Friday, October 1, 2021

Week Beginning October 4, 2021


Action Items

  • ED OCTOBER 8: If you have kids here at AWS and will need ED during our in-service, please complete this form. Thank you!

Useful Links


 The Week Ahead

Monday, October 4

  • MS Gathering IN PERSON IN THE CHAPEL 11:30 - 12:00 pm
    • Focus: Hispanic Heritage Month & Advisory Challenge Announcement
    • Please sit in assigned advisory areas (same as all-school chapel)
    • Please bring your Community Agreement poster to display
  • All School Chapel - MS IS NOT ATTENDING ONLINE OR IN-PERSON in Advisory.
    • Grade 6 to do a locker cleanout, yearbook distribution, etc. Directions sent by Will.
    • Grade 7 & 8- Advisor choice
      • Susan out. Please team advisory together with Heidi in the art room. Will announce that in MS Gathering and will add to AM slides
      • Nate out at 3:00pm. Clare to cover in his room not the gym.

Tuesday, October 5


  • New Faculty Meeting in the MS Faculty Workroom @ 8:10 - 8:55 am
    • Focus: MYP with Bri
  • Advisory Period
    • Free choice OR Character Strong (see Changes section for more info and for link)

Wednesday, October 6


  • Advisory Period: Advisory Challenge #4
  • Grade Level Team Meetings - in Jones' Rm - G412

      •  Start all together to review conferences, Curriculum Night #2 and pumpkin carving 2:45 - 3:15 pm
      • 3:15 - 3:35 pm 7th 
      • 3:35 - 3:55 pm 8th 
      • 3:55 - 4:15 pm 6th 

Thursday, October 7


  • Advisory Period:
    • Free choice OR CS ((see Changes section for more info and for link)
  • MS Leadership Team Meeting 2:30 - 3:10 pm in the MS Faculty Workroom 
  • MS Faculty Meeting 3:30 - 4:15 pm in the MS Lounge
    • MYP Session 3 (for a reminder of the focus, please see Bri's presentation from Thursday)


Friday, October 8

  • In-Service Day - ICS and Self Study Focus. More information coming early next week.
    • 8:00 - 9:00 am ICS Training
    • 9:30 - 12:00 pm Self Study
    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch
    • 1:00 - 2:45 pm Self Study


Changes to the Week Ahead, Updates, & Reminders

  • Grade 6 Back!: Students will be moving out of their lockers and using bins for now. 
  • LUNCH LOCATIONS: 6th Grade moving to the tented area outside the Dining Hall and 7th moving to the Bamford Commons for this week and until further notice.
  • Discussion Clubs: If you have any feedback on how your first meeting went, please let Shelli or Clare know. 
  • Signout for boys bathroom use: Please continue to have any student using the male bathroom sign out and in with the time of usage. Here is the signout/in sheet to use. 
  • Curriculum Night #2: A reminder that the schedule for Oct 14 will be as follows: 
    • Math Department presentation of the math scope and sequence over MS and beyond. 
    • Bri and Dimpy will present about the Community Project
    • Breakout rooms will follow for families to connect with subject departments. You will not need to present anything; simply be present to connect with families about your subject. 

The Month Ahead

  • Wednesday, October 13 - Parent Sexual Health Night @ 7-8 pm 
  • Thursday, October 14 - Curriculum Night #2 @ 6:30 pm 
  • Friday, October 15 - MS Community Engagement Afternoon (all MS)
  • Monday, October 18 - MS in All School Chapel
  • Tuesday, October 19 - MS Virtual Preview @ 11-12:30 pm
  • Thursday, October 21 - Cross the Commons for 8th grade 
  • Friday, October 29 - End of Quarter 1 and MS Conferences



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