Week Ahead: Feb. 25-Mar. 1

| February 24, 2019 | Week Updates | No Comments

Congratulations on another successful and very fun Faculty Follies!  It takes a lot of work on the part of many, many people – and for such a great cause.

It was also a great weekend on the pitch.  Congratulations to our A teams as they brought home 4th place for the girls, and 1st place for the boys with a Cinderella story of moving from 6th place to Champions!

At the posting of this, I don’t have the final placings for MathCounts, but congratulations are also in order for our team who traveled to Shanghai for this regional competition.  We do know that one of our students, Jinwoo Park, made it into the Countdown round.  Can’t wait to hear how it all turns out.

Here is what’s up next week:

Monday, Feb. 25
Day 1, ABCD (Special Schedule – Author Assembly)
*Molly out – Donna covering
8:15-9:15 Author Assembly

Tuesday, Feb. 26
Day 2, EFGH (DEAR)
*Molly out – Donna covering

Wednesday, Feb. 27
Day 3, BCDA (DEAR)
*Molly out – Donna covering
3:15-4:30 Full Faculty – Xperience

Thursday, Feb. 28
Day 4, FGHE (Adv)
*Molly out – Donna covering

Friday, Mar. 1
Day 5, CDAB (DEAR)
*Happy Birthday Joycelyn Wei
*Molly out – Donna covering
*Last day of Season 2 ASAs
7:30 Breakfast Club – Sponsored by Grade 6 Team

Upcoming (on the radar)

  • March 2 Saigon International Teacher’s Social 3-8pm (location TBD) Venue couldn’t be found – event cancelled
  • March 11-15  International Week
  • March 12  PSAT for Gr 8 (will run 8-11 ish; no special schedule, gr 8 will just miss the morning blocks)
  • March 14  Grade 6 It’s All Greek to Me Showcase
  • March 14   International Food Fair and Cultural Performances and Dances, 12-3:00 (Plaza)
  • March 15   International Week Cultural Booths, 8:30-1:00, HS Gym  (MS students will assist with activities); 1:30-3:00 Fashion Show and HS Performances for lead by HS in Plaza
  • March 18, 19, 20 – Project X eXperiences
  • March 21  Student Led Conferences, 4-8pm
  • March 22  Student Led Conferences, 8-1 (no regular classes)
  • March 24-29 Project X
  • April 1-5   Spring Break

Author Visit Schedule:

  • Time                              Assembly Schedule
  • 8-8:10                              Advisory
  • 8:15-9:15                       Assembly
  • 9:15-9:30                       Break
  • 9:30-10:35                     Block A (65 min)
  • 10:40-11:45                  Block B (65 min)
  • 11:50-12:05                  DEAR (15 min)
  • 12:05-12:40                  Lunch (35 min)
  • 12:45-1:50                     Block C (65 min)
  • 1:55-3:00                       Block D (65 min)

 

Repeat Post: Talk Moves- The next steps with Talk Moves is the following

  • Use Talk Moves in your class at least 1 time in the next 4 weeks
  • Document your reflection on the experience
  • Be prepared to talk about this at the next divisional meeting, March 6

Links to Talk Moves used on Wednesday (you can also find these in the MS Divisional Material folder, MS Common Strategies, Sentence Stems / Talk Moves:

Project X Days: Be sure to add Project X days to your planning calendars.  We will be on 1/2 day schedules on Monday and Tuesday, March 18 and 19 (we will use early release schedule and have Project X in the afternoon); Wednesday, March 20 we will have a special schedule that will be the same one used for author assemblies (1 hr first thing for Project X, classes the rest of the day); all Project X for week of March 25-29.

Tricks for Surviving the Mid-Winter Teaching Blues: During conversation at our last divisional meeting, someone wondered if it was possible to make big changes mid year.  I came across this article, and it provided some things to think about.  Written by a middle school teacher, it’s highly relatable.

Local EAL Training: ISHCMC-AA is offering PD workshops leading to certification in WIDA Climbs.  Even if you aren’t interested in being certified, this training is a great opportunity.  Here is the description provided by ISHCMC-AA.  If you sign up to attend, please note that this workshop will fulfill the PD requirement on April 20.

The WIDA Climbs course was developed in association with Center for Applied Linguistics.  It is designed to assist K-12 educators seeking to build their students’ academic language and literacy development in English. The course focuses on the strengths of English Language Learners (ELLs) and fosters professional collaboration amongst teachers.  The course will be delivered by Christina Nelson, the head of EAL at ISHCMC-AA.  Christina has been teaching language learners and collaborating with K-12 teachers for over 10 years.  She is an experienced conference presenter and teacher trainer.

Participants in the course will earn a certificate issued by WIDA.

Dates:  4 full day sessions à  March 16 & 31, April 6 & 20

Cost:  free for teachers from Cognita schools, $50 USD for teachers from other schools

Please contact Christina Nelson or Jenn Pratt to register before March 8th.

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