High Point News
Week of: March 13th, 2017
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Newest High Point Hound!
We are very excited to announce our newest High Point Hound Dog! Emily Faucette and her husband welcomed Brickford Lee Faucette into the world last night! Brickford weighed 7 lbs 9 oz and is 20 1/4 inches long. Mom and baby are doing great!!
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Incredible Kid Day!
Northside Hospital will be coming to High Point to hand out letters to students in all grades letting them know how "incredible" they are!! They are scheduled to come Thursday, the 16th!
Our 5th grade Student Ambassadors will be distributing the letters. The class rosters were pulled and given to Northside Hospital about 3 weeks ago so any new student might not have a letter. If you are short letters, please send an email to Rachel Wooden and we will get one for you!
Thank you for handing these out to our students!
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Calendar Change
We will hold our Leadership Team Meeting tomorrow from 1:30-2:45 and will then hold a quick faculty meeting from 2:45-3:30 in order to discuss the 17-18 budget and projections for next year.
We will still hold our Personalized Learning on the 21st and our final faculty meeting before Spring Break on the 28th!
Thank you for being flexible with our few changes!
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Book Fair Coming!
The Spring Book Fair will be held March 17-March 24!
To sign up for Book Fair preview times, please visit this sign up genius page: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B49ABA82AA75-book
To sign up for Book Fair purchase times, please visit this sign up genius page: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B49ABA82AA75-book1
There will be printed copies of the sign up lists posted by the mailboxes on Wednesday 3/15 if you do not sign up electronically.
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Market Day!!
Congratulations to the third grade team and students on their 3rd annual market day and raising $2500!!! The students showed so much creativity in the design and marketing of their items. It was great to see the whole school supporting this event.
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Classroom Design Presentation
We appreciate everyone for coming to hear Carol Taylor speak regarding classroom design. Rachel Wooden sent out the Power Point presentation with the hyper links. Please let her know if you did not receive it or ask a colleague.
We realize that most of you are curious about your classroom locations for next year. We will be discussing the 17-18 School Map with everyone at the faculty meeting Tuesday. In the meantime, we appreciate everyone working on the organizational piece of your classroom!!
We will be in touch regarding furniture, classroom aesthetics, color choices, and more consultations with Carol Taylor.
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Student Deportation
I know that many of you have had students that have brought up fears and concerns about the increased push for deportation. Here are some quick dos and don’ts of what you can say in response:
Do:
• Give an empathetic response (“It sounds like it is very scary for you when your parents talk about this.”)
• Remind students of all the people that are fighting for them and supporting them.
• Be more patient with students that have increased behaviors due to this stress. Remember that they may not be sleeping well.
• Remember that parents might be more guarded and may be less likely to drive to different events.
• Remind other students to be sensitive to these kids no matter what their personal beliefs are.
Don’t:
• Tell students they have nothing to worry about or that everything will be okay.
• Say that only criminals or “bad people” will be deported.
If you have any students that need additional emotional support beyond this, please contact me.
Thank you- Rachel Wooden
PBIS
We wanted to share our Discipline Data from August - February as it compares to last year!! We are very impressed with the decrease in office referrals and appreciate everyone for building students up, staying consistent, and helping them make good choices!!!
*******WRITERS' GALLERY**********
The writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Churchwell's class this week.
The writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Spears' class next week.
******CALENDAR OF EVENTS*******
Monday, March 13th
Fulton County Professional Development Day
Tuesday, March 14th
1:30 - Leadership Meeting
2:50 pm - Faculty Meeting
Wednesday, March 15th
IB PLCS During Planning
8:00 am - Title I Parent Meeting
2:30 pm - Tutoring Program
Thursday, March 16th
1:30 pm - 1st Grade ETT
Incredible Kid Day!
2:50 pm - PLCs
Friday, March 17th
Saint Patrick's Day!!!
Book Fair Begins
************BIRTHDAYS! ****************
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