Discover the latest news, events, and achievements from our Elementary School community.
This week’s blog celebrates the Grade 5 Compassion in Action Showcase, where students shared six weeks of inquiry, preparation, and action with peers, families, and our wider community.
Mr Geoff Heney
6/5/2026
In this week’s blog, we celebrate the Elementary School Musical Extravaganza and look ahead to the Grade 5 Compassion in Action Exhibition, highlighting student creativity, inquiry, and service.
Mr Geoff Heney
5/29/2026
This week’s blog highlights collaboration across our learning community, from interschool activities to a Grade 1 and Grade 9 Egg Drop challenge. These experiences brought students together through leadership, curiosity, and shared learning.
Mr Geoff Heney
5/22/2026
This week’s Blog celebrates ISY’s Service Learning Award at the ASEAN School Awards, and highlights how service begins in the early years, through simple acts of care that build empathy, responsibility, and agency at school and at home.
Mr Geoff Heney
5/15/2026
This week’s blog shares how student agency is supported in the Elementary School, exploring how students build confidence, independence, and problem-solving skills by making choices, setting goals, and taking an active role in their learning journey, both at school and at home.
Mr Geoff Heney
5/8/2026
Final weeks bring busy routines. This weeks blog highlights how consistent sleep, calm mornings, and time to unwind at home help students stay balanced, focused, and ready to learn during this important stretch of the school year.
Mr Geoff Heney
4/29/2026
This week’s blog highlights our Earth Day celebrations, student-led activities, and the Trashion Show,. It also shares key dates for the short week ahead and reminders as we move toward the end of the school year.
Mr Geoff Heney
4/24/2026
Our Thingyan celebration brought the community together through shared food, cultural learning, and water fun, with thanks to our Myanmar families. As the break begins, we recognise our students’ growth and look ahead to a focused final stretch of the school year.
Mr Geoff Heney
4/10/2026
This week’s message highlights the value of real experiences. With the ISY musical Once Upon a Mattress, families are invited to come together, step away from screens, and support our students as they take the stage.
Mr Geoff Heney
4/3/2026
A Week of Connection, Celebration, and Gratitude. This weeks blog highlights our Parent Teacher Conferences, growing excitement for Once Upon a Mattress, and a heartfelt farewell to Mrs. Kirstin Hedger, whose lasting impact will continue to shape our community.
Mr Geoff Heney
3/27/2026
This week’s blog reflects on inclusion and belonging at ISY, and how creating a community where every child feels they belong shapes not only how students feel, but how they learn and grow
Mr Geoff Heney
3/20/2026
This week’s blog celebrates Book Week and the love of reading across the Elementary School, with a reminder for parents to sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences by 10:00 AM on Wednesday, March 25.
Mr Geoff Heney
3/6/2026