Happening This Week May 1

MONDAY Period 7     Holiday, No School

PD and COLLABORATIVE MEETING

Monday. Holiday, No School

Weds. Digital Horizons. Bring your computer or device and your OCC log on information. See communication from principals for more information.

This Week’s Message

Welcome back from another extended weekend and happy May! This week the Y 12 students are into their exams full swing. See DP exam information in the DP section below. Also, see the T4 tab above for Semester Exam and Report writing information.

Coordinators will be conducting ‘walk throughs’ this week observing the use of lesson objectives and Approaches to Teaching. These are to support the development of the programs. See the ‘Best Practice’ tab above for information about best practice from the last walk through. For more details about the walk through protocol being used, see the Library section of the Resources tab above.

PD this Weds will be based on our ‘Digital Horizons’. We will be looking at four web-based tools we should all be using. In the spirit of Digital Horizons, there is a ‘web quest’ scavenger hunt on the bottom of this post. Scroll down and complete the scavenger hunt for prizes!

A reminder for Y9 teachers; many students will be taking national exams on Tues, Weds and Thursday and will not be in class. See Pak Edi for more information.

Teacher Humor

Fig. 1 

“Jokes - You Quack Me Up!!!” Ducksters Educational Site, www.ducksters.com/jokes/teachers.php. Accessed 28 Apr. 2017.

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

Our Year 12 students are starting their IB Final Exam on 28 April 2017, we would like to highlight the following points that exam invigilators should know:

• Each invigilator must give his or her whole attention to the supervision of the examination. It is not permitted for an invigilator to engage in an activity (for example, reading or marking candidates’ work) other than supervising the examination. Any conversation between invigilators must be brief, quiet and confined to discussing matters relating to the examination in progress.
• At least one invigilator must walk around the room at regular intervals, without disturbing the candidates, to ensure that no candidate is engaging in any form of academic misconduct. Invigilators must not remain in one place for a long period, but when moving about the examination room they must avoid distracting the candidates.
• It is suggested that one invigilator be seated at the back of the room so that candidates cannot determine which part of the room that invigilator is observing.
• During the examination the invigilator must keep an accurate record of any events, such as a temporary absence (for example, requires the bathroom or illness), and if a candidate is cautioned for misconduct (record the name of the candidate and the nature of the misdemeanour).
• Do not leave candidates unsupervised at any time. If an invigilator must leave the examination room, another invigilator must remain to supervise the candidates.
• Other than candidates for the examination, only the head of school, coordinator, invigilators and authorized IB inspectors are allowed into the examination room. No other person should be given access, except in an emergency or with authorization from the Assessment Division, IB Global Centre, Cardiff
• Candidates must not be allowed to leave the examination room during the first hour or during the last 15 minutes of an examination (subject to 15.6 below). Consequently, candidates must not be allowed to leave the examination room if the duration of the examination is one hour and 15 minutes or less.
• Candidates must leave the examination room in a quiet and orderly manner, taking only their personal belongings with them. Candidates must not take any examination paper, data booklets, answer booklets or graph paper out of the room.

The conduct of IB DP Examinations - May & November 2017If you wish to know more, please read the booklet that Ibu Widy has put in each staff room.
If you need us immediately during the exam time, you can use the phone in Ibu Tamara's office (across of MPH) to call our extension number: 202 (Vica) or 155 (Widy and Popy).

MYP

PD update: Next week May 8-12 PD will be provided for determining the final 1-7 end of semester MYP grade. Four workshops will be set up at various times during the week so every MYP teacher will have a chance to attend.

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, was         told to attend a mandatory workshop Thursday April 27.

Last Chance Submission, Tues May 2 Students who do not make this submission will start the year on SA Contract. 

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 Corner

Personal Project Year 9 Timeline

Personal project brainstorm submitted on March 17

Personal Project Proposal was due Friday April 28

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

IDU Corner. 

Interdisciplinary Unit steering committee will meet Friday from 2:50-3:30. Thank you Dani, Laili, Callie, Tofan and Z for helping provide leadership for this. If anyone wants to join in, please let Patrick know or come by.

Next year's plans being developed:

Y7 IDU Individuals and Society and PHE, Y 7 Trip
Y8 IDU Math and Science During T 3 or 4
Y9 IDU Language and Lit and Individuals and Society During T 3 and 4

Y 10 Bonding Trip Term 1 

Recommended this week

The video below is a 12 minute review of Grammarly, one of the tools you will be introduced to in the ‘Digital Horizons’ PD Weds.  Grammarly checks spelling, grammar and more. This review shows how the Grammarly plug in can be used to instantly correct social media posts, emails, and long form writing (our Reports). Also how it can be used for MLA citation.

We are being asked to use Grammarly for Report Card writing this semester.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9pzVavMHJs

Web quest Scavenger Hunt:

Be the first to post the correct answer on the comments section of the blog below, and win a prize. (Be sure to click the ‘older posts’ button on the bottom right after you scroll all the way down so you can see all posts)

•    Select ONE of the three challenges
•    Find the answer on the Blog
•    Post the correct answer right below this on the comment section on the bottom of the May 1 Post (You may have to be logged into a Gmail account)

Challenge 1. What date was the first post on the GJS MYP-DP Blog? Remember to scroll all the way through ‘older’ posts on the bottom.

Challenge 2. How many times has a picture of the GJS MYP-DP Teacher Guide been posted in the 'Happening this week' post section of the blog?

Challenge 3. How many times has this quote about assessment been posted on the blog (other than this post- not including this post)

“Results will be posted on Managebac gradebook within 10 business days”

The Prizes will be yumilicious!!!

Thank you very much,

Patrick and Vica