EMBRACE AUGUST 2021

K.1 Virtual Vol .2 / AUGUST 2021
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FOREWORD Vol.2 / AUGUST 2021

From SBR's Curriculum Coordinator

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Our students have successfully settled into their new classes and our
community is adjusting to the routines of the new academic year. It has
been a great start to the term, and our teachers and staff must be
recognised for their commitment, time and extraordinary efforts to
provide quality teaching and learning at our school.

While we have been unable to begin in-person learning due to the
ongoing PPKM restrictions, our school continues to update our policies
and safety measures to ensure a smooth transition back into in-person
learning once these restrictions have been lifted. We are proud to
announce that all of our staff have been vaccinated, and we have also
seen over 80% of our high school students get vaccinated as well!

We are looking forward to having some of our on-site programs resume
soon as well, beginning with our drive-thru library, and drive-in learning.
Please stay tuned for additional information on these programs from
the principals at each level.

We are also working to restart some of the extra-curricular activities
that needed to be suspended during the pandemic, so please be on the
lookout for additional information on those as well. We have already
begun with our long standing Mandarin program, with additional
programs to begin starting in term 2.

I would like to say thank you to the community for your involvement in
our virtual celebration of Indonesia's 76th Independence Day! Many of
you watched all of our live streaming events, and took part in the online
games and competitions that were held to commemorate the event.

We have a few more online events coming up, most notably our annual
celebration of Literacy week at the beginning of September, as well as
our Virtual Open House on September 25th. And as always, make sure
to tune in to our YouTube channel every week to catch new episodes of
"Inspiring SBR" and "Amia Boya!"

Once again, I would like to thank you all for your support of the school
as we head into the final weeks of term 1, and looking forward to even
more successes in the weeks to come!

Benedict Emil Rinne

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TIPS OF THE MONTH Vol.2 / AUGUST 2021

Henny Anggraeni, Primary School Principal

HOW TO ENCOURAGE Don’t Make Failures a Big Issue
There will be times when our children might fail at
OUR CHILDREN something, and obviously, they will be
disappointed. Comfort them and let them know that
TO BE INDEPENDENT it’s okay to fail. Teach him to learn from those
failures, get up, and try again. Your child might even
As our children grow, we sometimes forget that we repeat themselves despite your warnings. It’s okay,
have to let children become responsible in their let them learn from their mistakes. We can guide our
actions, take on tasks by themselves; or in other children and show them where they can improve
words: to be independent. As adults and their but don’t connect this with failure, rather than
parents, we have a tendency to help them with learning opportunity. This can hamper their self-
everything they do, but this will not help them esteem tremendously.
become an independent person. There are moments
of life that lack happiness and joy. There will be Teach Our Child to Solve Problems
moments when our children might fail to do what Independently
was expected of them. However, if our children Be it school-related problems or any issues they
practice independence they will be able to might have with siblings or friends, let our child
recognize their mistakes more easily, know when to know that certain problems have to be resolved by
come to you for support, and be open to guidance. themselves and we can’t help with those. Guide
There are some ways to equip our children to be them by providing a different perspective of the
independent and still enjoy their childhoods the way situation.
they deserve:
Establish a Proper Routine
Give Them Responsibilities They Can Handle Children can have trouble making decisions for
Independence begins from the self and that is where themselves if they don’t think sequentially. This can
we can help our child. Start with simple tasks! If we be easily handled by establishing a fixed routine for
are planning a picnic and need our child to help us them. Once our kid knows what needs to be done
out, give them simple tasks such as: making a list on a particular day and at a particular time, they will
of items we might need or going ahead and packing start doing it all by themselves.
their own bag for a short weekend trip ahead.
Teach Negotiation
Let Our Child Make His Own Decisions At Times Many children tend to start viewing the world as a
We might prefer to have our child do their win and lose proposition. Open up our child to the
homework before they go out to play. But they world of compromise and negotiation and he will
might prefer to play first and then complete their start understanding to make the best of the
homework. Allow our child some degree of freedom situation that is presented before him. Let them
in smaller aspects, such as choosing what to wear choose your next picnic location or what’s in the
or what snack to eat in the evening. As long as they picnic basket but not both. This will help prioritize
follow through with their responsibilities, they their own preferences, too
shouldn’t be a problem.
Don’t Forget to Encourage
Have Empathy Towards Our Child When our child does the things they promised, in
Our child is just learning to be independent, so it the right way, and all by themselves, don’t hesitate
won’t be easy for them. Avoid scolding or putting to tell them how proud they make you. Positive
them down, even if they fail to do something that is feedback is essential in shaping our child’s
quite simple. Be there to support them and help personality the right way and the validation of
them out if they ask for it, without judgment. parents goes a long way in that regard.

Adapted from: “10 Effective Tips to Make Your Child
Independent” By Mahak Arora. August 17, 2018.
https://parenting.firstcry.com/

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PLAYGROUP & KINDERGARTEN Vol.2 / AUGUST 2021
K1-PREP

K1

The first year of academics might be challenging for K1 Math - The concept of shapes
students because this is their first experience doing the Circle time activity
activities they haven't done before, especially in the first UOI Activity
week of school. The parents are very cooperative and
supportive to the teachers during the synchronous
session.

After one week of adjustment, K1 students adjusted
well in the second week. Students are getting more
engaged with the teachers, and several students are
starting to share about their toys, talk with the teachers,
sing in music sessions with the specialist and answer
teachers' questions.

In this theme, they learn about “Me and Around Me.”
It's about the body parts. They learn about the parts of
the face such as eyes, mouth, nose, and ears. They also
develop their senses by doing the handprints and
footprints on rough and soft media, taste sweet, sour,
bitter, and salty food, hear different ring bell sounds, put
pom-poms inside the bottle, and smell the good and bad
smell.

