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Dear MS Team,
We truly appreciate all of our one-to-one conversations, each one reflects your commitment, support, and drive to achieve meaningful goals. It’s inspiring to see how purposefully you approach your work, and we’re excited to continue supporting you. Please remember that our doors (and inboxes) are always open whenever you need us.
As we head into the long weekend, here’s a small food for thought:
While we encourage the thoughtful use of AI as a tool for efficiency and creativity, it’s equally important to keep nurturing our own critical thinking. The real value lies not in what technology produces, but in how intentionally we use it, with clarity of purpose and understanding of what we want to achieve.
Here’s a short 2-minute video reminder on the importance of staying reflective and not becoming dependent on any single tool, no matter how powerful it is.
Have an amazing and restful long weekend!
Need-to-Know Information
AMISA's Assessment Symposium
On Saturday, October 11, you are invited to AMISA's Assessment Symposium: Rethinking What We Measure and Why, a dynamic half-day of learning with keynote speaker Myron Dueck. Together, educators will explore fresh, practical strategies to make assessment more meaningful and impactful in every classroom. We are especially excited that our very own Vale will be presenting alongside Cassie and Emi Castillo, a wonderful chance to support our MS AP and be part of an inspiring conversation about the future of assessment.
If interested register HERE.
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, don’t hesitate to reach out to Valen.
Monday - GLM - Oct 13th, 3:00 - 3:45 pm
Here you can find the link to access the protocol.
6th Grade: Location: Gaby V's Classroom - Vale
7th Grade: Location: Santi's Classroom - Male
8th Grade: Location: Claire's Classroom - Rafa
*We understand that some of you work across multiple grade levels and will need to decide where to participate, as it won’t be possible to attend every group.*
Wednesday - Staff Meeting - Oct. 15th, 3:00 - 3:45 pm
Information regarding:
Assessment Policy and Grading Categories in Canvas
Location: Eli's Lab
Friendly Reminder: Importing grades from Canvas to iSams
As we begin the first reporting cycle with both Canvas and iSAMS, we want to share what the process will look like. To make sure everything runs smoothly and reports are accurate, we’ll need a 5-day window between the time gradebooks close and the time reports are published.
Here’s the timeline for this cycle:
Friday, November 7 → Last day to enter grades in Canvas gradebooks. This means that this is the last day of Partial 1.
Monday, November 10 → Data validation begins
Friday, November 14 → Reports will be published
In future cycles, we expect the process to move faster. However, for this first implementation, it’s important to include contingency time to ensure accuracy and avoid errors.
6th Grade Cart Reservations
Here is the link for 6th grade teachers to make cart reservations
Coming Up Next
No School - Oct. 9th and 10th
AMISA's Assessment Symposium - Sat, Oct. 11th (9am-12pm)
Keynote by Myron Dueck
Workshop by Cassie, Vale, and Emi + Workshop by Jose Terán and Maca Zaldumbide
NJHS Induction Ceremony - Thurs., Oct. 16th (1:30-2:30 pm)
All MS students attend the Ceremony
Bears Night - Wed., Oct. 22nd
Please keep in mind that the day before the event, participating students will need to attend a practice session and may need to step out of class for a short period. We’ll share the exact time in advance so you can plan accordingly.
Family Day - Sat., Oct. 25th (7:45 am-2:00 pm)
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