Paterson Campus Hari Raya Haji Holiday: Friday 1st September Friday, 1st September school will be closed for the celebration of Hari Raya Haji. We would like to wish those of you in our community who are celebrating Hari Raya Haji 'Selamat Menyambut Hari Raya Haji'. For all of you, those of you who are celebrating Hari Raya Haji and those of you who are not, I hope you all have an enjoyable and relaxing long weekend. The Paterson Campus ECAs begin on Monday, September 4th. Please remember to visit the ECA Blog for any information on ECA dates and information. Please find at the end of this post a letter sent to Principals from the Health Promotion Board which runs the National Immunisation Registry, Singapore. Elementary School News Congratulations to the Grade 5 House Leaders for the 2017/18 school year! These students will continue to support Mr. Inman and the House Events throughout the school year. House Leaders for the 2017-2018 academic year are: Newton: Sofia and Niharika Raffles: Kaitlyn and Medea Somerset: Sarah and Ponnya Orchard: Grace and Hasuno There will be an Introduction to the PYP Coffee Morning on Thursday, September 7th. This is an informative and interactive session designed to provide you with an introduction to the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP). Date: Tuesday 7th September 2017 Venue: Elementary School Changi Hall, Paterson Campus Time: 8.00am Please complete this form by Tuesday, Sept. 5th if you will attend so that we have an idea of what type of numbers to cater for. https://goo.gl/forms/pWeezMyB6OCdent72 I look forward to seeing you there. Upcoming Events Thursday, 7th September - An Introduction to the PYP Parent Coffee Morning, 8am in Changi Hall Wednesday, 13th September - PTA Annual General Meeting Middle School News Greetings and welcome to what is a short week in the Middle School (MS), due to the celebration of Hari Raya Haji, here in Singapore. It’s been another interactive week for Middle School, with Ms Shelley holding the Mother Tongue information evening on Tuesday 29th September. A great roll out of parents and guardians watched on as three Mother Tongue students spoke about the programme, how it works and what they enjoy in learning in their mother tongue. Well done Kako, Mari and Emily. This week has seen a lot of information shared with parents and students. Most importantly regarding Week Without Walls (WWW). On Tuesday 5th September is the WWW parent information evening. Join us in Serangoon Hall at 5:30pm to hear more about why do we go on WWW and are our aspirations for the students whilst they are away and on their return. After the group session then each separate trip will breakout and the trip leaders will take you through the ‘ins and outs’ of their particular trip and what they have gained from experience in the past. Things are hotting up in after school activities such as ECAs and Sports. Grade 8 Students are being encouraged to nominate for House (Newton, Orchard, Raffles, Somerset) Captains. All interested parties should contact Mr Inman. Mr Inman has also sent out the ECA signup list this week. These start on Monday 4th September. There are also a number of opportunities to represent ISS in the Athletic Conference of Singapore International Schools (ACSIS) competitions. This semester we have U12, U14 Cross Country (contact Mr Jonas) and U9 Football (contact Mr Orgee). More opportunities will arise throughout the year. Mrs Shirley Matthews is driving the student elections for Student Council this year. Nominations close on Thursday 31st August. All nominees will present their vision at Sambutan on Friday 8th September. Interested parents are always welcome. Wow! So much going on and it’s only Week 4 of the year!!! Have a great Hari Raya Haji everyone. Hope to see a good turn out for next week’s WWW information session and MYP Coffee morning. MT Upcoming Events Monday 4th September ECA commence Tuesday 5th September WWW Information evening (Serangoon Hall - 5:30pm) Thursday 7th September MYP Coffee morning (Serangoon Hall 8:00am) Wednesday 13th September PTA AGM
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ManageBac All parents should by now have received login details of the school's ManageBac site and be able to log in. All parents in our system should also be receiving informational emails from ISS via ManageBac. If you are not receiving emails it may indicate that: 1. The email we have for you on ManageBac is incorrect. 2. The emails are going into your Junk Mail. You can log in to ManageBac via the link to the school's website. It is very important that you ensure that the contact information we hold for you on Managebac is up to date as this is where we look in order to make contact with you.
