in an organization. To use these rules, we gave some
case studies of problems in an organization and asked different groups how they would resolve them. So,
thank you so much to Agnes Felicia for taking the time to advise us on how to be a good member in an
organization.

The participants, all in all, were able to form an amiable bond between themselves through following each
others’ socials and the enjoyable ice-breaking games, as well as learning new skills and values that can be
implemented in their work ethic for the Student Council!

To wrap up the event, every school prepared a special performance that included dancing, singing, and even a
unique science experiment. These performances created a special bond between all participants. Everyone
showed a bunch of enthusiasm, support, and love toward each other’s performances.

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SBR Dance Crew Secured First Place in START-X
Modern Dance Competition

(Sentul, 05/11/2022) Great news keeps coming for secondary
students' achievements this month. This time, SBR students have won
first place in START- X (Saturday Art and Tournament) - Modern
Dance Competition, SMP Category at Sekolah Taruna Bangsa, Sentul.
The students grouped themselves as SBR Dance Crew with members :
Amira (Grade 7), Dhita (Grade 7), Excella (Grade 7), Aziza (Grade 7),
Nirwa (Grade 9), and Edelline (Grade 9).

The SBR Dance Crew gained the highest points from the other six
teams after performing their dance in front of the judges. The SBR
Dance Crew gained attention successfully not only from the judges, but
also from the audience, they mashed up some popular songs, such as
BTS-Dynamite, NCT Dream - Hello Future, and ended with bubbly
closure with Weekly- After School. The SBR Dance Crew for sure,
worked very hard with their own effort and it paid off remarkably.

The SBR Dance Crew preparation was not an easy SLC Dance Club

task to begin. They needed to create their own (from left) : Nikita,

choreography and perform as a team. Considering a Edelline, Nirwa,

short amount of practice time from the SLC Dance Excella, Ibu Dwi,

Club, this achievement means a lot. Thankfully, the Dhita, Aziza, Amira.
SLC Dance Club has talented members like Nirwa
(Grade 9) and Nikita (Grade 11) who have more
experience in dancing. They led the SBR Dance
Crew and made this achievement memorable.

“To be honest, I am still very shocked” - Aziza (member of SBR Dance Crew and SLC - Dance Club) said on
November 5, 2022.

“The result is unexpected,” Edelline (member of SBR Dance Crew and SLC - Dance Club) said on the same
day.

They were focusing on how they could perform with good coordination and synchronization as a group. They
were nervous as well at D-Day since two of their members needed to perform the traditional dance in “Batur
Megamel” at school on the same day as the competition day. Luckily, the school, parents, and teachers
worked together to make this possible. After this tough challenge, the outcome turned out to be a great
result since the SBR Dance Crew secured first place. It’s just like the quotes says:

“Work hard and you will never ever regret that you chose not quit”

Whatever our target is, as long as we have the effort and put the hard work in. It will pay off. Keep
supporting and look forward to the SBR Dance Crew SBRians! (DFR)

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Magazine Club: Club Activities

(The Magazine Club is a student-led club (SLC) where students can gather together and learn how to write
entertaining content for a magazine, how to properly interview people, how to create a digital media
platform, as in an online magazine, and many more. So far throughout Semester 1, members of the Magazine
Club have created a ‘Letter Box’ for each floor of building 3, where students in the school can write
suggestions on what the Magazine Club could write in a future magazine. Fortunately, students have written
many suggestions for what the club could write about, one of the suggestions being a bathroom review of
the school from a beloved grade 11 student, Liebste Limbong.

When it comes to future plans for the club, they All in all, the Magazine Club has a lot of things
plan to create an online magazine where students stored for the upcoming year, be sure to stay tuned
can access and see articles written by the members. for the club’s future events. (A)
Not only that, printed magazines by the Magazine
Club is another plan that the club hopes to achieve
before the end of the school year. However, for
now, members of the club are currently preparing
for the SLC exhibition, raising awareness about the
club on the wall magazine of the 4th floor, and
starting to write articles based on the suggestions
sent before by students through the Letter Boxes
placed throughout the school.

