BHMS Weekly Paws Pamphlet
September 2, 2019- September 6, 2019
Reengaging the Village
Upcoming Events:
-Faculty Meeting, September 3 @ 8:00 am
-Leadership Team Meeting, September 3 @ 1:35 pm
-PBIS Meeting, September 3 @ 3:00
-Collaborative Planning: September 4 & September 5
**Mary Salvatore will be here on September 5 during collaborative planning to administer a survey to all staff members. The survey will help to gain knowledge of what our health and wellness needs are as a staff. This should only take 15 minutes.
-Professional Learning: **This will occur during the faculty meeting on September 3
--Labor Day Holiday-September 2nd
-Teacher Work Day--September 3rd (Faculty Mtg, Leadership Team Mtg) 8:00-4:00
-Grade Posting Window Opens-September 3
-Grade Posting Window Closes-September 6
-Design Team Meeting: September 9
-Learning Walks: September 13 (12:00-3:00)
The PBIS Team has come up with staff spirit days to help maintain a sense of unity among the staff. They ask that you participate by wearing the attire listed below on the specified dates:
Ballard Hudson Spirit Day--- September 6
September 3, 2019
Again, our work hours are from 8:00-4:00 on Tuesday, September 3. We will spend the majority of the day in PL beginning with our faculty meeting at 8:00. Lunch will be provided for all staff members (Hotdogs, Sausage, Baked Beans, Cole Slaw). Please prepare your mind for a long day of learning. You may access the faculty meeting agenda on Sharepoint.
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Reminders....
When signing a hall pass in the agenda for students, please make sure that they have properly filled out the hall pass stating their destination. Students must have a hall pass to leave your class room.
Please continue to use the Ipad located in the office suite to sign-in and out each day. If for some reason the Ipad does not work, please sign in on the paper sign-in sheet on the desk.
Please make sure that you are utilizing Educators Handbook to document both minor and major discipline concerns. The hall monitors should only be utilized to remove students from classrooms when there is a major incident. If a hall monitor is asked to remove a student then the incident should be recorded as a major incident in Educators Handbook.
Please email any item that you would like to include in the announcements by 8:00 am each morning to Dr. Nash. Email is the most efficient way for getting the announcements read.
Please remember that the expectation is that we have bell-to-bell instruction. There should never be a time in which students have nothing to do in a classroom. Please make sure that you over plan. Our students are not in a position where we can afford to waste a single minute of instructional time. Our achievement scores are the biggest indicator of this. If you need assistance coming up with additional assignments please see your academic coach or an administrator.
Please make sure that you do not cover your classroom windows or office windows. This is a safety hazard.
Thank you to all the staff members who contributed to the United Way Campaign. We fell short of our goal but we still raised over $2,000 for this worthy cause. We will pass out incentives next week to those who qualify.
"AYEE, Aight!!!"
-All the staff members who attended the Annual Title I meeting at Ingram Pye. It was far too many to name and I don't want to leave anyone out but please know that your presence was appreciated!
-Ms. J. Raines for helping to organize the Annual Title I event, she did an outstanding job and the event was a tremendous success!
-Ms. Pinkard for taking the time out to show a colleague the timeout writing strategy, it is now a building-wide intiative.
-Ms. Saleem for taking the time out to work one on one with a student to help him build up his confidence in reading.
-Ms. Evans-Daniel for facilitating a classroom guidance lesson in Ms. Hefner's classes Friday.
-Ms. A. Jackson for inviting Dr. Nash to come in and be a part of "The Trial of Spongebob" lesson.
-Ms. Hefner, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Dyson for working with the Student DRIVERS and helping them become better leaders in our building.
-The PBIS team for planning a successful dodgeball game. I don't know who enjoyed it more, the students or the staff.
**We know that there are many other staff members who are doing phenomenal things in the classroom and we can't wait to see them.
Intervention Schedule
Wednesday- ELA strategies building wide.
Thursday- ELA strategies building wide
Friday- ELA strategies building wide
**Since this is a short week, our focus will be on reading and writing during the intervention period for this week. We will change up the structure of the lessons starting the week of September 9. We will remove math from the rotation and math teachers will be the sole teachers of math during the intervention periods.The rotation will be as follows:
Monday-Leader in Me
Tuesday-ELA/Reading
Wednesday-ELA/Writing
Thursday-Social Studies
Friday-Science
Jeans on Fridays!
Option 1: Purchase the REACH for Jeans Pass to support our local middle school students. Remember a student from each Middle School in the district will receive a $10,000 college scholarship and these funds go towards that. The cost is $25 for a booklet of 5 passes. See Mrs. Brezial before the deadline of September 6, 2019.
Option 2: Become a member of the Sunshine Committee. The cost for certified staff members is $40 and the cost for classified staff members is $25. The deadline to join the Sunshine Committee is September 30. See Mrs. Brezial
Option 3: Pay $2.00 each Friday that you decide to wear jeans. See Mrs. Brezial
CLUB SPONSORS STILL NEEDED!!!!!!!!!
You're Next!
Strategizing
I'm Not Tired, I Just Look Like It!
Man Down!
Collaboration!
FBLA
Annual Title I Meeting
ROTC
Major Moves
Ballard Hudson Middle School
Email: latrina.pennamon@bcsdk12.net
Website: https://ballardhudson.bcsdk12.net/
Location: 1070 Anthony Road, Macon, GA, USA
Phone: 4787793400
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