Carnavale

Carnavale (also known as Mardi-Gras) is an event hosted by the French Section for all students in the primary campus. Please see the information below from the Head of the French section, Jean-Yves Vesseau, and check your child's class blog for further details.

Carnival season is upon us again and TES will celebrate in style on Tuesday March 4.

All students from the three sections  - infant and junior - will parade their fancy costumes around the junior playground starting at 8:30 am. 

Parents will therefore be expected to make their way to the junior playground and take a seat on the stands. Of course, you're more than welcome to wear a fancy dress too and take part in the procession.

At the end of the procession, just after 9, we will all watch a Diabolo show (please note that you will have the possibility to buy diabolos once the students are back in class). 

Children will go back to class at 9:15 where they will feverishly wait for the crepes cooked by the parents. 

 A huge thank you to all the parents involved!

In case of rain, the parade will be cancelled but your child can still come in his/her fancy dress and will get their crepe just the same.

I am looking forward to seeing you on March 4 for what promises to be an unforgettable Mardi Gras!

Jean-Yves Vesseau

Gorgeous Photo

Please come and view the latest photo of all the Junior students. It covers the display wall just opposite the entrance to the Junior Wing. It was taken on our Chinese New Year celebration day and features the students and staff from all sections.






If you come and view the photo tomorrow morning you will be able to add a message in your mother tongue on our curved wall. 
We will be asking the children to write a simple greeting in their mother tongue using a gold pen. It could be as simple as 'hello' or you may want to write something that expresses the importance of mother tongue such as this quote... 'One should respect one's motherland, one's culture and one's mother tongue because they are the givers of happiness'

Information about Open Week

We are very much looking forward to hosting our first ever 'Open Week' in the British Junior Section this week. We are proud to be sharing the excellent teaching and learning that occurs in our section and hope that this opportunity gives you some insight into what happens in the classroom.  Please see the points below for some useful information:

• Most  slots have now been filled so if you have not made any bookings please check to see if there are any times still available. 
• Remember that you are only supposed to visit your child's class.
• Next week the teachers will put the timetables outside their classrooms so please check before you enter the classroom that you are listed.
• Please be reminded that phones should be switched off and that parents are not allowed to take photos or film the lesson.

Assemblies

All parents have been invited to attend the assemblies next week. There has been a slight change due to an opportunity provided by the French Section.

The children in Year Four will now be attending assembly with the Year 5 and 6 students as we have been able to invite a motivational speaker 'Judith Fox' to talk to the students about her brother Terry Fox. You are welcome to attend this assembly.

The Year 3 PSHE assembly will go ahead as usual and parents from any year group are welcome to attend.

Please see the times below:

8:15 - 8:45am Year 3 Assembly

8:50 - 9:30am Year 4/5/6 Assembly

Mathletics for Parents

Mr Millward will be running two information afternoons about our Mathletics programme in the amphitheatre.This is a great opportunity to find out how the programme supports children's learning.Each information session, which will last for 30 -45 minutes, will be the same.

The days and times are below:

Monday 24th February 1:50pm

Wednesday 26th February 1:50pm

Welcome Back

Dear parents and students,

I would like to extend a warm welcome to the new families that have joined us for the second semester. We have three families who have returned to Taiwan and to TES - it's great to have you back. 

For new families please note that I use my blog to inform you about upcoming events  as well as reporting back on the exciting things that have happened in school. If you click on the tab 'CHIRPS' you will be taken to a page showing important dates for the term. I aim to write a new post every fortnight, but sometimes it will be weekly. In order not to miss out on information you can sign up to receive an email every time I post something on my blog. You will be able to do this by filling in the required details on the right hand side of my blog page. As always if you have any problems please contact the office or Mr Millward duncan.millward@tes.tp.edu.tw 

Reminder: 

For safety reasons, children are not allowed to use the boiling water function on the water dispensers in the canteen. If you would like your child to have hot food, other than the school lunch, then please see the information below

• Food must be packed in a stainless steel container (plastic boxes will not be placed in the steamer).Lunch boxes must be labeled with your child’s name and year group (this is to ensure that lunchboxes are placed in the steamer at the correct time Please ensure your child is familiar with the system below:
• Students

On arrival at school, place your lunch box in the refrigerator, which is located in the cafeteria near the lunch box racks.
The kitchen staff will collect your lunch box from the refrigerator and place it in the steamer 30-40 minutes before your lunch sitting.
When you come to the cafeteria for lunch you will find your lunch box placed on a table near the lunch box racks (the lunch boxes will be removed from the steamer approximately 10 minutes before lunch starts to ensure they are not too hot for you to handle).

Upcoming Events:

Paying it Forward

Next week is 'Random Acts of Kindness Week' which we think gives us a great opportunity to remind our students of the importance of being kind and making a difference to the lives of others.Starting after assembly on Tuesday all students will be given 10 stickers. Each time they do something kind for someone else they give the recipient two stickers. One sticker is to wear and the other is to 'pay it forward'. That person must then do something kind for somebody else and pass on stickers. At the end of the week we will make a display in the atrium of all the kind acts that have occurred. 

If you are interested in talking about this at home then please look at the links on the following website http://www.pinterest.com/4thrprogram/kids-random-acts-of-kindness/

Maths Workshop for parents on Friday 14th February at 1:50pm (location to be confirmed)

This workshop is for parents to learn more about the calculation strategies for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division that we teach children. You will learn about the steps involved in teaching children to grasp an efficient method. If your child is already highly proficient in using a variety of calculation methods then you would probably find our next workshop (Friday 21st March at 1:50pm) on investigations more useful.

Visit to the Secondary Campus for parents of Year 6 students

The ESC (European Secondary Campus) Parents' Association extends an invitation to all Year 6 parents to attend a coffee morning on Wednesday 12th February 10:00 -11:30am in the Canteen (Phase 2 building). This will be an opportunity to find out about life at ESC and also to have a tour of the school.

Open Week on Monday 24th February - Thursday 27th February

Open Week is a great opportunity for parents to find out more about teaching and learning in our school. Information about Open Week and how to book your place will be emailed to parents on Monday 10th February. Please note - this is only available to parents. 

Tribe Day Thursday 27th February

As many of you already know all students are placed into one of four tribes which are named after the main aboriginal tribes of Taiwan namely, Paiwan (green), Ami (red), Rukai (yellow) and Bunan (blue). Three times a year we hold a Tribe Day where the students come to school dressed in their tribe colours. When students receive  merits (for good work/behaviour) they are added to their tribe's total for the term. At the Tribe assembly on that day we reveal the winning tribe so far. 

Friday Assembly

Each Friday we celebrate student achievement. It may be for excellent work, excellent effort or good behaviour. Mr Fagg also gives out Mathletics certificates which are awarded to children who work consistently hard over time. Our first Gold certificate was awarded today to Jonathan in Year 4. 

Congratulations Jonathan!

International Mother-Tongue Language Day - Friday 21st February

Please see Mr Millward's blog to find out more about what is happening on this day.

Please note that the the CHIRPS page has been updated.

Warm regards

Adele Corry