Weekly Update October 5 – 12

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for filling in for me these past two weeks as I am recovering from having my left rotator cuff fixed.  I’m trying not to get addicted to pain killers although shoulder operations, as others will tell you, can be very painful.

Busy week ahead with staff breakfast tomorrow, mid-semester report cards on Wednesday and parent-teacher conferences on Thursday and Friday.

Don’t forget the English Department is providing breakfast tomorrow morning in the HS Staff Room.

Tim

Friday, October 1st
Day 5 – CDAB
HS Staff Breakfast hosted by the English Department

Monday,October 5th
Day 6 – GHE Adv F

Tuesday, October 6th
Day 7 DABC

Wednesday, October 7th
Day 8 HEFG

Thursday, October 8th early Dismissal PTC 4:00pm – 8:00pm in HS Gymnasium
Day 9 ABCD

Early Dismissal Schedule:

Friday, October 10 – No Classes PTC  8:00am – 1:00pm in HS Gymnasium

October 11 – 21st is October Break

On the Horizon

• Q1 Grades & Comments Finalized, October 8 at 3:00pm
• Q1 Grade & Comments Verification Reports Signed, October 9 (by end of lunch)
• Q1 Report Cards Sent to Parents/Students, October 9 (by 4:00pm)
• Parent/Teacher Conferences, October 11 (4-8pm) & 12 (8am-1pm)
• Y2 IB Predicted Grade Inputted into PS, October 26
• HS Block Party, November 9, 4-9pm (Jacob’s House)

Staff Action Needed

• Parent/Teacher Conference Food Preference
• Review Comment Writing Quick Guide
• Review the Log Entry Naming Protocol
• Add a kudos to a colleague(s)

IB Year 2 Predicted Grades (October 26)- All Y2 IB teachers need to submit realistically optimistic predicted marks for their students in PowerSchool.  These mark’s should reflect what is achievable on the student’s best day during the testing season in May.  You will balance your evidence as a teacher with teacher professional experience with predicted grades.  Look at the Matrix section of the Dragon’s Lair for specific instructions of how to input these.  See Jemison and Kelly if you have questions as this snapshot of predicted scores is used for university admissions.

Report Card Comments and Peer Review– We formalized a report card comment writing protocol last year.  The links below will remind you of these expectations and you begin to write these for quarter 1.   Additionally, each teacher needs to share the draft of their Q1 comments with a peer for review by October 3.  Most teachers share their comments via Google Doc with someone in their department.  Peer editing should include looking for grammatical errors, spelling, correct student names, and adherence to the HS comment writing format.  We will review these with the new faculty to SSIS at an upcoming lunch on September 27.  We have created a quick guide about comment writing that is more useable than the previous documents.

Parent/Teacher Conferences October 11-12– PTC’s take place on October 11 and 12 in the HS Gym.  Each teacher will have a table around the perimeter of the gym for parents to meet with you.  The format is the same as the past years.  We will discuss this in depth with new teachers during our luncheon on September 27.