Dear colleagues,
The weather has clearly started to turn slowly but surely towards warmer temperatures. Some say too soon, and others say not fast enough. However, we are in March already and heading towards spring and summer. The past week we had a great turnout of parents at the Exhibition Parent Coffee that was run by Trevor and the Black and White Gala gathered over 200 CA parents, teachers, alumni, and supporters together to celebrate the school community and its impact on Kobe and Kansai area. This week’s highlight will be the long awaited Elementary School Play on Friday and Saturday. The numerous hours of work and organization from Toyoko and Kevin will be coming together as yet another delightful show. I hope many of you will have a chance to see the show. Finally, please note that we had posted wrong dates for the Cognitive Coaching and PD/Work days. We are not coming to work on Sunday (19th) as the post suggested, but after a normal weekend, on Monday we will have a PD/work day and Tuesday will be a normal school day and a PD day for those attending the Cognitive Coaching training. Let’s keep the children safe and engaged with their learning through another busy week!
Supervision: Links to: Supervision Schedule 16-17 Supervision Protocol
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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12:25-12:55
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Duty
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Cafeteria Tables
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Playground
/ Gym
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Playground
/ Atrium
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Cafeteria line
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Indoor recess ELAC Gym
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Mar 6
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Joy
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Kaoru
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Lynette
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Maiko, Kaight
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This week's schedule:
Day
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Morning
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Afternoon - After School
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Mon
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The PYPX Research Phase begins!
8:45 Student Support Team Meeting
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Tue
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7:50 Tuesday Morning Meeting
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Early Learning Development Committee
(PK3-G2) 3:30 ES Bookroom
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Wed
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8:05 ES EAL Team Meeting
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14:40-15:30 Whole Faculty Meeting with Jon on topic:
How to discuss about politically/culturally/ideologically sensitive issues with students?
15:30-16:30 Tankyuu Time
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Thu
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Fri
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ES Leadership Team Meeting
ES Play
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Sat
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ES Play
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Tuesday Morning Faculty Meeting Agenda:
Time: 7:50-8:25
Venue: ELAC MPR
1. Updates from the Report Card Committee
2. Outline of the PD day/work day
3. EY committee meeting invitation and outline
4. Update from Math R&D
5. Important Dates: Parent Learning, Assemblies, PD days, meetings, events, etc. for spring
6. Update on spaces in 17-18
Professional Learning
Wednesday Professional Learning:
New York! Summer Institutes for Teachers College Reading and Writing Project
June Writing Institute: June 19-23, 201 and Reading Institute: June 26-30, 2017
August Writing Institute: July 31-August 4, 2017 and Reading Institute: August 7-11, 2017
Applications opened Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at 9 am EST
Please note that due to the significant PD program provided within CA this year, these institutes are to be funded from your personal PD allowance.
Coordinator's Meetings: ES Team Planning Meeting Schedule
UOI: Plan UOI#5.
- Mon: KB(Tech), PreK-KA
- Tues G4 No Mtg, 13:00 G1(No Mtg), G2(L)
- Wed: G5 PYPX Research Phase, Mentors
- Thurs: G3
Literacy: Begin planning reading units of study #5.
Future Dates:
20 March: PD/Teacher Work Day - no school
20-21 March: Cognitive Coaching PD#2
20-21 March: Cognitive Coaching PD#2
25 Mar-2 Apr: Spring Break
8-9 April: Ron Ritchhart Cultures of Thinking Weekend Workshop
10 April: Ron Ritchhart Cultures of Thinking for Parents
10 April: Ron Ritchhart session for the whole CA faculty 15:45-18:30
12 April: No PD (day finishes at 14:25)
10 April: Ron Ritchhart Cultures of Thinking for Parents
10 April: Ron Ritchhart session for the whole CA faculty 15:45-18:30
12 April: No PD (day finishes at 14:25)
27 April: The PYPX! 6:00-8:00
28 April: Student-led Conferences
