Monday, June 26, 2017

Week of June 27th

UAI Staff News



Volume IV
Issue 39
Week of June 27th, 2017

This Week's Memories

8th Grade Stepping Up.  A very big shout out goes to Ms. Tracy for organizing a wonderful year of experiences for our 8th graders that culminated in Friday's stepping up ceremony.  Natalie & Cherry were flawless mistresses of ceremony, and Cherry fulfilled a particularly clutch role by stepping in as our keynote speaker in the 11th hour.  It UAI teamwork at its very best and resulted in a memorable experience for all!


This is the last blog of the 2016-17 School Year!  Summertime blog posts come out every other week until we are back in August.  Remember to save the date for staff PD return (just like we did this year).  August 29, 30, and 31st.  Agendas will come out soon so stay tuned!






To Do's for this Week

[Tuesday, 27JUN17] High School Graduation.  Our 5th graduation exercises will begin at 11am at LIU's Kumbel Theater.  Doris has given specific high school teachers assignments for the day.  Please check with her on your duty specifics.  All staff should report to Kumbel no later than 10:45 (except for Brandon who will be chaperoning the MS lunch until 11:15.  Brandon will join us after!

[Tues & Weds 27 and 28JUN17] Last Two Days.  Tuesday and Wednesday are official school days.  Students should report to their advisor.  Advisors must take attendance in Skedula and communicate official attendance to the teacher who has the official ATS attendance sheet for that day (this is easiest done via an email to the grade team). 

    • On Tuesday, Advisors must make sure each advisee's locker is completely cleaned out.  We'll have extra trash cans on the floors in the AM to help. Lockers left locked after the last day of school will be clipped, and all contents will be trashed.  All staff can dismiss HS students when lockers are clean.  Students cannot wander the halls, they must exit the building or remain with their advisor.  All 8th Grade and HS students are dismissed at 10AM.  All 6th graders will be dismissed after lunch (11:15), and 7th grade wil be dismissed at 10:30 (or if they choose, they can stay for lunch, too).
    • On Wednesday, Advisors should distribute report cards.  Students are immediately dismissed once report cards are distributed.  Report card not collected, need to be returned to Ms. Carol in alphabetical order. Again, please do not allow students to roam the halls.  Make sure to clearly instruct them to exit the building.  Pick up lasts from 8:30-10AM. At 10AM, bring all report cards to main office.  At 10:30 AM, all staff reports to room 409 for the end-of-year meeting (and staff photo).  



[Wednesday, 28JUN17] Wear Your Staff Shirt!  Wear your staff shirt on Wednesday, the last day of school so that we can gather briefly in room 409 to take our end-of-the-year staff photo!  If you didn't get yours, yet, stop by 401!  Due to the late release of last week's blog, this didn't quite work.  

[Wednesday, 28JUN17] Curriculum Map and Unit.  For those staff who participated in the Colleen's Curriculum Planning Workshop at the Staff Retreat, remember you have some hard due dates coming up!   All teachers should have already uploaded their initial drafts into THIS FOLDER (with this nomenclature:  GRADE LEVEL_COURSE_UNIT#_UNITNAME).  This week, we will be meeting with you to review your planning materials.  Before you can check out on the last day of school28June17, you must submit: 
  • your final draft of the unit plan (GRADE LEVEL_COURSE_UNIT#_UNITNAME)
  • completed curriculum map (it may be in draft but must be fleshed out for the entire year). GRADE LEVEL_COURSE_CURRICULUM MAP
NOTE:  Please use the nomenclature above.  There are 35 different folks accessing this curriculum folder.  The nomenclature will help keep everything organized!

[Tuesday, 27JUN17] Ready Rooms for Summer.  Please prepare all classrooms for summer use.  As a reminder:
  • All personally owned refrigerators or microwaves must be cleaned, emptied, and stowed away in locked closets.  Any refrigerator or microwave not stored, will be removed over the summer. This is a regulation from the city, which is now being enforced by our building manager, Carlos.  
  • All tech equipment should have already been returned to George.  No carts, projectors, or document cameras should be stored in your room.
  • All books and materials should be stored in locked closets OR stored on shelves (use the shelves attached to the walls first (if you have those in your room), and if necessary, use the other shelves.  The custodial staff plans to do a deep clean this summer so please remove anything from movable shelves and pick up everything from the floor.  That way our custodians will be able to move furniture for a better clean.
  • All materials posted on the walls and/or bulletin boards (including hallway bulletin boards) must be removed.  