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K1-PREP

K2

Life during the COVID-19 pandemic is
difficult for parents and children.
However, education is important. Children
under five are going through a stage of
rapid brain and skills development. For
optimum development, young children
need a stimulating environment to play
and learn. K2 offers young children a wide
variety of early learning experiences,
developing their communication skills as
well as their social skills, even though we
started it virtually.

As this is the first year of school for most
of the students, the beginning of the
week goes smoothly. We would like to
thank the parents and guardians at home
for assisting and supporting the students’
learning.

Here we share some tips for parents and
guardians that might help your child get
used to the new activity. First, set a
comfortable and quiet place to learn, so
they will know that every time they have
classes, that should be the place for them
to sit and do the activities.

Second, be ready before the virtual class begins. For example: take a bath, wear school uniform,
prepare snacks and drink and also the learning resources. Third, make a whole day schedule together
with your child and commit. Hopefully, with these three points, your child will get more used to the
new activities as a student.

A Whole Day
Schedule

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K3 PREP

The students are showing their favorite toys Prep students show great success in adapting to the
new level and class. They have done a great job in
Playing games together adjusting to our Prep daily routine. All the students
settled in well during the online learning. We continue
The students are showing their drawings to review the classroom rules and procedures as we
apply them in the online class. We are starting again
In this school year 2021-2022 we still do online-based to learn how we interact with others as well as make
learning because of the PPKM. However, the condition friends or communicate with teachers directly during
did not stop us from having fun. In the first two days of the circle time and learning hours. We also encourage
the new school year, we played some of the games to students to share their thoughts and ideas through
build the bond between students and teachers. It was language in many activities.
really fun to get to know each other by playing some
games. The students seem so happy to play scavenger Under the Transdisciplinary Theme, “Who We Are,”
hunt and guessing pictures games together. Prep students will deepen their understanding of the
In the first theme of this school year, K3 students learn to body parts, senses, and the ways to take care of their
know their friends by making a friendship crown and body. They explore their body parts by drawing their
necklace. Students draw their friends' favorite things and self-portrait and reflect on their healthy habit
learn how to tell them in the class session. By doing this checklist through observation. These students also
activity, the students know that everyone has their own improve their fine motor skills by having hands-on
unique characteristics, and it makes their friendship even activities and more activities using the mouse. They
stronger. We hope the condition will get better so also get the chance to meet the doctor in the online
students can learn from school and meet their friends in learning to interview her to get more information
person soon. about taking care of their body and improving their
inquiry skills. We give more activities to facilitate the
students to explore and experience new things. We
are so excited to do these ongoing positive activities.
It will be a fun experience for all of us!

Prep A- Practical Life Prep B- Music Class

Prep C- Visual Arts

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COMMEMORATION OF INDONESIA'S 76TH
INDEPENDENCE DAY

On 17 August 2021, the Indonesian people commemorate the 76th year of Indonesian
Independence Day. This is a very important moment for all of us to remember the struggles of our
predecessors. To celebrate this significant event, PG-K students played various types of
competitions virtually together.
The committee of PG-K prepared a competition that PG-K students can carry out. The online
competitions are as follows:

K1 : 1. Coloring the flag red and white.
2. Putting colored pencils into the bottle.

K2 : 1. Decorating the Indonesian flag.
2. Move the ball using a spoon.

K3 : 1. Flip the bottle.
2. Draw and decorate the Indonesian flag with your partner (parent or guardian).

PREP : 1. Wear your own clothes, pants, and shoes.
2. Coloring using Pear Deck.

This competition was happily participated by students and parents at home. Students were excited
and enthusiastic about playing in the competition. The teachers were also very enthusiastic in
directing and motivating the students during the competition activities. Students will receive
certificates for their victories and participation in the competitions. Hopefully, the celebration of
Indonesian Independence Day in the coming year will be done at school, and that Indonesia will be
free from this coronavirus outbreak soon so that we can all return to our activities at school.

Remonando
Head of Commemoration Committee August 17th PG-K

Circle Time K1 K3

K2 PREP

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PRIMARY SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

Within this newsletter, we welcome you all as we are now in the new academic year 2021 - 2022! After
our eventful break, we entered this academic year under emergency circumstances after our
government implemented strategies to help manage the spread of Covid-19. Despite the
circumstances, we were still able to learn many new things, do great things for others, as well as for
ourselves and our families. And we survived!

In this newsletter, we will share a personal story from one of the teachers who might represent many
others who got covid-19 during the break. In the face of this though, the fighting spirit of the SBR
community members has spread and become more powerful than the virus itself! Celebrating the
76th Indonesian Independence Day is one of the powerful ways to support each other, to be brave
and optimistic that we can overcome it because we are never alone. Together we can! (DK)

Me, Myself, and Make-Up

Hearing people get Covid-19 in your everyday lives is not the same as YOU getting it
yourself! It is a "turning life upside down" situation and such a transforming
experience. When I first got the symptoms, I already had a hunch that this is
probably Covid-19. It was correct! What made me feel upset was that I also infected
my family. There was no time to rest for me. I had to handle all the household. One
of the things that I also must think about is how to lift our spirits, especially my
mom's.

My parents live with me which unfortunately was a safety issue at that time. My mom was super
scared of getting infected by me. Alas, in the end, my dad finally got infected. This was when things
got worse. I started to juggle more and more. There were many things to handle and to think of. At
that time I had loads of guilty feelings washed over me, and I just had to “wake up”. I started by loving
myself more, to release the guilt because I am the one that carried the virus to my house that was
supposed to be a safe place for everyone.

