Category: Weekly News

  Shouts-outs are in order for: •    Everyone who planned, supported, and attended Innovate SSIS! •    Mandy for arranging Roots & Shoots students to meet Deborah Ellis •    Kattina for connecting, Dave Fox, travel writer extraordinaire, w/G4 •    Regina & Marjon for another week of great G1-G5 art experiences       w/Lee Tracy •    Ricki for organizing and collecting donations for Phat Vo orphanage •    G1 & K for sharing Dr. Seuss ideas throughout the school  Nuts & Bolts: Cafeteria Expectations:  On Tuesday, there will be presentations about cafeteria expectations in the flex room. The presentation...

  Shouts-outs are in order for: •    Regina for coordinating many integrated learning experiences with our visiting eco-artist •    Shelley, Karen R., and Greg for supporting our ES track & field athletes •    G5 Teachers & TAs for leading G5 students through  a successful Hackathon •    Karen U. & Alli for assembling the playground safety slide show •    Everyone who has supported Lucinda w/duties, food, and visits.         She is very appreciative! Nuts & Bolts: ES Playground Expectations: Thank you for bringing your classes and yourselves to the Playground Safety presentation last week and for reinforcing the expectations...

  Shouts-outs are in order for: •    Grade 4 teachers and TAs for a successful week of field trips •    Grade 5 teachers, TAs, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Binh & Kattina for a successful trip to Cat Tien. •    Everyone who stepped up into the “Shark Tank” to lobby for their “Hacked” ideas. •     Alfredo, Alex, Kattina, Melanie, Phuong, Viet, and Jason for helping to organize and present at the Vietnam Tech Conference. (Apologies if I have missed someone) Nuts & Bolts: Regina needs T-shirts for a Grade 2 art project on Tuesday. Color and size don’t matter.  ES Playground Expectations....

  Shouts-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. •...

~ Chúc Mừng Năm Mới Everyone!~   Shouts-outs are in order for: •    Ms. Mai, Mr. James, and Ms. Thi Le for taking the lead in organizing the Tet Assemblies      and Lion Dance, Ms. Nga and Ms. Chi for stage decorations, and to the Boi Ban, Huệ,      Nhi, Thi, Thanh, Thảo, Ngân, Uyên, Thy, Bình, Phương, Việt, Thanh, and everyone else      who contributed time & talent to make the Tết celebrations special.  •    G4 Teachers, Teaching Assistants, the instructional coaches, and Mr. Viet, for helping      G4 students identify and solve real-world energy waste problems and solve them with      tech-based innovative solutions....

 Happy Monday Everyone!    Shouts-outs are in order for: •    Fabrice, Entee, Brent, and Thanh for organizing a fantastic Sports Day! •    Mr. James and Ms. Kim for covering Thanh and Entee so they could attend a TA PD! •    Megan for deescalating a 3y.o. who was extremely upset and did not want to enter       the EC pod! Nuts & Bolts: TA Evaluation: TAs and Teachers are reminded to meet by week’s end to set goals for the remainder of the school year. Use the year-end feedback form to guide conversations. Tết money for cleaners:...

Happy Monday Everyone!     Shouts-outs are in order for: •    Thuy & Truc for all the work they do to keep our division running & always with a smile! •    The Grade 1 teachers and teaching assistants, Dan, Wai Mun, Chris, and      the SSIS gardeners for making the new park behind the Big Top become a reality. •    Catherine for swapping duties w/Josie for an entire semester to support her colleague. •    Laura, Ms.Chau, Melanie, Mr. James, David and Mr. Hoa for organizing three       field trips, an author’s visit and a food festival to...

 Welcome Back to everyone! Nuts & Bolts: Happy Birthday! to everyone who celebrated over the break: Châu NGUYỄN (Dec. 20), Chi TRẦN (Dec. 23), Thi LÊ! (Jan. 6) Learning Celebrations: Please keep your extended team in mind when sending out invites for celebrations. Your EAL teachers, LS teachers, specialist teachers, instructional coaches and administrators love to celebrate along with you!  Pictures of you and your students in action!: Do you have pictures of you and your students engaged in learning on campus or on a field trip? Do you think they would make a great post on our SSIS Facebook Page? If so, please...

Happy Monday Everyone!     Shouts-outs are in order for: •    The Kindergarten team for promoting literacy & fun with the Kinder Postal Service •    Allison, Kattina, and Jacob for their selection to represent SSIS at EARCOS •    For all Grade Level teams for planning engaging math shares this week and last •    For all those involved with the upcoming winter EC, K, and G1 concerts Nuts & Bolts: Secret Santa/White Elephant: Email to follow Roxanne. End of Semester Holiday Brunch: Email to follow from Dan. Wishing you all a wonderful week! Roxanne Here’s what’s up this week: Monday, Dec. 12         ...

Good Morning Everyone!   Shouts-outs are in order for: •    Everyone who got their reports cards done! •    The Kindergarten for running their post office!    Nuts & Bolts: Secret Santa/White Elephant: Depending on interest, an email will follow later this week. End of Semester Holiday Brunch: Email to follow later this week. Report Cards: Thank you for sending us emails as you completed your reports. Once they are reviewed, the ES Office will print them.  They will be available for signing next week.   Wishing you all a fantabulous week! Roxanne Here’s what’s up this week: Monday, Dec. 5       SSIS Community Postal...