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Weekly Update: September 3 – 7

| August 29, 2018 | Weekly Update | No Comments

Curriculum Night is almost upon us and it’s our moment to shine.  We have saved the best for last.  Please review the critical information below so we are all on the same page and ready to show off the amazing things we do in our division.

Have a great extended weekend,

Jacob

Thursday, August 30
Day 9- ABCD
Advisory Schedule
New Faculty Monthly Lunch Meeting, 12:25-12:55 (MPR)
HS Food Before Curriculum Night 3:30-4:30 (HS Faculty Lounge)
Grades 9 (Aud), 10 (Gym) and 11 (MPR) WWW / Retreat Parent Meetings at 5:00pm
Curriculum Night at 6:00pm

Friday, August 31
Day 10- FGHE
Jacob & Tim Gone to Secondary Saigon Admin Job Alike, 11am-5pm (British International School)

Monday, September 3
No school- Vietnamese Independence Day

Tuesday, September 4
Day 2- EFGH

Wednesday, September 5
Day 3- BCDA
HS Divisional Meeting, 3:15-4:30 (MPR)

Thursday, September 6
Day 4- FGHE
Advisory Schedule

Friday, September 7
Day 5- CDAB
Sunshine Plastic Chair Event, 4-8pm

On the Horizon

  • Grades 9 and 10 WWW September 16 – 22, 2018
    Grade 11 Retreat September 20 – 22, 2018
  • HS Block Party, November 9, 4-9pm (Jacob’s House)

Staff Action Needed

HS Sunshine Plastic Chair Event Returns, September 7– Please save the the September 7 date for our annual and much loved Plastic Chair event.  It will start after school around 4pm and end around 8pm.  The location will be shared next week.  Your Sunshine dues help pay for this.  All you need to do is show up to have some great food, beverages and conversation with an amazing HS staff.  This is an adult only event and we encourage you to bring your significant other employed or not at SSIS.  Please RSVP by Friday, August 31 so we can organize food and seating.

Jacob and Tim Gone Friday Afternoon, August 31– Jacob and Tim will be at the British International School on Friday from 11am-5pm for a job alike with the other secondary administrators in Saigon.  Jemison will be the administrator in charge if there are any major issues.
Log Entry Reminder– Please remember to use the appropriate Log Entry protocols that were shared at the August 22 faculty meeting.Subject Section:
Grade – Role – Title (1-3 words)Example: 10 – Teacher – Academic Dishonesty
Log Entry:
1-3 sentence summary of the issueJacob was caught using a cheat sheet during a vocabulary quiz in geography on August 14.  I discussed the issue with the student and emailed the parents.

HS Faculty Meeting, September 5– The September 5th divisional meeting will be devoted to grade level time for .  For grades 9-11 a majority of the time will be devoted to WWW and Junior Retreat planning.
HS Curriculum Night– Our HS Curriculum Night  will on Thursday, August 3oth.  Our grade 9, 10 and 11 parents arrive starting at 5pm in the auditorium (9), HS gym (10), MPR (11) for information on the WWW and grade 11 retreat programs.  Your grade level dean will let you know if you need to attend the trip meeting.  Curriculum Night officially starts at 6pm in the auditorium.  After a 10 minute opening, parents will start coming to your classes according to the bell schedule at 6:20pm for A block.  You can see our schedule on this link.  Some of you will not be able to return home after school, but stay here for the evening.  We have ordered a few pizzas to be in the HS faculty room at 4:15pm.  Be in your classrooms by 6pm.

You only have 10 minutes with each class, so highlight:

  • Teacher background/experience
  • Curriculum to be covered over the course of the year
  • Course syllabus and expectations (HW, assessments and how parents can support their kids)
  • For those grade 9 parents that are worried about the transition to HS reinforcing our transition programs like Link Crew and the positive work the MS did in preparing them for the HS is important.
  • For those of you that are taking over a Y2 IB classes from someone that has left it is important to emphasize a successful transition.  Some parents will be worried about this.
  • Make sure to keep to the 10 minute time frame, as keeping the parents late will impact your colleagues ability to deliver their presentations.

If you have any questions about your 10 minutes of fame, please talk to your department head, Jacob or Tim.

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Jacob Hendrickson

Jacob's 20 plus years in education have taken him from California to Seattle, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam as an educational leader. He is currently the high school principal at Saigon South International School.

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