ISY Elementary Blog
Elementary Update – November 22nd
Sandy Sheppard, Elementary School Principal
Dear all,
Thank you to all the parents who attended our Parent/Teacher conferences. I am sure you found the opportunity to meet with your child’s teachers valuable. The next report card goes home on the 7th of February. Please remember you do not have to wait for conferences to speak to a teacher about your child’s progress. You can make appointments via the Elementary School office. Upcoming we have concerts, sports fun and holiday cheer.
Have a great weekend.
Ms Sandy Sheppard
Grade 5 students sharing:
This week Grade 5 students shared the board games they created featuring Kelso’s Choices with Grade 2 students. Fun was had by all!
SMART WATCHES
The use of smart watches by students at school is very distracting in the classroom. These types of watches along with mobile phones should be kept in school bags. Please also note that we cannot be held responsibility for any lost items should you choose to have your child bring such a device to school.
PARENT ASSOCIATION
The next Parent Association General Meeting will be at 7pm on Wednesday, December 4th in the Cafeteria.
WINTER CONCERT
The concert will be on the 11th of December. This year’s theme will be Myanmar poems set to music and performed by Grades 1-5.
AUTHOR VISIT
Our visiting Author, Mary Coulson, will be holding a writing workshop on Thursday 5th December at 6pm in the Learning Commons for all students and parents. Come along and learn how to improve your writing skills. Please email the Library, at library@isyedu.org and let them know you’re coming.
SPORTS-A-THON
Come along and join the fun on Saturday, December 7th. Students raising money for the United World Schools Project.
HOLIDAY BASKETS
Please bring in the Holiday Baskets items by December 6th to SAS306E or to your child’s class:
PreK – 4 toothbrushes/4 tooth paste
KG – Noodles – 4 packets
Grade 1 – 1 bottle of shampoo
Grade 2 – 3 bars of soap
Grade 3 – 1L of cooking oil
Grade 4 – 1 packet of sugar
Grade 5 – 2Kg of rice
BASKETBALL
Congratulations to the basket ball team that played on Wednesday. Thank you also to all the cheer leaders both students and parents who attended. Special thank you to Ms Kalu. It is because of her hard work and dedication that we have these wonderful sporting opportunities for our Elementary School students.
See the pictures below.
UPCOMING DATES
25th November – ASA Session 2 begins
28/29th November – Thanksgiving Holiday/No school
4th December – Parent Association meeting
5th December – Visiting Author event
7th December – UWS Sports-a-thon -Fundraising Event
11th December – Winter Concert (Grade 1-5 only)
13th December – Last day before Winter Break
ADMISSIONS REMINDER
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.
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20 Shwe Taungyar Street
Bahan Township
Yangon, Myanmar
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