Sanghadana Kathina: Buddhist Religion Celebration

Sekolah Bogor Raya celebrated Sanghadana Kathina for Buddhist students of Bogor Raya Junior and Senior
High School which was held on November 11th, 2022. This activity is a series of religious celebrations of all
religions in order to establish tolerance between the students in SBR.

Kathina Day is celebrated after the members of the Sangha have completed the Vassa Period, which is a time
for the Sanghas, especially from the Theravada tradition, to settle in a place where they cannot harm or/kill
any living beings during the rainy season. The rainy season period referred to is generally the rainy season in
India, which lasts for 3 months [June - October].

The Vassa period usually starts from the day after Asadha day for a duration of three months. During this
time, members of the Sangha, including Bhikkhu and Bhikkuni, are required to settle somewhere to cultivate
and train themselves. For Buddhists, it is a day to express gratitude to the Sangha after carrying out the
Vassa period of 3 months.The purpose of this event is so that students can practice directly as a sense of
devotion / support for the Sangha. Funds are not only in the form of money, but can also be in the form of
robes, medicine, food and others. They can also practice their Belief in the Triratna [Buddha, Dhamma, and
Sangha]. By funding, Buddhists can train themselves to engage and attach to an impermanent thing, namely
worldly things.
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Recently, on November 11th 2022 at Sekolah Bogor Raya, a Kathina event was held where members of the
Sangha were invited to come to school. In this event, all students of the Bogor Raya School who are
Buddhists, can and are allowed to take part in this event. The event began with the welcoming of the Sangha
Members. Then followed by reading the Buddhist Paritta. After reciting the Buddhist Paritta, the disciples
meditated, which was led by members of the Sangha. After finishing doing meditation, members of the
Sangha gave lectures which are very useful for today's children. The topic of his talk was “grateful for what
we have”. When finished giving lectures, the students gave the funds they brought to the members of the
Sangha. There are many variations of the funds provided by Bogor Raya School students, some giving
Angpao filled with money, some giving robes, and many more. After the Sanghadana, the monks sprinkle holy
water on Buddhist students. After the Kathina Day program was over, the students paid their respects to the
members of the sangha as they left the DSA auditorium. In this article, Marvelo, Kayla, Eliora and Cindy also
told of their experiences participating in this celebration.
-Marvelo, Kayla, Eliora and Cindy-

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION DAY 2022

SEIZE YOUR DREAM

Every human being has a dream in his life to achieve and often we say "follow your dream" or "achieve your
dream", but the reality is that in achieving the dream, we need to create strategy and action. Deciding to
achieve a dream means doing everything necessary to make it happen.

Sekolah Bogor Raya accommodates students in achieving their dreams in their future career through the
University Information Day, which was held on Thursday, November 17th, 2022. There were 27
representatives from universities in Indonesia and internationally, with also four country representatives
from USA, UK, Canada, and Ireland. Local universities included the University of Indonesia (UI), Gadjah Mada
University (UGM), Business School – Institute Pertanian Bogor (IPB), Pelita Harapan University, IPMI
International Business School, Bina Nusantara University, and so on. Universities from abroad included the
Australian National University, The University of Sydney, Monash University, California State University, Le
Cordon Bleu, Taylor's University, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, James Cook University Singapore, and
so on.

At the University Information Day 2022, which was visited by students and parents of Sekolah Bogor Raya,
and also students and teachers from other schools in Bogor: Dwiwarna Boarding School, Insan Cendekia
Boarding School, SMX School of Makers, SMA Negeri 1 Bogor, SMAIT At Taufiq, SMA Negeri 10 Bogor, SMA
Regina Pacis, SMA Darul Hikam, SMA YPHB Bogor and Pesantren Fiwa Bogor. Each visitor could consult
directly with each university representative and even apply to the university.

Besides the exhibitions, workshops were also held for students in Grades 11 and 12 of Sekolah Bogor Raya,
which were useful for insight related to future careers. The topics discussed in the workshops were Personal
Statement, UCAS Guideline, PTN Selection Process (UGM & UI), Career in Industry 5.0 and IELTS Writing
Task 1 Explained. Each 11th &12th grader chose two topics to follow.