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Sunday, June 18, 2017

Week of June 19th

UAI Staff News



Volume IV
Issue 38
Week of June 19th, 2017

This Week's Memories

Regents Testing is Mostly Complete! Our high schoolers completed nearly all of their Regents' Exams last week.  A handful will complete the LOTE on Monday, but for the most part, the large lift of assessment is complete!  Many thanks to Val, Brodie, Joanna, Michael, and Colleen who worked hard to plan this Regents Week.  Special shout out to Carol & Jamie who volunteered to help get the exams packaged and ready for testing!





To Do's for this Week


[Monday, 19JUN17] Wear Your Staff Shirt!  Wear your staff shirt tomorrow so that we can gather briefly in room 409 to take our end-of-the-year staff photo!  If you didn't get yours, yet, stop by 401!








[Week of 19JUN17] Curriculum Planning Meetings.  For those staff who participated in the Colleen's Curriculum Planning Workshop at the Staff Retreat, remember you have some hard due dates coming up!   All teachers should have already uploaded their initial drafts into THIS FOLDER (with this nomenclature:  GRADE LEVEL_COURSE_UNIT#_UNITNAME).  This week, we will be meeting with you to review your planning materials.  Before you can check out on the last day of school28June17, you must submit: 
  • your final draft of the unit plan (GRADE LEVEL_COURSE_UNIT#_UNITNAME)
  • completed curriculum map (it may be in draft but must be fleshed out for the entire year). GRADE LEVEL_COURSE_CURRICULUM MAP
There is a lot of time built into this week to complete your planning.  Please use the time effectively and efficiently so you can meet this deadline!  Thank you!




[Friday, 23JUN17] 8th Grade Stepping Up Ceremony.  Our 8th graders are having their stepping up ceremony on Friday.  All staff should report the gym after MS Dismissal on Friday to celebrate our 8th graders!



[Week of 19JUN17] Ready Rooms for Summer.  Please prepare all classrooms for summer use.  You'll have most of the day on the 27th to do this work.  Students will report to clean lockers and return materials.  They'll report to their advisors who will take attendance and check lockers for cleanliness.  Once cleaned, advisors will dismiss students.  All students must be out of the building by 10:15AM and all staff will need to report be at LIU by 11AM for High School graduation.
  • All personally owned refrigerators or microwaves must be cleaned, emptied, and stowed away in locked closets.  Any refrigerator or microwave not stored, will be removed over the summer.   
  • All tech equipment should have already been returned to George.  No carts, projectors, or document cameras should be stored in your room.
  • All books and materials should be stored in locked closets OR stored on shelves (use the shelves attached to the walls first (if you have those in your room), and if necessary, use the other shelves.  The custodial staff plans to do a deep clean this summer so if you can remove anything from movable shelves and pick up everything from the floors, our custodians would be greatly appreciative.
  • All materials posted on the walls and/or bulletin boards (including hallway bulletin boards) must be removed.  


Upcoming Important Dates
  • [Thursday 22JUN17 and Friday 23JUN17] Middle School Final Exams.
  • [Friday 23JUN17] 8th Grade Stepping Up
  • [Monday 26JUN17] EID Al Fitr - NO SCHOOL
  • [Tuesday 27JUN17] High School Graduation, Early Release for Middle School
  • [Wednesday 28JUN17] Last Day of School

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Sunday, June 11, 2017

Week of June 12th

UAI Staff News



Volume IV
Issue 37
Week of June 12th, 2017

This Week's Memories

Staff-Student Volleyball!  The students gave our staff some stiff competition taking the first game by storm.  However, our stalwart staff, with Mr. James earning a well-deserved MVP, came back in the 2nd game. Ultimately, the students rallied and overpowered the grown-ups, a dream fulfilled if only on the volleyball court! ;-)  It was great fun and if you missed this one, please do try to make the next one!




