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An IB World School since 2000Issue #26 17/04/2015
Important DatesNo ASAs This WeekMon, 20th Apr - Quiz Time! (Grades: Kinder-Grade 12 )
Mon, 20th Apr - Fr, 24th @ 15:00 – 16:00 - House Events and Competitions
Tue, 21th April - Minute to Win It (Grades: Kinder-Grade 5)
Thu, 23th April - G5 PYP Exhibition (Gym)
Thu, 23th April - Secondary Report Cards Go Home
Fr, 24th Apr @ 9:15 - 9:45 - Primary Assembly (Gr. K-2) (Cafeteria)
Fri, 24th Apr @ 14:15 – 14:55 - MYP Monthly Assembly
Sat, 25th Apr @ 19:30 - 24:00 - PTA Spring Fling Party ( M17 Art Gallery)
Mon, 27th April - ASA season 4 starts
Wed, 29th Apr @ 13:00 - 17:00 - Secondary Parent Teacher Conference.
Wed, 29 April @17:00 – 18:00 - Grade 4 event ‘Living Museum’ (Cafeteria)Thu, 30th April - the deadline to return the Intentions Form
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Director’s MessageDear Students, Parents and Community Members:
Parents / Students / Staff - Annual Opinion SurveysIt is that time of year when we ask our community to provide your valued feedback. An annual review process is important for both school development and improvement. We urge all parents, students and staff to participate in this exercise. We then look forward to sharing the survey results in May. Thank you for your time and help in our annual review process.Parent Opinion Survey 2014/15Student Opinion Survey 2014/15Staff Opinion Survey 2014/15
Summer School Registrations Open We will be offering several Summer School courses during the summer holiday period for EC to Grade 10 students. Both PSI and non-PSI students are very welcome to attend. Please see the LINK for all the course information, dates and registration details. Registrations are now open to the PSI registrar [email protected] . Enrolments close on Monday, 8th June. Courses must be paid for in full in order for us to hold a position in classes for your child. New School Year Intentions Process / Tuition Fees ReleaseThis week an email (Tuesday afternoon) and hard copy information was sent to all PSI families, as it is now time to confirm your intentions to enrol for the 2015 / 2016 Academic School Year. Families are reminded to complete the Intentions Form hard copy and return it to school by Thursday, 30th April 2015. If you have any questions, please phone or email them to Victor (tel: 377 5292 or email [email protected]). John Burns, Director
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From the Primary Principal
PSI Weekly Issue #26 17/04/2015A Place Where We Belong
From the Secondary PrincipalDear Parents:
The excitement in the air as students prepared to show you their portfolios was quite evident! I trust you enjoyed seeing all the progress your child made this year as well as their reflections.On Thursday, 23rd April, we have Exhibition Day. This day is the culmination of all the work students
in Grade 5 have done in their years as PYP students, as well as over the past weeks as they investigated a Global Issue related to their passion. Students wrote reports, kept a journal, carried out an action plan and created an artistic presentation. Even if your child is not in 5th grade, I encourage you to visit the gym and see all the displays prepared by students. I will be away Monday-Wednesday visiting a PYP Candidate school in Bilbao as part of my work for the IB to support schools wishing to adopt the PYP.
Kind regards, Ms Tatz
Dear Parents:
Welcome back! I hope you and your children have had a good week getting back into the routines of the school day. Next week is our non-ASA week. As always, we have lined up a number of fun activities to support our House programme. Students should check with their homeroom
teachers to find out what’s available so that they can sign up for sports, games or other challenges.On Thursday, 23rd April, our report cards will go out. Reports will be available in Veracross after 4 pm. Please check any Monday homeroom bulletin for directions for logging on and using the system and contact our IT Department ([email protected]) if you have any problems. Don’t forget that on 29th April, we’ll hold our Parent Teacher Conferences. Directions for sign ups will be sent out next week. I look forward to seeing you then.
Regards, Patricia Puia
From the Primary Principal
Primary House Week Activities
This coming week is a non-ASA week. There are several activities your children can participate in and earn House Points. On Monday, there is ‘Quiz Time’, a quiz game designed for all ages of children. On Tuesday, Minute To Win It engages students in wacky challenges. On Wednesday, there is Dodgeball for Grades 4-8, and on Friday, students can participate in making spirit banners for their Houses. Busses are provided, as always. You may sign your child up by following this link
Secondary House Week Activities
- Monday, 20th April (15:00 - 16:00) MS/HS Chess- Monday, 20th April (15:00 - 16:00) Whole School Quiz- Tuesday, 21st April (15:00 - 16:00) Tower Building- Tuesday, 21st April (15:00 - 16:00) MS Volleyball- Wednesday 22nd April (15:00 - 16:00) Whole School Dodgeball- Thursday, 23rd April (15:00 - 16:00) Ultimate Frisbee- Friday, 24th April (15:00 - 16:00) HS/Staff Volleyball- Friday, 24th April (15:00 - 16:00) House Banner MakingPlease make sure that travel arrangements for your children are arranged accordingly.
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In May of each year, we review our annual Strategic Action Plans and development projects. Once again, our Interest & Review Teams will come together for this purpose. The meeting will be held on Friday, 8th May from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. New members are most welcome to join. We are always keen for more involvement. Please email John directly to be placed into a review team at any time. [email protected] & Review Team Meeting 3 Agenda (See the LINK to the full meeting planning).
- 2:00 pm - Whole Group Welcome / Programme & Process Outline.- 2:10 pm - Task 1 - Key Question 1 - What evidence exists for the KPI being achieved (or not)? - 2:40 pm - Task 2 - Key Question 2 - What is the next step required for these areas? - 3:00 pm - Task 3 - Recommendation Writing - Recommendations as a result of Key Question 2 - 3:40 pm - Staff & Parent Cheese & Wine Celebration.
