 Principal’s Note: Last week we enjoyed several assemblies in the Elementary School. Thank you to parents, teachers and especially students for a successful launch of our “Spotlight On!” assemblies this year. All classes- Kindergarten to Grade 5- were in the Spotlight twice. As a bonus, we had Pre-Kindergarten join in on Friday. I am amazed at the growth we’ve seen this year! Well done, all. Please note this busy week ends with our Elementary Field Day on Friday. Students need to come to school in clothes they run and play in! Of course our plan is for this good weather to continue… fingers crossed! As some families plan to leave early for the summer break, please remember that report cards are distributed on the last day of school. If you are leaving ASW, and leave school before the final day (June 21) we will send you a PDF of the final report card. If you are choosing to leave early and will return next year, you can pick up the report card from the ES Office in August. Finally, ASW is piloting a new ENotes format with all ENotes- from every division- sent out on Wednesdays. Please be on the lookout for this new communication this week. As I send out my info on Mondays, it will be duplicate for the next few weeks, with a fresh start and a consistent emailing of ENotes on Wednesdays only for the 2017-18 school year. Have a wonderful week! Warmly, Jen Jen Munnerlyn ES Principal (esoffice@aswarsaw.org) Important Upcoming Dates to Note: (more detailed information below)
8-Week Parent Mindfulness Workshop, Tuesday, May 30 (3:00-4:30 in Dance Studio 2) We did it! This will be our last session for this two month long workshop. We are so proud of the parents who committed to showing up each week and stretching into a new practice. Job Well Done! (Questions? Please contact our ES Counselors: Jamie Hamlin (jhamlin@aswarsaw.org) and Karen Gentilini (kgentilini@aswarsaw.org) Parent Partnership Meeting: Parent Tech Connections- Wednesday, May 31 (8:45 to 9:45 in the TLC) ASW is a Google Apps for Education School, which means that our students can use a range of Google tools to create and collaborate. For our final Parent/Tech Connection, Simon May and Kris Sheehan will guide you through a few of the tools we use. We will focus on Google Docs and how you can create and share a document for collaboration. We will also show you a great tool for making lists and organizing yourself called Google Keep. We look forward to connecting with all of you! (Questions? Please contact our ES Tech Coaches: Kris Sheehan ksheehan@aswarsaw.org) and Simon May (smay@aswarsaw.org) Plastic Bottle Collection - A Project from our friends in 9th Grade! The 9th grade class is currently working on it's service learning project aimed at connecting maths and spreading the awareness about smog and air quality in Warsaw. We have a group of students, who would like to stress the importance of trees in maintaining the proper air quality. They would like to run a plastic bottles collection, to exchange them later for the small trees, that could be planted by 9th graders, or be distributed among ASW community. Please bring your empty plastic bottles to the bins marked in front of the ES Office (and under the ‘I AM’ display! Questions: Please contact our Service Learning Assistant Marcin Kowalski (mkowalski@aswarsaw.org) From the ES Music Department The 1st Grade Students are happy to invite their parents, families and friends to their music performance on Thursday, June 8 at 2:30pm in the ASW Theatre. The 3rd and 4th Grade Students are happy to invite their parents, families and friends to their music performance. Please join us on Thursday, June 8 at 9:00am in the ASW Theatre to see your children sing, play instruments and dance. Grade 3 and 4 student concert clothing: white top with dark bottom. Questions? Please email Mr. Minasz our music teacher (pminasz@aswarsaw.org) From 5-Matus: Give Help, Give Hope charity event It is with great pleasure that students and teacher from 5-Matus invite you to the Give Help, Give Hope charity event. It is an event organized to help raise cancer awareness and funds for the treatment of a cancer patient registered with Alivia Foundation. The function will be held on June 8 and June 11 at 16:00 in the ASW Theater. The admission is free of charge, it is up to you if/how much you donate to this great cause. Other than the students and teachers themselves, several wonderful performers and guests have prepared songs, dances and speeches for you to enjoy. It is an opportunity for our community to help make a difference. We