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''OUR BELIEF IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL RESTS IN OUR STRONG SENSE OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY...''
-ANTHONY BATCHELOR​

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What's On in October

30/9/2016

 
October:
04     Unit 1 reports will be available on line today
04     Grade 5 Residential Trip begins - return on October 07
11     Public Holiday - school is closed
14     3 Way Conferences - no school for students. Please watch out for
​information regarding making a booking and organisation for that day. 
28     School is closed for the Diwali break. School resumes on November 07.

Make Books a Special Part of Every Day Family Life

29/9/2016

 
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​Why am I blogging about reading?


Our focus in the Primary Division this year is on the Language Scope and Sequence for PYP, in particular the strand of reading and writing.



The love for reading is born in the home. At school we can build on this but I am a firm believer that the home is where reading, and a love of reading in all its forms, modeled by parents and grandparents, is where children first catch the ‘reading bug.’ 
The National Academy of Education, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, set up the Commission on Reading. The primary findings in their report was that, “The single most important activity for building knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children.” Reading with your child should be a joyful experience.  

The author Emilie Buchwald sums it up nicely: 
“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents”
My advice for you is simple:
  • Let your children see you read – books, newspapers, cookbooks or magazines.
  • Do not teach reading, or get tense around books. Remember reading should be a pleasure for you and your children.
  • Give books for birthday and special occasions.
  • Your children may bring home books; it is important to validate your children’s choices so that all books become an opportunity to play games with the words, to have discussions about the illustrations, to delve into the ideas behind the story and to establish what it is that your child finds so engaging about the book. View every book as an opportunity to interact positively with your child.
  • It is also important for you to realise that you do not have to read only in English to your child.  It is good to read to your child in his/her own mother-tongue: in fact this is essential in order for your child to develop good language skills which can be transferred to any additional language.
  • And know that your children will probably want you to continue reading to them long after they are capable of doing it independently – because reading aloud isn’t just about reading. It’s a warm, loving experience that we hope you’ll continue for as long as your child desires.

    Some tips:    
  • Spend at least ten minutes every day reading aloud. Chapter books are great as your children get older.
  • Let your children choose books that interest them whatever the topic.
  • Be physically close to your child as you share books together. One of the best parts about reading aloud is having your child sit snuggled up to you.
  • Read aloud with animation. Listen to your own voice.  Be expressive, loud, quiet and have fun and laugh a lot!
  • Read with joy.
  • Read the stories that the children love, over and over and over again.
  • Talk to your children about the pictures, or anything else connected to the book.
  • Talk about the books and ask “why, “how,” “what do you think” and “what if” questions.
  • Look for rhyme, rhythm or repetition in books for young children.

Above all enjoy this time with your child.
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September 29th, 2016

29/9/2016

 

Grade 3 and Grade 5 parents

23/9/2016

 
Dear Parents of OIS Students in Grades 3, 5, 7, and 9:

This message is to inform you that next week (Wednesday and Thursday, September 28 & 29), OIS will once again administer the International Schools Assessment (ISA) to students in the above-mentioned grades.

According to the developer of the assessment, “the ISA is a set of tests used by international schools and schools with an international focus to monitor student performance over time and to confirm that their internal assessments are aligned with international expectations of performance.”  It is not a competitive or comparative test.  The results provide data that will allow us to monitor our educational program to ensure that it is in line with international standards.

Students in Grades 3, 5, 7, and 9 will take the assessment in homeroom groups over the course of Wednesday and Thursday morning.  There are 4 parts: mathematical literacy, reading, narrative writing, and expository writing.  Each part takes 45 minutes to an hour to complete.

We are pleased to note that, for the last few years, our students have scored above the mean results for each portion of the assessment.  In addition, the rate at which each grade-level group’s scores have improved has outpaced that of their peers in similar schools.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Best wishes,

Steve Augeri
Deputy Head of School

Coming Up

23/9/2016

 
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Please note the events which are coming up
in September and in October.



September:
27    08:00   Grade 3 residential trip information meeting for parents.
28     ISA testing for Grade 3 and Grade 5 only - please read the note about this on my blog.
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ISA testing for Grade 3 and Grade 5 only - please read the note about this on my blog.
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October:
04     Unit 1 reports will be available on line today
04     Grade 5 Residential Trip begins - return on October 07
11     Public Holiday - school is closed
14     3 Way Conferences - no school for students. Please watch out for information regarding making a booking and organisation for that day. 
28     School is closed for the Diwali break. School resumes on November 07.



Classroom Blogs

22/9/2016

 
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Today you child's classroom blog has gone live. I hope that you will take the opportunity to visit the classroom blog - this is a window into your child's classroom. Simply go to the tab above called 'Blogs' and select Primary.
​Happy viewing.

Welcome to My Blog

16/9/2016

 
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Welcome to my blog. The purpose of this blog is for me to communicate my thinking, the upcoming events, and to give you a window into my days as the Head of Primary at OIS.
​Do pop back from time to time to see what is new.


Around the primary school this week...

15/9/2016

 

Extracts From My Diary this Month

14/9/2016

 
September
02     Attended the Grade 4 Coffee Morning with the Head of School
        Pedagogical Leadership Team meeting - this team is comprised of the Head of Primary, the Deputy Head of Primary/PYP Coordinator and the Deputy PYP coordinator. We meet to advise and discuss on curriculum and pastoral matters.
06     Attended the Grade 5 Coffee Morning with the Head of School
         Visited classes across the primary school
         Facilitated the Faculty Meeting
07    The Senior Leadership Team meets twice a cycle and our role is more around big picture thinking.
        Visit to Grade 5C class who wrote a persuasive letter to me arguing why the students should be able to take the lift between floors during school.
08    The Student Support Meeting - This meeting centres around the students who are identified as benefiting from support for their learning. We meet to talk about the interventions we can provide to support each child's needs.
13     Today I started meeting with the teachers about their individual goals for the year.
       I met with the Tech Integration Team to talk about the initiatives they have planned for the year.
14    I enjoyed my time visiting the Grade 1 classes for the culmination of their learning about different cultures. It was great to see so many parents attend this morning with their children
          Attended a meeting with the Head of Early Years

16     The Grade Level Leaders meet to talk over the progress we are making on our primary division goals for this year.


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2/9/2016

 
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    Mr Tony
    Head of Primary

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    Pedagogical Leadership Team

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    Aaron DeLane 
    Deputy Head of Primary

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    Neha Minda
    ​PYP Coordinator

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