Week Beginning May 3, 2021

                            Happy Teacher Appreciation Week (and IB Visit Week!!!) 

 The Week Ahead

Advisory Slides Link

 Monday, May 3

• Faculty Out
• None
• Teacher Appreciation Week Goodie - AWSPA sponsored coffee trailer 7:00 - 10:00 am 
• Chapel 2:25 - 2:45pm 
• Looping students in about the IB visit 

Tuesday, May 4

• Faculty Out
• James out from 2:00 pm 
• Teacher Appreciation Week Goodie - Bagels by Seattle Bagel and the Ghambari family 8:00 am onwards
• PM Advisory 2:25 - 3:10 pm (Grade 7 will already have had a SH today)
• Activity Coming Monday!
• Quick MS Faculty Meeting 3:15 - 3:30 pm 
• MS Leadership Team Meeting 3:30 - 4:15 pm 

Wednesday, May 5 - IB VISIT 

• Faculty Out
• Nate out from 2:30 pm - James to cover advisor 
• Ashely La in for Angelica all-day 
• Teacher Appreciation Week Goodie - First Wednesday taco truck 11:00 - 1:00 pm
• Athletics or early dismissal at 2:25 pm 
• Grade Level Team Meetings 
• 2:30 - 3:00 pm Grade 6 
• 3:00 - 3:30 pm Grade 7
• 3:30 - 4:00 pm Grade 8 

Thursday, May 6 - IB VISIT 

• Faculty Out:
• None
• Ashely La in for Angelica all-day 
• Teacher Appreciation Week Goodie - Parent funded plant gifts
• PM Advisory 2:25 - 3:10 pm (all Grade 7 & 8 will have had a SH already today)
• Activity Coming Monday!
• MS Faculty Meeting 3:15 - 4:15 pm - CANCELLED 

Friday, May 7 - IB VISIT 

• Faculty Out:
• Clare live streaming from 11:00 am 
• Nate out all day - Molly to cover 6th PHE; James to cover advisory 
• Ashely La in for Angelica all-day `
• Teacher Appreciation Week Goodie - Trustee Bliss Ice Cream cart 2:00 - 4:00 pm 
• PM Advisory 2:25 - 3:10 pm
• Study Hall 

Action Items

• New:
• The IB visit is almost here! Please make sure that you have reviewed the IB visit schedule and the list of potential questions. It would also be helpful to review your subject Action Plan goals and the academic policies that the team may reference. These policies are housed on the Resource Board and consider the following: 
• Assessment Policy 
• Academic Honesty Policy 
• Language Policy 
• Access and Inclusion Policy 

• Continuing:
• Summer Work: I haven't heard from anyone other than our LL, Math, and LA departments about summer work, so I assume all other subjects are OK NOT offering additional work over the summer. In the next couple of weeks, we will be formalizing this week so that we have it ready for May 17. 

• Sunshine Notes: Please attempt to send 2 sunshine notes each day this week. Please review the list of Sunshine & PC recipients but remember that this data is not automatically updated once a note is sent. 

Changes to the Week Ahead, Updates, & Reminders

• Ashley will in be Wednesday - Friday to cover for Angelica as needed. The meetings that the team has asked for do not neatly fit into a single period, and instead, many overlap with two or more periods. Not ideal, but with the GLTA and Ashely, I think we can make this work. I will have a sub coverage schedule ready early on Monday. 

• Advisory Activities this week: We should have an email to you by the end of the day on Monday about these for Tuesday and Thursday. 

• New Meeting: Please see the notes above about Tuesday's extra meeting to ensure we are all good for Wednesday and the visit. 

• Future PD:  
• Friday, May 14 - TBD & DEI 10:30-12:30 pm 

 

Sandra's PD Corner 

• On pause for this week.

Kudos

• Devon and Shelli really put in some extra hours last week and helped navigate some tough conversations, while also providing support to our 8th-grade community. Hopefully, we are on the right and positive path forward, which is due in a large part to their effort and commitment to supporting all our students. Thank you!

• If you see Molly, Alexis, or James, please thank them! They were pulled every which way last week, covering for lots of folks and at the drop of the hat. I cannot thank them enough for going with the flow and always doing it with a smile! 

