Sunday, June 15, 2014

Week of 15 June

Good Evening,

Well, I cannot believe this is the last blog post of the school year. This year certainly went by entirely too fast! Thank you for all of your support and communications throughout the school year. I know the students are eager for a break but I will miss seeing them every day and look forward to their return in August. Speaking of which.......First day of school is 26 August 2014  :)  

Thank you to the Gr 8 teachers and students for the Reflection Night last week. It was so nice to see the students have a sense of accomplishment as they bring the school year to a close. Many adventures are ahead for them.

Gr 8 students spent time with Ms. Nash, the HS Counselor, on Thursday to talk about moving into high school. Students were also given their schedules for next year and asked to meet with her today or tomorrow if they had any requests for changes or questions. The goal is to take care of any changes, conflicts, etc now so students do not miss any instructional time at the beginning of the school year in their new classes.

At this point, all MS students should have:
  1. made any requests for schedule changes. Those requests are currently being processed and Ms. Ismail is meeting individually with students as needed to work any schedule issues. The process should be completed by the end of the week. 
  2. completed the check out process and be following up with any missing items to be returned or made payment for replacement costs

Yet to come:
  • Yearbooks arrived today. Students will begin receiving them tomorrow. 
  • Dead Sea trips will finish this week--today's group all seemed to have a great time. Those groups remaining at school have many activities to complete. Everyone seems to be ending the year on a positive note.
  • Early Dismissal on Wednesday, 18 June. 
  • Reports will be emailed to parents on June 18. Reports will look ahead to next year with comments offering suggestions for summertime work that can be completed in preparation for the next grade level.
Enjoy your evening. Please feel free to email me throughout the summer if you have any questions regarding next school year. In the meantime, safe travels and enjoy your time spent with family/friends.