The University Information Day 2022, which was scheduled from 09.00 – 14.00, ended at 15.00 due to the
enthusiasm of visitors whom seeked information directly from each university. (FS)

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As we approach the end of term 2 of this academic year, it is time to reflect on what we have
achieved thus far, the challenges we have faced, and the course corrections we need to make in
the coming term.

The DP2 cohort gets ready to go into their final phases for IA feedback, internally assessed
component submissions, and extended essays. At the same time, students of the DP1 cohort take
their first tentative steps towards starting these journeys as they decide on their IA and EE topics.
The coming term will see them take on more tasks designed to build the required skills of critical
thinking and academic writing to be able to produce good quality academic work.

Grade 12 students have also started their first Mock assessment. The mocks are a good way for
students to become familiar with the expectations and rigor of the actual assessments. This also
gives them a chance to work on areas which need improvement so that they can approach their
final IB assessments with confidence. The TOK essay drafts are also being submitted for final
feedback from their teachers. Apart from this, most students have started with revision work in all
their classes and have begun practice work for the externally assessed components of their
courses.

The teachers have had a busy, but productive, month as well. All DP teachers took part in the IB
Dunia Teachers’ conference this year on the 12th of November. This year we had four of our
teachers as workshop leaders in the conference. Mr. Arip Pirmansyah, Mr. Afdal Bahri, Mr. Chris
England, and Mr. Aditya Rao led workshop sessions on various aspects of IB education. Their
sessions were well-received with lots of positive feedback from the session participants. As a
faculty we strive to continually innovate our teaching methods and it is gratifying to be able to
share our methods with the larger educator community of the nation.(AR)

In the IBDP:

Students choose courses from the following subject groups: studies in language and
literature; language acquisition; individuals and societies; sciences; mathematics; and the
arts.
Students may opt to study an additional sciences, individuals and societies, or languages
course, instead of a course in the arts.
Students will take some subjects at higher level (HL) and some at standard level (SL). HL
and SL courses differ in scope but are measured according to the same grade descriptors,
with students expected to demonstrate a greater body of knowledge, understanding and
skills at higher level.
Each student takes at least three (but not more than four) subjects at higher level, and the
remaining at standard level.
Standard level subjects take up 150 teaching hours. Higher level comprises 240 teaching
hours.

https://ibo.org/programmes/diploma-programme/curriculum/

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STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT

PG-K Last November, several PGK students took part in a competition at the Language Month

Festival. In this competition, Sekolah Bogor Raya students won in 3 competition

categories.

Haniyya from the Prep level
4th place in the Folk Song Singing Contest,
Akhtara from K1 level
6th place in the Character Photo Contest.
Rayes from level K2
5th place in the Fashion Show Contest category using traditional clothes.
Belva from level K2
6th place in the Fashion Show Contest category using traditional clothes.

Primary School Kirani (Grade 6) Caylen (Grade 4)

Bronze medal for Category 10-11
Sapphire Medal for Math Competition in

Female, Biathlon Swimming 100m and
JISMO Autumn Online Competition 2022
Running 500m in the Biathlon

Competition 20 Nov 2022 Kirana (Grade 5)
Gold and Bronze Medals in KRAPDA

DKI Emerald Medals for Science

Bronze medal for 200 m freestyle in
Competition in JISMO Autumn Online

West Java fast competition 2022 Competition 2022
Good Effort for Math Competition in

Kirani (Grade 6) JISMO Autumn Online Competition

Arie (Grade 5) 2022
Angel (Grade 5)
Zia (Grade 5)
Silver medal for Team of 4 Categories in the

Biathlon Swimming 100m and Running 1K Sapphire Medal for Science Competition

in JISMO Autumn Online Competition

Claire (Grade 3) 2022
Sapphire Medal for Math Competition in

Emerald Medal for Science Competition
JISMO Autumn Online Competition

in JISMO Autumn Online Competition
2022
2022
Sapphire Medal for Math Competition in
Prabu (Grade 6)
JISMO Autumn Online Competition