• And finally, to Angelica for checking every box that IB has asked! She has gone above and beyond to ensure we are all ready for this visit and I know this has not been easy. The MYP Coordinator job is a challenging job and with benchmarks constantly changing and doing this in a pandemic it has created some unique pressure points, which Angelica has faced and made our experience less painful because of her leadership. I know that this coming week will be extra stressful, but I hope we can all take a few moments to thank her and show our appreciation. 

Absent Students

• Follow this link for Anticipated Absent Students

The Month Ahead

• Wednesday, May 5 - Friday, May 7 - MYP Virtual Visit 
• Friday, May 14 - PD Day 
• Friday, May 28 - Civvies Day 

Week Beginning April 26, 2021

 The Week Ahead

Advisory Slides Link

 Monday, April 26

• Faculty Out
• Nate out from 2:00 pm  
•  Advisory to join Calcote 
• Emily out all day:
• Molly to cover P2 Math; P4 Math 
• Heidi out all day:
• Sub Ashley
• Alice out all day 
• James to cover P3, P4, P5, and advisory 
• Chapel 2:25 - 2:45pm 
• Poem in your Pocket celebration 
• Devon to announce Authentic Connections survey (maybe postponed)
• MS Faculty Quick Meeting 3:45 - 4:15 pm 

Tuesday, April 27

• Faculty Out
• Nate leaving early at 2:30 pm - James to cover advisory 
• Emily out - James to cover P1 Math and P2 Math 
• PM Advisory 2:25 - 3:10 pm (Grade 7 will already have had a SH today)
• Grade 7 Chat POSTPONED
• MS Football Team dismissed at 2:30 PM (roster on AM Slides)
• MS Leadership Team Meeting 3:15 - 4:15 pm 

Wednesday, April 28 - REGULAR DAY - AFFINITY DAY POSTPONED

• Faculty Out
• None
• Normal daily schedule
• Athletics or early dismissal at 2:25 pm 
• Grade Level Team Meetings 
• 2:30 - 3:00 pm Grade 7 
• 3:00 - 3:30 pm Grade 8
• 3:30 - 4:00 pm Grade 6 

Thursday, April 29 - Poem in your Pocket Day!

• Faculty Out:
• Nate leaving early at 2:00 pm - Molly to cover 6 PHE and James to cover advisory 
• MS Track Team early dismissal - 2:15 PM - roster on AM slides)
• PM Advisory 2:25 - 3:10 pm (all Grade 7 & 8 will have had a SH already today)
• AUTHENTIC CONNECTIONS SURVEY POSTPONED
• MS Faculty Meeting 3:15 - 4:15 pm 

Friday, April 30 - Civvies Day 

• Faculty Out:
• Nate leaving early at 2:30 pm - James to cover advisory 
• Commencement Practice on the Bamford Commons all day. 
• PM Advisory 2:25 - 3:10 pm
• Grade 8 - Please show part of last year's 8th Grade Chapel presentation to stimulate ideas and the student part of the 8th Grade video (about 12 minutes long) to give ideas.
• Grade 6 & 7 Study Hall

Action Items

• New:
• Grade 8 Advisors and teachers, please continue to be extra vigilant about the interactions between our students in 8th grade particularly. 

• Continuing:
• Summer Work: As I mentioned at the MS Faculty meeting, please start to reflect on if you wish to give summer work. Traditionally, this has only been given in Math, LL and LA. At this point, I assume that these subjects will continue to do so. Here is the link to the template for this summer. Math, LL and LA, please add or delete as necessary. If you would like your subject to also assign work, please consider the following and then set up a time for us to connect: 
• The purpose of this work
• How this will be monitored and graded
• The consequences of students NOT completing this work 

• Sunshine Notes: Please attempt to send 2 sunshine notes each day this week. Please review the list of Sunshine & PC recipients but remember that this data is not automatically updated once a note is sent. 

Changes to the Week Ahead, Updates, & Reminders

• MyAW Grading Reminders to Ignore: The Advisor Letter-Spring Advisor Letter and MS Academic - MS Q3 Grade, please ignore! These will remain as reminders in myAW until the Tech Team can address this. Thanks for your understanding.

• New Meeting: Please see the notes above about Monday's extra meeting. 

• Affinity Day: Sorry team! If you normally teach on Wednesday, please make plans to do so. More information to come. 

