Thursday, August 31, 2017
Booster Club Travel Bag
Booster Club will be distributing HS travel bag to G9 students and new G10-12 students on September 4 (Mon) - September 8 (Friday) during lunch hours outside HS cafeteria. Details HERE.
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017
THESPIAN INDUCTIONS today
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Aug 31, Thursday
ISB Ski School
Any students interested in joining the ISB ski school, some information will go out on the ISB activities blog and to Middle School homerooms next week.
Club Football
ClubFootball junior soccer coaching courses at ISB will kick off from this Saturday - to register for midweek or weekend courses, or for more info, please call 5130 6893/4/5/6, mail coaching@clubfootball.com.cn, or see WGQXJuniors.
Found item
Earphone, please check at MS office.
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Welcome Breakfast Engages ISB's New Parents
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4 More Hair Removal Mistakes to Avoid
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Despite being one of the most common rituals in our beauty routine, hair removal can be the trickiest processes to perfect. Check out the list below for 4 of the most common hair removal mistakes to avoid. Shaving During a Hot Bath Soaking in warm water make legs temporarily puff as well, so don’t shave […]
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Roots & Shoots
Hey guys!! Roots & Shoots is having our first event during WEDNESDAY LUNCH! We will be giving away shaved ice of two flavors: lime & strawberry-papaya as a prize! All you have to do to earn this reward is answer one of our questions correctly. Thats all! ONLY ONE!! Its super easy. Swing by our table during lunchtime in the Cafeteria to come win your shaved ice :) It's open to anyone.
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Developing speech and language skills through songs
“Where words fail, music speaks” – Hans Christian Andersen
Songs are powerful – for many of us they evoke memories and express emotions. However, perhaps most of all, they can be fun! Children are no different. Many children love music and singing – and they usually don’t have the same inhibitions about doing it publicly that many adults have! Songs and music can also be a fantastic tool for teaching all sorts of things to children. Today, I’m going to look at some of the speech and language skills that we can work on with songs. Most of these ideas are aimed at preschool children. Music can also be a great tool with older children too, but I will save that topic for another day!
- Joint attention. One of the first pre-language skills that children learn is sharing attention with an adult – both of you engaged in the same thing and focussing on each other. Many children with language difficulties find this difficult. Some simple physical games and rhymes can be a great way to develop this skill with some children. “Row row your boat” and “Round and round the garden”, for example, have fun repetitive actions which involve two people. Hopefully your child will start to anticipate what will happen next and share enjoyment of the rhyme.
- Requesting. If your child is really enjoying a song, stop at the end, pause and look at them. Will they indicate that they would like you to repeat it? Once they have developed this skill, can they indicate which song they would like to sing, by saying a word or showing you an action? I often put a picture board together for children with a picture to represent each favourite song. Can they give me the picture that represents the song they want to hear? If your child responds better with real objects, you can do a similar thing with a bag full of objects to represent each song.
- First words. The simple and repetitive nature of songs is a great way to encourage first words. Unlike most of the language that we use, songs are always the same and so they can be a great way to help children remember a word and try to say it in context. One way to encourage this is to stop just before a particular word and see if your child will try to fill in the gap. For example, “twinkle, twinkle, little …” Make sure they are very familiar with the song first.
- Signs and gestures. Signing and gestures can be a great way of encouraging language generally. Songs are a great way of introducing this, as so many have actions anyway that everyone is doing. Make sure you do the signs and actions for them to see lots of times first. Keep them simple (maybe just a few of the actions to start with). If your child is still reluctant to join in after lots of repetitions even though s/he is watching and engaged, you could try taking their hands gently and doing the actions that way. Alternatively, try pausing to see if your child can fill in the action or getting it wrong to see if they will correct you.
- Routines. I know of several nurseries or toddler groups which sing a particular song each day at the beginning or end of the session. This helps the children to understand what is happening. At home, if your child struggles with transitions, you could try singing a particular song to cue them in to what is going to happen.
- Vocabulary. You can use songs to teach any new words. If you don’t know one – make one up! However, there are some songs which are particularly good for certain vocabulary. For example, when I am teaching verbs I often sing “this is the way we wash our hands” (this goes to the tune of “Here we go round the Mulberry bush”). If I’m teaching animal vocabulary I might sing “Old McDonald”. The possibilities are (almost!) endless!
Finally, here are some ideas about how to sing songs with children.
- Don’t be afraid to change songs or make your own up. If the words are too complicated for your child, miss some out. If your child only knows a few words or sounds, use those to make up your own song. The aim is to have fun and encourage participation!
- Use background music but not all the time! If you are self-conscious about singing or don’t know many rhymes or songs, get a nursery rhyme CD and sing along with it. However, once you have built up your confidence, try to sing just 1:1 with your child. This will help them to really give you their attention rather than the CD. It also means that you can slow down, pause if you lose your child’s attention and say each word clearly for them to hear.
- Use your child’s interests. If your child is interested in a particular topic – sing a song about it. If you don’t know one, make one up!
- Don’t worry about mistakes. Your child doesn’t mind if you’re singing out of tune, make a mistake or sing the same line twice. They are just interested in spending time with you and having fun! With slightly older and more verbal children, you could even try making mistakes on purpose, especially with the words. Put in something silly – does your child notice and try to correct you?
What other skills do you work on with songs and rhymes? Share them in the comments below.
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Market Update from Invis – Team RRP – August 2017
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10 Tips for Success in High School
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Monday, August 28, 2017
STUCO Members of 2017-2018!
