Weekly Updates, Monday, 29 January, 2024

Dear colleagues,

Congratulations once again to Satsuki and Samantha for the successful art and music celebration held last Friday. The artwork created by Grade 4 and 5 students will continue to be on display in the Atrium. 

I encourage you to visit the exhibition with your students and appreciate their creativity.

We're excited to welcome Zach back to the ES team, as Hiroki begins his paternity leave this week, which will extend until the end of the school year. During this period, Zach will be stepping in as the PE teacher for Grades 2-5.

This week's highlights include the January assembly on Wednesday morning. In the afternoon, we will focus on learning and preparing for the three-way conferences. Additional details about the data focus will be provided soon.

The week will conclude with the Lunar New Year celebration, presenting a fantastic opportunity for us to strengthen connections, relationships, and a sense of belonging within the Canadian Academy community. Wishing you all an amazing 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 Erin	Seth Samantha Iman / Noriko	Mayu Saiko Satya	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 Jan 29 Day 1
Tues Jan 30 Day 2
Wed Jan 31 Day 3	10:45 January Assembly	Wednesday Learning: Three-way Conference Guidelines Data dialogue #2
Thu Feb 1 Day 4
Fri Feb 2 Day 5		18:30-21:30 PTA Lunar New Year Party

Future Dates EL#6  Feb 8 Thursday CA Talent Show - Chemo House Charity  Feb 9 Friday - 18:00 Last day Term 2 After-school Clubs  Feb 14 Wednesday 3-way Conferences  Feb 15 & 16th Thursday & Friday Winter Break Feb 19th & 20th Monday & Tuesday February Assembly Feb 29th, Thursday 9:30 Day 4 G2&3 ArtX and Music Concert Mar 1st Friday March Assembly Mar 14th, Thursday 10:45 Day 5 School Photos Make-ups Mar 18th Monday Spring Break Mar 23rd, Saturday to Sunday, March 31st

Wednesday Learning Feb 7th (Library) Three-way Conference preparation Both sessions Feb 14th (MPR) Next unit planning and reflection TBA Feb 21st (MPR) Tankyuu #5 Feb 28th (Library) EL Planning #7 (Thurs Mar 9th) Service as learning (TBC) Mar 6th (TBA) Tankyuu #6 Mar 13th (MPR) Next unit planning and reflection TBA Mar 20th (Library) R&D  TBA

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