Friday, May 8, 2020

Dear all,

Thank you to all who contributed videos for our first ever virtual learning celebration! We hope your students enjoy watching it - please make sure they have the link shared with them so they can continue watching these great videos together at home this weekend. 

Dave, Calley and I sure had fun with our pirate welcome!

PGE - Due today!

Thank you to all of you who have already submitted these! A reminder that PGE documentation (goal reflection or personal letter reflecting on growth during VLD) are due to your supervisor today. Please look to your google calendar for a reflective conversation with your supervisor in the coming week.

Virtual Report Card Timeline (repeat announcement)

Wednesday 06 May	Familiarise yourself again with a refresher read of the style guide
Thursday 14 May 8:00 a.m.	Report comments due to faculty proof readers by 5:00 p.m.
Monday 18 May 8:00 a.m	Colleague proofers finished proofing, tag admin proofreader
Wednesday 20 May	Comments returned to teacher by admin.  Accept changes as indicated.
Friday 22 May, 8:30 a.m	Comments entered into powerschool
Friday 22 May 8:30 a.m	IT team run reports, final checking Sherriden and IT team begin printing from 2:00 p.m (hard deadline)
Thursday 28 May	All printing/editing complete, final corrections made
Monday 1 June	Reports given to homeroom teachers, final check (if printed if back on campus, place in envelopes)
Tuesday 2 June	Reports go home to parents

Comments Stems

Thank you to the subject area leaders and the learning coaches and Hilary for collaborating to put together these VLD comments and content stems for reports.  

Science/SS Comments

Math Comments

Literacy Comments 

ES Social - Scattergories

Get out your lexicons because we are playing Scattergories! Linda, Vanessa, and Dave are hosting our next ES Social on Friday, May 15th from 5-6 p.m. Grab a snack and a favorite drink and be ready. Here is the link for the get together. We will also be sending out an invite next week.

Arts, Sports and Activities (ASA)

As the first week of the Virtual ASA Season was a great success, we plan to continue to innovate and adapt our activities to the environment available to us. If you are interested in providing an ASA program in the 2020-21 school year or you are interested in providing a Jump-Off Summer Camp program over Summer Break, please fill out this Google Form. If you have questions, please contact bjack@aischennai.org or dmonicka@aischennai.org  

Faculty Farewells

As you are aware, we will come together in some format on Monday June 1st at 8:45 - 9:45 a.m IST to farewell all our colleagues who are leaving this year. 

Faculty Work Days 

While we are still waiting to hear whether we can return to campus for the final weeks/days of this year, we are busy working on what we believe will be helpful focus areas for our final days of work in early June.

Some things we are planning are:
* Final checking of report cards

* Reflecting on our virtual learning

* Completion of pacing guides/curriculum maps

* Unit planner completion (including reflections)
* Vertical team conversations around success of virtual learning, and areas for possible revision next year

If you have other ideas you feel would be beneficial for us to focus on in this time together, please let Calley, Dave or me know.

Have a restful and relaxing long weekend!

Keryn, Dave, and Calley