Successful Staff Retreat!  Many thanks to everyone who was able to make it to our first annual full staff retreat.  Both Wednesday and Thursday were extremely productive days.  As a reminder, please follow up with Annie, Colleen, and Val as per their directions during the workshops.  For those teachers who didn't make it to the retreat, please stop by 401 for your t-shirt!





To Do's for this Week

[Monday, 12JUN17] Night of Stars!  For those staff who could not make either Senior Awards Night or Springfest, please plan to attend Night of Stars on Monday as a means to fulfill the spring parent outreach requirement.  Additionally, anyone who would like to join our welcome of incoming students is more than encouraged to attend! 


Upcoming Important Dates
  • [Monday 12JUN17] High School Final Exams and Middle School Half Clerical Day.
  • [Monday 12JUN17] Marking Period 6 Ends.
  • [Tuesday, 13JUN17] Regents Week Begins.
  • [Thursday, 15JUN17] Final Grades Due.
  • [Thursday 22JUN17 and Friday 23JUN17] Middle School Final Exams.
  • [Friday 23JUN17] 8th Grade Stepping Up
  • [Monday 26JUN17] EID Al Fitr - NO SCHOOL
  • [Tuesday 27JUN17] High School Graduation, Early Release for Middle School
  • [Wednesday 28JUN17] Last Day of School

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Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Tarrytown PD

Danielson Comparison

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Sunday, June 4, 2017

Week of June 5th

UAI Staff News



Volume IV
Issue 36
Week of June 5th, 2017

This Week's Memories

This was a major week!  So many fantastic things happened!  Be prepared for a lengthy blog of celebration!

Senior Awards Night!  Our 5th annual Senior Awards Night was a wonderful affair.  Ms. Doris, with Starlet's assistance, created a memorable affair for our graduating class and their families.  In particular, Ms. Doris put her usual indelible touch on the event with many heartfelt and personal anecdotes for each of our young women.  Thank you Doris for your hard work and bringing such a wonderful event to life.  Many thanks to all the staff who were able to participate, too!

Springfest 2017.  This was our 11th annual Springfest, and with this graduating class being the last of our students who will have been born in the 90s, Girls Inc chose a 90s theme to celebrate.   Our entreprenuers, actors, dancers, and designers celebrated their achievements along with our honor roll students.  Many thanks to all staff who were able to join in the celebration!



Middle School Cultural Day.  Ms. Natalie and the 8th graders had a beautiful celebration of culture and food! The 8th graders presented and shared great food, and their teachers (Cherry, Christina, Kristina, and Meaghan) all turned out to help Natalie and the girls have a wonderful time with their families.  Great work everyone!



8th Grade BBQ.  Ms. Tracy coordinated the first annual 8th grade BBQ to celebrate the stepping up Class of 2017.  The girls had a wonderful time, and it was a very special event coordinated by their wonderful teachers.  Thank you Ms. Tracy and the 8th-grade team for creating such a special memory for our girls!




Final Assembly of the Year.  The Class of 2017 proudly displayed their future colleges and performed original (self-choreographed) dance pieces for our final assembly of the year.   In addition, our middle school dance troupe wowed the crowd with an amazing piece that set the crowd cheering. It was a beautiful expression of the sisterhood and support that makes UAI special.  Many thanks to Ms. Jen for working hard to coordinate this spectacular end to a series of inspiring assemblies!

Same as Me.  Mr. Erick and our after school theater club staged their first play.  It was an original script performed in their very own pop up theater (aka 409).  Mr. Erick and his club did an amazing job transforming their classroom into a performance space, and our young thespians acted their hearts out last Thursday!  Many congrats to Erick and our girls!





To Do's for this Week

[Monday, 05JUN17] Science Written Exam.  Our 8th graders will be taking the written portion of the Science Exam on Monday.  Joanna has already shared the schedule.  Please take a moment to review it again by clicking HERE.  Also, to help our 8th graders have the best testing environment, I'm asking that all other middle school teachers make sure to be present in the halls to ensure quiet and orderly transitions tomorrow morning.

