We had another great week filled with reading and Number Talks, snowy field trips, many students working as scientists, students showing Dedicated Service and so much more. It’s incredible! This Friday! ES Faculty Social on Friday, November 20: On arrival, you will receive a raffle ticket. Prizes include vouchers for Coolabah and nice bottles of wine! Care and Excellence in Action: There are so many amazing things happening every day! Please take a moment to recognize a colleague! This can brighten a day! The Week Ahead: Monday, November 16 School Holiday: Enjoy! Tuesday, November 17 New Faculty Orientation: 8-9 am...

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW! Together we ARE better! Our total contribution as an ES for the Flood Relief Campaign was: 176,525,000 Thanks so much everyone! ES Sports: Season Two tryouts begin this week! Tripod Survey: We will be administering the tripod survey this week.  The tripod survey is an opportunity for students to give feedback to their teachers about their impressions of the teaching and learning experience from their perspective.  We are including students in grades 1 and 2 this year, which is new for us. Attached is the administration guide for the survey.  The administration guide provides you: A teacher script for how to administer the survey with students Alternate phrasing for...

Today was a great day filled with Halloween spirit. Thanks to everyone who participated in the costume contest as well as all staff who helped our students have a marvelous day! From ninja dancing, to weather events, a huge numbers of crayons, a G5 field trip, and a popcorn machine, your efforts are to be commended! ES Sports: This week is the last week of Season 1 sports. Season 2 sports sign ups will be announced next week Monday, November 2nd.  Try outs will begin on November 9th.   Upcoming Flood Relief Campaign: In recent weeks, local and national news has...

It’s been a great first week of Quarter 2! It has been great seeing the students begin their work on Understanding Others. Please do invite Dan and I to come and see what you are doing. Boo! Halloween is this week! Do you have your costumes ready? Dragon’s Belly: Have you seen this lately? It is looking great! Mr. James has worked very hard at cleaning it up. Please help us by cleaning up after yourselves and not using this as a space to leave and store any items that belong to your grade or department. Thank-you! ES Reps for...

Welcome back! We hope that you all had a wonderful break and enjoyed some time relaxing. You deserve it! We are looking forward to continuing our work on developing our culture of assessment and divisional goals this quarter. Halloween is also around the corner! Do you have your costumes ready? Invite us! Dan and I would love to come and see what you are doing. This doesn’t have to be a special event. If you would like us to come see what is happening in your classes, please send us an email. ES Rep for Food Committee: I am looking for...

It’s hard to believe that Quarter 1 is wrapping up. You have all put in extraordinary efforts to make this a success. This week, we will welcome parents into our classrooms and celebrate the learning of our students. Enjoy these conversations. The parents will be so thrilled to be here. Let’s make the most of our last week before Fall Break! 🙂 Parent Teacher Conferences: You can find your schedule on SchoolsBuddy. Thanks for all of your hard work in preparing. Please ensure that classrooms are displays are in “tip-top” shape. I have seen some amazing displays of student learning!...

Parent Teacher Conferences: Please continue to prepare for these. Parents are currently signing up and this will close on October 2, 2020. You can use your SchoolsBuddy account to view the status of these sign-ups. Sunshine Committee: Brianna, Elena, Heidi, Alisa, and Jessica have been hard at work planning to bring you some sunshine and happiness! Stay tuned! Field Trips: There are many field trips this week. Thanks to Mr. Binh and all teachers ad teaching assistants for the effort you put into providing these experiences for the students. They are tiring days, but are so valued! Care and Excellence...

It’s hard to believe that we are quickly approaching the end of September. As we walk through classes we see teachers and TAs engaged in meaningful work with students. It’s inspiring. Recess Information: Please take some time to review this document: Rainy Day Recess Here are the guidelines for lightning and thunder. Special thanks to Jay for having me research and communicate this! If there is light rain, we continue to do outdoor recess. If there is heavy rain, we will call indoor recess. If there is thunder, staff are asked to watch the sky for any sign of lightning....

We are finding a groove folks! Smooth exit and entry procedures, duty roster (another one!) rolled out, ASAs underway and Virtual School preparedness is going well. Kudos to all of you for your contributions. School Photos: Please find the class schedules here. Lunch Clipboard System: There will be slight adjustments to this system beginning on Monday. Here is the message from The Caterers:       We will hang a clipboard outside each classroom in the elementary school receiving a box lunch delivery.               In the afternoon we will place tomorrow’s online order for box lunch delivery.               The next morning our...

Changes…again! This week we will roll out new entry and exit procedures, a new duty roster, and will begin ASAs. We will need everyone’s patience and flexibility. Please, if you can be, be available and offer your help. This will take some practice. Entry and Exit Procedures: These will change this Monday. Please read through this information carefully: Morning Arrival Procedures Time Procedure 07:30 Grades K-G5 may enter the school turnstiles and walk directly to the Atrium area. 07:45 Grades K-G5 may enter the elementary building and go directly to classes.Early Childhood parents may bring their children into the Plaza...