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Welcome to 6JK

6JK Essential Agreement

In 6JK we agree to do the following to make our class a safe and happy place for all of us to learn.

We…

• think it’s ok to make mistakes and we will use these opportunities to learn.

• will respect each person in our class, the ideas we have and our differences that make us special

• will always try to try our best and enjoy our learning.

• will be responsible for ourselves and our room, and help everyone keep things organized.

Timetables and Lessons

Veracross

https://portals.veracross.com/nist

Swimming – PE lesson on Days C & E

Library Borrowing Day F, Period 4A

Curriculum

Exhibition

How We Express

Ourselves

and

Where We Are In

Place And Time

How We Organise Ourselves

How the

World

Works

Sharing

The

Planet

Who We

Are

Units of Inquiry – can you help? Do you have expertise in

Language and Mathematics related to the Units of Inquiry

Some ‘stand alone’ Language and Mathematics

Specialist Classes

Mr Mark

Bourgeois

Music

Ms Jane

Mycroft

Physical

Education

Ms Jules

White

Art

Mr Brady Cline & Mr Oscar Sala

IT

Ms Warunee

Prommanuwat

Thai Studies

Mr Tony

Abbey

Drama

NIST Elementary Counsellors

We provide a comprehensive counseling and guidance program that removes barriers to learning by attending to the personal, social, emotional and developmental needs of all students to ensure that we have happy, healthy, and successful students at NIST.

Services are provided through:

• classroom guidance lessons

• individual/small group counseling

• parent and teacher consultations

Shari Dixon

EY1, Y1, Y3, Y5

Email: sdixon@nist.ac.th

Tel: 02 651 2065 ext 406

Roslin Srikuruwal

EY2, Y2, Y4, Y6

Email: rsrikuruwal@nist.ac.th

Tel: 02 651 2065 ext 355

English as an Additional Language (EAL)

Ms Kyla Kopperud

kkopperud@nist.ac.th

Tel: 02 651 2065 ext 705

Blog: http://blogs.nist.ac.th/eal/

EAL Parent Seminar

Tuesday, 18th September for parents Y2-6

EAL Open House

Thursday, 11th October during 3 way conferences

Exceptional Learners Support Year 4 – Year 6

Dr Selena Gallagher sgallagher@nist.ac.th

Tel: 02 651 2065 ext. 122

Identification

Differentiated Support

Focused Learning Opportunities

EL Parent Support Group Coffee Morning

Friday 24th August 8am in the Old Library

Year 6 Learning Support

Sandy Dodd

Trish Curtain

Bonnie Juarez

Tess Lenaugo

Collaborative

Inclusive classroom

approach

Focused learning

groups

Communication

Communication will be through:

Blogs - elementary school and class blogs

http://blogs.nist.ac.th/elementary/

http://blogs.nist.ac.th/6jk

Veracross

Email

Line of Contact

Start here Ms Jessica Kirkby

Class Teacher

Mr Chris Boreham

Pastoral Issues

Mr Brett Penny

Principal

Ms Kate Grant

Curriculum Issues

Mr Chad Walsh

Year Level

Co-ordinator

Home learning A new approach

Monday – Monday

• 1 provocation each week

• Transdiciplinary

• Mother Tongue for EAL learners

• Focus on presentation, openness, learning styles

• Reading - 15 minutes

• World Language Assignments – 20 minutes

ECAs and Going Home

ECAs – Extra Curricular Activities

Paul Hodgkinson Activities and Athletics Director

phodgkinson@nist.ac.th

Please ensure your child leaves the

school ground at 2.30pm if they are not involved in ECAs.

Camp

More information at our

Year 6 Camp Briefing

Day and Time will be shared over the next few weeks. This will be held in the evening.

Camp

Tuesday 20th- Friday 23rd of November Camp Venue: Pung-waan Resort,

Kanchanaburi

Exhibition

Transdisciplinary Theme:

Where We Are in Place and Time

Please avoid planning

holidays/absences between February

and May

Transition to Secondary School

Aim: to ease the transition for students and parents for the transition between elementary and secondary school

Planned process of Lessons, Events and Activities planned in co-operation with the Secondary School

Takes place after Exhibition

Veracross

Please log into Veracross to ensure that your

contact information is correct.

If your email address, address, phone number, or

any other information changes

please make the changes directly in Veracross.

Questions and a letter