Upper Primary Christmas Production

Congratulations to class teacher Mrs Letchford and all the pupils in Upper Primary for putting on a wonderful production of "A Christmas Carol"!

It was standing room only in the school hall as parents and friends were massively entertained by what they saw.

The ghost of Christmas Past was very scary and it all turned out well in the end as Scrooge saw the error of his ways and allowed Christmas to happen - phew!

This was a stunning and very enjoyable piece, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all who had the opportunity to see it.

Enjoy the photographs - but watch out for that ghost!

Well done to all and MERRY CHRISTMAS!

International Day In Alfaz del Pi

Sunday 3rd October saw a wonderful event in the grounds of the Polidesportivo in Alfaz.

It was "International Day" with members of our truly multi cultural community here, celebrating and sharing the very best of their respective cultures.

A bright sunny day saw the event packed, and the atmosphere was tremendous. Many SBS pupils and staff were in and around the stalls and all thoroughly enjoyed the day.

Top: Matthew (Lower Secondary) with mum!

Middle: Maths teacher, Miss Kanchan (right), manned the Indian stall. And the samosas were to die for!

Bottom: Olivia (Lower Secondary) about to sample those samosas!

Sierra Bernia Goes To Sierra Bernia!

Mr Allan, Sierra Bernia School's Director, believes that every pupil should have the opportunity to visit the range of mountains the school takes its name from.

So, with this in mind, an intrepid group of Upper Secondary explorers took to the mountains on Wednesday 15th, to climb and explore the Sierra Bernia range.

Once again, this was a real team-building exercise and it was great to see how the group worked together to make sure everyone succeeded and enjoyed the day.

After thoroughly exploring the old fort near the top of the range the group climbed still higher until it was time to turn around and head back down.

A tired but elated group arrived back at school just after lunch. The day was a great success and thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Swimming Gala!

One of the most enjoyable events in our annual calander in the school swimming gala. This year was no exception and a wonderful day was had by all who took part at the open air pool in Alfaz.

The pupils were divided into teams and, once again, Kirill in Year 9 showed his leadership qualities by powering his Red team to yet another outstanding victory.

Kirill is Russian and his motivational style is very simple yet very powerful. He was overheard coaching some of the younger pupils with the following gem:

"You want medal?" The two year 3's said "Yes" Kirill then replied with a simple "Then win"! It worked - they did! Perhaps we should get him to manage the woeful English football team!

This was a thoroughly enjoyable day and well done to everyone who competed so splendidly.

The Complete Pirates Show!

Time to get out the popcorn, put your feet up, and sit back and enjoy the whole "Pirates" show.

Pirates Of The Caribbean!

After four intense weeks of rehersals, Sierra Bernia School's Summer production came to a wonderful climax at the Casa de Cultura in Alfaz del Pi on Wednesday 19th May.

What a wonderful show it was! With children from reception through to the exam class taking part it really was a "whole school" event.

Congatulations to everyone who worked so hard to make this possible and a special thanks to Pascalle and Victor from Street Wise Productions for making it all possible.

Junior School Visit To Terra Natura

On Wednesday 24th March Years 3-6 had a wonderful visit to the Terra Natura animal park near Benidorm.

The day was full of workshops and guided tours, and the children were brilliantly looked after by the Terra Natura staff for the day. Everyone learned so much about the various animals on show.

It was particularly exciting to be in the aviry with birds flying around the children's heads. This was followed by the bird of prey display were we could see these magnificent creatures up close.

It was a wonderful day out for the children and a great deal was learned about the work of the park. Our sincere thanks go to the staff of Terra Natura who made our day there so informative.

Carnaval - Sierra Bernia Style!

The annual Carnaval Fiesta was celebrated in style on Friday 12th February!

Everyone entered into the spirit of the day with fantastic fancy dress and a wonderful atmosphere.

The Upper School sports afternoon was taken over with some silly fun and games - including limbo dancing and a very wet few minutes with some water bombs, which were mostly aimed at the "lucky" members of staff.

Mrs Letchford in true Fiesta dress and Mr Cowley dreaming of former times when he actually had hair!

The glamourous Mrs Holmes with some of the Year 8 girls.

It's Father Christmas - Look It Really Is!

The end of term is always an enjoyable time for all the students at SBS.

The excitement in the Infant block was amazing as rumours of the arrival of Father Christmas spread! It was some party and everyone received their own special gift from Old Nick!

The party went with a real swing and it was a fitting reward for all the hard work everyone has done this term. We'll let the pictures speak for themselves.......

Upper School Games at The Club Personal Fitness

To get the new school year games lessons off to an exciting start the pupils of Yrs 7, 8, & 9 were taken to The Club Personal Fitness, a private fitness facility situated a few minutes from the school.

Here they were put through their paces by Lynn Cowley, owner of the centre, who showed them how to use the gym equipment safely. She then took the pupils through a short program that taught them the main components of fitness - strength, stamina, and flexibility.

The final part of the session was a coached swimming session with Mrs Letchford in the centre's pool.

The afternoon was thoroughly enjoyed by all pupils and we will look forward to repeating this at various intervals throughout the year.

Back To School!

Today was the moment the summer ended for the pupils of Sierra Bernia School and a new term began!

Everyone seemed pleased to be back and start the serious business of work all over again! Several new pupils have joined the school for the start of this term and we all welcome them to the school.

Along side regular lessons this year we have a full programme of extra curricula activities. If you're feeling musical there are guitar and recorder classes; dance classes for the more energetic; along with table tennis and chess!

A parents newsletter will be out in the next week with news of all our programmes and activities.

School Prize Day - Thursday 25th June 2009

One of the most looked forward to events in the Sierra Bernia School timetable is the annual Prize Day. This year we were able to celebrate the achievements of so many pupils with awards being presented by the mayor of Alfas, the director of education, and Mr Duncan Allan, owner of the school.

It is sometimes easy to forget all the hard work from pupils and staff in the hussle and bussle of daily school life. The Prize Day gives us a special time to step back and really recognise just what has been achieved throughout the year, and congratulations go to eveyone who received a certificate or award this year.

This year's event was especially marked by some great "performances" from each of the junior school classes. This was appreciated and enjoyed by all parents present.

This was a very happy day and a real celelebration of the very best of Sierra Bernia.

Annual Swimming Gala - 19th June 2009

On a Friday 19th June pupils from Year 3 through to Year 11 gathered at the open air pool at the Polisportivo in Alfas Del Pi for our annual swimming gala. The event was taken very seriously by all competitors as they swam to raise points for their respective teams.

Once again the Blue Team triumphed, ably captained by Yr 9 pupil German Voss.

After the main events were over the pupils were able to enjoy some relaxing general swimming under the supervision of the Polisportivo staff.

This was a great day for all concerned and the behaviour of the pupils throughout was outstanding, bringing comments of commendation from the centre.

A massive well done to our champions in the Blue Team and all who took part in the gala.

School Sports Day - 28th May 2009

The Junior School Sports Day was held on Thursday 28th May on the school playground. On a beautiful day parents gathered to watch their children compete in a variety of exciting sporting events.

The pupils were divided into four teams with everybody winning points for their team in each event they competed in.

It was a very close run competition, but at the end the Blue Team, captained by Year 5 pupil Simon Munoz, triumphed!

At the end of the afternoon all the competitors gathered in the school hall for the prize giving ceremony.

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