• Future PD:  
• Friday, May 14 - TBD & DEI 10:30-12:30 pm 

 

Sandra's PD Corner 

• Thank you, all for all your work today - in preparation for the PYP and MYP visits, and in further conversation with Kisha. It's all such important and good work. I hope Jake's laying out of the Leadership (and leadership) opportunities gives you a lot to think about. We'll send out more information soon with more details - but please feel free to reach out to me directly if any of them are particularly speaking to you or you want to discuss further!  

  
  

  Additionally, know that we are looking to be more intentional about how PD and these opportunities are linked - and how we can better deploy PD to support you in a variety of ways. Stay tuned for more communications on this. To that end, please remember that if ​​you have a suggestion for PD that you think might be interesting or you are looking for a particular TYPE of PD and wish for some targeted outreach, let me know here! Link is also in the Idea Box in the F&S Teams. As always, the PD and DEI Resources pages continue to be updated. Kudos? Please share them here, we'd love to shower some praise on our colleagues and community members. 

  
  

  Sunday is the Jains celebration of Mahavir Jayanti, and next Wednesday is the important Baha'i Ninth Day of Ridvan. Thursday at sundown the Jewish celebration of Lag BaOmer begins, the Eastern/Orthodox Christian church celebrates Holy Thursday, and the UN holds the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare. Friday the 30th is Holy Friday for the Orthodox/Eastern Christians and Lag BaOmer ends. That same day, the Pagan/Wiccan/Celtic celebration of Beltaine begins, and for our Vietnamese students and families, Friday the 30th is Liberation Day/Reunification Day, an immensely complicated day of remembrance that also holds deep significance for many in our armed forces. 

   

  Did you know there are 21 Questions of the Week? 5 are unanswered, and 5 only have one answer.  3 words for you: June. Trivia. Prizes.  Would love to have more to work with!!

Kudos

• Kudos to Angelica and John for overseeing the Community Project Days. This has been a hard year to engage our students in remote service but this team has done this! Thanks for all the extra work they both put in last week. 

• It was Administrative Professionals Day last week and so we celebrate Ruth and Anelisa for all their hard work! Our jobs are made significantly easier because of the work of these two folk. I certainly do not know what I would do without them! THANK YOU!

• A big thanks to Devon, Eireann, Jeremy, and Mike for leading the 8th grade chats on Thursday. While things currently feel very raw within the class, these chances to be open and honest were needed and the team did a great job facilitating such conversations. 

Absent Students

• Follow this link for Anticipated Absent Students

The Month Ahead

• Friday, April 30 - Civvies Day 
• Wednesday, May 5 - Friday, May 7 - MYP Virtual Visit 
• Friday, May 14 - PD Day 
• Friday, May 28 - Civvies Day 

Week Beginning April 19, 2021

This made me laugh, I hope it brightens your morning too!

 The Week Ahead

Advisory Slides Link

 Monday, April 19

• Faculty Out
• Nate - Mary Reynolds in as a sub 
• Grade 8 Community Project - No regular classes
• Please see the schedule for supervision on those on campus at 2020-21 MS Schedule, tab CP 04.19.21
• List of students on campus
• Chapel 2:25 - 2:45pm - CANCELLED  due to 8th grade out

Tuesday, April 20

• Faculty Out
• Nate leaving early at 2:00 pm - Molly to cover PHE, James to cover advisory 
• Grade 8 Community Project - No regular classes
• Please see the schedule for supervision on those on campus at 2020-21 MS Schedule, tab CP 04.19.21
• List of students on campus
• PM Advisory 2:25 - 3:10 pm (Grade 7 will already have had a SH today)
• Please use as you best see fit 
• MS Leadership Team Meeting 3:15 - 4:15 pm 

Wednesday, April 21

• Faculty Out
• None
• Athletics or early dismissal at 2:25 pm 
• Grade Level Team Meetings - 
• 2:30 - 3:00 pm Grade 8 
• 3:00 - 3:30 pm Grade 6
• 3:30 - 4:00 pm Grade 7 

Thursday, April 21

• Faculty Out:
• Nate leaving early at 2:30 pm - James to cover advisory 
• PM Advisory 2:25 - 3:10 pm (all Grade 7 & 8 will have had a SH already today)
• Please use as you best see fit 
• Grade 8 special meeting (more information at the GLTM in Wednesday)
• Males (those who identify) - USB Atrium 
• Females (those who identify) - Library
• MS Track early dismissal at 2:05 pm 
• MS Faculty Meeting 3:15 - 4:15 pm - CANCELLED  Please use this time to prep for IB visit and ensure all materials are submitted. See here for the MYP To-Do List 

Friday, April 22 - PD Day 

• The tentative schedule for the day can be found at 2020-21 MS Schedule, tab PD Day 04.23.21

Action Items

• New:
• MYP To-Do List: This is the list that we have been using for some time now. Please review this and the Pre-IB visit list of items to be completed. Thursday's meeting has been suspended to allow folks to review this and make progress on any items that still need to be accomplished. Please see Angelica if you have any questions. 

