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Feb. 13 – 17

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unnamedShouts-outs are in order for:
•    Grade 2 teachers, TAs, and coaches for a successful “Smart Consumers” launch.
•    Grade 3 teachers, TAs, and coaches for Jane Goodall and a terrific “Nature Tales” launch.
•    Grade 4 teachers, TAs, and coaches for an interactive “Vibrant Vietnam” launch.
•    Tara and Kattina for supporting “in the moment” learning with the barn owl.
•    Grade 2 teachers and TAs for starting the 100th day off with a parade of creative hats.
•    Kindergarten for engaging parents and students in a series of 100 day activities.
•    Erin for taking on a student teacher
•    Shelley for coordinating a fabulous MRISA event and to all the teachers and TAs
who were able to come out and cheer on their adopted MRISA teams.

Nuts & Bolts:
Overseas Orders for Instructional Materials are due Feb. 17th to the ES Office. Click here for procedures.

Cafeteria expectation posters will be up in the cafeteria later in the week. Please share them with your classes and encourage students to say, “Please and Thank You,” to the cafeteria staff.

Wishing everyone a terrific week. – Roxanne

Here’s what’s up this week 

Monday, Feb. 13            Grade 4’s Water Puppet Show Trip, 8:00AM-2:00PM
                                      ES track & field practice, front fields, 3:10PM-4:00PM

Tuesday, Feb. 14           Happy Birthday, Jennifer VERGARA!
                                      Grade 4’s Traditional Medicine and Ao Dai Museum Trip, 8:00AM-2:00PM
                                      Grade 5’s Depart: 3-Day Cat Tien National Park Trip, 7:45AM Departure
                                      Specialists TAs+ w/Jacob: Emotion Coaching Level 2,
                                                                           Collab Room, 8:10AM-9:10AM
                                      Principal Coffee: Core Values in the Family, Flex Room, 8:15AM-9:45AM
                                      ELT @ 2:40PM
                                      ES swim practice, 3:10PM-4:30PM

Wednesday, Feb. 15      Grade 4’s Tree Children’s Farm Trip, 8:00AM-2:00PM
                                      Grade 5’s Away: Cat Tien National Park Trip
                                      All School Faculty Meeting: Atlas Rubicon, Various 3:15PM-4:30PM
                                      TA PD for G2 & G3 TAs: Conferring w/Tara, Flex Room 3:15PM-4:30PM
                                      TA PD for G4 TAs: 8 Ways to Shoot Video Like a Pro w/Alfredo
                                                                   Bring an ipad. Library, 3:15PM-4:00PM
                                      ES swim practice, 3:10PM-4:30PM
                                      ES track & field practice, front fields, 3:10PM-4:30PM   

Thursday, Feb. 16          EC, KG, G1, G2, G3 Assembly, 8:45AM-9:20AM
                                      Grade 4’s Viable Vietnam Unit of Study (On Campus), 8:00AM-1:00PM
                                      Grade 5’s Return: Cat Tien National Park Trip, 3:00PM
                                      ES swim practice, 3:10PM-4:30PM

Friday, Feb. 17               Happy Birthday, Hân NGUYỄN (Ms. Kim)!
                                      No School: John Burns Hackathon for teachers & TAs, 8:00AM-4:30PM
                                      Post PD Faculty Happy Hour, SSIS Garden, 4:15PM-6:00PM

Sat/Sun.                          Vietnam Tech Conference at SSIS
                                       Saturday, 8:00-4:30 & Sunday, 8:00-12:00
                                      Happy Birthday,  Regina MANIACI on Sunday!

Coming Up:                         
                
Feb. 27                             Learning Journeys: Online Register Begins (thru Mar. 17)
Feb. 28                           SSIS Innovate (All ES ASA Cancelled)
Mar. 24                            ES Learning Journeys – No School
Apr. 3-7                            Spring Break

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