Principal’s Notes
May 10
This week we continue to celebrate learning in the middle school. Tuesday we held our final music concert of the year for our band and guitar program. Our art exhibition opened this week, and our basketball and swim teams are competing in Delhi in the final ASIAC tournament of the season. We thank our teachers who have dedicated their time to coaching our students in sporting events this year, directing student music and theatrical productions, advising student clubs and organizations, and guiding students in discovering their own artistic expression. Our electives programs and co-curricular activities are important aspects of our program that develop versatility, resilience and leadership in our students.
MS Art Exhibition
Come check out the Middle School Art Exhibition! This show is for all middle school art students, showcasing at least one amazing work by each student who took an art course this year in middle school. Works displayed will include paintings, sculptures, mixed-media creations, and technology projects. We encourage everyone to come see the show! The exhibition will be up until May 17th.
Wednesday May 15: No Early Release
In an effort to minimize any further disruptions through the end of the school year, please note that we will have a full day of school on Wednesday, May 15th. There will be no Early Release as published on the Community Calendar. In the MS, we will continue with our regularly scheduled classes.
Parent Guest Speaker Thank You!
The sixth grade had a special speaker this week, Mr. Brian Hvolbøl Mikkelsen from the Vestas wind power company. He came to speak to us about the science of windpower as well as the engineering involved in creating the world's largest wind turbines. The students were intrigued to learn so many interesting facts about the turbines themselvesas well as about the clean energy potential of wind. Thank you Mr. Brian for taking time outof your busy day to come speak with us! We learned so much!
Pictured above:Mr. Brian Hvolbøl Mikkelsen from the Vestas wind power presenting to grade six students.
Paperwork for Departing Students
Please give the middle school office five working days (school days) to fulfill requests for grade reports or other paperwork needed for student withdraws. You can download a copy of the form here or pick up a paper copy in the MS office. Please return the completed form to Aziz in the MS office.
Summer Camp
The Athletics and Activities department is offering programs for the first two weeks of summer break. There is a camp with multiple activities, coaching for students and parents, and open times for drop-in use. Information and links to register are here. Registrations close on May 31.
Warm-Cool Feedback for MS Events
This week, we share feedback from Back to School Night and STEAM Fest. Your warm and cool feedback along with the response from the Middle School can be found on this document. Each week, we will add more of the topics for feedback to this document for your perusal. This week’s topics are at the top of the document. You can scroll down to see the feedback from the previous topics: Portfolio Conferences, Student Parent Teacher Conferences, SEVAI Showcase, MS report cards, Learning Habits reflections and Celebrations of Learning. If you are curious about the process for collecting feedback, her are the slides from the presentation from our April parent coffee.
Lost and Found
Have you lost something recently? Parents and students are requested check the lost and found at the main reception please for watches, mobile phones, wallets etc.
Have a great weekend!
Jessica Pechhold Andrew Ranson
MS Principal MS Associate Principal