Week of April 11th

UAI Staff News

Volume III

Issue 27

Week of April 11th, 2016

UAI Celebrations

New York Aquarium

Seniors go Bowling

Cooper Hewitt Design Museum

On the way to Ailey!

Successful Trips! Since February break, our girls have had the opportunity to extend their learning through a variety of trips.  In the 7 weeks since we came back from that break, the girls have gone to Alvin Ailey, Google, upstate SUNY colleges, The Museum of Math, Cooper Hewitt (Smithsonian Design Museum), The NY Aquarium, and so many more that I don't have listed here at home (I got the ones who sent me pics or emails!).  Thank you so much to all of our staff whose work and efforts bring such amazing opportunities to our girls.  

Announcements and To Dos

Monday PD.  This Monday, we will be continuing our work on Danielson in our Pods.  Please make sure that you bring your copy of the rubric and your notes from your classroom visits. In addition, take a moment to review the following:

     Domain Two:  Teacher Perceptions on Danielson Domain Two

     Domain Three:  Depth of Knowledge Chart  

                               Engaged vs. Compliant Chart

                                                           Wanna learn more about Danielson?  CLICK HERE

Middle School Testing.  This week will be the second round of testing for the Middle School.  The NYS Math tests will be this Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.   Something pretty amazing happened during last week's test.  For the first time, the middle school tests were untimed.  When given the choice to take extra time to complete their English exams, many of our girls took it and spent nearly three hours completing their essays and short response.  On the flip side, when we tell our high schoolers that they have only three hours to complete the test, they often give up and leave after 90 minutes.  It gave me pause to think about the impact on our students' persistence and grit when we give them a choice vs. set a limit!

Important Dates

• Wednesday, 13APR16 thru Friday, 15APR15.  Middle School NYS Math Exam
• Friday, 15APR16.  5th Marking Period Ends
• Monday, 11APR16. Pod Share 1 of 6 and Grade Team Meetings
• Monday, 18APR16. Pod Share 2 of 6 and Grade Team Meetings
• Monday, 18APR16.  6th Marking Period Begins
• Wednesday, 20APR16.  5th Marking Period Grades Due at 3PM
• Friday, 22APR16.  5th MP Progress Report Distributed 8th Period
• Friday, 22APR16.  Poetry Slam Full School Assembly 1:45-2:30PM

• Monday, 25APR16 thru Friday 29APR15 - Spring Recess, NO SCHOOL

• Monday, 02MAY16. Pod Share 3 of 6 and Grade Team Meetings
• Monday, 09MAY16. Pod Reflection - Grade Team Meetings moved to Tuesday
• Monday, 16MAY16. Pod Share 4 of 6 and Grade Team Meetings
• Monday, 23MAY16. Pod Share 5 of 6 and Grade Team Meetings
• Tuesday, 24MAY16.  Grade Teams meet Tuesday
• Monday, 30MAY16. Memorial Day- NO SCHOOL

• Monday, 06JUN16. Pod Share 6 of 6 and Pod Share Prep - Grade Teams meet Tuesday
• Thursday, 09JUN16. Brooklyn Queens PD Day

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