Happening this week April 24

MONDAY Period 7:  No School Today, Isra Mi’raj

PD and COLLABORATIVE MEETING

Monday. No School

Weds.  Extended Essay Reflection 2. See DP and EE coordinator communications for more information.

Teacher Humor.

A kid comes home from school. Mum asks, 'What did you learn today?'
Kid replies, 'Not enough. I have to go back tomorrow.'

This Week’s Message

Welcome back! We hope you enjoyed the extended weekend and the family fun day. The coordinators would like to issue a big THANK YOU and CONGRATULATIONS as we wrap up this year’s section of the self-study. We appreciate the time and effort put into this as you continue your busy teaching schedule.

Remember to pay close attention to calendars and planning, with many extended weekends we only have one full week of school this term between now the Semester Exams. Please plan in order to get all instruction and assessment fit smoothly into this broken up term.

To help you with planning, see the tab above “Term 4 information” for semester exam dates, report writing information,  report dates and more. See below for the Exam schedule sent out by Pak Edi.

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Pak Edi. “Draft Exam Schedual .” Draft Exam Schedual , 21 Apr. 2017. Email.

Extended Tutor Time Fri

Pak Z and Ibu Ingrid have arranged curricular and learning activities for the extended tutor times on Fridays. The work they have done 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 7-9 collaboration activities

Y 10-11 Impulse control activities and Emotional Intelligence

DP

The Final IB exam is starting this week on Friday 28th May 2017 at 1 pm. The students do not have their regular class this week, but they can come to school if they need help from you or if they want to learn in a group. They have been told to make an appointment before meeting you.

Kindly check the exam invigilation schedule and a reminder from Ibu Widy that will be sent every day in the morning. It is highly appreciated f you can come 5 minutes before your invigilation time.

MYP

Service and Action Corner. Service and Action 2016-17 Journals have been submitted for year 7-10

   

Any students who have not submitted by April 25, Tues, will have a mandatory workshop on Thursday afternoon

Thursday April 27 MPR 1 mandatory workshop for students who did not submit the SA journal

Last chance submission Tues May 2 following the Mandatory workshop
Students go on SA contract for next year if they have not completed work

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

Personal Project Corner

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

Friday April 28 Proposal due on Managebac

Friday May 5 ext tutor group the report template will be handed out

Monday may 15 Draft report of 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

IDU Corner. Interdisciplinary Unit steering committee will meet Friday from 12:30-1:00. Thank you Dani, Laili, Callie, Tofan and Z for helping provide leadership for this.

Next year's plans being developed:
Y7 IDU Individuals and Society and PHE, Y 7 Trip
Y8 IDU Math and Science During T4
Y9 IDU Language and Lit and Individuals and Society During T 3 and 4

Recommended Blog of the week

“MYP Assessment Overview” See the 3 minute video below for an overview of assessment in MYP: from formative assessment, to summative assessment, to grading. Click the link below    

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGjVsDSXeww

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

MYP-DP Teacher Guide and Assessment

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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.

http://gjsmypib.blogspot.co.id/p/ib-resources.html

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

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