Weekly Warrior Bulletin
December 4, 2015
HAPPY HANUKKAH! (12/6-14)
Welcome, New Warrior Sylvie Swisher! 11/30/2015 9lb, 1oz
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Judy Spence (12/6)
Anthony Yurish (12/9)
Aubrey Swisher (12/10) & Congrats, new mama!
Congratulations!
We miss you, Starlene!
Welcome, Natalie!
In our thoughts and prayers
College Wear/Jean Fridays
Interims
Friday, December 4, 2015
End of Interim Period #2
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Teachers may begin to post their IN2 grades.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 @ 4:00
All grades must be posted and all corrections final.
Friday, December 11, 2015
Interims will be available in ParentVue.
NOTES:
- Make sure you are posting grades for Interim 2
- Effort and two comments should be entered for each student.
- DO NOT GIVE AN “INCOMPLETE.”
Please make sure that you have carefully checked your posted grades. You can make any necessary changes until 4:00 PM on Tuesday. MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU MEET THE DEADLINE! At that time, I will run a report to see if there are any “blanks”. Remember I can only see if there is anything missing. I cannot verify the accuracy of your grades. I will let you know if there is anything you need to fix.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR GRADEBOOK, PLEASE E-MAIL
DEB HOOVER
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE TIMELINE, PLEASE SEE ME.
The grades and comments that you have entered and posted will appear on the student interim reports. Grades for the Interim will allow ineligible students to become eligible, but it will not make them ineligible.
Don't Forget!
The safety of WCPS staff and students is of utmost importance. That’s why we’re pleased to offer two SafeSchools “Policy Course” online trainings related to new policy and/or guidelines. Each document will take about 5 minutes to read. Please log into your SafeSchools online training, complete each policy course listed (there are two), and sign off that you have completed each of them no later than December 31, 2015. Completing the course is simply reading the policy; there are no questions to complete.
The course titles include:
- WCPS Reporting of Suspected Child Abuse and Child Neglect Policy; and
- WCPS Allergies, Food Modifications, and Special Diets Guidelines.
If you have any questions, please contact Terri Baker (bakerthe@wcps.k12.md.us or X68784).
Thank you!
The HR Team
REMINDERS about SafeSchools:
· To access your training plan, please go to http://wcps.md.safeschools.com/login
· Your Username = Your Employee ID #
Tardies to Class
I searched our handbooks and found a very concise consequence protocol in our BHS Student Planner (most of us might not have thought to go looking there, so here you go):
1st offense: verbal warning
2nd: individual talk (teacher/student)
3rd: confirmed parent notification by teacher
4th: teacher-assigned lunch detention to AI & parent notification
5th: 2 teacher-assigned lunch detentions to AI or 1-hour after school detention, & parent notification
- 6th+: referral to AP
Also, Sherry found these two helpful articles:
- Latecomers: Tips for Handling the Disruption of Students Who Come Into Class Late
- Students Who Are Chronically Late to Class
Do you have any ideas to share? Let me know!
PLEASE NOMINATE STUDENTS!
UPCOMING
TUE 12/8: Secret Santa starts!
TUE 12/8: Poetry Out Loud, periods 2 and 3, Auditorium
TUE 12/8: Collaborative CFIP, PLC
TUE-WED 12/8-9: 10th Grade 2nd Visits to Tech High
WED 12/9: ASVAB will be administered to students who are interested in exploring a career within the military -- 8:45am cafeteria
THU 12/10: BHS Chorus Annual Winter Concert, 7:00 pm, BHS auditorium
FRI 12/11: PARCC Score Reports distributed to students in English and math classes
MON 12/14: Sophomore Class fundraiser at Chipotle 3-6pm
WED 12/16: BHS Staff Holiday Party, 3:30
WARRIOR ATHLETICS
Friday, Dec 4, 2015
3:40 Varsity Indoor Track Invitational @HCC
5:30 JV Boys Basketball vs. CSH @BHS (Varsity at 7)
5:30 JV Girls Basketball @CSH (Varsity at 7)
Saturday, Dec 5, 2015
10am Freshmen Boys Basketball vs. CSH @BHS
1pm Varsity Wrestling Tri-Match @WHS
Monday, Dec 7, 2015
4:00 Freshmen Boys Basketball @WHS
5:15 Freshmen Girls Basketball @WHS
6:00 JV Girls Basketball vs. Walkersville @BHS (Varsity at 7:30)
Wednesday, Dec 9, 2015
6:00 Varsity Indoor Track HCC B Meet @HCC
7:00 Varsity Wrestling vs. Fort Hill @BHS
Friday, Dec 10, 2015
4:00 Varsity Indoor Track BHS Invitational @HCC
5:30 JV Girls Basketball vs. Manchester Valley @BHS (Varsity at 7)
6:00 JV Boys Basketball @Mountain Ridge (Varsity at 7:30)
KUDOS!
Kudos to BELINDA LUCAS for covering a class before the Thanksgiving Break.
Kudos to JUSTIN BAKER, STEVE GARLAND, SHERRY HAMILTON, CHRIS SPAID, RALPH Von PHILP for devoting time to ensure a great NHS induction class.
Kudos to STEPHANIE DYER for trying out School City!!
Thank you BRYAN SWISHER & CHRIS YOUNG for helping a colleague with car issues!
Thank you BETH DOWNIN for your insight and great ideas!
Kudos to MICHAEL BAIR and company for a wonderful opening night!
Well done BETH BERGER for collaborating with the middle school to plan for high school students to educate younger students on the dangers of drugs!
Congrats AUBREY SWISHER on your new bundle!
Great work MISCHELLE COLELLA, PETE O’CONNOR, & JUSTIN BAKER on organizing a school-wide coding event! And, thank you to the math department for allowing students the opportunity to code.
Thank you ASHLEY WISNER for continuing to monitor Warrior Block and ensure it is running smoothly!
Kudos to MISCHELLE COLELLA who went the extra mile to learn new technology that my students needed to complete a class project. She dealt with multiple snafus with grace and good humor! Thank you! Thank you!
Kudos to CONNIE BURLEY for having wonderful listening ears and caring heart. Thanks for keeping me positive and reassuring that I am not the only one stressing about my job
Kudos to EMILY DEMARTINO for helping me with the SST referral process for a student.
PETER - thanks so much for helping with my sub!
CONNIE - thanks for all of the extra help you give to others when I'm not available.
Thanks to BOBBIE MAHAFFEY for covering so I could do a learning walk.
Kudos to BETH & BOBBIE for helping us roll out School City and PARCC scores.