Elementary School News
Thank you to the parents who attended the Grade 5 Camp Information session on Thursday 25 October. This was the first session, aimed at introducing the camp and creating awareness of how the camp relates to our curriculum and Global Goals. I have asked Ms Linda Du to translate the presentation into Mandarin as this may be helpful to some parents. On Wednesday the Counsellors conducted one of their regular ‘Conversations with the Counsellors’ session which was well attended. Thank you Ms Berna and Ms Jo for this initiative which helps our parents enormously. The Elementary students have been working hard on their units of inquiry. Grade 1 is embarking on a ‘beautification’ of the campus and have come forward with lots of ideas. We are collecting items for our ‘Sound Garden’, so we would appreciate any old pots and pans, cutlery, plastic plates, steel plates, wooden spoons and the like; please leave these items in the school office. Thank you for your participation in this project! I have had the chance to visit a number of classrooms this week and have been very impressed with the students’ attitude to their learning; every student displays enjoyment of their learning and an attitude of ‘can do’. It is a joy to see. On Friday the PTA and SALT students created a very enjoyable and energetic afternoon dance party. This was held in school and some students dressed up as Halloween characters; quite amazing! Thank you to Savannah and her team for their enthusiastic organisation of this most appreciated event. To further support our Chinese-speaking community, the Mandarin team will provide a presentation about "Understanding the IB" for both PYP and MYP in Chinese. It is a great opportunity to explore the philosophy and practices in IB, as well as strategies to help our children at home. Time: Thursday Nov 1 2018 8:00-9:00am Venue: Elementary School Changi Hall (3rd floor) If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms Linda at [email protected] Thank you! 为协助家长进一步了解IB课程,ISS的中文团队将推出“怎样理解IB” (包括小学PYP及中学MYP)的中文讲座,聚焦IB理念及教学实践,并分享在家如何帮助孩子。 时间:2018年11月1日星期四上午8点到9点 地点:小学Changi Hall (三楼) 如果您有任何问题,请与Linda 老师联系:[email protected] 欢迎出席!谢谢大家! Middle School News This week we got back into the swing of teaching and learning as it was the full five days. Thanks must go out to our PE staff for the Swimming Gala last Friday. It was magnificent weather and participation rates across all grades was high. Nearly all MS students entered at least one swimming event. It is a challenge organising a whole school event like this. So well done to the PE Staff! Information Literacy This week students began working at a deeper understanding and application of Information Literacy. Through the experience of our ISS librarian, Mr Grant, all grades will explore all elements of Information Literacy, including researching, copyright, critical thinking and review, and creating bibliographies and referencing, to name a few areas. Understanding the IB (Chinese) Time: Thursday Nov 1 2018 8:00-9:00am Venue: Elementary School Changi Hall (3rd floor) To further support our Chinese-speaking community, the Mandarin team will provide a presentation about "Understanding the IB" for both PYP and MYP in Chinese. It is a great opportunity to explore the philosophy and practices in IB, as well as strategies to help our children at home. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms Linda at [email protected] Thank you! 为协助家长进一步了解IB课程,ISS的中文团队将推出“怎样理解IB” (包括小学PYP及中学MYP)的中文讲座,聚焦IB理念及教学实践,并分享在家如何帮助孩子。 时间:2018年11月1日星期四上午8点到9点 地点:小学Changi Hall (三楼) 如果您有任何问题,请与Linda 老师联系:[email protected] 欢迎出席!谢谢大家! Student council Student council and house captains are beginning to develop their leadership skills under the guidance of Dr Jeremiah. This will result in them taking more action for and with the ISS community. Some examples of this are Halloween disco scheduled for November and House Captains recognising and celebrating MS student achievements at last week's Swim Gala. Well done all concerned. Keep up the great work. Have a great weekend Michael Comments are closed.
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Susan Tilney
Paterson Principal Archives
April 2020
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