Class of 2021:
President: Austin Li
AC: William Zhou
PR: Siming Feng
Secretary: Austin Wang
Class of 2020
President: Christina Ellis
AC: Helen Shu
PR: Perry Dong
Secretary: Alan Wang
Class 2019
President: Sung Cho
Activities Coordinator: Leo Cheng
PR: Issac Tong
Secretary: Justin Zeng
Class of 2018
President: Spencer Shia
Activities Coordinator: Brian Liu
PR: Jean Hsu
Secretary: Catherine Sze
Executive Council
President: Sean Bai
AC: Max Barte
PR: William Lee
Secretary: Sang Yoon Choi
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Sunday, August 27, 2017
CALLING ALL HS ATHLETES!
If you would be keen to work on your speed, endurance, strength and flexibility on Tuesdays or Thursdays after school, please come to a short meeting at 11:15 at the start of lunch on Thursday in the The Glass Box.
This will be a great opportunity to do some sport specific work out of season or to complement what you are doing at practice right now!
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IB Meeting
Gr. 11 Students are reminded to meet the IB coordinator in the Theater on Tuesday during flex time. Bring your laptop. This meeting is for all grade 11 students who attend even one IB year 1 class.
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Fifth Block This Week
Gr. 12 students are reminded that fifth block this Wednesday is allocated to Chinese L&L HL class. See your teacher for expectations, locations and times.
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Flex Time This Week
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Grade Level Assembly G9 in Gym 2 G10 in Upper Gallery G11 in MPR G12 in Theater |
Mentoring for Grade 9 Study Hall for Grade 10 & 12 IB Meeting in the Theatre for all Grade 11 students |
No Flex |
Mentoring for all |
Mentoring for Grade 9 Study Hall for Grade 10-12 |
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Fall Gardening Events in Phoenix
Fall! That wonderful time where our outdoor spaces become much more enjoyable is coming! If your fall plans include gardening, there are no shortage of events and opportunities here in Phoenix to learn more about gardening or connect with fellow gardeners.
Share seeds and seed starts!
Chandler’s Sunset Library is hosting a FREE seed swap!
Come share seeds and seed starts. Meet fellow local gardeners and share tips.
When: August 30th from 6pm – 7:30pm
Where: Chandler’s Sunset Library, 4930 W. Ray Road, Chandler AZ 85226
Cost: Free. All are welcome! You do not need to bring seeds to participate.
Learn about local seeds!
Great American Seed Up
This is a local seed saving festival. Farmers and gardeners from all over the Southwest will gather to learn about local seeds and the process of collecting and gathering them.
When: Friday September 22 from 5-9pm
and
Saturday September 23 from 10-2pm
Where: Uptown Farmer’s Market and North Phoenix Baptist Church 5757 N Central Phoenix 85012
Cost: $ 7.50 Check here for more information and tickets.
Learn about Fall Planting in Phoenix!
The Garden Goddess AKA Doreen Pollack will be teaching Grow Your Own Fall Planting Time.
This class will cover timing, what plants are best for fall and winter, how to plant seeds and transplants.
When: September 10th 10am-11am
Where: McDowell Market – 1736 E. McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85006
Cost: $10 Suggested donation. Tickets available via eventbrite.
Learn MORE about Fall Planting in Phoenix!
Fall Vegetable Gardening by the Desert Institute of Gardening
You can grow fresh produce in your garden in Phoenix year round. The Fall Vegetable Gardening class taught by Master Gardener Pam Perry will demonstrate the advanced techniques of how to set up your plot, get the best soil and watering systems, and how to cultivate your own vegetables for the season.
When: September 14th 6pm-8pm
Where:
Maricopa County Cooperative Extension
4341 E Broadway Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85040
Cost: $20 Registration is required for this event.
Learn to cook with locally grown vegetables!
Fall Raw Gourmet Hands On Culinary Class at The Farm South Mountain.
Learn to create a deconstructed lasagna with local veggies, raw marinara, cashew cream, and herbal pesto. Create a gourmet raw salad with fresh greens, dehydrated pumpkin seeds, and cashew herbal dressing.
When: Friday September 15 from 5pm-7pm
Where:The Farm at South Mountain – 6106 South 32nd Street, Phoenix 85042
Cost: $45 Tickets required for this event.
Celebrate Fall Gardening!
The annual Fall Festival & Plant Sale
Enjoy food, vendors with unique garden accessories, trained Master Gardeners providing demos, and an extensive plant sale at this annual celebration!
When: October 28th from 8:15am to 1pm
Where: Metro Tech High School, 1900 W. Thomas Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85015
Cost: Free. No advance registration required.
Don’t have enough room for a garden? Stay tuned for my next post on our beautiful local community gardens or let us help you find a new home with with a yard for your new garden. If you would like to find a great home for your garden, give me a call. Trish Gillam 480-363-9441 or email Tricia.Gillam@gmail.com
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FCD Parent Meeting
Feedback: Hear the results from the Student Attitudes and Behavior Survey our students completed last fall
Parents, mark your calendars for this high school parent session. It will take place on Tuesday, September 5th, 10:00am – 11:30am in the Upper Gallery.
Click here for more information.
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Saturday, August 26, 2017
Basalt by Pennyfarthing– Prices, Plans, Availability
At a Glance
- attractive Cambie Corridor location
- 6-storey concrete building
- 49 family-friendly condominiums
- 3 two-storey townhouses
- steps from Queen Elizabeth Park
- close to Hillcrest Community Centre recreation
- near Oakridge Shopping Centre
- easy access to Canada Line
Marked by Refinement
The Cambie Collection by Pennyfarthing Homes continues its legacy on Vancouver’s West Side with Basalt, 51 contemporary residences, located at 35th Avenue and Cambie Street. Marked by refinement, this fourth chapter of the Cambie Story exemplifies Pennyfarthing’s continued commitment to design excellence and quality craftsmanship. Find balance with nature at Queen Elizabeth Park just steps away, and live amid a diverse selection of amenities on the Cambie Corridor.
Find Out About New Presales & Get Access to VIP Openings & Special Promotions!
