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This has been another busy week in the life of BISB with a hot spike in the weather midweek. The weather is very strange these days but hopefully it will start to settle down soon. There are signs of Autumn appearing so please help your children notice them on your way to and from school and when you are out and about. The Junior department were lucky to have good weather for their skills Friday outing to Josaphat Park today, to enjoy a range of sporting activities and challe

We are beginning to see a shift in the weather, the temperatures are cooler and there is a definite feel of Autumn in the air.The Junior department children enjoyed their Skills Friday trip to Josaphat Park where they enjoyed a day of physical activities and challenges ending with some cross country running. They should all sleep well this weekend! From Wednesday September 16th Year 3 to 6 will all go swimming on Wednesday afternoon at NATO. There are enough instructors for t

As we come to the end of our first full week it has been a joy to see the children settle back into school and hear the sounds of happy children throughout both school buildings. I would like to thank everyone who managed to come along to the Curriculum Evening yesterday. We like to work together with you to ensure that your children get the best possible education, so we are always grateful for your support. A reminder that teachers do not check their emails during the schoo

Welcome back to everyone after what has been a punishingly hot summer in Belgium, I hope some of you managed to find somewhere cool to spend some of the time. It has been joyous to see how happy the children are to be back in school, greeting each other and welcoming new friends. We hope our new families are settled and if you are new to Brussels we are happy to help with anything we can. If you have moved house or changed your phone number at any time in the last year, pleas

Welcome back to school next week! This is the first Friday newsletter of this 2026-2027 school year and I hope it finds you all well rested and refreshed ready for the excitement and challenges of the new school year. It has been good to see various staff members popping into school this week as they start to prepare their classrooms. There are a few dates to bring to your attention as we begin the new school year, Monday 24th August - All staff back in school Tuesday 25th Au

The weather is once again becoming very hot for this week and next with no prospect of cooler temperatures until the following weekend. so please take care if you are out and about, don't forget hats and suncream! Despite the heat, it has been pleasing to see several members of staff in school this week, preparing their classrooms ready for the start of the 2026/27 school year, which starts on Thursday, August 27th.If you haven't yet had time to look at the 2025/26 school ye

We come to the end of what has been another amazing year in the life of BISB. As I look back at the year our children have all enjoyed, they have all had the most diverse range of experiences which have all contributed to their rich learning journey. I would like to thank all the staff who have all worked very hard all year and also thank you the parents for your support. Education is a partnership and we all play a part in our children’s learning. Today started with our fina

This has been a very mixed week in school and I need to express my sincere thanks to you all for being so cooperative in our endeavour to keep our community safe in this exceptional heatwave. Although it has been very hot we seem to have achieved a great deal this week. Last Saturday’s summer Festival was very successful, there was a great turnout, the weather was perfect and everyone enjoyed themselves. The bubble machine worked overtime, and the tattoos and face painting we

Well this week has been gradually getting warmer and we definitely ended it in a very hot way. The children have all managed very well despite the heat and a great deal has been accomplished throughout the school. We had a very enjoyable coffee morning today with some interesting discussions. It is such a pleasure for me to meet you all in this relaxed way and thank you to everyone who comes along, I know your children like you to join in. I was very pleased to see most of th

The weeks continue to fly past, and I can’t believe we only have three weeks left in this academic year. The weather continues to be very changeable with yet another storm during Tuesday’s badminton club! They did some yoga and managed some badminton after it cleared up. Even though it is cold and rainy today, next week promises to be hot again so get out your sunscreen and shorts. I enjoyed the coffee morning this morning; it was good to chat with you all again after we miss

This has been a mixed week weather wise, it has been cooler which has been very welcome, but the badminton club on Tuesday was disturbed by a thunderstorm. The children all came to school with various stories about the storms over the weekend, some were excited about them and some were afraid! Congratulations to Mrs Davies who was very grateful for the cooler weather as she completed the Brussels 20km run on Sunday, although she will add she walked rather than ran but this wa

This has been a shorter week than normal but a very hot one! The weather seems to be becoming more erratic and unpredictable as next week is forecast to be relatively cool and the weekend looks to be stormy! Thank you to everyone for making sure that their child had plenty of water, sunscreen and a hat. The coffee morning today was another very enjoyable gathering where we learnt from each other about different types of tea, and it was amusing to hear different people's appro

Welcome back to school and I hope everyone is well rested and ready for the challenges of the summer term. It looks as though the summer weather is arriving next week. It has been a busy week as always in school with the children excited to be back with their friends. We have also welcomed some new families to our BISB community, which is always a pleasure. In 2007, EUDACTICA created The SUPERTMATIK Mental Math International Competition, a contest based on the SUPERTMATIK Men

I can’t believe we have reached the end of this term, which has been an action packed one in which the children at BISB will have fostered many fond memories. For some, the school residential trip was the highlight as this was the first time they had been away on their own for an overnight stay. There was the beautiful blossom which everyone enjoyed and many more memorable moments. Now everyone deserves a good break to recharge their batteries before next term. The coffee mor

Another busy week has flown by and it seems incredible that next week is the last one before the two week Spring Break. The weather has been pleasant and we have enjoyed another week with beautiful blossom in our neighbourhood. The week has seen the children in Year 1 and 2 planting the beans they grew in pots in the classroom outside, so maybe if they are lucky and look after them properly they might get some beans to taste. The Year 1 and 2 children also finished sewing the

This has been a shorter week than normal but what an amazing week this has been weatherwise. It seems the sun shone just to highlight the beautiful cherry blossom in the streets around our school. Both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 went out on blossom walks on Friday, so took full advantage of this beautiful time of the year. I saw lots of people taking photographs around the school so I hope you have lots of lovely memories. Next week the blossom will start to fall and it can

What a week this has been, lots of new experiences for many children and parents. Some parents waved their children off on Monday on the school journey and for many it was the children’s first time away on their own. When I popped out to De Haan on a couple of occasions during the week I saw very happy children having a great time so I am sure they will not stop talking all weekend about their adventures. They have all returned looking happy and full of chatter and stories ab

Despite the cold weather this week it is Spring and the cherry trees in Avenue Emile Max are starting to blossom, so next week should see our street at its most beautiful. You don’t need to travel to Japan to see cherry blossom! This weekend is the Banad festival throughout Brussels and many people will be visiting our Acorn building to look at the beautiful art deco features. Our school is housed in one of the most famous art deco buildings in Brussels. I think most of the t

We end this week with a beautiful sunny day, which looks to be the start of a weekend of lovely weather. As I look out of my window, I can see the Reception children enjoying parachute activities in the sunshine. We wish all our Muslim families a very Happy Eid al Fitr as they celebrate the end of Ramadan. We had a very jolly coffee morning today from which we could hear the delightful sounds of the School Council organising the Book Swap. This was a great initiative in which

We finished this week with a very wet and windy Friday but we had a lively coffee morning today, discussing various topics so the rain didn’t seem so bad! Thank you to everyone who came along and I hope you enjoyed the gathering as much as I did. The children from the Junior department did not go out to the park today for activities because of the weather but they took the time to get started on their potato planting. This was very successful last year so let’s hope they can