I started to boost my self-love by doing my make-up and dressing up every day as if I wanted to go
somewhere; even though on that day I had to wash the dishes, cook meals, mop the floor, clean the
bathroom, and many other household stuff. Make-up has been another power outlet for me. I tried to
use different make-up tools when I wasn’t doing anything. I tried a lot of make-up stuff that I bought
before I got sick. I started to feel calmer and began to accept the situation. I tried my best to take
care of my parents. The family relationship got more solid and I felt that. My husband helped me a lot
during the turmoil. I also felt loads of love and support from my siblings, friends, and their continuous
attention through WhatsApp messages and food deliveries.

The conclusion? This pandemic is the worst, not a thing can change that. However, we must face it
mindfully. No one said it's going to be easy but accepting the situation and trying to live with it, is
probably the best thing we can do. You will find your own ways to face the situation, ways that are
suitable for you. So, whenever you think that you are at a low, deep, sunken level of your life, accept it,
let go of it, be grateful, be mindful, and find ways to stand up, fast.
(Astrid Widiastuti, Grade 6 Teacher)

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Gooooo Atheniaaaaans!! Independence Day Celebration
Gooooo Spartaaaans!! Cheers that We Missed
Gooooo Corinthiaaaans!!

Those cheers reverberate every time we celebrate The winners are:
Indonesia’s Independence Day in Sekolah Bogor 1st Place: Corinthians
Raya. Usually, we would gather for "Tujuh Belasan" 2nd Place: Athenian
activities like tug of war, sack race, marble in the 3rd Place: Spartan
spoon, and so on. Due to the pandemic, we can’t
celebrate the event as we have before; however, we Congratulations to Corinthians!! Thank you so much
want to bring the vibe of the cheers and the spirit of to all the students and families who participated in
the Olympic Games back through these events. this event.
Congratulations to all winners of the contest as well.
Starting from August 6-17, 2021, the Primary School Please check the announcement on our official
students of Sekolah Bogor Raya were invited to Instagram account @sbrprimaryschoolevents for the
participate in the Indonesia Independence Day list. (RNA)
Event. This event was primarily made as a medium
for students to show their love and care for our
beloved country, Indonesia. We categorized the
activities into 2 main events: Independence Day
Theme Activities and Contests.

For the Independence Day Theme Activities,
students were able to choose the activities that they
wanted to participate in, such as Red and White
Theme Fun Cooking, Independence Day Theme
Learning Space Decoration, or Making videos to
Greet and Share their hope or wish for Indonesia. As
for the contest, students chose the activities such as
decorating and designing the mask, ZOOM virtual
background, singing the National Song, and Making
Reels on Instagram with the theme of “Welcome to
Indonesia” or “The Beauty of Indonesia”.

One thing that made this year's celebration different
is that we held the Baamboozle Cerdas Cermat. Here
is where we brought back the vibes and cheers of
togetherness. We held it virtually on ZOOM and we
could feel the vibes from cheering for each other,
doing the house song theme together, and most
importantly having fun together.

As the closing series of events called “Perayaan
Kemerdekaan di SBR”, we compiled all photos and
videos of activities so we could watch them together
live on YouTube. In the closing, we also announced
the winner of this year's Olympic Games through
Baamboozle Cerdas Cermat.

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STUDENTS MEET THE EXPERTS

Signs and Symbols

Grade 3 students are learning about signs and symbols under the Learning about “Rambu-rambu Lalu Lintas”
transdisciplinary theme “How We Organize Ourselves”. To provoke with Pak Djembar
students' understanding about this theme, we invited two experts who
explained more about specific signs and symbols to the students. The first Having a great moment learning about SBR
expert was Mr Benedict Emil Rinne who explained to the students about the symbol with Mr Ben
meaning behind each element in the Sekolah Bogor Raya logo. He also raised
students’ recognition about the elements in Sekolah Bogor Raya symbols.
The students were so excited to know more about the meaning behind their
school symbol.

The second expert was Bapak GM Djembar. He is a police officer who works
in Polresta Bogor Kota. He became our expert to support our first line of
inquiry about the use of signs and symbols around us, especially about the
use of traffic signs that we can see on the street. The students got the
chance to know more about the function of traffic signs, the different types
of traffic signs and the meaning of some traffic signs that we usually find on
the street. Listening to Pak Djembar’s explanation really enhanced the
students’ understanding about traffic signs and raised their awareness as
road users.(NP)

We Met The Doctor! Met Dr. Kelvin
Can we breathe without a nose?
GIn the first theme, “Who We Are”, Grade 2 students are in the middle of Having discussion with Dr. Kelvin
exploring their needs and responsibilities towards themselves and their
surroundings. They learned about their body and what humans need to
stay healthy.The second graders' curiosity does not stop at getting to
know about their bodies; They are so excited to know more about the
organs, function, and process of the respiratory and digestive systems. To
support them, grade 2 teachers invited an expert speaker to their class.

What a great chance for grade 2 students to meet and share with Dr.
Kelvin Marwali, MD. He is an internist at EMC Sentul Hospital. Dr. Kelvin
grabbed Grade 2’s attention and piqued their curiosity about the digestive
and respiratory organs! He was able to explain how these complex
systems work in the human body in a fun way. He shared pictures of how
our digestive organs work in the process of the digestive system and led
us through some action that helped us understand the respiratory system
process.

“Do we breathe when we are eating? Can we talk when we are eating?”
These questions and more were addressed in the thought-provoking
session. Grade 2 students were so excited to answer and share their ideas.
It was a wonderful moment for grade 2 students to meet and share with
the doctor. (RA)

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STUDENTS MEET THE EXPERTS

Food Sustainability, Our Responsibility!

