Monday Notes 9.16.19
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Ellis Island
A huge thank you to 5th grade staff for pulling off another amazing Ellis Island reenactment for their students. And Ms. Midkiff for being the Statue of Liberty!
"We're coming to America!!!!"
"We're coming to America!!!!"
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Picture Day
Fall picture day will be held this Wednesday, September 18th in the Media Center. Homeroom teachers, please stop by the mail room to sign-up for a time on the door.
No picture cards will be handed out as photographers have everything. Please be on time. Prints will be available 3 weeks after picture day with a Make-Up day on 10/23/19.
Parents will receive a print package where they will select the photos they want and return the rest to school with payment via Cash, Check or Credit Card. Instructions will be in the print package. Teachers are NOT responsible for the collection of payments or for unpaid prints. Simply send all payments and prints to the front office when they come in.
Since we are using a new photography company, Strawbridge, this year we need ALL staff to have their photo taken for the yearbook. Photographers will be ready at 7:10 am.
At the end of the day, our Staff Picture will be taken at 2:50 pm in the Cafeteria. Professional dress expected.
Picture Day
Fall picture day will be held this Wednesday, September 18th in the Media Center. Homeroom teachers, please stop by the mail room to sign-up for a time on the door.
No picture cards will be handed out as photographers have everything. Please be on time. Prints will be available 3 weeks after picture day with a Make-Up day on 10/23/19.
Parents will receive a print package where they will select the photos they want and return the rest to school with payment via Cash, Check or Credit Card. Instructions will be in the print package. Teachers are NOT responsible for the collection of payments or for unpaid prints. Simply send all payments and prints to the front office when they come in.
Since we are using a new photography company, Strawbridge, this year we need ALL staff to have their photo taken for the yearbook. Photographers will be ready at 7:10 am.
At the end of the day, our Staff Picture will be taken at 2:50 pm in the Cafeteria. Professional dress expected.
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Vision and Hearing Screening Thursday
Our 1st, 3rd, and 5th graders will be a part of our Annual Hearing and Vision screenings.
Screenings will occur in room 123 and Ms. Johnson’s speech room.
Screenings begin promptly at 8:15 am. There will be no changes to Specials or Lunch.
We will have 3 parent volunteers assisting with the Hearing screenings.
The schedule for the day is below. Questions, please ask DiBartolo.
Screenings will occur in room 123 and Ms. Johnson’s speech room.
Screenings begin promptly at 8:15 am. There will be no changes to Specials or Lunch.
We will have 3 parent volunteers assisting with the Hearing screenings.
The schedule for the day is below. Questions, please ask DiBartolo.
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New Building Elevator Update
The second floor elevator across from Kindergarten and below across from 5th Grade Teachers Lounge now requires a key to use. Please email Ms. Zeller if you would like a key.
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School Board Proposed Calendar Update
At last week's school board work session, staff submitted item 7.03, 2019-20 School Year Calendar Revision, which is a plan to address safety and security at our schools during state-wide elections.
As you are aware, the high-volume participation of our public during state-wide elections carries the potential for increased security concerns and disruption to instruction on those days. Therefore, staff recommended that the Board of Education make all state-wide election days digital learning days. This would apply to this school year as well as future school years.
By utilizing digital learning, students will be able to maintain their focus on instruction while not on campus. These days would be regular workdays for employees. This approach allows staff to participate in high quality professional development.
The two days in the current school year impacted by this proposal would be April 21, 2020, and May 19, 2020. The adjusted assessment calendar, if adopted, for end of grade milestones tests is below:
Staff also recommended that the March 13th work day remain as it was originally published (as a workday). This also comes after the recommendation of March 24th as a teacher work day. The new calendar is below.
Please note: HPES is looking at CANCELING the March 16th RFF day due to these missed instructional days.
More information about the digital learning days will be forthcoming.
As you are aware, the high-volume participation of our public during state-wide elections carries the potential for increased security concerns and disruption to instruction on those days. Therefore, staff recommended that the Board of Education make all state-wide election days digital learning days. This would apply to this school year as well as future school years.