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Basalt’s excellent West Side location provides you and your family with an enviable choice of shopping, services, schools, and recreation within easy walking distance. Just a short stroll down Cambie Street is Oakridge Centre with grocery shopping at Kin’s Farmers Market and Safeway, banks, a pharmacy, post office, public library, telecom providers, medical centre, cafes, restaurants, Hudson’s Bay department store, home decor stores, travel agencies, boutique shopping, and specialty shops. Enjoy unparalleled leisure activities at Queen Elizabeth Park, Hillcrest Community Centre, Nat Bailey Stadium, Riley Park, and Vancouver Racquets Club. Experience convenience by design at Basalt.
Pricing for Basalt
As this project is in pre-construction, Pennyfarthing has not yet released pricing information. Given the success of Pennyfarthing’s other Cambie Corridor projects, however, expect Basalt to sell out quickly. Sign up to our VIP list today to ensure you receive updates on all the latest developments.
Floor Plans for Basalt
Basalt will offer the following family-friendly mix of residences:
- 8 x 3-bedrooms
- 27 x 2-bedrooms
- 12 x 1-bedrooms
- 1 studio
- 3 x 2-bedroom townhouses
Those with a serious interest in living at Basalt should contact me to discuss availability, plans, and pricing.
Amenities at Basalt
Residents will enjoy use of a shared amenity space on the ground floor and a landscaped courtyard between the main building and the laneway townhomes. Each of the ground floor units have private patios, while top-floor penthouse suites include a private rooftop patio.
Parking and Storage
Vehicle and bicycle parking are provided within two levels of underground parking accessed from the lane. Plans propose 65 parking spaces, of which three are handicapped, 64 bicycle spaces, and one Class A loading bay. Each townhouse will have private access to its own parking space. Most residences will have their own in-suite storage. There will also be 17 bulk storage spaces on level P2 of the underground.
Maintenance Fees at Basalt
To be included in final pricing information.
Developer Team for Basalt
Since its formation in 1980, Pennyfarthing Homes has fulfilled the home ownership dreams of nearly 3,000 home buyers throughout the Lower Mainland, Washington State, and California, all the while setting exacting standards of integrity, reliability and professionalism. Following on Bennington House, Grayson, and Hawthorne, this is Pennyfarthing’s fourth Cambie Corridor development.
Pennyfarthing has chosen Shift Architecture to design Basalt. Shift is a high-performance practice with a track record of respected, inspired projects throughout Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. With proven expertise in multi-family housing, Shift boasts a diverse portfolio of residential, commercial, healthcare, and mixed-use developments. Renowned for its collaborative design process, Shift’s team of core personnel draws upon a deep collective well of experience spanning decades.
Expected Completion for Basalt
Estimated sales launch is Fall 2017.
Are you interested in learning more about other homes in the Cambie Corridor, Kerrisdale, or Mount Pleasant?
Check out these great Cambie Corridor Presales!
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Thursday, August 24, 2017
Vascular Birthmarks
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Birthmarks have two main types: vascular and pigmented. Today, we’ll talk more about the former and discuss its subcategories. Read on and see if you recognize any of the following: Vascular Birthmarks Vascular birthmarks are caused by improper formation of blood vessels. In the case of birthmark formation, the cause is either due to an […]
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Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Join the Nightingale Charity Club!
Are YOU Loving? Creative? Fun? Dedicated? Looking for a great club to join? If you answer yes to any of these then NCC is the club for you! Nightingale Charity Club is a group of students that engage with the local community through various acts of service. Currently, we are working closely with the Langfang Orphanage. We engage in fun activities with the kids and provide them with love, care, and emotional support that would otherwise be unfamiliar to them. In addition, we also host a variety of fundraisers throughout the year (for example Winter Fair, Food Week, Spring Fair Booths – Foam Pool, DIY T-Shirts and Hats, Shaving Cream.) All of the proceeds go towards children in need of urgent or long-term medical care!
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Join the Student Wellness Council!
Hello!!!
We are a close group that is committed to promoting wellness – physical, mental, emotional, and environmental within the ISB community through planning yummy food sales and hosting fun activities!!
If so, stop by 1108 on Friday at lunchtime (11:20-11:50) with your lunch to join Student Wellness Council and see what we're about!
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Hope Healing Home Visits are Starting Soon!
Hope Healing Home is a local foster center that cares for and supports children with special medical needs. ISB has a long relationship with the home and has been supporting them in various ways for several years. Beginning the weekend of September 1st, we will resume our weekly visits with trips on both Saturdays and Sundays (8:30 – 12:00).
The commitment to this service activity involves attending the full 12 sessions and while you are there, contributing and engaging positively with the children and staff at the home. There will be a brief but mandatory information and sign up meeting on Monday, August 28th at lunch in Room 2113, beginning promptly at 11:20. If you cannot make this meeting but would like to sign up you must contact Miss Angela Fournier (afournier).
If you have any questions before the meeting, please pop by and see me.
Miss Angela
Office 2207 or Room 2113
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MS HS Cafeteria Notice
Due to the constricted space and crowding at MS and HS lunch times, the small door by the corner of the coffee shop will be closed and locked over lunch times. The main entry will be by the large door by the PTA store. The closure times will be :
Mon, Tue, Thur and Fri 11.00- 12.30
Wednesdays : 11.00 - 1.15
This will start on Thursday 24th August. It will be trialed for a few weeks and then reviewed. In the meanwhile, Chartwells, Security and Facilities are looking at longer term plans to ease movement in this area of the cafeteria.
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Speech & Debate Club
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Roots & Shoots
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Join Interact Club!
