News from Head of School - Kathy Miner
Dear Parents
Thank you to our parent volunteers who have helped to make the Anti-Bullying Campaign a huge success! We hope you had a chance to see the large balloon linked chain of friendship in the school lobby, symbolizing the bully-free school environment that we are fostering. GAAPA is a huge supporter of our Anti-Bullying Campaign and has done so much to make the week meaningful and successful.
Also, another huge thank you to our parent volunteers who helped to make the first ever Health & Wellness Summit for Grades 3 & 4 a big success!
And, a thank you for the support of our Booster Club Parents who are selling healthy snacks at the after school concessions and supporting our Athletics Program.
Fall Festival, October 22
The GEMS American Academy Fall Festival is Thursday, October 22 from 5:00 pm-7:00 pm. This event is hosted and organized by our GAAPA Parent Association with the help of our many parent volunteers across the school. Be sure to bring the whole family and enjoy seeing friends and making new connections.
Parent Feedback and Input
We encourage and value feedback, suggestions and input from our parent community. We regularly schedule parent “In Touch” feedback sessions throughout the year to gather valuable information and suggestions important for the continuous improvement of our school programs and practices. These sessions helps us to stay in touch with our parents.
How does an In Touch Session work? We organize a variety of table discussion groups, each led by a Senior Leadership Team member, focused on a particular theme. Parents rotate among the topics that interest them the most. Parents have commented in previous sessions that they enjoy the engaging discussions. Parents appreciate have the opportunity to comment on the positive aspects of the school as well as make suggestions about areas in which they feel there could be more improvement.
Please mark your calendar for our next "In Touch" Session planned for Wednesday, October 21 from 1:30pm to 2:45pm.
Those unable to attend are welcome to contact any of our Senior Leadership Team members either by phone, by email or in person, to speak personally about aspects of our school, just contact Naseera-Timm-Holland at [email protected] for assistance in making an appointment that fits your busy schedule.
Kathryn Miner
Head of School
Thank you to our parent volunteers who have helped to make the Anti-Bullying Campaign a huge success! We hope you had a chance to see the large balloon linked chain of friendship in the school lobby, symbolizing the bully-free school environment that we are fostering. GAAPA is a huge supporter of our Anti-Bullying Campaign and has done so much to make the week meaningful and successful.
Also, another huge thank you to our parent volunteers who helped to make the first ever Health & Wellness Summit for Grades 3 & 4 a big success!
And, a thank you for the support of our Booster Club Parents who are selling healthy snacks at the after school concessions and supporting our Athletics Program.
Fall Festival, October 22
The GEMS American Academy Fall Festival is Thursday, October 22 from 5:00 pm-7:00 pm. This event is hosted and organized by our GAAPA Parent Association with the help of our many parent volunteers across the school. Be sure to bring the whole family and enjoy seeing friends and making new connections.
Parent Feedback and Input
We encourage and value feedback, suggestions and input from our parent community. We regularly schedule parent “In Touch” feedback sessions throughout the year to gather valuable information and suggestions important for the continuous improvement of our school programs and practices. These sessions helps us to stay in touch with our parents.
How does an In Touch Session work? We organize a variety of table discussion groups, each led by a Senior Leadership Team member, focused on a particular theme. Parents rotate among the topics that interest them the most. Parents have commented in previous sessions that they enjoy the engaging discussions. Parents appreciate have the opportunity to comment on the positive aspects of the school as well as make suggestions about areas in which they feel there could be more improvement.
Please mark your calendar for our next "In Touch" Session planned for Wednesday, October 21 from 1:30pm to 2:45pm.
Those unable to attend are welcome to contact any of our Senior Leadership Team members either by phone, by email or in person, to speak personally about aspects of our school, just contact Naseera-Timm-Holland at [email protected] for assistance in making an appointment that fits your busy schedule.
Kathryn Miner
Head of School
GAA community News
Parent information Sessions, October 2015
In order to connect with the parent community on various important topics, we are introducing a parent coffee and information series. Here are the dates and topics of sessions we will be hosting over the next two months:
Secondary: Science Information Session
Date: 19 October 2015
Time: 11:30am-12:15pm
Place: Auditorium
KG Curriculum Information Session
Date: 20 October 2015
Time: 8am-9am and again at 2pm-3pm
Place: Library
"In Touch"with the Senior Leadership Team
Date: 21st October 2015
Time: 1:30-2:45pm
Place: IB Lounge
*Parents who are unable to attend an information session will have the opportunity to view the presentations on The Launcher (tiny.cc/thelauncher) or click not the following link https://gaa-ad.haikulearning.com/administrator/thelauncher/cms_page/view/23181708
In order to connect with the parent community on various important topics, we are introducing a parent coffee and information series. Here are the dates and topics of sessions we will be hosting over the next two months:
Secondary: Science Information Session
Date: 19 October 2015
Time: 11:30am-12:15pm
Place: Auditorium
KG Curriculum Information Session
Date: 20 October 2015
Time: 8am-9am and again at 2pm-3pm
Place: Library
"In Touch"with the Senior Leadership Team
Date: 21st October 2015
Time: 1:30-2:45pm
Place: IB Lounge
*Parents who are unable to attend an information session will have the opportunity to view the presentations on The Launcher (tiny.cc/thelauncher) or click not the following link https://gaa-ad.haikulearning.com/administrator/thelauncher/cms_page/view/23181708