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Elementary E-notes: October 18, 2017  Dear Parents, Thank you to the parents who attended our Parent Partnership Meeting last week. At that meeting, students presented and shared their learning to help demonstrate for parents the work happening in the Elementary School. Here is a quick recap:
This year, in addition to being a time for us to showcase what is happening at school, we will also use our Parent Partnership Meetings to answer questions raised by our community. We hope you will join us at the next meeting! Warmly, Jen Munnerlyn ASW Elementary Principal This Week: October 19: UN Day October 23-27: Autumn Break- No School Coming Up: (see more detailed information below) October 31: Halloween November 1: All Saint’s Day Holiday- No School Calendar Questions? Please check the ASW Website Calendar for the most up-to-date postings each week!  Bayard Magazine Distribution Change:
Many families have subscribed to the Bayard magazines: StoryBox, Adventure Box, Discovery Box, Chirp, ChickaDee, Owl. Beginning with the December issue, these magazines will be delivered directly to your home. To transition to direct mailing, the distributor, Ms. Myriam Nosul requires home mailing addresses. If you have already subscribed to this magazine, please provide your mailing address via this Google Form: Bayard Magazine Subscription- Mailing List. If you would like to subscribe or have questions, please contact Myriam Nosul directly: Myriam.Nosul@bayard-mag.com UN DAY! UN Day is a wonderful opportunity for our parents and students to celebrate our international school. We have children and families from everywhere at ASW and teaching our children to appreciate how we are unique, while also building bridges to better understand how we are similar, is a big part of our work as educators. parents, and as citizens of the world. The Elementary School has designed several opportunities for our children to be engaged and learning during the week of October 16-19: 1. On Monday, Tuesday and/or Wednesday students will share about their home countries. How this looks is dependent on what the child (with parent support or guidance) decides is important to share with the class and will vary by grade level.
2. On Thursday, Oct. 19, UN DAY @ ASW
Important Note about After School Activities on Oct. 18-19: ALL indoor programs taking place after school on Wednesday 18th and 19th in all gyms will be cancelled due to UN Day Assembly and UN Day setup. Halloween- Tuesday, Oct. 31 Pumpkin Decorating Celebration:
Counselor’s Corner Dear Parent/Guardian, The ASW elementary school counselors would like to help service the needs and wants of our students and parent community the best that we can. For the last two years now, we have created a survey that we feel will help us when planning out our year-long goals for this school year. Also, the data we collect helps us know if we are meeting our own personal program goals. Please click the following link below and answer the questions by checking the box that most fits your choice so we may use this information when planning our school counseling activities. We will distribute this same survey at the end of the year to measure program success. Thank You---Your input is extremely important to us! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqwdYmDcuUy1VXkIrUqtzxYhYfrZqF_qKySOYtJ0ullYKIxw/viewform?usp=sf_link
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Elementary School E-notes: Oct.11, 2017  Dear Parents,
I’m sure you’ve been contacted by now… UN Day is fast approaching! Our entire community will be connecting on this day whether it is to prepare food and other items for a country booth or to help your child something to share in the classroom, UN Day is a busy time for everyone at ASW. In fact, October is a very busy month! Please read details about the low-key, but still fun, Halloween opportunities we will offer between UN Day and our Autumn Holiday and the November 1 All Saint’s Day off. I look forward to seeing many of you at our 1st Parent Partnership meeting this Friday. Warmly, Jen Munnerlyn ASW Elementary Principal This Week: October 13:
Coming Up: (see more detailed information below) October 19: UN Day October 23-27: Autumn Break- No School October 31: Halloween November 1: All Saint’s Day Holiday- No School Calendar Questions? Please check the ASW Website Calendar for the most up-to-date postings each week! Black and Red Day Hello, this is from the high school athletics and activities council. On Friday October 13th there will be SCIS varsity boys soccer tournament and we would like to support our athletes by wearing our school colors: red and black. Therefore could you please send out information to the students to wear red and black colors on that day? I will provide you the schedule of the times when our team plays, or students can find information in front of the new gym or in front of Mr. Matter's office. Parent Partnership Meeting- All ES Parents Welcome! Date: Friday, October 13 (8:40-9:30 in the Tower) Who: ES Counselors, ES Principal, ES PYP Coordinator and Parents What: Where We Are in Time and Place: Transitioning into a New School Year: Update from Us- Check-in for Parents Why: Parent Partnership and Elementary Collaborative Teaming are examples of one of our Core Values. Our first meeting aims to share what the ES is working on this year and to provide parents with an opportunity to learn, ask questions, and connect! UN DAY! UN Day is a wonderful opportunity for our parents and students to celebrate our international school. We have children and families from everywhere at ASW and teaching our children to appreciate how we are unique, while also building bridges to better understand how we are similar, is a big part of our work as educators. parents, and as citizens of the world. The Elementary School has designed several opportunities for our children to be engaged and learning during the week of October 16-19: 1. On Monday, Tuesday and/or Wednesday students will share about their home countries. How this looks is dependent on what the child (with parent support or guidance) decides is important to share with the class and will vary by grade level.
