High Point Elementary News: November 11, 2019

Monday Notes 11.11.19

"High Point Elementary cultivates knowledgeable, compassionate, and inquiring learners who impact a diverse global community."

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Staff Luncheon Friday

Thank you to Team "Dream Team" who will host this Friday's Staff Luncheon is Room #123. The theme is "Thankful" and is reminiscent of Thanksgiving.
The team will be serving turkey pumpkin chili, cheesy chicken casserole, chicken stuffing casserole, Quiche (some vegetarian), with salad, soup, and desserts!!

Thank you to the Dream Team: Madej, Bearden, Salhi, M.Ellis, Stahura, Cornibe, Giddens, Collins, Watts, Cole, Parker

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STEAM Day Bin Pick Up

Homeroom teachers, please pick up your bins for STEAM Day this Thursday in room 123. Pick up times are between 2:35-4 p.m.

Once you pick up your bin, please go through it and see what's missing, what do you need more of, or what's not right and let me know by Tuesday, the 19th. This will give PTO a few days to get you everything that you need for STEAM day.
**Perishable items will be delivered to you the morning of STEAM day so they wont be in your bins.

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PBIS News

Remember to pass out Buddy Bucks!

PBIS Focus for November: Classroom
Review rules, routines, and procedures
Ms. Midkiff will be on the the WPAW News doing a lesson soon! 🙂

Shout out to everyone!!! The number of referrals last month was a lot less than last year! Our PBIS focus is working!

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High Point Gardens

We only need 3 more teachers to sign up for the Georgia Organics training in order for them to donate their resources and time to install gardens at High Point! This requirement is put in place to make sure the garden is sustainable. It can't just be owned and maintained by one person!!!

If you would like to be a part of the fabulous 12 so we can get a school garden, please email Sally Barnes barnessh@fultonschools.org.

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IB Learner Profile Attribute for November:
REFLECTIVE

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Girl Scout Troop Project

4th Grade Girl Scout Troop #16409 is collecting new underwear and socks for students in need at High Point and Ridgeview! If you can contribute, please place donations in Ms. Eigel’s box or classroom. Please, feel free to forward to parents if they would like to contribute. We are collecting donations until November 19th. Thank you!

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Flu Vaccine Clinic at HPES

HPES Flu Vaccine Clinic is tomorrow!!! Teachers will receive an email which students should be sent down to Room #123 during your scheduled time:

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IB Visuals of Best Practice

Ms. Ellis breaks down her Central Idea with students!

Second grade uses multiple strategies to increase student engagement: timelines, posting student questions, students' writing wondering, and outside exploration of natural materials to compare life today with long ago!

Classroom IB boards that showcase Central Idea, Lines of Inquiry, Learner profile attributes, Key Concepts and Approaches to Learning Skills unique to the current unit AND student work, wondering and interactions are IB best practices!! Thanks for providing this for your students!