The J-Hawk Experience!
Info you need to know for week of October 22 - 26!
No School - Monday, October 22nd
Message from the principal
UHS alone raised enough food and money donations to equate to 8,648 meals for people in need! Thank you to all involved for helping make a difference others and helping to change the world!
Tim Carver
Principal
#UHSpride
#UHSwillChangeTheWorld!
UHS Student Body president, Jacob Sammon, updates total on Friday afternoon
Senators collecting donations for teacher "Pudding shower"
Students "enjoyed" the shark song during passing time this week...
Movie Night was a new addition to Combat Hunger Week
Students enjoying popcorn and a movie...
...all for a good cause!
Attendance.
UHS attendance - 94%
This is a reminder that if a student has an unexcused absence for any period, our automated system will be sending out a call as well as an email as means to notifying you of the absence. If you feel it is in error, please contact Mrs. Chavez in our attendance office at 457-6805.
Student Announcements and Day 1/ Day 2 for the week
This week Monday - NO SCHOOL. Tuesday, October 23th, is a Day 1. Block days are a Day 2. Friday is a Day 1.
Daily schedule reminder
Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, are our non-block days with eight periods meeting along with I.E.S. and Wednesday and Thursday are block days. Even periods meet on Wednesdays along with Connections and odd periods meet on Thursdays along with Connections.
Click here for Daily bell schedule
UHS Conferences and Teacher Dinners
Parent volunteers have asked to include this request:
TEACHERS' DINNERS @ UHS CONFERENCES!
Conferences at UHS are about 2 weeks away, November 5th and 8th. UHS parents are providing the meals during conference nights for the teachers and are in need volunteers to provide food. Please see the links below to sign up. The teachers really appreciate the hot meal on a long day. Thanks for your help.
The parents organizing these meals have asked that we include this request to all parents. Please see the links below to sign up. The teachers really appreciate the hot meal on a long day. Thanks for your help.
Baked Potato Bar - Monday, November 5, 2018
Cavatelli dinner - Thursday, November 8, 2018
Lunch Schedule 5th period (6th period on Wednesdays)
5A Lunch - 11:38 - 12:03
5A Class - 12:08 - 12:49
5B Class - 11:38 - 12:19
5B Lunch - 12:24 12:49UHS Prom 2019 - Date information from UHS Student Senate
Parents of UHS Juniors and Senior:
Mark your calendars for Prom 2019 which will take place on Saturday, May 11th, 2019.
This date is later than usual, and we are letting you know now so that you can plan graduation open houses and other end of year events with Prom date in mind. So mark those calendars for May 11th, from 8-11pm. Prom will be held at the State Historical Building.
More details on prices and more to come.
Amy Luke
AP Social Studies and Student Senate
Urbandale High School
brownlukea@urbandaleschools.com
Exciting changes to UHS for fall 2018 with I.E.S.!
As we continue to expand and enhance opportunities for access to teachers to support learning, UHS is rolling out some exciting changes to support students learning by adding I.E.S. (Intervention, Extension, Study table) between 3rd and 4th per
iods on Fridays, Mondays, and Tuesdays. We continue to have a modified-block schedule (8 classes on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and 4 block periods on Wednesday and Thursday along with Connections).
However, we have created time in school day on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, to have guaranteed access for teachers to have with students. We are reallocating time from 5th period (in past years 11 minutes longer than all other periods in the day) along with using Connections time to create additional time on those days.
Students started signing up using an online program called FlexiSCHED on Thursdays, starting on Thursday, September 12th, during Connections for their I.E.S. time for the next three days (Friday, Monday, Tuesday). A student will attend the same location during that three day cycle and then sign up the following Thursday for a new offering for the upcoming Friday, Monday, and Tuesday cycle. This process will repeat each week.
Students will continue to review this process to sign up for I.E.S. in Connections as they sign up for I.E.S each Thursday in Connections. Students can sign up for I.E.S. sessions between 9:20am-1:00pm each Thursday for the upcoming cycle (Friday, Monday, Tuesday).
UHS Student Clubs & Organizations...get involved!
UHS Athletics and Activities for the week! Go J-Hawks!!
Message Monday - Transportation Matters for Iowa
Message Monday - Life is a highway - drive safely all day long from the Iowa Department of Transportation
Shout Outs
J-HAWKS QUALIFY FOR STATE! J-Hawk football wins in Ames to advance to State! J-Hawk runners finish strong at state qualifying meet!
The J-Hawk football team beat Ames on Friday, moving them to 6-3 on the season, and secured a birth to the state playoffs! They play at Waukee on Friday, October 26th, at 7:00pm. Awesome job, J-Hawks!
The Girls Cross Country team placed 3rd at their qualifying meet and advanced to the state meet on Saturday, October 27th, as a team! Payton Marrs and Anthony Moran placed 2nd and 8th respectively to qualify for the state as individuals! They all run on Saturday, October 27th, in Fort Dodge at the state meet. Great job, J-Hawk runners!!
President's Own Marine Corps Band breaks new ground in stunning perfomance at UHS PAC!
The Marine Corps Band plays with backing of new "sound cloud" on the PAC stage
USMC officers on hand to support
USMC Band directors from the band returned to UHS band on Thursday morning to provide feedback and learning
Learning around UHS
UHS Counseling staff bulletin board provides great information and is updated regularly
Mr. Sonntag (on the roof) and Mr. Clark conduction gravity experiment with Physical Science classes
Mr. Mueller guides learning in AP Calculus 2nd period
Students in English begin reading Steinbeck classic, Of Mice and Men
UHS Business Department's new display
USMC Directors provide UHS band performers with feedback to improve technique
USMC Directors provide UHS band performers with feedback to improve technique
Students in Cultural Geography class engage in research
Mrs. Cutler's EL class creates haiku poetry
Mrs. Cutler's EL class creates haiku poetry
Mr. Dirks leads class activity
Follow us...UHS Twitter!
Urbandale Singers/Waukee A Cappella Concertshare
Monday, Oct 22, 2018, 07:00 PM
First Christian Church, University Avenue, Des Moines, IA, USA
UHS Parent/Teacher Conferences
Monday, Nov 5, 2018, 04:00 PM
Urbandale High School, Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, IA, USA
UHS Parent/Teacher Conferences
Thursday, Nov 8, 2018, 04:00 PM
Urbandale High School, Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, IA, USA
Urbandale High School
Website: http://www.urbandaleschools.com/schools/urbandale-high-school/
Location: 7111 Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, IA, United States
Phone: (515) 457-6800
Twitter: @UHS_UCSD
Tim Carver, Principal
Email: carvert@urbandaleschools.com
Website: http://www.urbandaleschools.com/directory/tim-carver/
Location: 7111 Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, IA, United States
Phone: 515-457-6801
Twitter: @TimPCarver