Weekly Updates, Monday, 9 October, 2023

Dear Colleagues,

What a bustling week we had in the Elementary School with events like photo days, the mathematics workshop, and the Falcon Cup. As we kick off this week with a sports day, prepare for conferences on Wednesday, participate in earthquake and tsunami drills, and celebrate the Elementary School community on Thursday, our days remain action-packed.

Please use every opportunity to collect and organize learning data. This will enable you to confidently share the progress students have made during the first quarter of the school year.

We have our fingers crossed for tomorrow as it's a "shine or rain" event. Please be prepared to spend the day outside, regardless of the weather conditions.

Additionally, on Wednesday, Kae and Erin will guide the parents through Toddle interactions. They will explain what parents can see and find where and how to utilize it best for communication between home and school.

Let's have a great 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	Liam Jen Yoshiko	Heikki Trevor / Erin	Seth Rose Iman/Noriko	Mayu Saiko Patrick	Liam Jen Yoshiko

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 9 Day 8	Sports Day
Tue Oct 10 Day 9
Wed Oct 11 Day 1	8:45-9:45 Parent Toddle Workshop	Wednesday PD:  A: PTC Guidelines B: PTC preparation
Thu Oct 12 Day 2	9:30 October Assembly 11:00 EQ & Tsunami Drill
Fri Oct 13 Day 3

Future Dates ES Parent-Teacher Conferences Oct 19th & 20th Thursday and Friday - Day 7&8 Fall Break! Oct 21st Saturday - 29th Sunday Matt Glover - Writers Workshop Oct 30th Monday(PD Day) - Oct 4th Thursday

Wednesday Learning Oct 18th A: Reflecting on our units of learning and linked units (Everyone) B: EAL Workshop Co-teaching (K-5 Classroom, LS, EAL, TAs) B: Differentiated TBD (PreK-KA, MVPs, TLCs, Senseis) Nov 1st A: Matt Glover  (Classroom, senseis, LS, EAL, TAs) A: Differentiated TBD (MVPs, TLCs) B: Data dialogue (Everyone)

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.