Word on the Street
May 2017 - HJH: Excellence in Education
A Word From Whittle
Support Our Cats
May
1 - HISD Art Show @ HHS, 5:30-7:00
4 - HJH Wind Ensemble, 5:00
5 - Special Education Field Day
6 - 8th Grade Dance
11 - Honor Society Induction, 6:00
16 - Choir 7/8 Concert, 6:30
18 - Band 6th concert, 6:30
Calendar
May
1 - 8GI, both teams
1 - District Art Show, 5:30
2 - Algebra EOC
2 - Teacher Appreciation Day
2 - HISD Foundation, 4:30-5:30
4 - College Day
5 - Nurse's Appreciation Day
5 - 8th grade remediation ends
8 - STAAR Math - 6th & 7th (8th retest)
8 - 8th grade Science/SS Blitz
9 - STAAR Reading - 6th & 7th (8th retest)
9 - 8th grade Science/SS Blitz
10 - STAAR 8th Science
10 - 6th crazy day, 7th movie
11 - STAAR 8th History
11 - 6th movie, 7th crazy day
12 - Textbooks & Library Books Due
15 - 6th Grade caroling
15 - Band fundraiser trip
16 - 8th Grade Tour HHS, 8:30
17 - 6th Grade caroling
17 - Grades DUE
17 - Band to Splash Kingdom
17 - DEIC, 4:00
18 - 7/8 Choir, STUCO, NJHS to Six Flags
18 - 9 Week Reward
18 - HISD Retirement Reception, 3:30 @ HHS
19 - 7/8 Band to Six Flags
19 - Incoming 6th grade tours of HJH
19 - Senior Walk
22 - HJH Carnival
23 - Locker Cleanout
23 - Yearbook signing
24 - 8th grade celebration
25 - Report Cards home with students
25 - 9 Week Reward Dance
25 - Last Day, early release 12:30
26 - Staff breakfast, awards, etc.
Summertime
ELA & SS curriculum
ELA & SS assessment
June 1
Math, Science curriculum
ELA curriculum (if needed)
ELA & SS assessment
Math & Science assessment
June 1 & 2 - Title I Overview
June 5
Math & Science assessment
June 8
Curriculum overflow day
Assessment overflow day
June 12
Counselor Collaboration
June 20
STAAR retest math
June 21
STAAR retest reading
June 22
SBDM, 8:30-3:00
July 3-7
Building closed
July 25
Co-Teach Training
July 26
Special Education Teacher Collaboration
July 27
Grade Placement Meetings, 8:30-12:30
*changed*
July 31
CPI Training @ HISD
Zero Year Teachers @ HISD
August 1
Zero Year Teachers @ HISD
HJH Leadership Collaboration
August 2
Assistant Principal Collaboration
August 3
Employee Registration, 10-2
August 8
New to HISD Registration, 9-5
August 9
Returning Student Registration, 9-3
August 10
Returning Student Registration, 11-7
August 11
New to HJH
August 14-18
Employee Work & Professional Dev.
August 21-25
Employee Work & Professional Dev.
August 24
Meet the Teacher
Elementary 4:30-6:00
HIS 5:30-7:00
HJH 6:00-7:30
October 12
HJH Parent Night, times TBD
8th Grade Celebration
9:30
Awards and Promotion Ceremony
11:00-12:30
Water Play & Family Picnic
Summer Birthdays
1 - Kim McBride
1 - Melissa Lasseter
12 - Schrundagale Griffith
25 - Kelly Jones
28 - Brittani Stroschein
July
3 - Ty Hood
5 - Linda Chaplin
7 - Melissa Mayes
29 - May Pipak
29 - Matt Newton
August
2 - Teressa Strizich
4 - Rhonda House
20 - Sarah Hendrix
24 - Nicole Hines
29 - Pierce Pipak
May Birthdays
6 - Tracey Fernandez
18 - Emily Cox
21 - Betsy Martin
28 - Patti Higginbotham
28 - Quinndolynn Loud
Open Positions at HJH
- Behavior Assistant
- Special Education x 3
- Librarian
- Science Teacher
- Receptionist
- Structured Learning Assistant
If you are leaving, please get me your letter ASAP so we can begin looking for someone good enough to fill your shoes.
Education Foundation
T-TESS To Do List
- Revisit goal section II in DMAC
- Begin to work on 2017-2018 goals (section III)
- Come to summative conference prepared to talk about domain 4 (ethics, goals, PD plan, and school involvement)
Reminders
- Dress Code - send to office first thing. Problems we've addressed lots recently: short/skirt length, tanks under open shirts
- Figits - feel free to take them up if they are getting in the way of a student doing work
- Referrals - save for your big issues
- Parents - call them, they want to help but they can't support you if they don't know there's a problem
End of Year
May 26th Schedule
- 8:00 Breakfast and Campus Recognitions, HJH Cafeteria
- 8:30-?? Work in rooms until Mr. Collum says we can leave