Monday Notes 1.3.19
*******************NEWS**********************
Happy New Year and Welcome Back!
"I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world."
- Neil Gaiman
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Congratulations!!!!
Congratulations to Lacey Hawkins and her husband as they will welcome their first child this July!!! We are so happy for Lacey and can't wait to meet the precious child in July!!!!
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Farewell But Not Goodbye
As many of you already know, Rhodope Fear's last day will be tomorrow. Rhodope has put her heart and soul into High Point. Her love and dedication to our parents, students, and staff has been greatly appreciated and seen as a true asset to our school. We cannot thank her enough for her many years of service at High Point and wish her the best of luck in her future endeavors. Please stop by the front office to wish her farewell!
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Drills
This is a friendly reminder that we will practice our four safety drills this week!! We will do our Evacuation Drill, Shelter in Place Drill, Hard Lockdown, and Soft Lockdown. If you have any questions, please ask Mr. DiBartolo.
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Trash Bashers
Make a New Year’s resolution with your class to pick up trash on our campus! Ms. Eigel’s kids picked up 6 bags in just a few minutes! Vow to help keep our campus beautiful! Want to do more? Sign up for Trash Bashers by the mailboxes! Be glitterbug, not a litterbug!
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January 3rd and 4th
The schedule for today is as follows:
January 3rd - 7:30-8:00 - Staff Breakfast in Cafeteria
7:45-8:00 - Staff Meeting
8:00-11:00 - Trauma Sensitive School Training
January 4th - 8:00-8:30 - Grade Level Chair Meeting
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Report Cards
The timeline for report cards is as follows:
* Grades are due TODAY by 4:00 pm
* Drafts of the report cards will be printed and placed in mailboxes by 8:00 am tomorrow.
* Report cards should be checked by the homeroom teacher and one other staff member and returned to the assigned Admin's box by 3:00 tomorrow. Corrections should be made in TAC.
K - Coachman
1st - Pitchford
2nd - Roberts
3rd - Hess
4th - Long
5th - DiBartolo
* Report cards will be reviewed by Admin on Monday, January 7th
* Final copy of report cards will be printed Tuesday and placed in mailboxes.
* Report cards will be sent home in the Thursday folders on the 10th of January.
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Guided Reading PLC
This Wednesday's Guided Reading PLC will be canceled due to the CLC Principal's Meeting. The coaches and CST will be a part of the walkthroughs on this day.
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CLC Walkthroughs
This is a friendly reminder to have all lesson plans posted Monday morning before 8:00 am as we are pulling and printing them for the Central Learning Community Walkthroughs.
The CLC support staff and principals will be coming into your classrooms on Wednesday, January 9th anytime from 9:00-10:30 to see all the wonderful things you are doing. Please make sure you let your students know as we do not want to interrupt learning when we come in.
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iReady
The iReady Schedule for the 9th - 18th is as follows:
Wednesday - 9th
8:00-9:00 - Hawkins Reading
1:15-2:15 - Gilmore Math
Thursday- 10th
8:00-9:00 - Oliver Reading
1:15-2:15 - Vavala Math
Friday- 11th
8:00-9:00 - Collins Reading
1:15-2:15 - Watts Math
Monday- 14th
8:00-9:00 - Dixon Reading
1:15-2:15 - Faison Math
Tuesday- 15th
8:00-9:00 - Jones Reading
9:15-10:15 - Gilmore Reading
1:15-2:15 - Ittig Math
Wednesday - 16th
8:00-9:00 - Nobles Math
9:15-10:15 - Faison Reading
1:15-2:15 - Silverman Math
Thursday - 17th
8:00-9:00 - May Math
9:15-10:15 - Watts Reading
1:15-2:15 - Hawkins Math
Friday- 18th
8:00-9:00 - Ittig Reading
9:15-10:15 - Vavala Reading
1:15-2:15 - Jones Math
We will give you the remaining schedule next week.
Please bring your class to the computer lab at your designated time and have them prepared to take the diagnostic seriously! Please also have them bring paper and pencil for math.
We will be using the iReady data to look at growth in reading and math. It will also be a predictor for GA Milestones! Thanks!!!!
*************CALENDAR OF EVENTS**********
Thursday, January 3rd
7:30-8:00 - Breakfast in Cafeteria
7:45-8:00 - Staff Meeting
8:00-11:00 - Trauma Sensitive School Training
Report Cards Entered by 4:00 pm
Friday, January 4th
8:00-8:30 - Grade Level Chair Meeting in Long's Room #134
Report Cards Checked and Returned by 3:00 pm
Monday, January 7th
Tuesday, January 8th
Wednesday, January 9th
College Spirit Wear for Staff
iReady Diagnostics Begin
CLC Walkthroughs
Thursday, January 10th
2:50 - PLCs
Friday, January 11th
7:30 - PTO Board Meeting
*****************BIRTHDAYS! ******************
Happy birthday to Pat Wallace on the 4th, Lizzette Stovall on the 10th, Sally Barnes on the 11th, and Andi Lay on the 12th of January! We hope you all have wonderful birthdays!!!!
