April Upcoming Events

Whole School Events

 

1. PTA Core Members Meeting – Tuesday, 12th April

Mr. Zhang Hui, the chairman of PTA, and Mr. Brian Lalor, the primary principal, will conduct training on the “Duty of the PTA members” and the “Child Protection Policy” respectively at the monthly PTA core member meeting.

 

2. Easter Holidays – Saturday, 16th April – Sunday, 24th April

Starting on Saturday, 16th April until Sunday, 24th April, the school will be closed for the Easter Holidays. We wish you all a safe and wonderful holiday.

 

Primary School Events

 

1. Assemblies – Fridays

Primary assemblies enable students to actively display what they have taken from their units of inquiry during the year. Students have been working on a trans-disciplinary theme which focuses on knowledge, concepts, ATLs (Approaches to Learning), action and Learner Profile attributes. The schedule is as follows,

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1st April, 14:40 – 15:25 – Performing Arts (Upper Primary), Blue Dragon Theater

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8th April, All Day – Visual Arts (Upper Primary), Blue Dragon Theater

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15th April, 14:40 – 15:25 – Mandarin (Early Years), Small Theater

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29th April, 14:40 – 15:25 – P4C, Blue Dragon Theater

 

Note: Parents may join each assembly based on their children’s year-level. Parents please click the link below to find the date and time of your child’s class. (https://xalis.com/primary-school/)

 

02. PYP Parent Coffee Morning – Tuesday, 5th April

Exchange of Mandarin Study Methods for Native Chinese Speaking PYP Students

This workshop will be delivered by our Head of Mandarin, Nancy Jing. She will give parents suggestions on how to support students whose mother tongue is Chinese at home. The main goal of this session is to teach some effective operation methods to help improve the effect of Chinese learning. If you are going to attend this training, please send an email to Ms. Fiona Bai at fiona.bai@xalis.com so we may prepare the space accordingly.

 

03. PYP Graduation Exhibition – Friday, 15th April

Time 8:30am – 3:30pm

Venue Blue Dragon Theatre

 

On April 15 our P6 students will share their PYP exhibition with the school community. Students have been working in small teams to inquire into a global issue. They will be drawing on their learning through all of the elements of the PYP which some of them have been learning since they were three years old, to make a positive impact on our community through research and action.

 

Secondary School Events

 

1. DP2 Mock Exams – Friday, 1st April

This is the final day of the 5-day exams for our DP students. The mock exams prepare the DP students for their final exams in May.

 

2. Secondary Sports Day – Friday, 1st April

The middle and high school students will be competing in Dynasty groups. A fundraiser to support students in Uganda will be run by SA, CAS students & student council.

 

3. MYP Parent Coffee Morning – Tuesday, 5th April

Time 9:00 – 10:30

Theme ATL and ATT

Host Daun Yorke and Emma Yang

Venue A1006

The MYP coffee morning will focus on IB ATL (Approaches To Learning) and ATT (Approaches to Teaching). Parents will be provided with information about the skills students will gain over their years of IB and the skills that are explicitly taught by teachers. RSVP to Bella Yang (bella.yang@xalis.com)

 

4. IBDP Exams Commence – Thursday, 28th April

The IB Diploma Programme exams last for three weeks. Our DP students will demonstrate their learning across subjects in these culminating exams. Students will receive their IB DP results on July 6th and results will be sent to universities as requested by students. We wish all of our DP students the best of success as they commence their final exams.

 

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Author: XLIS