ECE & Primary Daily News – Friday, November 18

Staff Absence and Cover Arrangements

Lylia Li(sick leave) – Celia to cover
Stacey Zhang – Dany to cover
Lina Fei (sick Leave). Kristeen to cover

Just a reminder that if you have taken sick leave, please upload the PCR negative test report to the leave application form prior to coming onto campus. For those who have been in lockdown, please send the PCT test report to the office prior to coming onto campus.

Leaders Off Campus

VPs & Co-Ps – SLT

Please contact the Heads of ECE/Primary, or Karen/Elia for any matters arising.

AQI – Green

Events Happening Today

Primary Weeks 13 and 14 Blogs published

Book Week Schedule – Friday, November 18:

Red courtyard not available for morning recess (and if raining/red air, not available for lunch recess).

Year 1 & 2, please go promptly from lining-up outside at the end of first recess, to upstairs in the gym for the Primary Assembly (10:10am start).

Year 3 & 4, snack/recess is indoors and moved forward to 9:50am-10:00am

FYI, Year 5 & 6 are staying at RP for lunch (in the gym and courtyard if raining/red air). Thank you, Year 5 & 6 teachers, for the organisation needed to supervise students during their lunch and recess.

Primary Assembly in the Gym (may run 5 minutes longer than planned)

We’re doing it just like the old days! Students will be seated on the carpet, Year 1 at the front, followed by Year 2 etc. Thank you for keeping an aisle space in the centre.

Primary Parade

Each Year 1 to 4 year-level, to sit along each of the red courtyard walls, like last year. 1A start the parade with one loop around the courtyard, then outside via the door opposite 1C. If the weather is fine, students will continue to parade up around the Year 5 & 6 students, back in the door near the office, into and around the courtyard, back to their seat. 1B, 1C etc to follow, through to Year 6.

Livestream photography

All ECE & Primary co-teachers, if it is raining or red air, thank you for gathering your class together briefly in the red courtyard, after your class PCR test. The livestream photographer will take some brief, informal photos of groups. The aim is for fun, casual photos and to move-on. If it is not raining, the photos will happen outside the front steps, near the circular flower bed, after PCR testing. The livestream photography will continue during both parades.

Class photos in costume

Don’t forget to take your own class photo of you and students in costume. Always useful for Year Book pages! Thank you for uploading your best student photos from the week (especially reading in pyjamas, buddy reading and costumes), onto Teams (ECE & Primary Teachers>School Life & Events>Book Week).

YCIS CARES Monthly Meets at CP for Parents/Guardians

This event will take place at CP Campus. All Learning support staff will be off campus. As learning support staff are off campus, please can we ask that the following specialist/EAL teachers to support the following year levels during the Book Week Assembly and Primary Parade.

Specialist Support Staff – Please work with these year levels and offer support during the assembly and parade.

–Year 1 -Alex T/ Megan / Mira / Kathleen

–Year 2 – Ashley / Lumka / Diana

– Year 3– Brooke / Victoria / Jessy

–Year 4 – Steve / Emma / Sam. M

–Year 5 – Annique / Meena

–Year 6 – Christine / Karina

School Visitors

Today we will have 3 teachers visiting from East Shanghai Experimental School. They will be joining us for the Book Assembly and the Primary Book Week Parade. They will also be visiting specialists and other various classes. There is no special planning for teachers to do except to make them feel welcome. Thank you!

Message from Year 4 – **Calling all Performers**

Year 4 will be starting a unit on playscripts and we were wondering if any teachers had a secret/hidden/outspoke/active talent for or experience in acting on the stage and would be willing to do a 5-10 minute presentation on “must-haves” for budding actors (Year 4 students). Please email Ginger or Suzanne if you would be up for this and we will work out a time to have you. We will start this in Week 14. Brava!

Reminders and Important Information – please check these: