Dear Colleagues,
The Friday assembly was a wonderful collection and capture of the Elementary School community and talents. Well done, everyone! As we welcome our Secondary School students and teachers back on campus and congratulate the grade 12 for finishing their exams, we are getting ready for the Elementary School renovation. It is hard to believe that it is finally happening and that we are returning to a wonderfully redesigned and inviting learning environment in August.
The park excursions organised by Hiroki and supervised by our colleagues and parents offer us a wonderful opportunity to make sure that we remove some of the old, unusable, and dated teaching materials possible, even pieces of furniture that don’t hinder the teaching and learning at this time of the year. Furthermore, if the time allows, it is a great opportunity to pack some of the material you already have taken full advantage of and will reuse next school year. The more we can prepare during this one day, the better off we will be in the last week when we have to use all our non-teaching time to pack everything. Please, mark your packed boxes with the grade level and your initials. The maintenance team is ready to come and pick things up at the end of the day.
Finally, please note that the timeline is tight for the classroom renovations, including the removal of all furniture before many of the walls are torn down. Even if you may be around in Kobe after the school year ends, you will not have access to your classroom.
In addition to the park trips, this week is busy. On Tuesday, the Leadership Team gets together to plan the operational goals for school year 23-24; on Wednesday, Jon addresses the faculty in the annual Town-Hall meeting; on Thursday, Jon addresses the parent community; and on Saturday, the grade 12 students are celebrated in the main theatre.
Please, check the Park plans to see who is available during the week.
Have a wonderful week!
Erin, Trevor, and Heikki
This week’s duties: Duty Roster 22-23
This Week's Schedule: Master Schedule 22-23
The home stretch:
