ISY Elementary Blog
Elementary Update – January 10th
Sandy Sheppard, Elementary School Principal
Dear all,
Welcome back to school and happy New Year. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. A special welcome to all our new families, it is wonderful to have you here with us. As always there are lots of exciting events coming up. Make sure you read this blog every week so you don’t miss anything.
We hope you can all attend the Parent Association event on the 18th of January – ‘Community BBQ and Pool Party’. Tickets are available at the ISY Business Office.
Thank you to everyone who attended our community breakfast this morning it was lovely to see you all.
See information below on the Color Run 2020 that is being organized by our very own Girl Up Secondary School group. You can see the posters below on display around the school and on our TV screens.
Sandy Sheppard
UPCOMING DATES
18th January – Parent Association BBQ and Pool Party
25th January – Nay Pyi Taw Open House
25th January – Color Run – 8:00 am (see information below)
7th February – Reports go home
12th February – No school
15th February – International Day
See the poster below shared by Starfish Lane Kids in Qatar that shows excellent ways to ask your children questions about their school day.
INTERNATIONAL DAY INFORMATION
International day takes place on the 15th of February. Each country has a country coordinator that will be sharing information. There is also a separate post on this which can be read here.
There will be a cultural show on the day with performances by students. Each act should be no longer than 3 minutes in length and ideally be a group piece involving several students. To participate in the cultural show, please sign-up here by Friday, January 24.
There are a limited number of spaces and signing up does not automatically mean your child will be performing. You will get an email notice after January 24 if the act has been approved.
There is a mandatory dress rehearsal the day before the cultural show, Fri, Feb 14 for all participating groups. It will be after school.
There will also be a Parade of Nations where students will walk with their flags. If a student would like to walk with a country other than their noted nationality in Powerschool, please email Communications Associate, Ivy Kuhn by Friday, January 24. Her email is ikuhn@isyedu.org
BOOK DRIVE
Our United World Schools After School Activiy group is organizing a book drive – see information below:
WANTED BOOKS FOR KIDS
Why?
Collection to give books to Wan Kaung School library (UWS school project)
What?
Book donations in English and Myanmar language (easy books)
When?
By January 23rd
How?
Putting books in the boxes at the front entrance near the office or in front of Ms. Judy’s room
Please support this book drive!
Color Run Information
Previous Elementary School Posts
Elementary School Blog – December 3, 2021
A very smart person a long time ago is supposed to have said that knowledge is a belief tied down by understanding.
Elementary School Blog – November 26, 2021
In this complicated time I am very grateful for the uncomplicated wisdom of our students: CHARACTER + EXPERIENCE = ME
Elementary School Blog – November 12, 2021
Every lesson needs to start somewhere but it does not need to end there. By using one culture or history as a starting point, a lesson can still be inclusive of all of the cultures and histories in a class.
Elementary School Blog – November 5, 2021
We trust that you were able to meet with your child(ren)’s teachers to discuss their progress at this halfway point in our first semester.
Elementary School Blog – October 29, 2021
Today you will be able to access your child(ren)’s Quarter 1 Progress Report on Powerschool following the instructions in this blog.
Elementary School Blog – October 15, 2021
It is good for young people to have a break from schedules and structured activities – even if they say they are bored from time to time.
The International School Yangon
20 Shwe Taungyar Street
Bahan Township
Yangon, Myanmar
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