[Wednesday, 07JUN17] Early Dismissal.  As a reminder, students will have a rapid dismissal on Wednesday, 07JUN17 at the end of 5th period (12:10).  Students participating in Girls Inc After School will begin right after dismissal.  Staff attending the retreat will be released to travel to Tarrytown.  Staff not attending the retreat will be provided with alternate assignments.  Please click here for directions to Tarrytown.

[Thursday, 08JUN17] UAI Staff Retreat and Brooklyn-Queens Day.  Please review the updated agendas below
WED
June 7th
3-3:30PM
Arrival to Tarrytown
  The hotel has shifted our check in time to 3 PM.  So please check in, get settled and be ready to meet by 3:30 PM in the Henry Hudson Room.
   
3:30-5PM UAI Staff Meeting in Henry Hudson Room
  Please plan to be ready to meet by 3:30 PM in the Henry Hudson Room.
  The staff meeting will focus on reflecting on this years' goals, objectives for the retreat, and looking ahead to next year (click here for the agenda)
   
5-6:00PM
Hotel Check in and Break
  If you missed the earlier, check in, this will be your 2nd chance.  Also, all have a chance to take a break before dinner.
   
6-7:00PM Dinner
  Dinner will be a buffet of yumminess (yes there are vegan and veggie options!)
   
7-8:00PM
UAI Staff Happy Hour
  Just downstairs in Cellar 49, we will have our annual year-end staff celebration
THU
June 8th
8-9:00AM
Breakfast
  Breakfast will be in the same place as dinner (another yummy buffet with vegan and veggie options)
  Please check out before workshops begin.
   
9-12:00PM Workshop Breakouts
    School Culture and Social Emotional Learning with Annie in the Nassau Room (click for agenda)-                     Shawn (new hire), Brandon, Lauren M., Jennifer JR, Martine, Ilyana, Meaghan, Elena, James
  Unit Planning and Lesson Design with Colleen in the Lyndhurst Room (click for agenda) -                              Alison, Matthew, Cherry - Grade 6 math
  Danielle, Jamie - Alg I
  Mike - Alg II
  Lauren, Phillan - Grade 6 ELA
  Kristina, Christina, Marsha - Grade 8 ELA
  Rebecca, Cassandra, Michelle - Grade 9 ELA
  Kerry, Tiffany, Diana (new hire) - Grade 10 ELA
  Mike, Brodie, Kelly (new hire) - Grade 9 US
  Natalie - Grade 7/8 US
  Suzannah - Global
  Tom, Paula, James - Environmental Science 
  Operational Development with Val in the Belvedere Room (click for agenda) -                                                 Carol, Del, Nancy, Joanna
   
12-1:00PM Lunch
    Lunch will be in the same place as breakfast and dinner
   
1-2:00PM Workshop Wrap Up
  School Culture and Social Emotional Learning with Annie in the Nassau Room
  Unit Planning and Lesson Design with Colleen in the Lyndhurst Room
  Operational Development with Val in the Belvedere Room
   
2-3:00PM Final UAI Full Staff Meeting
    Final full staff meeting in Henry Hudson Room.

[Monday, 12JUN17] Night of Stars!  For those staff who could not make either Senior Awards Night or Springfest, please plan to attend Night of Stars on Monday as a means to fulfill the spring parent outreach requirement.  Additionally, anyone who would like to join our welcome of incoming students is more than encouraged to attend! 


Upcoming Important Dates
  • [Friday, 09JUN17 and Monday 12JUN17] High School Final Exams.
  • [Monday 12JUN17] Marking Period 6 Ends.
  • [Tuesday, 13JUN17] Regents Week Begins.
  • [Thursday, 15JUN17] Final Grades Due.
  • [Thursday 22JUN17 and Friday 23JUN17] Middle School Final Exams.
  • [Friday 23JUN17] 8th Grade Stepping Up
  • [Monday 26JUN17] EID Al Fitr - NO SCHOOL
  • [Tuesday 27JUN17] High School Graduation, Early Release for Middle School
  • [Wednesday 28JUN17] Last Day of School

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