Weekly Update, Monday, 27 February 2023

Dear colleagues,

March is almost here! Time flies when you are having fun, and it truly has. Congratulations to the grade 5 team for their successful and well-attended PYP Exhibition workshop for grade 4 and 5 parents. Very enthusiastic and interactive parent session led by Gene, Kieran, and Erin.

The week starts with Grade 3 heading to Port Island for their skating trip, and the Extended Learning is all about Panto! Tuesday morning, the whole Elementary School gets together for our monthly assembly. On Wednesday, we will look into the Culture of Thinking and how thinking routines and exploring thinking as an element itself can profoundly impact and enhance student inquiry.

Pink shirt day, the day that celebrates our culture of kindness takes place on Thursday, 2 March, across the school. All faculty and students are invited to wear something pink on that day.

Throughout the week, you can enjoy the grades 1 and 2 art in the Atrium, and we will finish the week with yet another wonderful art and music experience on Friday.

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	Emi Kaho Noriko	Heikki Yoshiko	Celia Jen Jessie	Angela Cara Kieran	Emi Kaho Noriko

 

This Week's Schedule:                                                                                                     Master Schedule 22-23 

Day	Morning	Afternoon
Wed 27 Feb Day 9	9:15 G3 Skating Trip	Extended Learning #12 (doc)
Thu 28 Feb Day 1	9:30 February Assembly	15:35 Curriculum R&D Meeting
Wed 1 Mar Day 2		Wednesday Learning: - Inquiry COT Workshop  - Unit Planning with COT
Thu 2 Mar Day 3		15:35 ELAC Team meeting
Fri 3 Mar Day 4		14:15 G1&2 Music Concert

Future Dates ES March Assembly Mar 16th, Thursday 10:45 Spring Break Saturday March 18th- Sunday the 26th

Wednesday Learning Wednesday, Mar 8th Tankyuu #4 & Community afternoon Wednesday, Mar 15th (MPR) Science workshop and EL Planning #7 (doc) Wednesday, Mar 29th (Library space) Data #3 and Student-led Conference Guidance

Continuing 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: 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, 22 February, 2023

Dear colleagues,

Welcome back from the extended weekend to a short, 3-day week! We hope you have fully recovered from the conferences and are ready to look ahead to design learning to match the goals and aspirations explored and shared with parents and students last week.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, we will spend some time to reflect the first few weeks of 2023 to ensure that we design learning that is most impactful and responds to the diverse needs of our students.

The grade 5 team is already looking ahead toward the next reporting event, the PYP Exhibition. The PYP exhibition will provide the students in grade 5 an opportunity to continue the development of student agency, self-directedness, and inquiry skills. Although oldest in the Elementary School, the grade 5 students are not quite ready to run their inquiries independently, so we, as mentors and teachers, will need to provide the support they need to demonstrate a significant level of independence and ownership at the end of April.

The assembly rehearsal will start on Friday, so the MCs and student performances will be ready by Tuesday morning.

Have great 3 days!

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	Gene Suki Steve	Heikki Erin	Angela Seth Tangala	Liam Caterina Kris	Gene Suki Steve

This Week's Schedule:                                                                                         Master Schedule 22-23 

Day	Morning	Afternoon
Wed 22 Feb Day 6		Library Presentation Space 14:40 - 16:30 Reflection, reflection, and reflection to explore effective strategies and plan for immediate impact on learning
Thu 23 Feb Day 7	8:40-10:00 PYPX Parent Workshop
Fri 24 Feb Day 8

Future Dates MS Plays during EL time Feb 27th, Monday, during EL Time Day 9 ES February Assembly Feb 28th, Tues 9:30 Day 1 G1&2 Music Concert Mar 3rd, Friday 14:15 Day 4 ES March Assembly Mar 16th, Thursday 10:45 Spring Break Saturday March 18th- Sunday the 26th

Wednesday Learning Wednesday, Mar 1st (MPR) Inquiry (COT) Workshop and Planning next learning Wednesday, Mar 8th Tankyuu #4 & Community afternoon Wednesday, Mar 15th (MPR) Science workshop and EL Planning #7 (doc) Wednesday, Mar 29th (Library space) Data #3 and Student-led Conference guidance

Continuing 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: 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.