ISY Elementary School Blog - October 29, 2021

ISY Elementary Blog

Reports & Conferences

Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal

October 29, 2021

Today you will be able to access your child(ren)’s Quarter 1 Progress Report. Please refer to the instructions below to access these reports from Powerschool.

This is the first of four written reports that you will receive this year to provide information on your child(ren)’s progress in academic achievement and in their development of the ISY Learner Attributes.

These reports are aligned to our two semester academic calendar which is further divided into four quarters. In the Elementary School we have two types of reports that report on the same academic standards – Progress Reports and Semester Reports.

Progress Reports provide information about a student’s academic progress and the development of the ISY Learner Attributes in the middle of a semester. Academic grades are not assigned in these reports. These reports are important as they provide information that can be used to maintain or improve a student’s academic progress in the second half of a semester. Importantly, these reports are followed by Parent Teacher Conferences.

Semester Reports provide information about a student’s academic achievement over a whole semester and academic grades are assigned in these reports for Grade 1 to 5. These reports are important because they provide an official record of academic achievement.

Accessing Quarter 1 Progress Reports on PowerSchool

You are now able to access your child(ren)’s Quarter 1 Progress Report on PowerSchool. Please follow the instructions below to access the progress report:

Accessing PowerSchool

Click the following link to access PowerSchool
Enter your username
Enter your password (If you have forgotten your username and password contact elementaryoffice@isyedu.org for assistance)
Click on the login button

Accessing Your Child’s Progress Report

Once you log in you will see your child(ren)’s name on the left-hand side top of the screen.
Click on student name
Click on “Document” icon on the left side of the screen
Student Documents box will appear on the screen
Click on the file name “Q1 Progress Report 21-22”

This Progress Report will provide a focus for our first set of Parent Teacher Conferences which will be held on Wednesday, November 3.

COUNSELOR’S CORNER with Ms. Patty:

Talking with your Child about Conferences

Next week you will have an opportunity to talk with your child’s teacher and learn about your child’s academic progress. These meetings are a powerful way to better understand your child’s strengths and areas for improvement and learn how you might be able to support your child’s learning. Once you have this information, you might wonder how to talk with your child about it.

Be honest and share what was discussed. Often students worry or are curious about what you and their teacher talked about. Explaining the details can lessen their anxiety.
Start with sharing the strengths the teacher discussed and highlight the positives.
Be direct about problems or concerns. Often your child knows areas they struggle with. Ask them how they think the issues might be addressed. Often parents feel punishment will solve a problem but often a team approach better engages your child and produces better results.
Share the plan for moving forward. Students need to understand that steps are being taken to address the concerns or issues. These plans require everyone’s participation to be successful.

If you have any questions or concerns, Ms. Patty is available to support your family. If you’d like to talk with Ms. Patty about your child’s progress in Life Skills, you can make an appointment by contacting her at escounselor@isyedu.org

Patty Amundson-Geisel

Pre-K to Grade 6 Counselor

Parent Teacher Conferences

Wednesday, November 3

You are now able to book a time to meet with your child(ren)’s teachers by logging into Powerschool. Please follow the instructions below:

Accessing PowerSchool

Click the following link to access PowerSchool
Enter your username
Enter your password (If you have forgotten your username and password contact elementaryoffice@isyedu.org for assistance).
Click on the login button

Sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences

Click on student name
Click on “Parent-Teacher Conferences” icon on the left side of the screen
And conferences sign up will appear on the screen
Click on Book/Cancel
Select the teacher you would like to schedule an appointment by clicking on select
Click on Block Slot to schedule an appointment

If you need any help using the booking system, please email elementaryoffice@isyedu.org.

If you are unable to find a time to meet with a teacher that suits you on Wednesday, November 3, please email that teacher directly or email the Elementary School Office on elementaryoffice@isyedu.org to make time that works for you on another day.

If you would like to meet with our counselor, Ms. Patty, please email her directly at escounselor@isyedu.org.

If you would like to meet with me, please email me directly at msimpson@isyedu.org.

There will be no classes for students on Wednesday, November 3.

Internet Issues

Offline Learning Activities

Every Friday, your child’s homeroom teacher will email you a PDF of offline learning activities that your child will be able to do if they lose access to the internet.

Please only use these plans if your child is unable to access the internet. If you have the internet, your child will be able to attend online classes as usual.

To make sure the offline learning activities stay connected to what is happening in class, our teachers will review and, if necessary, update the offline learning activities each week. Please download the PDF document attached to the email as soon as you receive it on Friday. The email will also have a link to this instructional video:

These ‘scariest monster’ pictures were drawn by some of our Pre-Kindergarten students.

We have celebrated Halloween this week with stories and a parade in our Wednesday assembly. Thank you to our Elementary School Student Council who also organized a Halloween event after the assembly.

There will be no classes this Wednesday (Parent Teacher Conferences) and Thursday (Deepavali).

Previous Elementary School Posts

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Elementary School Parent Blog – November 22nd, 2019

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