ISY Elementary Blog Every Single Student Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal June 4, 2021 The last couple of weeks of any year is a time for reflection. It goes without saying that this has been a very challenging year. We did a lot of things right. We also...
ISY Elementary Blog Freerice Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal May 28, 2021 This week, I thought that I would share with you a fun resource that some of our students are enjoying. It is called Freerice and it supports the World Food Programme (WFP). ...
ISY Elementary Blog Real Lifelong Learning Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal May 21, 2021 A New Zealand story about an 82 year old retiree earning his PhD 60 years after graduating with his first degree got me thinking last week. After retiring as a...
ISY Elementary Blog Comparing Contributing Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal May 7, 2021 Michael Collins, the astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the first landing on the Moon, died last week. His...
ISY Elementary Blog No Shame in Making Mistakes Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal April 30, 2021 This week, Ms. Patty has provided us with some advice around the use of family ‘cyber contracts’ for working and playing online. Earlier this week, my...
ISY Elementary Blog Thank you, Ms. Delphine! Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal April 9, 2021 This week we celebrated Ms. Delphine’s 40+ year connection with ISY. You will know Ms. Delphine from the Elementary School office where she has served our community...
