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 – February 19, 2021
Children themselves are usually in the best position to let us know what their needs are and how we can meet them.
Elementary School Blog – February 11, 2021
Over the last two weeks, our Early Elementary team has been working with Dr. Linda Henke. Dr. Henke has a wealth of experience in many school settings and has a particular interest and expertise in developing a capability and love for deeper learning in our youngest children.
Elementary School Blog – February 5, 2021
Even in the context of 2020-2021, this week has been a particularly challenging one. But we got through it.
Elementary School Blog – January 29, 2021
Today marks the end of our second semester. We are halfway through this academic year and the first year of our SDG-inspired interdisciplinary approach to learning.
Elementary School Blog – January 22, 2021
It is challenging work at times but it is exciting for us to be working alongside our students as we create a new normal.
Elementary School Blog – January 15, 2021
All three of our grade level Transition Days went very well from both student connection and safety points of view.
The International School Yangon
20 Shwe Taungyar Street
Bahan Township
Yangon, Myanmar
+95 (0) 9 880 441 040