Week Ahead: March 20

Another great week, filled with exciting learning opportunities.  Kicking off with a stereotype breaking author and ending with original Enlightenment performances and an outdoor movie, that’s a great week in middle school.  It’s March Madness middle school style.

Here is what’s up next week:

Monday, Mar. 20
Day 6, GHEF (Adv)
*WASC Visit Team Here

Tuesday, Mar. 21
Day 7, DABC (DEAR)
*WASC Visit Team Here

Wednesday, Mar. 22
Day 8, HEFG (DEAR)
*Happy Birthday Rick Freil
*WASC Visit Team Here
*Dragon’s Apprentice Rehearsal
3:00 Grades/Comments Due; Verification Reports printed

Thursday, Mar. 23
Day 9, ABCD (Adv)
*WASC Visit Team Here
*Dragon’s Apprentice Rehearsal
12:15 Verifications Due; Comments Printed for SLCs
3:15-4:30 WASC Wrap Up Meeting (Auditorium)
5-8pm SLC

Friday, Mar. 24
No Students
*GINSaigon MS
8-1 SLC
4:15 Faculty Happy Hour – Post WASC Celebration

Upcoming (on the radar)

• March 27 – Dragon’s Apprentice Finale, 1-3 (will run early dismissal schedule with Finale after lunch)
• March 30 – Author visit; special schedule with assembly from 8:15-9:15, blocks are 60 min.
• Apr. 3-7 – Spring Break
• Apr. 10-12  – Gr 8 Change Agent Presentations, (10th Adv., 11th DEAR, 12th Block E)
• Apr. 13 – Gr 8 Career Day
• Apr. 14 – Curriculum Framework Committee Mtg
• Apr. 18 and 19 – WrAP testing (likely to be similar to author visit schedule with 1 hour writing in morning followed by 60 min. blocks)
• Apr. 20-21 – International Week
• Apr. 24-28 – Earth Week
• Apr. 28 – MS Dance
• May 4, 9 and 12 – MAP testing (likely to use similar schedule to MAP testing in Fall)

WASC Visit:  It’s finally here!  Be sure to check dates/times for your committee meeting with WASC; and the 3:15 meeting on Thursday.  During morning announcements please make sure to explain to our students that a team will be visiting, observing classes and activities, and chatting with as many community members and students as they can.

SLCs:  This is also the final push to get our students ready for SLCs.  Many of our students will be nervous to have such a serious, focused conversation about their learning with their parents.  They will need our support and encouragement; and for us to ensure that they are as prepared as possible.  Thank you for all the work you have done so far, and for the work you will do this week.    I will prepare sets of materials for each advisor (agendas, parents guides, compliment/goal sheets).  These will be put in your box by Wednesday.
Reminders for advisors:  Only hand out comment sheets at the end of the SLC once students have gone through all their artifacts/demos; please take a photo of each family (can be posed or action); collect compliments and a goal sheet.