Week 23 of the Primary Weekly Correspondance

Week 23

Primary	New Counselor at Orchard Here is the letter from our Head of Student Services on the new counselor. Enrolment/Transfer In/Between Chatsworth Campuses More details here. January Non-Uniform Dress Days in the Primary More details here. Primary/Secondary School Musical Sign Up (CCA - Years 3 - 6) The Primary/Secondary School Musical is a CCA beginning in January. Due to the Musical Rehearsals falling outside of the CCA schedule and beginning when we start back in January, we have created a separate sign up form for students who wish to be involved in this exciting opportunity. More details here. Semester 2 Key Dates January Lunch Menu
CCA & ECA	CCA & ECA Programme guideline here. Please note that the ECA provider & parents meet and greet session will be on the 9 Jan. Semester 2 Important Registration Dates Fri. Jan 5 CCA & ECA information posted to website Wed. Jan 10 Online registration opens Wed. Jan 17 Online registration closes Mon. Jan 22 CCA registration confirmation by email Session 2 Important Dates Fri. Jan 5 CCA/ECA information available on school website Wed. Jan 10 CCA/ECA online registration system opens at 7pm Tues. Jan 9 ECA provider & parents meet and greet in the Sports Hall from 3.45pm to 5.00pm Attendees confirmed: -The Gentle Art Jiu Jitsu -Pegasus Aviation -Sport Ready Netball for EY -Whizz kidz -Kode with Kids coding and robotics -Other providers may as yet elect to join. Stay tuned! Wed. Jan 17 CCA/ECA online registration system closes at 7pm Mon. Jan 22 CCA confirmation email to go out to parents Fri. Jan 26 CCA/ECA finalised list - reshare confirmed lists Mon. Jan 29 CCAs/ECAs Semester 2 Begin Thur. - Fri. Feb 15 and 16 Holiday - No CCA/ECAs Mon. Feb 19 PD Day - School Closed - No CCA/ECAs March 9 to April 13 CCA/ECA Semester 2 break April 16 CCAs/ECAs resume Tue. May 1 Holiday - No CCA/ECAs Mon. May 7 to Fri. May 11 Exhibition - No CCA/ECAs Thur. May 24 SLC - No CCA/ECAs Fri. May 25 CCA/ECA session 2 ends Fri. Jan 5 CCA/ECA information available on school website
Parent Events	Year 6: Intro to Middle School & the IB Middle Years Programme Date: January 16, 2018 Location: Hall (Orchard Campus) Time: 6:00pm-7:15pm RSVP your seat/s here. More details here. Parent Cafè / Meet the Teacher Session (New Parent) Parent Cafè: PYP Philosophy The International Baccalaureate mission aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand. Come to the parent cafe to see how we accomplish that mission here at Chatsworth. Date: 12 January 2017 Time: 0900 - 1100 Venue: Room 5A Presenter: Dr. Michael Berry & Ms Kim Riemer Meet the Teacher Session for New Parents Here's a chance for the new parents to meet your child's homeroom teacher (for those who missed the earlier session on the 15th November 2017) before we begin our Parent Cafe on the PYP Philosophy. Date: 12th January 2018 Time: 0830 Venue: Child's Homeroom (You will proceed to Room 5A for the Parent Cafe - PYP Philosophy at 0850) RSVP your seat/s here. Parent Cafè: Kids and Technology: Navigating the New Landscape This session will look at some of the latest research and thinking around children and devices in classrooms and at home. In addition, we will look at the growing phenomenon and concerns of YouTube and social media and discuss how Chatsworth is addressing issues around screentime with the development of a Digital Citizenship curriculum. Date: 26  January 2017 Time: 0900 - 1100 Venue: Room 5A Presenter: Rob Newberry & Sam Pettijohn RSVP your seat/s here.

Hazwani Hassim (Wani)

Primary Administrative Assistant

Happy Holidays

8 December 2017

Our holiday break is here and what a wonderful year we have had thus far!

