The Lion Lineup|
Week of 10.02 - 10.06.23
WEEK AT A GLANCE
MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS!

1st period teachers: When you see the university listed in this section, please send two different student representatives each day for that week to Ms. Alicia's office by 8:05am to participate.

Week of 10/02: 3OSU
MONDAY, 10/02:
  • BENCHMARK #1 MAKE UP TESTING @RM 47
  • MS PLC @8am
  • 3rd PLC @10:30am
  • PBIS Cart: 3NAU
  • Baseball Game

TUESDAY, 10/03:
  • BENCHMARK #1 TESTING MAKE UP TESTING @RM 47
  • All written/constructed responses for ELA and Writing test due in SchoolCity
  • 2nd PLC @2:05 in Room 19
  • PBIS Cart: 3WGU

WEDNESDAY, 10/04:
  • Grades and comments due by your grade checkout time
  • PD Agenda:
  • 2:00 - 4:00pm Grade Checkout and P/T Conferences

THURSDAY, 10/05:
  • NO LESSON PLANS OR EXIT TICKET TRACKING DUE
  • Follow Wednesday schedule due to P/T conferences
  • 2:00 - 5:30pm: P/T Conferences (Lunch provided in staff lounge)

FRIDAY, 10/06:
  • Dress Down Friday!
  • Jean Day for staff!
  • Follow Wednesday schedule due to P/T conferences
  • 2:00 - 5:30pm: P/T Conferences (Lunch provided in staff lounge)
IMPORTANT UPDATES/REMINDERS
Benchmark #1 Grade Update

  • Benchmarks will not be entered as a grade for this quarter. We know that with the cumulative nature of the test, students were assessed on many standards that they have not been taught yet this year, and their course grades need to be an accurate reflection of mastery on content aligned with the Unit 1 standards. 
  • ELA/Humanities teachers, all written response grading (for both the Writing benchmark and ELA benchmark) is due by Tuesday, October 3rd. 
Benchmark #1 Make up Testing

Please see the emails sent to grade-level teams for students for benchmark make-up testing. Please send students at 8:20am to Room 47 with their headphones, QR code and pencil only.
Parent Teacher Conferences

Please email Alicia ASAP if you need a translator for a conference. The schedule with assigned translators will be sent out Wednesday morning.
2 x 2 Conversations

Teachers: Your direct manager will be setting up a 2 x 2 conversation with you in TeachBoost this week or next week. There is pre-work involved (please see the email you will receive from TeachBoost). A 2 x 2 conversation takes place between yourself and your direct manager, in which you will have the opportunity to discuss GLOWS and GROWS for each other.
Quarter 1 Grades

Please make sure you sign up for a grade checkout slot ASAP.
SHOUT OUTS!


Happy Birthday to all our employees with a birthday in September! We are very glad you were born and are part of our MASSA family!!

Mr. Ivan - 09/03
Ms. Rebecca - 09/10
Ms. Karla - 09/17
Mr. Joe - 09/18
Ms. Claudia - 09/21
Mr. Luis - 09/24
Ms. Kay - 09/27
Our employees of the month for September are Toni Rocker and Joe Montgomery.

Toni - thank you for jumping in wherever needed, whether it is for EL duties, subbing, benchmark testing, Mealtime...the list is endless! We appreciate you so much!

Joe - thank you for being a phenomenal teacher leader and for the relationships you build with students and staff. You are a super asset to our team!
  • Candy Drive update
  • 1st Place: 2Harvard (Ms. Karen's class)
  • 2nd Place: KTUK (Ms. Amanda's class)
  • 3rd Place: 1CSU (Ms. Mariele's class)
  • (If you have a shoutout for a staff member, please email to Ms. Alicia to include in the Lion Lineup)
CLUBS AND SPORTS
Congratulations to our boy's baseball team for making the playoffs!

Our next season sports will be boys volleyball and girls softball.
MONTH AT A GLANCE
October 9 - 13th: Fall Break
October 19th: 5:00 - 6:00pm PAC Mtg: High School Night (7th/8th grade)
October 27th: 5:00 - 6:30pm MASSA Fall Festival/Trunk-or-Treat
COMMUNITY CORNER
MASSA FALL FESTIVAL/TRUNK-OR-TREAT!

DATE: October 27th @5 - 6:30pm

CANDY DRIVE: This is one of our most popular community events of the school year! In preparation, Booster Club is doing a candy drive competition for each homeroom. Each classroom will be provided a bin to collect candy and Booster Club will come by every Friday to pick up.

STAFF PARTICIPATION: The Fall Festival is a mandatory event for staff. Each grade band/cohort decorates a trunk and distributes candy to trick-or-treaters. Please start brainstorming themes as a group!
Connect with Ms. Alicia, Resident Principal