look forward to your presence at the event. Questions? Please email Ms. Matus our 5th teacher (zmatusova@aswarsaw.org) Math Kangaroo Update: Math Kangaroo certificates and results will be distributed to each participant this Wednesday and Thursday. Congratulations again to all who chose to be a part of this challenging, world-wide event! PTO "Summer Send Off", Saturday June 3 from noon to 4pm The annual PTO, end of year, family event/fair for entire ASW community will take place on Saturday, June 3 from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm. The PTO will have a stage with students showcasing their talents – for those that are interested in performing on the stage, please sign-up here: https://docs.google.com/a/aswarsaw.org/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZpVwcSNXiKwPwQSpkEf7RnZ3HSqtOtXiW7h0Wq3vMYB9nYA/viewform Across the sports fields and HS car park – an operator has been hired who will offer various sport “stations” and small tournaments which will be designed for all children (regardless of age or ability) to participate in all of these stations. In addition there will be food & drinks for sale and retailers selling various items (from paintings to scarfs…) as well. Questions? Should you wish to get involved as a vendor or as a main sponsor for this event? Please contact Brian Mason on 668 519 462, brianmason79@gmail.com PTO Car Boot Sale, Saturday June 10, 9am to 12:00 noon Are you moving this summer? Do you have an abundance of unwanted or unused items in good saleable condition? Are you still getting settled into Warsaw? Looking for a good quality, used item? The PTO are hosting this event on Saturday, June 10 from 9am to 12pm in the high school parking area. Registration is required for sellers and is open now This event is for selling used items by the ASW community only. Vendors selling only new or unused items are not permitted but of course are welcome at the PTO Summer Send Off event the prior Saturday, June 3. If demand dictates, the PTO are happy to prepare a document for the larger/not easy to transport items (cars, wardrobes, tables etc etc etc) to be circulated via a link on these enotes. If this is something that interests you; please email Brian Mason brianmason79@gmail.com a photo, basic description etc, price, contact details – the usual necessary stuff !!! Other Links of Interest ES Office Weebly Counselor’s Corner PYP Implementation ASW Library Website HS Guitar Class and the String & Wind ensemble "This year's final concert of the HS Guitar Class and the String & Wind ensemble will take place in the ASW Theater on June 7 at 5:30 PM. The students will present a variety of music, ranging from renaissance, baroque to swing jazz and modern pop. There will be both ensemble and solo performances. Come and hear the refined sounds of strings and winds! " Questions? Please contact our MS & HS Music Teacher : Chris Celinski ccelinski@aswarsaw.org
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 Principal’s Note: It is a busy time for teachers as we work on our end-of-year standardized assessments. The information gathered pushes us to ask questions about our work. For example, we will study growth information about individual children, we will analyze our reading and writing programs across classrooms and vertically across the school, and we will use the data to help us plan resource allocation and a way to develop solid future plans. That said, the end of the year offers a special time for us all to connect and appreciate the work we’ve embarked on as school as well. Take a minute to reflect with your child on this important year of accomplishments! Have a wonderful week! Warmly, Jen Jen Munnerlyn ES Principal (esoffice@aswarsaw.org) Important Upcoming Dates to Note: (more detailed information below)
MAP- Measures of Academic Progress Testing- Grades 3-5- May 15-19, 2017 During this week, we will be conducting the MAP test in the Elementary School. This test is a standardized test students in Grades 3-5 take on a computer. It is also an “adaptive test” meaning the questions change based on how the child answers them. A few important items to note:
