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1/7/2025

Welcome!

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Welcome to the AISM Blog, newly updated to try to make it easier for our community members to access relevant news and information about our school. Please see links to the different categories of news/information:

Please contact Tony and Mishal at [email protected] with any suggestions, comments or support.

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8/11/2024

Message from the PYP Coordinator: What is the G5 PYP Exhibition?

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The PYP exhibition serves as a culminating, collaborative inquiry where students engage in meaningful exploration and demonstrate agency and responsibility in their learning. The PYP exhibition takes place in Grade 5, which encompasses student learning throughout the entire Primary Years Programme.  During the PYP exhibition, students explore and present their understanding of a topic or issue they are passionate about, allowing them to investigate an area of interest in depth, share their findings, and show what they’ve learned in a meaningful way. The exhibition gives students a chance to demonstrate key skills and qualities they've developed throughout the primary years, such as being open-minded, caring, and reflective. It encourages them to look at their topic from different angles and bring together everything they’ve learned in a meaningful way. Through the exhibition, students document and present their learning process, take action based on their discoveries, and reflect on their journey within the PYP framework. It is also a unifying experience that brings together students, teachers, and the wider learning community, celebrating students’ growth and preparing them for the next stage in their educational journey.

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27/10/2024

Lessons on Cyberbullying in PS

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Last week, Ms. Heather, the PS Counselor taught Cyberbullying lessons in G1-5 along with Mr. Carlos and Ms. Amanda in the STEM lab.  Talking about Cyberbullying and bullying throughout the school year is so important to be proactive and also to give children strategies if they think they have been the target of a bully.  The classes also talked about the importance of being an Upstander for either yourself or someone else and immediately reporting to a trusted adult if someone says something that makes you feel sad and/or uncomfortable online. 

Another important acronym that the students learned was:
  • S - Step away. 
  • T - Tell a trusted adult.
  • O -  OK sites first  (that your parents know about).
  • P - Pause and think online. 

We also talked about the importance of taking a screenshot and not deleting the offensive comment so it can be immediately reported.

Another important thing that Ms Heather has been doing along with Ms. Eloïse, is co-facilitating  “Wellness Retreats” for G1-G5.  The first retreat focused on the importance of being first kind to yourself before you can be kind to other people.  Learners had the chance to choose from practicing Mindful breathing, Mandala coloring or reading a book on the topic or practicing yoga with Ms. Eloïse. 

​We encourage you to practice any form of
Mindfulness at home and talk about what Well-Being means to your family.
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25/10/2024

Message from the PYP Coordinator about our Teacher action behind the scenes

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​Have you ever wondered what teachers are doing behind the scenes while also teaching every day? Here are some things that teachers spend time doing:
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  • Collaborative Planning: Throughout the week teachers are planning engaging learning activities for the students.  They work alongside the SSTs, Integrationists, and as a grade level team.  Teachers are working on building a transdisciplinary approach and having students build connections across the disciplines. Teaching teams also have a collaborative planning session with the PYP Coordinator.

  • Retreats: Prior to a new unit beginning, teachers come together with myself to discuss the elements of the upcoming units.  Teachers use feedback collected by previous students and teachers and current student input to guide the new unit.  Within these planning retreats teachers use the AERO standards, PYP scope and Sequence to determine the learning outcomes for the unit.  These learning outcomes are also the ones that will be reflected through our reporting.
 
  • Data informed instruction: Teachers are continuously collecting formative data that is used to create groups and inform instruction.  Teachers use this to reteach instruction, extend instruction, and work towards meeting all the students' needs.

I hope that this gave you a little insight to all that teachers are doing to prepare for each day.  

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22/10/2024

Spanish Author Paula Yañez Baz visits our Secondary School

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We were delighted to welcome back author Paula Yañez Baz, who has written numerous books for children about the adventures of a little girl, Aitana, who travels throughout the world. Paula Yanez Baz met with the grade 11 DP Spanish students. 
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Her latest book features Aitana in Mozambique! Our library now has a signed copy.
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22/10/2024

MAP Testing in Grades 3, 4 & 5

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This was a big week for our Grade 3, 4, and 5 students who all participated in MAP testing. MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) testing is a computer-adaptive assessment that measures students' academic growth and proficiency in areas such as math, reading, and language arts. It helps us track individual student progress over time, identify areas of strength and growth, and tailor instruction to better meet each student's learning needs. This ensures each student receives the support they need to thrive in class. 
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The MAP test is just one of many assessments that we do in Primary School. Teachers look at MAP data together with all the in-class assessments to understand what students need next to continue to grow. 

We congratulate our Grade 3, 4, and 5 students for being thinkers this week, doing their best when being part of MAP testing.

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21/10/2024

Senior Amazing Race: Class of 2025

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​The Amazing Race 2024 was a huge success!

The Amazing Race is an event planned by the parents of the graduating class to get them moving and have a little fun while building the relationships they have with one another. 
It was an awesome day, full of laughs and lots of love! Once again thank you, with love and affection - Check out this video of highlights from the event:
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21/10/2024

Digital Citizenship Week

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This week is Digital Citizenship Week.  Here are some excellent resources for parents to promote Digital Citizenship Week at home and help to engage your children in discussions around digital citizenship.:
  1. Common Sense Education: Offers a wealth of materials, including lesson plans, videos, and articles focused on digital citizenship topics, such as online safety and responsible tech use.
  2. Digital Citizenship Curriculum from ISTE: Provides resources and guidelines to help parents understand how to support their children in developing digital citizenship skills.
  3. Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI): Offers tips, tools, and resources for parents to help guide their children in safe online practices.
  4. CyberWise: Provides resources aimed at empowering parents to teach their children about safe and responsible internet use.
These resources can help you engage in meaningful conversations with your children about responsible technology use and online behavior.  Today during advisory, students filled out a survey on our cell phone policy implemented at the beginning of this year.  While we still periodically have issues on campus with cell phone use,  generally, students have been compliant with the policy and many have commented on how ‘freeing’ it has been not having to deal with anxiety of their mobile device at school.  Teachers and parents visiting campus have commented recently on how nice it has been seeing kids interacting with each other throughout the day rather than their device.  Thank you for your ongoing support in implementing this important policy in our school.
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18/10/2024

Some Work Behind The Scenes

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On Tuesday afternoon the teaching team had a chance to come together to talk about learning and teaching, plan upcoming events, dive into research and inspire one another. It is always special to see our team connect, laugh, share ideas and stories, and build the strong relationships that are crucial in ensuring collaborative work. ​
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18/10/2024

Transition: Supporting Ourselves and our family through transition (Parent Session)

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​This Thursday, AISM held another Transition for Parents meeting. This was an opportunity to check in and connect with each other. We discussed how settling in has been going and what strategies parents have been using that worked for them.

If you missed the parenting session then please check out our presentation with a list of external therapists and resources at the end.
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