Sunday, December 15, 2019

Week Beginning December 16, 2019

So, as this will be my last blog of 2019, I want to wish you the merriest of holidays to you and your nearest and dearest. I hope that the two weeks of break are full of warmth, laughter, and joy. Please stay off the email and relax. I will post the first blog of the new year on Sunday morning before we return. 

 All Week

Snack Duty: Christian Advisory

Advisory Slides

The Week Ahead

Monday, December 16 - CIVVIES
  • All School Civvies Day - students to dress in house colors. 
    • Grade 6 - Red
    • Grade 7 - Yellow
    • Grade 8 - Blue
  • New student visiting: Gabriella Cotto (visiting 6th for 7th next year). Reagan Kress to be her guide.
  • All School Chapel @ 2:15pm in the Kemper
  • MSB Basketball @ Life Christian (dismissal at the start of chapel)
  • See special schedule below or here:
  • All School ICS Training @ 3:30pm - Your team leader will contact you regarding if you are meeting.

Tuesday, December 17 
  • MS Leadership Team Meeting @ 8:10am 
  • MSG Soccer Varsity @ Cascade Christian (dismissal @ 2:15pm)
  • MSG Soccer JV HOME @ 3:15pm
  • No Grade Level Team Meetings - please connect with advisors directly if something comes up. 
  • Lessons & Carols @ 5pm in the Chapel. It is not compulsory to attend, but all are welcome.

Wednesday, December 18 - CIVVIES
  • Long Advisory: Holiday Sing-Along 
    • Please meet in the MS Lounge @ 10am. Cookies will be served first, followed by the Sing-Along starting at 10:15am. We will be practicing your advisory verses for the AWS 13 Days for Christmas too.
  • Clare out from noon - Larry arrives home today.
  • Grades 7 & 8 to attend the Dance Team performance @ 2:20pm in the Kemper theater. Advisors, please support. This will be followed by the faculty vs. soccer game. Mike will send more details. 6th grade will continue with Design.
  • MSB Basketball HOME vs. Carbonado @ 3:30pm

Thursday, December 19 - DRESS UNIFORM
  • MSG Soccer Varsity HOME vs. CWA @ 3:30pm; JV plays on Garfield Park @ 3:30pm
  • MS Faculty Party @ 3:30pm Parkway Tavern. This is a time change from the MS Flash.
    • Please see Kyle if you need any last-minute ideas or a recap of the guidelines :-)

Friday, December 20 - LS & MS Grandparents' and Special Friends Day -  DRESS UNIFORM
  • Noon dismissal for students and faculty




Action Items
  • Blinds: Following up from the last LOCKOUT drill, if you are missing external blinds please let me know. So far I know of: 
    • Science Lab (Taylor)
    • Brown's room (unable to reach blinds to close them)
    • Homework over break: Please don't set new homework over the break. I have noticed that there a few students who have received recent Grades of Concerns emails, and of course, they will need to catch up on late work, etc. For all others, this time should be for rest and relaxation. The end of the semester is fast approaching which will bring with it enough stress without additional homework over winter break. Thank you for your support with this. 
    • Assignments for the end of the semester: As we touched on at the last Grade Level Team meeting, many of you will be giving summative assessments as we reach the end of the semester. Please be considerate of not overstretching and stressing our kids. It would be very helpful for you to communicate if you are having your class take a test or complete a big project etc. and let other teachers see your deadline. Please add to the document End of Semester Summative and Finals Schedule 2020, so that we can track this. It is not ideal to have more than two major things due on the same day, so if you can look at this table and be aware of what others are assigning, this would be very helpful. Please complete this table before the Winter Break to ensure that we can all plan how best to support our MS kiddos. 
    • Attendance: Anleisa needs our help! We have been using SchoolPass for our bus system but as of last week, it is no more. This now makes the bus attendance even more confusing. You will have seen the email from Anelisa asking for the additional notes regarding if a student is taking the ACTIVITY BUS and which one COSTCO or BDPR. If you can add this information for morning advisory attendance, that would be super helpful. Thank you!
    • Holiday Party: Just a reminder to connect with Erin about if you will be able to attend. It's actually a lovely way to end the year and partners are invited. The start time is 6pm. The end time is.....

    Changes to the Week Ahead, Updates, & Reminders
    • New Student: Victor (Phatraphum) Sirpanich will be joining our MS starting Jan 21, the start of second semester. You will see his name already appear already on the 6th grade page on myAW, although he will not appear on your attendance until his start date. Victor will be joining Tracey's advisory and 6B as he will be in ESL and General Music. Below is a brief overview of Victor and his background: 
    Victor enjoys playing basketball & soccer. Victor won a courtesy award, and a PE award of some sort as well. He is looking forward to attending a school where students move throughout the day rather than stay in one classroom all day as they do in Thailand. He is a beginning English speaker, and the family’s goal is to give him an earlier start than his brother had to gain Language proficient. 

    His brother Wynn is a student at UWT, living in an apt near the campus where Victor will live as well. Victor will ride the school bus. Parents travel a lot and will visit with some frequency. Victor himself has traveled to many countries with his family, Japan being his favorite so far. 

    Wynn has taken on quite the parenting role already and has a study and outdoor activity plan for our new student. He is very responsive via email!

     Absent Students

    Kudos!
    • We are so close to the end of 2019, I can't thank all of you enough for your hard work. The next week is chaotic, but also fun so please embrace this time and enjoy the festive spirit! Know also that all these additional events and activities would not be possible without your dedication and support. It is an honor to work with all of you. 


    The Month Ahead
    • Tuesday, December 10: AWSPA Faculty & Staff Celebration; MS Tour of the new Athletic Building
    • Friday, December 13: Winter Play @7pm
    • Saturday, December 14: Winter Play @2pm 
    • Monday, December 16: All School Chapel @2:15pm 
    • Tuesday, December 17: US Lessons and Carols @5pm
    • Wednesday, December 18: Holiday Celebration during Long Advisory 
    • Thursday, December 19: Holiday Tea
    • Friday, December 20: Grandparents' Day and noon dismissal; Faculty & Staff Holiday party 6-9pm



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