Blaze Bulletin
Edition 27- Week of March 28th
Greetings...
Dear Teachers,
Congratulations on the following (all in one week and a short one at that): getting through testing; making the best of a crazy testing schedule; winning the United Way "Best School" award and having a jeans week; winning and competing so well in spring sports; adding MORE students to the ACT recognition wall; helping seniors manage their stress as college acceptances/denials are coming in; celebrating our BCA senior capstone projects; getting a heartfelt shout out/thank you from the Brambles for hosting a fundraiser for Baylor; and.......making it to Spring Break! Go Blaze!
Dr. Leisa Justus
Principal, Blackman High School
615-904-3850
@bhsjustus
Congratulations!!!
Shout Out....
They were such a great group of kids to work with and we hope we can have them back to assist us again next year! Each Cadet was more than willing to help out in anyway and they all worked together as a team!
On behalf of Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital and our STARS Committee, please express our gratitude to each one of them for their service today at this event! They truly were STARS in their own right!
Amazing gift...
Healthful Hints...
March is National Nutrition Month! It is important that we know the nutritional value of the food we put in our bodies. One simple way is reading food labels at the grocery store. The following article gives some facts and tips on reading the information provided on food labels.
Shop Smart — Get the Facts on Food Labels
Eat Right. Food, Nutrition and Health Tips from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Shop Smart — Get the Facts on Food Labels. Become a smart shopper by reading ...
Schoolstation
o All inservice hours must be submitted by May 13th. Remember to monitor your professional development report. Please notify the PD Center (ext. 22073) for inaccuracies.
o Your inservice FOCUS this year is the content area you teach in. You must complete a 2 hour session in your area: Elementary (CE), Middle (CM), and Secondary (CS).
o An Independent In service form must be completed for all in services not posted on
Schoolstation. The form can be found on the front page of Schoolstation at the bottom of the
purple scheduler box and needs to be completed 10 days before date of request.
o Register for in services below on Schoolstation. You can also check for alternate times and locations for titles below.
MUST READ.....
Early Release Day 4/7 - All teachers will be needed to help with the following activities:
Seniors – On My Own Program hosted by Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce (Main Gym and Aux Gym)
Juniors – Pre-code for the ACT and then take math & science sections of the practice ACT.
Sophomores – Practice ACT (math, science & reading sections) - for each section of the ACT, students will have an answer sheet. They will need to write the content teacher’s name at the top of each section’s answer sheet (For example: The student’s math answer sheet will need their math teacher’s name at the top). Answer sheets will be graded and returned that afternoon.
BCA sophomores will be on a field trip to MTSU.
Freshman – Practice ACT (math, science & reading sections) - for each section of the ACT, students will have an answer sheet. They will need to write the content teacher’s name at the top of each section’s answer sheet (For example: The student’s math answer sheet will need their math teacher’s name at the top). Answer sheets will be graded and returned that afternoon.
BHS ACT Test Day 4/19 – All teachers will be needed to help with the following activities:
Seniors – They have three options: Participate in a job shadow day (see Mrs. Noffsinger for details), take the ASVAB exam (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) or take the practice ACT.
Juniors – ACT at BHS (They will have the opportunity to leave school when the test is completed)
Sophomores – Practice ACT (math, science & reading sections) - for each section of the ACT, students will have an answer sheet. They will need to write the content teacher’s name at the top of each section’s answer sheet (For example: The student’s math answer sheet will need their math teacher’s name at the top). Answer sheets will be graded and returned that afternoon.
Freshman – Practice ACT/STEM Summit program hosted by Jr. Achievement (in the morning 1/2 half of the freshman class will attend the STEM program and the other half will take the practice ACT in the afternoon the groups will switch). The two groups will swap during 4th period. (This is subject to change)
Tech Minutes
Do you use YouTube? We have two Tech Minutes just for you this week.
Tech Minute #1
TubeChop.com - Learn how to save a portion of a YouTube video instead of downloading, buffering, and waiting. TubeChop allows you to cut out pieces of a YouTube video easily in just a few steps. Share your chopped through email or copy and paste the link that is created.
Tech Minute #2
ViewPure.com – Would you like to eliminate the ads that pop up on YouTube videos? Viewpure.com eliminates pop-up ads, suggested videos, and comments so you can view the "pure" version of the video without all the distractions! Watch the Tech Minute here: Tech Minute- Viewpure.com
Shut Down All Computers Every Night. Really.
Please shut down all computers every night. It will cause problems for you if you don’t. Printers won’t work right; desktops will go wonky. Save your sanity and shut down your computer. Your computer will thank you. However, everyone forgets sometimes. So, if you have a problem, restart the computer. If that doesn’t work call Holly.
You should know...
Please be aware that there will be no technology inservices at BHS in May. Additionally, all inservice hours must be submitted to the teacher center by May 13.
April Technology Inservices at BHS
April 11 – 3:45-5:45 – Digital Portfolios – Room G21
ONLINE PD!! (Window for completion: April 11-25) – 2 Hours of Credit - Getting Started with Document Based Questioning
Get more information here: http://edtechhunter.weebly.com/professional-development.html
Sign up in School Station: https://schstation.rcs.k12.tn.us/rutherford
Save the Date! – Tuesday April 12 – Technology Tuesday
Technology Tuesday is Back! On April 12, a few BHS teachers will be modeling BYOD strategies and technology tools with their classes. All other BHS teachers will be able to observe these classes during your planning periods. A substitute will also be available if you would like to observe during a class period other than your planning period. Here are some of the tech tools that you can look forward to seeing: EduCanon Quizizz, Kahoot, and more! Holly will send additional details after spring break.
Surprise Disaster Drill Week...
WEEK OF APRIL 4TH
Picture Date & Location
April 13 - Junior Orientation with Loveless - Auditorium - Prime Time
SAVE THE DATES...
Graduation Practice - May 18, Wednesday, 9-11 am
Graduation - May 21, Saturday, 10 am
All teachers should sign-up for either Prom or Graduation
SAVE THE DATE....
April 29th, 2016
MTSU Grand Ballroom8:00 P.M. to Midnight
Junior/Senior sponsors will be asked to chaperone in small increments.
All teachers should sign-up for either Prom or Graduation
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March Birthdays
March 17th – Ms Cook
March 20th – Ms Flagg
March 22nd – Mr Meadows - Mr Sweeton
March 24th – Mr Green
March 29th – Ms Alcorn
March 30th – Mr Zimmerman