ISY Elementary Blog A bit of boredom is not a bad thing. Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal October 15, 2021 Next week we celebrate Thadingyut and have a break from classes. This is a well deserved break for our students who have really impressed us with their...
ISY Elementary Blog World Teachers Day Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal October 8, 2021 Tuesday was World Teachers Day. I had not realized until a student emailed me an apple! On World Teachers Day a few years ago, a student of mine asked me who was the first...
ISY Elementary Blog Teachers Working Together Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal October 1, 2021 In earlier blog posts, I have written about 2 major goals we have for our students: All students will be able to apply their knowledge and skills to adapt and...
ISY Elementary Blog Big Ideas Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal September 24, 2021 Once a week in their Culture and Communication classes, our students in Grades 2 to 5 read a chapter of The Odyssey – the Ancient Greek tale of hero Odysseus and his men...
ISY Elementary Blog Wisdom and Humility Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal September 17, 2021 I have watched a lot of tennis over the last couple of weeks. The US Open finished on Sunday and both the men’s and women’s champions were not supposed to win. Daniil...
