AHS Faculty/staff news

Good afternoon & happy Halloween- I hope you have a wonderful end to Term 1 this week. The grading window will open Friday afternoon and will remain open until Wednesday, November 10 at 3pm. Please remember to contact any parent of a failing student and inform their counselor as well. There should not be any surprises and we can not assume parents have checked iParent. We will have a minimum grade of 50 for Term 1.   If you have any student who earns below a 50 please enter a 50 into the Term 1 column. Here are a few articles to review as we continue this conversation: Pros and cons.... Minimum grading practices We are hosting a Red Cross Drive on Wednesday, November 3 from 12-5pm. There are a couple of spots open but overall the drive is close to fully booked. Students were asked to sign up during a study hall or to ask for teacher permission. The list of sign-up's is attached here:  AHS Red Cross blood drive Some dates to remember as we start Term 2: MCAS Math retakes- N...

Good afternoon- Thank you to all of you who helped with the homecoming events over the course of the last week. Students experienced a fun week, culminating in a great dance Saturday night. Kudos to Josh and Student Council for the immense amount of planning and work. The student body appeared to have a fantastic time, as did the chaperones! I will be out of the building Monday through Wednesday serving on a NEASC visiting team. I will be checking email during my available time and will respond as quickly as possible.  Picture retake day is Monday, October 25. Grynn & Barrett will be set up in the World Language hall small group room. Please get your picture taken if you missed the last day. You must have a 2021-2022 ID card.  Thanks for your support with administering the MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey. This will be really important data for us to have and understand. Indoor events after school:  If you are planning to host an event with your class, club, etc. pl...

Good morning- The faculty meeting agenda from our meeting last week is attached here . I hope the conversations you had with your colleagues on Thursday were helpful. I heard several great ideas shared.  Below is our nursing schedule: Monday:  Erin and Katie Tuesday:  Erin and Katie Wednesday:  Katie alone Thursday: Erin and Maureen Friday: Maureen with Sharon Dickinson As a reminder, please use the AHSnurses@ashland.k12.ma.us email if you need to reach them about a general nursing issue. Attached is the schedule for Friday:  Homecoming Pep Rally Schedule Red Cross Blood Drive: AHS is excited to once again be hosting a blood drive.  The drive is scheduled for Wednesday, November 3rd from 12-5pm. The link for donors to use to schedule an appointment is  https://www.redcrossblood. org/give.html/drive-results? zipSponsor=AshlandHigh65 Power Red Donations,  Male donors +  must be at least 17 years old in most states, at least 5'1" tall and weigh ...

Good afternoon- I hope you enjoyed a lovely long weekend.  Faculty meeting is Thursday at 3:05pm in the AHS library. We will discuss current topics of interest/concern using an EdCamp style.  Current topics include: Working with the current 9th grade students-what's working? Supporting ELL/non-English speakers in the regular education classroom How to best use the support of ESP's in your classroom Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom If you have another topic you would like to discuss please let me know. Important reminders from the special education department: Students should not be sent to a support room or teacher without checking with the teacher first.  Please pre-arrange with the teacher for assessments being taken outside of the classroom. If you have an ESP in your room, please ask that person to work with a student who is struggling to stay in the classroom. Please write students up when they leave the classroom without permission. This must be doc...

Good morning & Happy Monday- It has been great meeting again to discuss goals for the coming school year. I ma impressed with the thought you have put in to where our students are and how you can best support them. If you have not set up a goals meeting with your primary evaluator, please get it on the calendar asap as our schedules fill up too and we need to meet prior to October 15. If you are calling out sick with any symptoms that are COVID related please make sure to touch base with our nurses. Thank you!  We are still in need of one faculty member to sit on the Site Council. Please consider joining us. We will meet monthly on Thursday at 4pm (most likely the 3rd Thursday of the month). Meetings last about 90 minutes  Ashland Nutrition, a local smoothie & juice bar, has started Teacher Tea Tuesday's. Each tea is $6 ($6.42 with tax- a $2 discount) and they will deliver to AHS. If you'd like to order one the menu is attached.  Complete this form if you would li...