Dear Parents, We are excited to welcome all our new and returning families to CDNIS for the 2012/2013 academic year. Despite the disruptive weather that prevented Open House from taking place, the school year is in progress and moving at the speed of life! Students and teachers are energized from the holidays and excited about the new adventures and challenges that lie ahead. Schools can benefit from developing positive partnerships with parents. AT CDNIS, we are fortunate to have a committed and supportive parent community who want to be involved with the educational programme. On Friday 24 August we hosted a very successful New Parent Breakfast and spoke about essential topics to support new families. In September we will begin a series of three Curriculum Night sessions. I'd like to take this opportunity to invite you to join us for your child's Curriculum Night. The core aim of Curriculum Nights is to initiate communication between the school and home. Our Curriculum Nights are designed for you to meet with your child's teachers and gain insight into the educational programmes offered at CDNIS. This year we will use Curriculum Night as the platform to profile the Lower School Blogs and communicate the written curriculum. This is also a great opportunity to meet with other parents in your child's class and the wider school community. Curriculum Nights begin at 6:30pm and are scheduled as follows: Tuesday 11 September: Single Subject & Specialist Teachers Thursday, 13 September: Grades 3, 4 5 and 6 Tuesday, 18 September: Pre Reception, Reception, Preparatory, Grades 1 & 2 Single Subject Curriculum Night: Pick up: 5:30pm - Admiralty MTR Exit A (3 buses) 5:30pm - Tai Tam (Black Gate) & Repulse Bay Rd (1 bus) 5:45pm - Sham Wan Towers & South Horizons (2 buses) Leave CDNIS:
9:00pm - 2 buses to Causeway Bay and Admiralty MTR Exit A 9:00pm - 1 bus to Sham Wan Towers & South Horizons 9:00pm - 1 bus Repulse Bay & Tai Tam (Back Gate)
Homeroom Curriculum Nights: Pick up: 5:30pm - Admiralty MTR Exit A(2 buses) 5:30pm – Tai Tam & 101 Repulse Bay Rd (1 bus) 5:45pm - Sham Wan Towers & South Horizons (1 bus) Leave CDNIS:
9:00pm - 2 buses to Causeway Bay and Admiralty MTR Exit A 9:00pm - 1 bus to Sham Wan Towers & South Horizons 9:00pm – 1 bus to Repulse Bay & Tai Tam (Back Gate)
Further information, including evening programmes and room locations, will be posted later this week. Please check the school website for updates. On behalf of the entire Lower School staff, we are looking forward to a great year with your child/children and I look forward to meeting you at Curriculum Night. If you have any questions, please contact Jean Lo at jeanlo@cdnis.edu.hk. Yours sincerely, Dylan Hughes Lower School Principal
Curriculum Nights Homeroom Teachers, 2012 Thursday, 13 September: Grades 3, 4 5 and 6 Tuesday, 18 September: Pre Reception, Reception, Preparatory, Grades 1 & 2 o Light refreshments will be served in the LLAC lobby for parents from 6 - 6:30PM o Staff should proceed to the 6th floor cafeteria for dinner starting at 5:00PM 6:30– 7:15 PM LLAC Auditorium Welcome – Dylan Hughes Introduce Lower School Leadership Team Format, purpose and aims for the evening Our Goals – 2012/2013 The written curriculum Lower School Blogs Grade Level teachers introduced along with Classroom Assistants 7:15 – 7:30 PM Parents/Guardians move to classrooms 7:30 – 8:30 PM Homeroom presentations Welcome & Introductions Getting to know each other Key Grade level events Written curriculum - overview o Units of Inquiry o Literacy o Math o Home Learning Key expectations and routines Communication and Blog 8:30-9:00 PM
