Elementary School News
We have had a wonderful week of learning across the school, with the ES students working together with the Middle School for STEAM week and Exhibition students racing around with surveys and research projects. ISS certainly challenges students! You will have received a note from your teacher regarding our Student Led Conferences. These conferences are an important part of a student’s PYP journey and a true reflection of how they see themselves as a learner. Please make sure you sign up through the portal that has been sent to you. Our PTA did the school proud on Friday night; the Family Fun Evening was amazing! There were lots of happy families participating in the events that were organised. Thank you PTA! It is good to see the support given to the charities that ISS supports. The PYP Grade 5 Exhibition will be held at school on Tuesday and Wednesday 23 & 24 April. All parents are welcome to attend. We are looking at class placements for next year; if you are leaving the school would you please let us know so that we can plan for the 2019/2020 school year. A number of new students have already enrolled so we expect to have a dynamic school community! Middle School News The weeks go quicker and the learning gets busier. Students are well focussed as move into the ‘heart’ of Term Four. Production is around the corner, exam week is coming and Grade 8 will leave Paterson Campus. A good time for parents and guardians to check in on how their son/ daughter/ ward is going. Most students are managing many events during the week. Always good to see what support they need. From a staff perspective, we are very focused at this time of the year on student well being. STEAM Week It has been a great week with the Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math programme running the entire time. Thanks to the tireless work of Dr Jeremiah we have had guest speakers talking to students about engineering in the Middle East, the chemistry of making perfumes and how to be part of the next generation of astronauts both from Singapore and from NASA. Students have embraced the opportunities to be ambassadors for Science and led workshops for parents and students alike. Family Fun Festival What a wonderful success was the Family Fun Festival. Showing great innovation and flexibility our diligent PTA revamped this event to the amazement of all who attended. For what will now become a permanent fixture on the social calendar, everyone enjoyed the auction, the diversity of foods on offer and a chance to socialise with the ISS community. Wonderful stuff! Council of International Schools (CIS) survey Each year ISS seeks feedback about our school from parents, guardians, staff members and students using a survey created by our accreditation agencies. Each question relates to an accreditation standard. Over the last few years we have invested considerable time and resources in strengthening our communications about the school through social media and other channels. As a result, we have added some questions at the end of the survey that will help us gauge our reach in that area. The findings from the survey are used to inform our strategic planning process. Student and Faculty findings will be explored during focus group meetings to be held over the coming weeks. ACSIS Sport Our U14 Basketball team took on SJII during the week. Another close fought tussle. The boys performed very well and were edged out in another close contest. Only one game to go and Mr Orgee has the lads primed for a big finale. Comments are closed.
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Susan Tilney
Paterson Principal Archives
April 2020
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