 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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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:
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.  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: 
I hope that this gave you a little insight to all that teachers are doing to prepare for each day.  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. Her latest book features Aitana in Mozambique! Our library now has a signed copy.  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:  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.  18/10/2024 Transition: Supporting Ourselves and our family through transition (Parent Session)Read Now
We are at the end of a special week at AISM. Students only came to school for two days, but teachers and teaching assistants have been very busy collaborating, learning, creating and sharing amazing ideas. I am excited to celebrate our amazing teaching team in this week’s bulletin, showing how much they do every day, not just in class, but also out of class, after school hours, to continuously help AISM grow. I find their dedication impressive and inspiring and invite you to join me in celebrating them today. Here are just a few pictures that captured our amazing team in action:   As grade 5 learners are inquiring into peace and conflict and inspirational humans, we welcomed Shelly Pollock, co-author of award winning picture book, Lion Lights. This inspirational book has received four different children’s book awards including the 2023 Children’s Africana Book Award (CABA), the Outstanding Science Trade Book for 2022, California Eureka Silver Honoree 2022, and the 2022 Blueberry Award! Mrs. Pollock shares the incredible story of Richard Turer, a Kenyan Maasai who grew up trying to protect his family's cattle from the lions. Through hard work and perseverance, he designed and discovered a peaceful solution of flashing lights to scare the lions away without hurting them and protecting the cattle. As Shelly shared her writing journey she was able to encourage grade fives to take action and find sustainable solutions.   The focus of AISM is always focused on achieving our mission to pursue excellence by empowering learners to achieve mastery of self, advance their communities, and flourish in an ever-changing world while living out our core values to: Celebrate Humanity, Cultivate Grit, Inspire Curiosity, and Embody Integrity. The spirit of our mission and core values are intertwined with our new strategic priorities:
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