Monday, November 28, 2011

Week 13 Nov 28- Dec 2 2011

COMMUNITY

Congratulations to Tonya and Pat on the arrival of Clark Wilder Griffin.


Welcome Claire Kucera who will be teaching Tonya’s class during her maternity leave.
I hope you are all returning rested and healthy after the Thanksgiving Break.


Grandparents Day
Thank you for making Grandparents Day a special event for all involved and for your flexibility at the end of the day dealing with the deluge.


Secret Santa
Thank you to so many for participating,  See Chris Thompson’s email and google docs for details. The fun begins on Wednesday.


Calendar
Keep your eyes on the calendar for all the events happening in the next 3 weeks. Be sure you have your grade level events posted in the Lower School Year at a Glance Calendar.
Giving Chapel – 12/5
LS Holiday Party 12/5
Advent Service – 12/7
St Nick’s Chapel – 12/16



PROGRAM

Meeting Presence
Remember to be on time, present and attentive during faculty meetings. Please use other times for getting caught up on email or to correct papers.


AS Faculty Meeting – 3:15, 11/28
We will get an update on the diversity initiative from Aaron Kesher, DeepSee consultant.


LS Faculty Meeting – 7:30, 12/1
Update on online report cards
Open House discussion
Calendar review for December
Dog Policy Update
Announcements


LSLT - 12/8/11; 3:15 - 4:15
Online report cards
Calendar review
Recess and lunch transitions
Open Items

LSCTF - 12/1/11; 3:15 - 4:15
Curriculum model reviews
Continued Reading Continuum review
Writing review



OPERATIONS


Report card revisions
The Tech Team is working on getting all report cards online for January. We are making minor adjustments to the report cards to create more similar formatting.  LSLT will review changes. We will have a model of the reports before the Christmas Break

Locking Doors
Please remember to lock or secure doors when you are leaving the building for special assemblies, chapels and events.

PNAIS Self Study
We our Self Study work next week with an introduction from the Self Study Committee.  Having  just served on an accreditation team which reviewed the Annie Wright Schools, I can attest to the incredible value of the process. It will be good hard work.