March 19th, 2018

Monday Notes 3.19.18

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PKES

PKES employees - Please get ready to complete your self-assessment. Beginning April 1st, you will go into the PKES platform, rate yourselves on the Leadership Essentials, and state whether or not you achieved your SMART Goal. 

Once your self-assessment is submitted, Pitchford and DiBartolo will complete your Summative Assessment. Admin will be reaching out to cooperating teachers in order to help complete the Summative Assessment and get necessary feedback on performance.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!! 

Timeline: 

Complete Self-Assessment - April 1st-30th 

Receive Summative Assessment - By May 4th 

Request End of Year Conference - May 7th-18th

Sign off on Summative Assessment - May 7th-24th 

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Think First Stay Safe

I will be teaching the Think First Stay Safe personal safety lessons starting next week during our next guidance rotation. Please read the following important details:

• Yellow letters will be put in your box today. Please send them home ASAP! Parents should only return the letter if they DO NOT want kids to participate.

• Please keep any letters that are signed and returned. DO NOT place these in my box. These students will not be able to participate in the lesson and will need to go to the media center during this time. Please be prepared when I come by already identifying and sending these students. The letters are due back by March 25th. 

• During the lesson, teachers must remain in the room. We are required to have two adults in the room at all times.

• All students are required to have the lesson, so please make sure that any pull out students are kept in the room or come back into the room.

• If you have a sub on the day, we are scheduled, we will need to reschedule for a day that you are here.

• Please refer any students that bring up concerns or say anything questionable after the lesson to me immediately. 

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SGC Voting Now Open!!!

School Governance Council voting window opens TODAY until the 23rd.  You will receive an email with a link to vote for the teacher to represent you on our SGC!  The voting will only take a few minutes, so please take time to vote!  The following teacher candidates have volunteered to serve:

 Beth Owens 

I have been an Elementary teacher for 17 years. I currently teach Orton-Gillingham Interventions in Reading for K-5. I know and understand the needs of the school. I would like to serve in order to better the school, students and community.

 Delise May  

I am an African American female with degrees in Elementary Education and School Psychology. I have been a teacher for 7 years. I would like to serve on the School Governance Council because I believe I am a voice for the students and I will advocate on their behalf. I believe that I am open-minded yet assertive, so I will be easy to collaborate with and work hard to take action.

Lori Simon 

I have taught in an elementary school for 20 years of which I have taught at High Point Elementary School for 13 years. I have three grown children who have gone through the school systems with all three children going from preschool to law school.  I have an undergraduate degree in early childhood and elementary school and a graduate degree in the socially maladjusted child. I would like to be informed and help make the best decisions for High Point  Elementary School.

   Emma Gilmore

My name is Emma Gilmore & I'm a 3rd grade teacher at High Point. Learning is a lifelong journey, and I'm determined to impart practical knowledge into my students while helping them develop their natural curiosity and emotional intelligence. This goal motivates me each day at High Point and has sparked my interest in serving on the School Governance Council. As the Council is responsible for making decisions regarding the direction of our school and designing experiences aligned with student needs, I believe I'm qualified for this position because I'm open-minded, aim to set achievable goals, and bring fresh and realistic perspective to the Council. Education is an ever-changing field that can often seem overwhelming. While I'm only in my second year of teaching, I understand each child is their own unique individual that deserves to be fostered intellectually and be consistently uplifted throughout their educational career. The best way to achieve this day in and day out is through designing and implementing plans where multiple perspectives are heard, attainable goals are set, and new ideas are considered. These are steps that are necessary for creating a successful environment for teachers and students alike. Through listening to others while remaining realistic and level headed, I hope to take on this leadership role to help nurture High Point for our students as we make strides academically, and to build each other up within the diverse community we value so much.

Kelsie Wright 

I have been a teacher of special education at High Point for 3 1/2 years.  During that time I have worked with many students and families from a variety of backgrounds.  Through my experience, I have been able to see strengths and areas where we can grow as a school and a community.  I would love the opportunity to be a voice in growing our community at High Point.  The insight I have gained over my years at High Point as well as my experience at other schools will be valuable in being a part of a team of decision makers for our school.  If I was elected to be a part of SGC, I would do my best to represent my colleagues and move our school in a direction that will benefit all members of our community and build well-rounded young minds to be contributing citizens in our community.