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We understand that the future of our Veracross information is a ‘PSI App’ and so we are investigating this possibility. At this point Veracross does offer a mobile or smartphone version. Here is the link to the Veracross Mobile Web that we are currently trialing - https://m.veracross.com/psi/login. Login information is the same as for the desktop version of Veracross. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated during April and May to [email protected] Main features include: Events for the Day, School Calendars, School Directory Information and Report Cards (where applicable).
Veracross Mobile Trial
From the Counsellor Stresses of academics and social situations often can impact individuals or relationships. When young people struggle with stress, it’s hard to know where and how to get help. To make this easier, PSI introduces Safety Net.Safety Net is a link that is now located on student, parent and teacher home pages in Veracross in the Links section. Anyone who has a concern about a particular student or a student who has personal
concerns can click on the link labelled ‘Safety Net.’ This will lead to a short Google form to be completed and submitted. Once submitted, an email will be sent to the counsellors who can then address the concern in the appropriate manner by speaking with the student and helping with strategies. The Safety Net form is completely secure and allows the concerns to be voiced without necessarily going to a counsellor’s office. It is a valuable tool that we hope can help everyone feel comfortable to reach out.
Dear Secondary Parents:On Thursday, 23rd April, you will get an email with the directions for how to access your child’s 3rd Quarter Report card in Veracross and how to sign up for the Secondary Parent Teacher Conference on Wednesday, 29th April from 1pm-5pm.Sign up for the Parent Teacher Conference will ‘GO LIVE’ from Thursday, 23rd April at 4pm until Tuesday,
28th April at 1pm.On Wednesday, 29th April, school will finish for Secondary Students at 11:25am. There will be the usual full lunch service available until 12:00. School Bus transport will depart at 12:00 hours. The Primary School day will be unchanged.There will be No ASAs for Primary or Secondary Students on Wednesday, April 29th.
Reminder to the Secondary Parents
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PSI in BriefParent Russian Lessons - We offer Russian language lessons to parents free of charge. Classes will be held from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Please confirm your participation with our ASA Coordinator, Natasha ([email protected]).
• Beginners - Tuesday & Thursday afternoon.
• Intermediate - Wednesday & Friday afternoon (people with some experience).
Gate Security Cards - To issue security cards for your family, we
kindly ask you to fill out this Parental Security Form.
Please send your photographs to this email address: [email protected] . For additional information please contact the PSI Security Office: [email protected].
News and UpdatesAfter School Activities (ASA) Programme DatesASA Season 3 is completed today, April 17th and our Super Saturday Sports programme tomorrow April 18th. There will be one week with no ASA programme (April 20th to 24th) as we roll out and complete registrations for Season 4. Season 4 then commences on Monday, April 27th. Please keep this in mind for your own planning.
March is Literacy Month at PSI Ms York announced the PSI Book Award winners here. Elephant and Piggie performed ‘I am going,’ Clark Kent thanked G2 students for their performance yesterday and Mrs Jauhiainen led Grade 2 as they sang some songs from their performance.
PSI Magazine 3Just prior to our recent holiday break, PSI Life Magazine 3 was released. The focus of this edition is ‘‘Real Life Learning’. The magazine is full of great stories and photos. If you missed it, simply click on the LINK to access the electronic version. Limited numbers of hard copies are also available at school reception.
Grade 5 Exhibition Day - Thursday, 23rd AprilThe Grade 5 PYP Exhibition is a celebration of the learning that has taken place throughout the student’s time at a PYP school. The Grade 5 students have chosen ‘a passion’ (an issue of interest) and have researched and taken action with their chosen area. They will be sharing their understanding and presenting their work on Thursday, 23rd April in the
PSI Gym. There will be 3 sessions during the day, all starting with a musical performance. Session 1- 9:15-10:15 amSession 2 - 10:45-12.00 noon Session 3 - 1:00-2:15 pmAll members of the PSI community are encouraged to come along and support the Grade 5 students.
A New Video of the Early Childhood Teachers Dear Students, Parents and Community Members:We are excited to share our latest video of the Early Childhood Teachers, Clare Cannon and Andrea Armistead.
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Tickets for the Spring Fling party are on sale now! If you would like to buy tickets and haven’t done so already, we are selling during drop off and pick up in the reception area or in the Primary library during the day. For organisational reasons, we kindly ask you to purchase your tickets as soon as possible! The ticket price is 1000 uah ($42, €40), and includes canapes, a welcome drink, dancing and fun surprises!The silent auction already has some amazing things to bid on and we keep adding new things to the list http://bit.ly/1GOcRwp of country baskets, teacher promises, company and parent donations. Thank you to all who donated!Curious about the teacher promises? Have a look at the silent auction video http://bit.ly/1J6YQrh
New PTA Steering Committee!We are happy to announce that new people have stepped up to take over the tasks of the current PTA:Brigitte Moukheiber - presidentOtilia Naftanaila - vice presidentMaria Norberg - secretaryIulia Burunciuc - treasurerIrene Burns - board memberSveta Ringger - board memberPlease join us in wishing them good luck and lots of fun!
Upcoming PTA events:April 25: Spring Fling party
May 5: PTA Steering Committee Meeting: 8.30am Cafeteria
May 12: PTA Meeting, followed by coffee with Ms. Tatz, primary principal
May 31: Summer Fair and Summer Bazaar
May 31: Fun Run
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PSI Reception: Maria [email protected] PSI Cashier: Anna [email protected] After School Activities: Natasha & Melissa [email protected] School Buses: Lilia [email protected] Security Cards: Rostislav [email protected] PE Uniform Orders: Oksana [email protected]
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