2017-18 Class Placement Process As happens every year, we will have teachers leaving for other opportunities and pursuits and new teachers joining our staff. Departing Faculty we will miss! Kindergarten- Ms. Szyszko Grade 1- Ms. Reyes Grade 2- Ms. Husick Grade 4- Ms. Cameron and Ms. Ann-Marie Cetlinska Transitioning Teachers for 2017-18: Ms. Monika Smith will move to Grade 2 Ms. Zuzana Matusova will move to Grade 4 Ms. Heidi Laffay will be our Full-Time Literacy Coach New Teachers for 2017-18 Ms. Crystal Lutz- Kindergarten Ms. Emily Zurfluh- Grade 1 Ms. Nina Martins- Grade 4 Ms. Colleen McGoldrick- Grade 5 Placing students in their classrooms for our next school year is a multi-step process designed to ensure the development of balanced classes which meet the needs of all students. First of all, class lists will initially be compiled by the current grade level teachers without the assignment of specific classroom teacher names. Other teachers, including EAL, Learning Support, Additional Language and Single Subject teachers are also able to provide input about the proposed groupings. The work is undertaken with a close eye on developing classes balanced in terms of gender, special student learning needs, English language development, nationality, learner traits, and relationships. From there, the ES Principal will work with our school counselors to place a teacher with each class group in early August (once all of our new students have been admitted.) It is important to note that parent requests to place students in the classroom of a specific teacher will not be honoured. However, consideration will be given to requests from parents to not have their child placed in a specific classroom due to past personal experience. (Personal experience would mean that another sibling in the same family was previously in the teacher’s classroom and the experience was not a positive one.) If your family is in this situation, please contact me via email (jmunnerlyn@aswarsaw.org) by Friday, May 26, 2017, noting the name of the teacher and the name of the child that was in the teacher’s classroom in the past. Please be assured that any communication will be handled in a confidential manner. (Questions? Please contact ES Principal Jen Munnerlyn (jmunnerlyn@aswarsaw.org)  ASW “Project Nest” !
Homeroom Parents met to be introduced to the Project Nest last week. A big thanks to Bruce Nairne for leading the work. Please find out how you can get involved. There are willing parents in the cafeteria in the morning who can escort you in and get you started. We only have a few more weeks to collect these important stories! (Questions? Please contact ES Principal Jen Munnerlyn (jmunnerlyn@aswarsaw.org) Support our HS Student Athletes! HS Varsity Boys Softball Teams will compete in CEESA at ASW ib Friday, May 19th. We encourage all students (and parents!) to wear red and black on that day! (Questions: Please contact our Athletic Director Jim Matter (jmatter@aswarsaw.org) Plastic Bottle Collection - A Project from our friends in 9th Grade! The 9th grade class is currently working on it's service learning project aimed at connecting maths and spreading the awareness about smog and air quality in Warsaw. We have a group of students, who would like to stress the importance of trees in maintaining the proper air quality. They would like to run a plastic bottles collection, to exchange them later for the small trees, that could be planted by 9th graders, or be distributed among ASW community. Please bring your empty plastic bottles to the bins marked in front of the ES Office (and under the ‘I AM’ display! (Questions: Please contact our Service Learning Assistant Marcin Kowalski (mkowalski@aswarsaw.org) From the ES Music Department The 1st Grade Students are happy to invite their parents, families and friends to their music performance on Thursday, June 8 at 2:30pm in the ASW Theatre. The 3rd and 4th Grade Students are happy to invite their parents, families and friends to their music performance. Please join us on Thursday, June 8 at 9:00am in the ASW Theatre to see your children sing, play instruments and dance. Grade 3 and 4 student concert clothing: white top with dark bottom. Questions? Please email Mr. Minasz our music teacher (pminasz@aswarsaw.org) A Note from the ES Art Studios Many families are interested in providing their students with experiences in art making outside of the school day. We would like to compile a list of all local studios, classes, and artists/private instructors for families and their children. If you know of a private instructor, artist, art studio, or local arts classes please consider sharing this information with us and the greater ASW community by completing this (linked) form . Thank you! The ES Art Team Jenn, Sonia and Aga (Questions? Contact Jenn Jordan- ES Art Teacher: jjordan@aswarsaw.org) Other Links of Interest ES Office Weebly Counselor’s Corner PYP Implementation ASW Library Website  Principal’s Note: Welcome back to school! Our return after Spring Break always signals that the end is in sight. With that knowledge, comes many end-of-year processes aimed at ensuring our students and teachers conclude this school year in a positive, memorable way. As always, our teachers will be guiding this work over the next few weeks. One item which often comes up is the question “How is my child’s teacher for next year decided?” Please take a minute to read the information below about our Class Placement Process. Have a wonderful week! Warmly, Jen Jen Munnerlyn ES Principal (esoffice@aswarsaw.org) Important Upcoming Dates to Note: (more detailed information below)