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SeeSaw

Teachers will be receiving a Stupendous Usage in Seesaw Award, for the top three classes each week in Seesaw. The top class will receive Buddy Bucks for Working Hard in Seesaw. Congratulations goes to: 

Mar. 11th

Lee 59 new posts

Milazzo 50 new posts

Negrin 16 new posts

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International Night!!!

High Point’s International Night is this Thursday!

Come to an evening filled with cultural entertainment and food tastings from countries all around the globe! Don’t miss out on all of the yummy food and fun!

  

Thursday, March 22, 2018

5:00-7:00 pm

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Grades

A friendly reminder that all grades should be in eSchool by 3 pm TODAY! The draft Report Card will be in homeroom teachers' boxes tomorrow. Please verify everything is correct, sign, and return by Wednesday, March 21st.    

Please make sure the Continuous Achievement Level is correct since the district will be pulling the data. Please refer to Hess's email for the chart regarding levels and comments. 

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3rd Grade Market Day

Third grade will have their annual Market Day this Friday, the 23rd. Below are the times for the following grade levels: 

12:25-12:55 – 2nd/5th 

12:55-1:25 –1st/4th 

1:25-1:50 – K

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GA Milestones Practice

Grades 3-5: Encourage your families in grades 3,4, and 5 to check out what the Milestones assessment is like by going to: 

www.gaexperienceonline.com

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Math Hound Bowl Teams!

Please congratulate the following students who will represent High Point in the 2018 Hound Bowl in April!!! 

4th Grade

Charles Hendry

Mason Below

Lauren Scales

Quentin Stout

Ellie Lesser

5th Grade

Brayden Allgood

Gillian Fishman

Ian Bowmanns

Laila Patel

Padgett Wilson

Team 5B

Joel Lopez

Vivienne Seidel

Laura Avalos

Wil Alvarez Tacuba

Hannah Mabry

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PBIS

The Hound Dog Emporium will be stopping by soon! 

MARCH: 

Order Forms DUE: March 23rd 

2nd     19th and 20th

3rd        22nd and 23rd 

4th        26th and 27th

5th         28th and 29th 

MARCH Social Incentive:  Freeze Dance and Freeze Pops

K-2 and 3-5 FRIDAY March 29th 1:30pm (speaker system outside weather permitting)

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Reflex Math

We just hit 1 million facts answered.That’s a lot of worksheets saved!!! 

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KSU Coach

Schedule: I will be at High Point ES on T 3/20 and Th 3/22

Notes: As we get further along into this semester reflect on your technology goals as a grade level. Try to identify a subject area or time of day that you'd like to integrate technology more in to. Purposefully incorporate a new tool into your plans. Remember plan for the learning first then see where the technology can fit in. Need help reflecting on a new tool, reach out and we'll explore together!

Highlights: Have you ever used Google Drawings? This is a great tool for visual learners as it helps students create and work in graphic organizers, mind maps, flow charts and more. Allow students to use digital media like images and clip art to express themselves. Check out the hyperlink above for more ideas on how to incorporate this tool in your Google Classroom space. 

#hpspotlight on ... first grade

Students in Mrs. Berric's class pick what they show on Seesaw using a guiding choice board - that can be changed to reflect what students are learning in their reading centers.

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

Monday, March 19th 
Prek Registration - Room 123
Book Fair This Week!!

Tuesday, March 20th

2:55 - Faculty Meeting in Cafeteria

Wednesday, March 21st

Guided Reading PLCs During Specials
Milestones Device Check for 3rd Grade

Thursday, March 22nd

1:00 pm - Kindergarten ETT in Robert's Portable
2:50 pm - PLCs
5:00 pm - International Night!!!!

Friday, March 23rd
7:30 am - SGC Meeting
Market Day for 3rd Grade

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

Happy birthday to Sainey Faye TODAY, Jaime Noel on the 20th, and Lib Roberts on the 21st! We hope you all have an amazing birthday!!