Now that school has started, and everyone's gotten back into the swing of things, it's time to consider joining a charity club! Interact is a service based charity, with local and international projects. We visit nursing homes every month, and aim to make meaningful connections, share experiences and gain a new perspective in addition to the everyday student life. Interact also holds multiple fundraisers a year to raise money for international projects such as EndPolio. Be a part of a charity club that values service above self. Interact meetings are every Friday during lunch in room 1110. Contact either Keith.Leung@student.isb.bj.edu.cn or Liliane.Kreuder@student.isb.bj.edu.cn for questions/details.
Thank you!
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4 consejos rápidos para aprender inglés
Como consecuencia de la importancia del inglés a nivel mundial, muchas personas se han visto motivadas por aprender de manera rápida y fácil esta lengua. Sin embargo, se debe tomar en cuenta que por más fácil que sea el camino, la capacitación debe ser constante para lograr un óptimo crecimiento en la adquisición del lenguaje.
Sin lugar a dudas, los modelos de aprendizaje se han expandido de una manera significativa como consecuencia de la gran demanda y variedad de personalidades que desean aprender un nuevo idioma. Es decir, no todas las personas se ven beneficiadas por el mismo método: hay personas que son más visuales que otras y algunas suelen ser más auditivas, pero lo ideal es crear un equilibrio entre las 4 destrezas de los idiomas.
Para ello, englobaremos el aprendizaje con 4 consejos rápidos que pueden ayudar a cualquier persona en el aprendizaje del inglés.
1. Familiarízate con el idioma
Seguramente existen ajustes que te pueden ayudar con este primer consejo. Puede que domines tu teléfono y redes sociales a la perfección con tu lengua materna, ahora, cámbialo al inglés. Así empezaras a familiarizarte de manera habitual con el idioma. También puedes etiquetar el nombre de los objetos en inglés para ir aprendiendo palabras nuevas y repetir su pronunciación.
2. Lee comics o cuentos infantiles
Empieza con un lenguaje básico. Puede que no comprendas todo al principio, así que asegúrate de tener un buen diccionario o revisar en la web el significado de las palabras que no comprendas. Los comics son recomendables porque te ayudan a asociar las imágenes con el texto, a través de una secuencia. Eso te puede ayudar a interpretar el mensaje.
3. Películas, videos musicales, cómics y series subtituladas
Intenta que tu comienzo no sea complicado; empieza en tu zona de confort. Ve películas, cómics o series que te hayan gustado en tu lengua materna y ahora vuelve a verlas en inglés subtitulado. Con los videos musicales puedes usar las letras de las canciones e ir cantando. Esto te ayudara en la adquisición del lenguaje y pronunciación.
4. Dedícale tiempo: organiza tu semana y comprométete
Siempre es recomendable reforzar lo que vas adquiriendo, pero debes avanzar, por lo que puedes buscar personas con tu mismo propósito en las redes, universidad, trabajo o donde sea.
Aprender inglés es un compromiso que debes crear contigo mismo. Lo recomendable es comenzar con un lenguaje adaptado para niños, y que a medida que vayas avanzando ajustes el nivel, te rodees del idioma e investigues las cosas que te den curiosidad. Enfócate en lo que te gusta y realiza ajustes en tu vida de manera que beneficien tu aprendizaje.
Además, puedes tomarte un tiempo para capacitarte mediante los profesores de inglés de manera online, existe una gran diversidad de plataformas. Sin embargo, una que se ajusta a tus comodidades y es económica es Preply, la cual te permite mantenerte en contacto con un profesional que dispone del tiempo para atenderte de manera personal.
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Monday, August 21, 2017
PTA Outing to Mutianyu Greatwall
Saturday, September 16, 8am - 4:30pm
Join us to for:
- Beautiful Autumn
- Fresh Air
- Fun Company
- New Friends
- Scenery
For more information click here. Sign-up by emailing: pta@isb.bj.edu.cn or wechat: lucyhmwu Tel: 13581831168
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Three New Families at ISB: The Meiers, the Zhangs, and the Wroblewskis
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Chinese Drama Club-Every Tuesday
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Schedule Changes
Tuesday, 22 August
Schedule Changes: Today is the last day to turn in schedule change request forms. Completed forms need to be submitted to the High School Counseling Office by 3.30pm.
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Cook County Sweetened Beverage Tax Basics for Restaurants, Bars, Retail Stores and other Retail Purveyors
Now that the Cook County Sweetened Beverage Tax has gone through the court system and been approved, we are receiving many questions from our clients. Whether you agree with the tax, or not, it is the law. Protecting your business’ … Continue reading
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Resolution Time: Tips For How To Plan Your Business’ Future
New Years resolutions are typically saved for that one magical moment, on New Year’s Eve, when the clock strikes midnight. Statistically, 80 percent of these resolutions fail by February of that year. Generally, the reason for this is poor planning. … Continue reading
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Guest post: Experiences of wearing hearing aids
This week’s post is a guest post by my husband! Andrew got hearing aids for the first time in December 2015. Today he is going to share with us some of his experiences of the whole process. He uses a behind the ear hearing aid – Oticon Spirit Zest.
Although he is an adult, and we usually write about children here, we thought hearing about his experiences may help others, whether other adults or parents of children going through the process of getting hearing aids. I will hand over to Andrew.
How and when did you realise that you weren’t hearing as well as you should?
I think I probably have had mild hearing problems for all my life or, at least, since early teenage. When I recognised that I couldn’t hear as well as others, particularly when there was background noise, I tended to blame it on earwax build up. When I was about 30, I told a doctor I was having hearing problems and so had my ears syringed. A nurse asked me whether things sounded louder straight after. She was obviously expecting me to say Yes but I said No. However, I still wasn’t referred for the proper hearing test that even then I thought I should get. In recent years, Helen noticed that I wasn’t hearing her as well as I did at the start of our relationship. Our optician was advertising free hearing tests so I booked one. I wasn’t expecting the tester to be a sales rep for a hearing aid firm so I was suspicious of the result, especially as he didn’t test the ears separately, but his conclusion – that I had hearing loss of higher frequencies which affected my ability to hear some speech as well as I should – was correct, as was confirmed when I finally was referred to an NHS audiologist.
