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Dear Upper School families,
As we approach the end of Term 1, we wanted to highlight what the schedule looks like for the week of November 13-17 for our end-of-term assessments
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To address the needs of students and teachers, we have different start times and dismissal times.
SCHEDULE CHANGES: THINGS OF NOTE
- Monday, November 13-Friday, November 17: Classes on Monday and Tuesday begin at 9:05 a.m. and assessment blocks on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday begin at 9 a.m.; the dining room will be open beginning at 7 a.m.; lunch is available for students.
- Afternoon Activities + dismissal times:
- Monday, November 13: first day of winter Athletics, including 13.1 Project; all other winter Afternoon Activities begin on Monday, November 27.
- Monday, November 13 + Tuesday, November 14: US fall play will strike their set.
- Thursday, November 16: Students who do not have a G-Block assessment are allowed to leave campus at 11 a.m. Students with a G-Block assessment may leave at 2:15 p.m. No afternoon activities except for Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball.
- Friday, November 17: Students may leave campus at 11 a.m. after completing their last assessment of the week. If a student needs to take a make-up assessment, we have time allotted for that in the afternoon. There are no Afternoon Activities.
MORE ABOUT END-OF-TERM ASSESSMENTS
End-of-term assessments are designed to provide students with important feedback and a level of understanding
on their performance - offering students the opportunity to perform meaningful, worthy tasks to demonstrate knowledge transfer and application. These assessments can happen in a variety of forms: presentations, papers, tests, and design challenges. Teachers will provide students will all the necessary information about their specific assessments (expectations, requirements, rubrics, etc.).
In preparation for end-of-term assessments, advisors will be working with their advisees to support their time and stress management.
As always, please feel free to connect with your child's advisor.
Associate Director of Upper School for Operations and Student Life
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