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Monday, April 10F DAY
Book Fair Begins
8:00am Morning Meeting in the Lounge
10:00am All Schools Chapel
10:40am Snack @ the MS Office
3:30pm Topic Groups
Tuesday, April 11
A DAY
8:00am Advisory
10:05am Snack @ the MS Office
10:20am Flex
3:15pm MS Faculty Meeting (quick check-in) in the Design Lab
Wednesday, April 12
B DAY
8:00am Advisory
10:05am Snack @ the MS Office
10:20am MS Chapel led by the Paco/Flores Advisory & 8th Grade Recognitions
3:30pm Annie Artist's Tea in the Great Hall
Thursday, April 13
C DAY
MYP Verification Visit (All MYP Meetings in the Huston Room unless otherwise designated)
7:30am Introductory Meeting with all MYP Teachers in Hunt's Room
8:00am Morning Meeting in the MS Lounge: Introduction of MYP Team
9:00am Language & Literature
9:45am Math
10:05am Snack @ the MS Office
10:15am Science
10:10am 8th Grade Class Photo in the Front Hall
10:20am 7th Grade Class Photo in the Front Hall
10:30am 6th Grade Class Photo in the Front Hall
10:20am Long Advisory
10:45am Arts in the DS Art Room
12:20pm MYP Parents Meeting
1:00-1:45pm Classroom Observations
1:45pm Design in the Design Lab
2:30pm Individuals & Society
3:00pm Board of Trustees Members3:15-3:45pm Faculty on call in case of further requested documentation
Friday, April 7
D DAY
MYP Verification Visit (All MYP Meetings in the Huston Room unless otherwise designated)
8:00am Advisory
8:00am PHE
8:30am Classroom Observations
9:15am Language Acquisition
10:00am Meeting with Students
10:05am Snack @ the MS Office
10:20am Clubs
10:30am Educational Support Staff in the Co-Lab
11:00am Librarian in the Learning Commons
11:30am Community Project
4:00pm MS Faculty Meeting at Rhein Haus
Action Items...
MYP Verification Visit
The big week is here! A few reminders in addition to the MYP Faculty Preparation for Authorization doc (this list may grow over the next few days):- Meeting on Tuesday: We will have a brief meeting at 3:15pm on Tuesday for last-minute reminders and to review units.
- Units: As John instructed last week, please prepare one completed unit (including all documentation - rubric, formative and summative assessments, evidence of student work, etc.) for each course taught. Please have these materials ready for review at our brief check-in on Tuesday. They'll be added to the documentation in the Huston Room for the team's review and available to be picked up on Friday afternoon.
- Coverage: Two subs will be on campus on both Thursday and Friday to provide coverage.
Special Schedules coming up
This week, we'll craft a few special schedules for upcoming events. Please note that 7th and 8th Grade will have a modified schedule on April 19 to hear a Holocaust survivor from 12:30-2:00pm. We will also have a special schedule for Earth Day on April 21.Chapel
Just a reminder: upcoming MS Chapels will be led by the following Advisory groups:
- April 12: Paco/Flores
- April 26 Strate
- May 10: Hartmann/Finch
- May 17: Hunt
- May 31: Taylor
If your group needs a different date, there is a little bit of flexibility (April 12 is open; Service Learning Chapels on April 19 and May 24 could swap). For details about awareness months or holidays, see the MS tab or the Cultural & Religious Observances tab on Chapel Planning 2016-2017.
Updating, Refurbishing, and Fixing...
Please continue to think about the needs for your classrooms and workspace and what updates you'd like to see for next year and capture ideas and requests on this doc.Following up...
Conversation on PDA
Ann, Annie and Clare meet once a month to try to solidify ideas across the divisions and help to build consensus on a variety of issues. Handholding was discussed at the last MS faculty meeting, and this was a focus for the cross divisional meeting on Thursday. There is no written policy condoning handholding between any age or gender, and it was agreed that in situations outside of the classroom, that handholding should be considered an expression of friendship and be allowed. However, during instructional time this is should not occur. To clarify, PDA such as excessive hugging, sitting on each other, or necking is not appropriate and not permitted in any division at any time.
Next year's schedule
As Christian indicated last week, next year we will be expanding 6th Grade to 3 sections. In the coming weeks, we will be working on a master schedule for next year. This and next week, I will be in touch with each teacher individually about potential shifts in teaching assignments in anticipation of next year.
Upcoming Religious & Cultural Observances
- April 1 marked the beginning of Autism Awareness Month and National Child Abuse Awareness Month.
- Sunday, April 9 is Palm Sunday and marks the beginning of Holy Week, the days leading up to Easter, for Christians.
- The evening of Monday, April 10 marks the beginning of the Jewish festival Pesach, or Passover, which commemorates the ancient liberation of the Israelites from Egypt and celebrates freedom from persecution today.
- Tuesday, April 11 is the Hindu holiday of Hanuman Jayanti, which celebrates the birthday of the god Hanuman. It also marks the beginning of the New Year for Theravada Buddhists.
- Friday, April 14 is the Sikh holiday Vaisakhi, which celebrates the founding of the Sikh community. It is also Good Friday for Christians, which commemorates the death of Jesus of Nazareth.
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