August Updated Events

Whole School Events

 

1. Staff Orientation Week 

During the week before school started our teachers returned and began to build community. Staff took a look at our schoolwide goals and planned how they would implement them in their departments. Staff also looked at the XLIS professional standards for teachers. Staff were introduced to our systems and learned as much as possible about how XLIS works. Our principals Ms. Marly and Mrs. Quinlan led a number of sessions around what we consider to be quality instruction as did our curriculum coordinators.

 

2. Fire Drill

The purpose of a school fire drill is allow staff and students to familiarize themselves with the fire evacuation procedures, and to reinforce fire evacuation routes and practices. One of the aims of a fire drill is to have the proper actions be an automatic response whenever the schools fire alarm sounds, and that all students and staff safely evacuate the building in an orderly and calm manner.

 

3. Dormitory Fire Drill

The purpose of a dormitory fire drill is allow staff and students to who live in the dormitory to familiarize themselves with the appropriate fire evacuation procedures, and to reinforce fire evacuation routes and practices. One of the aims of a fire drill is to have the proper actions be an automatic response whenever the dormitory fire alarm sounds, and that all students and staff safely evacuate the dormitory building in an orderly and calm manner.

 

Primary School Events

 

1. Meet with Primary Principal

The first ‘Meet with Primary Principal’ of the year were spread out across the week with each day being specific to year levels. August 29th was for ECEA and ECEB parents who learned about the Early Years in the PYP and how we were inspired with the Reggio Emilia approach. On August 30th, the P1 and P2 parents joined us to learn about the transition their children have been making from the play-based learning to the Primary Years Programme, especially with the focus on literacy learning.

 

September 1st is an invitation for our P3 and P4 parents, who will be introduced to a more structured homework routine, building children’s self-management skills and strengthening their reading and writing skills. Finally, on September 2nd we encourage the P5 and P6 parents to come to learn about the shift from learning to read to reading to learn. These students are getting ready for the PYP exhibition and for their next journey in MYP. Of course, in all sessions, we value our parents input, experiences and hope they will ask lots of questions!

 

2. Meet the Teacher Night

Parents were invited to campus from 4:30–5:30 where they had the opportunity to meet the homeroom teacher, TA’s and other parents from the class. The teachers introduced themselves, the curriculum, the expectations of the students and parents, and the important policies we have in place. This was one of the events we had that helped us develop our community together.

 

Secondary School Events

 

1. Meet with Secondary Principal

Requirements of the MYP1 (for MYP1 Parents) – online

Requirements for MYP2 (for MYP2 Parents) – online

Requirements & Expectations for MYP 3 students (for MYP3 Parents) – online

· Communicating with teachers

· Diaries-Homework Policy

· ManageBac

· Website

· Parents’ support

· Q&A Session

 

High School as opposed to High school – expectations (for MYP4 Parents) – Online

· Communicating with teachers

· Diaries- importance of homework and independent study

· ManageBac

· Parents’ support

· Q&A Session

 

DP2 the most challenging year (for DP2 Parents) – Online

· Deadlines

· Academic Rigour

· Completion of EE.

· Parents’ support

· Q&A Session

 

Requirements for Completion of MYP5 (PP and E-assessments)(for MYP5 Parents) – Online

· Homework

· Diaries-communicating with teachers.

· ManageBac

· Importance of independent study

· Parents’ support

· Q&A Session

 

Transition to DP – challenges (for DP1 Parents)

· Homework & independent study

· EE

· ManageBac

· Communicating with teachers

· Basic skills required for success in DP

· Parents’ support

· Q&A Session

 

All meetings were interactive and were led by the Secondary Principal and the relevant Coordinators and for ManageBac Mr. Randy Welch. All parents were requested to bring their devices for these meetings as we navigated ManageBac together.

 

2. Meet the Teacher Night

During this meeting, the Secondary Homeroom teachers introduced themselves and gave the parents a brief overview of how the year was going to unfold. They also gave the parents the list of all the subject teachers and their contact. Parents were then invited to have a chat with the subject teachers.

 

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Author: XLIS