Thoughts from the Chatsworth Primary Hallway

LEADING FOR INQUIRY LEARNING

One of the articles I shared with the teachers this week was a blog piece by Kath Murdoch an inquiry guru from Australia.  Kath talks about what needs to exist for teachers, students and school communities to lead inquiry classrooms. A few of the words from her blog that stand out for me as I think about what inquiry teaching and learning looks like here at Chatsworth are relationships, passion, curiosity, nurturing, collaboration, time.  When I spend time in our classrooms observing lessons or simple when walking through, I see passionate teachers, curious students, nurturing environments, teachers and students collaborating, students and students collaborating and lots of time spent learning rather than working!  I feel proud of our learning community because we are a community who works very hard at being the best for our students.  Kath has a number of nutshell statements about inquiry, all of which are applicable here at Chatsworth.  Read the nutshell statements in her blog, and you too will recognise Chatsworth in many, if not all of them.  This week’s pictures show inquiry in action.

Mario Gauci

Head of Primary

Week 8 of the Primary Weekly Correspondance

Week 8

Primary	A whole school fundraising activity As part of their Curriculum Enhancement Week trips our Year 7, 8 and 9 students will be performing voluntary service work during their trips abroad. In order to fund these projects, we are going to be running a “CEW Fundraising Fair” from 11.45am to 1.30pm on Friday, 7th October. More details here. October Lunch Menu
CCA / ECA	Wednesday Swimming ECA make up class scheduled for November 30. Should your child not be attending a ECA/CCA due to illness or other reasons on a particular day, please notify the homeroom teacher and  ECA provider Important Dates : Sat. Oct. 8 until  Sun. Oct. 16 School Holidays - School Closed - No CCA/ECA Mon. Oct. 17 CCA/ECA Semester 1 continue Mon. Oct. 24 & Tues. Oct 25 PTSC - No CCA/ECA Fri. Nov. 11 ECA Parent Survey Semester 1 open Fri. Nov. 18 PD Day for Students - No ECA/CCA Fri. Nov. 25 CCA/ECA session 1 ends ECA Parent Survey Semester 1 closes
Sports	Swim Team tryouts for Year 4 students and any Year 5 and 6 students who missed last week will take place Monday October 3rd at 3:45. Students will be notified if they did make the swim team. Due to the size of our pool we have to carry a smaller team.
Primary Parent Events	Join Your Child for Lunch Our new canteen provider, The Wok People, are proving to be a great success amongst students and teachers alike. Chatsworth International School would like to invite you to a free lunch with your child so that you too can taste the food prepared by the new caterer. The lunches for parents is as follows: Y2: 3 Oct 2016, 12.30pm Y4: 4 Oct 2016, 1pm Y6: 7 Oct 2016, 1pm (RSVP here by 4 Oct 2016) Parent Information Evening DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP: NAVIGATING THE NEW LANDSCAPE Date: 5th October 2016 Time: 6.30pm Venue: Main Hall Presented by Emily MacLean and Rob Newberry More details here. CPG Coffee Morning When: 7 Oct 2016,  9:15 a.m. Where: Room 5D RSVP via cpg@chatsworth.com.sg More details here.

Hazwani Hassim (Wani)

Primary Administrative Assistant

Perspectives from the PYP Coordinator

23 September

Transdisciplinary Learning is our teaching approach at Chatsworth in the Primary School. The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme endorses a belief that students learn best when the learning is authentic and transdisciplinary— relevant to the real world—where the learning is not confined within the boundaries of traditional subject areas but is supported and enriched by them (Making the PYP happen: A curriculum framework for international primary education 2009).

Today, Michael Lucchesi, Inquiry Coordinator and Year Six teacher, held an inspiring Parent Cafe about transdisciplinary learning. Parents explored the meaning of transdisciplinary learning and then visited classrooms to see this approach in action. After visiting the classrooms, parents returned to debrief with Mr. Lucchesi about their experiences. See our photos of learning below. Our first box is filled with words from the parent reflections after visiting the classrooms. Thanks you to Ms. Williams, Ms. Tamara, Mr. Snell, Ms. Smyth, Ms. Crosbie and Ms. Dawson for sharing their classrooms.

Kim Riemer, PYP Coordinator

Week 7 of the Primary Weekly Correspondance

Week 7

Primary	Lost and Found Lost and Found will be cleared on the last day of the month. Kindly check for lost items before this day. Notes for Early Years - Early Years is not allowed to carry phones/money to school. - Please send a set of spare clothes for your child. Swimming for Year 4,5 & 6 The swimming module for Year 4, 5 and 6 will start in the week beginning 26th September. More details here. NWEA Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) Assessment Please note that MAP for Year 4 to Year 6 will be postponed to 4th to 6th October 2016. More details here
CCA / ECA	Should there be a need to make changes to your child’s CCA enrollment, please contact Ms. Emily MacLean at emaclean@chatsworth.com.sg Should your child not be attending a ECA/CCA due to illness or other reasons on a particular day, please notify the homeroom teacher and  ECA provider Important Dates : Sat. Oct. 8 until  Sun. Oct. 16 School Holidays - School Closed - No CCA/ECA Mon. Oct. 17 CCA/ECA Semester 1 continue Mon. Oct. 24 & Tues. Oct 25 PTSC - No CCA/ECA Fri. Nov. 11 ECA Parent Survey Semester 1 open Fri. Nov. 18 PD Day for Students - No ECA/CCA Fri. Nov. 25 CCA/ECA session 1 ends ECA Parent Survey Semester 1 closes
Sports	Due to swimming pool maintenance the tryouts for Year 4 will now be Monday October 3rd at 3:45. Year 5 and 6 tryouts will still be September 26th. Year 4 students still interested in trying out please come to Ms. Belva’s or Mr. Sharp’s room before or after school to get a permission form.
Primary Parent Events	Join Your Child for Lunch Our new canteen provider, The Wok People, are proving to be a great success amongst students and teachers alike. Chatsworth International School would like to invite you to a free lunch with your child so that you too can taste the food prepared by the new caterer. The lunches for parents is as follows: K1 & K2: 29 Sep 2016, 1230pm (RSVP here by 26 Sep 2016) Y1 : 30 Sep 2016, 1230pm (RSVP here by 27 Sep 2016) Y2: 3 Oct 2016, 1pm (RSVP here by 28 Sep 2016) Y3: 4 Oct 2016, 1pm (RSVP here by 29 Sep 2016) Y4: 5 Oct 2016, 1pm (RSVP here by 30 Sep 2016) Y5: 28 Sep 2016, 1pm (RSVP here by 26 Sep 2016) Y6: 7 Oct 2016, 1pm (RSVP here by 4 Oct 2016) Parent Information Evening DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP: NAVIGATING THE NEW LANDSCAPE Date: 5th October 2016 Time: 6.30pm Venue: Main Hall Presented by Emily MacLean and Rob Newberry More details here.

Hazwani Hassim (Wani)

Primary Administrative Assistant