10 August 2026

New notices in red   

1. Grade 12 should meet Kate Higgins in The Street at 9am on Monday 10th August for the Introduction to Extended Essay workdays.

2. Grade 11 should meet Kate Higgins in The Street at 9am on Tuesday 11th August for the Introduction to IB Diploma

3. Welcome to a New School Year.  This letter went out to all parents last Monday.  Grade 12s start today. Grade 11s start tomorrow.  School will provide free lunch, but buses will not start until Wednesday when all students return.  

4. New Families:  New Family Orientation is today at 1:00, details for all ages here.  

5. Lunch Menu.  For August to December.   

6. Encore! Activities. Please can you complete your activity choices through the PowerSchool forms, in order for us to prepare for clubs starting at the start of the new year.  For additional information about year round and evening sports see this link.

7. Encore! Wraparound care. Please sign up for Encore! breakfast club (7.15-8am) and after school care (4-6pm) on the PowerSchool form by 31st July. Costs are on the form, but this service is included free of charge to families on corporate fees.

8. Elementary Beginning Year Routines:  The first day of school starts on August 12th at 8:15. On the first day of school Elementary parents can walk their children directly to their classrooms, and on following days Elementary students wait in the cafeteria reception area in the morning.  Grade 5 students will be issued Chromebooks when school starts.  Please check the preschool/elementary equipment list.

9. Middle School and High School Beginning Year Routines:  The first day of school starts on August 12th at 8:15. Middle School and High School Students will start in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.  Schedules will go live on August 10th, directions for checking schedules are here.  Please check the middle school equipment list. 

10. Swimming Times.  Please find opportunities for adults to use the ISA pool here.  

11. Grade Level Updates.  See links below.  Scroll further down for the calendar.