Weekly Update: July 30 – August 10

Welcome to the 2018-19 school year.  I am so excited for the entire HS staff to be reunited.  The new staff have all found their housing and are settling in well.  This summer we had the opportunity to show three different sets of friends the beauty and culture of Vietnam and our daily lifestyle in PMH and Saigon.  While we did not get the opportunity to return to the USA this summer, we still celebrated the 4th of July with our friends here.  All summer I was reminded about how great our host country is and how lucky we are to work at such a great and rewarding school.  I hope you all had a restful and rejuvenating break with family and friends.  I cant wait to see you all.

See you soon,

Jacob

Monday, July 30
New Teacher Orientation
HSLT Meeting, 9-10:30am (HS Conference Room) Agenda Here
Department Heads meet with New Faculty, 10:45-12

Tuesday, July 31
Full Faculty In-service (Please Note that HS divisional meeting time is 2-4pm)

Wednesday, August 1
Full Faculty In-service

Thursday, August 2
Full Faculty In-service

Friday, August 3
Full Faculty In-service
TGIF BBQ, 4-6pm (Atrium)

Monday, August 6
Full Faculty In-service

Tuesday, August 7
Orientation Day (Special Schedule)
Grade 9 Link Crew Orientation, 8am-12pm
New Students to SSIS (10-12 grade), 10am-12pm
All HS Orientation, 12-2pm
All Staff Required in the HS Gym at 11:45am

Wednesday, August 8
Special A-H and Advisory Schedule

Thursday, August 9
Day 4- FGHE
Advisory Schedule
StuCo Election Information

Friday, August 10
Day 5- CDAB

On the Horizon

• Saigon International Teacher Social: August 25, 3-6pm (Saigon Outcast, D2)
• HS Curriculum Night: August 30
• StuCo Event: Friday, September 7

Staff Action Needed

• Review important start of year documents
• Complete this form if you plan to work on the weekend of August 4 and 5 so the AC can be turned on for you
• Add a kudos to a colleague(s)

First Day Back, August 31– See you all in the auditorium on Tuesday, August 31 starting at 7:30.  This will be a great chance to reconnect with your colleagues and meet the new staff.  Our new head of school will be starting the day at 8am.  Please note on the schedule that we end the day with our divisional meeting from 2-4pm.

Facilities Update– You will notice some significant changes at SSIS and especially in the HS division.  The HS office has been completely reconfigured to include a central area for both HS assistants (Hang and Huyen).  Additionally, the counseling and admin teams have switched sides of the building to accommodate a fourth office for the DP coordinator.