• Notes from Conferences: Please make sure to add the following to your advisees before the next GLTM on Wednesday: 
• Anyone who did not have a conference or one is not yet planned
• Any notes that other teachers should be aware of.

• Continuing:
• Summer Work: As I mentioned at the MS Faculty meeting, please start to reflect on if you wish to give summer work. Traditionally, this has only been given in Math, LL and LA. At this point, I assume that these subjects will continue to do so. Here is the link to the template for this summer. Math, LL and LA, please add or delete as necessary. If you would like your subject to also assign work, please consider the following and then set up a time for us to connect: 
• The purpose of this work
• How this will be monitored and graded
• The consequences of students NOT completing this work 

• Sunshine Notes: Please attempt to send 2 sunshine notes each day this week. Please review the list of Sunshine & PC recipients but remember that this data is not automatically updated once a note is sent. 

Changes to the Week Ahead, Updates, & Reminders

• PD Day: The schedule should be finalized by the end of Monday. The tentative schedule for the day can be found at 2020-21 MS Schedule, tab PD Day 04.23.21

• Community Project Days: Monday, April 19, and Tuesday, April 20, our 8th Grade may not be on campus and will instead be completing their Community Projects. All regular 8th Grade classes will be suspended these two days. 
• Please see the schedule for supervision on those on campus at 2020-21 MS Schedule, tab CP 04.19.21
• List of students on campus

• Future PD:  
• Friday, May 14 - TBD & DEI 10:30-12:30 pm 

 

Sandra's PD Corner 

• I came across the author of this article on cruelty-free syllabi the other day and was struck by many things as I read and followed all the rabbit holes down which it took me (I summarized some of those here) about ungrading, creative syllabi and class norms, among others.  And I was again reminded of the Grading for Equity book (still available in the library, if interested!) and this upcoming virtual event (I'll keep an eye on prices, but if you think you might be interested, let me know!).  If you're looking for more book ideas for your students, NCGS and Alverno Heights Academy just curated a series of k-12 books (k-5, 4-6, 6-8, 9-12) that seem awesome - go to DEI Resources page -> "Title" and filter for "Books of Interest" and you'll get the 4 lists. There, you'll find books like the ones below (and so many more!):

  • K-5 Picture Books:

  • The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander

  • Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres

  • Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist by Linda Skeers
    
  • Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai

  • 4-6 Chapter Books:

  • Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

  • New Kid by Jerry Craft

  • Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

  • 6-8:

  • One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

  • Not your All-American Girl by Wendy Wan-Long Shang

  • I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day

  • 9-12: 

  • The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL by Carolyn McCaskill

  • How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

  • Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

  • Moloka'i by Alan Brennert

  Next week, Wednesday is Rama Navami (Birthday of Rama) (Hindu), the Festival of Ridvan begins (Baha'i) and Hung Kings Festival (Vietnam). Thursday is Earth Day and also the first day of the Gathering of Nations Powwow which is virtual this year, and Friday is the Day of Silence "a national student-led demonstration where LGBTQ students and allies  all around the country—and the world—take a vow of silence to protest the harmful effects of harassment and discrimination of LGBTQ people in schools."

  
  

  As always, if ​​you have a suggestion for PD that you think might be interesting or you are looking for a particular TYPE of PD and wish for some targeted outreach, let me know here! (And I owe a couple of you an email, promise to reach out soon!) Link is also in the Idea Box in the F&S Teams. As always, the PD and DEI Resources pages continue to be updated. 

   

  Have Kudos to give for a colleague? Please let us know here, we'd love to shower some praise. This week's: QOTW: What is one fear you would like to conquer? 

  Enjoy the sun! 

