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Monday, January 22
A DAY (Beginning of Semester 2)
8:00am Morning Meeting
10:00am All Schools Chapel
10:30am Break and Snack in the MS Office
2:00pm Special Performance from the Broadway Center: "11 Days in the Life of MLK" in the Kemper Theater (Period 5 classes end at 2:00pm)
3:30pm Topic Group Meetings
3:30pm JV Basketball v. Carbonado in the Kemper Gym
4:30pm Varsity Basketball v. Carbonado in the Kemper Gym
Tuesday, January 23
B DAY
8:00am Morning Meeting in the MS Lounge
10:05 Break and Snack in the MS Office
10:20am Flex & MS Chorus
2:45pm Grade Level Team Leaders Meeting in the Design Lab
3:15pm Grade 6 Team in the Design Lab
Wednesday, January 24
C DAY
8:00am Advisory
10:05 Break and Snack in the MS Office
10:20am MS Chapel and 6th and 8th Grade Recognitions; McConnell Advisory as Acolytes
2:45pm Grade 7 Team in the Design Lab
3:15pm Grade 8 Team in the Design Lab
Thursday, January 25
D DAY
8:00am Advisory
10:05 Break and Snack in the MS Office
10:20am Long Advisory
3:15pm Permission forms for MS Dance Due
3:30pm JV Basketball @ Tacoma Baptist
4:30pm Varsity Basketball @ Tacoma Baptist
A DAY (Beginning of Semester 2)
8:00am Morning Meeting
10:00am All Schools Chapel
10:30am Break and Snack in the MS Office
2:00pm Special Performance from the Broadway Center: "11 Days in the Life of MLK" in the Kemper Theater (Period 5 classes end at 2:00pm)
3:30pm Topic Group Meetings
3:30pm JV Basketball v. Carbonado in the Kemper Gym
4:30pm Varsity Basketball v. Carbonado in the Kemper Gym
Tuesday, January 23
B DAY
8:00am Morning Meeting in the MS Lounge
10:05 Break and Snack in the MS Office
10:20am Flex & MS Chorus
2:45pm Grade Level Team Leaders Meeting in the Design Lab
3:15pm Grade 6 Team in the Design Lab
Wednesday, January 24
C DAY
8:00am Advisory
10:05 Break and Snack in the MS Office
10:20am MS Chapel and 6th and 8th Grade Recognitions; McConnell Advisory as Acolytes
2:45pm Grade 7 Team in the Design Lab
3:15pm Grade 8 Team in the Design Lab
Thursday, January 25
D DAY
8:00am Advisory
10:05 Break and Snack in the MS Office
10:20am Long Advisory
3:15pm Permission forms for MS Dance Due
3:30pm JV Basketball @ Tacoma Baptist
4:30pm Varsity Basketball @ Tacoma Baptist
Friday, January 26
E DAY; All School Civvies Day
8:00am Advisory
10:05 Break and Snack in the MS Office
10:20am Clubs
2:15pm Winter I Athletics Awards and Blackout Basketball Game in the Kemper Gym
7:00pm Middle School Winter Dance in the Great Hall (Chaperones: Hulseman, Wagstaff, Bayard, Paco, Price, Flores, Rockne, McConnell)
10:05 Break and Snack in the MS Office
10:20am Clubs
2:15pm Winter I Athletics Awards and Blackout Basketball Game in the Kemper Gym
7:00pm Middle School Winter Dance in the Great Hall (Chaperones: Hulseman, Wagstaff, Bayard, Paco, Price, Flores, Rockne, McConnell)
"11 Days in the Life of MLK"
We are lucky to welcome the Broadway Center Civil Rights Legacy Tour's production of "11 Days in the Life of MLK" tomorrow, sponsored by the AWSPA. The performance for Grades 5-12 will begin at 2:00pm in the Kemper Theater. The Study Guide includes a series of activities that connect to the production, in case you're interested in following up with your students. MS will sit in Advisory groups; Advisors, please sit with your groups for the production.Dance on Friday
Our second dance of the year is on Friday! According to the duties roster, the chaperones for the night are: Hulseman, Wagstaff, Bayard, Paco, Price, Flores, Rockne, McConnell. If you've swapped with someone, please give Clare a heads up.MS Preview
On Tuesday, January 30, we'll host a MS Preview for prospective families. This will be a smaller version of the Preview we do on Veterans' Day and will run from 9:00-11:00am. We anticipate a small crowd (only 3 families have registered so far). There is no impact on MS schedule or on classes beyond a tour coming through and a few students (TBD) who will be on a panel.Ticket to Thrive
Reminder: Ticket to Thrive, our major MS admissions event, is on Saturday, February 10. In the coming weeks, we'll update the schedule and details, but take a look at last year's Schedule & Details doc.Service Learning Days
Thank you for the time and energy you gave our students and our partnering sites for Service Learning Days 2018! And thank you to Sedia and the USG Service team for coordinating with partner sites! While it's fresh in your mind, please capture your feedback about the days in general or the sites you visited on this form: Feedback on SL Days 2018.Progress Reporting
Important links for progress reporting- 1718 Progress Reporting Schedule. Relevant links:
- First Semester Course Summaries
- First Semester Teachers' Narratives
- Formatting/Style Guide
- Templates for Narratives
Ordering & Supplies
Just a reminder - please direct all requests for supplies and special orders through Neil. Just shoot him an email with ordering information and relevant links. He is developing a form to streamline the ordering process, and we'll add that to the permanent links on this blog when it's ready.Mid-Year Meetings
Reminder: Please schedule a 30 minute meeting with Bill before February 1. To schedule a meeting, please reach out to Neil.Getting to Know You
On the families blog this week, we'll continue to feature our fabulous faculty! The Get to Know You form is here. Here's the schedule...- January 26: John H
- February 2: Vicky
- February 9: John R
- February 16: Niki
Upcoming religious and cultural observances
- Monday, January 1 marked the beginning of Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
- Sunday, January 21 is the Baha'i holiday World Religion Day. Observance of this day began in 1950, intending to emphasize unity in the human community in the wake of World War II.
- Monday, January 22 is the Hindu holiday Vasant Panchami (VUH-sunt PAH-chum-mee), which honors Saraswati (SAR-uh-svuh-tee), the goddess of learning and the arts, and anticipates the coming of spring.
- Saturday, January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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