This week has given us so many memories: Kindergarten class music presentations, our Primary staff holiday party, student visitors from Hong Kong, Christmas carolers, the class holiday parties and saying good-bye for the break. Yesterday, our class parties helped us celebrate our year thus far and the friendships that have been made. Some of our students are repatriating and others are moving on to other places. We wish you well and hope your time at Chatsworth has allowed your children to form relationships that will carry on after you have left our school. It is these bonds that we consider a high priority at our school. Enjoy the photos below from yesterday and today. We hope you have a wonderful holiday and look forward to seeing the rest of you back on 3 January.

Warm Regards,

The Primary Leadership Team

Week 19 of the Primary Weekly Correspondance

Week 19

Primary

Swimming LetterMore details here. Primary/Secondary School Musical Sign Up (CCA - Years 3 - 6)The Primary/Secondary School Musical is a CCA beginning in January. Due to the Musical Rehearsals falling outside of the CCA schedule and beginning when we start back in January, we have created a separate sign up form for students who wish to be involved in this exciting opportunity. More details here. End of the Semester LetterMore details here. “Loans” from the Orchard CanteenMore details here. School Photo Orders More details here. Caring for Cambodia Giving Tree January Lunch Menu

Parent Events

Parent Cafè: PYP PhilosophyThe International Baccalaureate mission aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand. Come to the parent cafe to see how we accomplish that mission here at Chatsworth.Date: 12 January 2017Time: 0900 - 1100Venue: Room 5APresenter: Dr. Michael Berry & Ms Kim Riemer RSVP your seat/s here.

Hazwani Hassim (Wani)

Primary Administrative Assistant

Learning Journey Concert

1 December 2017

Fantastic! Incredible! Amazing! Knowledgeable! Extraordinary! Tremendous! Remarkable! Impressive! Outstanding!

These are only a few of the words that come to mind when you think of the students’ performances at this years’ Learning Journey Concert.  Every year, I am amazed and inspired by the students’ work and diligence during the practices and in the final performance.  At school, we watch our students researching, exploring and becoming excellent inquirers all the time. But once a year, they use those inquiry skills and then they transform their knowledge into some type of masterful presentation.  The teachers use this unit to focus on performing skills and I think we can comfortably say that all the students deserve huge congratulations for their creative elements and wonderful performances. As Dr. Berry noted in his closing, the students made us all incredibly proud!

Teachers, we cannot thank you enough for the incredible job you do every day supporting their learning and allowing them the freedom to explore personal interests. You truly found remarkable ways to develop their learning and allow them to showcase it so brilliantly. Parents, thank you for attending the concert, supporting your children while they practiced and making sure everyone had magnificent costumes. It was a wonderful way for our community to celebrate the learning that goes on here at Chatsworth every day!

Concert Video

Concert Photos

Kim Riemer

Assistant Head of Primary

Week 18 of the Primary Weekly Correspondance

Week 18

Primary

Primary/Secondary School Musical Sign Up (CCA - Years 3 - 6) The Primary/Secondary School Musical is a CCA beginning in January. Due to the Musical Rehearsals falling outside of the CCA schedule and beginning when we start back in January, we have created a separate sign up form for students who wish to be involved in this exciting opportunity. More details here. ​“Loans” ​from ​the ​Orchard ​Canteen More details here. Chatsworth Christmas Carol Musical Date: 6 & 7 December 2017 Time: 7pm More details here. Last day of school - Half Day (8 Dec 2017) The school bus will leave at 12.15. School Photo Orders More details here. Caring for Cambodia Giving Tree December Lunch Menu January Lunch Menu Lost and Found will be cleared and cleaned on the last day of school before we break. Kindly check for lost items before this day.

Christmas Celebration (7 Dec 17)

Snacks during Christmas Celebration (7 Dec 2017) EY students to bring packed snacks. JY students may still go over to the canteen to buy snacks. Christmas Bazaar (7 Dec 2017) 2017 Holiday Candy Grams Fundraiser (7 Dec 2017) More details here.

Hazwani Hassim (Wani)

Primary Administrative Assistant