On Thursday, August 12 2021 we had a sharing session with our special guest, Bapak Ir.Gusti Made Gama, MM, a
professional researcher and natural plant breeder. Bapak Made was here to share his knowledge and experience on
maintaining sustainable agriculture. He shared lots of information about sustainable and organic agriculture. He also
taught us about the three sustainable principles which are environmental protection, social responsibility and
economic success. Sustainable agriculture is one of the implementations of sustainable development in agriculture.

One fine day with Pak Made

In order to be able to support sustainable agriculture, we have to be aware of what is happening in our environment
and care enough to support our land and natural resources. We were glad to learn about what Pak Made has done to
support nature and maintain sustainability. Pak Made showed us about the Aquaponic method, which is an
interesting system that is able to support the sustainability of natural resources. Another good insight was how
important it is to take actions that are harmless for our environment. We have to show our love for nature by using
every resource wisely and stop exploiting it for our selfish gains. Thank you Pak Made for inspiring us to be kind and
to care more about the environment. We are not apart from nature, we are a part of nature. Saving nature saves us!

Another insightful session came from Kak Kukuh, Food Cycle Indonesia. Kak Kukuh shared a story about Food
Cycle’s programs that came up as a way to reach one of the goals in the SDG, which is Zero Hunger. A concerning fact
is that after Saudi Arabia, Indonesia is the second most country to contribute to food waste in the world. Kak Kukuh
discussed how all of us could actually participate in a great initiative for hunger-free and zero food waste. Food Bank
and Community Service Organization are examples of how the movement has helped lots of people by maintaining
the surplus food to be delivered to hungry people.

A day with Kak Kukuh, Food Cycle Indonesia

The good news is, we can also contribute through similar acts of kindness. By doing so, we give more chances to
hungry people to enjoy food and less chances for people to waste food. The simplest way that we can do this is to first
appreciate the food that we have. What’s next? We’ll see what ideas we can come up with. Anyway, theme 1 is still
ongoing. Let's make it more meaningful by applying what we have learned to ourselves and others. Thank you Kak
Kukuh! We will always remember that saving food is also part of saving nature and people. (WA)

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Let’s Do Something about Our Waste!

Action! Action! Action! Surprising fact about garbage
We need to take action and solve our waste problem.
Kaka Athara Lovina Djajadisastra from Kertabumi has shared some ideas
from Kertabumi on how to protect our environment and how to reduce and
recycle our waste. Another word for that is a waste management program.
It is important due to the fact that in Indonesia, our home country, we had
more than 64.000.000 tons of trash in the year 2017. That’s about 580 times
the size of Borobudur Temple! It is definitely alarming and worth our
attention. It doesn’t only affect us as humans but also the wildlife.

She said that wildlife rehabilitation is one of the things that we should pay close attention to because our waste,
especially our plastic waste, has become a danger to the animals. They suffer because of our waste. During the
discussions, the students came up with some disturbing facts about how animals were affected by our waste too,
such as “A turtle ate a straw and got stuck”. “A Coyote’s head got stuck inside a plastic jug.” Those are just some of the
things that happened to animals because of our plastic waste. Therefore, we need to do something about it. It relates
perfectly to Grade 5’s final line of inquiry in theme 1, “actions towards preserving the environment”.

Clearly Grade 5 will have a good foundation on the reasons why their actions are
important and should be done right away. They will also find some actions they can
take in order to protect our environment and how to reduce and recycle. They
become a responsible and thoughtful member of the community and hopefully they
will be able to protect our planet and make it a better place to live. Thank you Kaka
Athara for the nice ideas and provocations (EPS).

“Let’s Embrace the Diversity”

The Grade 4 students are in the middle of exploring Kak Basa with Grade 4 students
their voice, sending a message and being inspired by Kak Basa joined a school performance
influential people. We have introduced ourselves to
great artists whose work really captured the world.
We learned that even though we are young, our
voice matters and that we can express ourselves
through arts.

Our expert is Kak Basa Nova Siregar. Kak Basa is a
member of the Indonesia Mengajar. She volunteers
to teach less fortunate children in remote areas and
small islands all over Indonesia. Kak Basa taught
young children how to read, count, and sing songs.
However, the most important thing, she taught them
to believe in themselves and that everyone is equal.

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Kampanye Rangkul Perbedaan A classroom without chairs A school meeting under the tree

...
Kak Basa Nova is a firm believer in diversity and equality for everyone, including for those who live in remote areas,
especially young children. Kak Basa and her friends volunteered to start a campaign called “Rangkul Perbedaan''.
Kak Basa said that our voice is like the seeds of the dandelion flower which spread kindness, happiness, and hope.

It was a wonderful experience to have a sharing session and discussion with Kak Basa, as she enjoyed sharing her
passion for teaching young children and sending a message through her teaching. Meeting someone like Kak Basa
really reminded us to be an inspiration to others as well as send a message to the world.

Let’s Do Yoga With Ibu Dora! What are the needs of human?
Practice yoga with ibu Dora
“We are human. What are the needs of humans?” Here is
the question posed by Ibu Dora to Grade 1 students as the
opening. Grade 1 students were excited to answer; They
said, “Sleeping, eating, breathing, and exercising.”

Ibu Dora is a Certified Yoga Educator and Kids Yoga
teacher. She shared about Healthy Living and Yoga
Practices. She explained that in daily life, having good
physical health is one of the important things. In order to
have good physical health, people need to do some
exercise and practice their physical fitness. On top of that,
we should remember other parts of a healthy lifestyle like
self-care and mental health. There are plenty of activities
people can do to boost their self-care and mental health.
One example is doing yoga. Ibu Dora explained the
importance of yoga and how it can, not only calm our
body but also our mind and soul. She demonstrated some
yoga practices, and also invited the students to the
movement from the beginning until the relaxation.

