Friday, January 6, 2023

Week Beginning Monday, January 9, 2023

To two of our oldest and longest team members - happy 50th! Here's hoping we all look as good as Kyle and Shelli when we hit the epic 5-0! Back to kid-focused photos next week :-)


 ACTION ITEMS

  • COMING UP: Please add the following dates to your calendars. Thank you!
    • NWAIS Visiting Team Events
      • Reception on Sunday, Jan 29, 4:30 - 5:30 pm in the Great Hall 
      • MS Faculty Meeting on Tuesday, Jan 31, 3:30-4:30 pm 
      • All-School Faculty & Staff with visiting team chairs on Wednesday, Feb 1, 3:30-4:30 pm  
    • Ticket to Thrive - Saturday, Feb 11, 8:00 - 12:30 pm
  • DUE: Subject criterion & summative descriptors to Ruth by 4:00 pm on Friday. Please make minor changes to the sheet handed out at the last MS Faculty meeting. Any questions? Please ask Ruth or Clare. 
  • SECTION CHANGES: This is your last chance to make a suggestion or comment. We will have a final look at these during the GLTMs next week. Please review the MS Sections sheet. New suggested sections are in the top right of each sheet and in pink.

     USEFUL LINKS


    WEEK AHEAD

    Monday, January 9

    • A Day
    • MS Gathering 12:35-1:00 pm
      • Intro for CG #4, Options for S2, Strate Birthday winners, CP presentations and lots more.
    • All School Chapel 2:30 pm 
      • 6 & 8 MS in the Chapel (7 is out)

      • Blue Grade 7 activity: 
        • Go directly to the Dining Hall for a 2:30 start of our Hot Chocolate and Snowflake Making Social.- Notice the change in location from weeks prior!
        • Please do not send students to the Dining Hall before 2:25 as we will be setting up the space.
        • Once they enter, students will immediately find the table with their family number on it.
        • We will start with an announcement of what the plan is for the social.
        • Each table will have conversation starters, snowflake making supplies, and hot chocolate packets and cups.
        • We will call two families up at a time add hot water to their hot chocolate cups.
        • Faculty with older students please ask your students to help their Littles make their hot chocolates
        • Supply request from faculty: We are in need of scissors! Please bring your extra supplies to the Dining Hall with your students.

    Tuesday, January 10
    • B Day
    • Grade 6 GLTM 7:45-8:15 am (Bri & Amanda's room) -  Grade 6 Habits 2022-2023 
    • Grade 6 Math Summative: please see the MS Sections doc and tab Math Summative Separate Testing Semester 1  for which students need support. 
    • Grade 7 students will be with DIMPY at the TRM 11:00-1:00 pm
    • Advisory: Semester 1 Habits Reflection
      • Hard copies of these sheets will be available in the MS Office.
    • MS Leadership Team Meeting 2:30-3:30 pm
    • MS Tennis dismissed early at 3:00 PM to catch bus 


    Wednesday, January 11

    • A Day
    • Grade 7 GLTM 7:45-8:15 am (Bri & Amanda's room)- Grade 7 Habits 2022-2023
    • MS Preview @ 11:30 am (Will, Clare and Shelli)
    • Advisory: Semester 1 Habits Reflection
    • MS Faculty Meeting 2:30-3:30 pm (Bri & Amanda's room) 
      • Review of last Common Ground & check in regarding habits

    Thursday, January 12

    • B Day
    • Grade 8 GLTM 7:45-8:15 am (Bri & Amanda's room)  Grade 8 Habits 2022-2023
    • Advisory: Common Ground #4
    • MSG Basketball dismissed early at 3:00 PM to catch bus 

    Friday,
    January 13

    • A Day - DUE: Criterion & Summative Descriptors (on paper to Ruth by 4:00 pm)
    • POSSIBLE Grade 8 GLTM 7:45-8:15 am (Bri & Amanda's room) if more time is needed after Thursday. 
    • Advisory - Advisor Choice / Semester 1 Habits Reflection
    • Clubs 2:30 - 3:20 pm - CANCELED - Instead, 8th Grade Olympics in the New Gym starting at 2:30 - the whole MS will be down in the New Gym to cheer them on. HERE IS THE LINK TO MORE INFO ABOUT OLYMPICS EVENT

    CHANGES TO THE WEEK AHEAD, UPDATES, & REMINDERS

    • MISSING STUDENT SUPPORT PLAN DOC: Following on from suggestions at the GLTM and using Heidi Gillmore's original template, we have created a doc to help students who have missed school get caught up. 

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