Week Update: Nov. 3

Today I am reflecting on my amazing circumstance; attending a conference in one of the most beautiful places in the world.  Here I sit, gazing at the swaying palm trees that frame the view of a blue harbour with islands in the distance, as I work to communicate with colleagues in a different country.  So much to marvel about.

Well, I’ve certainly enjoyed my time so far at the EARCOS Leadership Conference.  Getting to hear from leaders throughout the region (and a few from further afield) about the bright spots in their school’s experience has given the SSIS team here lots to think about.  I look forward to sharing with you all when I return.

Thanks for ensuring things are running smoothly during my absence.  I’ve tried to keep track of things floating through email … Here is what’s up for the coming week (if there are corrections, please let me know):

Monday, Nov. 3
Day 2 EFGH
11:00  Learning Plan mtg (Flynn, Uemura, Bertoia)

Tuesday, Nov. 4
Day 3 BCDA
10:30-11:15 HOS/MS Principal Mtg
12:55-1:35 Gr 8 EAL/LS meeting (please arrange DEAR coverage)
2:00 Learning Plan mtg (Flynn, Burger, Taoli, Bertoia, 8th Core Teacher)
3:15 B Team Basketball with BVIS

Wednesday, Nov. 5
Day 4 FGHE  (HL celebration assembly at end of day)
8-12 MAP testing consultant on campus (Burger, Post)
11:00  SRT
2:20-3  Celebration assembly in auditorium
3:15-4:30  MS Divisional Collaboration focused on schedule (library)

Thursday, Nov. 6
Day 5 CDAB
8:15-9:15  MS Principal’s Coffee (student panel)
9:30-11  Admin Mtg
11-6:00  SISAC Basketball Tournament (boys and girls B teams)
2:30 Swimmers depart for AIS

Friday, Nov. 7
No Students – PD Day with Jennifer Sparrow
12-12:30 Athletic Awards Meeting

Collaboration and Divisional PD this week
We are lucky to have 2 opportunities to work on divisional work this week.  We will begin looking at current questions/wants/needs surrounding our schedule.  I am looking forward to progressing on this work.

EARCOS Weekend with Jennifer Sparrow
If you haven’t signed up to attend the weekend EARCOS workshop, I encourage you to really think about it.  Using assessment as a part of learning has one of the largest impacts on improving student achievement.   Please see Tina’s email for more details.

Repeat from Email: Parent Teacher Conference Numbers
The numbers are in!  In general, we had a better distribution of conferences this year between the 3 different session times.  We also saw a 19% increase in the number of conferences.  This is fantastic!  Nice work team!