Message from Mr. Tempel 12/13

Greetings Middle School and Secondary Families and Students! 

Here is what's happening with our Middle School and Secondary students:

 

Reminder:

Winter Break:

16 December - 3 January

Classes resume on 6 January

 

Quintile 2 Ends - Monday, 6 January

Quintile 3 Begins - Tuesday, 7 January

Mid-year switch - 30 January

• Classes that will switch:
  • 12/13 yo Drama and Art
  • Economics will switch to Government

 

CEESA Events:

MUN - Prague, Czechia - 22 January - 26 January

CEESA Secondary Knowledge Bowl - TIS Hosting - 31 January - 1 February

CEESA MS Choir - Prague, Czechia - 5 February - 9 February

CESSA Secondary Robotics - Budapest, Hungary - 6 February - 9 February

CEESA MS Math Counts - Bucharest, Romania - 6 February - 9 February

 

MAP - Winter Testing Window:

The Winter testing window for NWEA MAP will be from 13 January - 14 February. Here are the students who will be testing:
 

• Any students in IE Reading/Writing, or IE Support
• Any students enrolled in Ms. Adelgren or Mr. Ehrler's Math 12 classes.
• Other students recommended by teachers in order to collect mid-year data.

If your student is testing to collect more data, they will be pulled out individually. IE and Math 12 students will test during class. 

Arrival/Dismissal:

We are still seeing many students arriving after 8:00am in the morning. I will be sending emails home soon to those who have multiple tardies to school or multiple absences.

Please work with us to get your students to school by 7:50 so they have time to arrive to class prior to 8:00am. Thank you! 

Dismissal is at 3:20pm daily (unless you are informed otherwise). 

If your student rides the bus and the bus arrives late, your student will not be counted tardy.

For ASAs:

If you student rides the bus, they will be put on a late bus for ASAs. If you student is not a bus rider, but needs a late bus home from ASAs, please contact Blerta Sadiku at blerta-sadiku@tirana.qsi.org.

 

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There is much more to follow, but that's all for now.

I am excited for all the wonderful things that are coming this school year! Thank you so much for your support for our TIS community and your students!

Jeff Tempel 

Middle School/Secondary Director of Instruction 

jeff-tempel@tirana.qsi.org