Friday Memo
February 24, 2023
Important Dates
February 27 - Department Meetings, 3:35 pm to 4:35 pm (if you didn't meet on 2/17)
March 1 - Growth Plans due for probationary teachers (due 4/28 for tenured teachers)
March 1 - Summer school registration opens
March 6 - Faculty Meeting, 3:35 pm to 4:35 pm
March 8 - 3rd quarter grading window opens
March 10 - 3rd quarter ends
March 14-15 - Parent Teacher Conferences, 4pm to 8pm
March 15 - 3rd quarter grading window closes
March 17-24 - No School due to Spring Break
March 27 - School resumes, Late Start Day
Instructional Focus - Formative Assessment/Reflection
Race. Listen. Learn. Live. by KSDK Channel 5
I am sharing this video as we continue to seek understanding of the racial disparities that exist within our own school. When you listen to these students speak, you may hear some stories that feel or sound like things that have happened at Hixson. I watched this entire 1 hour video this past weekend, and it was so good that I decided to share it with you. I encourage you...ask you...to please take a a look either in one sitting or over time to increase your understanding and awareness of issues that Black students face in schools.
High Sub Need Days Next Week
February 28
March 3
Staffing update
Please click the link below to access the slides from Thursday's stand up meeting. If you have any questions, please let me know and I'd be happy to talk or pass district level questions on to Central Office admin.
Assistant Principal Position Update
The third and final round of assistant principal interviews will be held on March 8. If everything goes as planned, we will have a candidate to submit to the BOE on Thursday, March 9.
Yearbooks are on sale!
Yearbooks on sale January 30 - February 28 at the link below. They will be $20 each this year!
PTO Getting to Know You Series
create a post for you? Do not feel like you need to answer every question....just a few so that we can write a little biography about you. And send a picture because everyone loves putting a face to the names we hear about over the dinner table. Thank you so much!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-hPdR98I-mZHgtAN44dbc7Bi2v40FWzomG9o-TSpuAlO_4Q/viewform
Budget Timeline
Reminder about Field Trip Procedures
Chromebook Collection
We will begin the collection of the Chromebooks on May 11th and will finish up collections by May 19th. Below is the schedule for collection. This year's collection will take place during ELA classes. More detailed information will be rolled out closer to the time of collection. We wanted to share this information with you now so you can make plans for the second semester.
If you have a need for Chromebooks in your class after collection has begun please submit a technology request well before the month of May so Jason Heisel can plan accordingly. The request should have a minimum and max need.
Example: Need at least 3 Chromebooks and would love to have 15 Chromebooks available for the following dates: May 12-May 15th to allow learners to finish up submitting late work
Please keep in mind that a team of people worked to create this schedule based on feedback from last year and this year as well as working around major events that are on the calendar and testing schedules.
If you have any questions please let Jason P. Heisel, our building technology specialist, know via email.
Preparing Your Classroom for Summer Break & Summer School Classroom Use
- Please clear your teacher desk of everything, including drawers and surfaces.
- Remove all personal belongings from the classroom.
- Mark all things that are trash with a noticeable, legible sign.
- If your classroom has a tile floor, then the bookshelves have to be emptied. We will have boxes available. Please be mindful of how heavy you make the boxes. The saran wrap idea at the end of last year didn't work as well as I thought it would.
- We will be using the 6th grade wing for summer school.
Please don't hesitate to reach out should you have any questions.
Hixson Middle School
Email: mayes.shenita@wgmail.org
Website: https://www.webster.k12.mo.us/Hixson
Location: 630 South Elm Avenue, St. Louis, MO, USA
Phone: 314-963-6450