It was a pleasure to have Ibu Dora as our expert visit.
Thank you Ibu Dora for the meaningful and interactive
session! (FN)

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CLASS AT A GLANCE

Grade 1

Happy Independence day Indonesia! Merdeka!

This is the greeting from grade 1 students. What I like about Independence Day (decorating
A day after Independence Day, we had a discussion about learning space)
the event with students. “What do you like from
Independence Day?” became our questions to the
students. Even though we only celebrate Independence
Day virtually, we can feel the spirit and enthusiasm from
the students. They were quite excited to share their
experience. One of the students, Rayi has shared her
thoughts, said, “I decorated my house.” “I celebrated my
sister’s birthday on 17th of August.” Some students also
had the same thoughts as Rayi, they like to decorate their
learning space with red and white papers and balloons.
They were also excited to show their learning space that
has been decorated. Another student was excited to share
their experience with the virtual flag ceremony, as Khrisna
said, “I do upacara with my sister.”

If we talk about Independence Day, it is not complete
without competitions. Some students have shared about
the competitions they had with family at home such as
eating crackers, finding coins in a plate full of flour,
moving balloons, moving marbles and many more
activities. There are two students, Reiko and Keiko who
showed their picture on mom's mobile phone. They wore
kebaya and did eating crackers competition. Can you
imagine how excited they were when they shared their
thoughts. Yes, it definitely showed that the pandemic
didn’t stop our spirit and creativity.
We hope we can celebrate the next Independence Day
together at school.Keep the spirit up students! (FN)

What I like about Independence Day (sharing about
competition they do at home)

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CLASS AT A GLANCE

Grade 2 “Kita tetap setia, sMedeirad,emkeam! bela negara kita”

Singing National Song Grade 2 students of Sekolah Bogor Raya showed their
independence day spirit and enthusiasm in many ways.
Creating red and white Attending virtual
decoration raising flag ceremony When asked about the ways we can celebrate Indonesia’s
independence days some students said “We can do many
things like raising the Indonesian flags in our home, work
together with our parents to cook, or decorate our room in
red and white”. Along with parents and teachers, students
brought the spirit and euphori of independence day to their
homes by actively participating in the SBR Primary event!

“It was fun when I attended SBR’s virtual raising flag
ceremony, and I hope we can celebrate it together at school,”
said Bhanu when sharing what he likes about the
independence day celebration.

Grade 2 students proudly demonstrated their great attitude
when they sang the Indonesian anthem “Indonesia Raya” by
standing straight and singing the national song “Hari
Merdeka” powerfully.

By the end of the event, all grade 2 students were very excited to welcome and celebrate Indonesia's independence
day next year. They also thanked Sekolah Bogor Raya for holding events that always provide new experiences each
year to celebrate independence day, even during the pandemic. (RA)

Grade 3 Some other students stated that the holiday is one thing
they like so much about Independence Day since they
The Indonesian Independence Day celebrations might be can meet their family members and have some activities
one activity that the students of Sekolah Bogor Raya together at home to celebrate this special day. ...
miss the most. It has been the second year for us
celebrating the Indonesian Independence Day at home
because of the pandemic. During one circle time session,
we came up with two questions that were being
discussed with the students. The first question is “What
do I like about the Independence Day Celebration?” It
turns out that most grade 3 students like August 17
because they can do the games and competitions. They
miss doing activities such as Makan Kerupuk and tug of
war.

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CLASS AT A GLANCE

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The second question that we discussed was “What can I do to celebrate Grade 3 discussion result
Independence Day?” Most students decided to have games and competition
at home with their family members. They think that the joy of Independence
Day can still be felt although they only play the games and do the
competitions with their family members at home. Some students stated that
although they cannot do activities like Sack Running, Makan Kerupuk and
Tug of War during normal celebrations, at least they can do other activities at
home to celebrate the Independence Day, such as cooking “red and white”
dishes and decorating their home. In conclusion, we are so amazed at the
spirit of Independence Day that our Grade 3 students have shown during the
discussion time. Hopefully, the pandemic will be over soon so that we can
make merry ourselves on Independence Day with as many games and
activities as what we had in previous years.

In conclusion, we are so amazed with our Grade three students that they can take the spirit of Independence Day, be creative,
adapt ideas and be so positive throughout our discussion time (NP)

Grade 4 “Better Me with Genially”

Greetings from the Grade 4 Squad. The entire What I like about Independence Day
month of August is always memorable, filled with By Gr. 4 A,B,C and D
so much energy and excitement. The Grade 4
students had a wonderful time during their one
day holiday. They also shared what they liked
about Independence Day.

Our students excitedly participated in the
competitions held by the school, from dancing,
decorating their room, cooking with their family,
and also participated in the in house Cerdas
Cermat Games. It was fun, high energy and of
course very memorable.

The students also shared their feelings about what they like to do on
Independence Day. They enjoyed the traditional games such as tug of war, sack
race, marble games, “makan kerupuk” and many others. They shared their stories
on the Jamboard and told stories about what other things they like about
Independence Day.

Even though Independence day was over, the students were still very excited to talk about it. Some of them played
traditional games at home with their families and other relatives, since we are still in the middle of the pandemic.
Independence Day was truly a mood booster for everyone, which makes us truly grateful to our country, our family
and friends. (YK)

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Grade 5 17 of August: A Day Full of Euphoria

“17 Agustus tahun 45, itulah hari kemerdekaan kita…”

17 August is a special day for Indonesian people. Exactly 76 years ago, Indonesia declared its independence from
Japanese colonial rule. This historical event is then creatively commemorated by the Indonesian people every year.
Various interesting festivities and games have become a tradition that is always awaited by both adults and
children.

