Weekly Update: November 19 – 23

Thank you for all coming out last weekend for our annual High School Block Party.  It was great to see our larger SSIS community of family, friends and children connect together.  A strong sense of community enables us to work together effectively in the interests of our students.  A supportive community also binds us together in meaningful ways.  Come out and support our community this week.  See the section below on upcoming student events.  We have a music concert, International Schools Science Competition and MUN going on at SSIS.

Have a great PD Day and weekend,

Jacob

Thursday, November 15
Day 9- ABCD
Tripod A Block- 1st 10 minutes
Advisory Schedule
Contract Details, 7:15am (Auditorium) and 3:15 (MPR)
Tim Chute Gone on Geography Y2 Trip
HS Music Concert, 6:00 (Auditorium)

Friday, November 16
Saigon PD Day
Tim Chute Gone on Geography Y2 Trip

Saturday, November 17
ISSC International School Science Competition, 9:30-4pm
ISSC Opening Ceremony, 9:30 (Auditorium)
ISSC Water Rocket/Aerodynamic Launch Competition, 1:30 (Field)

Sunday, November 18
MUN Competition at SSIS, 8:00-2pm (4th Floor HS Building)

Monday, November 19
Day 1- ABCD
Advisory Schedule

Tuesday, November 20
Day 2- EFGH
Tripod E Block- 1st 10 minutes
PTA Teacher Appreciation Lunch, 11:00am-1:30pm (Auditorium)
HSLT Meeting, 3:15-4:45 (HS Conference Room) Agenda Here

Wednesday, November 21
Day 3- BCDA
Tripod B Block- 1st 10 minutes
HS Faculty Meeting-Grade Level Teams, 3:15-4:30 (MPR)

Thursday, November 22
Day 4- FGHE
Advisory Schedule
Tripod F Block- 1st 10 minutes

Friday, November 23
Day 5- CDAB
Tripod C Block- 1st 10 minutes
HS Lock-in, 7:00pm-7:00am

On the Horizon

• SSIS Holiday Staff Party, December 1 (Sheraton)
• End of Semester Assessments, November 30-December 14 (See below)
• December 13 Quarter 2 Ends (Grades & Comments due by 3pm)
• December 14 Quarter 2 Grades and Comment Verification Reports due 2pm
• December 14 Quarter 2 and Semester 1 Grades sent electronically by 4pm

Tripod Surveys: We will be giving student surveys starting November 12-23 designating 1 block per day for the survey.  Each teacher will have at least 3 of their blocks take the survey for them.  So some days you will be giving the survey and some you will not.  Here is the list of  HS blocks/courses that will be surveyed.  For more information about the Tripod Survey and the data you will receive, please read through the  Teacher Toolkit for Tripod.  Here is the actual block schedule for the surveys:

• Nov 20- E
• Nov 21- B
• Nov 22- F
• Nov 23- C

Support Upcoming Student Events– There are a number of great student events coming up in the next couple of weeks.  If you are able, come by and support our students.

• Thursday, November 16- 6pm Winter Concert
• Saturday, November 18- International Schools Science Competition
• Sunday, November 19- MUN competition

Assessments During Last Two Weeks of Semester 1 (November 30 – December 14)

Grades 11 and 12
AP/IBDP HL hour days are designated as assessment day (last block of the day). Both SL/and HL students will need to attend these “assessment” blocks.  No other major assessments are allowed during the morning blocks. This was reviewed by the HS Leadership Team and agreed upon by all the Departments. AP classes are the only classes allowed to give homework.
November 30th.  Block E
December 3rd.    Block D
December 4th.    Block H
December 5th.    Block A
December 7th.    Block B
December 10th.   Block F
December  11th.  Block C
December 12th.  Block G

Grade 9 and 10
Please use the shared assessment calendar to assign assessments dates.  No more than 2 high-stress assessments per day rule.