TED Talk of the Week
The “TED Talk” this week is the video from Eleanor & Sienna, two students in MS at KISJ. It is the information they shared with ES students about Education in sub-Saharan Africa. It is great to see students learning from students.
Thank you!
- Jenni and Claire, for organizing the KISJ Bookfair. It is a win anytime we can have books available for students to read!
- Francis, for hosting the ES N&B meeting on Tuesday.
- Sarah Ko, for leading the final Nurture Shock book club. This was the first time Korean parents and faculty parents engaged in a discussion that spanned two languages and cultures!
- Patricia, Margaret and the 5th-grade team, for maintaining clear lines of communication with your grade level parent community as graduation and step up ceremony planning begins.
Communication in the ES
This week the ES Leadership team began a discussion about the purpose of DRAGON Days (previously DRAGONS Week). We took a step back and explored the purpose of DRAGONS Days and defined the objectives for students. Through the use of the modified 1, 2, 6 protocol we were able to decide on the following statement: “DRAGON Days are opportunities for students to exhibit the Fundamental 4 and serve a Jeju community outside the classroom. Students practice the Fundamental 4 by engaging in fun, creative, authentic, and meaningful service activities and experiences.”
Let’s Chat
This week I have 3 times booked for you to come in and chat or I can come to your classroom to read to students.
Tuesday 1:30 to 2:00
Wednesday 10:30 to 11:00
Thursday 12:00 to 12:30
The Month Ahead for April
The focus for the month of April will be on completing Professional Growth Plans. I highly suggest you review this document to ensure you are familiar with the expectations. Mareena and I will be conducting unannounced 30-minute observations this month. Once you have completed your Professional Growth Portfolio, schedule your Professional Evaluation Conference with the person who is supervising you. You will be asked to complete a self-evaluation using the professional evaluation rubric. You do not have to make a copy of this, your personal document will be shared with you. This all should be completed by May 10th. If you have any questions about the process or dates, speak with the person who is supervising you.
To summarize:
- Observation (unannounced)
- Complete Professional Growth Portfolio (you already have this)
- Complete self-evaluation (document to be shared with you)
- Schedule Professional Evaluation Conference before May 10, but after the three items above are completed
Additional Information:
Updates From Mareena
FREE Dress Day! (Reminder)
Please remind your students: Rachel, a 4th-grade student at KISJ is donating books to an elementary school in Yaowawit in Thailand. She has already collected books and now needs to raise the necessary funds to ship those books. To raise that money, the ES will have a free dress day on April 25th.
If a student would like to take part in free dress day, she/he will need to bring in 1,000 won to their classroom teacher. This money will then be collected by the ES Office and used to send the books to Thailand. Any money collected over the shipping cost will be used to purchase more books for the school in Thailand. Thank you for helping this worthy cause.
Dorm Events and Commitments
Save the Date
Not a wedding! PubPDAsia is back on April 30th at Smokehouse. Mark this in your calendar. Poster and event details to come as soon as we have them!
Family communication
Weekly update - sent Friday afternoon through Seesaw
Parent text messages and updates - sent during the week as reminders or brief updates
ES Homepage - bookmark this Elementary landing page for staff
Updates from Ryk
- We are searching for a new name for the Student Led Conferences. Please complete this form by today.
- Teams, please complete your MAP testing schedule on this document by Friday, April 26.
Updates From Mr. Vento
All KISJ faculty and staff are invited to the New Jersey Cafe & Lounge (close to Osulloc Tea Museum) on Friday, May 3 from 5:00-7:00 pm to acknowledge and celebrate friends and colleagues who are departing at the end of the school year. Light snacks and a drink will be provided. Please RSVP by April 23 if you are able to attend. Apologies and recognition to our dorm staff who will be working at this time and are unable to attend this event. With beautiful May weather on the way and almost 40 people already confirmed, please try to join us if you can!
If you didn’t have a chance to attend the premiere of Xanadu: The Musical, you are strongly encouraged to attend the closing performance Friday, April 19 at 7:00 pm in the HS PAC. Ticket costs are only 5000 KRW and are available at the door. Acting, singing, live music, choreographed dancing, and roller skating! The cast and crew have really outdone themselves with this performance! Special recognition to all the students, faculty, and business staff for creating this fabulous production!
Be sure to check out the KISJ Intranet (my.kis.ac) for all of our most important KISJ documents and links to the ES Weekly, MS Weekly, HS Weekly, Sunshine Weekly, Human Resources Updates, Director of Teaching & Learning News & Announcements, Head of School, Dragons News, and all KISJ social media accounts.
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.
Here is the ES Suggestion Box. This form is for ideas, solutions or comments about issues that matter to the ES community.
Sunshine Weekly
PD Schedule
5/3 - DRAGONS Days Planning
Upcoming DRAGON Dialogue
May 8th - Class Placement
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