What Grade 5 Likes about Independence Day Like Sekolah Bogor Raya 5th graders, many things make
them fall in love with the independence celebration.
And of course, most of them like independence games
such as tug of war, "makan kerupuk", and sack racing.
For example, Vellika and Shannon chose the game tug of
war as their favorite. There is also Aidan who likes
“makan kerupuk” competitions and has won 3
competitions. There are even students who like
Independence Day because it coincides with their
birthdays, such as Darla and Sastri.

17 August becomes a day that has its meaning for the
people of Indonesia, a day full of euphoria, joy, and
laughter (SN)

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CLASS AT A GLANCE We are so ready for Grade 6!

Grade 6

Happy Independence Day, Indonesia! This year is
a totally different way of celebrating
Independence Day. For the first time, we’re
celebrating it in the form of a virtual celebration.
Pandemic has insisted us to be more creative in
having a party to celebrate “Dirgahayu Indonesia:
Indonesia Tangguh, Indonesia Tumbuh”. Despite
the fact that we couldn’t have a face to face
competition such as lomba makan kerupuk, ‘shirt
rally’ or ‘tug of war’ at the soccer field, believe us,
it’s still fun!

Independence Day means “Merdeka!”. It’s a word
that represents freedom. Surely we had this as
our way of celebrating the Independence Day in
Sekolah Bogor Raya.

Sharing the meanings of Independence Day

We were gathering to share our stories of how we held the celebration at home and we also had the freedom to
decide which activities or contests that we would like to join. There’s even a grade 6 student who celebrated
Independence Day as a birthday celebration.
Even though we had it online, learning to always be happy and wholeheartedly in any kind of situation is our way
of pursuing and spreading happiness. What a great way to start our new academic journey. Let’s enjoy every
moment and celebrate it with our most delightful hearts. Until then, see you in our next story! (WA)

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ORIENTATION WEEK PROGRAM OF SECONDARY SCHOOL

“Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work,
and the power to appreciate life.” – Brigham Young

At the student orientation for the 2021-2022 school year, which was held
from July 26th to July 30th 2021, the Bogor Raya School held various
activities to increase students' understanding of the school and the
curriculum used, such as the IGCSE and IBDP curriculum. In addition, new
students were also given the opportunity to display their interests and talents
in the field of art, where students were able to explore the potential that
exists within themselves.

At this orientation, it was not only new students from grades 7 and 10 that
got the opportunity to know about school activities and programs, but also
grades 8, 9, 11, and 12. They were provided with provisions regarding the
school curriculum, such as knowledge of Theory of Knowledge. (TOK),
extended essay, Checkpoint, IGCSE exam, and many more.

In addition to understanding the curriculum, the Bogor Raya School also held
a webinar with the theme: improving immunity during online learning by
inviting speaker Dr.. Deta Tanuwidjaja, SpKFR., AIFOK. Furthermore, other
activities provided were a counselor session with Ibu Dewi Sartika and Ibu
Frida Sisca, then a session cinta tanah air dan pancasila, and the Jabar
MASAGI program by Ibu Maya Widihastuti and Ibu Berlin. Also, during this
orientation week, students held a selection of stucon and class
representatives.

These programs were given during orientation. Bogor Raya School is
committed that in addition to students having good quality in the academic
field, they also have good qualities in terms of character.
This orientation activity was closed with performances by grades 7 and 10
students who displayed various talents such as singing, reading poetry, and
others. In addition, Bogor Raya School introduced the Student Leadership
Club (SLC) program to students, which aims to improve student leadership.
Each supervisor explained about their respective club program.
Hopefully, Bogor Raya students will always be at the forefront; not only in the
academic field, but also in character. (NJI)

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INDEPENDENCE DAY : BE YOURSELF

In her speech, Bu Andri Nurcahyani conveyed the
message “When everything is done from home,
we are given the opportunity to manage ourselves,
govern ourselves, set our own goals and targets,
recognize ourselves, our strengths, and achieve
our goals. So, do your best based on your
respective roles, when we do our best, Indonesia
will be better. As Ki Hajar Dewantara said:
"Freedom is not only free from orders but also
capable of self-governing."

76 years ago, on August 17th, 1945, the first Indonesia's independence and the unique
president of Indonesia, Ir. Soekarno with Moh. identity of our nation should not be taken lightly.
Hatta proclaimed the independence of SBR educates each of its students to become
Indonesia. From the presidential palace to individuals with a global perspective, but also
remote villages, joy is everywhere: flag-raising rooted in their identity as Indonesians. We must
ceremonies, parades, competitions and cultural continue to pray for our beloved country,
performances allow Indonesians to celebrate Indonesia, so that there can be more
their freedom with pride. improvements in the future, especially during
the current pandemic. In the end, we also need
All residents of the Bogor Raya School, especially to continue to pray for SBR students, that they
Secondary School, on August 17th, 2021, may become future leaders of the next
celebrated the independence day of the generation who will transform this nation for the
Republic of Indonesia by participating in the better. Merdeka!!! Merdeka !!! Merdeka!!! (NJI)
ceremony even though it was through the
official Bogor Raya School YouTube channel. But
that did not reduce the love for the homeland.

Specifically for secondary school, the student
council (StuCon) prepared various interesting
activities such as holding photography
competitions, poem reading, visual arts,
Independence Day posters, and national song
covers. As for the Non-Competitive Challenges,
StuCon held a Class collage and Nasi Goreng
Challenge. Even though it was still in a pandemic
condition, all students were very enthusiastic
about participating in the activity. The winners
who took part in the competition will get
interesting souvenirs from sponsors.

As a form of appreciation for student activities,
the Bogor Raya School displayed all works,
whether contested or not, the works were shown
on the official Bogor Raya School YouTube
channel.

