{"id":781,"date":"2025-09-24T21:34:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T21:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/?p=781"},"modified":"2025-09-24T21:34:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T21:34:02","slug":"primary-highlights-aug-sep-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/primary-highlights-aug-sep-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Highlights (Aug.\/Sep. 25)\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear ARIS Primary Community,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What a wonderful start we\u2019ve had to the new academic year! August and September have been filled with energy, curiosity, and joy as our students have settled into their classes and embraced the spirit of learning. It has been inspiring to see how quickly they have connected with their peers, teachers, and our routines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a PYP school, we place great value on inquiry, agency, and community<\/strong>. Already, students are asking thoughtful questions, making choices about their learning, and demonstrating the IB Learner Profile in action. Whether it\u2019s showing caring<\/em> in the playground, risk-taking<\/em> in new activities, or thinkers<\/em> in the classroom, our learners are living the values that guide us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s theme, \u201cWings of Change \u2013 Hearts of Courage,\u201d<\/strong> is already visible in the way our students are embracing new challenges and showing resilience. With courage in their hearts, they are taking flight as change-makers who will inspire and lead with kindness and confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have truly set the tone for an exciting year ahead, and we look forward to continuing this journey with each of you as partners in your child\u2019s growth and success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warm regards,
Evon <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Highlights of Learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

YEAR 2<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fitness Leaders<\/strong>: Students led a fitness session for Year 1s as part of their inquiry into balanced lifestyles<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Exploring cause and effect with a gear manipulation kit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

YEAR 3<\/mark> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inquiry into the Human Eye<\/strong>: Built working models and explored how vision works.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

YEAR 6<\/mark> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Math in Action<\/strong>: Strengthened understanding of place value through teamwork and inquiry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Spotlight on Learner Profile<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Feature a Learner Profile attribute of the month<\/strong> \u2013 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

August\/ September – Inquirers and Communicators <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are celebrating two key IB Learner Profile attributes: Communicator and Inquirer. These qualities help our students grow as confident, curious, and globally minded learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Communicator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARIS students express themselves confidently and creatively in more than one language and in many ways. They collaborate effectively and listen carefully to the perspectives of others<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Inquirer<\/strong>: Our students develop their natural curiosity, asking thoughtful questions and conducting research to deepen their understanding of the world. They enjoy learning independently and with others, showing enthusiasm and persistence.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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How teachers encourage curiosity and inquiry<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Teachers spark curiosity and inquiry by encouraging students to ask \u201cwhy\u201d and \u201chow\u201d questions during lessons, using wonder walls to capture their thinking, and exploring ideas through research, experiments, and storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83c\udfc5 <\/strong>Events & Celebrations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcca 13 Oct \u2013 6 Nov<\/strong> \u2013 MAP Testing Window<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf96 16 Octobe<\/strong>r \u2013 PYP Investiture Ceremony<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfc5 17 October<\/strong> \u2013 Early Years Sports Day (Playgroup, Reception, Nursery)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf42 20\u201324 October<\/strong> \u2013 Mid-Semester Break<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67\u200d\ud83d\udc66 12 November<\/strong> – 3 Way Conference <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfc5 14 November<\/strong> \u2013 Sports Day (Years 1, 2, 3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfad 27 November<\/strong> \u2013 Technical Rehearsals for PYP Concert (5:00\u20137:00 pm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udeab 28 November <\/strong>\u2013 No School (PYP Concert Day)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfb6 29 November<\/strong> \u2013 PYP Concert (3:00\u20136:00 pm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf1f 10 December<\/strong> \u2013 EY Concert<\/strong> (EY, Year 1 & Year 2)

<\/em> \u201cTogether, we nurture internationally minded learners who soar like Eagles \u2014 curious, caring, and courageous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dear ARIS Primary Community, What a wonderful start we\u2019ve had to the new academic year! August and September have been filled with energy, curiosity, and joy as our students have settled into their classes and embraced the spirit of learning. It has been inspiring to see how quickly they have connected with their peers, teachers, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pyp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=781"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":806,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/781\/revisions\/806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}