Thank you all for your hard work and dedication in making Meet the Teacher Night such a success. We’ve received wonderful feedback from parents who were excited to get to know you better and gain a clearer understanding of your classrooms and expectations. This is a reminder of how important it is to continue building those connections and maintaining open communication with families.

In this week’s spotlight, we want to highlight the incredible activity Angelo prepared for parents on Wednesday night, which students were able to enjoy the following day, it was truly inspiring! 

A special shoutout also goes to Isa Rios, who included a video of her students working in Art class in her welcome letter to parents. Families were delighted to see what she explained in her letter come to life in action!

Please remember to invite us into your classrooms so we can continue to see the amazing learning experiences you’re creating. And if you catch a colleague in action doing something great, let us know! There are so many magical things happening across campus, not only in Middle School classrooms, but also in Art, Music, and Sports. We encourage everyone to help us spotlight and celebrate these moments with our students.

Monday's GLM - Sept 15th, 3:00 - 3:45 pm

Please remember:

• The agenda is a live document that we will continue to update.

• It is important to maintain confidentiality and be objective in all notes.

• You will only have access to the agenda of the grade level you belong to.

On this link, you will find the protocol that explains how these meetings will work, available in both English and Spanish. If you couldn’t join us last week, please make sure to review it so that you are prepared to participate in the meetings and have the information you need to include student updates.

6th Grade: No students included → No meeting this week. 

7th Grade: 1 student included → Meeting will take place to review the action plan. Location: Santi's Classroom

8th Grade: No students included → No meeting this week.

Please use this time to document any students you would like to include for discussion in the next GLM on Monday, September 22nd.

Thank you for your collaboration and commitment to supporting our students.

Community Time (CT) Plans

Here is the link to this week’s Community Time (CT) Lesson Plan. If you have any questions or need support, please reach out to Valen.

Wednesday's Staff Meeting- Sept. 17th, 3:00 - 3:45 pm

We will be working on setting our objectives for this school year. Please bring a device, as we will review some key information together and use this time to write our goals.

• MAP Testing

Monday Sept. 15th - Wednesday Sept. 17th

• New Students Pizza Party

We will invite new students to the MS office during lunch for a pizza party. 

Wednesday, Sept 17th

Dear Middle School Teachers,

I hope you're doing well!

Please find below important information regarding the upcoming MAP testing sessions. We need everyone’s support to ensure this baseline round runs smoothly and successfully:

🗓 MAP Schedules

• Please make sure to pick up a whiteboard from Vale’s office. Clearly write your session name and session password on it.

• Here is the no pop-up link for students in case you need it https://test.mapnwea.org/#/nopopup

• Math block lists will be posted outside the Coliseum and the OVEN. Students should sit by math block and in alphabetical order.

• If a student does not have a charged device, they will automatically be rescheduled to take the test during makeups.

• Students are not allowed to leave the testing session to go to the bathroom or drink water.

• Once a student finishes, they may read a book or do written work, no computer use allowed after finishing.

🧠 Student Testing Locations

• 6th Grade: Oven

• 7th Grade: Coliseum 

• 8th Grade: Coliseum 

• 6th Grade Learning Support: B16 (Belén)

• 7th Grade Learning Support: Room 213 (Caro)

• 8th Grade Learning Support: Room 218 (Male)

👩‍🏫 Sub Coverage & Support

• 6th Grade Teachers: Please check the MAP schedule file to see who your assigned sub is.

• 7th & 8th Grade Teachers: Additional proctors will be present. If you need to leave for a free block or to teach a class, you may do so, just notify the sub.

👥 Proctoring Support

• OVEN: Vale and Jendry will be supporting 6th grade.

• Coliseum: Rafa and Jeff will be supporting 7th and 8th grade.

Un abrazo, 

Valentina Serrano 

Middle School Assistant Principal