Kudos

• To all the advisors for their extra effort on Friday. I know some of these conversations were hard to have, while others were a joy! Either way, it requires preparation and time to make these conferences meaningful for our students. Thank you for your effort and dedication to helping move the bar for our students. 

• Kudos to Ruth and Judy for all their work on Friday cleaning and organizing the MS storage areas. They tackled and cleaned up the cupboard under the stairs, the sump pump room, the odd little storage office at the end of the MS hallway near science, and the MS Faculty Workroom. Thanks to them both for being so eager to help and make our MS a nicer place to be!

Absent Students

• Follow this link for Anticipated Absent Students

The Month Ahead

• Monday, April 19, and Tuesday, April 20 - Grade 8 Community Project Action 
• Friday, April 23 - PD Day 
• Friday, April 30 - Civvies Day 
• Wednesday, May 5 - Friday, May 7 - MYP Virtual Visit 
• Friday, May 14 - PD Day 
• Friday, May 28 - Civvies Day 

Week Beginning, April 12, 2021

 The Week Ahead

Advisory Slides Link

 Monday, April 12

• Faculty Out
• None
• Lunch: Ruth to cover for Andrew for 6th Grade on JMF
• Chapel 2:25 - 2:45pm followed by Advisory Study Hall time 

Tuesday, April 13

• Faculty Out
• Nate early at 2:30 pm - James to cover advisory 
• PM Advisory 2:25 - 3:10 pm (Grade 7 will already have had a SH today)
• Preparation for Conference Day
• MSG Soccer early dismissal at 2:50 pm 
• MS Leadership Team Meeting 3:15 - 4:15 pm 

Wednesday, April 14

• Faculty Out
• James out from 11:40 am - Ruth to cover lunch for James
• Athletics or early dismissal at 2:25 pm 
• Grade Level Team Meetings - 
• 2:30 - 3:00 pm Grade 6 
• 3:00 - 3:30 pm Grade 7 
• 3:30 - 4:00 pm Grade 8 

Thursday, April 15 - Class Photo Day 

• Faculty Out:
• None
• Teaching MYP videos due today
• Class (followed by individual) photos - Schedule is HERE
• 8:15 am Grade 6 and advisors
• 9:00 am Grade 7 and advisors
• 9:45 am Grade 8 and advisors
• PM Advisory 2:25 - 3:10 pm (all Grade 7 & 8 will have had a SH already today)
• Affinity Day Chapel - link to be sent 
• MS Faculty Meeting 3:15 - 4:15 pm - CANCELLED  Please use this time to prep for conferences

Friday, April 16 - Conference Day 

Action Items

• New:
• MYP Videos: A reminder that these are due by the end of Thursday. The directions can be found here and please reach out to Angelica or me if you need any assistance. 

• Grades: Please do your best to have your gradebooks up to date for conferences on Friday. While the conference is to focus on the semester 1 set goals, this is a time that parents naturally look at the grades. A reminder to please also make sure to have at least 2 practice MYP formative grades added into the gradebook prior to giving a summative. If you need help with this, please connect with Angelica for tips and support. 

• Summer Work: As I mentioned at the MS Faculty meeting, please start to reflect on if you wish to give summer work. Traditionally, this has only been given in Math, LL and LA. At this point, I assume that these subjects will continue to do so. Here is the link to the template for this summer. Math, LL and LA, please add or delete as necessary. If you would like your subject to also assign work, please consider the following and then set up a time for us to connect: 
• The purpose of this work
• How this will be monitored and graded
• The consequences of students NOT completing this work

• Continuing:
• MYP To-Do List: Please continue to review these and check them off! The expectation will be that these are all complete by the end of our next PD Day on April 23, in order for us to be ready for the MYP visit the first week in May. 

• MYP Rubrics & Samples of Student Work: If you have not yet submitted your rubrics for your semester 2 units you are currently working on, please connect with Angelica ASAP. You can submit your rubric copies here. As you finish a summative, please select 3 - 4 samples to add to the folder too.

• Sunshine Notes: Please attempt to send 2 sunshine notes each day this week. Please review the list of Sunshine & PC recipients but remember that this data is not automatically updated once a note is sent. 

Changes to the Week Ahead, Updates, & Reminders

• Class Photos: It's photos time! Please see the notes in the Flash about this and also the timings above. An updated email will be sent on Wedneday about coverage needed and to confirm the timings. Because of the photos, Grade 8 will need to have snack and lunch NOT in the tent, but on the grass and Bamford Commons. 

