Weekly Update, Monday, 1 April, 2019

Dear colleagues,

Happy April 1st to everyone! Welcome back to the last good stretch of learning of the school year 2018-2019.
Let’s hope everyone returns back to designing teaching and learning with a re-charged mind and body. We start
with four full and energy-filled weeks of active and engaged learning as well as preparation for the conferences
and the grade 5 exhibition before the Golden Week break. Those who will be joining Ron Ritchhart this weekend
will be charged with added resources for harnessing the classroom cultural forces towards deeper learning and
placing student thinking to the forefront of daily life in the classroom. On Tuesday, this week, we will meet as a
faculty to go through few running things, looking ahead of the school year, and offering shout outs to our
colleagues.

Please, note that we will have Japan International School Tech Group (JISTG) meeting at CA for job-like
purposes. You may have some visitors peeking into your classes towards the end of the week.

On Wednesday, we will get together as faculty and staff to celebrate O-hanami, the wonderful and highly
the anticipated arrival of Sakura!

We look seeing you all this week!

Kim, Trevor, and Heikki

 
 

Lunch time Supervision:                    Links to: Supervision Schedule 18-19    Supervision Protocol

Time	12:15-12:40	12:25-12:55	12:25-12:55	12:15-12:25	12:25-12:55
Duty	Cafeteria Tables	Playground / Gym	Playground / Atrium	Cafeteria line	Indoor recess ELAC Gym
April 1	Jess	Celia	Jen W		Maiko, Kaight

This week's schedule:                        Wednesday Schedule     ES Master Schedule

Day	Morning	Afternoon - After School
Mon 1 April Day 2		14:30 ES Leadership Team Meeting
Tue 2 April Day 3	7:50 ES Faculty Meeting	13:30 ES Student Support Team Meeting
Wed 3 April Day 1		14:40 O-hanami
Thu 4 April Day 2
Fri 5 April Day 3		Extended Learning Block
Sat 6 April	Creating a Culture of Thinking	Ron Ritchhart
Sun 7 April	Creating a Culture of Thinking	Ron Ritchhart

Professional Learning:        How to apply for PD

Please note that in order to qualify for Professional Development, you must always

apply through the CA PD application form (KissFlow) 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

**Check here for workshop descriptions.

Future Dates:

Cultures of Thinking, Harvard Project Zero, Ron Ritchhart

6 - 8 April

PYP Exhibition

25 April

Student Led Conferences

30 April

Golden Week Break

1 - 3 May

Jazz Week

20 - 24 May

IB Regional Workshops at CA

24 - 26 May

MAPS Testing

27 - 31 May

Annual Faculty Health Check

1 June

CA Grade 12 Graduation

2 June

End of Year Faculty Party

8 June

ES Report Cards open to parents

11 June

Spring Break Celebration tomorrow Friday at lunch time!

Dear colleagues,

To celebrate the end of the long winter stretch, please join for lunch tomorrow Friday at 12:25 - 13:10.

On offer we have

Vegetarian Indian curry (gluten-free)

Thai Chicken Curry

Quinoa vegetables

Coconut Creme Brulee as well as the company of our wonderful colleagues.

I would like to take the opportunity to say thank you and congratulate you for your hard work, the successful designing of student learning, and the smooth organization of the second scheduling pilot.

 I wish you all a wonderful Spring Break and I am looking forward to connecting with you all again in April!

Heikki

Weekly Updates, Monday 18 March 2019

Dear colleagues,

Welcome to the last week of school in March! Thank you to Rob and his associates for organizing a successful
fundraising event on Friday. What a fun night out!

This week will be following for the first time the suggested lunch schedule of the pilot of which places the lunch
later than usual. Also, please note that the last period will finish at 15:25 (14:25 Wed). This week also snack is
suggested to be taking place after the outside break. Let’s try to follow the timings as strictly as possible so that
we can see how everything works alongside with the Secondary School who joins the pilot for the first time.

On Wednesday we will take time to plan for the extended learning block. Specialists, Japanese, and Student
Support team will have an opportunity either lead or join a grade level team on Friday. We can all start thinking
about an area of learning that we can explore deeper or for the first time.

On Friday the faculty is invited to join for lunch provided by the school to acknowledge the thinking and effort
going to the pilot, TGIF, and the beginning of the well-deserved spring break.

The IB mock exams will take place this week. This means that in case of indoor break we need to send the
students in the classrooms at 13:10 for the remainder of the recess. Also, we may want to avoid planning any
activities into the Atrium. You can find the IB exam schedule below.

Let’s have a wonderful week!

Kim, Trevor, and Heikki

Lunchtime Supervision:                    Links to Supervision Schedule 18-19    Supervision Protocol

Time	12:25-12:40	12:40-13:25	12:40-13:25	12:25-12:40	12:25-12:55
Duty	Cafeteria Tables	Playground / Gym	Playground / Atrium	Cafeteria line	Indoor recess ELAC Gym
Mar 18	Saiko	Kae	Noriko		Maiko, Kaight

This week's schedule:                        Wednesday Schedule     ES Master Schedule

Day	Morning	Afternoon - After School
Mon 18 Mar Day 5
Tue 19 Day 6		14:30 ES Student Support Team Meeting
Wed 20 Day 7		14:40 Transitions 14:55 Planning Friday Extended learning
Thu 21 Day 8
Fri 22 Day 9		Extended Learning Block

IB Mock Exams

* Monday, 18 March 8:45-11:00 13:15-15:00

* Tuesday, 19 March 8:45-11:00 13:15-15:00

* Wednesday, 20 March 8:45-11:00 13:15-16:45

* Thursday, 21 March 8:45-12:15 13:15-15:30

* Friday, 22 March 8:45-11:30 12:15-15:00

Professional Learning:        How to apply for PD

Please note that in order to qualify for Professional Development, you must always

apply through the CA PD application form (KissFlow) 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

**Check here for workshop descriptions.

Future Dates:

Spring Holiday

23-31 March

Cultures of Thinking, Harvard Project Zero, Ron Ritchhart

6 - 8 April

PYP Exhibition

25 April

Student Led Conferences

30 April

Golden Week Break

1 - 3 May

Jazz Week

20 - 24 May

IB Regional Workshops at CA

24 - 26 May

MAPS Testing

27 - 31 May

Annual Faculty Health Check

1 June

CA Grade 12 Graduation

2 June

End of Year Faculty Party

8 June

ES Report Cards open to parents

11 June