What did you find difficult before getting the hearing aids?
I hated chatting over coffee after church services because there was a constant babble of chatter that made hearing the person I was actually talking to, at best an effort and at worst impossible. And yet I was often one of the youngest there.
Talking to children about what they had been reading during the Summer Reading Challenge is, for me, one of the best parts of working in a library but, with their high, quiet voices and lots of background noise, I increasingly struggled to understand what they were saying – I bluffed well, but I knew I had a problem.
Helen says my mobile was rubbish for sound but there was no point in trying to speak to me on it. I used it for texts only.
I never wanted to turn up the volume louder on the TV but, when I was on my own, I would often switch on subtitles.
What were your first impressions of hearing with hearing aids?
I was expecting having hearing aids go in to be like having earphones go in but they went in far further. They slid in very smoothly, so it wasn’t uncomfortable but it felt intimate, invasive and a bit gross, the way I imagine inserting a suppository feels. There was an immediate increase in “white noise” but the audiologist assured me (correctly) that my brain would adjust and I would soon not notice that. When I spoke, my voice was amplified. This initially caused me to feel self-conscious about the way I was speaking and I sought reassurance that my speech was still at a normal volume. It was a relief to hear more clearly but there was also an unsettling weirdness to hearing inside my head in a different way. No listening with headphones had prepared me for that.
What were the first few days of wearing hearing aids like?
It felt awkward trying to fit both hearing aid and arm of my spectacles between ear and head. I settled on putting glasses on the inside.
When vehicles passed me there was a sound like shingle on the beach. I don’t know whether that was from the “wash” of air or the sound of the vehicle but I didn’t like it and emailed to check if it was normal to hear this. I was assured I would get used to it and, indeed, I don’t notice it any more.
I noticed more sounds and from further away. It felt like a film sound editor had gone overboard in adding sound effects – wind through leaves, birds singing, distant traffic rumble, jingling keys and distant conversation. However, despite this increase in background noises, I was far better able to distinguish speech of those close to me. I ate a meal with friends in a crowded restaurant and found myself, not just not having to put so much effort in to hear them, actually contributing to the conversation and asking questions! It was only then that I realised how my adjusting to hearing loss meant I was cutting myself off from those around me.
How do you find them now? How does it sound different?
Like my glasses, I can sometimes forget whether I have them on or off. I quite often have to rub along the top of my hearing aids (where the microphones are) to check whether or not they are working. And yet, again like my glasses, there is a physical relief at the end of the day when I take them off. And, like my glasses, I can cope perfectly well without them for short times but it takes more concentration and can be very tiring.
Is there anything you still find difficult?
I don’t often use the loop setting but it is useful when I want to hear just what’s coming through a microphone rather than a low hubbub of noise around me. Like first getting my hearing aids, it’s a different way of hearing and, if the microphone is close, it can amplify my voice as well as the speaker’s, so it’s a way of hearing that I don’t like because I’m not used to it. It is also tricky switching my hearing aids to the loop setting – I hold the volume control in, it beeps twice (meaning it has switched to loop setting), then there’s a pause and then it beeps once (meaning it has switched back!).
Listening to my MP3 player is a rigmarole since I need to plug leads with special “boots” on the end into the base of the hearing aids. It takes quite a while to attach or detach these leads.
Something Helen complains about is that I still don’t speak loudly enough.
Any tips?
Always carry a little bendy plastic wire to clear the hearing aid tubes. The slightest speck of wax can block these, silencing all sound. Spare batteries are obvious but, unless you use hearing aids, you are unlikely to recognise that these wires are every bit as important.
The headphone leads I bought didn’t indicate left and right so I used coloured felt tip to mark them.
Your brain will quickly adapt to hearing in a different way.
Any environments which are difficult?
Although it is far better than it would be without my hearing aids, I still find it difficult when there is a hubbub of voices to focus on just one voice.
I recently found a very echoey room unpleasant. I could hear conversations with little problem but I just wanted to get out of there.
Phone calls are less of a problem than they were but I can still struggle, especially when people want to talk on mobiles or have accents I’m not used to.
Are there any books or other websites that you have found useful?
Fewer than I expected, actually. Here is a blog post I admired.
A book that I did find both useful and fascinating was Sound: Stories of Hearing Lost and Found (Wellcome)
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Student Photo Schedule
Please see timetable here and be ready to have your photo taken in the MS Glass Box at the scheduled time. You must get your photo taken even if you do not plan to order a photo package.
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A Letter to Noah’s First Grade Teacher On His First Day of School
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The following is a letter my wife wrote Noah’s first-grade teacher on his first day of school. She also wrote one for his first day of Kindergarten as well if you’d like to check it out.
Happy first day of first grade, Noah!
Dear Ms. [XXX,]
We are very excited to be a part of your class this year, especially with your background in special education. We are also so excited for the changes that have occurred in how the special ed and gen ed programs will work together this year. I think the idea of co-teaching is very progressive when it comes to inclusion and I couldn’t be more thrilled. I’m so proud to be part of our school and encouraged to see them making changes to include the kids from the neighborhood who may have high needs like my own son.
I hope you don’t mind if I tell you a little bit about Noah to help you interact with him and help him succeed in your class (plus maybe make your life easier). We are so appreciative of you being willing to take a child with special needs into your classroom. We know it is not an easy task but I hope at the end of this it will be a positive experience for everyone involved. I hope you see us as a teammate and we are honestly happy to help in any way that we can. We want to make your year great, and we will ask for things that you feel will be helpful for you in the classroom if you see the need.