• Conference Day: A reminder to please let me know if you need support at any of your conferences. Please also send a quick reminder email to any families who have not yet signed up and add to the GLTM document any notes that others should be aware off from the conferences. If you have families who don't meet at all, please add that to the GLTM notes too. 

• Sports and Early Dismissal: As sports is taking off again, so is the need for early dismissal on certain game days. Any change in schedule will be communicated through the morning slides, so please check these. Don't necessarily take the word of our lovely kiddos. 

• Affinity Day: As we announced at the MS Faculty meeting, we will have a full Affinity Day on Wednesday, April 28. More details to come on this. If you are interested in being involved in this planning, please let me know. 

• Community Project Days: Monday, April 19, and Tuesday, April 20, our 8th Grade may not be on campus and will instead be completing their Community Projects. More information to come when we have confirmed who will be present on campus. All regular 8th Grade classes will be suspended these two days. 

• Future PD: 
• Thursday, April 22, 2:30 - 3:30 pm MYP Subject Action Plan reviewed 
• Friday, April 23 - No DEI MYP To-Do List to be complete by the end of day & Affinity Day training. 
• Friday, May 14 - TBD & DEI 10:30-12:30 pm 

 

Sandra's PD Corner 

• Just before break, I was turned on to a series of excellent resources on the AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) community including K-12 curriculum resources, a series of children's books, and this PBS series on the Asian American experience. I have updated the DEI Resources page and have added a new series of filters under the heading "Main Subject." You can now filter, not only by the type of resource (curriculum, podcast, book, resource list, etc.) and audience (all, educators, LS Educators, etc.), but also by the topic (Math, Assessment, Religion, Black/African American, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Gender and Sexuality, Race & Ethnicity.... you get my drift).  I hope this additional filter will make it easier for you to find what you need to help enhance the student experience.

  
  

  Because I missed a PD corner before / during break, we missed commemorating several really important dates. I'm sorry about that. Next week, Monday, our Muslim colleagues and families begin the Holy month of Ramadan. If you have students who are Muslim, do remember that fasting, deeply meaningful and important, is still fasting.  And if you have Muslim colleagues, did you know dates are a great way to break the fast?  Also next week, Tuesday is the first day of Chaitra Navatri, the Hindu New Year, and Wednesday is Vaisakhi, the Sikh New Year.  Happy New Year!

  
  

  As always, if ​​you have a suggestion for PD that you think might be interesting or you are looking for a particular TYPE of PD and wish for some targeted outreach, let me know here! (And I owe a couple of you an email, promise to reach out soon!) Link is also in the Idea Box in the F&S Teams. As always, the PD and DEI Resources pages continue to be updated. 

  
  

  Have Kudos to give for a colleague? Please let us know here, we'd love to shower some praise. I wonder which QOTW will finally catch YOUR attention? 🙂 This week's: QOTW: What is one interest of yours that others in the group might not know about? The admiration word cloud keeps growing. I've added the latest updated here. Thank you, for kicking butt and inspiring students every day, and for these next 10 weeks. Did you see we'll hit 70 degrees next week?!

Kudos

• Kudos to our wonderful team who supported all of us getting our final vaccinations over the last two weekends. A BIG thank you to Paula, Ann, Jake, and Jeremy who ran the show when I was there and to anyone else who helped this weekend. Thank you for providing such care and for being so efficient. While I think many of us ended up feeling terrible for 24 hours after, I think we can all agree, that there is a real sense of relief even when we were all feeling cruddy!

• Last week was busy for interviews as MS was involved in interviewing for LS & MS Counselor, Science Teacher, and new HR Manager. A big thanks to Shelli, Kyle, Will, Devon, Angelica, and Nate for their extra time in carrying these interviews out. 

Absent Students

• Follow this link for Anticipated Absent Students

The Month Ahead

• Thursday, April 15 - Class photos (no tent for 8th grade)
• Friday, April 16 - Conference Day 
• Monday, April 19, and Tuesday, April 20 - Grade 8 Community Project Action 
• Friday, April 23 - PD Day 
• Friday, April 30 - Civvies Day 
• Wednesday, May 5 - Friday, May 7 - MYP Virtual Visit 
• Friday, May 14 - PD Day 
• Friday, May 28 - Civvies Day