Upcoming at AWS...
Monday, February 26
C DAY
8:00am Morning Meeting
10:00am All Schools Chapel
10:30am Break and Snack in the MS Office
3:30pm Topic Group Meetings
3:30pm JV Basketball v. Carbonado
4:30pm Varsity Basketball v. Carbonado
Tuesday, February 27
D DAY
8:00am Breakfast with the Head of Schools in the Great Hall
8:00am Advisory
8:00am Advisory
10:05 Break and Snack in the MS Office
10:20am Flex & MS Chorus
2:15pm Grade 7 Team
2:45pm Grade 6 Team
3:15pm Grade 8 Team
Wednesday, February 28
E DAY
8:00am Advisory
10:05 Break and Snack in the MS Office
10:20am MS Chapel and Knowledgeable (All Grades) Recognitions; Leenstra Advisory as Acolytes
11:15am Grade 8 Departs for Washington State History Museum (return 2:10pm)
3:00pm Ultimate v. Charles Wright
3:00pm Ultimate v. Charles Wright
6:00pm 6th G Boys Basketball v. Life Christian (Championship game!)
7:00pm 6th G Boys Basketball @ Orting (Championship game!)
Thursday, March 1
F DAY
7:45am Grade 6 Parent Coffee
8:00am Advisory
10:05 Break and Snack in the MS Office
10:20am Long Advisory
2:45pm MS Faculty Meeting in the Design Lab
3:30pm Varsity Basketball v. Chief Leschi
Friday, March 2
SPECIAL A DAY
4:00-5:00pm Auditions for the Middle School Play
Living Voices: "Through the Eyes of a Friend"
Friday's special schedule accommodates a special performance of "Through the Eyes of a Friend," produced by Living Voices, which explores history and social issues through performance. We will be joined on Friday by the Seabury Middle School, as well!
The link to "Through the Eyes of a Friend" takes you to a page with resources about this and other Living Voices productions. Wednesday's MS Chapel will be designated as preparation for Friday's performance.
Please note the special schedule includes a brief morning Advisory, 45 minute classes, a 15 minute break/snack time, and a 15 minute Advisory time before Athletics. If the performance concludes before 2:00, students will be directed to head to Advisory.
Professional Dress
Just a quick reminder about professional dress in school. Please be mindful of the guidelines in the Employee Handbook. From the Employee Handbook: "Dress Code: AWS employees are expected to maintain standards of dress and appearance appropriate to the educational institution and individual’s position and responsibilities. Dress, grooming, personal cleanliness, and professional behavior standards contribute to the professional image we present to our fellow staff, students, parents and other constituents. Employees are expected to dress in attire appropriate to the work being accomplished. Body piercings and tattoos should not pose any kind of distraction. Faculty or staff members who may be unclear about AWS’ dress and appearance guidelines are encouraged to consult with their supervisor."Conference prep...
Thanks for getting your availability for conferences to Neil - he and Anelisa are finalizing the Pick-a-time signups for Lower and Middle Schools, and they'll go live (hopefully) next week. Conferences are now a few weeks away, and more information will come this week regarding conference prep.
Faculty Meetings...
Updated All Schools Meetings for the remainder of the year...
- Monday, February 26: Topic Group Meeting
- Monday, March 5: CaP Facilitators Meeting
- Monday, March 12: Topic Group Meeting
- Monday, March 19: Topic Group Meeting
- Monday, April 9: Emergency Training #4
Attendance procedures...
After Mid-Winter Break, please enter daily Advisory attendance directly on the LS/MS Attendance doc. The doc is included in the Important Links, above to the right on this blog.
From Anelisa: To be certain which students are physically on campus we need to record attendance specifically. This will prevent confusion during an emergency. Please mark the students Absent even if parents have communicated they will be tardy. Once they are on campus, I will then note they are HERE and change their status to Tardy.
On a related note, please take a look at the Faculty Absence Coverage Protocols. There's nothing new in here (except using to the MS Faculty Substitute Plans) - just a reminder. If you'll be out last minute, please remember to text Bill AND Anelisa at the earliest possible moment to notify of absence. Also, please be sure to complete the Employee Absence Form as soon as you return.
