Category: Weekly News

Time sure flies! It’s been a very quick two weeks since Winter Break and there are only 4 days until our Tet holiday begins! Dan & myself have been very busy with hiring and the continuing administrative work that COVID brings. That being said, we would love to spend some time in classes saying hi, reading, participating etc. Please invite us if there is some way for us to participate. It really is the best part of our day! I will be posting the following invitation onto all classes on SeeSaw today. It will be a wonderful way to finish...

It was so wonderful to see you all back this week. One of my bright spots was seeing Sophie’s joy at the salads in the canteen. Another was seeing the KG team visiting in their pod. What was your bright spot? Thanks for a smooth start to Semester 2! We are here for you! Dan & I continue to invite you to book meetings with us, using our Google Calendars, if you would like to talk about anything. RETURN TO CAMPUS PLAN SLIDESHOW: Here is quick access to our ongoing planning and communication. ES Yearbook:  We are still going to produce...

Happy New Year! We hope each of you had a wonderful break. We are excited to welcome you back to campus and begin to work more closely together as an ES Team. You have a strong virtual program in place and we will now work on preparing for concurrent learning and the possibility of welcoming our ES Students back at some point. We have no timeline for this at the moment, but we will continue to do great work virtually and prepare. We are here for you! Dan & I continue to invite you to book meetings with us, using...

You did it! We did it! Congratulations on accomplishing so much during a very unusual and taxing Semester 1. Please take some time to reflect on this. You should be so very proud of what you have accomplished. We are wishing you a wonderful last few days before a well deserved Winter Break! Positive Accomplishments Community Flipgrid: We are looking at celebrating our collective accomplishments.Please could HR teachers post this activity on their SeeSaw platform for your parents and students to complete this week. You could label it “Family Accomplishments” activity. Please encourage families to post in any language they wish and...

We are here for you! Dan & I continue to invite you to book meetings with us, using our Google Calendars, if you would like to talk about anything. Assembly Video Contributions: We are working on a short video to show at the assembly on December 16th. We ask each team/grade level to add short video clips to this folder. Hour of Code: The Hour of Code is here and happening from December 6- 12. This is completely optional but you may want to do this with your Grade level. Thanks to Dave Curran for putting together this simple and...

We are here for you! Dan & I continue to invite you to book meetings with us, using our Google Calendars, if you would like to talk about anything. Hour of Code: The Hour of Code is here and happening from December 6- 12. This is completely optional but you may want to do this with your Grade level. Thanks to Dave Curran for putting together this simple and concise slideshow with information and instructions! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PFN_CMGw9iEv_KCox2jB3xhM7QHI7hv9Z3Wgew1YkGM/edit?usp=sharing ES Yearbook:  We are still going to produce a yearbook this year with the theme of “Zoom In, Zoom Out”.  In preparation for that, I...

We are here for you! Dan & I continue to invite you to book meetings with us, using our Google Calendars, if you would like to talk about anything. ES Yearbook:  We are still going to produce a yearbook this year with the theme of “Zoom In, Zoom Out”.  In preparation for that, I am hoping that you can drop a few photos from this quarter into this Yearbook Folder. Minh has created folders for your first SuperUnit.  We will need to be creative … so we’d love to have anything you think might be usable. Parents may be able to help...

We are here for you! Dan & I continue to invite you to book meetings with us, using our Google Calendars, if you would like to talk about anything. ES Yearbook:  We are still going to produce a yearbook this year with the theme of “Zoom In, Zoom Out”.  In preparation for that, I am hoping that you can drop a few photos from this quarter into this Yearbook Folder. Minh has created folders for your first SuperUnit.  We will need to be creative … so we’d love to have anything you think might be usable. Parents may be able to help...

I don’t know about you, but it doesn’t really feel so much Halloween this year- I’m losing track of time! That being said, you made it happen! Thanks for the virtual Halloween stories, gatherings, and costumes this week. The students sure appreciate it. We are here for you! Dan & I invite you to book meetings with us, using our Google Calendars, if you would like to talk about anything. ES Yearbook:  We are still going to produce a yearbook this year with the theme of “Zoom In, Zoom Out”.  In preparation for that, I am hoping that you can drop...