Elementary School Communication

Dear colleagues,

Congratulations for hitting the last week before the winter break! We can all feel very fortunate of the amount of dedicated professionals, innovation, and inspiration surrounding us every day. Additionally, we are very lucky with the students we have. They work hard and are willing to take risks to learn something new. We will all get together on Friday for the Winter Holiday Assembly lead by Kim and Trevor.

Please, continue to supervise the students as vigilantly as possible to avoid as many as possible before-the-holiday-emotional-crashes. Check out the blog post from the past week to see the guidelines for supervision as well as guidelines for the coming report card writing. Enjoy the last week of the year with your wonderful students and colleagues before wishing all Happy Holidays!

Important posts to check out from the previous week in case you missed them:

Supervision, transitions and getting ready for holidays

Leave of Absence with a short notice

Japan Days in January 2017

Supervision:                                          Links to: Supervision Schedule 16-17    Supervision Protocols

Time	12:15-12:40	12:25-12:55	12:25-12:55	12:15-12:40	12:25-12:55
Duty	Cafeteria Tables	Playground / Gym	Playground / Atrium	Cafeteria line	Indoor recess ELAC Gym
Dec 12	Emi	Aimee	Celia	---	Maiko, Kaight

This week's schedule:

Day	Morning	Afternoon - After School
Mon	8:45 ES Student Support Team Meeting
Tue	10:00 School Leadership Team Meeting
Wed		14:40 Town Hall (All Faculty) Meeting
Thu
Fri	9:00 Holiday Assembly	School Day Finishes at 11:30

Professional Learning Opportunities

Registration is still open. Check Stephen Taylor's email for the link to apply.

Literacy:

1. Hong Kong Literacy Conference 2016 (Jan 21st and 22nd)

http://blog.hkis.edu.hk/HKISLiteracyInstitute/

Mathematics:

1. Foundations in Math: Developing Mathematical Thinking and Conceptual Understanding in Grades K-5 Sara Garrett Jan 28&29 Bangkok Thailand
2. Concept-Based Mathematics: Teaching for Deep Understanding, By Jennifer Wathall, 16th - 17th March 2017, Hong Kong

How to apply for PD

Coordinator's Meetings:                                 ES Team Planning Meeting Schedule

• UOI Collab: Meetings will focus on reflection for UOI #2 and unit links with specialists.
• Literacy:  Focus for meetings this week is to build up current units (#3).  Suggested focus is assessment tools (rubrics, checklists, continuums) unless there are  more pressing matters  

Future Dates:

9 Jan  First Day of School

14 Jan Shinnenkai

20 Jan End of Semester 1

23 January Report Card Comments to Heikki, Kim and Trevor

3 Feb Semester 1 Report Cards open to parents