AHS Faculty/staff news

Good evening all- I hope mid-year exams are going well. Please remember to contact the office immediately if a student who needs to take the exam is not present. The custodians reported to me they have found students unattended in rooms on several occasions lately. Please remember that students should have adult supervision when in a classroom space, especially after school hours. Thanks for your attention to this. Reminders from the 2020 Course Recommendation Timeline The course recommendation window for teachers will remain open until 3pm on Monday, February 3 (this is pushed back a few days). Teachers make course recommendations- January 21- February 3rd (ALL teachers must have conversations with students and make recommendations) Class meetings- February 3rd (B day) 9th grade- 9:35am 10th grade- 10:15am 11th grade- 10:55am Classes will be called down- do not send them until an announcement is made. It is hard to predict how long the meeting will take based on students question...

Good evening- I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend and were able to spend time connecting with family and friends. The course recommendation window is open! Check out the Teacher Quick Start Guide for Course Recommendations here. I know this is b usy time of the year. Please make recommendations for all students in your classes over the course of the next two weeks, the teacher recommendation window will close on February 1. I will be available on Thursday, January 23 in the main office conference room for any faculty member that needs instruction on how to do course recommendations. A reminder of the  exam schedule.    Grades close for Term 2 on January 28, 2020. Teachers should have grades entered by Monday, February 3, 2020 at 3pm. This allows for an extra day so grades must be done by this time to allow us the necessary time to run all reports. Teacher volunteers are needed to be part of the FlexTime Manager training.This is the software we will use to sched...

Hope you all successfully survived the first full week of 2020. Not much to share this week but please check out last week's news if you haven't already. I appreciate the work you did on Thursday with the Program of Studies. Start those student conversations now. Thank you all for voting this past Thursday and agreeing to give the new schedule a try. I am excited to see what supports and enrichment opportunities we can provide to our students. I hope you make the most of the pilot and try something you have always wanted to do with students. Keep asking yourself "What If?". We are willing to support you in any way we can. New STAND cards are now by the mailboxes. Help yourself to any and use them for conversations with students. Have a great week!

Hope you all had a great weekend! Please share the exam schedule with students over the course of the next two weeks and remind them grades close for Term 2 on January 28, 2020. Grade-books/iPass should be updated every two weeks. As we get close to the end of the term it is really important to make sure students and families have an accurate understanding of where they stand in your class. There should not be any surprises. Teachers should have grades entered by Monday, February 3, 2020 at 3pm. This allows for an extra day so grades must be done by this time to allow us the necessary time to run all reports. If you are a club/activity advisor and have an activity coming up please make sure to send Linda the information for the AHS calendar. I noticed several upcoming events missing recently. Putting it in SchoolDude does not get it on our school calendar. Thanks! The 2020-2021 Program of Studies will be finalized by the end of the week. Thank you for the work you have done on this wit...

Happy New Year! As we head into the new year and decade a few articles struck me as appropriate when considering my work at AHS. I am lucky because of the colleagues I work with. Thank you for the work you do and the heart you all show. I am grateful to work with such great educators. What it takes to be a great educator in one word Steele Thoughts: Things That Principals Know About Great Teachers It will be a quick three weeks until mid-term exams. The schedule is attached here. Please take a minute to let us know your plans for mid-terms here . We still need Challenge Day adult leaders. Please consider participating in this important community building day. Sign up here if you are interested.  Attached is the schedule for course registration for the 2020-2021 school year. Please note that you will make recommendations for next year from January 21st-31st. Please let me know if you have any questions. Seniors have been asked to sign up if they are interested in achieving th...