16th  MARCH-ES ASSEMBLY is at 8.10am in the MPH.

TUESDAY, MARCH 16 PYP PARENT WORKSHOP – 9:30 AM – HS/MS LIBRARY

Bronwyn Weale will conduct an informal coffee and question session on PYP after the ES Assembly.  If you have specific questions please feel free to email these to her in advance, wealeb@asbindia.org or just come along with your thoughts and wonderings to share.

22nd APRIL- Student Led Conferences 

29th APRIL - ES SWIM GALA

Save the Tigers

 People use their talents and beliefs to change and influence the world was the Central Idea of our VIP Unit. It was in this spirit that Anant Mohan decided he wanted to do something to save the tigers in India. He formed a small committee within 2B and together with the rest of the class they are launching a fund raising drive to save the tigers in India. The class made posters and we have put them out around the school. The committee will make an announcement at the Assembly on Tuesday to raise awareness and let the community know that donations can be made in the ES Office.

Math

This week we will wrap up our Geometry Unit.  We have learned a lot about the attributes of polygons and 3-D shapes.  We have explored parallelograms, the different kinds of quadrilaterals and the concept of symmetry. We will be sending home the Unit Assessment with the reflection later this week. Please have a look at them with your child, sign the form and return it with the assessment.

Literacy & Inquiry

Our Folktale Unit is in full swing. In this unit we are exploring some of the different kinds of folktales: fables, legends, trickster tales and pourquoi tales that explain how or why things are the way they are. We are studying the elements of folktales and making connections to fiction writing and story elements For instance all stories have a beginning, middle and end. Every story has a problem for the main character or characters to solve. Good stories hook the reader with an interesting beginning, keep the reader’s interest with interesting details and action, and then resolve the problem in the end. Next week the students will practice making their own folktales using Max Show.

FESTIVAL OF NATIONS AND PARADE OF NATIONS 2010:

(In case you missed it, below is the information printed in this Week’s Superintendent message from the Friday Flash)

When? Thursday March 25^th

What Will Happen?

8:15 – 9:15 am Festival of Nations Program in the MPH
Featuring country performances from Malaysia, South Africa, USA, Israel, Korea, France, New Zealand, as well as the Indian National Anthem and the World Music Ensemble! The MPH will be a packed house so please help us maintain a safe atmosphere!

1:00 – 2:30 pm Parade of Nations in the MPH
All students will participate in the parade. Students of all ages will sit together by country and when their country is called, they will enter the MPH, walk on stage as a group, and present their country flag while music from that country is played. It is a grand and momentous event! At the end of the parade, a group of faculty will perform the Dandiya dance and several students will perform a Bollywood number. Parents are invited and it will be wonderful lively time, so we are counting on you to please help us maintain a safe atmosphere.

How Can I Participate? 

·    Talk to your child about this special event to celebrate all the countries in our community!

·    Encourage your child to wear something special to represent their country of citizenship or another country with which they have a connection.

·    Wear something special yourself!

We look forward to this celebration of our amazing cultures and traditions!