Friday, 9 October 2009
Mid-term comments, work habit/effort marks, and grades for the Fall Trimester are now available through the My Backpack portal on the MVS web at: https://miamivalley.seniormbp.com/SeniorApps/registration/loginCenter.faces . In addition to providing access to your daughter or son’s mid-term comments, My Backpack also allows you to up-date your contact information with MVS, particularly your preferred e.mail address, which is so important considering our reliance on e.mail communication in the
As you review the Fall Trimester mid-term comments, recall that they reflect the initial academic status of your daughter or son for this first term. Please take a moment to read through the written comments, work habit marks, and estimated academic grades, preferably with your daughter or son present, praising successes and strategizing towards areas for further improvement. In considering your child’s mid-term comments, seek emerging themes among her or his over-all academic performance. Students reviewed their mid-term marks during Advisory Meetings today, Friday, 9 October.
Upper school faculty members are attentive in writing clear course highlights, composing individual student comments, and determining accurate work habit marks, reflecting the work habit/effort marks rubric, available on the Upper School Homepage at: http://www.mvschool.com/documents/upperschool/EffortMatrix.pdf . Since these mid-term comments reflect, in many cases, a “snap shot” of your child’s current course work, it is appropriate to consider the grades and work habit marks accordingly. Translation: major assignments or assessments might be due soon after the mid-term comments were written, thus grades have the potential to fluctuate between now and the end of the term. Having just reached the mid-term mark, ample time remains for students to implement new study strategies, heeding attention to the advice provided in the teacher comments and indicated by the effort marks. The end of the first trimester is Monday, 2 November, followed by first trimester exams, from 3-5 November.
Should you have a specific question relating to a particular comment or course, please contact that teacher directly, via voice or e.mail, to discuss the matter further. Your child’s Academic Advisor is also available for discussion, should you wish to converse about larger strategies relating to your child’s over-all academic status. The directory of faculty voicemail extensions and e.mail addresses is available on the MVS website by clicking on the following link: http://www.mvschool.com/about-mvs/contact-us .
Next Wednesday, 14 October, will be a busy morning of preparatory standardized testing and goal planning: Freshmen will take the PLAN test; Sophomores and Juniors will take the PSAT; Seniors will participate in the Senior Retreat. Colin Dunnigan, Director of College Counseling, has met individually with each grade regarding appropriate preparation for the PLAN and PSAT. Ashwi Birdi, as Senior Dean, is planning with other teachers towards the Senior Retreat. All students will be in regular classes in the afternoon.
On behalf of your child’s teachers, Academic Advisor, and me, thanks for your part in what has been a smooth start to the 2009-10 academic year. The archives of all reminders and letters sent from the
With sincere regards,
Sam Wagner
Head of
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