SECONDARY SCHOOL NEWS

Welcome Back!

Dear Students and Parents,

Greetings! It is our pleasure to welcome you to the 2021-2022 school year. We hope this message finds you safe, healthy, and happy and that the holiday allowed you to have quality time with those closest to you. Due to the current Covid-19 conditions and government regulations, we will start the new school year with Home-Based Learning (HBL). While this is not the way we had anticipated the year beginning, we are all committed to working together to collaborate, reflect and grow, and will use last year's HBL experience as a base of our reflection to better support our students and parents in our next HBL journey.

The school year will, once again, begin with Home-Based Learning. For complete details, please see the Home-Based-Learning Google site. As for the logistics of the first day of school, please see below:

• School will begin at 7:30am on Monday, August 2 with Advisory.

• Students will receive an email from their Advisor next week, welcoming them to the class. You will also receive an invitation to your Advisory Google Meet via your school email and Google Calendar.

• After Advisory, you will attend your Year Level Meeting. You will also receive an invitation to this YLM via Google Calendar, this time from your Head of Year.

• After your YLM, you will have a break until 10:10, at which time you will return to Advisory until 11:05.

• At 11:10, you will join your first Period 4 class.

• Just like with Advisory, students will receive Google Calendar invites from their teachers to join their academic classes. If you have not received those invites by 4:00pm on Tuesday, July 27, please contact your Head of Year.

• If you are having trouble accessing your school Google account (@student.globaljaya.com), please contact Pak Zul (zulkahfi@globaljaya.com).

We look forward to welcoming you all back to school through our various meetings, events and classes in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, be safe, be happy, and be well.

Secondary School Leadership

Years 7 - 12 Materials Distribution

• • You will need to access the school through the West Gate (Secondary gate).

  • Please adhere to the directions of the security.

  • Your mask must always stay on, covering both your mouth and nose.

  • Observe the floor markers to maintain physical distancing.

  • Please exit the school premises as soon as you have collected your book.

  • Students who still have outstanding textbooks must return the book during the schedule.

  • Your Schedule is as below:

If you have siblings in Secondary School please follow the schedule for the older child.

If you have siblings in Primary School please arrange to collect the resources on Friday 30 July.

Year 7 : Wednesday, 28 July 2021 at 09.00-11.00

Year 8 : Wednesday, 28 July 2021 at 13.00-15.00

Year 9 : Thursday, 29 July 2021 at 09.00-11.00

Year 10: Thursday, 29 July 2021 at 13.00-15.00

Year 11: Friday, 30 July 2021 at 9.00-11.00

Year 12: Friday, 30 July 2021 at 13.30-15.00

Parent Meetings

DP Year 12 Parent Meeting (Year 12 Parents Meeting Link)

• Friday, July 30 @ 11:00-12:00

• Please join us for a discussion of what lies ahead for the remainder of the programme, university applications, how we are handling HBL and how you can assist your child.

DP Year 11 Parent Meeting (Year 11 Parents Meeting Link)

• Friday, July 30 @ 13:30-14:30

• Please join us for a discussion of the IB Diploma Programme, what is required of your child, what we provide as a school, and how you can be a part of the journey.

New Family Induction Day Schedule, Thursday 29th July 2021: Secondary School

With the beginning of the school year almost upon us, plans are underway to support the transition of families who are new to Global Jaya, into our community. A notable change in approach this year is that we have created an induction schedule for both students and parents alike, with each schedule specifically tailored to meet the needs of the audience. This development reflects our continued commitment to working alongside parents in support of their child’s education.

As you can see, from the Secondary schedule below, our new family induction event will cover social introductions, community building, information sharing as well as providing practical support to ensure that the start of the new school year is a smooth one.

Zoom links for each of these workshops will be sent directly to new families a little closer to the time.

In the meantime, please contact the Dean of Students, vicki@globaljaya.com with any questions or suggestions that you might have, regarding our new family induction event.

I’m sure you will join us in wishing all of our new community members a very warm welcome into our Global Jaya Community.

Year 11 DP Induction Days

We are excited to announce that on Monday, August 2 and Tuesday, August 3 we will hold Year 11 induction days. The purpose of these days is to help our Year 11 students better understand what lies ahead in the Diploma Programme and to ask any questions. Please attend the Year 11 Parents Meeting on July 30 for more details.

iReady Testing for Reading and Mathematics

During the first few weeks of this school year, students in Years 7 - 10 will complete an online, iReady diagnostic evaluation for Reading and Mathematics.

These assessments are not used for report grades, but instead to help teachers better identify areas of strengths and weaknesses of their students. This data allows them to tailor instruction, materials, activities and groupings to provide each student with opportunities to improve, develop or extend their knowledge. The iReady is one of many tools used to understand each student’s performance abilities and does not on its own determine placement or progress. The information gathered from these diagnostic tests will be tracked throughout the year with repeat testing at the end of semesters 1 and 2. This will enable us to view every student's growth and development, whilst taking any action to assist those who may be struggling. These diagnostic tests are used globally by many international and host nation schools and will be able to give teachers an understanding of where your child stands in regards to the ability for their age level.

Individual teachers will be in contact in regards to how the diagnostic is taken but I do ask that you support us in ensuring that your child attempts and conducts themselves in their best possible manner. The more accurate the result, the better we can plan personalised learning for your child. If you have further questions or would like more information, please discuss with your child’s Maths and/or English teachers or programme coordinators. Alternatively, if they are not able to assist you please do not hesitate to email me @ jamesm@globaljaya.com