Happening This Week, April 17

MONDAY Period 7: Y 7 Assembly

PD and COLLABORATIVE MEETING

Monday. Development of Learning Progressions. Everyone Meet in MPR3 at 3:00, then break out rooms. See communication from Ibu Tamara.

Weds. Self-Study. Everyone meet in MPR3, then break out rooms.  See communication from IB Coordinators

This Week’s Message

Welcome back from a long weekend. I hop everyone who celebrated Easter was treated well by the Easter Bunny (Yes, ‘hop’ was a pun, not a type-o). There are a number of extended weekends and short weeks this term as well as a late start and sports assembly this Weds. National exams are also taking place for Y 9 this week. Please plan accordingly to fit all instruction and assessment smoothly into the term to reduce stress on yourself and the students.

On the tab above labeled ‘T 4 Information’ you will find more information about report writing and semester exams. Under the 'Resources'  tab you will find a new section called 'Unit Development’ containing information to help with writing units for DP and MYP. When you scroll down this post you will find an update on Weds late start, Friday’s extended tutor groups, DP exams, MYP Personal Projects, Service and Action, and some information and reminders about assessment.

Joke of the week: 

How do you know the Easter Bunny is really smart?

Because he's an egghead. 

National Exams

Year 9 students who are taking National Exams will have School Exams on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18, they will go home after exams finish.

Students who are not taking national exams still have normal lessons, please adjust your lessons.

There will be National Exams on May 2,3,4,8 also, please plan accordingly. 

Please see Pak Edi's email from Weds April 12 for list of students who are taking the exams. The list is extensive.  Also see his emails for room changes.

Weds Late Start

Wednesday 19 April school will start at 10.00 due to elections. Here is the arrangement:

    Tutor group at 10.00-10.10

    Normal lesson starting at 10.10.

    Period 6 for MYP students:  13.00 - 13.30

    Lunch time for DP students: 12.50 - 13.30 (10 minutes earlier)

    Sport assembly: 13.30-2.50

Friday Extended Tutor Group

Pak Z and Ibu Ingrid have arranged curricular and learning activities for the extended tutor times on Fridays. This includes Unit plans that cover the whole semester. Thank you for all the tutor teachers that work with the students to deliver these programs.

Y 7-8 Battle of the Sexes activities

Y 9 Personal Project- Students will be introduced to the Proposal Worksheet Due April 28, MPR1

Y 10-11 Impulse control activities

DP

IB final exams are coming soon 28 April - 19 May 2017. The invigilation schedule was released Friday April 7. Please be in the exam venue on time.

The Year 12 students last regular school day is April, 21st. The week after they have the choice of learning at home or coming to school to discuss lesson with their friends or with teachers. They can use their study room or library for this purpose. They have been informed to make an appointment with you if they wish to consult lessons. Kindly support our Year 12 students in their last days preparing for their final exam.

MYP

Interdisciplinary Steering Committee will be meeting at 12:30 on Friday in the IB office. Thank you Ibu Dani for heading this,  and Ibu Laili, Ibu Callie and Pak Z for your support.

If you want to be a part of this planning committee planning for next years IDU's please let me or Ibu Dani know.

Service and Action 2016-17 Journal Submission

Y 7 Submitted their journal on March 22, DONE!

Y 8 Journal submission is due DONE!

Y9 Journal submission is due April 17

Y 10 Journal Submitted their journal on March 17, DONE!

The IB office is busy reviewing and assessing the journals. Thank you IBU Ocha for organizing this and following up with students.

There will be one more opportunity provided for students who do not meet expectations. After that, students who do not meet expectations will start next year on Service and Action Contract, and will have to meet extra standards.

For more information on SA at Global Jaya, see the GJS MYP-DP Teacher Guide P 38 for more on SA http://gjsmypib.blogspot.co.id/p/ib-resources.html

Personal Project

On Monday April 10. Ibu Popy submitted all the Y 10 Personal Projects to IB. Y 10 is finally done! To give an idea of the amount of work it requires, remember that students submitted this work on Jan 23. It took from then until now to complete the process. Thank you everyone involved.

Y 9 Personal Project. Students submitted their personal project brainstorm on March 17, their second official submission. Upcoming Y 9 work includes:

Fri April 21 Ext Tutor group the Proposal task sheet will be handed out to students

               Fri April 28 Proposal due on Managebac

Friday May 5 Ext tutor group the Report Template will be handed out

               Monday May 15 Draft of report Part A will be due on Managebac.

For more information on Personal Project at Global Jaya School see P 39 of the GJS MYP-DP Teacher Guide http://gjsmypib.blogspot.co.id/p/ib-resources.html

Recommended Blog of the week

'Why do I/you teach?' This is very basic question we, as teacher, always ask ourselves. We have some relevant answers of this question as well. If you want to know other perspective about it, please follow the link the link below. 

http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2017/03/23/do-you-know-why-you-decided-to-become-a-teacher/

MYP-DP Teacher Guide and Assessment  

Fig 1.

Not sure what to do about late work? Work students did not hand in?

See the MYP-DP Teacher guide, Pgs. 17-19 for guidance on “Atypical, late or missing work”.

To help with your Assessment Planning for Term 4, please see the “Assessment” section of the “MYP-DP Teacher Guide” Pg. 14.

Click here for the MYP-DP Teacher Guide

Fig 1. “GJS MYP-DP Teacher Guide.” GJS MYP-DP Blog, Global Jaya IB Office, 20 Jan. 2017, drive.google.com/file/d/0B41f9T_FZso4VGc0ajhzZHQ4NTA/view. Accessed 18 Mar. 2017. 

Some important things to keep in mind as you plan for Term 4 assessments:

Students in a subject specific year level share the same summative tasks for a unit, and teach the same units.

Summative assessments and due dates are posted on Managebac before the due date

Assignments should be set on MB to be due during class meeting times

Results will be posted on Managebac gradebook within 10 business days

From the IB Office, thank you very much, and have a great week,

Patrick and Vica