Thank you
- Nicole Dines, for organizing ES Clay Week! This was a great way for us all to relax and make some fun creations with students.
- Allan, for bringing in representatives from the Gaelic Football Development office in Seoul to introduce the G4/5 students to the wonders for Gaelic Football.
- Sara Ko, Sarah R, Theresa, Shelly, and Mareena for presenting at the DRAGON Dialogue, Supporting Students in ES. Also, thank you Dan H for creating a video with Design Thinking updates for our parents. Together you are keeping our parent community informed about all the amazing things that we do for students.
- Sean, Allan, Kara, Mareena, Feliz, Elaine, Jason, Elliott, Seungnam, Angela, Jessica, and Eric for participating in the ES Zombie Run! This was a great way to end the cross country season.
- Jenni, for opening up the library during recess and after school from 4:00-4:45. You are providing many opportunities for our students to access quality books.
Communication in the ES
This week the ES had our DRAGON Dialogue, Supporting Students in ES. This session highlighted all the ways we support students socially, emotionally, and academically. We also had our 2nd PAB meeting. Mareena and I met with the ES PAB to look at how we can continue to improve our school. Here is the agenda.
Let’s Chat
This week I have 3 times booked for you to come in and chat.
Wednesday @ 10:30 & 4:00
Thursday @12:00
Elementary Thanksgiving Celebration
We are happy to announce that our Elementary campus will be hosting an ES Faculty/Staff Thanksgiving Potluck! We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude towards our amazing local staff members and our overall KISJ ES community. Please join us in our celebration!
ES Thanksgiving Celebration
What: Potluck-style dinner (please bring a food and/or non-alcoholic beverage to share)
When: Thursday, November 22nd
Where: ES PAC 5:30pm-7:00pm
Why: To celebrate and express our gratitude towards our amazing local staff and our overall KISJ ES community!
If you plan to attend, please fill out this form to RSVP so we can best prepare for the event. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Sara Roberts, or Elaine.
Principal Academic Leadership Survey
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.
Updates from the Instructional Coach
EARCOS Teachers Conference
This information regarding EARCOS was sent by Madalana Elshhof on November 12. I reshare this important part.
“For … teachers interested in attending EARCOS Teachers’ Conference this year, it will be held at the International School of Bangkok from March 21-23, 2019, and Stella in the Business Office will be registering all KIS participants together as one cohort. If you're interested, the deadline for a discounted, 320.00 USD registration fee is Jan. 17th. This will need to be paid to Stella in cash in USD. You will be responsible for booking hotels and flights. Receipts for hotels and flights can also be submitted to Stella after the conference for reimbursement.
You can learn more about the conference at the EARCOS website. The strands for this year are: PE/Wellness/Health
Visual Arts
Film
Tech
Design Tech
Robotics
Performing Arts
General Ed Topics
Kathy Collins PD
This presentation by Kathy Collins, “Infuse Reading Workshop with the Spirit of Inquiry: Reading Instruction that is tailored to everyone!” on the 19th and 20th of January in Seoul, looks very worthwhile and relevant to our curriculum. Click here to see a full description of the PD offering.
TCRWP ‘Office Hours’
TCRWP offers a regular webinar called, ‘Office Hours’. It is a live chat with Lucy Calkins. The last webinar was on November 1 and there is a recording of it here. During the webinar, Lucy referenced several specific resources. Below are the items she mentioned:
Units of Study in Phonics (Grades K and 1 available now)
Up the Ladder series (with videos for every minilesson)
The next webinar is 8:00am - 9:00am on Friday, November 16, our time (That’s 4:00pm - 5:00pm, Eastern US time - I hope I’ve got that right). You can register here.
Updates From Mareena
Quarter 2: Focus on Respect!
Video of read aloud, second book by the author of The Way I Feel, Steve Metzger
Fire Drill
Friday, November 30th at 10:15 AM.
This will be with the local fire department. Please ensure you close your classroom windows before the drill begins.
Electives
Teacher sign up deadline - Friday, November 23rd!
We’re limited on indoor space, so please note that location/elective plans submitted by teachers may need to adjust to accommodate everyone!
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
11/23 - New Faculty Breakfast / Atlas team Reflection/Planning for everyone else.
Upcoming DRAGON Dialogue
November 13th - How we Support Students in the ES
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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