HPES Weekly Newsletter
11/18/19
Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and I am reminded of how grateful I am to work with the students and staff at Highland Park. Please know that we appreciate you, and value YOU and the hard work you do each and every day. As we head into this break, do not come to work, believe me, it will still be here when you return. At times we forget that we work to make a living, not live to work. Yes, when you are here you give it 100%, but also remember when you have a little bit of time off, give yourself and your family 100%. Take next week for yourself, your family, to rest, and rejuvenate. Feel free to wear jeans this week.
Staffing
- Special Education Inclusion EA (new position)
- Special Education Behavior Unit Teacher
Campus/District Assessments
Note: We are required to use the District ELA 9 weeks assessments, and the District Writing Inventories. As a campus, we can choose if we want to use the district created 9 weeks Math and Science Assessments, or if we want to create our own. Either way, they need to be in Eduphoria and the due dates are the same. See due dates below.
- K-5 Writing Inventory due in Eduphoria by 12/20/19
- 2nd 9 weeks assessments due in Eduphoria by 12/19/19
Remember...
- Thanksgiving Luncheon on Thursday, November 21st!
- You may wear jeans all week!
- Let Mima know if you are in need of supplies, we can look at the budget and try to get it for your team.
- PTO will be providing a pie to each teacher on Friday before Thanksgiving! Thank-you PTO!
Teaching Tip:
Behavior Tip
Learn that you don't always have to prove a point with a kid... as long as you are correcting the problem, its a win-win...
TTESS
TTESS pre-conferences and observations are in full swing. If you have not received your pre-conference calendar invitation yet, do not panic, it will get here before you know it.
- · Review Pre- Conference Form- & Schedule Observation within 5 days
- · Review Professional Goal
- · Review SLO Goal
If you are deferred we will review your SLO and your professional goal in Eduphoria and provide you our feedback.
Wednesday After School Meetings
The plan for meetings on Wednesday meetings are as follows:
1st Wednesday of the month – GLL/committees-
3rd Wednesday of the month – Campus PLC- Science- Campus Focus on "Matter"
4th Wednesday of the month –Vertical Teams
5th Wednesday of the month – CAAC
Sterling Shining Star Nominee
Congratulations to Ms. Anna Mendez on her recent nomination as a Sterling Shining Star! The Sterling Shining Star of the Year Award is an annual honor program that recognizes and rewards school district educators or employees. Finalists and respective school districts are on the Sterling Shining Star website at www.sterlingshiningstar.com. This year an award will be given in the amount of $10,000 to be equally shared between the recipient and his/her school.
To visit your nominee’s profile, just follow these simple steps:
- Go to www.sterlingshiningstar.com
- Click on the “NOMINEES” menu at the top right of the page
- Find their profile and click on their name to be directed to the individual page
- Post a comment, “Like” the nomination or better yet “Share” the profile on a social media channel of your choice
Kudos (these are from us and your colleagues) :)
Shout out to Ms. Sanguinetti for planning our Veterans Day Assembly, you are amazing, and we couldn't do it without you! A huge thank-you to all staff for your help and flexibility!
- Shout out to Coach Harvey and our Specials Team for planning, and executing our Bulldog Dash! Amazing Organization and Energy! You Rock!
- Shout out to Mima for your organization of the Big Kahuna Fundraiser, many of you don't know but we raised over ten thousand dollars profit! It was a lot of work on Mima's end, and we appreciate her!
- Shout out to our amazing front office staff, you are so busy every day, greeting, taking calls, calming down parents, assisting students, always meeting everyone's needs, and you do it all with a smile! THANK-YOU!
Kudo's
Great Things Are Happening AT HPES!
Hands On Activities in Pegasus!
Intentional Small Group Instruction with Ms. Rojas!
Guided Reading with Ms. Davila!
Small Group support with Ms. Pleasanton!
Build up your reading fluency with Ms. Lowther!
Ms. Vazquez teaching about Integrity!
Ms. Quiroz... Look at those anchor Charts, and right back into the swing of things!
Week Before Thanksgiving got you feeling like this...No worries... Thanksgiving Break is right around the corner!
Upcoming Events
11/18- Ruiz at Campus Renovation Meeting from 9:00-10:00
11/18- Book Club 3:00-4:00
11/19- L. Ruiz at Principal Meeting- Operations @ Boardroom 8:00-12:00
11/20- Pegasus Fieldtrip
11/20-4th and 5th Grade Field Trip to UT Basketball game
11/21- Thanksgiving Luncheon
11/21- Ruiz meets with Dr. Ohare at 12:00-2:00 at HPES
11/21- Board Meeting 2 7:00- Coach Harvey will be recognized for Healthiest School Awards, and Ms. Jasmine Recognized as Sub of the Month!
11/22- All Day PSST
11/22- PTO Pies for Teachers
11/25-11/29- Thanksgiving Break
12/02- Book Club 3:00-4:00
12/03- L. Ruiz at Principals PLC @ Boardroom
12/04- 3rd Grade Fieldtrip
12/03- Kinder Fieldtrip to Elgin Tree Farm
12/05- ASL 2 ends
12/06- HPES Spirit Store 7:15- 7:35
12/06- Staff Holiday Party @ Dogwood 6:00-9:00
12/08- Happy Birthday Coach Harvey!
12/09-12/12- 3rd Grade Bazaar
12/09- Ruiz meets with Dr. Ohare 2:00-4:00 at HPES
12/09- Book Club 3:00-4:00
12/11- 5th grade Parent Meeting in Library at 6:30 (Non-School Sponsored Overnight Fieldtrip) Teachers not required to attend.
12/13- Diversity Celebration
12/13- Happy Birthday Ms. Hartford!
12/15- Happy Birthday Ms. L. Ruiz!
12/16- Kinder 80th day of school
12/16- Happy Birthday Ms. Jorgenson!
12/17- L. Ruiz at Principal Meeting @ Boardroom 8:00-12:00
12/17- Happy Birthday Ms. Fardjallah!
12/17- Happy Birthday Ms. Lowther!
12/19- Winter Concert 1st, Choir, ASL
12/19- Happy Birthday Mr. Keasbey!
12/20- HPES Spirit Store 7:15- 7:35
12/20- 1st Grade party in cafeteria 8:15
12/20- Student Early Release @ 12:00
12/23-01/03- Holiday Break
12/25- Happy Birthday Mr. Carlos Chavez!
12/30- Happy Birthday Ms. Zeidler!