Secondary Newsletter on Friday, 16th Dec 2016
Have a Wonderful Holiday
One of the nicest things about school years is the ability to recharge and restart. We are about to head off onto a 3 week holiday. This is an important time for our students to recharge and reconnect with family. With that in mind there will be no designated homework over the break(*** Our DP Students are an exception to this rule***). Now, three weeks is a long time off and it might be useful for students to keep up with some type of academic work. Please encourage your students to speak to their teachers about books that they could read or activities that they could do in order to keep their minds sharp and the ideas that they have learned fresh. It is important to relax, but still stay engaged.
End of Semester Reports
Our semester reports will be sent home this coming Thursday, December 15th. These will be sent home electronically. All students will receive end of semester marks as well as comments based on their performance. These reports serve as a great tool to help our students to continue to grow in the second semester.
Reporting in the Second Semester
One of the things that makes BIS such a special place is the collaborative spirit between the school and the community. We recognize that we are only one component to the success of our students and that parental support is vital. To help develop that support and better communicate about student progress throughout the year we will be opening ManageBac’s gradebook feature to all parents and students at the start of the second semester. This will allow students and parents to see in real time where they are in relation to their learning in each class.
Teachers will be providing a numeric indicator of growth for each assessment as well as a brief description of the assignment. This numeric indicator allows us to present the clearest picture of growth via ManageBac as possible.
Teachers will be updating their gradebooks every two weeks and will be including both formative and summative work. This will highlight students progress throughout the term.
Below is the link to the presentation that was given this past week.
https://drive.google.com/open?
Schedule for the first week back
School will begin for students on Wednesday the 11th. Teachers will return on the 9th and will have two Professional Development days before the students return on Wednesday the 11th. ASA’s will begin on the 16th. Please remind your students that we will have a signup meeting during the first week’s MYP and DP hours.
Have a Wonderful Holiday!!
Thank you for your continued interest and support of BIS and our students.
Kind Regards,
Justin Walsh
secondaryschoolprincipal@
Secondary School Principal
