Welcome to the week of launching our first schedule pilot. Let’s hope it goes without major hiccups.
As we go through the week, I am sure we will notice aspects of the new schedule that we need to tweak before it
is good to go. Please, add those observations to the actual schedule google sheet with comments.
is good to go. Please, add those observations to the actual schedule google sheet with comments.
PE, VA, and Music teachers are not yet able to fully experience all the flexible features of the new schedule
as we currently have those third sections in grades 1 and 5. With this design, those third sections reduce the
flexibility that we will have in August as they occupy 18 otherwise free slots away from the schedule. This is
something we may have to think about when running the pilots II and III.
as we currently have those third sections in grades 1 and 5. With this design, those third sections reduce the
flexibility that we will have in August as they occupy 18 otherwise free slots away from the schedule. This is
something we may have to think about when running the pilots II and III.
This week’s other highlights include ES Assembly, a couple of parent coffees (Scheduling and PYP Exhibition),
and Wednesday’s Tankyuu time. We will surely have an interesting week.
and Wednesday’s Tankyuu time. We will surely have an interesting week.
Kim, Trevor, and Heikki
Adaptive Schools
As the Adaptive Schools training is slowly becoming history, we know that the momentum for utilizing the
important elements for effective meetings will slowly fade away unless we try out some of the adaptive schools'
protocols. We encourage you to try out inclusion activators, facilitating meetings with professionally constructed
agendas (outcomes, decision-making protocol, designated facilitator etc.) that will help us all honor each others’
time, and utilizing protocols for balanced participation. Heikki, Learning Leaders, and Coordinators are
committed to practice and model professional practices whenever possible. Please, do not hesitate to ask help
from Riana, Kris, Kim, Trevor or Heikki for any ideas or suggestions.
important elements for effective meetings will slowly fade away unless we try out some of the adaptive schools'
protocols. We encourage you to try out inclusion activators, facilitating meetings with professionally constructed
agendas (outcomes, decision-making protocol, designated facilitator etc.) that will help us all honor each others’
time, and utilizing protocols for balanced participation. Heikki, Learning Leaders, and Coordinators are
committed to practice and model professional practices whenever possible. Please, do not hesitate to ask help
from Riana, Kris, Kim, Trevor or Heikki for any ideas or suggestions.
Time
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12:10-12:40
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12:25-13:10
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12:25-13:10
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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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Feb 18
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Jess
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Kaoru
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Colleen
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Maiko, Kaight
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Day
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Morning
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Afternoon - After School
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Mon 18 Feb
Day 1
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Starting the 9-day cycle pilot
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Assembly Practices @ 13:30
14:30 ES Leadership Meeting
15:40 PYPX Specialist meeting in S304
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Tue 19
Day 2
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13:30 ES Learning Support Meeting
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Wed 20
Day 3
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Parent Coffee Morning II :
Organizing Learning at CA
through a new schedule in 2019-2020
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14:40 Tankyuu Time
HS APAC Band
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Thu 21
Day 4
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PYP Exhibition Parent Coffee
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12:30-16:00 POI Committee Meeting
HS APAC Band
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Fri 22
Day 5
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HS APAC Band
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Please note that in order to qualify for Professional Development, you must always
apply through the CA PD application form and no later than 10 days before the PD registration deadline.
N.B. All PD information posted on Blogger is by default Personal PD unless otherwise noted.
CA will host IB workshops May 24-26
- Leading the learning in PYP schools
- Making the PYP happen in the early years: Implementing agency
- Building for the future
Future Dates:
The Pink T-shirt Day
27 February
Three-way Conferences
28 February, Thursday from 13:00 - 1 March, Friday
Grades 1 - 2 Concert
8 March
New Schedule Pilot II
12 - 22 March
Spring Holiday
23-31 March
Cultures of Thinking, Harvard Project Zero, Ron Ritchhart
6 - 8 April
PYP Exhibition
25 April
Student Led Conferences
26 April
