April 12, 2019

Dear Parents 

Happy Thingyan Holiday. I hope you all have a restful and relaxing week. We will look forward to seeing our students back in school on Monday, April 22, 2019. 

Don't forget to pick up your Byblos Brunch ticket at the business office for our last fundraiser of the year for the UWS Project happening on Saturday, May 4th.

Grade 12 students have a week of study sessions where students are encouraged to attend their normal classes in order to review for their IB exams. Although these study sessions are not mandatory, we highly encourage students to attend. 

High School Exams: Wednesday, April 24, 2019, to April 30, 2019, our high school exams will be taking place.  Here is a link to the exam schedule. These exams are only one measure of how well your child has retained and learned the course content. 

The end of the year exam is a summative assessment where students have an opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned throughout the school year. The exams take place early in order to allow teachers to assess students’ long term learning and provide feedback to the students. The timing of the exam allows teachers time to introduce a final unit before the end of the year which will be assessed and included in the quarter four report card. This allows for teaching and learning to occur until the final day of school. As high school students progress through the years learning how to study for cumulative exams is imperative, as at the end of grade 12, all students take exams which assess two years of academic content.

During the Exams

• Students in high school will need to be on campus only when they have an exam.
• The morning exam begins at 8:00 AM and the afternoon exam begins at 12:00 PM
• Students who are late to the exam will not be given extra time
• Students in grades 9 and 10 may not leave the exam room early. Students in grade 11 will follow IB rules, which state that they cannot leave an exam during the first hour of the exam, or during the last 15 minutes.
• Students are not allowed to bring bags, mobiles, food or personal items into the exam room. Only a transparent pencil case, pen or pencil, water bottle, a book to read, and sweater are allowed

Prior to Exams

• Students should obtain a good night sleep prior to the exam. Cramming for an exam is not effective.
• Have a good breakfast
• Bring a sweater in case exam room is cold

2019-2020 school year start times and end times

• Elementary will start at 8:00 AM and end at 2:45 PM
• PreK will start at 8:00 AM and end at 1:30 PM
• Secondary School will start at 8:15 and end at 3:00 PM

Grade 5 to 6 Transition- On Tuesday, April 23, 2019 grade 5 students will be visiting grade 6 in order to better understand what to expect from middle school. This will be followed up with a parent information session for 5th-grade parents at 5:00PM in the cafeteria. 

Enjoy your holiday.