Weekly Update, Monday, 30 October, 2023

Dear Colleagues,

Fall has begun to grace us with its vibrant colours and mild temperatures. It's a perfect time to return to school, hopefully with refreshed minds and bodies. As you know, Monday will still be without our wonderful students, providing us with valuable time to enhance our understanding of teaching literacy and language skills, as well as to plan and document our strategies.

We kindly request the homeroom teachers, assistants, Japanese language teachers, EAL, and Learning Support teams to join Matt Glover's workshop on Monday. Matt's work has been a source of inspiration for us in the past, and we are confident that it will continue to inspire us this week. We deeply appreciate everyone's flexibility and recognition of the importance and effectiveness of these focused professional development sessions, starting with Jen Bulson and now with Matt Glover.

Erin and Trevor will provide additional information to Samantha, Satsuki, Hiroki, Yoshiko, and Kae regarding Toddle and curriculum documentation. This presents a fantastic opportunity to fully engage our single-subject teachers in our planning, reflection, assessment, and parent communication processes. If you would like to attend any of Matt's sessions, please do not hesitate to let us know.

On Wednesday, the EAL team will offer everyone an opportunity to explore how best to support diverse language learners in their respective classes. This session will be followed by Matt Glover's workshop. Please note that this Wednesday, we have the PTA-organized Fall Festival, also known as Halloween in some parts of the world. Students will be dressed up for the occasion, and the party will take place on the ES playground immediately after school. Please feel free to briefly check-in if you have some time before our Wednesday learning sessions begin at 14:40.

Lastly, we extend a warm welcome back to Hiroki as he returns to school and express our gratitude to Zac for his support of the PE department.

Let's make the most of this week!

Warm regards, Erin, Trevor, and Heikki

This week’s duties:                     Duty Roster 23-24

Time	10:28 - 10:40	12:25-12:50	12:40-13:00	13:00-13:20	14:10-14:25
Duty Area (*Rainy day area)	Playscape Playscape Soccer fields (In classrooms)	Line G1-2 Tables G3-5 Tables	Shed (Gym) Playscape (Classroom) Soccer fields  (Classroom)	Shed (Gym) Playscape (Classroom) Soccer fields  (Classroom)	Playground (In classrooms) Note:  Shed kept closed
Who	Trichelle Cara Gene	Heikki Erin	Satsuki Samantha Kae	Kris Alex Jessie	Trichelle Cara Gene

Wet break location rotation:

Venue / Date	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.
Classrooms and Commons	Gr 1	Gr  5	Gr 4	Gr 2-3	Gr 1	Gr  5	Gr 4
Classrooms and Commons	Gr 2-3	Gr 1	Gr  5	Gr 4	Gr 2-3	Gr 1	Gr  5
Library & Makers’ Space	Gr 4	Gr 2-3	Gr 1	Gr  5	Gr 4	Gr 2-3	Gr 1
ELAC Gym	Gr 5	Gr 4	Gr 2-3	Gr 1	Gr  5	Gr 4	Gr 2-3

 This Week's Schedule:                                                                                                     Master Schedule 23-24 

Day	Morning	Afternoon
Mon Oct 30	PD Day - Workshop Schedule
Tue Oct 31 Day 9	Matt Glover Workshop Schedule
Wed Nov 1 Day 1	Matt Glover Workshop Schedule	14:30 -16:00 PTA Fall Celebration on the ES playground Wednesday Learning:Library  14:40 - 15:35:  - EAL Workshop on Language Support (Everyone) - PreK-KA Matt Glover 15:35 - 16:30 - Matt Glover (All classroom Ts, senseis, LS, EAL, TAs, Tech and Library) - MVPs and Counselling: Planning time
Thu Nov 2 Day 2	Matt Glover Workshop Schedule	13:30-14:15 Matt Glover Parent Workshop
Fri Nov 3 Day 3	FYI: Culture Day - National Holiday, normal school day at CA

Future Dates EL #3 (Schedule) Nov 13th Monday Session 2 After-school Clubs begin Nov 13th Monday November Assembly Nov 16th Thurs 10:45 - Day 3  EL #4 (Schedule) Dec 8th Friday  Positive Parenting Workshop Nov 17th Friday - Day 4 Labor-Thanksgiving Holiday Nov 23rd Thursday EAL Parent Workshop Nov 21st Tuesday - Day 6 Winter Assembly Dec 16th Friday Early Dismissal and Report Cards sent out Dec 16th Friday at 11:30 Winter Holidays Dec 17th Saturday to January 9th Tuesday PD Day Jan 8th Monday First day back Jan 9th Tuesday

Wednesday Learning Nov 8th  (MPR) Report Card Guidance with Data Dialogue  EL Planning #3&4 (Schedule) Nov 15th (TBA) Tankyu #2 - Self-study Groups Community Afternoon Nov 22nd  (LPS) Report Card Writing both sessions Nov 29th  (MPR) Toddle Training & Guidelines  EL #4&5 Planning (Schedule) Dec  6th  (LPS) Unit 2 Reflection Planning Literacy #2 R&D Dec 13th  (TBA) Tankyu #3 - Self-study Groups Town Hall Meeting (TBC)

Continuing Learning: 

For Professional development applications, please follow these steps:

1. Dialogue with your Learning Leader or Principal about your interest in the opportunity.

2. Apply through the PD Opportunity Request form found on KissFlow. (Applications must be submitted by 10 days before the registration deadline.) 

For further information on PD, Travel, categories & application processes ' 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.