If you have had any difficulty logging in, have not received your login details or are not receiving emails please email: [email protected] PTA The ISS PTA will have their first gathering this coming Monday, 28 August 2017, 1:30PM - 2:15PM in Serangoon Hall (2nd Floor, Middle School), on the Paterson Campus. If you are new to the ISS community, or have been with ISS for a few years, this is a wonderful opportunity for you to get to know more about the PTA. ECAs ECAs will come out today thanks to the hard work of Mr Inman. Keep an eye on your email for the selection process. As usual he has setup a web page to help smooth the process. Campus Parking Lot Please note our Paterson Campus parking lot uses a one-way system. Following our safety guidelines, no cars are permitted to exit via our entrance pathway. Elementary School News It was great to see so many parents attend our Meet the Teacher Evening this past Wednesday. It was a great opportunity to get to know the teachers better and ensure clarity in the lines of communication between home and school. Mr. Inman spoke with the Grade 5 students and the process for finding our new House Leaders has begun. We look forward to future House events on campus. Reminders from ES Meet the Teacher Evening: School Website - Programme of Inquiry, K-12 Curriculum Outcomes, Grade Level Yearly Overviews; click here Class blogs - click here Upcoming events Monday, 28th August - Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Meeting Friday, 1st September - Public Holiday, No School Thursday, 7th September - An Introduction to the PYP Parent Coffee Morning, 8am in Changi Hall MIddle School News Greetings everyone and welcome to Week 3. Can you believe that many weeks have passed already! It’s always a great time this week because of Meet The Teachers night. Renewing old acquaintances, making new connections, finding out what’s happening at ISS and specifically the Paterson Campus. Thank you to everyone who came along on Tuesday night. Thank you as well to the G12 students who entertained us all before the event. The events roll on and next week on Tuesday 29th August, it’s the Introduction to Mother Tongue run by none other than Ms Shelley. Please, if you are new to the Mother Tongue subject, join us in Serangoon Hall at 5:30pm. This week many important pieces of information went out. The Week Without Walls (WWW) information sheet and web site have now been shared with G6-8. Just a reminder it is- http://msweekwithoutwalls2017-18.weebly.com/ On here you will find a survey that MUST be completed by all students. Background information on all trips and some past blog entries to see what happens with your children/ ward when we go WWW! Finance will be sending invoicing out early next week. There will be a WWW information evening on Tuesday 5th September at 5:30pm in Serangoon Hall. We look forward to seeing you there. Student Council elections are also upon us. Mrs Matthews has taken up the reigns of running the council. She will introduce the positions and procedure for getting elected in Sambutan today (Friday 25 August). Want to know more about MYP? Not sure how to navigate ManageBac? On Thursday 7th September there is a coffee morning where we will be answering these very questions! The coffee is on from 08:00am in Serangoon Hall. Upcoming Events Monday, 28th August - Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Meeting Friday, 1st September - Public Holiday, No School Thursday, 7th September - An Introduction to the MYP Parent Coffee Morning (and ManageBac) Paterson Campus The Kirakira Hikaru Cultural Dance performed at the High School Preston Campus this week and it was absolutely outstanding. The dance tour was organised by a grade 12 ISS IB DP student named Moe Kojima. This is a CAS Project she is doing to promote cultural exchange between Japan and Singapore and create new interactions between the youth of each culture. If you did not get to watch they will be performing for free on Sunday at 1pm at Liang Court Shopping Complex near Clark Quay. School Lunches Please go to our ‘How to order lunch’ page for information on school lunches. Elementary School Our second week back at school has come to a close. The students are now settling into their routines and becoming more and more excited about their learning journey this year. As the classes spent time the past two weeks building a community of learners, the students reflected on how the IB Learner Profile and ISS 4 Be’s support a safe environment for our children. The PYP Learner Profile and 4 Be’s form the basis of our behavioral agreements at ISS.
When picking your children up from the PPU rooms at the end of the day please wait for your child to be brought to the door of the PPU room so that we can ensure that all children are going home with the correct adult. To help make this process as smooth as possible please could parents wait slightly back from the door of the PPU Room to give space for students to be handed over to their parents by the duty teacher. ES Meet the Teachers Night Wednesday, August 23rd, (5:30pm-7:30pm) will provide you with a chance to meet your child's teacher and find out more about how the learning at ISS is organised. The timeline for the evening is as follows: 5:30pm- 5:45pm- Introduction with coffee and snacks in Changi Hall 5:45pm- 6:15pm - Meet the specialist teachers 6:30pm- 6:55pm - First session with class teachers 7:05pm- 7:30pm - Second session with class teachers NB: The two sessions with class teachers are the same to allow parents with siblings to attend sessions with more than one teacher or parents unable to attend the first session to come to the second. This event is a parent event. If you are unable to find alternative childcare arrangements for the evening I will be able to supervise a small number of students in Changi Hall during the class teachers sessions. Upcoming Events:
Middle School News The first full week of Middle School is done. Students and staff alike have settled into their routines and business of learning is well underway. The first few weeks set up the remainder of the year. A few new routines have been introduced to the Grade 6-8 students such as six period day; sharing lunch/ break with G3-5; and pastoral/ Sambutan last two periods of the week. All students have displayed the IB Learner Profile of being Open Minded and adapted exceedingly well. Well done all. Meet the MS Teachers evening This coming Tuesday (22/08) is Meet the MS Teachers evening. A invitation was sent out to all parent emails via ManageBac. The evening will move around MS working on the following timelines: Schedule 18:15 - Welcome to Middle School (Serangoon Hall) 18:30 - Grade level parent meeting: - Grade 6 Art Room - Grade 7 Design Room - Grade 8 Room 8 18:45 - Move to Serangoon Hall to meet the subject teachers 19:15 - Closing Reading, Organising and Writing (ROW) In the Middle School we offer a student support program called ROW (Reading, Organising and Writing). The support enables all students to dedicate time developing academic skills across the subject range that may require a more one to one and focused approach. ROW will commence on Friday 25/08/17 from 14:45- 15:45 (Room 7). Teachers will notify those students they think will benefit from ROW. Upcoming Events:
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