This week our focus at morning meeting is the importance of having a growth mindset. This connects with our focus from last week, which was practicing positive self...
Letters from ANCS
I hope you are doing well and enjoying this beautiful, cooler weather. It seems as though everyone’s spirits are up and the students are super happy that recess is not...
In addition to September being a time in which we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (more on that in a bit), September is also Suicide Prevention and Awareness month....
It was great seeing many of you at Meet the School Family Night last week. MTSFN is always a great community building event, and many of you took advantage of the...
The parent-teacher conference window opened today. If you haven’t already, make sure you sign up for a time, as this conference is a mandatory part of our reporting...
As we wrap up the first month of school, I have spent many moments reflecting on these past thirty-one days. From observing teachers in their classrooms to greeting...
As part of our reflective practice, the Middle Campus reviews and edits five different International Baccalaureate (IB) policies each year. These policies are specific...
I hope that you all are well. One element of our mission is to “CHALLENGE each student to take an active role as an informed citizen in a global society.” As a...
I want to acknowledge and honor the victims of the Florida shooting that took place over the weekend. I am deeply saddened and angry that events like this and such deep...
I hope you are having a good week so far. We are enjoying the fourth week of school, in spite of the excessive heat. As you have seen from Dr. Pullen’s emails, we are...
One thing that I forgot to mention in my Courier letter last week was the work that we did around our summer reading during Advisory last week. Students split off into...
This week students took the MAP reading and math tests for our first administration of MAP for the year. MAP tests are nationally normed baseline math and reading tests...
The elementary curriculum night is just around the corner. This year’s curriculum night is Wednesday, August 30th. Please mark your calendars. Curriculum night...
Week number two is in full swing. We had parents back in the building for Morning Meeting for the first time since spring of 2020! This week during Advisory students are...
Have you noticed that Ms. King and I are leaving the drop off line before 8:00 this week? We started having our school-wide morning meetings this week and that means...
We have initiated the fall administration of the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) Growth assessment for all students. This assessment is divided into two testing...
Greetings, school family! Even though we've only been back together for one full day, it's SO GREAT to have our beloved students back in the buildings at each campus and...
Our school year is off to a great start! It was nice seeing students back in the building, smiling, and reconnecting with friends and teachers that they missed over the...