High Plains Staff Newsletter
Your Weekly Update to Keep You in the Know!
Bison Heart & Strong
- Jared is very in tune with the needs of the Bison community. He is learning through his mentor, Danielle Case. They are both so capable of helping our students and support our Staff as well. ---Nicole Pritchard
- Danielle Case is a ROCK STAR! Not only is she managing excellent social emotional support for our students, but she is also proctoring small groups AND make-up groups for CMAS, covering classes when we have a lack of subs, doing lunch and recess duty, registering students for next year, coordinating the CSU counselors, conducting end of year 504 reviews, training a counseling intern, coordinating changes in the Master Schedule for next year, co-leading the Wellness team, completing requirements for Educator Effectiveness final submissions/meetings, serving as the district middle school liaison for counselors, participating in Threat Screeners and Suicide Risk Assessments, communicating regularly with parents/students/ staff - ALL WHILE BEING EXTREMELY and BEAUTIFULLY PREGNANT! She has such a great attitude and we are reminded DAILY what a wonderful, irreplaceable asset we have in her! Thank you caring for all of us, Danielle! ---Karen Helfrich
CMAS- Please read to be prepared
- The CMAS Reminders Sheet is in your testing box. Please reference it
- Once you have your box, it must remain with you at all times or be locked in a secure area, not just left out in your room.
- Collect ALL internet connected devices and place in the testing box
- Mike Haskins will gather Opt Out Students
- Start your tests on time, reference the HPS CMAS Schedule
- Call the office for support. They'll radio Karen or Feeney
- Reward students with tickets (see above)
- Record your steps in this doc
- Questions? Ask!!
MUST DOs: Staff Action Items
All Staff:
1. Staff, please remind students as they move throughout the building this week to be extra quiet and aware of keeping our learning environment quiet and calm for all students, especially 3rd-8th graders taking CMAS.
2. Please read this Safety Update- link
3. On April 21st students and staff will participate in a Day 2 Change organized by Ms. Genevieve Laferriere, 6th grade student. Please review the schedule for details. A volunteer sign up has been distributed. Please feel free to share the link through your channels.
May Dos
- Want to support young female athletes in developing confidence and strength? Join us for girl's running club on Thursdays from 3:40-5:20. The club is open to 4th and 5th grade girls. Volunteering would include monitoring the girls during activities and running. You can sign up for any or all of the Thursdays! Please use this link to register to volunteer. There will potentially be a 5k at the end of year as well, more details to come on the 5k. See Shawna Potter for more details.
Happenings- Check out our HPS website calendar for additional events/details
Month of April character pillar: All of them! RESPECT!
Month of April is National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM)- Doc with resources- April 13th, last day to spend budget
- April 13th, Give Next Ceremony
- April 13th, Staff Axe Throwing
- April 14th, No School
- April 17th-21st, Volunteer Appreciation Week
- April 17th, SLO data due
- April 18th, Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
- April 18th, PTCO Meeting
- April 21st, Day 2 Change
- April 21st, MS Dance
- April 24th, Family Tour
- April 25th, PBL Panelist Breakfast
- April 25th, Denae DeBey's Baby Girl Shower
- April 25th, PTCO Spirit Night, Freddy's
- April 27th, Family Tour
- April 28th, CMAS rewards, Time Capsule, Day 2 Change reward
- April 28th, Honor Band @MVHS
Information
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