Weekly Updates, Monday, 1 May, 2023

 

Dear Colleagues,

Happy 1st of May to everyone! Last week as we finished the month of April, also meant the completion of the PYP Exhibition journey for grade 5 and the celebration of student learning through student-led conferences in grades PreK - Gr 4. Congratulations to the grade 5 team, students, and all the mentors for a very successful and profound presentation of inquiry-based learning, student agency, and action. Friday, last week was a day for the students to shine with their very supportive parents. The classrooms looked amazing, and children and families were engaged and excited about all the learning confidently demonstrated by the students. Finally, thank you to everyone for welcoming Helena Sobulis and Dawn Rock from CIS/WASC to CA. They were very complimentary about all the student learning, student agency, and self-directedness they observed during their visit.

 This week will be a short introduction to the month of May, including some important milestones like the visit of the first Head of School candidate, Lindsay Berns, the May faculty briefing on Tuesday, and starting to get ready for writing the June report cards on Wednesday. DP exams will be starting this week as well, and grade 5 is engaged in WIDA language acquisition assessments.

Heikki will be travelling to Finland on Tuesday for family reasons and working via Zoom this and next week. Do not hesitate to connect with him from Wednesday onwards.

Let’s have a great few days of school!

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	Erin Heikki/Trevor	Rose Kieran Cara	Emi Kaho Noriko	Jen Jessie  Angela

 

This Week's Schedule:                                                                                                     Master Schedule 22-23 

Day	Morning	Afternoon
Mon 1 May Day 4	Lindsey Berns	Lindsey Berns
Tue 2 May Day 5	Faculty Briefing Lindsey Berns	Lindsey Berns
Wed 3 May Day 6	Science Standards Review Team Meeting # 3	Wednesday PD: Report Card Guidelines & Extended Learning Planning #8 (In the Library Presentation Space)
Thu 4 May Day 7	Golden Week Holiday	Golden Week Holiday
Fri 5 May Day 8	Golden Week Holiday	Golden Week Holiday

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, 24 April,2023

Dear colleagues,

Welcome to the exciting and busy last week of April! 

The past week was also filled with action, and once again, congratulations to Suki and Rose for leading the wonderful finale and the incredible process and journey of the ES Play. We would also like to recognize the flexibility and support everyone has been
showing, as the nasty cold is trying to slow us down in the middle of the busiest time of the year.

This week we start with the Positive parenting workshop as we welcome the CIS/WASC pre-visitors to our campus. We focus on Tankyuu on Wednesday, celebrate the PYP Exhibition journey on Thursday, and conclude the week with PreK - Gr 4 Student-Led conferences. The TGIF on Friday will be a well-timed opportunity to hoist a glass or two to acknowledge all the achievements. 

Let’s stay calm and enjoy the 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	Kasumi Saiko Noriko / Iman	Heikki Yoshiko	Suki Gene Jessie	Caterina Liam Kris	Kasumi Saiko Noriko / Iman

 

This Week's Schedule:                                                                                                     Master Schedule 22-23 

Day	Morning	Afternoon
Mon 24 Apr  Day 8	CIS Visit 8:40-10:00 Parenting Workshop
Tue 25 Apr Day 9	CIS Visit	EL #16 (planning doc)
Wed 26 Apr  Day 1	CIS Visit	Wednesday Learning: Tankyuu session #5 Prep for SLCs and PYPX
Thu 27 Apr Day 2		18:00 PYPX
Fri 28 Apr Day 3	Student-led Conferences

Future Dates Golden Week Break Thursday, 4 - Friday, 5 May

Wednesday Learning Wednesday, May 3 Report Card Writing process Extended Learning Planning #9

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.