Hero Headlines HMS Staff News
November 11, 2019
Professional Dress tomorrow - Monday, November 11th - THANKS!
General Announcements.....
- Instructional rounds will be on Nov. 14th. Here is the schedule.
- The committee that determined how to spend rewards money, from last year, allocated $9000 for intervention. Please let me know if you are interested in having after-school intervention. The amount is $25/hour. I am willing to get a bus to transport students & get snacks if we can agree on days (2) to keep kids from 3:30-4:30. For those of you that are interested, please complete this worksheet.
- If you are attending the Enneagram session on December 3rd, you can take a 140 question test called The RHETI - it's $12 - https://tests.enneagraminstitute.com/orders/create. This is NOT required to attend the session, it is completely optional!
- November 15th Contracted and Substitute Pay Day--Friday, November 15th
November EOM Contracted and Timesheet employees Pay Day--Friday, November 22nd
I wanted to share a chapter from Learning by Doing that some of our PLCs are reading and processing. It's a great chapter to explain the need for clarity on WHAT we teach.
You will see further in this newsletter that Afton Schleiff is coming back for more Conscious Discipline sessions. She has also offered to lead a book study with us. We haven't ironed out the details but we would start in February, likely meet on Mondays, and we would finish on June 5th with a flex day. If you want to participate, or think you want to, please complete this form. I am going to get the books now, so you can start perusing.
Below is a short audio clip that will likely make you smile....and know you are making a difference....every day!
Schedule for Nov. 11
1st - 7:45-8:33
2nd - 8:36-9:19 (8:57 switch)
3rd - 9:22-10:51 (10:29 switch)
- Veteran's Day Assembly - 9:30-10:15'ish, we will start dismissal to cafeteria immediately @ 9:22
5th - 11:40-12:56 (C & D Lunch)
6th - 12:59 - 1:42
7th - 1:45 - 2:28
8th - 2:31 - 3:15
Hero Hour this week.......
Monday - No Hero Hour, students will sign up for PT @ 7:45am during 1st hour
Tuesday - PrimeTime (Math Priority)
Wednesday - Prime Time
Thursday - Study Hall - read, IXL/Buzz Math, Encore Priority
Friday - Future Focused Friday
- 6th Guest Speaker
- 7th Character Lessons
After-School Professional Learning Opportunities
Several of you have asked for the sheet where we are tracking your six PD sessions. Here you go!
- Nov. 12 - Vaping 101 w/Christy Norwood (You are going to want to hear this!)
- Nov. 12 - Social Media & Cell Phones 101 (You are welcome to come to this and count it as an hour of PD, 6pm.)
- Dec. 3 - Enneagram @ Work: A quick overview of how the Enneagram can improve self-awareness.
- Dec. 10 - Part 2: Conscious Discipline w/Afton Schleiff (Afton will finish the presentation she started this past Tuesday.)
- Dec. 17 - NO PD
- Jan. 7 - NO PD
- Jan. 14 - Part 3: Conscious Discipline (Afton will give concrete examples and structures of how she used CD in her classroom, she will also share resources.)
Upcoming Dates
November
11th - Veteran's Day Assembly (No Hero Hour)
11th - 7th Grade Choir Practice @ HBHS (12-3pm)
11th - 7th Grade Choir Concert @ HBHS (7pm)
12th - Hero Huddle and Vaping 101 w/Christy Norwood
12th - Parent Night - Cell phone & Social Media 101 for Parents Only, LMC @ 6pm
14th - Instructional Rounds - No Team Meetings
19th - Hero Huddle, no PD scheduled
22nd - Designated Food Day
25th - 29th - Thanksgiving Holiday
SpEd Update
ESL Update
Current Grant Opportunities
What is EdCamp?
EdCamp is an UNconference event organized by groups of educators, specifically designed to create a participant-driven, fun-filled morning of professional development. Educators can connect with like-minded individuals, collaborate ideas, brainstorm solutions to common education problems, have group discussions, and receive information that can immediately be applied in the classroom.
• Unconference - No preplanned presentations
• Personalized Learning - Educators choose topics based upon their own learning needs.
• Network - Add to new members to your Personal Learning Network.
• Collaborate - Discuss topics and strategize with other educators in the area.
Hellstern Middle School
Website: http://hellstern.sdale.org/
Location: 7771 Har-Ber Avenue, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: 479-750-8725
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