Drinks & refreshments - 9th floor Lobby Buses depart 9th floor at 9:00 PM
Curriculum Night Single Subject and Specialist Teachers Tuesday 11 September 2012 6:30 – 7:00 PM LLAC Auditorium Welcome – Dylan Hughes • • •
Introduce Lower School Leadership Team Format, purpose and aims for the evening Introduce team members & share core focus for the evening • Order for introductions: Chinese, French, Learning Services, Math, LTT, Teacher Librarians, PE and Arts – Performing and Visual
7.00 – 7:15 PM Move to Chinese Studies and Single Subject Breakout Sessions
7:15 – 8:30PM Breakout sessions begin During this time parents are invited to attend breakout sessions for Chinese, French, Learning Services, Math, LTT/Teacher Librarians, PE and Arts – Performing and Visual Session One: 7:15pm – 7:30pm Session Three: 7:55pm – 8:10pm
Session Two: 7:35pm – 7:50pm Session Four: 8:15pm – 8:30pm
All breakout sessions (Chinese and Single Subject/Specialist Teachers) are 15 minutes in duration Each break out session will be repeated 4 times Parents may choose the 4 breakout sessions. Please be reminded that seating may be limited for some subjects. There is 5 minutes transition time between each session
8:30 – 9:00
Drinks & refreshments - 9th Floor Lobby
Buses depart 9th floor @ 9:00 PM
Homeroom Teachers and Classroom Assistants Homeroom
Homeroom Teacher
Class Assistants
Room No.
Pre Reception
Gill Little
Val Little / Agnes Chu
925
Reception A
Stacey Usher
Alice Woo
920
Reception B
Lia Macoritto
Winifred Lam
921
Reception C
Carla Giesbrecht
Joanne Siu
922
Preparatory Homeroom
Homeroom Teacher
Class Assistants
Room No.
Preparatory A
Deborah Pih
Aman Brar
923
Preparatory B
Rachel Rendall
Louisa Lee
924
Preparatory C
Andrea Edwards
Barbara Kam
926
Preparatory D
Fredda McNally
Jennifer Salvador
927
Preparatory E
Heather Bogador
Dora Choi
1027
Preparatory F
Soshima Safaya
Marcia Sun
1026
Grade One Homeroom
Homeroom Teacher
Class Assistants
Room No.
1A
Shelley Arnold
Ken Chinn
1020
1B
Connie Cheung
Tim Brown
1021
1C
Shannon Eves
Ronald Vallecer
1022
1D
Karen Kam
Anne Chen
1023
1E
Sara Taverner
Flora Hui
1024
Homeroom Teachers and Classroom Assistants Grade Two Homeroom
Homeroom Teacher
Class Assistants
Room No.
2A
Brendan Kean
2B
Joely Ann Mafnas
2C
Stephanie Hudswell
2D
Natalie Pretty
1326
2E
Sunhae Parker
1320
1325 Matt Gibbs Beatrice Cheung
1321 1322
Grade Three Homeroom
Homeroom Teacher
Class Assistants
Room No.
3A
Kumiko Imai
3B
Andrea Tessier
3C
Holly Bradburn
1327
3D
Sarah Robertson Burd
1424
3E
Nikki Petyanski
1426
1323 Andrea Uhlir Annie Au Yeung
1324
Grade Four Homeroom
Homeroom Teacher
Class Assistants
Room No.
4A
Jeff Reynolds
4B
Robert Minor
4C
Maya Contreras
1422
4D
Jennifer Fenton
1423
4E
Deborah Jabalee
1425
1420 Carole Turner
1421
Homeroom Teachers and Classroom Assistants Grade Five Homeroom
Homeroom Teacher
Class Assistants
Room No.
5A
Jeffrey-Dean Cain
5B
Joanne Boyle
5C
Sanjay Lalwani
803
5D
Mike Hansen
806
5E
Steve Brown
807
801 David Swanston
802
Grade 6 Homeroom
Homeroom Teacher
Class Assistants
6A
JoAnne Sandul
6B 6C
Marc Deragon Donald (DJ) Macpherson
6D
Paul Humphrey
814
6E
Melissa Kinsinger
809
811 Joy Tan
812 813
Lower School Leadership Team: Lower School Principal Vice Principal (Pre Reception - Grade 2) Vice Principal (Grades 3-6) Director of Chinese IB PYP Coordinator IB PYP Coordinator
Room No.