By utilizing digital learning, students will be able to maintain their focus on instruction while not on campus. These days would be regular workdays for employees. This approach allows staff to participate in high quality professional development.
The two days in the current school year impacted by this proposal would be April 21, 2020, and May 19, 2020. The adjusted assessment calendar, if adopted, for end of grade milestones tests is below:
Staff also recommended that the March 13th work day remain as it was originally published (as a workday). This also comes after the recommendation of March 24th as a teacher work day. The new calendar is below.
Please note: HPES is looking at CANCELING the March 16th RFF day due to these missed instructional days.
More information about the digital learning days will be forthcoming.
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Reading A-Z Licenses
We currently have 30 active licenses for reading a-z. Each license is very expensive so to save some money this school year, we have reduced the number of licenses in the building to 17, starting September 30th. There can be multiple users with one single login so please share with your colleagues if needed.
If you have any questions, please let Hess know.
If you have any questions, please let Hess know.
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Continuous Learning and PBIS
The "Love and Logic" book is one of my all time favorites and I recently decided to reread it. The "cliff notes" to the book are located in the HPES School Information Folder in the PBIS folder if you are interested. Here is one chapter of the book that stood out to me right now.
Four Principals of Love and Logic
Share the control
Share the thinking
Balance consequences with empathy
Maintain self-concept
Remember how to use these by thinking of Love and Logic as having 3 rules:
Use enforceable limits: Telling students how to run their lives usually makes things worse. Tell students how you will be running YOUR life.
Provide choices within limits: Basic rule, “You will either give the other person control on your terms or they will take it on their terms.”
You are more than welcome to….
You are free to…
Would you rather…
What would be best for you...___ or ___?
Apply consequences with empathy: “An effective teacher administers consequences with empathy and understanding, as opposed to anger and lecture.”
Four Principals of Love and Logic
Share the control
Share the thinking
Balance consequences with empathy
Maintain self-concept
Remember how to use these by thinking of Love and Logic as having 3 rules:
Use enforceable limits: Telling students how to run their lives usually makes things worse. Tell students how you will be running YOUR life.
Provide choices within limits: Basic rule, “You will either give the other person control on your terms or they will take it on their terms.”
You are more than welcome to….
You are free to…
Would you rather…
What would be best for you...___ or ___?
Apply consequences with empathy: “An effective teacher administers consequences with empathy and understanding, as opposed to anger and lecture.”
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Featured Student!
Destiny Strickland was recently featured on Good Morning America's Instagram page. Her story and the positive impact our students have made on her life is beautiful.
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Yoga at High Point!
Audrey from Level 3 Yoga will be teaching a yoga class here at High Point Tuesday afternoons at 3:15 pm in the Media Center. The first yoga class will be Tuesday, September 24th. Each class is $10, however there is an option to pay for multiple classes at one time. You may pay with Cash App, Venmo or cash.
Cash App: $level3yoga
Venmo: @level3-yoga
If you have any other questions, email mokri@fultonschools.org
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Vanguard New Member Applications
The application is now live at http://bit.ly/ApplyToVanguard. The FCS Vanguard team is a group of passionate educators who enjoy instructional technology and seek to build the capacity of instructional leaders through peer mentoring. Our vision is to use the power of collaborative relationships to support student focused learning and positively impact student achievement. I hope you will take the time to apply!
********************CALENDAR OF EVENTS*********************
Monday, September 16th
9:30 am - Prospective Parent Tour
Tuesday, September 17th
Grade Level PLCs during Specials
2:45 pm - Leadership Team Meeting Rm 123
2:45 pm - Leadership Team Meeting Rm 123
Wednesday, September 18th
Grade Level PLCs during Specials
School Picture Day!
3:00 pm - Staff Photo
School Picture Day!
3:00 pm - Staff Photo
Thursday, September 19th
Vision and Hearing Screening - 1st, 3rd, and 5th
Grade Level PLCs after school
Grade Level PLCs after school
Friday, September 20th
2nd Grade Field Trip to Teaching Museum North
*************************BIRTHDAYS**************************
Happy birthday to Mary Katherine Stahura on the 21st! We hope you have a wonderful day!
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