February 27th, 2017

High Point News

Week of: February 27th, 2017

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Good Luck and Well Wishes!
We would like to wish Emily Faucette best of luck as Tuesday will be her last day at High Point before having her baby. We are very excited for her and her husband!!! Best of luck to you!!! 
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Teacher Appreciation Week
We are so excited to be able to celebrate and say thank you to every staff member next week!! Beginning next Monday, our PTO has many wonderful things planned for us such as lunches, smoothies, breakfast carts, and more!!! 

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Professional Development Days!
The following teachers are required to attend the March 10th and/or 13th workdays by Fulton County: See below....

We will give more information about a short meeting on the 10th at High Point once we get closer to the date. 

Grades	Audience	March 10	March 13
PK	Pre-K Teachers	Required
PK	PSE Teachers		Required
K	KSE Teachers		Required
K-12	All Teachers	Optional	Optional
K-12	AU Self-Contained Teachers		Required
K-12	Co-Teachers		Optional
K-12	Counselors		Required
K-12	Fine Arts Teachers		Required
K-12	Health & PE Teachers		Required
K-12	ID Self-Contained Teachers		Required
K-12	IRR Teachers		Required
K-12	Learning Architects		Required
K-12	MI Teachers		Required
K-12	OI Teachers		Optional
K-12	RTI/SST Chairs		Required
K-12	Data Clerks	Optional
K-12	School Psychologists		Required
K-12	Science Teachers		Optional
K-12	Social Workers	Required
K-12	Special Education Teachers		Optional
K-12	Vanguard Members	Required
K-12	ESOL Teachers		Required

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High Point’s International Night 

Thursday, March 23rd    5:00-7:00 pm

Join us as we showcase and celebrate our school's diversity! You will not want to miss this night!

Go to the link below to get involved!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WDNRLFS

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Media Center Updates

March 3- Oratorical Contest in Media Center until noon

March 14-15 No scheduled library classes

March 14-15 ALL CLASSES please choose a time for a quick class book check-out on these 2 days- sign up in the media center with Ms. Gadson. Every student needs to have a book to read going into book fair week!

March 16-24- Spring Book Fair- no library classes

May 12- Last day of scheduled Library Classes/ Last day to check out books

May 17- ALL LIBRARY BOOKS DUE

May 18- Invoices for lost books will be distributed to classrooms

May 15-26- Media Center Closed for Yearly Inventory- Teachers may continue to use the space with their classes.

Please remember you may bring your class any time before May 12 to check out books, especially if you miss your library time. Just let us know when you’d like to come! The weekly schedule is at the circulation desk -any time you need to see it just swing by the desk.

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Parent Requests for Evaluations
It is very important to remember that certified teachers, including Brian Madej, are not qualified to diagnosis or suggest that a student has a learning disability or medical issue. When providing feedback to parents about student performance, it is appropriate to list observable behaviors without the conclusion of a learning disability or medical condition. Here are some guidelines for speaking with parents when these issues arise.

• If a parent presents an outside evaluation to you (private psych report or medical report) it should go directly to Rachel Wooden.  She will assess and forward the report to those who need to know about the information. Please do not read the report and/or discuss the report with the parent present.

• Any parent that requests an evaluation should be immediately referred to Brian Madej for further discussion with the parent.  Do not discuss the issue further. He will chat with the parent and communicate the plan to you after he has reviewed the RTI and evaluation process with the parent.

• Please remember to never discuss your assumptions of a diagnosis (dyslexia, SPED, autism, or ADHD) with a parent. This is a serious breach of protocol, and could possible result in legal action by parents. Please allow Brian Madej to assume that risk for you. If you are ever in doubt about what to say, please refer the parent directly to Brian Madej via email or phone (470.254.7716 EXT 49507).

• Possible ways to communicate your concerns may be: I notice that your student reverses letters and numbers often or I notice that your student has difficulty sitting still and focusing on work. If a parent asks your opinion about a diagnosis, do not give one, but request that the parent bring the concern to their pediatrician.

• If you have any questions, please contact Brian Madej. 

*******WRITERS' GALLERY**********

The writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Todd's class this week.

The writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Pereira's class next week.

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

Monday, February 27th
9:30 am - Prospective Parent Tour
2:30 - Tutoring Program

Tuesday, February 28th

SIOP in Portable #1518
Personalized Learning and Engagement Observations
1:30 - Leadership Meeting

Wednesday, March 1st

IB PLCs with Roberts during Planning
2:30 pm - Tutoring Program

Thursday, March 2nd 

Grade Level Newsletters Go Home
1:30 - 3rd Grade ETT
2:50 - PLCs

Friday, March 3rd
8:00 - Oratorical Competition

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

Happy birthday to Michelle Dickie and Haley Gordon on the 3rd of March! We hope you both have an amazing birthday!!!