Dear Faculty,
Happy long weekend! Enjoy your extra day this coming Monday
and see you all next Tuesday.
Thank yous….
- Donna,
Velin and the wonderful lifeguards for organising the swim gala this
morning
- Jack,
Jane and Sobha for teaching through the swim gala - parents were
impressed!
- Alex,
Amy, Vanessa, Sarah and Jack for working hard to be able to present a
first draft of next year’s schedule
MAP Testing
MAP testing begins next week so please spend a
few minutes making sure you have your login information and reviewing the
start-up procedures prior to your first test; all of the resources are linked
below.
IT staff will be on hand with extra devices and
troubleshooting assistance every testing day by 8:45. If you plan to test later
in the day, please let Lori and Priya know.
Remember that you can monitor which question
number students are on and can offer encouragement to either ‘slow down and do
your best’ or ‘make your best guess and move on’ if students are moving
particularly quickly or slowly.
- Schedule
- Link to Teacher
log-in page (Please check your
log in prior to your first session)
- The Step By Step Guide
- Student instruction page
Next Week’s Discovery Studio Challenges
Challenge Blocks - Students will be participating in a challenge
called the Egg Drop. Students will need to create some sort of covering to
protect a raw egg from breaking after a fall from the 3rd floor stairwell. Two
45 minutes blocks will be needed to complete this challenge.
Recess Challenge - Students will be given the task of creating
fantasy shoes out of newspaper. Students may come as many times as they wish
over the next 2 weeks at lunch recess.
TCRWP Office Hours with Lucy Calkins
TCRWP has recently offered two live sessions for teachers to
speak directly to Lucy Calkins. You can listen to the recorded sessions using
the links below. Many questions are asked on a variety of different topics
during the sessions.
Below you will find digital links to each of the sessions and a
few highlights covered in each session.
·
Phonics
·
Student motivation
·
Rubrics
·
Using writing on-demand
·
Small group instruction
·
Time constraints
·
ELL support
Student Protection Update - from Nigel
In next year’s Student Protection Manual we will be including
specific guidelines to
support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex or queer (LGBTIQ)
students. These guidelines are based on best practice and were put together to
foster an inclusive climate in which some of the most vulnerable students in
our school can feel safe and valued.
As was shared in the Head’s Notes in December, worldwide data
collated by UNESCO in 2016 indicates that students who are perceived not to
conform to prevailing sexual and gender norms, including those who are LGBTIQ
are more vulnerable to discrimination, harassment and/or bullying in school.
During next year’s student protection training we will spend some
time talking about how we can ensure that we create a supportive environment
for LGBTIQ students. Having a supportive environment for LGBTIQ students in
line with one of the core values at our school that “each person has intrinsic
value, worthy of dignity and respect.”
If you have any thoughts, concerns or queries about the guidelines
get in touch with Nigel.
Happy weekend everyone!
Keryn & Lori
