Word on the Street
HJH Staff Newsletter - March 2018
Lucky to be Learning at HJH
We are seeing some great things in our walkthroughs and SMART walks. I'm always so impressed at how you all take every ounce of instructional time and spend it on learning.
Beyond regular class times, we have times built into the day when we can teach, reteach, and spiral skills with students. It is critical to every student's success that we look at each student's data and target their needs every opportunity that we get. Here are times and ways that we can be extra intentional:
- Whole group instruction based on current scope & sequence (AKA Normal Lessons)
- Whole group mini-lessons to reteach skills that most students struggle with
- 3-5 warm-ups/bell ringers to remind students of skills we don't get to reteach
- Small groups during class time
- Targeted groups/SE focus during Enrichment time
- Targeted groups/SE focus during Study Hall
That is a WHOLE LOT OF WAYS that we are fortunate to get content-specific time with kids. Let's make them count!
March Birthdays
14 - Melissa Baker
20 - Amy Whittle
22 - Taylor Miller
What's on the Calendar
5-9 TELPAS
5 - HJH Teacher of the Year voting
6 - Election Day!
6 - First Financial on campus
8 - Wedding sprinkle for McCrary
9 - Cheer & Mascot Try Outs - closed to viewing
9 - Early Release, 12:30
9 - End of 3rd Nine Week grading period
9 - HISD Foundation Grant deadline
9 - HJH Teacher of the Year announced
12-16 Spring Break
20 - 8GI, purple
21 - STAAR Security
22 - Report Cards home
22 - SBDM Meeting, 3:35
23 - Kona Ice @ lunch
23 - RtI Meetings
26 - STAAR details meetings, conference - Everyone must attend
26 - School Board meeting, 6:30
27 - New to HJH, 3:35
29 - Course Guides passed out in Study Hall
30 - Good Friday - No School
Support Our Cats
3 - Math/Science team @ Queen City
6 - Track @ Chapel Hill
19-23 Farm City Week
22 - Track @ Pine Tree
27 - Track @ Mt. Pleasant
Teacher of the Year
Ballots for "Teacher of the Year" will be in your box Monday, February 5th and will be due to May Pipak by Tuesday, February 6th at 3:30. May will tally results and the HJH Admin. team will break any close calls.
As you select from the many excellent teachers we have on campus, keep the following in mind and choose someone that truly upholds the values of our campus:
District Vision: Excellence in Education
Campus Values:
- Collaborative
- Creative
- Compassionate
- Flexible
- Helpful
- Positive
Security
If you have a conflict, please let Mrs. Whittle know prior to March 20th.
Semester Reward
- 90% Attendance in ALL classes
- have no more than 2 minor infractions
- pass ALL classes
- be working toward STAAR goals...attending required tutorials, completing assignments, etc.
Teachers - make sure you document on their tracking card if they are not doing their work and/or attending tutorials, PATHS, etc.
2018-2019 Calendar
- Click HERE to link the the calendar
- There will be 7 "flex" days this year. Please mark these required dates down so you don't vacation over them. Math people - we are working on a couple of dates for late July for some in-depth training.
- October 12th and February 15th are Early Release for STUDENTS ONLY. Staff need to plan on being at school until 3:45. The way it looks on calendar I can see where someone would mistake that and wanted to make sure that everyone knew so you can make appropriate plans for child care since they will not be able to stay in your rooms for the afternoon.