Dear colleagues,
The last week before the Spring Break looks again busy and has few interesting and important features to be highlighted. First of all, the Tech Audit that was planned to happen this week has been postponed. Secondly, the annual student survey in grades 3-5 will take place this week. The questions in the survey were edited from last year by the Principals and the relevant members in the EAC committee. Further information about managing the survey will follow in Tuesday morning meeting. Also, this week we are offering the first version of the more consistent communication pilot to parents. We will seek feedback from parents on communication later in the spring. Also, Principal Coffee morning will be addressing the ESOL program at CA on Monday. We are helping the parents to understand the purpose and practice of our program and so that they can best support their children’s language development. Finally, we will finish our week with an assembly in the Black Box Theatre. We are still accepting more performers, please!
Time
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12:15-12:40
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12:25-12:55
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12:25-12:55
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12:15-12:40
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Week
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Cafeteria Tables
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Playground
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Playground
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Healthy lunch guide in the cafeteria line
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3/21/2016
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Lynette
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Joy
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Keesha
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Not applicable at the moment
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Tuesday Morning Meeting
On Tuesday at 8:00-8:20
Venue: Book room
Agenda: Student Survey
Who: Grade 3, 4 and 5 classroom teachers
Assembly:
On: Friday 25th March at 11:20-12:00
Venue: Black Box Theatre
Practice time: Thursday 25th March at 12:40
Exhibition Update:
Students have been collecting information based on their key questions and most have had their first mentor meeting. The students are now in their third week of the research phase. After the break, they will begin the making senses phase. Thanks for everyone's contribution thus far.
Lunch, Recess and Play Protocol Group
The team has completed the first version of the protocol.Teachers will be asked to provide comments and suggestions to the draft plan digitally.
Building Professional Capital:
New York Summer Reading and Writing Institutes (NOW open for registration)
SENIA Conference, 30 April at Canadian Academy
Books, Articles, Chapters, Videos
1. Exciting news! Tania's book should arrive early this week. A copy will be distributed to everyone.
2. Connecting to Tania's Inquiry PD, this is an interesting article about posing questions in math but applicable to all areas of learning. #Student centred learning #COTLanguage of the classroom
Coordinator's Meetings
- Literacy Meetings as scheduled
- UOI meetings: PK3-KA Thurs. 3:30-4:30, G1 as scheduled, G3 on Tues. 2:05-3:25, G5 TBA
Wednesday Professional Learning and Faculty meeting time 14:35-16:30
- Planning Overseas Orders for school year 16-17, Starting with a meeting in the Multi-Purpose Room at 14:35
- Collaborative Planning
This Week 21-25 March 2016
Monday: Tech Talk, Principal Coffee Morning: ESOL Program,
Tuesday: Tuesday Morning Meeting on Student Surveys, ES Student Support Meeting
Wednesday: Overseas orders and Collaborative Planning - Math R&D Committee Meeting
Thursday:
Friday: ES Assembly
Future Dates:
6 April, Deadline for overseas orders
13 April. Pre-K/KA and KB concert
30 April, SENIA Conference at CA
