May 22nd, 2017

High Point News

Week of: May 22nd, 2017

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From the Mouth of Babes!

We hope everyone enjoys the video again as well as their "popsicles" over the summer!!! 

 https://www.wevideo.com/view/916422613

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Thank you!
We appreciate everyone for taking the time to attend the End of Year Fiesta!!! 
Thank you to the members of the Culture and Climate Committee for creating a fun, relaxing and community building event at Cheeky's! Please thank the following people who made this and other events this year happen: Lib Roberts, Clara Spears, Kristin Mayhall, Ashley Bryson, Julia Marzec, Rebecca Negrin, Rebecca Quist, and Emily Faucette!!!

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Riverwood Graduates

Students who attended High Point and will be graduating this year from Riverwood High School will walk our hallways at 12:45 pm Tuesday. An announcement will be made once the students arrive. The graduation music will be played so please make sure your classroom is in the hallway to congratulate and cheer on our 2017 graduates!!! 

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High Point Does Pure Barre!

  

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Career Lesson Make-Ups

Ms. Wooden will be making up lessons for the students that were absent or not yet enrolled on career day. On Monday, Wooden will call into your rooms for the students she needs on the following schedule. Thank you for your help with this!

8:00-8:20- 1^st grade make-ups

8:20-8:40- 3^rd grade make- ups

9:30-9:50-4^th grade make-ups

10:00-10:20- 5^th grade make-ups

11:10-11:30- 2^nd grade make-ups

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Congratulations!
Congratulations to the following staff members for completing an Endorsement Program this year: 

ESOL Endorsement

Liza Rogers

Julie Ellis

Amy Bradshaw

Jennifer Silverman

Reading Endorsement

Calin Todd

Kelle Pereira

Kerstin Long

Teacher Leader Endorsement

Laura Jannausch

Rebecca Negrin

Coaching Endorsement

Tashika Truesdale

We are proud of your accomplishment!  PAWS Up!

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Laptop Collection

Please bring ALL student laptops to the media center to be collected TODAY between 9:30 and 12:30 pm. Bring ALL chargers as well (wrapped please) and place them in the designated box in the room. Thank you!!!!

***VISUALS OF BEST PRACTICE*****

Kindergarteners piloted a program for Museum North! They learned about shapes, musical instruments and musical influences from around the world!

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

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

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

Monday, May 22nd
2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade Move Up Day
12:30 - 1st Grade EOY Party

Tuesday, May 23rd
PreK, K, and 1st grade Move Up Day
8:30 am - 3rd Grade Awards Ceremony
9:30 am - 1st Grade Awards Ceremony
10:30 am - 3rd Grade EOY Party
12:45 pm - 4th Grade EOY Party
12:45 pm - Riverwood Graduates Walk

Wednesday, May 24th
8:00 am - 5th Grade Completion Ceremony
12:30 pm - 2nd grade EOY Party
12:45 pm - PreK EOY Party in Carpool Area

Thursday, May 25th 
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!
5th Grade "Give Back" Day! 
8:30 am - Kindergarten EOY Party
1:00 pm - 5th Grade Ice Cream Social

Friday, May 26th
Last Day for Staff

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

Happy birthday to Sarah Ittig on May 29th! 

And happy birthday to the following people who have summer birthdays: Mallory Berric, Haley Foster, Mariana Mendoza, Delise May, Laura Jannausch, Kaila Gopal, Jose Espinoza, Amanda Reich, Megan Eigel, Anita Collins, Clara Spears, and Mary Ann Badovinac. 

We hope you all have a very happy birthday!!!!

May 15th, 2017

High Point News

Week of: May 15th, 2017

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End of Year Party!!

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Field Day
Field day was another HUGE success!!! A million thanks to Benita Bearden and Tissa Southerland for all their planning, hard work, and collaboration in order to pull off such a huge event. The students loved it and a good time was had by all grade levels! 

  

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PKES

Classified employees.......Please remember to "sign-off" on your PKES evaluation once you receive it. Any questions, please ask Jacinta or Carrie. 

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What I've Been Thinking About...

This is a great video to start brainstorming how you may want your classroom to change in appearance and function next year with our Personalized Learning Plan!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cscJcRKYxA&feature=youtu.be

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

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

The writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Freemyer's class for the final week!  

