**Please check the Meeting Schedules (in the sidebar) and the calendar at the bottom for information regarding this week's meetings and events. Laptops are not required unless requested. Thank you for leaving them in your classrooms.
***Please bookmark the Mindset link so you can access it easily.
There is an SLT retreat on Monday, March 25th. Krista, Tracey, and Leigh are off campus. Erika is in charge.
~from the ES BBE
25- ASA Session 3 Begins
27- SLJRC
27- ES Drama Rehearsal
27- PSA Scholastic Book Fair
29- EC Big Sing
~from the ASA Coordinator (Mr. Gareth Lloyd)
Session 3 ASAs and Hosted Clubs start today. Please check the session 3 ASA and HC Schedule so you know where to escort which students. If you need help using this document, please contact me and I will show you how to create a list containing only your students. During the next two weeks, there will be changes and questions as students and parents settle into the new routine. Please, send all questions and concerns to me. If a parent requests to be added to or requests to change their child's ASA/HC schedule with you, please send them to me. All changes need to go through me to ensure we know where students are at all times. Thank you for your support.
There are no ASAs or HCs on Wednesday, March 27th. Please remind your students on Tuesday. The only exception is the 'Why Files' rehearsal. Shawn will share a list of participants.
If you are running an ASA this trimester, please review the facilitator's guide outlining the roles and responsibilities of an ASA Facilitator. Please remember: do not accept any students into your ASA who are not on your list. Send the parent or student to me (Gareth). Thank you!
~from Elementary Leadership
SLJRCs are this Wednesday. Please be sure to check your PTCfast sign up. Please see email sent by Erika following ski break. Please contact any parents who have not yet signed up, encourage them to do so, or book an alternate appointment if they are unable to make it this Wednesday.
Lunch will be provided on conference day compliments of the Elementary Office. Below is the menu.
- Tarragon vegetable soup,
- Chili & honey chicken legs, with millet and grilled vegetable
- Floating island
For vegetarians, a Vegetable burrito with salsa (and a cheddar cheese option) will also be available. If you are gluten-free, please let István know.
The SLJRC parent checklist can be accessed here. Please print a class set and give a checklist to every student.
SLJRC Booklets will be sent home on Tuesday. We also have Conversation Starter/Question tent cards available for your tables (in English, French, and Chinese). Pop by the office to pick up a tent cards and your SLJRC booklets (one per family/youngest child) on Tuesday.
Supervision is available for siblings of our students who are conducting their SLJRCs. The supervision schedule can be accessed here. Please check the schedule, again, on Wednesday. It is live, so there may be last minute changes.
As we have done in the recent past, please remember to park outside the main gates tomorrow so there is space for our parent visitors. Thank you for your support and flexibility.
~from the Elementary Principal
Is your student missing a jacket? Unable to locate PE clothes or a swimsuit? Have indoor shoes taken a walk? Showing up to music without a ukulele? Don't lose hope. The Lost and Found is set up in the reception area. Please plan to take your classes by the Lost and Found at least once before Thursday and remind your parents at conferences to have a look before they leave school. It is on the SLJR Conference checklist too. Items not collected by their owners will be donated to children in need.
~from the Principal
Notes from the Director's forum indicate that faculty may be experiencing heightened levels of stress as they try to maintain balance between work and life. As the elementary principal, it is my responsibility to ensure opportunities, alternative options, and support systems are available to you to support you during stressful periods. Ensuring your health and well-being ensures an optimal learning environment for our children.
To this end, I would like to invite you all to stop, join me for a coffee or tea, and share what's on your mind. Below is a list days and times blocked in my schedule. Please feel free to drop by and chat. I will be here to listen, consider possibilities, and offer advice (if requested).
If your thinking "Oh no, she doesn't want to hear what's on my mind...". I promise I really do and will have an open ear and an open heart.
~from the Hungarian staff at AISB
We are looking for teachers or assistants willing to help us develop our English. We would love to be able to engage in basic communication. Due to our work hours, our time to take these courses is also limited. We are hopeful there might be a few individuals interested in offering courses to support our learning. If you are interested and would be able to offer a course on Thursdays from 4-5 and/or 5 to 6, please email Klara ([email protected]). Like other adult learning courses, payment will be available, but it will be made by the school not the participants. Thank you for considering!
~The ES PE Team
The final swimming unit is upon us and will be beginning soon. Zsuzsi Szilva's classes (1L, 2R, 3C, 3F, 4F, 4L, 5R and 5V) will be starting on the week of the 8th of April until 10th May (4 weeks). Zsuzsi Horvath's 1C class will also be during this period of time. During this time Josh's classes will be doing a net and wall games unit.
Classes will switch on 13th of May so that Josh's classes (1M, 2C, 2T, 3S, 4H, 4P, 5J and 5W) begin swim until June 7th. Zsuzsi Szilva's and Zsuzsi Horvath's elementary classes will do net and wall games during this period.
Early Childhood swim times will be confirmed soon.
~by you
What are you learning about? Why not share your story with the rest of us? Share your personal learning experience with the rest of the team. Whether it is a book you read, a TedTalk you watched, a conference you attended, an online course, progress on your PIC, or reflections on a recent learning experience with your students, we are interested and can learn form you. Your reflections can take any form you choose (i.e., video, written, image, Sketchnote, etc). Take a risk and let the rest of us benefit from your experiences too.
PSA and CEESA Presentatons
~from the Innovation Team (Nate, Paul, and Vlad)
The Learning Innovation Department at AISB supports learning that equips our students with the conceptual understandings, thinking dispositions, and skills they will need to be successful in a bright, technology-rich yet uncertain future.
One of the myriad ways we do this is by exposing our students to a variety of tools and helping them understand the different ways tools can be applied to perform tasks and be creative. In cooperation with Early Childhood we have created a space for our students that allows them to explore the uses of various age appropriate tools and materials, investigate phenomena, imagine and implement simple designs, and tap into their pure creative nature.
Big shoutout to the Early Childhood team for their commitment to moving this initiative forward!
Have an article, website, tool worth sharing? Send it to Krista and share it with your colleagues here.
Unlocking the Science of Motivation- Grace Tatter [Usable Knowledge]
Two Ways to Stop Teacher Burnout on a Budget: Travel and Exercise - Lilly Marshall [Creative Leadership Solutions]
~from the ES Librarian
There are so many times during Library classes with our students when they inspire me with their positive outlook on life.
For example, last week in library, the Grade 2 students were learning about how a book is made. There is a wonderful new picture book by Mac Barnett and Adam Rex, How This Book Was Made, that describes the writing process, the illustrator’s role, what part the editor plays, etc.
“Now, the fastest way to get this book to bookstores and libraries would be to print it nearby, like in New York...but this book was printed in MALAYSIA!”
I paused the story and asked the students why they thought a book, which was written and illustrated in New York, would be printed halfway across the world. Their responses were awesome!
“I think because they want to print the book in many different languages and they know more languages there.”
“I think Malaysia must have faster and better printers.”
“Maybe the author and illustrator wanted to travel to a new country.”
“The people in Malaysia must be great bookmakers!”
As adults, we know why the book was printed in Malaysia, but I kept that information to myself. I encouraged their answers and embraced the inherent goodness of children.