{"id":191169,"date":"2020-09-17T11:17:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T07:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/?p=191169"},"modified":"2020-09-17T13:18:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T09:18:58","slug":"just-make-a-mark-and-see-where-it-takes-you-peter-h-reynolds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/2020\/09\/17\/just-make-a-mark-and-see-where-it-takes-you-peter-h-reynolds\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Just make a mark and see where it takes you!&#8221;       &#8212; Peter H. Reynolds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Primary Families,<\/p>\n<p>What a pleasure it was to see such great attendance at our Parent Information virtual meetings last night. Being informed about your child&#8217;s learning and building relationships with teachers at ABIS are excellent first steps towards a successful school year.<\/p>\n<p>We were happy this week to be able to offer iPads for Distance Learning to our grades 1 and 2 students.&nbsp; We hope the use of these devices will make learning from home a little easier for students and families. If you are experiencing difficulties when using the iPad, please contact our wonderful IT Manager, Mr. Atul: a.alex@abisoman.com<\/p>\n<p>Already we have reached the end of our third week of Distance Learning.&nbsp; As we all look forward to the day when we can be face to face again, it is rewarding to see the learning and growth occurring in our students online.&nbsp; Routines and moving between classes and activities are becoming second nature to our young charges, and the focus is now on developing communication and thinking skills while using a variety of new and interesting technology tools.<\/p>\n<p>Many classes also celebrated International Dot Day, based on the inspiring book, &#8220;The Dot&#8221; by Peter H. Reynolds.&nbsp; Students dressed in polka dots, created artwork with dots as a starting point, completed &#8220;dotty&#8221; math activities and wrote responses to the story.&nbsp; Ask your child to tell you all about it; it&#8217;s a story that encourages self expression, creativity, and confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Please continue to talk to your child about his\/her learning experiences this year, and maintain open communication with ABIS teachers throughout the year.&nbsp; We appreciate your involvement and feedback as we all work together towards one goal: happy, engaged students who are motivated to do their best.<\/p>\n<p>Wishing you all a relaxing weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Maeve<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/09\/The-Dot.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/09\/The-Dot-300x271.png\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-191171 lazyload\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/271;\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Primary Families, What a pleasure it was to see such great attendance at our Parent Information virtual meetings last night. Being informed about your child&#8217;s learning and building relationships with teachers at ABIS are excellent first steps towards a successful school year. 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