Week Ahead: April 9-13

It’s been another great week!  As we head into this next week, we will be celebrating SSIS’s 20th anniversary.  There are two main activities – the assembly on Friday and the gala on Saturday.  I hope that you are all able to take part in at least one of these activities.  To borrow a sentiment from Jacob Hendrickson – Anniversaries provide people the opportunity to reflect on the past and look to the future.  Take the opportunity to reflect this week on your experiences at SSIS and the contributions you have made.  Thank you so much your work in making SSIS such a special place.

Here is what’s up next week:

Monday, Apr. 9
Day 6, GHEF (Special Schedule)
*Welcome Back Hang!  She is starting 1/2 days.
8-8:10 Advisory
8:15-9:15 Assembly
1:30-3 Sr Admin Team Mtg

Tuesday, Apr. 10
Day 7, DABC (DEAR)
8:15-9 SRT

Wednesday, Apr. 11
Day 8, HEFG (DEAR)
7:20-8:00  Gr 7 and HS Birdcage Exhibit in the Garden (by the auditorium)
3:15-4:30 Divisional Mtg (Library)

Thursday, Apr. 12
Day 9, ABCD (HL – Geography Quiz)
7:30-8 Ranger Rhino Mascot visits (promoting upcoming Wild Rhino competition)
9-12:30 Career Day (Gr 8 participating)
12:30-6pm Molly at Sr soccer SISAC

Friday, Apr. 13
Day 10, FGHE (DEAR)
4:30-6 20th Anniv. Assembly, Auditorium

Upcoming (on the radar)

• April 14 – 20th Anniv. Celebration Gala
• April 18-19 – WrAP Testing  Cancelled
• April 20 – Gr 8 Drama Performance, 8:30-9:15 (volunteer audience needed)
• April 21-24 – Molly at HS MRISA Soccer Tournament (and likely a hot mess of emotions at the final official soccer tournament after 16 years of being a soccer mom)
• April 23-27 – Earth Week
• April 24 (moved from April 17) – Gr 8 Afternoon with the Enlightenment (gr 8 off timetable)
• April 25 – No School, VN Kings’ Day
• April 27 – MS Dance, 5-8pm
• April 30 and May 1 – No School, VN Reunification Day and May Day
• May 3, 8, 9, 10 – CTP Testing
• May 10 (special schedule with 4th block right after lunch and advisory at the end of the day) – Gr 5 Transition Activity (Gr 6 students miss last block); MS StuCo Elections
• May 11 – Special Schedule to support PE Dance Extravaganza (basically run Early Dismissal schedule, lunch, DEAR, then rehearsal from 1:30-3:00); PE Dance Extravaganza from
• May 11 – Special Schedule (basically early dismissal and then full dress rehearsal from 1:30-3ish) PE Dance Extravaganza 6-8pm

Author Visit On Monday:  We are pleased to have artists in residence Laura Stringer and Ruby Smith with us this coming week.  I’d like to make sure that we address a few student behavioral issues that have been creeping up.  To help support this, please ensure that students come to the auditorium with NO belongings (including water bottles).  Before you take your advisory to the auditorium, remind them of appropriate audience behavior including body language.  Finally, please sit with your advisory students in the auditorium and ensure that student seating choices support making good choices.

8-8:10 Advisory
8:15-9:15 Assembly
9:15-9:30 Break
9:30-10:35 Block 1 (65 min)
10:40-11:45 Block 2 (65 min)
11:50-12:05 ADV (15 min)
12:05-12:40 Lunch (35 min)
12:45-1:50 Block 3 (65 min)
1:55-3:00 Block 4 (65 min)

Bonnie’s support for HS:  Bonnie will be supporting grade 9 students during Sean’s absence.  She will be spending a few blocks on Thursdays and Fridays at the HS.  We will try to post up her schedule each week.