Weekly Update: August 9 – 16th
Wow! Another school-year has started and we are off to a great start! Thank you everyone who helped make our returning and new students feel very welcomed at SSIS.
Please let Jacob or I know if we can be of any assistance to you and your classes.
Have a great year!
Tim
Friday, August 9th
Day 2 – EFGH
PTA/HOS Welcome Coffee Morning 8:15am – 11:00am
Saturday, August 10th
Sunday, August 11th
Monday, August 12th
Day 3 – BCD Adv A
Advisory Calendar 2019 – 20
PTA Surviving SSIS 8:00am – 11:00am (MPR)
Tuesday, August 13th
Day 4 – FGHE
HSST Meeting (;45am – 10:45am
HSLT Meeting, 3:15-4:45 (HS Conference Room) Agenda Here
Wednesday, August 14
Day 5 – CDAB
HS Divisional Meeting 3:15pm
Thursday, August 15th
Day 6 – GHE Adv F
Advisory Calendar 2019 – 20
ES Curriculum Night 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Friday, August 16th
Day 7 – DABC
On the Horizon
Saigon International Teacher Social, 3pm August 24 (Saigon Outcast D2)
HS Curriculum Night, 6-8pm on August 29
WWW Parent Meetings 5:00 – 6:00pm on Thursday, August 29th
Vietnamese National Day, September 2 (Holiday)
Staff Action Needed
Review Important Start of Year Documents
HS Faculty Supervision Schedule for 2019 – 20
Recognize a colleague with a kudos
SSIS Faculty Forms (Field Trip Forms, PD Request Forms, etc.
HS Club Expo Bell Schedule Aug 19, 2019
What to do if you will miss School | HR Portal user-guide
Friday Dress Options:
- Wear your normal professional dress
- Wear your SSIS shirt with pants/skirt
- Wear your university polo with pants/skirt
three options for you on Friday.
New Faculty– I am super excited for you to meet our new faculty that are joining our community. Here are their bios again for you, so can reach out and support them directly.
Sunshine Committee Duesβ The Sunshine committee organizes a number of great events and celebrates and supports those staff members in need over the course of the year. In addition to monthly birthday celebrations and organization of departmental breakfasts, Sunshine shows random acts of kindness, flowers and other items to celebrate milestone events in our lives. Sunshine will organize a whole staff event each quarter. Sunshine Committee members this year are: Amy, Evan, Jacob, and William. Looking for more members too. We will be asking for a 500,000 VND contribution to be paid to Evan or William by our August 14th meeting (we will be collecting money at our Aug 14 faculty meeting).
HS Curriculum Nightβ Our HS Curriculum Night will on Thursday, August 29th. 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 program and Junior Retreat. Only grade level deans (9/10) and trip leaders need attend this session. 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 at least:
- Introduction of yourself and background
- Share an overview of the course curriculum
- Share grading/marking guidelines
- Share the sylabus
- Let them know the best ways to contact you about their childβs progress
If you have any questions about your 10 minutes of fame, please talk to your department head, Jacob or Tim.
HS Student Public Displays of Affections (PDA)
Anything much beyond holding hands is considered Public Displays of Affection (PDA). Prolonged hugs, kissing, sitting or reclining in compromising positions, or other such actions are unacceptable public displays of affection. These guidelines apply in all areas of the campus and during all times of the school day and at official school events. Students seen exhibiting public displays of affection beyond hand-Βholding will be referred to the administrators.
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