Dear Teachers,
Happy Friday! Congratulations to our
cast of 60 and our 4 assistant directors for their outstanding performance of
Treasure island today. We are so glad the storm kept away so the show
definitely could go on! Photos from this will be available on our Raptors
Gallery next week. We thank you all for your flexibility and extra attention to
VLD preparation too!
Thank yous
- Dee, Keeley, Amritha and the teaching
assistants who assisted with the MCT audition workshop as well as
logistics and dressing help before the performance
- Marcus, Mary Kelly, Hilary, Vigna, Alex, &
Jack for attending the Advanced Adaptive Schools training this week
- Fiona and Balajee for covering for Marcus and
Jack during Adaptive Schools training
- A big thanks to
Fiona, Esther and Ross for all their help in 4MG whilst I was on PD -
Marcus
Upcoming Week at a
Glance
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Monday 19 Nov
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Tuesday 20 Nov
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Parent Coffee on new report cards and MAP and other assessment data
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Wednesday 21 Nov
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Calibrating report card data and narrative comments in own grade
level teams; a facilitator will join you to work through a protocol and
answer any questions you may have
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Thursday 22 Nov
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Friday 23 Nov
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No School - Thanksgiving Holiday
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Parent Coffee Message to be posted
Next week we are having a parent coffee
to introduce the new format/look for the printed report cards as well as MAP
and other assessments in the ES. Please can all homeroom teachers post the
following message on Edmodo/Seesaw next Monday.
Elementary Parent Coffee - Tuesday 20
November, 8:45 am Madras Hall
Next Tuesday 20 November, from
8:45-9:45 in the Madras Hall we will host a parent coffee on understanding our
elementary report cards as well as MAP testing and results. The session will
assist parents in understanding how our academic reports look and function at
AISC. Sherriden Masters, Director of Technologies and Innovation, will join me
to explain the new ES report card format, as well as MAP score feedback from
the latest assessment.
Mystery Science Resource
Hilary
wanted to remind you about the Mystery Science resource for elementary
teachers. It has improved significantly over the years. It is full of videos,
mini-lessons, engaging questions, and activities. Brayden and I use it as a
resource for answering some of the questions he asks. If you haven't already
taken advantage of their 1-year free subscription, you can sign up for it now. http://mysteryscience.com
Thank
you first grade for the reminder.
Report Card Timeline - repeat
announcement
It is almost time to start thinking about the upcoming semester report
cards!
Pay close attention to character count: as these report cards are being
printed, we cannot exceed character count in any area!
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Wednesday 21 November
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Faculty meeting focusing on data evidence for report cards
Calibrating report card data and
narrative comments in own grade level teams; a facilitator will join
you to work through a protocol and answer any questions you may have
Teams should meet in the GTL’s room
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Wednesday 5 December
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ES faculty meeting time dedicated to finalise writing and proofreading
of colleagues report cards
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By Friday 7 December 4pm
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Comments (google doc) due to admin for
final proofing (can be shared with admin proofer earlier if ready)
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Tuesday 11 December by 4pm
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Edited comments returned to teachers, can begin entering narratives
into PowerSchool
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By Thursday 13 December 8am
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All report information entered into PowerSchool - printing will begin
at 9am
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Monday 17 December
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Reports given to HR teachers with named envelopes. Please double
check name, do a final glance of doc, and place into matching name envelope.
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Tuesday 18 December
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Please double check name, do a final glance of doc, and place into
matching name envelope. Give to children to take home.
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Hour of Code 2018 - repeat announcement
Get ready. . . Variety of optional
choices for you and your students to participate!
* EY3 - Grade 2 is
already planned/organized. Sign up is for Grades 3-5 teachers.
Coming the week of 26th November to
30th of November
RECESS - Grades 3-5
10:30 - 10:50 and 12:20-12:50
Students can spend recess time in the CIC exploring different games and
coding experiences on Code.org
+Discovery & Design Studio
Grades 3 - 5 Teachers can sign up for a session in the Discovery & Design Studio and choose ONE of
the following options for their class. You can also use the Code.org and
Scratch websites as additional resources/choices in your classroom.
Robotics
WeDo for 3&4
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Students can spend the time learning about coding on an activity of
their choice on the Hour of Code website.
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Students can learn about coding through Scratch (we have task cards
that guide them through different tasks like animating their name or making
characters race!)
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Have a wonderful weekend!
Warmly,
Keryn, Dave, and Calley
Warmly,
Keryn, Dave, and Calley