2017-18 Class Placement Process Placing students in their classrooms for our next school year is a multi-step process designed to ensure the development of balanced classes which meet the needs of all students. First of all, class lists will initially be compiled by the current grade level teachers without the assignment of specific classroom teacher names. Other teachers, including EAL, Learning Support, Additional Language and Single Subject teachers are also able to provide input about the proposed groupings. The work is undertaken with a close eye on developing classes balanced in terms of gender, special student learning needs, English language development, nationality, learner traits, and relationships. From there, the ES Principal will work with our school counselors to place a teacher with each class group in early August (once all of our new students have been admitted.) It is important to note that parent requests to place students in the classroom of a specific teacher will not be honoured. However, consideration will be given to requests from parents to not have their child placed in a specific classroom due to past personal experience. (Personal experience would mean that another sibling in the same family was previously in the teacher’s classroom and the experience was not a positive one.) If your family is in this situation, please contact me via email (jmunnerlyn@aswarsaw.org) by Friday, May 26, 2017, noting the name of the teacher and the name of the child that was in the teacher’s classroom in the past. Please be assured that any communication will be handled in a confidential manner. (Questions? Please contact ES Principal Jen Munnerlyn (jmunnerlyn@aswarsaw.org)  ASW “Project Nest” !
As you’ve heard, a varied group from across the school worked with our consultant Ewan McIntosh of NoTosh to begin gathering our stories around “What is ASW all about?” This information is collected and displayed for all to read, question, and curate in the ASW “Project Nest”. Over the next several weeks, these stories will be used to create a set of Core Values for our school. Please come in and read what people across our community are thinking, wondering, hoping and dreaming. We need your voice too! (Questions? Please contact ES Principal Jen Munnerlyn (jmunnerlyn@aswarsaw.org) From the ES Music Department The 1st Grade Students are happy to invite their parents, families and friends to their music performance on Thursday, June 8 at 2:30pm in the ASW Theatre. The 3rd and 4th Grade Students are happy to invite their parents, families and friends to their music performance. Please join us on Thursday, June 8 at 9:00am in the ASW Theatre to see your children sing, play instruments and dance. Grade 3 and 4 student concert clothing: white top with dark bottom. Questions? Please email Mr. Minasz our music teacher (pminasz@aswarsaw.org) A Note from the ES Art Studios Many families are interested in providing their students with experiences in art making outside of the school day. We would like to compile a list of all local studios, classes, and artists/private instructors for families and their children. If you know of a private instructor, artist, art studio, or local arts classes please consider sharing this information with us and the greater ASW community by completing this (linked) form . Thank you! The ES Art Team Jenn, Sonia, Aga (Questions? Contact Jenn Jordan- ES Art Teacher: jjordan@aswarsaw.org) Math Kangaroo Update: There are still no student scores available for the Math Kangaroo test. But answers are available! You can find the answers here. Hopefully, you still have the test your child brought home. Unfortunately, there are no copies of the test questions available now. (Questions? Contact Ann-Marie Cetlinska-Elementary Math Coach acetlinska@aswarsaw.org) Other Links of Interest ES Office Weebly Counselor’s Corner PYP Implementation ASW Library Website |
