Weekly Update: January 20 – February 10

Be sure to read the Thomas Redfern’s IB Weekly Update for important IBDP information!

Friday, January 20th
Day 10 – EFGH
HS Karaoke Event at 4:30pm

Saturday, January 21st
SAT Testing 8:00 – 1:00pm
HS Student Council Leadership Training 1:30 – 4:00pm

Sunday, January 22nd
Pest Control (Campus Closed)

Monday, January 23rd
Day 1 – ABCD
Advisory Day

Tuesday, January 24th – Tet Activities Day
Day 2 – EFGH
HS Junior College Night at 6:00pm

TET DAY SCHEDULE
8:00 – 8:55am       Block 1               (55 minutes)
9:00 – 9:55am       Block 2               (55 minutes)
9:55 – 10:15am     Break                 (20 minutes)
10:20 – 11:10am   Block 3               (50 minutes)
11:15 – 12:05pm   Block 4               (50 minutes)
12:05 – 12:40pm   MS / HS Lunch  (35 minutes) (HS lunch will go until 12:55pm)
12:45 – 12:55pm   MS Advisory      (10 minutes)
12:55 – 1:25pm    MS/HS Assembly in MS Gymnasium   (30 minutes)
1:25 – 2:10pm      MS/HS Outdoor activities   (45 minutes)
2:10 – 3:00pm      Dragon Dance for whole school (50 minutes)

Wednesday, January 25th
Day 3- BCDA
HS Divisional Meeting 3:15 – 4:30pm

Friday, January 27 – February 3, 2017
Tet Holiday

Monday, February 6th
Day 6- GHEF
Advisory Schedule

Tuesday, February 7th
Day 7- DABC

Wednesday, February 8th
Day 8- HEFG
AS Professional Development/WASC, 3:15-4:45 (Auditorium)

Thursday, February 9th
Day 9- ABCD
Advisory Schedule
HS Music Concert, 6:50-8pm (Auditorium)

Friday, February 10th – MRISA Basketball Tournament
Day 10- EFGH

On the Horizon:
Tet Assembly, January 24 (Special Schedule)
Tet Break, January 27 – February 5
Professional Development Day, February 18
WASC Accreditation Visit, March 19-23
Quarter 3 Ends, March 24

Staff Action Needed:

• Read and review you assessment group documents before the January 25th HS Faculty meeting
• Sunshine Tet Collection and RSVP for Karaoke
• Complete your students “Do Not Recommend” Google Sheet by February 15
• Check out the assessment calendar in the HS faculty room
• Contact Mark M or Chris B if you are interested  in joining the Peer Collaboration group in semester two

Tripod Survey Reflection Meetings– Tim and I have started our Tripod reflection meetings this week.  Please review your results before the meeting and be ready to discuss areas to celebrate and areas to consider for further growth or investigation.  These will be the two main questions we will discuss during our time together.  Here is the summary of the HS results to use as a comparison with your colleagues.

Sunshine Update: Karaoke Event January 20 and Tet Collection–  We are hosting a karaoke event next Friday, January 20th starting at 4:30. If you are interested in joining us, please add your name to this list by next Wednesday and let us know if your spouse or partner will be joining you.

Tet Assembly (Jan 24) and Tet Attendance Impact– We have our annual Tet assembly coming on Tuesday January 24.  This is our biggest and most important one of the year and takes up a majority of the afternoon.  You can see the schedule here, so plan accordingly as classes are about 50 minutes in length.  As many of you know, Tet is the most important holiday in Vietnam.  Families travel to their hometowns across Vietnam to be with their relatives.  While Tet Eve is January 27, please be aware that many of our Vietnamese families may leave early on the 24th, 25th or 26th to arrive in their hometowns before Tet Eve.  Keep this in mind when you are planning your activities for the last week of school before Tet break.

Assessment Policy Groups– Make sure to review the documents in your assessment group’s folder from your chosen group.  There are an assortment of articles and policies in each folder.  Please make sure to read these by the January 25th HS Faculty meeting.