2022 Sapphire Medal for Science Competition in

JISMO Autumn Online Competition 2022
Clarice (Grade 3)
Aldrich (Grade 4)
Sapphire Medal for Math Competition in

JISMO Autumn Online Competition 2022 Good Effort for Science Competition in

JISMO Autumn Online Competition 2022
Dayu (Grade 4)

Sapphire Medal for Science Competition in

JISMO Autumn Online Competition 2022

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STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT

Primary School Angel (Grade 5) Elaine (Grade 6)
Good Effort for Science Competition in
Good Effort for Science Competition in

JISMO Autumn Online Competition
JISMO Autumn Online Competition 2022
2022
Gold Medal for 100 M Backstroke, Silver
Dayu (Grade 4)
Medal for 200 M Individual Medley and
Sapphire Medal for Science Competition in

Bronze Medal for 200 M Free Relay in
JISMO Autumn Online Competition 2022
the Dash Aqua Challenge Competition

held in Aquatic Stadium GBK, Jakarta on
Gwen (Grade 5)
Sunday 11 December 2022. 3rd Commendation for Free Pop Category

in the Rhapsodie Indonesia Piano

Arie (Grade 5) Competition 2022
Bronze Medal from KRAPDA DKI
Good Effort for Science Competition in
Bryant (Grade 6)
JISMO Autumn Online Competition
Good Effort for Science Competition in

2022 JISMO Autumn Online Competition 2022

Secondary School Karina CP Andrian, Nayla P Dewanti, Kayra
Nirwasita A Prabowo
Z Alimaa 3rd Place in the SMA Speech Contest at the

Honorable Mention in the Infinitics 6 Math
Sekolah Bogor Raya Annual Language

Modeling Competition Competition (SBR ALC)

Eliora A Zhang Fathimah H Badjened
Gold Medal in the Grade 8 Category at the
1st Place in the Mendongeng Contest at the

Southeast Asian Mathematical Olympiad
Sekolah Bogor Raya Annual Language

(SEAMO) 2022 Competition (SBR ALC)

Rachelle C Edmerdson Eliora A Zhang
Bronze Medal in the Grade 8 Category
Gold Medal in Olimpiade Matematika

at the Southeast Asian Mathematical
dan IPA Nasional (OLMIPA)
Olympiad (SEAMO) 2022 Proficiency Award in the Australian

Silver Medal in the 8th Grade Category
Mathematics Competition 2022 -

at the Thailand International
Indonesia Region.
Mathematical Olympiad (TIMO) 2022
Maikaghia Torino
Matthew I Surya Verbal Commendation for her efforts in

Bronze Medal in the Grade 7 Category at
the DISEC Committee at HSMUN 2022
the Southeast Asian Mathematical
Best Delegation at HSMUN 2022!
Olympiad (SEAMO) 2022
Avara J Amanshah
Amira Halim, Aziza Hamzah, Nandhita
Outstanding Delegate of the DISEC

Prabowo, Excella Arimurti, Nirwasita
Committee at HSMUN 2022!
Prabowo, Edelline Tjiok Best Delegation at HSMUN 2022!
1st place (group as SBR Dance Crew) in

Start-X Modern Dance Competition- SMP

Category at Sekolah Taruna Bangsa, Sentul

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Secondary School Puspita Juwita
Verbal Commendation for her efforts in the UNHRC at HSMUN 2022
Best Delegation at HSMUN 2022!

Nareswari A Prabowo
Best Delegate of the UNHRC at HSMUN 2022
Best Delegation at HSMUN 2022!

Giovanna Anneliese Santoro
Verbal Commendation for her efforts in the UNSC at HSMUN 2022
Best Delegation at HSMUN 2022!

Cherly Bertine
Verbal Commendation for her performance in the UNSS Committee at

HSMUN 2022
Best Delegation at HSMUN 2022!

