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Welcome to 6JK
6JK Essential Agreement
In 6JK we agree to do the following to make our class a safe and happy place for all of us to learn.
We…
• think it’s ok to make mistakes and we will use these opportunities to learn.
• will respect each person in our class, the ideas we have and our differences that make us special
• will always try to try our best and enjoy our learning.
• will be responsible for ourselves and our room, and help everyone keep things organized.
Timetables and Lessons
Veracross
https://portals.veracross.com/nist
Swimming – PE lesson on Days C & E
Library Borrowing Day F, Period 4A
Curriculum
Exhibition
How We Express
Ourselves
and
Where We Are In
Place And Time
How We Organise Ourselves
How the
World
Works
Sharing
The
Planet
Who We
Are
Units of Inquiry – can you help? Do you have expertise in
Language and Mathematics related to the Units of Inquiry
Some ‘stand alone’ Language and Mathematics
Specialist Classes
Mr Mark
Bourgeois
Music
Ms Jane
Mycroft
Physical
Education
Ms Jules
White
Art
Mr Brady Cline & Mr Oscar Sala
IT
Ms Warunee
Prommanuwat
Thai Studies
Mr Tony
Abbey
Drama
NIST Elementary Counsellors
We provide a comprehensive counseling and guidance program that removes barriers to learning by attending to the personal, social, emotional and developmental needs of all students to ensure that we have happy, healthy, and successful students at NIST.
Services are provided through:
• classroom guidance lessons
• individual/small group counseling
• parent and teacher consultations
Shari Dixon
EY1, Y1, Y3, Y5
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 02 651 2065 ext 406
Roslin Srikuruwal
EY2, Y2, Y4, Y6
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 02 651 2065 ext 355
English as an Additional Language (EAL)
Ms Kyla Kopperud
Tel: 02 651 2065 ext 705
Blog: http://blogs.nist.ac.th/eal/
EAL Parent Seminar
Tuesday, 18th September for parents Y2-6
EAL Open House
Thursday, 11th October during 3 way conferences
Exceptional Learners Support Year 4 – Year 6
Dr Selena Gallagher [email protected]
Tel: 02 651 2065 ext. 122
Identification
Differentiated Support
Focused Learning Opportunities
EL Parent Support Group Coffee Morning
Friday 24th August 8am in the Old Library
Year 6 Learning Support
Sandy Dodd
Trish Curtain
Bonnie Juarez
Tess Lenaugo
Collaborative
Inclusive classroom
approach
Focused learning
groups
Communication
Communication will be through:
Blogs - elementary school and class blogs
http://blogs.nist.ac.th/elementary/
http://blogs.nist.ac.th/6jk
Veracross
Line of Contact
Start here Ms Jessica Kirkby
Class Teacher
Mr Chris Boreham
Pastoral Issues
Mr Brett Penny
Principal
Ms Kate Grant
Curriculum Issues
Mr Chad Walsh
Year Level
Co-ordinator
Home learning A new approach
Monday – Monday
• 1 provocation each week
• Transdiciplinary
• Mother Tongue for EAL learners
• Focus on presentation, openness, learning styles
• Reading - 15 minutes
• World Language Assignments – 20 minutes
ECAs and Going Home
ECAs – Extra Curricular Activities
Paul Hodgkinson Activities and Athletics Director
Please ensure your child leaves the
school ground at 2.30pm if they are not involved in ECAs.
Camp
More information at our
Year 6 Camp Briefing
Day and Time will be shared over the next few weeks. This will be held in the evening.
Camp
Tuesday 20th- Friday 23rd of November Camp Venue: Pung-waan Resort,
Kanchanaburi
Exhibition
Transdisciplinary Theme:
Where We Are in Place and Time
Please avoid planning
holidays/absences between February
and May
Transition to Secondary School
Aim: to ease the transition for students and parents for the transition between elementary and secondary school
Planned process of Lessons, Events and Activities planned in co-operation with the Secondary School
Takes place after Exhibition
Veracross
Please log into Veracross to ensure that your
contact information is correct.
If your email address, address, phone number, or
any other information changes
please make the changes directly in Veracross.
Questions and a letter