From Anelisa: To be certain which students are physically on campus we need to record attendance specifically. This will prevent confusion during an emergency. Please mark the students Absent even if parents have communicated they will be tardy. Once they are on campus, I will then note they are HERE and change their status to Tardy.
Absences & Substitute Teachers
Anelisa has developed a form to streamline planning for substitute teachers. MS Faculty Substitute Plans is designed for anticipated absences - it captures the schedule for the day, and asks the teacher to drop sub plans directly into the doc. Please take a look - if you have any feedback or questions about the form, please contact Anelisa.On a related note, please take a look at the Faculty Absence Coverage Protocols. There's nothing new in here (except using to the MS Faculty Substitute Plans) - just a reminder. If you'll be out last minute, please remember to text Bill AND Anelisa at the earliest possible moment to notify of absence. Also, please be sure to complete the Employee Absence Form as soon as you return.
Accessing the OCC
If you haven't already, please be sure to log onto the replacement for the OCC. Below is the video John showed us. Please follow the directions to make a new account for IBO.org. Once you have done this, John will be notified by email that you have set up a new account (old ones for the OCC won’t work and you need to register as new). John and Clare are happy to help in any way we can, please reach out if you need help with this process. It would be great to have all MS teachers registered before Feb break.
Ordering & Supplies
Just a reminder - please direct all requests for supplies and special orders through the form the Neil created. The form is also linked in the Important Links list on this blog.
A little further down the road...
- Monday, February 26: Re-enrollment Contracts due
- Thursday, March 1 7:45am: Grade 6 Parents’ Coffee
- Friday, March 2 1:00pm: Living Voices "Through the Eyes of a Friend" (Special Schedule)
- Friday, March 2 4:00-5:00pm Auditions for the MS Play
- Monday, March 5 4:00-5:00pm Auditions for the MS Play
- Tuesday, March 6 7:45am: Grade 7 Parents’ Coffee (note date change!)
- Wednesday, March 7 1:20-2:00pm: Master Class for MS Orchestra with Sarah Ionides (Orchestra students only: Ava Salam, Amelia Wynne; Lauren Cook, Kiran Hutchinston, Sofia La Rosa, Elodie Soustelle, Rae Wartelle, Sasha Zhang; Kate Collie, Mia Escobar, Gwynnie Hayes, Dana Hicks, Anna Parrott, Samantha Salamone)
- Saturday, March 10: Auction 2018
- Tuesday, March 13 7:45am: Grade 8 Parents’ Coffee (note date change!)
- Thursday, March 15 10:00am-11:45am: Guest Speaker George Elbaum for Grades 7 & 8
- Friday, March 16 9:00am-2:15pm Grade 6 Field Trip to the Gates Foundation
- Friday, March 16 2:15pm: SRS Irish Dance Performance
- Wednesday, March 21 2:15pm: Winter II Athletics Assembly
- Thursday, March 22: Spring Advisory Conferences
- Friday, March 22: Faculty In-Service
- Monday, March 26-Friday, March 30: Spring Break
- Wednesday, April 4 6:00pm: MS Journeys Information Night (at least one parent of every student must attend!)
- Friday, April 20: UW Engineering Discovery Days field trip for Grade 8
- Wednesday, April 25: Regional orchestra festival at Stadium High School
- Thursday, April 26-Friday, April 27: MS Play in the Kemper
Upcoming religious and cultural observances
- Thursday, February 1 marked the beginning of African American History Month, American Heart Month, and International Friendship Month.
- Monday, February 19 was Presidents' Day in the US, commemorating the birthdays of Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
- Tuesday, February 20 was the World Day of Social Justice.
- Thursday, March 1 marks the beginning of Women's History Month, Irish-American Heritage Month, and National Developmental Disabilities Month. It is also the Jewish festival of Purim.
- Friday, March 2 is the Hindu festival of Holi.
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