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CLASS OF 2021

The situation of the COVID-19 pandemic brought big changes in various sectors, including the education sector.
The school implements an online learning system, that of course, is not easy to pass for each of us, including our
students. Hard work, fighting power, endurance and all the energy are at stake to get through each learning
process. They do not give up on the situation at all, but they dare to step into the ideals they dreamed of at their
dream university.
From the 43 graduate students in 2021, they have been accepted in Indonesia and various countries as you can see
from this figure:

Universities in Indonesia that are entered by students 3. 25% scholarship entrance fee from a Swiss
are State University and Private University. The state German University.
universities are Institute of Technology Bandung and 4. 35% - 45% scholarship of the total cost of study
Gadjah Mada University and the private universities are for 4 years at an Indonesian International Institute
Prasetiya Mulya University, Bina Nusantara University, for Life-Sciences (I3L).
Pelita Harapan University, Swiss German University, From other countries, students also got
Indonesia International Institute for Life Sciences (i3L), scholarships in the form of:
Jakarta Health Politeknik II and Atma Jaya University. 1. 10,000 AUD scholarship from Monash, Australia.
Overseas universities are spread across several 2. 20% - 80% scholarship from Ritsumeikan APU –
countries, including: Taylor University and Monash Japan.
University in Malaysia, Le Cordon Blue and Monash 3. Scholarship tuition fee from Germany.
University in Australia, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific
University – Japan, Technische Universität Ilmenau – Congratulations to every student; continue to work
Germany, University College London – UK and Purdue to advance the nation. Your efforts and hard work
University – US. will never be wasted and will surely pay off for
your future. (FS)
UVery proudly, they have been accepted with various
scholarship programs.
From Indonesia, the scholarships they got include:
1. 100% scholarship entrance fee from Bina Nusantara
University.
2. 100% scholarship development fee from Pelita
Harapan University.
3. 25% scholarship entrance fee from a Swiss German
University.

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STUCON ELECTION AND CLASS REPS 2021

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do They intend to accomplish this through carrying out
something you want done because he wants to do it.” - activities for the improvement of the school and act as a
Dwight D. Eisenhower representative of the student body and improving
communication between members of the council, which
In the last week of July 2021, Sekolah Bogor Raya held in turn allows better exchanges of knowledge,
its annual Student Council (or StuCon) campaign and experience and ideas.
election procedure within the Orientation Week as a
significant event that would position the upcoming Subsequently, the choosing of Class Representatives
Student Council Presidents and Vice Presidents for both was executed per Homeroom class where students had
SMP and SMA. The SMP Student Council Candidates, the opportunity to elect their own leaders who would
Cherly Bertine alongside Valerie Maetreya Harjanto represent their class effectively.
opposite Nirwasita Ayu Prabowo alongside Yumiko
Kusumaatmaja Soegianto, campaigned with amazing With this, the StuCon Election and Class Reps Selection
enthusiasm and grit in ensuring that their voices were was indeed a success! (JL)
heard in light of aiding the school community as aspiring
SMP StuCon leaders. An interactive debate inevitably
ensued and candidates Cherly Bertine and Valerie
Maetreya Harjanto earned the positions as both SMP
President and Vice President respectively.

This team envisions to strengthen the potential for
students to lead and organize events; as well as
developing leadership skills along the way, create a
community in which students are able to link and discuss
ideas with each other, provide an organization in which
students are able to express their creativeness and
problem-solving skills, and to create an enjoyable
community for both the school staff and students where
collaboration and communication is encouraged.

Furthermore, the SMA Student Council Candidates
(Mcayla Shawna Emmanuelle Adisusanto alongside
Karina Catleya Putri Andrian opposite Banyu Bening
alongside Edward Farrell Budiman) had an equivalently
in-depth campaign session and had a great debate
session indicating their plans for this school year.
Nonetheless, Banyu Bening and Edward Farrell
Budiman earned their leadership titles as the SMA
StuCon President and Vice President respectively. This
team envisions to create a memorable school
experience by promoting a sense of community and
togetherness and to foster a comfortable but yet
encouraging work environment for other students in
order to build a sturdy foundation of newfound skills and
experience.

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STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT

Angelita Wijaya

Gold winner and best team work from the Dilen (Digital Talent Indonesia) EntreCamp 2021

Arji Naratama Rantow

Gold winner and best team work from the Dilen (Digital Talent Indonesia) EntreCamp 2021

Dian Thiani Amalia

Gold winner and best team work from the Dilen (Digital Talent Indonesia) EntreCamp 2021

Kayra Zalfa Alimaa

Gold winner and best team work from the Dilen (Digital Talent Indonesia) EntreCamp 2021

Katarina Jocelyn Chandra

Honorable Mention in the Crisis Committee in the Jakarta MUN

Keisha Valenna Kwek

Best Delegate in the World Bank Committee at Harvard MUN India

Felicia Audrey Nugroho

One of The Representatives of West Java in Parlemen Remaja Nasional 2021

Nareswari Ayu Prabowo

One of The Representatives of West Java in Parlemen Remaja Nasional 2021

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LEARNING TOGETHER WITH AN SBR STUDENT

Angelique Audrianna Natanielle
(Angelique), is one of our Primary
School students at Sekolah Bogor
Raya. She was born on December
8th, 2012 and has been with SBR
since 2015 (in K2 level).
She likes swimming, playing
musical instruments, dancing,
watching movies and taking care of
her pet animals. Beside that, she
also enjoys joining competitions
that are organized by Sekolah
Bogor Raya and other
organizations.
Her experiences in winning swimming competitions representing SBR in
the final rounds are the most memorable ones. For her, the things that
need to be prepared for achieving her best results, or winning the
competitions are practicing, practicing and more practicing; while also
having the self confidence & positive mindset during every challenge
that is faced.
Below is the list of her competition wins since Grade 2:

Her personal motto is “DON'T GIVE UP”, there is “NO SHORTCUT to SUCCESS”.

