April 20th, 2020

Monday Notes 4.20.20

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

**Friendly reminder that action items are in red and informational only items are in blue. 

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Sincerest Condolences

Our sincerest condolences go out to Chris Zimbardo for the loss of his mother before we were out and to Sally Blinder for the loss of her brother last week.

We are all thinking of you during this difficult time. 

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Just For Laughs

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Changes for Next Year

Most of you are already aware of changes for next year but I wanted to make sure it was communicated to everyone as we get closer to May. 

We are already thinking of ways to celebrate our retirees as well as the wonderful educators who will be leaving us this year so stay tuned!! Our employees are: 

Lori Simon - Retiring

Hollye Elliot-Conway - Retiring

Jennifer Mokri

Calin Todd

Ashlei Dixon

Ali Watts

Leigha Jones

Kathleen Gochnauer

Madison Martindale

Susan Bradley

Employees changing positions:

Amy Bradshaw - EIP 

Daija Norwood - 2nd Grade

Margaret Conway - 4th Grade

Daniela Cerpa - Kindergarten Para

I will be communicating these changes to parents at the end of this month as well. 

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Scavenger Hunt Results

Thanks to everyone who participated in last week’s Scavenger Hunt. It was a very tight race, but at the end of the day there can only be three winners. Here are the winners:

First Place- Susan Marinos (23 objects)

Second Place- Anita Collins (14 objects)

Third Place- Amy Bradshaw (6 objects)

Congratulations to Susan Marinos who will be receiving a $5 Target gift card in the mail next week!!!

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BINGO

Who loves BINGO?  Let's have a little quarantine fun by playing weekly BINGO as a staff!  If you get a BINGO (5 in a row), send a picture of you and your card to me by 3 p.m. this Friday!  I will draw the submitted names to see who is the winner and post the winner in next Monday's Blog along with sending you a $5 Target Gift Card!  

The BINGO card is located in our Google Drive in "High Point Information 2019-2020" folder or click the link below!

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/0AHi4bEfInCgrUk9PVA

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Classroom Breakdown for Summer

Beginning May 1st (unless the Shelter in Place is extended), we will be allowing teachers to come into the building to breakdown their classrooms and get ready for the summer. We will share the schedule in next week's Monday's Blog. We have to make sure we are still following the guidelines set by the Governor but giving everyone ample amount of time to get organized. Thanks for your patience. 

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Internet for Families

Vaneisa Hutchins and Mariana Mendoza are tirelessly working with families to determine if they have internet issues and if we can help in anyway. 

If parents are having difficulty connecting to internet services, please send an email to Vaneisa Hutchins. She will call them, verify that they have contacted a provider and then reach out to Pitchford to see how we can help. 

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Principal Search

Everyone should have received a survey regarding what you would like to see in a new Principal. Please take the time to fill out this survey and have it completed by April 24th. 

A teacher and parent focus group will be conducted via TEAMS on Monday, April 27th and final interviews will be May 1st. The recommendation will go to the Board on May 5th. We appreciate everyone's input during the selection process. 

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