Weekly updates, Monday, 4 March, 2024

Dear colleagues,

March is ushering us toward spring; spring break is just three weeks away. Thank you to the Student Council for facilitating the wonderful Kindness Week. We witnessed many acts of kindness and saw engaged children participating in the activities.

Also, congratulations to Satsuki and Samantha for the wonderful Grades 2-3 Art and Music Week. As always, the art was engaging and invigorating, and despite some absences, the students pulled the concert together beautifully on Friday afternoon.

Most importantly, the daily work by all our colleagues and children is keeping everyone busy every single day, and we are hearing so many wonderful stories of learning and growth in passing conversations.

We welcome Kieran back to the ranks this week and wish the entire Grade 5 team a successful journey through the PYP Exhibition. This week, we will learn more about Exhibition mentoring and look ahead at the March Tuesday morning briefing. On Tuesday, the Grade 5 parents are invited to learn about language learning choices led by the Secondary School teachers. On Wednesday, Brian and Heikki will lead a parent session on High-Quality Learning. The Wednesday Learning session will be spent in accreditation teams. Keep an eye on messages from Clover this week for more details.

Let’s have a great week!

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	Kris Alex Jessie	Heikki Erin	Trichelle Cara Gene	Satsuki Samantha Kae	Kris Alex Jessie

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 Mar 4 Day 6		Season 3 After-school Clubs begin
Tue Mar 5 Day 7	7:50 March Faculty Briefing
Wed Mar 6 Day 8	8:40 All-school Parent Workshop for High-Quality Learning (HQL)	Wednesday Learning: Tankyu #5 Evaluation Self-study Groups
Thu Mar 7 Day 9		Extended Learning #7 (Planning doc)
Fri Mar 8 Day 1

Future Dates 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 Mar 13th (MPR) CPOMS and Child Safeguarding update Next unit planning and reflection Mar 20th (Library) R&D  TBA

Continuing Learning:

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