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LEARNING TOGETHER WITH AN SBR TEACHER

Ibu Andri Nurcahyani (Ibu I am glad to see SBR grow to be a great school, a great place
Andri) was born on March to nurture our students to be the next generation of leaders.
8th, 1975. She finished her
Master's Degree from Suny I am a strong believer in the concept of growth mindset by
Buffalo College, USA, Carol Dweck. According to her, in a growth mindset, people
majoring in Multidisciplinary believe that their most basic abilities can be developed
Studies in Education. She has through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are
been with Sekolah Bogor just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning
Raya (SBR) since 2012 and and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.
her current position is as the
Secondary School Principal. I implement this in accomplishing my role as a leader in

Below is her opinion about working in SBR and her Sekolah Bogor Raya. I view myself as a lifelong learner who
achievement as a leader in school.
keeps learning and improving myself. I joined many
I have been working in SBR for more than 9 years. I enjoy every
moment in SBR. Since the first time I joined SBR, I always felt international events, conferences, workshops, both as a
welcomed with open arms into the SBR family. The school is
located in a beautiful, green, and fresh environment. The whole speaker and as a participant. I became one of the
community is wonderful, the staff support each other
professionally, the children and their families are nice. international speakers in the Educational Leader

Talking about good experiences I have in SBR, I have so many Symposium in Bangkok Thailand. I was also invited to
of them. But in short I can say that being able to provide the
students different opportunities to grow and develop their attend the International Symposium on School Violence
potential, and watch them in the journey to know who they are
and finally be able to reach their dreams is the best experience and Bullying, and joined Global Citizenship Education
for me.
Workshop, both organized by UNESCO in Seoul, South

Korea. ... (to the next page)

I also always feel content and proud to be able to guide the
teachers and support them to become even better educators.
Doing my best and taking an active part to support the school
to reach its vision to be a leading international standard school
providing high-quality education to equip its students to excel
in a rapidly-changing world, is also really meaningful to me.

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I am learning how to be a professional coach by taking a coach
certification program. Now I am a certified coach who can
coach the teachers and also students. At the national level, I
am one of the module developers of Program Pendidikan Guru
Penggerak organized by the Ministry of Education, Culture,
Research and Technology, Indonesia. I am leading some
sessions for teachers all over Indonesia to improve the quality
of teaching in Indonesian schools.

I am also part of the management team in the AISEI-
Association of Indonesian International-minded School
Educators where they published some of my writing pieces,
together with other writers, on a book entitled Kurrikulum
Ngumpet: Praktik Sekolah internasional, Tantangan Sekolah
Lokal.
“I touch the future. I teach” I love these sentences, as these sentences bring a great feeling to me and motivate me to always do my
best as an educator. Teaching is a noble profession, as I can prepare students for a better future in this rapidly changing world, not
only for them as individuals, but also Indonesia as a country and the world as a whole.

Stay Tuned
every Saturday

(2x/month)
at 10:00 AM

ONLY ON SBR'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL

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LEARNING TOGETHER WITH AN SBR PARENT

Ibu Priska Galih (Ibu Priska) is a mother of students at SBR's
Primary School who enjoys cooking, baking and singing.

As she likes cooking and baking, she accepts different kinds of
food and snacks orders from outside home. As many orders
came, she decided to name her cooking and baking service
“Dapur Sederhana”; because everything was started from
simple ingredients that are provided at home.

Her favorite food is noodles such as “mie ayam”, however she
enjoys mostly every original food from Western, Java and
China such as gudeg, bakso, tom yum, steak and more. She
also likes traditional snacks from Java. For her, it is important
to taste many foods as part of her learning and to enrich her
knowledge about food types and ingredients.

She sometimes spends her time watching cooking programmes

on TV, and from here she has a favorite chef, Chef Gordon

Ramsay from US Masterchef. Besides learning from Chef

Gordon, she also observes the selebgram activities such as

@tintinrayner, @xanderskitchen, @ayuaudrey91,

@anneavantieheart.

From them, she learns that they started cooking or baking

naturally because of their attention and care of families.

As a parent, she tries to manage her time in supporting her children studying at home, while still having
allocated time to do her cooking, baking and other activities. She is still working on managing it ideally. She
manages her time by doing the cooking and baking orders in the early morning and afternoon. After that, she
allocates time for her family. According to her, it is very important to get support from her husband. Without
his encouragement, she may never have started to accept orders. Her husband also happily supports her by
accompanying their children in learning, guiding the children to finish tasks from school; and she will be
involved in checking the tasks at the end.

Ibu Priska’s personal motto is “Life is about being blessed to be a blessing”.
Everyone has creativity within them, be yourself, it’s just a matter of unlocking that creativity.
Family gives you the roots to stand tall and strong.

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K1 K2

Feynman with his Math works Rayes with his Sensory works My Five Senses

K3 PREP

The Crown Friendship Zivanka- A Cat and Bird

Grade 1

Our Learning Space Decoration

Grade 2

UOI_ Mind map: Things to make me healthy Drawing our favorite healthy food

PE: Plyometric Training

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Grade 3

Making Traffic Sign Design Drawing sign and symbols around us

Grade 4

Lettering and words Making a name graph Menganalisis unsur intrinsik

Grade 5

Stay healthy! Move your body!
Grade 5 PE this theme is about types of jumps that help the kids to stay in shape and have a good time.

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Grade 6

History of Food and Agriculture Hak dan Kewajibanku

Fakta Opini The Uses of Value Chart

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