1 May School Closed - Labour Day

3-4 May Year 6 Exhibition

4 May Coffee Morning, After School Activities 2018—2019, 9.00 to 9.30am

5 May JASIS Swim Meet

7 May Secondary Assembly at 2.05pm led by 12Foster

10 May School Closed - Ascension of Jesus Christ

11 May School Closed

16 May Parent Education Session, Transition to Secondary

17 May Flag Raising Ceremony at 8.10am

21 May Secondary Assembly at 2.05pm led by 10Lo

25 May Primary Assembly at 8.10am

28 May Secondary Semester 2 Examinations

29 May School Closed - Waisak Day

April 2018 Calendar Events:

Dear Parents of ACG School Jakarta,

As mentioned in the previous Newsletter, we have some teachers leaving ACG School Jakarta at the end of

the academic year. A omission to that list was Ms Elizabeth Zans, Art.

I am delighted to announce the following appointments:

Mr Shawn Hutchinson, Principal. A separate notice was sent out introducing Mr Hutchinson.

Ms Charlene Chan, Primary. A New Zealander, currently teaching in Jakarta. Has previously worked in New

Zealand.

Ms Carrie Ilbrey, Primary. British, currently teaching in Jakarta. Has previously worked in England and

Singapore. Carrie is a former ACG School Jakarta employee; welcome back!

Ms Chantel Cull, Primary. South African, currently teaching in Bahrain. Has previously worked in South

Africa.

Mr Brendan McTiernan, IT and Global Perspectives. Irish, currently teaching in China. Has previously

worked in Ireland, Singapore, Dubai and Jordan.

Mr Alan Coop, Physics. New Zealander, currently working for another ACG school in Auckland.

Ms Annie Pickering, Mathematics. New Zealander, currently working in Latvia. Has previously worked in

Thailand, Abu Dhabi, England and New Zealand.

Mr Dillon Sweales, English. British, currently working in Jakarta. Has previously worked in England and

France.

Furthermore, Ms Gita Utari will be moving to Secondary to take on the Art position. For those of you

wondering which year levels the new Primary teachers will be teaching, or who in fact will be teaching your

child next year, a reminder that this information is sent to parents just prior to the start of Term 1. It is at

this time that we invite parents to attend the Meet the Teacher Day, which is set for Monday 6 August,

2018.

Kind regards,

Dr Stuart Tasker

Principal

Photos from Secondary Senior Formal on Saturday, 21 April 2018 at Grand Hyatt Jakarta.

Upcoming Coffee Mornings

After School Activities 2018—2019, 9.00 to 9.30am on Friday 4 May

Year 5 Camp

This April Year 5 went to Camp Kawepe for 4 days as part of our Sharing The Planet

unit. We learned all about the padi cycle, as well as got very muddy and wet. A fun

time was had by all, with the highlight being the swimming pool and the amazing

food, which is all organic and grown at camp.

On the second week of term 4, the Year 4 students went camping at Taman Safari for 3 days 2 nights. They had a blast on the ropes course

and flying fox.

Year 4 Camp

Upcoming Parent Education Sessions

Transition to Secondary and the 7 to 9 Curriculum, 8.15 to 9.15am on Wednesday 16 May

On Wednesday 25 April, our Secondary students participated in a Swimming Gala. It’s an internal competition where students collect points from their house teams.

Secondary Swim Gala

On Friday we celebrated Ibu Kartini Day. We started off with the monthly flag raising ceremony led by the Year 11 students which was then followed by drama and song performances by students and parent volunteers.

Kartini Day Assembly

Learner Profile of the Month

On Wednesday 19 April 2018, Year 1 had a field trip to Taman Mini Indonesia Indah to look at different homes from Indonesia.

Year 1 trip to TMII

April: Balanced

Balanced students understand the importance of intellectual, physical and emotional balance to achieve personal well-being for themselves and others. They recognize their interdependence with other people and the world in which we live. What area of your life needs some balance?

May: Open-minded

Being open-minded means that we appreciate and respect other cultures and individuals, regardless of their beliefs, values, and traditions. We seek and value a range of points of view, and are willing to grow from the experience. How will you be open-minded this month?

Singapore Theatre Trip

On Thursday 12 April, parents were invited for a coffee morning in the staffroom to discuss numeracy in the PYP. The session was hosted by Jennifer Kesler and Darren Aitchison. We were happy to have about 20 interested and eager parents attend, and it was fascinating to hear their own preconceptions and opinions about mathematics.

Numeracy PES PYP Coffee Morning Many parents joined us to hear more about the PYP Self-Study, a practice where the PYP staff evaluates ourselves against the IB Standards & Practices and reflects on future actions that need to be taken. Our PYP Evaluation visit is scheduled for 22-24 October 2018, and we will involve parents and students through interviews with the visitors.

On the first week of Term 4, our Year 9 students attended a

theatre trip to Singapore. They have been studying the realistic

fiction novel, ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-

time’, and had the opportunity to watch the British National

Theatre’s award-winning production.