HRHS Faculty Newsletter
April 1-5
This Week's Calendar
Day 4
6pm: School Committee
Tuesday 4/2:
Day 3
Junior Field Trips
- UMass trip: 8:15-2:15
- WNEU trip: 8:00-1:30
2:30-3:30: Program Leaders
6:30-8:30: 7th Grade Expo
Wednesday 4/3:
Day 2
9am: Grades and Grade Verification Due
Periods 2-4: Middle School ELA MCAS
Thursday 4/4:
Day 1
Periods 1-3: Middle School ELA MCAS
Friday 4/5:
Day 7
7-9pm: Middle School Semi-Formal
Middle School ELA MCAS
- Please check out the Teacher Schedules April 3-4, even if you are a high school teacher! There are a lot of classroom changes due to technology needs, so please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
- If you have classes or study halls that will be relocated, let kids know where they will be going. These slides for classroom changes for April 3 and April 4 will be up on the TVs!
If your room is being used for testing, please do the following two things on Tuesday afternoon (THANK YOU in advance!):
- Set up your classroom for testing. There are two photos from 10th grade testing below so you can get some ideas for setting up desks. (see MCAS Proctors and Rooms document to see how many kids will be testing in your room)
- Cover any ELA-related displays in your classroom.
- Get the COW/Calf (noted on the MCAS Proctors and Rooms document) that is assigned to your classroom and make sure all laptops are charging.
For Your Information & Action
White Ribbon Campaign & Phallacies Performance: Due to scheduling conflicts, we will postpone the White Ribbon Campaign and the Phallacies Performance until the fall.
Quarter 3 Report Cards: Q3 ends Friday, March 29 (It is also a Z day. You will have all of your classes).
Q3 grades and online verification due Wednesday, April 3 (9 am).
Anticipated HR distribution on Monday, April 8
Non custodial mailing on Tuesday, April 9
Please complete all steps below to ensure accurate grading:
- Final grade setup: Double check set-up for accuracy
- Comments: any comments given should be recorded in the Q3 column
- Incompletes: If a student will be receiving an incomplete and the course has ended, you must make sure the term (Q3 & F1) is marked appropriately. If not, the student may receive credit for an incomplete course. Incompletes should only be given for students that have special circumstances (medical, IEP).
- Grade verification online: Due Wednesday, April 3 (9 am)
Open the class.
Choose the current term from above.
Click (Q3) in progress (located just below the term).
New box will open (final grades complete screen) Click the check box and submit.
Quarter classes only will need to do both Q3 & F1
A verification report can be printed from your gradebook (Final Grade & Comment Verification).
Contact Tom Smith for any grade book questions.
Please remember that completing all steps for your grades and verification on time is a professional expectation.
Staff Shout Outs!
- Thanks to the entire guidance team for organizing and implementing the College and Career workshops for juniors this week! Awesome job!
Responsibility and Perseverance:
- Thank you to the whole staff for your flexibility during our first round of MCAS!
- Thank you to Judy Thrasher and Jacob Rosenkalt for proctoring make-up MCAS tests!
- Shout out to Jake Fitzgerald for being super responsive to parents and for being organized and clear on expectations!
- Julie Abel is always flexible and willing to go above and beyond to figure out student transportation conflicts (and helps save us money in transportation!)! Thanks Julie!
- Thank you Laurel Christoferson for going above and beyond with a struggling student!
Collaboration and Engagement:
- Thank you to Ben Snyder for making sure HRHS was prepared for online MCAS, and for supporting with any tech issues the morning of!
- Shout out to Patti Richmond and Mike Marchetti for coordinating visits for incoming Clarke students!
- Trisha Keane has volunteered to go on the Quebec trip super last minute--thanks Trisha!
Respect and Compassion:
- Thank you to Jason Threlfall for always maintaining a positive and caring demeanor through some challenges this week!