May 19th 2014

High Point News

Week of: May 19th, 2014

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Congratulations!

Congrats to each and every one of you for another successful school year. We just received our CRCT scores back and we are very proud of what we have all accomplished. 

Third Grade increased 1% in Reading and 16% in Math
Fifth Grade increased 1% in Math

Retests for students in 3rd and 5th grade will be Wednesday and Thursday! Please try to remain as quiet as possible during testing times for our students!!!

You are invited to wear jeans for the remainder of the week. Thank you for all you do! 

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PBIS This Week!

Thank you for taking the time to fill out the survey for Amie Dean. The PBIS committee has reviewed the data and the survey in order to know what we need for next year. We will be working over the summer and at the beginning of next year to make some adjustments and additions to the plan. 

Our data from the school year is below. It is very evident that PBIS is making a great difference in our school's climate and with our students! Thank you for your help!!

Congratulations to Yoneiby Pierre for receiving the chosen Buddy Brag. Ms. Pierre has won the gift of time!

In order to celebrate getting our PAWS ticket container full, we will have a 15 minute dance party on Friday, May 23rd beginning at 2:00. We hope you are all able to join in on the fun and "dance" our students into summer! 
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Summer Painting

Please remember that we will have 25 classrooms as well as the hallways, media center, and front offices painted over the summer. In order to prepare for the painters, all TAPE and HOT GLUE must be removed from the walls. Please make sure this is done before you leave for the summer.  
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What I've Been Thinking About…

In our last Leadership Meeting, our team discussed "grit" and how we need grit (perseverance) in education. We discussed how important it was for us to take more calculated risks, to find the perfect environment that will help us be successful, and persevere even when we feel as if we aren't getting anywhere. This is important for us to do as educators, as well as our students.

As you reflect on the end of this year, think about how you could have been "grittier" and how to teach this to our students. Because giving up should never be an option and there is always something to learn from failure. 

http://chronicle.com/article/How-Failure-in-the-Classroom/146377/
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Technology Tips for the Week!.

• Please clean Promethean boards with Expo (or any brand) Dry Erase Cleaner.  Be sure to spray the cleaner on to a paper towel or cloth -- do not spray Expo directly on the board. Also, it may take 'elbow grease' and several cleanings to do a good job. :)
• We should never leave a laptop on a desk or table in a classroom over night.  Teacher laptops should always be locked up in a closet, cabinet or drawer overnight.  Schools regularly have break ins  and leaving your laptop sitting out would be considered negligent, so please be sure to lock up any valuable technology before leaving for the day.
• Good news...E5400 laptops are scheduled to be refreshed/replaced next year (supposedly 1st semester).  I have no idea exactly when but relief is on the way.
• Did you know...we now have 170 iPads at High Point! That's AMAZING!

- Pomeroy

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LINKS for End of Year Closing
The following are links for the end of the year closing. They are also listed on your End of Year Packet if needed.  

Repair List for Summer - http://goo.gl/fil311

Summer Contact List - http://goo.gl/oo4rGG

Summative Reflection - http://goo.gl/BO6pbp

******WRITER's GALLERY**********

The writers' gallery/ pledge is hosted by Ms. Marinos's class this week. 

******CALENDAR OF EVENTS*******

Monday, May 19th 
8:00 am - 5th Grade Awards Ceremony
9:00 am - SPED PreK EOY Party

Tuesday, May 20th 

8:30 am - 4th Grade Poetry Cafe
2:50 pm - Faculty Meeting 

Wednesday, May 21st 
10:30 am - 5th Grade Picnic at Ridgeview
11:00 am - Kindergarten EOY Party
1:00 pm - PRE-K EOY Party
STAFF END OF YEAR PARTY!

Thursday, May 22nd 

8:30 am - 1st Grade EOY Party
10:00 am - 3rd Grade EOY Party
12:30 pm - 2nd and 4th Grade EOY Party
Tazikis for Lunch - Please order by Wednesday

Friday, May 23rd
1:00 pm - 5th Grade Ice Cream Social
2:00 pm - PBIS School-Wide Dance Party
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!

******BIRTHDAYS! ****************

Happy birthday to Lori Simon on the 15th and Yolanda Charles on the 22nd! We hope you both have a very special birthday! 

We also want to recognize our summer birthdays since this will be the last "Monday                            Notes" for the school year! We wish you a                              wonderful birthday!!!!

Debbie Uhlar - 27th of May
Anita Collins - 1st of June
Rhodope Fears - 2nd of June
Laura Goldstein - 3rd of June
Emily Rhoades - 3rd of June
Gray Griffith - 14th of June
Megan Eigel - 14th of June
Liza Rogers - 30th of June
Jacque Radford - 5th of July
Janice Bevel - 5th of July
Amanda Reich - 6th of July
Jonathan Blase - 13th of July
Lisa Rosenfield - 16th of July
Laura Jannausch - 23rd of July
Cedric Oglesby - 26th of July