Hero Headlines HMS Staff News
August 26, 2019
General Announcements.....
- I want to be VERY CLEAR about the next three PD days, including Sept. 3rd. These are days that are REQUIRED to renew your state license. Every teacher either has to complete awareness (18 hours) or proficiency (36 hours) in the Science of Reading. This year you will be getting the 18 hours. If you miss a PD day this year, you WILL have to make it up.....most likely in after-school evening sessions. You CAN NOT combine tracks - meaning you can't use 6 IDEA hours and 12 ROOTS (Springdale's) hours. If you have questions about this PLEASE ask me.
- If you have not done the required PD linked further down this newsletter, please get started, it may take you a bit of time. Remember - deadline for this is August 30th.
- If you have not already, please make sure your PGP goal is up to date in EdReflect. I will publish TESS observation information next week.
- Here is a list of the staff at the Northwest Educational Service Cooperative.
- Edulastic - This formative assessment tool was shared during a PLC meeting, thanks Tapee!
- We are going to need to be very flexible with GT classes this year. Ripp & Teo are trying hard to build great schedules for the students. They can no longer count guest speakers as contact minutes, therefore each student will have four pull-out classes, not three as in years past. It is going to be virtually impossible to only pull from electives & PE. We cannot penalize a student for missing class because of GT. We will get GT rosters to you this week, so you can know which students on your team are going to be served.
After-School Professional Learning Opportunities
- August 27th - CHANGE: Inquiry & Passion Projects - Aaron Tinnon
- Sept. 3 - No session - PD day
- Sept. 10 - Escape Rooms - Michael Tapee & Steffi Teo will tell you everything you need to know to plan an escape room based on your standards for your students.
- Sept. 17 - No session - SLCs
- Sept. 24 - What does Schoology have that Google classroom doesn't? w/Laura Bishop - Learn about the cool things you can do in schoology, like build and score with rubrics, grade based on standards, and more!
Bullying/Cyberbullying Law
Upcoming Dates
Are you connected to the Hellstern Faculty Google Calendar?
August
27th - 3:30-3:45 - Hero Huddle
27th - 3:45-4:30 - Inquiry & Passion Projects w/ Aaron Tinnon
28th - Back to School Rally @ Arvest Ballpark (6-7pm)
29th - JDRF Awareness presentation during Hero Hour (link to a short video will go out this week)
30th - JDRF Hat Day! Advisors, please collect money during Hero Hour.
September
3rd - Professional Development Day: ROOTS - Details will go out as soon as I get them
4th - MAP training for Math & ELA during PLCs
5th, 6th - MAP Reading test given
6th - 7th grade Pep Rally (more details coming)
7th - Band Car Wash (8-12pm) @ Harps Food Store
9th, 10th - 6th Math giving MAP test
11th, 12th - 7th Math giving MAP test
SpEd Update
ESL Update
Staff Directory
Hellstern Middle School
Website: http://hellstern.sdale.org/
Location: 7771 Har-Ber Avenue, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: 479-750-8725
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