Dominick Chai
Verbal Commendation for his performance in the UNSS Committee at

HSMUN 2022
Best Delegation at HSMUN 2022!

Edward F Budiman
Outstanding Delegate in the HCC at HSMUN 2022
Best Delegation at HSMUN 2022!

Dona C Micski, Karina CP Andrian, Fathimah Bajened, Matthew L

Atmadja, Cleta Calysta, Valerie M Harjanto
Best Delegation at HSMUN 2022!

Alief Jan, Van Der Sluis
Bronze Medal for Biathlon 12-13 Category Male (Swimming 100 m and

Running 500 m) at the British School Jakarta Biathlon Competition

2022
Silver Medal in the team of 4 Category for Biathlon Competition

(Swimming 100 m and Running 1K) at the British School Jakarta

Biathlon Competition 2022.

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LEARNING TOGETHER WITH AN SBR ALUMNI

LESTER B. PEARSON SCHOLARSHIP - UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

By: Chiesa Gospelli

What is the Lester B. Pearson Scholarship?

Lester B. Pearson is a full-ride merit-based scholarship that covers expenses throughout your full
years of study in any course of your choice at the University of Toronto. Its recipients exemplifies
what the UofT admissions team call as “qualities of a Pearson Scholar”. Given the loose definition
left up to interpretation, how it matches your journey thus far, is the challenge for you!

I’m Chiesa, a 2022 graduate, who was nominated for the scholarship last academic year. I put a lot
of meaning to my scholarship journey, and I hope that some takeaways based on my own
experiences can be helpful to the readers in understanding the grit it takes during university
admissions season.

About Me

During middle school, I was solely an academic kid. Only as I
entered 10th grade did I realize the importance of independent
learning. I became involved in organizations within and outside
of school, joined a couple of competitions, and even published
my own paper. As time passes, I become more and more
selective by the experiences I choose to be involved in, such that
I can truly find meaning in the things that I do.

Selection Process

The selection started from an internal selection, and only one
person a year can be nominated. The internal selection includes
an interview with some members of the school board. I have
decided to treat every interview like a conversation (minding
structure and courtesy) such that I can fully express myself.
Although this stage is usually the bane of the existence of many
scholarship hunters, I find it to be the golden opportunity to
show your worth. Do not be generic, and think deeply!

It’s easy to find excuses or blame circumstances as to why you cannot achieve as
much as others. Not saying those systematic things don’t impact your outcomes,
but I believe that we must leverage what we have and forge our own path. This is
how I look like doing everything online. Me, my little laggy laptop, my little shrill
headphones, stacked blankets as a table, against the world.

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Reflections

It was an incredibly draining process. The hard work, hope, anticipation. In the end, I didn’t end up
getting the Lester B. Pearson scholarship. I got into all three of my choices, which were spread
across the three different UofT campuses: Mississauga (Social Science), St. George (Arts &
Science), and Scarborough (Co-Op Management and International Business). I am lucky to have
received their International Scholar Award valued at up to $100,000 over four years of study as
well as a merit-based University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) Entrance Award of Distinction in
the amount of $3,000. However, they were not enough for me to pursue my studies in Canada. I
was very heartbroken back then, but now, doing my undergraduate course in Singapore instead, I
look back at it fondly. I did not mourn it because it was not a failure to me. I did the very best I
could, and I didn’t let the opportunity go to waste.

I will tell you truthfully that when preparing for scholarships
and university admissions, there is not one sure-fire method
that will ensure success. You seize the opportunity, and
ensure that when you look back, you will not regret that you
didn’t do more. University application season is stressful, so
make sure you look at yourself through an empowering lens.
You are selecting the university you will attend, you will be
paying for the educational experience, and you will be the
one who shapes your university experience to your desire.
Remember you are the final decision maker on what
university deserves your presence and contribution.

Multitasking TOK Essay, EE, my

3rd draft of the UofT LBP


Scholarship essay, among others!



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PARENT SUPPORT GROUP & COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS

The Album of Parent Support Group activities

@parentclub.sekolahbogorraya

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