Weekly Update, Monday, 15 April, 2024

Dear colleagues,

Once again, the International Food and Fun Fair has brought our community together to celebrate belonging and diversity. The beautiful sunny day and the wonderful people made the event both successful and warm-hearted. Thank you to everyone who contributed to and participated in our two most important annual community events: Ohanami and the IFFF.

We also had a wonderful shadow puppet visit that connected and truly inspired the second-grade light and shadow unit and their preparation for the summative task. Thank you to Saiko for organizing this annual visit to the Elementary School.

A big thank you also goes to the KB, Grade 1 and Grade 2 teams for making the Literacy Learning Workshop more accessible and easier for the parents, who were excited to see it all in practice.

Congratulations to Rose, Priyanka, Clayton, Jan, and Nobu-san for the wonderful Pirate extravaganza! The students were amazing, as always, and their commitment and dedication to the art of drama were evident and enjoyable.

This Wednesday afternoon, we will dedicate team time to preparing, collating, and organizing evidence for the student-led conferences and the PYP exhibition. On Thursday, the parents of students in Grades 3 - 5 will come in for a Literacy Peek into Learning, and on Friday, we will finish the week with the April assembly.

We have two more months left in this school year. We are seeing the results of the continued and persistent hard work of all teachers and students. The student-led conferences and the PYP exhibition will help us identify our students' wonderful achievements and assist us in making the final instructional refinements before successfully concluding the school year 2023-2024.

Enjoy the beautiful spring weather and make the most of this 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	Mayu Saiko Priyanka	Heikki Trevor	Liam Jen Iman / Noriko	Seth Rose Yoshiko	Mayu Saiko Priyanka

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 April 3rd	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 Apr 15 Day 4		18:00 Secondary School TEDx at CA
Tue Apr 16 Day 5
Wed Apr 17 Day 6		Wednesday Learning: Student-led Conference preparation
Thu Apr 18 Day 7	8:45-10:00 G3-5 Literacy Parent Workshop 8:45-10:00 APAC Softball Opening Ceremony	13:30-16:00 R&D Meeting
Fri Apr 19 Day 8	10:45 April Assembly

Future Dates Outdoor PE (ELAC gym for DP Exams) April 24, Wednesday - May 16th Thursday Student-led Conferences April 26th, Friday - Day 4 PYP Exhibition May 1st, Wednesday - Day 7 Golden Week Holiday Friday May 3rd, Monday May 6th EL#9 - Last Extended Learning (Planning doc) May 7th, Tuesday KB-G1 Transition Parent Workshop May 16th, Thursday 8:45-10:00 - Day 7 May Assembly  May 16th, Thursday 10:45 - Day 7 Last Curriculum Update on Toddle May 20th, Monday Transition & Classlist Parent Workshop May 23rd, Thursday 8:45-10:00 - Day 3 G3-5 MAP Testing  May 27th to 31st  End-of-year Assembly June 12th, Wednesday 9:30  Dismissal June 12th, Wednesday 11:30 End-of-year Party June 12th, Wednesday, 12:00 onwards

Wednesday Learning April 24th  Tankyuu #6 Evaluation Self-study Groups May 1st Tankyuu #7 Evaluation Self-study Groups Report Writing May 8th (MPR) Report Card Guidelines  Report Card prep May 15th (Library) Classlist Rotation and Sharing  May 22nd Tankyuu #7 Evaluation Self-study Celebration Townhall Part 1: Looking Ahead May 29th  (MPR) TBA June 5th  (MPR) Townhall Part 2: Whole School Sayonaras ES Reflection and Celebration

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