LS Weekly Memo
Week 32 : April 15-19
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The conversations during last Thursday’s faculty meetings were inspiring. Thank you for your good work, innovative ideas and risk taking with each other.
COMMUNITY
Carmen Boyle
After completing two masters degrees and teaching in Lower School since 2004, Carmen has decided to take on a new challenge for next year, teaching Spanish in the Upper School. While I am sorry to lose Carmens enthusiasm, linguistic expertise and technology talents in Lower School, I know she is thrilled about her new professional challenge. With her only a short distance away, I am quite certain Carmen will find ways to engage Lower School in her new experiences.
Let us know if you have any leads on an inspiring Spanish teacher for Lower SChool .
Kudos to Beginning School and the First and Second Grade Teams and Kirstin McAuley
On Thursday morning 14 of us engaged in a Critical Friend’s consultancy protocol to support Claire with her Portal-landia inquiry project work. Claire did a great job of presenting her project, followed by participants sharing clarifying and probing questions. Our thanks to Kirstin for facilitating this meaningful meeting!
Teacher Appreciation - 4/17
- 8:00’ish volunteers will roll out three carts with treats/beverages.
- 2:00-2:30- EC staff will be celebrated in the LS common hall. Snacks and prizes with be provided.
- 3:15-4:15- Teacher/Staff celebration will commence in the US cafeteria.
There will be time at the end if the teachers want to stay and mingle.
PROGRAM
Faculty Meeting - 4/18
Departments and Team Meetings
See department chairs and team leaders for agenda.
MHCSD -See communications from Jenny Cleveland. Fill in the LS Mount Hood Climb Service Day 2013 Projects. Ideas due April 15.
School visits, Tuesday, April 16th
Alysa, Janet, Debra, Chris, Kirstin, Tracy and David will be away visiting schools. Jenny Cleveland and Ari Sternberg will be available to provide support. If you need their assistance, contact Lyn.
PNAIS Visiting Team
Things you need to know:
* The self-study report describes a school that is innovative, creative, with inquiry-based learning. (If you are interested in seeing the final printed version, please see Anne Weston). The Visiting Team has read it, and is now ready to see us walk the talk! This is our time to shine.
* Please take a moment next week to make sure that your classroom/work space is how you would like it to look to greet our guests.
* A reminder that this is not the time for tests/movies/field trips – they want to see us in action
* Please wear your name tag at all times while they are here
* The Visiting Team arrives here on campus next Sunday, April 21. There is a mandatory meet-and-greet for all faculty and staff from 5:30-6:30 in the dining hall. Please arrive no later than 5:15 to get your name tag (different than your OES one). There will be hors d'oeuvres and drinks. The purpose of this gathering is for the team to put faces to names and perhaps to arrange times to meet with you while they are here.
* The majority of the team's work with us will be on Monday and Tuesday and they will try to visit as many aspects of the school as possible. However, due to time constraints it is possible that they might not make contact with you or their visit with you will be short; don't take it personally!
* On Monday, April 22, 3:15-4:30 there will be three separate division meetings. This will be a question/answer format between the visiting team and faculty (no administration) to talk about life at school. This is required for all faculty; staff may attend one of the division meetings if desired.
* On Wednesday, April 24, 3:15 there will be a wrap-up meeting for all faculty and staff in the cafeteria. At this point Kirk Wheeler (the chair) will share with us his overview of the visit, and describe the next steps. This should take about half an hour and is required for all
* Below is a list of the visiting team members and their school affiliations:
Kirk Wheeler –
St. Thomas School, Seattle
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Skip Kotkins –
Skyway Luggage Company, Seattle
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Arnold Cohen –
Pacific Northern Academy, Alaska
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Mary Tracy –
Eastside Catholic School , Seattle
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Robin Bentley –
The Bush School, Seattle
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Daniel Heischman –
NAES, New York
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Liz Gallagher –
Lakeside, Seattle
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Eric Barber –
The Evergreen School, Seattle
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Jo-Anne Kingstone –
Shawnigan Lake School, BC
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Halsey Bell –
Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Jon Lameroux –
Charles Wright Academy, Tacoma
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Julie Amberg –
Cascades Academy, Bend
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Ethan Delavan –
Seattle Country Day, Seattle
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Betsy Bailey –
Portland Jewish Academy, Portland
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Katie Salgado –
St Mary’s School, Medford
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Jen Vary –
University Child Development School, Seattle
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Professional Growth and Development
Got big ideas? Let David know by 4/19 so I can work on PGD budget.
Professional Growth and Development Hours
If you are interested in getting credit hours for the Judy Graves Inquiry workshop,or any future professional development experience, be sure to complete the Professional Development Units form in the LS Office.
OPERATIONS
Lock-out Drill
If you encountered any mechanical issues during the lock-out drill, be sure to submit a maintenance request. I noticed many classes could not/ did not fully close blinds. If you have obstructions that prevent your blinds fmor working, you need to fix them. If your blinds are not working properly, submit a maintenance request to maintrequest@oes.edu.
- Keep students out of sight line
- Lock doors when out and about on campus
- Turn off lights
Teaching Assistant Evaluations
Please hand your completed evaluations to Lyn by April 15.
Summer Maintenance/Project Requests Due April 19th
We need all requests in by Friday of next week. Please click on the link below and save the form to your desktop, fill it out the form and send it to me as an attachment or print a copy and leave it in my mailbox.
Trips
Create a sign-up sheet for duty coverage to be posted on the LS office bulletin board of all LS Chaperones during the overnight trips. Please do NOT send multiple emails for duty coverage (DC) – this process is hard to track who is covering whom. While it is archaic to create a hard copy sign-up sheet, however, it is easier for everyone to see the duty coverage schedule and write their name/s down. DC schedule posted on the BB is also a good reference for us in the office if we need to call or email a reminder.
Technology Survey
The tech department is beginning the process of planning around laptops for next year. In order to do that properly, it would be helpful for you all to answer the three short questions on this form by the end of this week. Perhaps
Stevenson Award and Graduate Award
See the emails from Anne Weston about the these two financial awards.
You may nominate yourself or others for the Stevenson Award.
You need to apply yourself for hte graduate award, $10,000 toward graduate degree. Carmen, Jackie and Deborah are recent recipients.
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