ISY Elementary Blog
Elementary School Blog August 30
Sandy Sheppard, Elementary School Principal
August 30, 2019
Dear Parents,
Thank you for the great turn out at the Back to School event this week. We appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedules to join us. A good home and school connection is so important for student learning. We want to continue to ensure positive relationships and opportunities to connect with all our families.
Ms. Sandy Sheppard
“We have to reinvent the wheel every once in a while, not because we need a lot of wheels; but because we need a lot of inventors”
Bruce Joyce, Educator
The Kelso Choice Wheel
We support our students at recess time by encouraging them to use KELSO Choices.
Reminders
Monday is a holiday, we will see you back at school on Tuesday the 3rd of September.
Office Numbers
The Elementary School office contact numbers are as follows: 512793, 512794, 512795, 539447, 539448. We have two secretaries – Ms Delphine and Ms Esther to assist you.
Lost Property
Lost property has been relocated to shelving in the school basement level. It can be accessed through the middle steps in Block A. Daily lost property is kept in a container outside the ES Office for one day before being moved.
Reporting
This year the Elementary School will report student progress each quarter as follows:
Quarter 1 – progress reports/parent conferences
Quarter 2 – report cards
Quarter 3 – progress reports/parent conferences
Quarter 4 – report cards/student led conferences
We hope you find the frequent communication on student progress informative.
Dates to Remember
2nd September – No School
2nd September – ISY Nay Pyi Taw Open House
20th September – Half day of school (11:30 finish Prek/KG and 11:45 finish Grade 1-5)
Previous Elementary School Posts
Elementary School Blog – June 4, 2021
It goes without saying that this has been a very challenging year. We did a lot of things right. We also discovered that we could do a lot of things differently.
Elementary School Blog – 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.
Elementary School Blog – 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.
Elementary School Blog – May 7, 2021
Students need to know that comparing their lives to others will not bring as much happiness as contributing to the lives of others.
Elementary School Blog – April 30, 2021
Even reputable and more traditional media outlets seem to focus more on the mistakes people make rather than what people achieve. Why?
Elementary School Blog – 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 for 26 years.
The International School Yangon
20 Shwe Taungyar Street
Bahan Township
Yangon, Myanmar
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