Dylan Hughes Dean Croy Linda Parnsalu Penny Pan Pauline Doolette-Cox Tom Woods
ROOM LOCATIONS – Chinese Teachers Single Subject and Specialist Teachers Tuesday 11 September 2012 Room Location
7:15 – 7:30 Session 1
Karen Kee
1024
Reception B
Jackie Zhao
1020
Christina Wu Suning & Lucy
916
PreReception (AM) Reception C Yvonne Cheng G5 MSL5 JingBai Song
Jenny Zeng
1023
Peihua Liu
1022
Lili Guo
1026
Prep B Connie Zeng Prep C Ava Jiang Prep F
Annie Yip
1027
Yun Huang
801
Sandy Tse
809
Susan Lee
1021
Winnie Yu
802
Geoff Ko
803
Lu Chen
807
Maggie Chen
806
G1 MHL 1 G1 MHL 1 Ava Jiang G1 MFL 1 G2 MHL 2 G4 MSL 4 Yvonne Cheng G4 MSL 4 Prep D Vera Chen G4 MA Prep 4 G4 MA Prep 4 G4 MSL 4 Vera Chen G4 MSL 4
Miyan Zhang
813
G1 MHL 1 G3 MSL 3 G1 MFL1 Connie Zeng Reception A G3 MHL 3
G3 MSL 3 Vera Chen PreReception (PM) JingBai Song G3 MSL3 Connie Zeng
7:35 – 7:50 Session 2
Prep A Yvonne Cheng Prep G JingBai Song
G4 MSL 4 Connie Zeng
7:55 – 8:10 Session 3 Prep E
8:15 – 8:30 Session 4 G2 MSL2 Lucy Tsai
G1 MFL 1 Yvonne Cheng G1 MA 1 JingBai Song G2 MSL 2 G2 MHL 2 G2 MHL 2 G4 MHL4 G5 MHL 5 G5 MHL(S) 5 G1 MFL 1 Vera Chen G5 MA Prep 5 G5 MA Prep 5 G5 MSL5 Vera Chen G5 MHL5
G2 MSL 2 Yvonne Cheng
G5 MSL 5
G6 MSL 6 Connie Zeng
Connie Zeng
G2 MSL 2 JingBai Song G3 MHL 3 G3 MA Prep 3 G3 MA Prep 3 G5 MHL5 G6 MHL 6 G6 MHL(S) 6 G2 MFL2 Lucy Tsai G6 MHL6 G6 MA Prep 6 G6 MSL6 Vera Chen G6 MHL 6
ROOM LOCATIONS – Single Subject/Specialist Teachers Single Subject and Specialist Teachers Tuesday 11 September 2012
Session One: 7:15pm – 7:30pm Session Three: 7:55pm – 8:10pm
Performing Arts
Session Two: 7:35pm – 7:50pm Session Four: 8:15pm – 8:30pm
Staff Marshall Shaw Jason Kennedy Sarah Hodgson June Chung (Classroom Assistant) Staff
Visual Arts
Teacher Librarians & Learning Technology
Peggy Murray Staff Myrna Holm (Grades 3-6) Tanja Kerbs (Pre Rec - Grade 2) Makky Fung (Learning Technology) David Larson (Learning Technology)
Math
Ellen Manson
Physical Education
Marc Steiner Trenton Dean
Languages – French
Learning Services – Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6
Subject Learning Services – Prep – Grade 2
Location Alan Dick Forum – level 6
Location Room 1025 Location Library Pit – level 10
Staff
Location Library
Staff
Location 812A
Staff Elizabeth Lum (Grades 5-6)
Location Room 811
Staff Lolita Schmalengberg Louise Archer Anne Robbins
Location
Staff Denise Cox Jacqueline Stewart Michelle Moskowitz
Room 814
Location Room 812