Weekly Update: January 10 – 30

Today’s Dragon Lair is for the remainder of the month of January. Please note that there is a lot happening including our special Dragon Dance activity on the afternoon of Tuesday, January 21st.

Friday, January 10
Day 4- FGHE

Saturday, Jan. 11
HS Mekong Honor Band – Off Campus

Sunday, Jan. 12th
HS Mekong Honor Band – Off Campus

Monday, January 13
Day 5 – CDA Adv B
Advisory Schedule
HS Mekong Honor Band – Off Campus

Tuesday, January 14
Day 6 – GHEF
Dr. Moran will be shadowing a high school student on Tuesday. The purpose is to spend time getting to understand one student’s experience in our High School in 2019.
HS Registration and University Night – Grade 9 6:00pm

Wednesday, January 15
Day 7 – DABC
Flansburgh Architects on Campus
All School Meeting, 3:15-4:30pm

Thursday, January 16
Day 8 – HEF Adv G
Flansburgh Architects on Campus
Advisory Schedule

Friday, January 17
Day 1 – ABCD
Flansburgh Architects on Campus
HS Senior Lock-In (7pm – 7-am)
SSIS Support Staff Tet Party

Saturday, January 18
Vietnam’s First VEX Robotics Competition, 9:00am-3:00pm (HS Gym)

Sunday, January 19

Monday, January 20
Day 2 – EFG Adv H
8:00 – 9:20am E Block
9:35 – 10:55am F Block
11:00 – 12:20pm G Block
12:25 – 1:35pm Potluck
1:40 – 3:00pm H Block
Advisory Schedule

Tuesday, January 21
Day 3 – BCDA
Dragon Dance, 1:45-3:00 (Grass Field) Special Schedule
Tet Break Begins, 3:00

Wednesday, January 22 – Tuesday, Jan. 28th TET Holiday

Wednesday, January 29
Day 4 FGHE
HS Divisional Meeting, 3:15-4:30 (Individual Curriculum Documentation)

Thursday, January 30
Day 5 – CDA Adv B
Advisory Schedule
Assessment Discussions with Michelle Kuhns – Voluntary

Friday, January 31
Day 6 – GHEF
Assessment Discussions with Michelle Kuhns – Voluntary
“Love is Love” Movie Night

On the Horizon

• Tet Dragon Dance, January 21 1:45-3:00
• Tet Break, January 22-28
• Early Release PD Day, February 4
• SEASAC Tournaments (Arts, BB & Tennis), February 6-9
• PTA International Day, February 8

Staff Action Needed

• Advisory Attendance. Please be sure to take attendance during the Advisory classes that are in your classroom as we can use this data to track students who are frequently late to class or skipping. No need to try and take attendance during assemblies or House events.
• Check out the IB section of the Dragon’s Lair for Jeff’s debut TOK blog post!
• Need more time for unit documentation? Complete this form
• Read the all school Wellness Blog from the WELL Core Team
• Review Check important dates that impact instruction here
• Send a kudos to a colleague

Jacob Out of the Building– I will be out of the country during a majority of the time between winter break and Tet. I will be out of the country and likely unable to respond quickly to most concerns. After Tet break, things should return to normal. Tim will be acting principal in my absence and will handle all immediate decisions. I am indebted to Huyen, Tram and Tim for their support of the HS office in my absence.

Tripod Survey Reflection Meetings– The results from the Tripod Surveys have been shared with you.  There are a few things that will be useful to you for when you review your feedback.  Tripod Reflection Protocol: This is created by Tripod and will be especially helpful for those who have never done a Tripod survey before.  The information is valuable and there is a reflection worksheet you could use.  Here is a shorter reflection form that we used few couple of years (you’ll need to make a copy).  If you want to use this one, we recommend using it in conjunction with the information in the Tripod Reflection Protocol.  Here are  2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 & 2019-20 Divisional Results for comparison.   As you can see our division results have significant increased in every category.  Great work all!  Huyen and Tram will schedule a 20 minute meeting with each of you to talk about your analysis and reflection on the data after Tet break due to Jacob’s absences.  Please review your data and complete the short reflection form before the scheduled meeting with Tim or Jacob.

Pre Tet Absences– Be aware of short amount of time between our winter and Tet breaks this year. We will likely have a number of families that will leave to their hometowns before Tet break officially begins. Additionally, it would not be wise to assign any major assessments or projects that might be due on January 20 and 21.

Flansburgh Architects January 15-17– Be aware the architect team will be returning on these dates. You or some students may be asked to provide feedback.

VEX Vietnam– Come out and support the country’s first ever VEX competition hosted right here at SSIS on January 18 from 9:00am to 3:00pm. This has been a huge initiative years in the making from Evan and his robotics students. The winner of this competition will earn a bid to the VEX World Championships later in the year. Stop by for a bit to check things out and support our students/coaches.