Friday, 16 December, 2016

Dear all,

Cyclones, the passing of Amma, the era of consultants….we’ve done it.  Congratulations - you’ve made it half way!  We wish each and every one of you a spectacularly relaxing and re-energising break! You deserve it.

Thank yous’

• Nichelle for covering for Nancy whilst she was on maternity leave
• John for covering for Tiffany whilst she was on maternity leave
• Grade team leaders for overseeing their teams ordering process
• Finny, Vasanth and Shireen for their commitment to concert preparation
• Shireen for organising the ES Choir performance
• Meg for stepping up on the worst possible day ever to be acting principal
• Babs, Megha and Becky for their flexibility with classroom spaces this ‘week’
• Everyone for making it to December 16 with a smile

Reminder about upcoming date changes:

PK - Grade 2 Field Day - Change of Date

Our PK - Grade 2 Field day which is on the calendar for January 19th has been changed to Friday 27 January.  This is also a HS Discover Day which allows us the opportunity to work together with HS students to host this great event for our youngest students.

G3-5 Field Day - Change of Date

Due to needing to reschedule ASIAC soccer - the G3-5 Field day will move forward one day to Thursday 19th January.

Secret Santa

Thank you all for participating - here’s hoping to having more days to do this next year!

From Andrew - Make-Up School Days

Due to missed school days as a result of local events and weather in the past two weeks, the following days in January will be official school days:

Saturday, January 21 and Saturday, January 28  (There will be a TGIF on Andrew’s on Saturday 21st)

Why these days?

We are engaging these days as make-ups for two reasons:

1.     They are at the start of the second semester when all students and teachers across the school can make effective use of extra learning and teaching time.

2.     They are Saturdays at the end of 4-day weeks with calendared holidays. Students and teachers will not have 6-day study/work weeks.

Further, please note that the two Early Release Days in January (11th and 25th) will be full days of school in order to provide more instructional time in the month we return from the break.

Faculty, please note that there will be no after-school meetings on Wednesdays, January 11 and January 25.

Announcement regarding HODs & GTLs

As you may know, Heads of Department serve for two year terms.  A number of HODs and all Grade Team Leaders will fulfill their two year service this spring.

In preparation for the handover, we want to alert you to the upcoming opportunity to serve as a teacher leader. Applications will open in January followed shortly by interviews. Appointments will be announced early February.  You can access the job description for HOD here and GTL here  

All interested HoD applicants should send a cover letter and their resume to Lori by January 20th.  In turn, they will coordinate all interviews.  

**  Interested GTL applicants should submit applications to Keryn and Lori - by February 24th.  This date has been extended.

Please note that HODs and GTLs are expected to return to school two days before returning staff (31st July 2017) so kindly factor that into your vacation planning as you buy tickets home.  

Open HOD positions for 17/18:  ( would be great to see some ES representation here! )

PK-12 PE

PK - 12 Visual Art

PK - 12 Performing Arts

PK - 12 Library

PK - 12 World Languages

MS Science

Secondary LA

Secondary Mathematics

Open GTL

PK, KG, Grade 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

That is it everyone.  Happy holidays.  Be well, be safe and see you all in January!

Warmly,

Keryn and Lori