Dear Middle School Parents,
At our school we pride ourselves in providing a high level of academic standards in our courses and at the same time, we are teaching students more than just academics. In Advisory, we teach students topics ranging from organization to identity to inclusion, from healthy choices to digital citizenship. While we have always known that a well-rounded education, that includes academic classes, fine arts and a social emotional component is important. One article Sharing is Caring where they researched students in kindergarten and followed them for 19 years shows us how important to have all these components. The results are very interesting. One quote I loved was, “Every parent wants to see their kid get good grades in school. But now we know social success is just as important.”
Back to School Night
Thursday, 27 August. Reception begins at 4:45pm.
Please join us for Back to School Night. We will have a soft start should you arrive early. There will be some snacks, tea and coffee in the FAC Atrium, beside the cafeteria. In the schedule below, please note that the classes are not in the order that students take during the school day. They are organized for efficiency of movement for the elective and core classes. You can collect your child’s schedule in the cafeteria when you arrive. To get a headstart, have a conversation with your child about the schedule below.
Time
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Grade 6
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Grade 7
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Grade 8
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4:45 - 5:15
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Small Reception in FAC Atrium
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5:20 - 5:30
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Greeting by MS Principal in FAC Cafeteria
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5:35 - 5:45
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PE in Gym
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Spanish in 2702
French in 2715
EAP in 2720
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Theater in 2709
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5:50 - 6:00
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Band in 2705
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PE in Gym
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Art in 2717
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6:05 - 6:15
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Spanish in 2702
French in 2715
EAP in 2720
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Art in 2717
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Choir in 2723
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6:20 - 6:30
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Theater in 2709
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Choir in 2723
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PE in Gym
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6:35 - 6:45
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Art in 2717
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Band in 2705
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Spanish in 2702
French in 2715
EAP in 2720
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6:50 - 7:00
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Choir in 2723
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Theater in 2709
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Band in 2705
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7:05 - 7:15
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Advisory in 2702
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Advisory in 2709
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Advisory in Cafeteria
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7:15 - 7:25
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Transition to Rooms
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7:25 - 7:35
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B
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A
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A
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7:40 - 7:50
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D
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B
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B
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7:55 - 8:05
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G
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E
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E
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8:10 - 8:20
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H
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H
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F
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Early Release Wednesdays
This year we have seven Early Release Wednesdays. The first one is coming up on Wednesday, September 2nd. On Early Release Wednesdays, we will run a special schedule and school will end at 1:30 (this schedule will include lunch). Please note that on Early Release Wednesdays, there are no after school activities, clubs or sports and students are expected to be off campus immediately following dismissal. On these Wednesdays, teachers will be collaborating and learning together in order to support the work they do with your children. As a reminder, the Early Release Wednesdays are:
- September 2
- October 7
- November 4
- December 2
- January 20
- February 10
- March 9
Director of Teaching and Learning Coffee
Thursday, August 27th from 8:45 - 9:45 in the BBT
Please mark your calendar to join us for the first Teaching and Learning Parent Coffee of the year. At the coffee you will meet many of the people who work with teachers and students to plan our programming for EAL, SEVAI (service learning), Mathematics, Literacy, and Science. You will also have an opportunity to meet our new School Psychologist and hear more about the teacher professional development and learning we have planned for the year. We hope to see you in the BBT on Thursday.
Grade Level Reps
We have three new reps and one returning from last year. Please meet your new Grade Level Reps and their contact details. They will send an email to you soon to introduce themselves.
Grade
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Parent Name
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Child’s Name
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Email
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6
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Chitra Kumar
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Aditi
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chitra.aditi@gmail.com
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7
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Varna Ramaswamy
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Srivatsan
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arna_ramaswamy@hotmail.com
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8
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Jayashree Srinivasan
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Advika
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shreejay_2@yahoo.com
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8
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Shanti Giridhar
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Prahalad
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prashagi@gmail.com
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Parents have asked to get the details from the Grade Level Coffees in the last couple of weeks. While this link is for grade, the majority of the information is the same for all of Middle School. Please see the link above if you missed it or would like the information.
SAISA and ASIAC Parent Meeting
If your child is in SAISA Swimming, ASIAC Badminton or ASIAC Table Tennis, please be sure to attend the parent meeting next week.
SAISA Parent Meeting: Monday, 24 August @5:00pm in Gym
ASIAC Parent Meeting: Tuesday, 25 August @5:00pm in Gym
World Language Book Day
Tuesday, September 1, 10:00-4:30
Come enjoy the first ever PK-12 world language book day in the ES/MS and HS CICs!!
Purpose:
- Browse what new language books your CICs have purchased (pleasure reading and content support).
- Discover the books available in your language
- Discuss ways to increase the collection in your language.
Coffee and tea will be provided.
From 4:00 - 4:30 we will have a special presentation upstairs in the ES/MS CIC to learn more about how your language community can become involved to strengthen your language book collection.
Have a great weekend.
Alan Phan
Middle School Principal