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1st Annual YIS Staff & Parent Art Exhibition 2012-13
We are happy to announce the 1st Annual YIS Staff & Parent Art Exhibition 2012-13. As YIS parents, you are invited and welcome to make and exhibit your own artwork — any type of visual work that you have created yourself: drawing, painting, photography, graphic design, sculpture, digital media, illustration, video, craft, ceramics, fiber work, performance, [...]
category: Elementary, Parent News
Book Swap for Parents!
Wednesday March 6th is World Read Aloud Day, and the kick-off for our book swap. Take a look through your home libraries and bring in good quality books your child is no longer reading. Starting tomorrow and through March 19th, we will be collecting books in the library for a book swap on [...]
Supporting your child with Mathematics
MICHAEL YMER MATH WORKSHOP FOR ELEMENTARY PARENTS Date: Monday – January 21, 2013 Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Location: Loft Michael is a specialist mathematics consultant from Melbourne, Australia. He is involved in many professional development programs in schools across Australia and Asia.Michael is an enthusiastic and entertaining presenter who has a clear and practical approach to the [...]
What Parents Really Need to Know!
On Monday October 1 2012, there was an Introduction to the PYP workshop held at YIS for new families and interested school community members. The workshop which was led by Ms Jacquie Pender, ES Principal, and Ms Shanel Catasti, ES Vice Principal/Curriculum Coordinator, was attended by twenty parents. This interactive workshop [...]
Introduction to YIS Elementary Curriculum for NEW Parents
There will be an Introduction to the Elementary Curriculum workshop suitable for new parents to YIS and interested community members. This parent workshop is held twice a year in October and in January. This will be presented by the ES Principal, Ms Jacquie Pender, and the ES Vice Principal / PYP Coordinator, Ms Shanel Catasti. [...]
category: Parent News, PYP News
Coffee and Conversation with Senior Leadership – Elementary School
Coffee and Conversation with Senior Leadership – Elementary School Date: Monday – September 17, 2012 Time: 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM Location: Cafeteria Parents are warmly invited to join Ms. Pender, Ms. Catasti and Mr. Stanworth for an informal get-together over coffee and pastries in the cafeteria. They will briefly discuss recent developments at school, [...]
Elementary “Back To School Night”
We would like to invite you to our Back To School Night for our Kindergarten to grade 5 classes, on Wednesday, September 12th, starting at 6:45 pm and finishing at 8:15 pm. The purpose of this evening is to provide you with information regarding your child’s class and an overview of the exciting learning opportunities [...]
category: Parent News
PLAY! The future depends on it…
Amongst educators, there is always much discussion about the importance of play in a child’s life, both at school and outside the school gate. The role of play in child development has long been a critical component of the development of learning in young children. But as children move into the higher grades, more [...]
category: Parent News
tags: creativity, play
Changing Education Paradigms
Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence. In this talk from RSA Animate, Sir Ken Robinson lays out the link between 3 troubling trends: rising drop-out rates, schools’ dwindling stake in the [...]
category: Elementary, Parent News
