Week Ahead: February 22

Trying times bring communities together.  Thank you for being in this community with me.  I am very grateful for the amazing group of professionals that I get to work with.

Here is what’s up this week:

Monday, Feb. 22
Day 7 DABC (Special Schedule for Author Visit)
8:15-9:15 Author Assembly
1:30-3 Admin Team Mtg

Tuesday, Feb. 23
Day 8 HEFG
11-11:45 Gr 8 LS/EAL Check In
11:15-3 Curriculum Framework Advisory Mtg

Wednesday, Feb. 24
Day 1 ABCD (Special Advisory Schedule for Gr 8 Mentoring Project)
*MRISA Arts Exchange @ ISPP – Stephen Ada and Rebecca Jardin out
3:15-4:30 Full Faculty Mtg, WASC

Thursday, Feb. 25
Day 2 EFGH (DEAR Schedule)
9-11 Admin Mtg
11-11:45 Gr 6 LS/EAL Check In

Friday, Feb. 26
Day 3 BCDA
*MathCounts at ISHCMC – Mark Crowell out
11-11:45 Gr 7 LS/EAL Check In

Upcoming (on the radar)

• Mar. 3-6 – MS GIN Conference, China
• Mar. 9 – Early Dismissal
• Mar. 11-13 – Vietnam Tech Conference, Hanoi

Special Advisory Schedule for Wednesday:

Mid-Quarter:  We are 4 weeks into the 3rd quarter.  Now would be a great time to evaluate how we are doing with our new reporting guidelines.  In particular:  Students should receive feedback in the form of a PS mark approximately every 4 class meetings.  The mid-quarter is also a great time to email parents if there is a change in student performance (either positive or negative).

Special Schedules:  There are a few swaps to the schedule coming up.  These are noted on the Google “Day” calendar as well as the MS summary calendar we have in the Divisional folder.  Here is a quick list through March:  Feb. 22; Feb. 24/25; Mar. 1; Mar. 14-18 (yes, the entire week).

Pre-registration for 16-17: We are already thinking about 16-17 … here are the pre-registration dates/activities coming up.

• Feb 29 – Gr 8 pre-registration presentation, 11:40-12:10 (no support needed)
• Mar 2 – Gr 7 pre-registration presentation, 11:50-12:10 (no support needed)
• Mar 3 – Gr 8 pre-registration presentation with HS counselors, 11:40-12:10 (no support needed)
• Mar 8 – Gr 6 pre-registration presentation, 11:50-12:10 (no support needed)

• Mar 14 – Gr 8 electronic pre-registration, 11:40-12:10 (support needed, 2 groups/2 locations; Mark Crowell’s room and Rebecca Jardin’s room)
• Mar 17 – Gr 7 electronic pre-registration, 1:10-1:30 (support needed, 1 group/location; Library and Dragon’s Den if space is needed)
• Mar 17 – Gr 6 electronic pre-registration, 1:45-2 (support needed, 1 group/location; library and Dragon’s Den if space is needed)