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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