Join us in celebrating our students virtue practice. This full school weekly closing ceremony is one of the rituals that mark our communities celebration of struggle, virtue practice, and the challenge of learning. 

Each week we will post the locations of our students.

Once a month our ceremony will be full school, one week by grade level, and two weeks with mixed grade level groups based on students last class of the day. To know where to go for the appropriate ceremony you will need to know your students' 6th class.

Please contact the office for help in finding the appropriate ceremony. 

This week's ceremony locations:

Mixed up grade level group meetings.

Rec Center - Ms. Bryant leads: Mr. Fountain History 8, Mr. McCurry Creative Writing 7, Ms. Chen Math 6, Ms. Gordon Physical Education 6

Labyrinth: Ms. Campos Science 8 leads: Ms. Farris History 7, Ms. Flower English 6

Teachers with no class will spread out to each group 

Announcements:

• Student Council & Student Club process announcement - beginning in October (Pass out Flyer)
• We do not celebrate holidays at IVA but we celebrate!! On Monday, October 31st we will celebrate Virtueen our annual dress up event where you dress up as your favorite virtue or as someone who demonstrates a particular virtue. If you have an explanation for your costume connected to the virtues then you can wear it! No weapons or masks. 
• 6th grade Parent Conferences are coming October 17-19 - minimum days
• October 21 is our first dance - super happy.
• October 25 and 26 is our Picture Day. 

General celebrations: 

• School Community coming together in conversation this morning to address how to maintain our school culture and how that culture is represented by how we take care of our school property. - Great practice of intellectual carefulness to consider the whole idea as a community and avoid seeking blame. 
• Celebrate our Back to School night and the intellectual courage and curiosity of our parents.