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

Monday, May 15th
1st Grade Collegial Planning
8:00 am - Kindergarten In-House Field Trip in Media Center

Tuesday, May 16th
1/2 Day Collegial for 5th Grade
2:50 pm - Faculty Meeting

Wednesday, May 17th
PLC Meetings with Roberts during planning
8:00 am - End of Year Title I Meeting
10:30 am - 5th Grade Ridgeview Picnic
2nd Grade Collegial 

Thursday, May 18th 
8:00 am - Everybody Wins End of Year Party!
3rd Grade Collegial 
3:00 - End of Year Staff Party!!!!!

Friday, May 19th
4th Grade Collegial 

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

Happy birthday to Lori Simon on the 19th!! We hope you have a very happy birthday!!!!

May 8th, 2017

High Point News

Week of: May 8th, 2017

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Condolences

Mary Ellen Robson, principal at New Prospect Elementary, passed away this past weekend after a courageous battle with cancer. Mary Ellen was a teacher, CST, AP and Principal in Fulton County schools for the past 30 years. She made a huge impact on everyone around her and will be greatly missed! 
High Point will donate to the Mary Robson Literacy Enrichment Fund and also support her staff, students, and parents any way we can. Please keep the entire North West Learning Community and Mary Ellen's family in your thoughts and prayers. 

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Condolences

Our sincerest condolences go out to Kelsie Wright for the loss of her grandmother. Please keep Kelsie and her family in your thoughts during this difficult time. 

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Ice Cream! 

We scream!
You scream!
We are STILL screaming for ice cream! 

We will have ice cream again on May 11th at the end of the day in order to celebrate a wonderful Field Day and to get you destressed before your LAST PLC meeting!!!! Because the EOY Party will be on the 18th, the 11th is the last PLC for the school year. 

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E-I-E-I Oops!
Kindergarten had their E-I-E-I Oops Musical this past Friday and it was a HUGE hit!!! Many thanks goes out to all the Kindergarten teachers, assistants, and Ms. Reich for their hard work in pulling together this amazing musical!!!

  

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TKES and PKES

All TKES Summative Assessments and Conferences are to be completed and signed-off by THIS FRIDAY!! Please make sure you have signed off on all the necessary components in TKES by that time which include Self-Assessment, TKES Goals, ALL observations, and Summative Conference. 

PKES Employees: All evaluations will be completed over the next two weeks. If you would like to meet to discuss your evaluation, please email Pitchford or Alexander

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PBIS
We hope everyone enjoyed the movie and pajama day last Friday!!! Thank you to PreK and Third Grade for picking the reward!!

As we wind down the year, please remember to keep your procedures, routines, and expectations consistent for our students. We are seeing a lot of students begin to get very emotional about the school year coming to a close and might be acting out more than normal because of it. 
If you have a child that you feel like needs some more emotional support, please contact Ms. Wooden. 

Congratulations to Colleen Zeller for receiving a Buddy Brag and getting the TOTY parking space for the last 2 weeks of school!!! Thank you to everyone who filled out a Buddy Brag recognizing your colleagues!!! 


******VISUALS of BEST PRACTICE******

As part of kindergarten's IB unit of study, Sharing the Planet, Ms. Foster and Ms. Stahura's students took a virtual field trip through Google Expeditions. They traveled deep into the blue sea exploring various coral reefs to compare the similarities and differences in groups of organisms. Thank you Ms. Dierdorff for leading our expedition! 

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During Ms. Collins’ 3^rd grade writer’s workshop block, students are writing adapted fairy tales. This is their 4^th and final unit and the students cannot put their pencils down! The unit started with them doing a modeled writing of adapting a classic fairy tale; as a class. They brainstormed, created an anchor chart and used a graphic organizer. Students are now adding dialogue, figurative language, and more descriptive words to their fairy tales.  Writer’s workshop time is one of the students’ favorite times of the day. They are excited and love sharing their fairy tales that they have adapted.

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

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

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

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

Monday, May 8th
7:30 am - SGC Meeting
Pre-K Conferences ALL DAY

Tuesday, May 9th
5th Grade Field Trip to Stone Mountain
1:30 pm - Oratorical Competition Celebration
2:50 pm - New Kids on the Block and Para PLCs

Wednesday, May 10th
Breakfast on a Cart! 
College Spirit Wear
Kindergarten Collegial Planning 
PLCs during Planning
3:00 pm - PBIS Committee Meeting

Thursday, May 11th 
ICE CREAM SOCIAL After School!!!
Pre-K-2nd Grade - Field Day from 8:15 am - 10:45 am
3rd - 5th Grade - Field Day from 11:00 am - 1:30 pm

Friday, May 12th
4th Grade Poetry Event 
ESOL Monitoring Notes Due

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

There are no birthdays this week!