Week beginning April 13, 2020

All Week

Virtual MS Schedule

(times updated to begin 04/06/20)

Advisory 8:00-8:10am 

1 8:15 - 8:50am

2 8:55 - 9:30am 

NEW Brain Break 9:30 - 9:40am with Coach Myah

3 9:40 - 10:15am

4 10:20 - 10:55am

NEW Brain Break 10:55 - 11:05am with Coach Alex

5 11:05 - 11:40am

6 11:45 - 12:20pm

Advisory 12:25 - 12:35pm

Optional Extras

Teacher Office Hours 1:00 - 2:00pm 

Athletics Stay Active Session  2:00 - 2:40pm (starts this week)

Extended Day 3:00 - 4:00pm (starts this week)

The Week Ahead

Morning Advisory Slides - Please show each morning. 

Monday, April 13 - Motivation Monday 

• MS Leadership Team Meeting @ 2:15pm 

Tuesday, April 14 - Try Something New Tuesday

• Grade Level Team Meetings 
• Grade 6 @ 2:15pm 
• Grade 7 @ 2:45pm 
• Grade 8 @ 3:15pm 

Wednesday, April 15 - WhatCha Watching Wednesday  

• Nothing extra

Thursday, April 16 - Throwback Thursday 

• MS Faculty Meeting @ 2:15pm 
• Focus on MYP. Only the reps for each subject need to meet with Angelica to review Self Study Part C.

Friday, April 17 - Fun Fact Friday

• Student Movie with Ms. Strate @ 3pm in Teams. Faculty attendance not required.
• Friday Flash - Pick-A-Time and Parent Survey go live for MS.

Action Items

New Report Outline:  As we discussed, the subject reports can be less intense than they have been, focusing on positives but also being honest. There is also a new example linked under Q3 in the guidelines that you can refer to.  Subject Narratives due by 3pm Monday, April 20.

Subject Team Meetings: Please remember to reflect on what are the essential skills and needs, and what can we let go of? Shelli and her reflection of Grade 6 LL is here to give you pointers on how you might reflect on this. 

Changes to the Week Ahead, Updates, & Reminders

• NWAIS Self-Study is postponed a year. More information to come when we know more.

• Survey to parents: Thanks for your suggestions during the faculty meeting. If anyone has additional ideas, please let Shelli or I know. This will be sent to our community in the Friday Flash. 

• MS Faculty Meeting Slides: The slides have been added to the Team Drive in case you need to review them. 

• Checking in on our families: Starting this week, Shelli, Andrea, and I will be calling families to check-in. Andrea will connect with all the IAP students, Shelli with 6th, Clare with 8th, and a mix in 7th grade. Advisors, this does not replace your communication as necessary, rather this is an additional supplement. 

Microsoft Teams Tips and Updates

• Under each Team, the tab File now hosts a list of links that students may need. This includes:
• Brain Breaks
• Math Help
• Athletic Workouts 
• Extended Day

• As always, please remember to visit the AWS Technology Resources document frequently. There are a whole bunch of new resources shared by YOU all.

Updates from Sandra Bush

Hello all! Week 2 of virtual learning is in the bag. We've got this. (Or not, but that's ok, too!).

A quick note for you all today:

• Community Connections:
• Cooking and Baking: I've heard of so many great recipes and folks spending time in the kitchen, how about an AWS cookbook?  If you are so inclined, share a recipe (or two, or three) here and we'll have a lovely collection of recipes to come back to when the cooking/baking itch strikes! 
• Health/Sanity-Saving Activities: Have a family/individual physical-distancing activity that's working particularly well for you? Read an article recently you think would be worth sharing with others? I would love to hear from you and perhaps share it with others who might be searching for things to do/read! Send me your thoughts here.
• New webinars Next Week:
  
• April 15:
• NCGS: Incorporating Learning Specialists & Counseling into the Virtual School Day: 3:00 - 3:50 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) - Registration link here
• NCGS: Reimagining Community Service Programs & Partnerships: 3:00 - 3:50 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) - Registration link here
• Klingenstein: Executive Functions: Helping Kids Get Organized for Remote Learning, a webinar with Mindprint Learning - Registration link here
• April 16:
• NCGS: Supporting Our Student-Athletes: 2:00 - 2:50 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) - Registration link here
• NCGS: Teaching World Languages Virtually: 2:00 - 2:50 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) - Registration link here
• NCGS: Teaching STEM Virtually: 3:00 - 3:50 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) - Registration link here
• As always, please remember to visit the AWS Technology Resources document frequently. There are a whole bunch of new resources shared by YOU all. Take a peek. 

Absent Students

• Follow this link for Anticipated Absent Students

Kudos / Funny Stuff / Anything other than work...

• A big thanks to Andrea and Devon who have been challenged with leading the battle to get our students who are struggling with this new online structure in a better place. Along with regular teachers, Andrea and Devon are identifying those that are in need of additional help and support and being proactive, reaching out as needed. This will be a long road ahead for many of our students. 

The Month Ahead

• Still stuck in our houses...
• Monday, April 20 by 3pm - Subject Narratives
• Friday, April 17 - Pick-A-Time goes live 
• Friday, April 24 - Reports published 
• Friday, May 1 - Virtual Conference Day, no classes