Week Beginning October 21, 2024

 The pumpkin planning begins this week, so get your thinking caps on and the creative juices flowing! 

ACTION ITEMS

• Gradebook: As we head into the next few weeks, when students and families will be actively looking at Toddle, it is REALLY important that things are up-to-date and accurate. Please remove the zeros if the assignment is handed in, and ensure the due dates are accurate. Thank you!

• Common Ground Faculty Survey: The Common Ground meetings will start in Q2. Please complete this Google Form to state the groups you would be willing to support. At this time, we plan on offering all the groups we did last year, and if we get feedback on kids wanting others, we will add them and find more facilitators. Your responses would be very helpful in our planning ahead. Thank you!

FYI

• Pre or Post-Show Function: AWSPA Arts Boosters are treating divisional faculty/staff to light eats ahead of attending the Grade 5-12 Mainstage production of Alice in Wonderland on Friday, November 1.  For each divisional group (LS, MS, US) with a group of 6 colleagues attending the play, AWSPA will donate $100 toward a pre or post-show function at Poquitos, The Spar, Indo, or Shake-Shake-Shake. Enjoy our Gator Creators’ Wonder-ful endeavor and social time with colleagues.  Staffulty Theatre Social Sign-Up.

TODDLE TIPS & TRICKS

We hope to have several updates during our MS Faculty meeting this week. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please add them to the Toddle Questions Form.

 USEFUL LINKS

• MS Morning Slides (show during period 1)
• MS Schedule 24-25
• MS Special Schedule 24-25
• MS Sections 24-25
• IAP Snapshot 24-25
• Middle School Norms: What AWS MS Faculty Should Know! 24-25
• Testing Accommodation Support Request Google Form
• Ordering Link
• MS Cell Phone Numbers
• Committee Review Directions- New Student Applicants
• Transcript Progress Tracker and HS Transcript and Recommendation Sharepoint instructions
• Toddle Directions 
• Adding a Formative or Summative to Toddle 
• Creating and Assigning Learning Experiences in Toddle
• Toddle Folder in the Shared Drive for all resources 
• Planner Resources 
• MS Faculty Meetings Slides 24-25
• Sunshine Note Tracker 
• Advisory Reflection Responses
• Grade 6 
• Grade 7 
• Grade 8 

WEEK AHEAD

Monday, October 21

• A Day 
• Visitors: None 
• Faculty out: None
• GLTM for 7: To review the Habits scores 7:45-8:15 am (room 2432) 
• MS Gathering (Great Hall)

• Monarch Madness (8th IS); Grade 8 hang back to chat with Eireann & Jeremy

• VARSITY Volleyball has an early dismissal at 2:15 for their AWAY game. JV also has an away game, but they do NOT have an early dismissal
• All School Chapel (Chapel)
• Grade out - none. All in.
• After Chapel, return to the advisory for the Reflection Form in Toddle.

• *Golding Advisory to Wilde

• * Wood Advisory to Cantor 

  * Price Advisory to Dodge

Tuesday, October 22

• B Day
• Visitors: None 
• Faculty out: None
• Grade 6 GLTM 7:45-8:15 am (room 2432) 
• Review students who received "Focused Attention Needed" for a habit 
• Advisory Activity:
• Conference Prep - Q1 Student Habits Self-Reflection doc. Use these Habit slides to help and review. Ruth will have the Habits sheets printed
• MS Cross Country has an early dismissal at 2:15 for their meet
• Advisory Planning Meeting 3:30-4:00 pm - all welcome 
• Curriculum Night #2, 6:00 - 7:30 pm 
• Please be in the Great Hall by 5:45 pm. 

Wednesday, October 23

• A Day
• Visitors: None
• Faculty out: None
• Grade 7 GLTM 7:45-8:15 am (room 2432) 
• Review students who received "Focused Attention Needed" for a habit 
• Advisory Activity:
• One-on-one meetings with your advisor to review Habit scores. Complete Sunshine & Celebration Slides 3&4.
• Photo retakes & Grade Level Photos (Great Hall)
• 2:15 pm Grade 6 and Advisors
• 2:30 pm Grade 7 and Advisors
• 2:45 pm Grade 8 and Advisors
• MS VARSITY Volleyball has an early dismissal at 2:35 for their final home game of the season. JV has a game, too, but NO early dismissal needed
• MS Admin Team Meeting 2:30-3:30 pm (Learning Support Workroom)
• MS Faculty Meeting 3:30 - 4:30 pm (room 2432) 

• Set up of Bookings With Me

• Review of Conference format

Thursday, October 24 - US VISIT DAY (please note some Grade 8 students may be missing)

• B Day
• Visitors: None
• Faculty out: None
• Grade 8 GLTM 7:45-8:15 am (room 2432) 
• Review students who received "Focused Attention Needed" for a habit 
• Advisory Activity:
• Conference Prep - One-on-one meetings with your advisor to review Habit scores. Complete Habit Progress slides 5&6.

Friday, October 25 - All School Civvies

• A Day
• Visitors: None
• Faculty out: None
• Advisory Activity:
• Pumpkin Competition Planning - LINK TO THE RULES/GUIDELINES
• Activity Clubs: 
• All School Fall Festival (Optional after-school)