Noah was born with Down syndrome, which means that he has an extra copy of his 21st chromosome. It causes certain facial features, it makes him smaller than his peers (his hands are small as well as chubby), and he has as an intellectual and developmental delay. Some of Noah’s biggest battles in his life have been caused by hypotonia, which doesn’t mean that he is weak but that he can’t hold tension in his muscles at rest. He feels like a wet noodle most of the time in all of his muscles including his mouth and tongue. He is quite active now and will be all over the playground. His speech is affected both by hypotonia and his intellectual delay. We get speech and occupational therapy through school.
He will be attending private speech therapy in addition to what he is doing at school. We continue to see progress in Noah’s ability to communicate. He is speaking in sentences now than ever before, but also tends to go off and babble with only a few words that are understandable. He loves to tell stories, but again you can usually only make out a few words during that time, his favorites being: mommy, daddy, baby (little brother), airplanes, movies, popcorn, spaceships, Mickey, queen (McQueen), and home. He also says “I want” a lot. He will still break out his signs when needed, and he continues to make up some signs when he feels ignored. The more you listen to him the more you will understand so in the next few weeks you will likely be a great Noah interpreter. He is much better at saying prompted words when there is a picture included. An important thing to remember is that he can understand much more than what he can say.
I used to say that Noah was great at following routine and instructions. I learned my lesson last year that this was not the case. He does mimic peers well, so if you point out good behavior he will usually follow. He also does much better with a picture schedule, which is part of his IEP. If he is distracted it is likely because he doesn’t understand or he can’t see what you are talking about. I was surprised that circle time was hard for him last year, but I think part of the reason is that he was overwhelmed by everything to look at. If you can put things in his lap he will do a lot better. He has nystagmus (which for him is a subtle rhythmic beat to eye movements), in order for him to focus he has to tilt his head and will look to the left so his right eye is the main eye being used. This gets him to his “null point” where it is easier for him to see because the eyes are no longer moving. When you see him doing this he may be having difficulty focusing on what you are referencing. He doesn’t need glasses per his eye doctor to help with this.
He came a long way in his fine motor skills last year. He went from not drawing anything interpretable at the beginning of the year to doing pictures where we could make out swimming pools, people, and variations of spaceships. He also went from not being able to write to writing his name. He can trace pretty well now and is being able to do smaller sizes than before, but ideally, right now a 2-3 inch space is needed for proper tracing for him. Matching and pointing to pictures is a much better way for him to communicate his knowledge.
Noah truly loves to learn. I am realistic about Noah’s goals and know that he will most likely never be on grade level, however that doesn’t mean I don’t want to challenge him. He tends to not want to do things that are hard for him, specifically fine motor tasks, but with the right encouragement will start trying. He may use his hand as a phone to call us to get him out of difficult tasks. It’s quite funny. My biggest goals for him are not actually educational. My biggest goal is that he feels included in the community where he lives and the people know him and value him. That’s why I love [his elementary school] so much right now, they get that desire and are trying to achieve this with changes they have made. Last year I was terrified to send my son to school, but after meet the teacher this year and seeing my son warmly welcomed by his friends from last year and playing on your bears my heart about exploded. I know that you and Ms [XXX] will work together to educate my son the best that you can and he will achieve the goals his team puts in place.
We have found that most kids Noah’s age think that he is a baby because of his lack of speech. I’m hoping his previous friends will help his new buddies form friendships with him. I have previously come into his classroom to explain a bit about Down syndrome as well as encourage the kids to make friends with people that seem different than them. I read 2 books and played two games (one includes marshmallows in the mouth). I am happy to do this again as requested. Wednesdays are my day off, and I could come in early in the 28th but have to leave by 9. I used to be all about inclusion because I thought it benefited Noah, but now realize it is just as important for the other kids in the class as well. Your kiddos are going to hug more than ever before.
BEHAVIOR ADVICE
Helpful tips to get Noah on task
- He will do better if given 2 options to choose from so he feels like he is in control
- Telling him 1st we do this and 2nd he gets to do something else (reward or activity he is trying to do). We have been working on getting to 3rd this summer.
- He loves to help, so giving him a task to help with will usually inspire him to move. This is very helpful in transitions. Ex: door holder, line leader, etc
- Offering two hands and labeling them with choices, usually one consequence and the other the task needing to be done. He will nearly always pick the consequence and then quickly change to the good choice. We use time out most frequently with this and it is simply to sit down in the location he is in, he sits there for a few seconds, then if you hold out your hands he will pick the other hand and do what he is supposed to do. (This has been a huge game changer for us the last few weeks)
- Pictures can be very helpful and I believe Ms [XXX] has several already made for him that may be useful. She also works with him on good choices and bad choices.
- Noah’s biggest motivator is actually praise. He loves a good cheer, high five, or fist bump. He doesn’t like treats, but the treasure box last year was a big hit for him to motivate behavior.
I’m happy to work with you and Ms [XXX] to come up with a behavior chart for Noah. Last year we had his entire day broken up into about 16 sections and he earned a green, yellow or red. Any red meant that he didn’t get a prize that day. 5 or fewer yellow got a stamp (at the end of the year, we started out differently) and a perfect day got a prize from the treasure box.
RUNNING!
I wish we didn’t have a runner but we do. He tends to want to run when he sees somewhere he wants to go but is not being directed that way. He also does it much more with new faces than those he knows. He loves a good chase, so is usually laughing during the event. He rarely responds to stop and thinks it is funny. Freeze is often a better word to use. I would provide a consequence for any running that he does. His usual consequence is time out. He never made it far last year but did make it out of the classroom. This is one reason we asked for an aide any time he is in the gen ed class.
Playground
Noah loves the playground, so much so he usually doesn’t want to leave. This was a huge issue last year and we tried a lot of things. He knows learning occurs once inside, so he would much rather stay outside. It is in his IEP that he should have an aide/extra person out there with him to help. If one is not there, ask for help.
