Hero Headlines HMS Staff News
August 19, 2019
General Announcements.....
- What a great week!!! You guys are AWESOME....just WONDERFUL! I saw so many things that made my heart happy - you all make Hellstern a great place to get to be a kid.
- There are supplies that were ordered from the warehouse in the All-Stars workroom. Please get what you need! I'm sure they are ready to have it cleaned out.
- I have extra Hero Vibes t-shirts in my office. If you want one get it quick, we will sell the rest to patrons. I will post in a few weeks about who has/has not paid....we'll wait until after Sept. 15th to worry about it;)
- We are going to start PLC & Team meetings this week. PLCs will meet on M-W-F and Teams will meet on T-Th.
- Mr. Thompson has put together this guide for lanyard accountability. It is going out to parents this week as well in their newsletter. We will use the "three strikes" rule before assigning additional consequences for not having lanyards.
- Mr. Barrett needs you to complete some tasks by Thursday, August 22nd. This document will walk you through the steps.
- If you have not done the required PD linked further down this newsletter, please get started, it may take you a bit of time. Remember - deadline for this is August 30th.
- Ben, Misty, and I are going to start classroom visits this week. Remember, when we walk in just ignore us unless we come straight to you. We want to disrupt as little as possible.
- Team Lanyard Color Reference Sheet
- The Parent Newsletter is going to go out every Sunday evening/Monday morning. If you have information to add to the newsletter, please get it to me, Allison, by Friday afternoon. Put "for the newsletter" in your email subject. You will always find the newest edition linked in this newsletter. It is directly below this text box.......
After-School Professional Learning Opportunities
- August 20th - Learn 360 - Jill Vanderbaan will take you through this incredible resource that is available to you and has been underutilized. If you need to find educational video clips on specific topics - you need to know about this!!!
- August 27th - Escape Rooms - Michael Tapee & Steffi Teo will tell you everything you need to know to plan an escape room based on your standards for your students.
- Sept. 3 - No session - PD day
- Sept. 10 - Inquiry & Passion Projects - Aaron Tinnon
- Sept. 17 - No session - SLCs
- Sept. 24 - What does Schoology have that Google classroom doesn't? w/Laura Bishop - Learn about the cool things you can do in schoology, like build and score with rubrics, grade based on standards, and more! (not confirmed yet)
Bullying/Cyberbullying Law
Great opportunity right here in NWA!
Pitt State University Grant Opportunity
Upcoming Dates
August
19th - 5-7pm Band Instrument Rental Night
20th - 3:30-3:45 - Hero Huddle
20th - 3:45-4:30 - Learn 360 w/Jill Vanderbaan
27th - 3:30-3:45 - Hero Huddle
27th - 3:45-4:30 - Behind the Scenes of Escape Rooms w/Michael Tapee
28th - Back to School Rally @ Arvest Ballpark (6-7pm)
29th - JDRF Awareness presentation during Hero Hour (don't have details of this yet, but it will be short....like a five minute video)
30th - JDRF Had Day!
September
3rd - Professional Development Day - No School
SpEd Update
From the ESL Update
Share this Ellevation log-in information with teachers. PLCs can support one another to unpack data found on Ellevation.
All teachers are invited to join our Integrated ELD Schoology group. Resources will be added throughout the school year. Access code: R9Z5R-4TZZ6
- Article to share with PLCs: Top 5 Strategies to Position ELs for Success This Year
Staff Directory
Hellstern Middle School
Website: http://hellstern.sdale.org/
Location: 7771 Har-Ber Avenue, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: 479-750-8725
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hellstern-Middle-School