Dear colleagues,
Congratulations to the PreK students, who are starting their first full days as the youngest learners at CA! As we enter the second week of school, we will focus on establishing all the essential routines.
This week, mixing classes, co-planning, and co-teaching should all be in full swing. Additionally, the students have gotten into bringing their water bottles outside.
On Wednesday, we will meet as a whole school to learn about the PD pathways from Clover. The second part of the session will focus on planning our time between now and the fall break. Further information about the session will follow soon.
This week, we will pay extra attention to the handling of phones and smartwatches and monitor the quality of snacks and lunches that students bring to school. Please use your professional judgment and discuss with your team members when making snack interventions.
We are carefully monitoring Typhoon Shanshan, which is predicted to bring stormy weather and rain to the southern parts of Japan on Tuesday and potentially arrive in Hyogo on Wednesday morning.
In case of a rainy-day recess, we will start with grades 1-3 in their respective classrooms, staying calm by reading, playing board games, or spending time with friends. Grade 4 is invited to the library to read, play games, or spend time in the Steam Lab, and grade 5 will have organized playtime in the ELAC gym. Playground supervisors on duty will be distributed as needed before recess.
Finally, we will have the second round of listening conferences on Friday. This means specialists have the first block open to prepare materials for their activities.
Let’s have a wonderful week!
Erin, Trevor, and Heikki
This week’s duties: Duty Roster 24-25
Wet break location rotation:
This Week's Schedule: ES Schedule 24-25