Potty
[I removed this section from the letter as it is peronal to Noah, and we don’t want to put all of his business out there!]
All about Noah
Mom: [Personal infomation]
Dad: [Personal information]
Brother: Jaxten, “Baby” 3 years old
Pets: Giant golden doodle named Jake, a small Shih Tzu named Gizmo, and a beta fish named Bubbles.
Extended Family: He has a grandpa he calls Popeye, a Grammy and a Nana. (Talks about them frequently)
Summer: Noah went to his visit his grandparents. He got to fish, play with cousins and go to an adventure park. He is a thrill seeker and loves roller coasters. He loves Six Flags. He also went to a few camps. He was mainly with sitters and did some swimming, zoo and movies with them.
Favorite things: All things Disney. Mickey, Cars, and PJ Masks are his current favs. He also likes super heros specifically Iron Man and Captain America. He enjoys to look at books and pretends to read, but is definitely talking about the pictures. He will often use his hand as a microphone and sing or tell stories. He likes to pretend his hand is a phone and take pictures or talk to his family.
We are so thankful for you and have been praying for you and Noah for this year. Let us know if you need anything
[Noah’s Mom]
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A Letter to Noah’s First Grade Teacher On His First Day of School
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The following is a letter my wife wrote Noah’s first-grade teacher on his first day of school. She also wrote one for his first day of Kindergarten as well if you’d like to check it out.
Happy first day of first grade, Noah!
Dear Ms. [XXX,]
We are very excited to be a part of your class this year, especially with your background in special education. We are also so excited for the changes that have occurred in how the special ed and gen ed programs will work together this year. I think the idea of co-teaching is very progressive when it comes to inclusion and I couldn’t be more thrilled. I’m so proud to be part of our school and encouraged to see them making changes to include the kids from the neighborhood who may have high needs like my own son.
I hope you don’t mind if I tell you a little bit about Noah to help you interact with him and help him succeed in your class (plus maybe make your life easier). We are so appreciative of you being willing to take a child with special needs into your classroom. We know it is not an easy task but I hope at the end of this it will be a positive experience for everyone involved. I hope you see us as a teammate and we are honestly happy to help in any way that we can. We want to make your year great, and we will ask for things that you feel will be helpful for you in the classroom if you see the need.
Noah was born with Down syndrome, which means that he has an extra copy of his 21st chromosome. It causes certain facial features, it makes him smaller than his peers (his hands are small as well as chubby), and he has as an intellectual and developmental delay. Some of Noah’s biggest battles in his life have been caused by hypotonia, which doesn’t mean that he is weak but that he can’t hold tension in his muscles at rest. He feels like a wet noodle most of the time in all of his muscles including his mouth and tongue. He is quite active now and will be all over the playground. His speech is affected both by hypotonia and his intellectual delay. We get speech and occupational therapy through school.
He will be attending private speech therapy in addition to what he is doing at school. We continue to see progress in Noah’s ability to communicate. He is speaking in sentences now than ever before, but also tends to go off and babble with only a few words that are understandable. He loves to tell stories, but again you can usually only make out a few words during that time, his favorites being: mommy, daddy, baby (little brother), airplanes, movies, popcorn, spaceships, Mickey, queen (McQueen), and home. He also says “I want” a lot. He will still break out his signs when needed, and he continues to make up some signs when he feels ignored. The more you listen to him the more you will understand so in the next few weeks you will likely be a great Noah interpreter. He is much better at saying prompted words when there is a picture included. An important thing to remember is that he can understand much more than what he can say.
I used to say that Noah was great at following routine and instructions. I learned my lesson last year that this was not the case. He does mimic peers well, so if you point out good behavior he will usually follow. He also does much better with a picture schedule, which is part of his IEP. If he is distracted it is likely because he doesn’t understand or he can’t see what you are talking about. I was surprised that circle time was hard for him last year, but I think part of the reason is that he was overwhelmed by everything to look at. If you can put things in his lap he will do a lot better. He has nystagmus (which for him is a subtle rhythmic beat to eye movements), in order for him to focus he has to tilt his head and will look to the left so his right eye is the main eye being used. This gets him to his “null point” where it is easier for him to see because the eyes are no longer moving. When you see him doing this he may be having difficulty focusing on what you are referencing. He doesn’t need glasses per his eye doctor to help with this.
He came a long way in his fine motor skills last year. He went from not drawing anything interpretable at the beginning of the year to doing pictures where we could make out swimming pools, people, and variations of spaceships. He also went from not being able to write to writing his name. He can trace pretty well now and is being able to do smaller sizes than before, but ideally, right now a 2-3 inch space is needed for proper tracing for him. Matching and pointing to pictures is a much better way for him to communicate his knowledge.
Noah truly loves to learn. I am realistic about Noah’s goals and know that he will most likely never be on grade level, however that doesn’t mean I don’t want to challenge him. He tends to not want to do things that are hard for him, specifically fine motor tasks, but with the right encouragement will start trying. He may use his hand as a phone to call us to get him out of difficult tasks. It’s quite funny. My biggest goals for him are not actually educational. My biggest goal is that he feels included in the community where he lives and the people know him and value him. That’s why I love [his elementary school] so much right now, they get that desire and are trying to achieve this with changes they have made. Last year I was terrified to send my son to school, but after meet the teacher this year and seeing my son warmly welcomed by his friends from last year and playing on your bears my heart about exploded. I know that you and Ms [XXX] will work together to educate my son the best that you can and he will achieve the goals his team puts in place.
We have found that most kids Noah’s age think that he is a baby because of his lack of speech. I’m hoping his previous friends will help his new buddies form friendships with him. I have previously come into his classroom to explain a bit about Down syndrome as well as encourage the kids to make friends with people that seem different than them. I read 2 books and played two games (one includes marshmallows in the mouth). I am happy to do this again as requested. Wednesdays are my day off, and I could come in early in the 28th but have to leave by 9. I used to be all about inclusion because I thought it benefited Noah, but now realize it is just as important for the other kids in the class as well. Your kiddos are going to hug more than ever before.
