AHS Faculty/staff news

Good evening- I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and long weekend. Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate! We will celebrate our first faculty breakfast in a long time this Friday morning in the upstairs kitchen. Administration, counseling, and nursing is looking forward to hosting this time to come together.  Please remember to take attendance every X-block in FlexTime Manager and to not allow students who are not assigned to you to remain in your room.  We have a faculty meeting next Thursday, December 9 at 3pm.  If you are interested, a group I am a member of is offering ongoing mindfulness sessions. Could be a great way to start or end the day. 15 Minute Mindfulness Practice Session: Thursday, December 16 - 3:30-3:45 pm Sign Up Here Open to any member of your school staff. Just share the sign-up link. Beginning in December Pamela Seigle will be offering 15' Mindfulness Practice   sessions twice  a month, one starting at 7:30am and another at 3:30pm....

Good morning and happy Thanksgiving week- This has been a challenging couple of months but I am grateful to be able to work with such amazing and caring colleagues. I hope you find time to rest and rejuvenate over the Thanksgiving break with family and friends. I wanted to share the Thankful for a Colleague form one last time and encourage you to take a moment to thank someone for their support, collegiality, etc. this year.  Please join me in welcoming Donna Weidman to the team. Donna has been subbing for us and has joined the special education department as an ESP.   We will dismiss at 11:30am on Wednesday, November 24 :  November 24 schedule Administration, counseling and nursing will host the first faculty breakfast in the A wing upstairs kitchen next Friday, December 3rd at 7:45am. We hope you will join us! A few reminders as we get into Term 2: 1. iPass must be updated every two weeks.  2. Please remember you are able to Plus+ a student up until the start...

Good evening-  I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Short and sweet this week. Thank A Colleague - Take a moment to say thanks!  Please make sure you are signing your TeachPoint documents.  If you have any grade changes that need to be made please complete the grade change form and turn it into Linda. A reminder that we have students taking the English MCAS this week on Tuesday and Wednesday.  We will administer the MetroWest Adolescent Health survey on Wednesday. The schedule is linked here. Have a wonderful week!

Good morning- Giving Thanks for our Colleagues!  Fill out this form to thank a colleague. We will be starting the Pledge and announcements again over the loud speaker today. We will start each day with this way.  The clocks will be reset tonight. The bells should ring at the correct times. A reminder that MCAS Retakes are scheduled for this week and next. Please support the students who are testing by giving them time to make up missed work and providing them ample opportunity to get missed content.  Please remind your club leaders, or spend some time yourself, removing advertisements around the building for events that have passed. Thanks! PD opportunities: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about participating in the webinar. For registrants who cannot attend a webinar, a recording will be made available for  72 hours continuous hours  after each session. Creating Safer Spaces for LGBTQ+ Youth & Families No...