Dear Colleagues,Welcome back from the long weekend to a short week. We hope that the cloudy but otherwise calm weekend+1 gave everyone an opportunity to take a deep breath and relax after the hectic first four weeks of the year.
Absences seem to continue to impact our days this week as well. Due to our own and generally stricter covid protocols, this is something that we haven’t had so much in the past couple of years. Ensuring that we have substitutes available is crucial, and we have found a few new substitutes who can help with future absences. We acknowledge the flexibility and adaptability everyone has shown in the past weeks as we have had larger numbers of sudden absences.
Hence, we ask that you communicate with Remi, Heikki, and your team about any known absences well in advance, complete ReadySub at your earliest convenience, and have sub-plans ready for any sudden changes in your health.
The past week was busy with WIDA testing for 3-5 EAL students and teachers; we also had a great parent workshop session and quick classroom visits as we shared some basic pillars about teaching and learning in an IB school. Clover led the launching of the collaborative Tankyuu processes, and we had an important opportunity to pause and think about our well-being and how and when to have conversations about our profession's energy sources and energy consumers.
This Wednesday Collaboration session includes reflecting on Back to School Night, reflecting on the first unit of learning (we will use the ManageBac to document the reflections as much as possible), and we will finish planning the Extended Learning sessions 3 and 4.
On Thursday, we will get together as the whole Elementary School to celebrate our community in our monthly assembly.
Let’s have a wonderful 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
| Liam Caterina Kris | Heikki Trevor | Emi Kaho Noriko | Angela Jen C Jessie | Liam Caterina Kris |
This Week's Schedule: Master Schedule 22-23
Day | Morning | Afternoon |
Mon 19 Sep
| Respect the Aged holiday | Respect the Aged holiday |
Tues 20 Sep Day 3 | Typhoon Delay | New Schedule:
Lesson 1 12:00-12:50
Lesson 2 12:55-13:40
Snack&Break 13:45-14:15
Lesson 3 14:20-15:05
Homeroom closure 15:10-15:25
Afterschool Clubs as normal |
Wed 21 Sep Day 4 |
| Wednesday Collaborative Learning: Reflecting on BTSN Reflecting on the first unit of learning Planning Extended Learning #3 and #4 |
Thu 21 Sep Day 5 |
| 13:35 ES Assembly (Main Theater) 14:35 Intruder Drill |
Fri 22 Sep Day 6 |
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Future Dates
G3-5 MAPs Testing Sept 26th Monday - 30th Friday
School Photos Oct 3rd Monday - Oct 7th Friday
Falcon Cup Futsal Tournament Oct 7th Friday - Day 7
CA Sports Day Oct 10th Monday - No 'Day' designated
October Assembly Oct 13th Thursday 9:30 - Day 1
PTA Fall Celebration Oct 19th Wednesday - Day 5
ES Parent-Teacher Conferences Oct 20th & 21st Thursday and Friday - Day 6&7
Fall Break! Oct 22nd Saturday - 30th Sunday | Wednesday Learning
September 28
October 5 Analyzing Data for Parent-teacher Conferences (WIDA, MAP, Running Records, Bridges, SeeSaw, Anecdotal records, etc.)
October 12 - Parent-Teacher Conferences: Why, How, and What
October 19 UDL and EAL workshop
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