Weekly Updates, Monday, 12 December 2022

Dear colleagues,

The final week of learning and the excitement of approaching the holiday is upon us. Ellen, Yoshiko, and Yuka will start the week by helping our parents to hone their parenting skills before they are on their own with the kids for three weeks. That should do it!

Thank you to the ES student council and the Secondary School SBC for the wonderful spirit week!

There was a lot of excitement, laughter, and joy in every corner of the school. Spot on timing, wonderful ideas, and definitely needed to get us all in the right mood.

Thank you to everyone for making sure that, again, the parents will have something exciting to read over the holidays. Report cards are almost there with few final steps to go. 

On Wednesday, we will meet as a faculty for a Town Hall meeting with Jon.

On Thursday, the Falcon Cup finally gets going. What a wonderful timing to have the soccer tournament simultaneously with the Men’s Soccer World Cup. Indeed, many young players will see themselves as some of those soccer stars in our tournament.

Finally, on Friday, we will get together first in our homerooms during the first lesson and then head towards the theater for the Holiday Assembly. There are no specials on Friday, and we ask the specialist teachers to spend time in the homeroom supporting classroom teachers first thing in the morning. 

We will finish the day at 11:30 and wish everyone Happy Holidays!

Erin, Trevor, and Heikki

This week’s duties:                       Duty Roster 22-23

Time	10:28 - 10:40	12:25-12:50	12:40-13:00	13:00-13:20	14:15-14:25
Duty Area (*Rainy day area)	Playscape Playscape Soccer fields (In classrooms)	Line G1-2 Tables G3-5 Tables	Shed (Gym) Playscape (Gym/Classroom) Soccer fields  (Classroom)	Shed (Gym) Playscape (Gym/Classroom) Soccer fields  (Classroom)	Playground (In classrooms) Note:  Shed kept closed
Who	Jen Jessie Angela	Heikki Erin	Rose Kieran Cara	Emi Kaho Noriko	Jen Jessie Angela

 

This Week's Schedule:                                                                                         Master Schedule 22-23 

Day	Morning	Afternoon
Mon 12 Dec Day 9	8:40 - 10:00 Parenting Workshop	EL #8  (Planning doc)
Tues 13 Dec Day 1
Wed 14 Dec Day 2		Wednesday Learning: Town Hall Meeting
Thu 15 Dec Day 3	Falcon Cup 8:35 Players go outside 8:40 Players meet under the tent cover
Fri 16 Dec No Day	8:30 - 9:50 Homeroom 9:30 - 10:30 Winter Assembly 10:35- 10:50 Snack 10:50- 11:10 Recess 11:10-11:29 Homeroom goodbyes 11:30 Dismissal (Students and Teachers)

Future Dates PD Day Jan 9th, Monday

Wednesday Learning Wednesday Jan 11th Unit Reflections and EL Planning

Continuing Learning:                     

Please note that 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: Here is the IB PD Booklet 22-23. Here is their search to find the workshops.

• Check emails from Clover Hicks for other online PD opportunities

N.B. All PD information posted on Blogger is by default 'Personal PD' unless otherwise noted.

Weekly updates, Monday, 5 December, 2022

Dear colleagues,

The last two weeks before winter break will hopefully bring plenty of positive energy and excitement to the classrooms. Spirit week will definitely bring smiles to our faces and get us all in the holiday mood. The report card writing task is taking a lot of our time and energy, and we hope that everyone has been able to use their time wisely and effectively.

The past week with Eeqbal brought many interesting aspects to our planning of learning, the strategic thinking of the leadership team, and the dialogue with members of the parent community. We must continue the conversation as our thinking evolves around intercultural competencies as skills we want to develop within ourselves and the students.

This Tuesday, we get together for the final morning briefing of 2022. On Wednesday, we will briefly look ahead to the Extended Learning planning for spring 2023 and then spend time on reports.

The week concludes with the Faculty and Staff Winter Party on Saturday.

Let’s have an enjoyable week!

Erin, Trevor, and Heikki

This week’s duties:                       Duty Roster 22-23

Time	10:28 - 10:40	12:25-12:50	12:40-13:00	13:00-13:20	14:15-14:25
Duty Area (*Rainy day area)	Playscape Playscape Soccer fields (In classrooms)	Line G1-2 Tables G3-5 Tables	Shed (Gym) Playscape (Gym/Classroom) Soccer fields  (Classroom)	Shed (Gym) Playscape (Gym/Classroom) Soccer fields  (Classroom)	Playground (In classrooms) Note:  Shed kept closed
Who	Heather Saiko Noriko / Jen	Heikki Yoshiko	Suki Gene Steve	Caterina Liam Kris	Heather Saiko Noriko / Jen

 

This Week's Schedule:                                                                                         Master Schedule 22-23 

Day	Morning	Afternoon
Mon 5 Dec Day 4
Tues 6 Dec Day 5	7:50 December Faculty Briefing
Wed 7 Dec Day 6		Wednesday Learning: EL forward planning Report Card Writing
Thu 8 Dec Day 7
Fri 9 Dec Day 8
Sat 10 Dec		CA Winter Party!

Future Dates EL #8 (Planning doc) Dec 12th, Monday Falcon Cup Dec 15th, Thursday End-of-year Assembly Dec 16th, 9:30 Friday Winter Holiday Dismissal Dec 16th, 11:30 Friday PD Day Jan 9th, Monday

Wednesday Learning December 14 Town Hall Meeting  ES Reflection and Celebration

Continuing Learning:                     

Please note that 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: Here is the IB PD Booklet 22-23. Here is their search to find the workshops.

• Check emails from Clover Hicks for other online PD opportunities

N.B. Unless otherwise noted, all PD information posted on Blogger is by default 'Personal PD.'