Students participate on COP19 Virtual Town Hall Video Conference

A group of IB SL Physics students from Mr Cross' class participated in COP19 Virtual Town Hall Video Conference. The event was organized by Taking IT Global in conjunction with the UN Climate Change Conference  being held now in Warsaw, Poland. Through the video conference, students are connected with schools around the world, experts and College students on the ground from the Conference of Youth in Warsaw.

Parallel with the video conference, the Twitter hashtag #globalencounters was collecting questions and comments from the students. Our Graded school group tweeted from cellphones and were able to see the Twitter stream in a separate projector which was also used for just in time research on topics brought up in the conference like the oil sands in Canada. The Storify slideshow below shows some of the tweets from #globalencounters. Graded students were very excited to get their twitter questions answered live.

The next step for all the students in the IB Physics SL classes will be to revisit the #globalencounters stream, as well as #cop19, for a closer look on resources, questions , issues and expert connections. This work was a partnership between Mr Cross and the HS Academic Technology Coordinator, Mrs Meneghini.

Parent-Teacher Conference Sign-ups

The demand for parent-teacher conferences has been exceptional these past two years and we look forward to productive meetings on October 11 and 14. We have added an extra half day due to increased demand over the past two years. Last October there were a total of 634 conferences on the one day. We hope that this additional time will meet the needs of every parent who wishes to meet with his/her son's/daughter's teachers. Each conference is 15 minutes in length.

• Friday, October 11 - 1:00 - 4:00 pm
• Monday, October 14 - 8:00 - 12:00 and 1:00 - 4:00 pm

Conference signups begin tomorrow morning and you can sign up in the Veracross Parent Portal. Once you have logged in you have to follow the steps that are shown below to sign up for individual conferences. The portal will be open until October 10.

Please feel free to contact Carmen Souza (Carmen.Souza@graded.br) if you have any questions regarding these conferences. 

2013 Parent Open House

We were excited about opening up our classrooms to over 100 parents at Open House on Tuesday. The event included an opening session, a full assembly with the student body, classroom visits and a reception with teachers.

Opening Session Presentation
 During the student assembly Mr. Fernandes and the counseling team shared the results from the Challenge Success survey that students took in April. As a school, we will be using this information to target our efforts to create a healthier environment for all members of our community. Parents are invited to begin work at our September 25th PTA Coffee.

Student Assembly Presentation on Challenge Success