2. On Thursday, Oct. 19, UN DAY @ ASW
Important Note about After School Activities on Oct. 18-19: ALL indoor programs taking place after school on Wednesday 18th and 19th in all gyms will be cancelled due to UN Day Assembly and UN Day setup. Halloween- Tuesday, Oct. 31 Pumpkin Decorating Celebration:
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Counselor’s Corner Dear Parent/Guardian, The ASW elementary school counselors would like to help service the needs and wants of our students and parent community the best that we can. For the last two years now, we have created a survey that we feel will help us when planning out our year-long goals for this school year. Also, the data we collect helps us know if we are meeting our own personal program goals. Please click the following link below and answer the questions by checking the box that most fits your choice so we may use this information when planning our school counseling activities. We will distribute this same survey at the end of the year to measure program success. Thank You---Your input is extremely important to us! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqwdYmDcuUy1VXkIrUqtzxYhYfrZqF_qKySOYtJ0ullYKIxw/viewform?usp=sf_link  Dear Parents,
What a wonderful response from our community! We had record attendance with 98% of our parents signing-up for a Three-Way Conference opportunity. As detailed in our new K-12 Policy “Assessment at ASW,” these opportunities to have students share with parents and teachers is an important part of our PYP Authorization process: “Three-way conferences are designed to achieve some and/or all of the following:
As part of our Partnership with Parents, please remember you are always welcome to schedule a meeting with a teacher (and teachers can do the same with parents) if a need arises across the year. Warmly, Jen Munnerlyn ASW Elementary Principal This Week: October 3-4: Three-Way Conferences October 6: ES Homeroom Parent Meeting with PTO and ES Principal (8:45- in the ES Tower) Coming Up: (see more detailed information below) October 13:
October 23-27: Autumn Break- No School Calendar Questions? Please check the ASW Website Calendar for the most up-to-date postings each week! Black and Red Day Hello, this is from the high school athletics and activities council. On Friday October 13th there will be SCIS varsity boys soccer tournament and we would like to support our athletes by wearing our school colors: red and black. Therefore could you please send out information to the students to wear red and black colors on that day? I will provide you the schedule of the times when our team plays, or students can find information in front of the new gym or in front of Mr. Matter's office. Parent Partnership Meeting- All ES Parents Welcome! Date: Friday, October 13 (8:40-9:30 in the MPR) Who: ES Counselors, ES Principal, ES PYP Coordinator and Parents What: Where We Are in Time and Place: Transitioning into a New School Year: Update from Us- Check-in for Parents Why: Parent Partnership and Elementary Collaborative Teaming are examples of one of our Core Values. Our first meeting aims to share what the ES is working on this year and to provide parents with an opportunity to learn, ask questions, and connect! UN DAY! UN Day is a wonderful opportunity for our parents and students to celebrate our international school. We have children and families from everywhere at ASW and teaching our children to appreciate how we are unique, while also building bridges to better understand how we are similar, is a big part of our work as educators. parents, and as citizens of the world. The Elementary School has designed several opportunities for our children to be engaged and learning during the week of October 16-19: 1. On Monday, Tuesday and/or Wednesday students will share about their home countries. How this looks is dependent on what the child (with parent support or guidance) decides is important to share with the class and will vary by grade level.
2. On Thursday, Oct. 19, UN DAY @ ASW
Important Note about After School Activities on Oct. 18-19: ALL indoor programs taking place after school on Wednesday 18th and 19th in all gyms will be cancelled due to UN Day Assembly and UN Day setup. |
