Week Beginning April 15, 2024

  

Coming to your rooms during the Journey trips! Mark did a tester in my office and it was super easy to install and looks great! The last decals should be up during that week too. We are almost done :-)

ACTION ITEMS

•  SOFTWARE INVENTORY: Please complete the software inventory Google Form ASAP. Thank you!

• CHAPERON MANUEL: All Journey Chaperons should review the Chaperon Manuel before departing on their assigned Journey. 

• COURSE REFLECTIONS: Please plan ahead that you will have two weeks to administer your course reflections, starting the week after the Journey trips until Friday, May 17. Please follow the directions on the Course Reflection Semester 2 Dates doc with the dates you will assign the reflections. The links will be updated in this doc in the coming week. 

• END-OF-YEAR REPORTS: Here is the link to the directions for the Semester 2 Report Guidelines 24. Please take a look at the dates posted. These are also in the Q4 calendar. 
  
  
• FACULTY MEETING: If you miss a MS Faculty Meeting, please make sure to review the slides found here.

• OLD GRADE 6 HALLWAY: If you have been in this section of the building recently, you will have noticed work is starting on this area. If you have any left in these spaces, it needs to be removed ASAP. Thank you for helping Mark and his team. 

FYI

• CHAPERPON CHANGES: Just a quick update that Sara Wenzlick (Dorm parent) will replace me on the Costa Rica trip. Sandra Bush will also be joining this team to replace Heidi. Sahara will experience her first time traveling with us, replacing Dimpy on the Southwest. Thank you to all our new chaperons!

• OFFICE HOURS CHANGE IN LOCATIONS: For the rest of the semester, the following changes are occurring: 
• 6B moves to the Design Lab
• 8C moves to Art room 

 USEFUL LINKS

• MS Morning Slides (show during period 1)
• MS Schedule 23-24
• MS Sections 23-24
• FRIDAY CLUBS ROSTERS
• Transcript Progress Tracker and HS Transcript and Recommendation Sharepoint instructions
• Sunshine Tracker document
• Ordering Link
• Student Classroom Issue Form 23-24 (response sheet)
• Committee Review Directions- New Student Applicants
• IAP Snapshot 23-24
• MS Cell Phone Numbers
• Middle School Norms: What AWS MS Faculty Should Know! 
• Testing Accommodation Support Request Google Form 

WEEK AHEAD

Monday, April 15 EMOJI/MEME MONDAY

• A Day 
• Visitors: None
• Faculty out: Lindsey out - Mara subbing 
• MS Gathering - in the Great Hall

• Beckett's Bakes (BP showcases his business); Trinity - poetry performance; Journeys Updates, Izzy M CP

• All School Chapel  
• Yellow House Social (Grade 7); Grades 6 and 8 in Chapel 
• Fire Drill at 10:50 am 

Tuesday, Apri 16 -IDOLS TUESDAY

• B Day
• Visitors: None 
• Faculty out: Bri out - Henry subbing  
• Grade 6 GLTM 7:45-8:15 am (room 2432) 
• General Check-in 
• Advisory:
• Grade 6 (Ward) & 7 (MS Lounge) Roommate Survey
• Grade 8: PAS Activity
• DEI Meeting 3:30-4:00 pm 

Wednesday, April 17 ZOOM MEETING WEDNESDAY

• A Day
• Visitors: None
• Faculty out: Bri out - Henry subbing 
• Grade 7 GLTM 7:45-8:15 am (room 2432) 
• General check in 
• Advisory: 
• Grade 6 and 7: Journey Prep Rotations (planning doc)
• Grade 8: PAS Activity & Roommate Survey
• Common Ground

• MS Track & Field has an early release at 1:45 to catch their ferry for Vashon
• Class photos during OH
• 6 - 2:15 pm
• 7 - 2:30 pm
• 8 - 2:45 pm
• MS Leadership Team Meeting 2:30-3:30 pm
• MS Faculty Meeting 3:30 - 4:30 pm (room 2432)
• We will all start together in our normal room
• Then we'll break into Journey Chaperone groups 
• 6 - Wilde's lab
• 7 - Price's room 
• 8 - Wood's room 

Thursday, April 18 POEM IN YOUR POCKET DAY AND ADVISORY THEME DAY

• B Day
• Visitors: None
• Faculty out: Bri out - Henry subbing. Kerrin out - no sub 
• Grade 8 GLTM 7:45-8:15 am (room 2432) 
• Advisory: 
• Grade 8: CR Rotation 2 (planning doc) Grade 7: Journey Rotations (7 planning doc)
• MS Football has an early release at 2:30 PM today

Friday, April 19 PAJAMA FRIDAY

• A Day
• Visitors: None
• Faculty out: Kyle out - Henry subbing. Kerrin out - no sub 
• 6B Field Trip to interview Asian American Elders 11:10 - 1:00 pm with Wilde and Ward
• Advisory: 
• Wilde Advisory still on campus joins DODGE today
• Ward Advisory still on campus joins GOLDING today 
• Grade 8: CR Rotation 2 (planning doc)
• Clubs: (attendance here!)
• MS Football has a game after school, but they DO NOT need an early dismissal (no matter what they might try and tell you :-))