"The condition now is what we call organized chaos. There's a lot of activity but its all associated with good preparedness." - Chris Neudeck
I think this quote will be a perfect representation of what this week will be. We are all set and ready to roll for Tuesday. On Tuesday morning, 6th and 7th grade teachers will need to stop in the office to pick up rosters and tickets. 8th grade teachers will have a roster in your mail box on Monday, letting you know where to send kids for the MAP Tuesday morning. While this certainly sounds and feels like chaos on our end (big picture), to the students it will seem very simple. Don't forget to take a peak at the daily schedule times for Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. That can be found on the "forms" tab under "testing schedule". Thank you in advance for your patience and flexibility. We are creeping closer and closer to the end. With that...here are your STAFF NOTES for this week! Ok, lets be serious, there probably is no such thing as a normal week in a middle school. What I meant to say is this week is a pretty typical or "normal" schedule that happens to be sandwiched between two, 2 week testing windows. This week is a week for all of us to regain our footing enough to dive in head first into our final 2 week testing window, starting next Tuesday.
Once again, I can't thank you enough for the way you all pitched in to make the first testing window go very smooth. I will have more information for you on Wednesday morning in regards to next week. Can you believe that last week I sat here typing and received a snow day cancellation message and tonight I have just come inside and removed my flip flops before throwing my feet up on the ottoman. Here's to another Monday (6 more after tomorrow) and here are the STAFF NOTES for this week. What a way to start the week! Enjoy your extra day. We will plan on moving forward with Tuesday as planned.
I can't thank you all enough for the willingness to be flexible that you all demonstrated last week. We had some hurdles that popped up last week and I was blown away at the positive attitude you all took and helped out. When we return on TUESDAY, we will plan on continuing our testing format. A specific schedule will be sent out on Monday in regards to 6th and 7th graders. STAFF NOTES |
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