Dear Parents,
Yair Fijman, MW - Explorer
Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Long
weekend to everyone. Enjoy this extra time together with family and friends,
and think of all the wonderful opportunities and people in our lives that we
can be thankful for.
Our Parent coffee presentation on MAP
and Elementary Report Cards earlier this week had a great turn out with many
parents from all grade levels. Thank you to all those parents to learn more
about this focus area. If you would like to access the presentation, it can be found here.
Vision of a Learner
Congratulations to the following
students who are receiving the Vision of a Learner awards for the first quarter
of our year. Students were selected for the following traits:
Yair Fijman, MW - Explorer
Joonyeob Kim, 2DJ -
Reflective
Clara Jouin, 3JM
- Resilient
Daisuke Kurabayashi,
3TG - Resilient
Ha Young Yang, 4JN
- Resilient
Teagan Weller, 3MR
- Empathetic
Mathurin Le Beaudour,
5JD - Leader
Victor Pechold, 3TG
- Versatile
Yeonwoo Lee, 1KC -
Thinker
Fumiya Nakamura, 5VL -
Innovative
Margaux Verany, 5BT -
Collaborative
Daphne Guerin, 4JN -
Ethical
NESA Virtual Science and Engineering Fair
Announcement
The
NESA Virtual Science and Engineering Fair is a unique opportunity for students
in 5th grade to conduct scientific investigations or design models to solve
real-world problems.
We invite parents of all interested 5th graders to a meeting in the BBT on Monday, November 26th from 3:45-4:30. The purpose of this meeting is to share information about the NESA Virtual Science and Engineering Fair and enroll participants.
Coming this week - Early ES Celebration of Learning - Nov 30, 2:45 - 3:15 PM in ES Cafeteria
Parents are invited to join us next Friday
for a Celebration of Learning for Early Elementary. First and second grade
students will be hosting, with 1KJ and 1MW as well as 2BW and 2DJ presenting,
and some special Music participation. As usual, we welcome parents to join us
and see our students shine!
Early Years 5 Math Morning Follow-up
Thank you to the many parents who
participated in our last Family Math Morning. What a wonderful shared learning
experience for kids, parents, and teachers. In order to support your
understanding of the math curriculum, please find below a few links with the
presentation, major work of the grade, and fun home learning options for you
and your child to continue learning math together.
New Digital Home Learning Resources
Posted for ALL ES Parents and Students
Please have a fresh look at our Home Learning Resources for
Parents, which includes updated links to more
conceptual-based, fun and fascinating digital math resources. If you have a
budding gamer in your household, we think you will find something here to
engage your child in math learning alongside the fun of gaming. There are
options that include coding, fantasy worlds, and word problem practice.
Missoula Children's Theater
Photos from Treasure Island are now up
on our photo gallery on the website. Password raptors18
NO Saturday Swimming Classes this
weekend
This is a reminder for our Saturday
swimming classes
No swimming classes this Saturday,
November 24th, 2018 due to the long weekend.
STEM Holiday Family Challenge
Can you design and create an object to represent
something related to your family holidays or traditions using only
recycled materials?
Design
Constraints (Rules)
- Size - no more than 25 cm tall and no more
than 30 cm wide (for display purposes)
- Use only materials you find around your house
- Do not buy anything for the challenge!
- No food or candy!
- Please mark with your name and homeroom on the
bottom.
- Bring completed projects to the Discovery
& Design Studio anytime before December 5.
Some
examples:
December Lunch Menu
& Order Links
Reminder - Community Summit: Exploring
the Horizons of Wellbeing (repeat announcement)
Over the course of three early release
days, we will be holding this Community Summit to explore the horizons of
wellbeing. To make this a truly community driven endeavour we need parents and
students to join faculty and administrative staff to envision the future of
wellbeing at AISC. Together we will:
- Discover what we
are doing best to nurture wellbeing at AISC - November 28
- Envision bold new
possibilities for the future - December 12
- Design for
excellence and construct the future of wellbeing at AISC - January 23
The sessions will run from 2:30-5:00 pm
in the Gym. Parents and Students are asked to RSVP for this event here.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Keryn Dowling, Dave Allen and Calley Connelly
Keryn Dowling, Dave Allen and Calley Connelly