The TED Talk for this week is a must watch for all educators and parents. It is a shocking look at how the brains of our students are being hacked for advertising revenue.
Thank you
- Allan, Feliz, Judy, Eric, Jordanna, Mareena, and Rhys for coaching our 2nd season of ES sports!
- Margaret and Sarah, for opening your classrooms and sharing how your students are using iPads. Thank you also to all of the K-2 teachers that have been providing feedback for the iPad research project for Amos and Angela for helping with the teacher interview.
- The ECE team and Francis, for helping cover additional duties to support students.
- Yena for taking on an additional duty that was left open due to some scheduling changes.
Communication in the ES
This week the ES kicked off Adventure Learning Trips for G2 & G5. Scott has been working with all ES grade levels to see how these trips can enhance our curriculum and help students realize what an amazing island we live on.
Let’s Chat
This week I have 3 times booked for you to come in and chat or I can come to your classroom.
Tuesday 12:30 to 1:00
Thursday 9:30 to 10:00
Friday 2:30 to 3:00
The Month Ahead (December)
In response to feedback from new teachers last week, here is the schedule for the month ahead. The purpose of this information is to provide clarity as you plan ahead and prioritize tasks. If you would like more information, I will have a voluntary information session in the ES Science Lab B on December 4th from 8:00 to 8:20 and 4:00 to 4:30. Choose the time that works best for you.
7th - ½ for students, Faculty Appreciation Breakfast 12:30 - 1:45 then team planning time from 2:00 - 4:00.
13th - Last day of Q2 electives (Students in HR the last week during elective time)
Report Card Timelines:
17th - All grades are entered into PS
18th - Report card drafts are sent to teachers for a final check
19th - Report cards are checked by the Team Leaders for alignment
20th - Report cards are emailed to parents
21st - Winter Arts Day, students leave at 12:30 and faculty can leave at 1:30
Additional Information:
Here is the Winter Arts Day Schedule
Here is the parent letter for Winter Arts Day
Principal Academic Leadership Survey
Thank you to all who have filled out this survey so far. This is the last chance to fill out this anonymous survey if you have not.
Teacher Appreciation Lunch
Our ES teachers are extremely dedicated to our students. They wake up in the morning thinking about student learning, teach all day, then go to sleep thinking of ways to challenge our students. Our parent community would like to show you how much they appreciate you. On December 7th at 12:30 the ES Parents have planned a special Teacher Appreciation Lunch. All ES teachers and staff are invited to the ES PAC for a delicious lunch. The remainder of the day will be allocated to team planning and entering assessments on PS.
Curriculum Updates From Ryk
Jennifer Seravallo worked at Teachers College for 8 years and is now an independent author of over a dozen books on reading and writing, especially focusing on elementary school. Jennifer also provides extensive PD opportunities, both on-site and on-line. Here is a link to Heninmann.com where her current PD offerings are listed. The on-line PD offerings look especially interesting. If you are interested, get your PD request in to KISJ today as it is the last day for Semester 2 PD requests.
The application link can be found on this KISJ Intranet site.You would have received an email from Rick Odum on November 20 telling you that requests for Semester 2 trainings/workshops/PD events, etc, are due by November 27. That’s not far away. To help you plan, I direct you to a few useful sites to find possible and appropriate events.
MyPL@KIS - This site is in our KISJ Intranet. It has many event opportunities as well as most of the links listed here.
The Professional Learning Hub @NIST - These events are hosted at NIST International School, Bangkok.
The Teachers College at Columbia University, NY, has many upcoming events, though I am not aware that they have released their summer institute dates yet
If anyone has other links to events please email them to me and I can share them out.
Updates From Mareena
Quarter 2: Focus on Respect!
Associate Principal Academic Leadership Survey
Thank you for filling in this additional AP feedback form. Your feedback is valuable, and I will use it to inform the details of my personal goal.
The goal of this anonymous survey is to support the professional development of your divisional leaders, so constructive commentary on strengths and areas of improvement is welcome. This survey includes questions that are based on Kim Marshall's Leadership Evaluation Rubrics. The rubrics also provide matching descriptions for each standard. Thank you for participating.
Communication in the ES
Your feedback is appreciated as the ES strives to improve communication. As always, submissions are confidential. I have posted the QR code on my office door for continued feedback as the year progresses.
Sunshine Weekly
PD Schedule
12/7 - Atlas team Reflection/Planning
Upcoming DRAGON Dialogue
December 4th - ELL in the ES
March 19th - Parent Choice
May 8th - Class Placement
Useful Information
Here is the ES Suggestion Box. This form is for ideas, solutions or comments about issues that matter to the ES community.
Here is the agenda for the ES Leadership team. This is a good document to read weekly so you have an overview of what was discusses. If you have any questions, speak to your TL for more information.
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