September: What Does Q1 & Q2 Bring!
WMS Schedules, The Virtual Experience & 50/50 Model
Let's Talk Schedules
The spring of 2020 has challenged us all to find a new normal for learning and has connected us in new ways. We are proud to say that the Seminoles championed from afar. We ROCKED out virtual learning and we will continue to be champions! This newsletter will explain how schedules will run this school year.
We know that this is an unusual start to the school year but the safety of your family, our teachers and staff, and all our students continue to be top priority. Over the summer the counseling team has worked diligently to fulfill the requests given to us but due to scheduling constraints we were not able to accommodate every request.
We would like to ask you to review your student's schedule with them. Should you see any classes that are missing or need to request a schedule change for a core subject such as math, science, English, and/or social studies please complete the Schedule Change Form. Additionally, if your child is missing Health and PE or a world language please complete the form as well. These schedule change request will take priority over all other requests at this time. Elective changes will be granted based on availability and will be processed in the order in which they were received. We cannot accept requests for a specific teacher, quarter or period.
Schedule Change Request Form
QUARTER 1: The Virtual Platform
ALL students will be attending school virtually this quarter. There are some exceptions and those families have been notified. The administration team is aware of this special circumstances.
Making Sense of the Virtual Schedule
MONDAY: Canvas Lessons Independently
TUESDAY: (ODD, A DAY)
On Tuesdays, students will attend all their ODD period “A” Day classes (See the column labeled Meet Days to find out if the class is on “A” Days, “B” Days, or both.) In the sample schedule below, the student would attend:
1ST (A) – HEALTH & PE
3RD – INDEPENDENT STUDY
5TH – PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
7TH – SOCIAL STUDIES
WEDNESDAY: (EVEN, A DAY)
On Wednesdays, students will attend all their EVEN period “A” Day classes. (Note: Period 1 will meet daily even though it’s odd). In the sample schedule below, the student would attend:
1ST (A) – HEALTH & PE
2ND – MATH
4TH – SCIENCE
6TH – LANGUAGE ARTS
THURSDAY: (ODD, B DAY)
On Thursdays, students will attend all their ODD period “B” Day classes. In the sample schedule below, the student would attend:
1ST (B) – MUSIC APPRECIATION
3RD – INDEPENDENT STUDY
5TH – PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
7TH – SOCIAL STUDIES
FRIDAY: (EVEN, B DAY)
On Fridays, students will attend all their EVEN period “B” Day classes. In the sample schedule below, the student would attend:
1ST (B) – MUSIC APPRECIATION
2ND – MATH
4TH – SCIENCE
6TH – LANGUAGE ARTS
Sample Schedule
QUARTER 2: The 50/50 Model
WHAT DAYS WILL MY STUDENT ATTEND CLASS IN PERSON DURING THE 50/50 MODEL?
Student will be assigned into 4 houses. Houses will determine what day they will come to school and/or whether they will be in a Virtual Only status. The houses are as follows:
TF-Tuesday thru Friday (Special populations) (small group classes, autism, LD, ID, ID mod)
TR-Tues/Thursday *Students A-K
VO-Virtual Only
WF-Wed/Friday *Students L-Z
COUNSELOR INFORMATION FOR THE 2020-2021 SY
Dr. Monique Cowell
Director of School Counseling
(703) 494-3181
Follow me on Twitter at: @CowellDr
Scheduled Office Days: Monday-Friday (as needed)
Medina Gipson
School Counselor
Caseload A-C
(703) 494-3181
Scheduled Office Days: Tuesday
DeAnne M. Lewis
School Counselor
Caseload D-J
(703) 494-3181
Scheduled Office Days: Wednesday
New Counselor
TBA
School Counselor
Caseload K-Ra
TBA
Scheduled Office Days: Friday
Julio Zevallos
School Counselor
Caseload Re-Z
(703) 494-3181
Scheduled Office Days: Thursday
Maria Gouro
Registrar
(703) 494-3181
UPCOMING:
The counselors will be sending out a needs assessment school wide and will also communicate with the community and school staff regarding curriculum classes, small group sessions and individual counseling protocols.
We thank you for your patience and please feel free to reach out to your counselor for further information & support.