During the past week, Preschool, Grade 1 and Grade 3 students all had the opportunity to travel to see theatre performances (while Kindergarten and Grade 2 will have their theatre trips next week). Today, all the Elementary School children, from Kindergarten to Grade 4, had the chance to be performers on stage (with a brief appearance from Grade 5). The Grade 5 students will have further opportunities to perform in the new year (the Winter Band Concert on January 31, 2025), while the Preschool children will be on stage next week for their Winter Show.
Getting on stage to perform in front of an audience takes courage and preparation. It is an important life skill that cuts across subject areas and professions. Having repeated opportunities during their formative years to be “under the spotlights” will help all our children to develop their confidence. Some will, no doubt, catch the “performance bug” and will even begin to seek out future opportunities to take to the stage - whether that’s as a musician, actor, dancer or even a teacher or lecturer. It is safe to say that the children at ISA can expect to have repeated opportunities to stand up in front of their peers (and others) to share their learning and understanding, or demonstrate their skills and passions - and often in languages other than English. In just the past few months, we’ve had presentations in Italian, Portuguese, Japanese and Korean. In addition, I have recently been overwhelmed by the number of children who are approaching me to propose a wide variety of assembly presentations they’d like to lead. This is a truly exciting development, and I look forward to seeing how this grows in the coming year.
(Please remember to routinely check the Daily Notices in the Community Hub and the Events Calendar)
Tuesday, December 10
Kindergarten & Grade 2 trip to Aberdeen Arts Centre
Visit from The Critter Keeper for Grade 4, Preschool and our language classes
Preschool Winter Show (8:30am, Queen Elizabeth Theatre - parents/carers welcome)
Final assembly of 2024 (11:15am, Queen Elizabeth Theatre - parents/carers welcome - please note the different time)
Please note: While students in Middle and High School will receive end of semester report cards in December, the end of the second quarter in the Elementary School doesn’t take place until Friday, January 17, 2025. Therefore, Elementary School children’s second progress reports will be available through PowerSchool on Friday, January 24, 2025. Preschool children will have their formal reports at the end of the school year, which is in addition to the individual reports that are prepared and shared over the course of the year by each child’s key worker and Andrea Taylor. If you have any questions about this, please direct them to me.
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