Week Ahead: June 3-7

It’s here!  The final 4 days.  Let’s all work together to make it a fantastic end.

Here is what’s up this week:

Sunday, June 2
7pm  Final Big Band performance of the school year – come hear Stephen play (Evita’s in D2 (230A Nguyen Van Huong, Thao Dien)

Monday, June 3
Day 6, GHEF (Adv)
8:00  Grade 6 Field Trip departs (4:30 return)
1:30-3  Grade 8 Promotion Rehearsal
1:30-3  Admin Mtg (Molly attends)
3:00 Comments and Grades due; verification reports ready about 3:45

Tuesday, June 4
Day 7, DABC (Advisory Schedule)
12:55-1:35  Yearbook Distribution in Gym (take attendance in the gym)
3:00 Verification reports due to Hang
3:15-4:30 MS Leadership Team Mtg

Wednesday, June 5
Special Schedules (details below)
*Happy Birthday Gil Legaspi
9-10:30 All attend Gr 8 Promotion Ceremony (gr 6 and 7 students are seated on the floor with their advisors in chairs near them to assist with supervision)
1-3:00 Splash Day

Thursday, June 6
Early Dismissal – special schedule
8-9:20  Team time (fit break into this time)
9:30-10:30 Assembly
10:30-11:55   Variety of activities … we need to work on this …
11:55-12:15   Final advisory, report card/final packet distribution
1:30-2:00   Divisional Farewell to Faculty

Friday, June 7
10-11:00  State of the School / Plans for Next Year,  auditorium
11-12:00  Yrs of Service Awards / Leaving Faculty Recognition, auditorium
12:30-? Lunch for Whole School

Upcoming (on the radar)

• July 15  New Hires arrive
• July 22  Admin first day back
• July 29  MS Leadership Team meeting
• July 30  First day back for all SSIS faculty
• Aug. 6   Orientation Day
• Aug. 7   First full day of school for students

Summer Birthdays:

• June 10  Sanny Tran
• June 26  Gema Luque
• July 5  Mona Schraer
• July 17  Bonnie Bertoia

Comments and Grades:  As you review your comments, please ensure that you are using PowerSchool full names and not just nicknames.  This is very important.  If you want to use a student’s nickname, you must first include their full PowerSchool (passport) name.  Comments are due at 3:00 on Monday; you have until Tuesday at 3:00 to verify the reports and grades are correct.

Final Week:  Here is the document that details the final week.  There are a few things we are still needing to resolve and/or attend to:

• Final day – time from 10:30-11:55:  Last year, we used this time for all school yearbook signing.  But many felt it was too long of a time.  We need to resolve this issue
• Final day assembly – StuCo wants a dance battle!  The vision is a team of teachers against a team of students.  A dance move will be shown – and then 2 from each team will battle for that move.  Once all have gone in the smaller battles, there would be a whole group battle as well.  Please let StuCo (or me) know if you are willing to join in the battle.  AND let me know what dance moves we want to add to the competition (I’m thinking sprinkler, disco, and …).

Teacher End of Year Check Out:  Here is the link to the teacher check out form.  X’s mean the column needs action; green highlight means the action is done.  As you compete the summer maintenance form, please indicate any additional materials, desks, chairs that you might need to support a class size of 24.  I will use that form to make arrangements.

Schedule for Wednesday, June 5:

Grade 8 Schedule

• 8-9 Promotion Set Up and Rehearsal
• 9-10:30 Promotion Ceremony
• 10:30-12:45 Brunch w/Parents
• 1-3 Splash Day

Grade 6 and 7 Schedule

• 8-8:20 Advisory (G6 & G7 locker clean out)
• 8:25-8:50 Block H (at the end of H block, take them to the auditorium for promotion) (25 min)
• 9-10:30 Attend Gr 8 Promotion Ceremony
• Break
• 10:40-11:10 E Block (30 min)
• 11:15-11:50 F Block (35 min)
• 11:55-12:25 G Block (35 min)
• 12:25-1 Lunch (change for Splash Day)
• 1-3  Splash Day

Splash Day:  Rick has been busy preparing for a great Splash Day on Wednesday.  Be on the look out for further information from him.  In general, we will all meet in the gym at 1:00 for general information and orientation; then go to the main field for a final House League competition followed by free choice for students in the many areas of fun.  Rick has assigned us all to certain areas to help oversee the fun – and to make sure the kids get really wet!  You will want to be prepared yourself with clothing that can get wet, sunscreen, hats, and a water bottle.

New Insurance for 19-20: The new insurance takes effect July 1 (see email from WaiMun).  You will receive your new insurance cards the last week of school.  Please make sure you remember to pick them up before you leave for summer.

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