Weekly Update: July 31 – August 4

Welcome back fellow Dragons.  Tim, Robert and I have been here for a couple weeks now eagerly awaiting your arrival.  We hope you had an amazing break full of positive memories.  A highlight for me each year is a camping trip that I take with seven or so of my friends and their kids.  It is a bit chaotic at times with seven or so dads in charge of 14-20 kids.  As with most of the stories I share on the Dragon’s Lair this has a connection to our work together as well.  The last time many of these adults and children saw each other was at the camping trip the year previous.  What I recognized was how quickly we gelled together as a group.  It was almost as if only a couple weeks of time had passed.  It has only been a couple of months of separation for us.  We have laid a strong foundation for growth over the last couple of years.  With only four new teachers joining our division, I am excited how quickly we can gel together.  The race is about to begin and I cannot think of a better group of colleagues to join together with.

See you all on Tuesday!

Jacob

Monday, July 31
HSLT Meeting, 9:00-10:30am (Counseling Conference Room)

Tuesday, August 1
First Day Back for All Staff
Full Faculty In-Service
New HS Faculty Room Christening, 4-4:30pm (HS Faculty Room)

Wednesday, August 2
Full Faculty In-Service
HSLT Meeting, 2:20-3:50 (Counseling Conference Room)

Thursday, August 3
Full Faculty In-Service

Friday, August 4
Full Faculty In-Service
All School Social, 4-6pm

Saturday, August 5
SSIS Service Trips (Info Here)

On the Horizon:
August 8, Orientation Day
August 9, First Full Day of School

Staff Action Needed:

• Check ASA and clubs that need advisors/sponsors
• Sign up for service trips on Saturday (if interested)

Full Faculty In-Service- The first day for all staff to report to SSIS is August 1.  Our full faculty in-service runs from August 1-7.  The detailed schedule is here.  The Dragon’s Lair will not list all of the dates and times for these days.

Advisors Needed– We are still in need of advisors for a number of important clubs and organizations in the HS.  Please see the list here.  We are in special need of support with Student Council.  Please contact Jacob and Tim ASAP if you are interested in StuCo.

New Faculty Room Christening– We have moved our faculty room to C324 to make way for a science departmental office and need for a larger space for our growing staff.  Starting during the last part of our HS Faculty meeting on Tuesday, August 1 and running until about 4:30 we will have a faculty room warming party.  Drinks and pizza will be provided.

Work Over the Weekend?– If you are interested in working over the weekend at SISS, please complete this form so we manage our AC use appropriately.

Important Beginning of Year Documents– Here are some of the documents that are readily available to you to start the new school year.

• Master Schedule 2017-18
• Grade Level Teams 2017-18
• HS ASA’s 2017-18
• Full Faculty In-service (August 1-7)

Grade Level Deans 2017-18– Our grade level deans have been established for the 2017-18 school year.  These individuals will be the key point people for students and teachers in regards to grade level leadership and advisory planning.

• Grade 9- Alison Leathwood
• Grade 10- Alex Bunting
• Grade 11- Bilal Khan
• Grade 12- Andrew Crawford

New Staff– Welcome the following new staff to SSIS when you see them.  Regi Katz (science), Sean Schochet (grade 9 and 10 counselor) Tuan Phan (English), and Jonathan Forbes (music)