Week Ahead: Sept. 21-25

I hope that you all are enjoying the beautiful balloon collaborative art display. I love seeing how it moves in the wind. Thank you all (and especially Rebecca and Nguyen) for leading us all in this creative endeavor.

Here is what’s up next week:

Monday, Sept. 21
Day 8, HEFG

Tuesday, Sept. 22
Day 1, ABCD
*Happy Birthday Abby Morgan!
7:15-7:45 New Faculty Meeting
2-2:45 SST
3:15-3:45 New Faculty Meeting (repeat)

Wednesday, Sept. 23
Day 2, EFGH
3:15-4:30 Assessment: Individual, Teams, or Division (TBD after Friday)

Thursday, Sept. 24
Day 3, BCDA
*Happy Birthday Khanh Tran!
1:20-1:50 G8 Buddies (G8 will be about 10 min late to Block A)
[HS G9-12 Mini Week Within Walls]

Friday, Sept. 25
Day 4, FGHE
[HS G9-12 Mini Week Within Walls]

Upcoming (on the radar)

• Oct. 7 – End of Quarter 1
• Oct. 8 and 9 – Parent Teacher Conferences

End of Quarter 1:  Hard to believe Quarter 1 ends in 2 and 1/2 weeks. As you prepare to write quarter 1 comments, please review the report card comment section in the MS Faculty Handbook. Use of the PowerSchool comment bank is still encouraged as it includes Smart Text features that minimize errors made in names and pronouns.

• October 5 – comments completed and peer reviewed (in Q1 bin) and grades completed by 3:00; verification reports printed by 3:45
• October 6 – verification report reviewed, signed (can be digital) and returned to office by 3:00
• October 7 – report cards emailed parents
• Parent Teacher Conferences, Oct. 8 and 9, 2020

A few repeat posts:

Tripod Surveys:  We will be administering the Tripod student surveys again this year.  We will be administering them between Nov. 9-20.  These surveys have proved to be valuable in generating feedback directly from students.   The survey should take 10-15 minutes of class time.  New faculty (and anyone else who would like a refresher) will have an introduction to Tripod in October. 

In the meantime, here are you can read more about the Tripod Survey:
Tripod Overview
Guide to Tripod’s 7C’s Framework
Sample Reporting Formats

Flip Grid Reading Challenge: This week, the library is launching a FilpGrid for the Dragon Books.  Students always respond with more enthusiasm when teachers get involved, too! If you’ve read a Dragon Book, post a FlipGrid review!  Please share this slideshow with your Advisory during DEAR time one day this week. It is a Reading Challenge Check-In, a bit more information about Dragon Books and also includes the FlipGrid link. Thanks!  Here’s the slideshow link:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1befYl0a6CEF-BPxCEHCwEo-hTclgmWKxHLnMeLzl4sw/edit?usp=sharing

Middle School Students who pick up ES Siblings: We found out that MS students who are picking up their ES siblings are exiting the gate and then waiting with the parents to come back in. Bless their hearts! They are actually allowed to go down the MS walkway, through Bldg C, and to the plaza to pick up their brothers and sisters. This will be in the morning student announcements – please make sure this information is shared.