Week Ahead: Dec. 19-23
We made it! The final week of the semester is here. What a wonderful semester it has been … so let’s close it out with great style. And we wish you all a very restful, rejuvenating, and relaxing break!
Here is what’s up next week:
Sunday, Dec. 18
- Happy Hanukkah! (from Dec. 18 – 26)
Monday, Dec. 19
- Day 6: GHEF
- Pajama Day
- *Happy Birthday Andrew Ward!
- 7:30ish Tet Breakfast – provided by cleaners 🙂
- 1:30-3:00 Admin mtg (Molly and Phil attend)
- 3:00 Grades/Comments due
Tuesday, Dec. 20
- Day 7: DABC
- Sports Day
- STAR Testing in Math and ELA
- 3:00 Verification reports due
Wednesday, Dec. 21
- Day 8: HEFG
- Twin/Squad Day
- STAR Testing in Math and ELA
- 3:15-4:30 All School meeting, auditorium
- 6pm MS Dance Performance
Thursday, Dec. 22
- Special Schedule
- Holiday Spirit Day
- 12:15 – Half day for all SSIS students and employees
Friday, Dec. 23
- *Happy Birthday Carlos Simon Lazaro!
- Longest Christmas Break ever begins
Upcoming (on the radar)
- Dec. 25 – Happy Birthday Cintia Bastos!
- Dec. 31 – Happy Birthday Danial Hogg!
- Jan. 3 – Happy Birthday Stephen Ada!
- Jan. 5 – Happy Birthday Lili DuBois!
- Jan. 9 – Happy Birthday Jacob Humes!
- Jan. 10 – Happy Birthday WaiMun Fong!
- Jan. 14 – Happy Birthday Phil Wendel!
- Jan. 21 – Happy Birthday Thomas Lupton!
- Jan. 30 – First day back for teachers
- Jan 31 – First day back for students
Breakfast on Monday:
As a gift for you before Tet, our lovely cleaners would like to treat you to breakfast next week.
There will be a variety of traditional cakes and fruits for you, please come by and enjoy it in the faculty lounge Monday morning.
From last week – WINTER CELEBRATION, DEC. 22:
We will hold our annual Winter Celebration on the half-day of Dec. 22. Please take a look at the general plan for the events of that day. Starting with the annual Gingerbread House Challenge, we will have choice activities for the students. The chart on the document lists many previously offered choice activities. Please see the chart for final assignments. I added in those that didn’t sign up last week. If you have questions about your assignment, please come check with me. There is still time to propose a new/different activity. Please do so by 3:00 Monday though.
Also from last week – END OF SEMESTER REFLECTION – SHARED BY REBECCA J:
Some people might be interested in this. Also if you don’t know about Shake Up Learning, you really should check it out. It is awesome! Especially the quick tips and tricks. That’s where I found Toby Mini, I couldn’t use tabs without it now.
Y’all, this month’s challenge activity is PERFECT for wrapping up the first semester.
In this activity, students use the ready-made Adobe Express templates to personalize and customize a graphic that represents their reflections, goals, and learning.
There are two templates, one designed for 3rd-5th graders and another for 6th-12th graders.
Best of all, this activity is effective but will not take up too much class time. (The brilliance of templates!)
Reflection and helping students build a growth mindset are something I have discussed a lot over the past few years. In fact, this particular challenge aligns with my Dynamic Learning Framework and will help students go “Beyond the Bell” through reflection and reviewing goals.
One of the most popular blog posts EVER on Shake Up Learning has been student-created vision boards. The Adobe challenge is also the perfect follow-up to this goal-setting strategy.
Click below to learn more about this activity, how to get started, and how to win some cool Adobe swag!
The PERFECT Mid-Year Review Activity (with Templates)
THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY ADOBE.
From HR – UPCOMING PAYDAYS:
- December: Approximately December 19, 2022 (before break)
- January: Approximately January 16, 2023 (before Tet)
From D Chadwell – DATE CHANGE:
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