Matt's Monday Memo
February 4, 2019
Good morning all.
Hope you had the chance to enjoy the weather outside this weekend that served as a balmy oasis. Last week got off to an odd start and has ended with near 70 degree temperatures.
As we get closer to a more final product on our Portrait of a Graduate, I am grateful for the far-reaching contributions from parents, students, central office educators, alumni, community members, and most especially teachers. It will provide a resulting direction and align our future work to serve the needs of students. This is substantive work and my hope is that we will focus on making sense with each other over time as work to implement. We will spend more time on this in our faculty meeting later this week.
Please let us know how we can support your work.
Best,
Matt
Freshman Students will Attend Real-life Appeals Cases
On Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Webster Groves High School will be hosting the Eastern Judiciary Court of Appeals for the State of Missouri. They will hear two appeals cases, one a criminal appeal and the other a post-conviction appeal. Court will run from 9:00 - 10:15. The judges will then answer questions from the audience.
All freshman students (with Government being a required freshman level course) will attend. They will be dismissed at 8:40 to the auditorium to attend court (2/20 is a Day 1). They will be released from the auditorium at 10:55 to either attend lunch or 5th hour. Teachers with freshman classes may be asked to help provide supervision during the hearings; they will be contacted shortly in regard to supervision, seating assignments, and additional information that may need to be shared with their students in preparation for the event.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Peek at the Week
- February 7: Staff Meeting, 2:50 p.m., PV Commons, make-up 2/8 7:15 AM
- February 7: EXL Parent Meeting, 7 p.m., PV Commons
DUE FEBRUARY 8: 2019-20 facilities request to C.O. and calendar requests to Daphney Sumner!
Celebrations
- Special thanks to the Interact Club for the treats on First Friday!
Reminders/Announcements
Don’t forget to check www.statesmensports.com for the latest athletic news and scores.
Upcoming Professional Development
- February 7: Staff Meeting
- February 15: PD Day