Dear
all,
Thank yous…
Reporting Timeline
Thank
you for another great week. It is a busy time right now, so a reminder to look
around you and think ‘who might benefit from my help today?’. Don’t
forget to send us thank yous for anyone who has gone the extra mile too so we
can share it out here!
Thank yous…
·
Hilary
for subbing for Nicole (gracias!)
·
From
Marcus: A big thank you to Hilary for providing 4MG with an engaging,
thought-provoking Inquiry lesson that has led to many more wonderings.
·
The
Grade 4 Team would like to thank Hilary and Hazel for working out the logistics
for our wonderful field trip to Georgetown Marketplace.
·
From
Hilary: Thank you to Marcus and Jyotsna for inviting me into their classrooms
this week. It is so much fun to work with the kids!
·
Jet,
Rachael, Alex and the library team for coordinating the upcoming marketplace
·
Carl,
Jet, Teena, Kristina and also Jane for offering lunchtime alternate activities
Lori out
Please
note that Lori will be out all next week on her visit to Tunis. In addition to
Keryn, Linda and Ron, Nigel will also be more available for any needs that
should arise next week.
Duty vigilance
If
you are on duty and are using your phone to check the time or to have in case
you need to make an emergency phone call - no problem. However, duty is not a
time to take phone calls or write emails.
Please refrain from doing this and do it in your break instead.
Upcoming PGE
Thank
you to those who have already sent their PGE forms to their supervisor. If you
haven’t, please make sure this is complete and email through by Friday 27th.
End of year conversations will take place in the next couple of weeks.
For
those of you being supervised by Keryn, Hazel has emailed you about scheduling
the meetings. Lori will contact her teachers directly (via email) about setting
up calendar invites.
Marketplace
Most
of you have met with coaches about this, but here is the
presentation as a refresher. If you have any
questions about the process, feel free to check in with Rachael.
Swim Gala
It
is almost time for Swim Gala, the culminating activities for the Lower and
Upper ES PE Swim Unit. This year, The Swim Gala will be held on a Friday for
each division. You can see the dates below and they are on the community
calendar. Each Gala will be the final day of Swimming for both Lower and
Upper ES PE.
Purpose:
Educate
parents about our ARC Learn-to-Swim program, showcase student progress with
parent audience, give students a goal to strive for and nd the unit with a fun
activity
Dates:
Lower
ES Swim Gala-Grades EY5-2 - Friday, April 27th – 8:45-10:15 am
Upper
ES Swim Gala – Grades 3-5 – Friday, May 25 - 8:45-10:15 am
Reporting Timeline
It’s
a ways off, but this is the end of year reporting timeline that we’ll be
working with.
Wed 16 May
|
Faculty
meeting dedicated to reports (and finishing the IRC survey if need be) ; time
could be used for entering proficiency levels or writing narrative comments
|
By Monday 21
May - 8am
|
ALL
comments complete on google doc and given to proofing buddy **vital step
|
By Weds 23 May 4pm
|
Comments
(google doc) due to admin for final proofing
|
Wednesday 23 - Mon
28 May
|
Admin
proof reports (will return as completed)
|
By Monday 28 May
4pm -
|
Reports
returned to teachers, can begin entering narratives into PowerSchool
|
By Wednesday 30 May
by 4pm
|
All
report information entered into PowerSchool
|
Friday 1 June
|
Reports
go live to parents
|
Proof
Readers will remain the same (** specialist teachers please share comments with
all proofers listed below)
LSS
- Lori
EY3,
4 & 5- Lori
Grade
1 - Rachael
Grade
2 - Hilary
Grade
3 - Keryn
Grade
4 - Dan
Grade
5 - Alex
Upcoming MAP
Testing (Grades 2-5)
As
mentioned last week, MAP testing begins on May 1st. In preparation for this,
Priya and the IT team will be checking the configuration of student devices the
week of April 23-27. Below are some links you will need for testing:
·
Schedule
·
Link
to Teacher log-in page (Please
check your log in prior to your first session)
·
MAP
Test Exemption List (No one identified so far)- This year, we’re matching the
MS method for exempting learners new to English. Students who have been at AISC
for less than 6 weeks and who have a composite score of less than 2.4 will be
exempt. Those children can work with the EAL teacher or TA to further their
language skills; they will take the test next fall. We’ll inform parents from
the ES office.
Summer Maintenance
Requests
For
any minor painting, specific cleaning, small maintenance tasks you may need done
in your classrooms (not G2, G3 or G4), please enter them on
this sheet before May 10. Following May 10,
Keryn and Lori will meet with the maintenance team to confirm and approve these
requests.
End of Year Check
out (repeat announcement)
All
teachers must have this form
checked off and signed on the last day, Saturday 1 June before checking out for
the summer, which includes all library books to be returned. Any missing
resources will incur a fee, so if you are not sure where something is, please
start looking for it now!
Discovery Studio
Challenges (repeat announcement)
Challenge
Block times are shown on Carl’s calendar. Simply email him with the block
number you’d like and let him know how many students to expect. The following
challenges will run for the next 2 weeks.
EY5
to Gr 2 - Students will be given the challenge of creating a marble maze. The
maze should contain different kinds of obstacles and traps. Time needed is a
couple of blocks
Gr
3 to Gr 5 - Students will create a simple hydraulic crane using syringes, tubing
and craft sticks. Time needed is a couple of blocks.
The
Studio will remain open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during the grade 2/3
and 4/5 lunch recess times.
EAL WIDA Testing
Grade 3-5 (repeat announcement)
The
3-5 Collab room printer will be temporarily out of USE for the next 2 weeks.
Please come and print using the ES Office printer. The 3-5 Collab room will be
a venue for the WIDA testing.
Specialists,
please be aware that 3-5 students may be missing from specialist classes due to
testing.
Withdrawing
Students (repeat announcement)
If
any parents informed you during the conferences that they will be not be
returning for the next academic year, please pass on this information to Hazel
and Padma. They can check with the parents who have not submitted the
Withdrawal Form. You can refer to Withdrawal file in the links list on the
right side of this blog,
Have
a wonderful weekend
Keryn & Lori
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