Welcome back to school. I hope everyone has a restful and rejuvenating winter vacation. Time to focus on activities outside of school is an important way to be able to step back and reflect on our accomplishments and reflect on how we grew and improved thus far this year.
Travel Reminder
Please remember that our daily pass rules will still apply when we are able to return to hybrid learning. This means that 14 days need to pass between a student’s return from international travel and when they are allowed onto campus.
End of Semester 1 and Start of Semester 2
On January 22 first semester classes will end and we will begin second semester classes on January 25. There will likely be AoLs in your child’s first semester classes in the next two weeks, please help them manage their time and assessments in order to ensure they are able to best demonstrate their learning.
On Monday, January 25, we will begin semester 2 courses, yearlong classes will continue without a change. For students in grades 9, 10, and 11 we will soon be sharing the new schedules that will begin on January 25th.
PSAT Exam - Jan 26
We are excited to let you know that we recently received this year’s
PSAT exams for grades 10 and 11. If conditions allow, we plan to host the exams at school on Tuesday, January 26.
This is an important exam for students considering applying to the United States for university. For students in grade 11 it is their last practice exam before the SATs and it serves to qualify US citizens and permanent residents for
National Merit Scholarships. For many students in grade 10 it will be their first time taking a significant externally-marked exam under test conditions, and it is good practice for future important examinations that they may take.
Please note that as January 26 will be an alternative schedule, the HS will not be having afterschool activities on that day.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. If you have questions about the PSAT exam itself, please email
Ms. Will or
Ms. Golovanova. For all other inquiries, please contact one of the HS Leadership team members or the
HS Office.
Grade 10 and 11 on Jan 26
On that day we will ask that all grade 10 and 11 students come to campus. We will maintain our current social-distancing procedures, students will remain within their respective grade level huddles throughout the day. We anticipate the exam will finish a little after 1pm. We will then provide lunch for all students.
If you would like to allow your child to leave campus before 3:30 they may do so with your permission.
Please complete this form if you would like your child to be allowed to depart school at the end of the exam or after lunch. If your child takes a bus to school or you would prefer that they remain on campus until 3:30, they can remain in the exam room after lunch to work on upcoming school assessments.
Additional information about where to go once students arrive on campus for the day will be sent to grade 10 and 11 families closer to January 26.
Grade 12 on Jan 26
If we are in hybrid learning on January 26
, grade 12 students who are in huddle B will continue with their regularly scheduled in-person classes. We will have a regular day 1B for grade 12 students. The hybrid schedule will continue normally the following day,
Wednesday will be a day 2A.
Grade 9 on Jan 26
Grade 9 students will have a fully asynchronous day. Their teachers will post assignments for them on Google Classroom but will not be able to engage in Webex classes as they will be supervising the PSAT exams. The hybrid schedule will continue normally the following day,
Wednesday will be a day 2A.
