Week four - September 24th 2020

Primary School

It has been another fantastic week at GIS with students fully engaged in their learning and routines for the year. It is hard to imagine we are about to approach the final week of September which also signals the completion of our first month of school.

The joy, creativity and determination of our PYP learners has been evident throughout the first weeks of school. The care and dedication of our teachers while connecting with a new class has remained central to this important work for the beginning of the school year. Building our learning community has taken on a different approach this year as we seek creative ways to connect across classrooms and with students and families learning from home.

We are proud to be a part of such a strong, dedicated and caring community #WeRGIS

Drop off and Pick up reminders

Our transitions for drop off and pick up continue to get smoother as the weeks go by. A few reminders below:

Please use correct gate (Red/Green=gate 4 and Blue/Yellow- Gate 8)
Parents are not permitted to be inside the toilets or school during pick up (exception of reception areas Pk-G1)
Please make every effort to socially distance while waiting
Elementary students are dismissed and supervised as a group, and wait at the entrance for secondary siblings
Doors/Gates open at 2:30 and 1:00 (Tues)- Gates are closed by 3:00 or 1:30 to ensure proper supervision of children
If you need to pick your child(ren) up outside of regular dismissal time, please visit front reception with proper ID.

Calling all Room Parents!

Thank-you to those moms and dads that have volunteered to represent their class this year. The role of room parent is key to smooth communication and relationship building between home and school.

Please join Ms Kim Conlin and Mr Simon Herbert for a virtual meeting Thursday October 1st at 10am.

Student Primary Leadership

What does leadership mean to you? This question will be posed to all students this Sunday as we launch the process to allocate class representatives and House Captains for the 2020/21 year. Students will learn that we all have a responsibility for leadership in the Primary school whether or not you have a role as a leader. Students who are interested to represent their class or house color will be led through a an application process. Student leaders for this year will be announced on October 6th.

Digital Awareness for Primary Aged Children

Social Media Rules (Primary)

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Calmer, Easier, Happier Screen Time

Book Introduction

Tips for Screen Time

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Assessment in the PYP

Assessment practices in the PYP can be broken into 3 broad areas ("For", "Of" and "As" Learning). The chart below from the IB gives a brief overview of these assessment practices, which comprise both internal and external student assessments. We use this data to inform learning and teaching at GIS.