Dear Colleagues,
We hope that everyone had the opportunity to take a deep breath and recover from the first full week of school.
This week will be bringing a few new elements to the routines we have been working on so far. Namely, duties,
less faculty at the entries in the morning, Extended Learning, and of course the Back to School Night extravaganza!
We have been successful in establishing the new COVID-19 safety routines by being consistent and resilient when the students might have been forgetting or just wondering whether the rules apply at all times. As the numbers regarding the virus spread are looking a bit scary in many countries hit by the second wave, we want to keep our school open as long as possible by continuing with the vigilance and teaching of the new routines, and continuing our expectations e.g. physical distance with patience and determination. Hence, it is important that we accompany and guide the students when transitioning to and from specialist lessons and when going for snack and lunch (classroom teachers).
This week we will also have the first Tuesday morning monthly faculty briefing where we will look ahead at some dates, have a quick look at the playground expectations, share Extended Learning updates, as well as go through and confirm the logistics of the BTSN one more time. On Wednesday, the collaboration / professional learning time is dedicated to preparing for the BTSN.
Please include your Extended Learning outline and location here by Monday afternoon.
Let’s have a successful week!
Riana, Trevor, and Heikki
COVID-19 Clarifications
Entrances:
ELAC: Nurse and Yoko Hosoda (Temperature screening camera, hand sanitation, and blue card collection and follow-up)
Atrium: Nurse (temperature, blue card follow up), Enoch and Julia (blue card collection + hand sanitation) Kaz / Hiroko (temperature screening camera)
ELAC Morning procedures
PreK/KA: Parents are asked to join their children to the ELAC playground if they arrive early.
KB: Parents will drop off and children will go to the playground by themselves.
Missing Blue Card
A nurse will make a follow-up phone call to the family if the blue card is forgotten or lost by the students/parents.
Late arrivals
Both ELAC/ Main Building receptions will call the Health Office to inform late arrivals. Students need to be checked by the Health Office before entering classrooms. After everything is cleared out, students will receive a note from a nurse which will allow them to enter the ELAC building (PreK-KB) or check-in with Remi in the main building (Gr 1-5).
BTSN - Wednesday Learning presentation
Weekly Duties: Duty List Aug-Dec
This Week's Schedule: Master Schedule 20-21
Professional Learning:
Please note that in order to qualify for Professional Development, you must always apply through the CA PD
application form found on KissFlow. Applications must be submitted no later than 10 days before the registration deadline. For further information on 'How to apply for PD - click here'.
IB PD 19-20: Here is the IB PD booklet. Here is their search to find the workshops.
Check emails from Renee for other online PD opportunities
N.B. All PD information posted on Blogger is by default 'Personal PD' unless otherwise noted.