BEHAVIOR ADVICE
Helpful tips to get Noah on task
- He will do better if given 2 options to choose from so he feels like he is in control
- Telling him 1st we do this and 2nd he gets to do something else (reward or activity he is trying to do). We have been working on getting to 3rd this summer.
- He loves to help, so giving him a task to help with will usually inspire him to move. This is very helpful in transitions. Ex: door holder, line leader, etc
- Offering two hands and labeling them with choices, usually one consequence and the other the task needing to be done. He will nearly always pick the consequence and then quickly change to the good choice. We use time out most frequently with this and it is simply to sit down in the location he is in, he sits there for a few seconds, then if you hold out your hands he will pick the other hand and do what he is supposed to do. (This has been a huge game changer for us the last few weeks)
- Pictures can be very helpful and I believe Ms [XXX] has several already made for him that may be useful. She also works with him on good choices and bad choices.
- Noah’s biggest motivator is actually praise. He loves a good cheer, high five, or fist bump. He doesn’t like treats, but the treasure box last year was a big hit for him to motivate behavior.
I’m happy to work with you and Ms [XXX] to come up with a behavior chart for Noah. Last year we had his entire day broken up into about 16 sections and he earned a green, yellow or red. Any red meant that he didn’t get a prize that day. 5 or fewer yellow got a stamp (at the end of the year, we started out differently) and a perfect day got a prize from the treasure box.
RUNNING!
I wish we didn’t have a runner but we do. He tends to want to run when he sees somewhere he wants to go but is not being directed that way. He also does it much more with new faces than those he knows. He loves a good chase, so is usually laughing during the event. He rarely responds to stop and thinks it is funny. Freeze is often a better word to use. I would provide a consequence for any running that he does. His usual consequence is time out. He never made it far last year but did make it out of the classroom. This is one reason we asked for an aide any time he is in the gen ed class.
Playground
Noah loves the playground, so much so he usually doesn’t want to leave. This was a huge issue last year and we tried a lot of things. He knows learning occurs once inside, so he would much rather stay outside. It is in his IEP that he should have an aide/extra person out there with him to help. If one is not there, ask for help.
Potty
[I removed this section from the letter as it is peronal to Noah, and we don’t want to put all of his business out there!]
All about Noah
Mom: [Personal infomation]
Dad: [Personal information]
Brother: Jaxten, “Baby” 3 years old
Pets: Giant golden doodle named Jake, a small Shih Tzu named Gizmo, and a beta fish named Bubbles.
Extended Family: He has a grandpa he calls Popeye, a Grammy and a Nana. (Talks about them frequently)
Summer: Noah went to his visit his grandparents. He got to fish, play with cousins and go to an adventure park. He is a thrill seeker and loves roller coasters. He loves Six Flags. He also went to a few camps. He was mainly with sitters and did some swimming, zoo and movies with them.
Favorite things: All things Disney. Mickey, Cars, and PJ Masks are his current favs. He also likes super heros specifically Iron Man and Captain America. He enjoys to look at books and pretends to read, but is definitely talking about the pictures. He will often use his hand as a microphone and sing or tell stories. He likes to pretend his hand is a phone and take pictures or talk to his family.
We are so thankful for you and have been praying for you and Noah for this year. Let us know if you need anything
[Noah’s Mom]
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Attendance Reminder
Welcome back to School! Here are some reminders for attendance. Be punctual!
Tardy: Anyone come after 8:15am, no matter by school bus or not, report to HS office first thing in the morning and get a tardy slip. Give it to your class teacher.
Sick Leave: Ask your parent to email or phone the HS office (ext. 1093) as early as possible.
· If you have fever, please come to school after you are fever free for 24 hours without medicine.
· Sick leave for 3 days or above, submit your medical certificate to the HS office.
Personal Leave: Fill out Pre-arranged absence form and submit it to the HS office in good time.
Leave early for the day: Parent should contact the HS office ahead of time so that the HS office can issue you leave pass to show security. Please sign out in the HS office before you go.
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Guidelines for High School Bulletin Boards
Students (only) may post notices on the bulletin boards located in the HS stairways
· If you wish to add a notice to the student notice boards, please gain approval from the High School Office first
· You will be asked to stamp each poster and to enter a clear "end by" date
· Please do not place your poster over someone else's
· Please attach only one poster per board
· Please remove your notices, once the event, sale, performance has passed
Happy Posting!
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Flex Study Hall Guidelines
Every Tuesday, the Flex time (11.55-12.20) is a Study Hall for all students (Grade 9 for the first 3 weeks will be Mentoring). Friday Flex time alsodefaults to a Study Hall until ELO groups are formed in semester one.
Students are expected in theirregular Flex time room with their Mentor.Attendancewill be taken. Students are expected to stay in the room and to use their timeas they need. This is not a time to meet friendsin the hallways.
The one exception is if a student needs to meet another teacher. In this case the studentmust ask their Mentorteacher for permission first.
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IB Meeting
Gr. 12 Students are reminded to meet the IB coordinator in the MPR on Tuesday during flex time. Bring your laptop. This meeting is for all grade 12 students who attend even one IB year 2 class.
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Fifth Block This Week
Gr. 12 Students are reminded that fifth block is allocated to CAS. Be sure you have a green flag or make an appointment with your supervisor.
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Flex Time This Week
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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STUCO Assembly |
Mentoring for Grade 9 Study Hall for Grade 10-11 IB Meeting in the MPR for allGrade 12 students |
No Flex |
Mentoring for all |
Mentoring for Grade 9 Study Hall for Grade 10-11 Senior Retreat for Grade 12 |
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