The J-Hawk Experience!
Info you need to know for week of February 26-March 2!
Message from the principal
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Our 2nd round of parent/teacher conferences will take place on Thursday, March 1st, from 4:00-8:15pm in the UHS Commons (lunchroom). Our traditional Parent/Teacher Conferences offer families two opportunities to connect with teachers and school staff in a more face-to-face way.
These are drop-in conferences where teachers are available to visit in person. A list of teacher dinner times are listed here. Teachers will not be available during their 30 minute dinner times.
We welcome all family members and students to come be a part of these opportunities for connecting and improving our partnership aimed at helping improve students' overall experience and learning.
Parent Survey
The Urbandale Community School District is on a continuous journey to make our schools the best places for students to learn, staff to work, and parents to send their children for a good education. In this effort, we appreciate your support. It is important to gather feedback from you to celebrate successes and identify areas for growth. Please take a few minutes and complete this Parent Satisfaction Survey to help provide this feedback.
Once the survey is complete, the results will be analyzed by an outside organization. The data from the survey will be sent to each school and the Superintendent. Then, the results of the survey will be shared with parents and the community.
The survey can be accessed online at this link: UCSD Parent Satisfaction Survey. The link offers the survey in English, Spanish, and Bosnian.
Sincerely,
Tim Carver
Principal
#UHSpride
#UHSwillChangeTheWorld!
Attendance.
UHS attendance - 95%
This is a reminder that if a student has an unexcused absence for any period, our automated system will be sending out a call as well as an email as means to notifying you of the absence. If you feel it is in error, please contact Mrs. Chavez in our attendance office at 457-6805.
Student Announcements and Day 1/ Day 2 for the week
This week Monday, February 26th is a Day 1. Tuesday, February 27th, is a Day 2. Block days are a Day 1. Friday is a Day 2.
TEACHERS' DINNER @ UHS CONFERENCES!
Our parent volunteers have asked that we included this message again this week so that families can help to support this nice service to our teachers.
UHS parents are providing the meal during the conference night for the teachers and are in need volunteers to provide food. Please see the link below to sign up. The teachers really appreciate the hot meal on a long day. Thanks for your help.
Pulled Pork Sandwiches - Thursday, March 1, 2018
UHS Write Out Loud returns for 2nd semester...moved to February 28th!!
Post Prom fundraiser Dodge Ball Tournament sign up
Message Monday - Transportation Matters for Iowa
Message Monday - Life is a highway - drive safely all day long from the Iowa Department of Transportation for 02/26/2018: (look for an update later on Monday).
UHS Student Clubs & Organizations...get involved!
UHS Writing Lab open!
The lab is open Monday afternoons from 3:15-4:00pm; Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 7:00-7:45am; and Thursday afternoons from 2:15-3:00 in the English Pod on the 2nd floor.
All students are encouraged to come. There will be at least one English teacher there.
UHS Athletics and Activities for the week! Go J-Hawks!!
Shout Outs
UHS student volunteers make a difference and help our schools and community through Silver Cord
For 2017-18 alone, our students have logged:
Class of 2021: 771 hours
Class of 2020: 1,890 hours
Class of 2019: 584 hours
Class of 2018: 500 hours
School total: 3,745 hours since June 1, 2017!!
Cumulative totals for each class:
Class of 2021: 771 hours
Class of 2020: 4,147 hours
Class of 2019: 4,434 hours
Class of 2018: 3,451 hours (this is the first class to be involved in Silver Cord for all
four years)
School total: 12,803 hours
Great job, J-Hawks!
UHS bowlers and Coach Richardson earn post season recognition!
Congratulations to girls and boys bowling teams for placing 7th place each at the state bowling meet last week! UHS bowler Mackenzie Blum placed 4th overall for the girls and Alec Reseland placed 5th overall for the boys. Great work!
The Iowa Girls Coaches Association has released its post-season awards for Boys and Girls Bowling for the 2017-2018 season. Urbandale Bowlers were well represented on all teams.
Girls Bowling
First Team All-State: Megan Hess
1st Team All-District: Megan Hess
2nd Team All-District: Mercedes Hendricks
Boys Bowling
First Team All-State: Alec Reseland
1st Team All-District: Alec Reseland
2nd Team All-District: Devon Moore, Caden Ziegler
District Coach of the Year: Gretta Richardson
UHS IHSSA speech team take 29 individual performers to districts!
UHS vocal performers return to entertain at the Pops Concert on March 2nd!
National German Exam Results are in...with four UHS students being honored!
Learning around UHS
UHS teachers reflect on learning and celebrations from Monday's Cabin Fever Day
UHS teachers reflect on learning and celebrations from Monday's Cabin Fever Day
UHS teachers reflect on learning and celebrations from Monday's Cabin Fever Day
Mrs. Dostrat teaches about the SOAP acronym to Algebra 2 students
Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Jacques review equations in Geometry
Students in Mrs. Perrizo's Multimedia class learn new applications
Student in freshmen English prep for Romeo and Juliet in Mrs. Kingery's class
Mrs. Veenstra's Probability and Stats class reviews a recent assessment
Mr. Henkenius supports student learning in Computer Applications
Planning For College session with Ramona Barber
'Teen Whisperer' Ramona Barber comes to Urbandale on Monday, February 26 for a free presentation and Q&A session called Planning for College? Choose Your High School Classes Wisely. The presentation will be held at Urbandale High School in the Performing Arts Center from 6:30pm - 8:00pm.
Ramona Barber graduated from Colorado State University with Honors and holds B.A. degrees in English and Journalism. She is an experienced teacher and counselor of high school and college students with more than 35 years of experience. She works with students who want to develop a plan for college. She does not place students, recruit athletes or guarantee scholarships. Through her business, CollegeInfo, she provides information on college opportunities and emphasizes personal goal setting by students with parental involvement.
While these information sessions are FREE, please register in advance to allow for appropriate room accommodations.
Child care will not be available. Room assignments will be e-mailed to the registration list in advance.
Class Date: Monday, February 26, 2018
Class Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Urbandale High School - PAC
Deadline to Register: February 21, 2018
Costs: FREE
Monday, Feb 26, 2018, 06:30 PM
Urbandale High School, Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, IA, USA
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Thursday, Mar 1, 2018, 04:00 PM
Urbandale High School, Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, IA, United States
UHS Vocal Music Pops Concert
Friday, Mar 2, 2018, 07:00 PM
Urbandale High School, Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, IA, USA
UHS Band Concert
Tuesday, Mar 6, 2018, 07:00 PM
Urbandale High School, Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, IA, USA
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Urbandale High School
Website: http://www.urbandaleschools.com/schools/urbandale-high-school/
Location: 7111 Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, IA, United States
Phone: (515) 457-6800
Twitter: @UHS_UCSD
Tim Carver, Principal
Email: carvert@urbandaleschools.com
Website: http://www.urbandaleschools.com/directory/tim-carver/
Location: 7111 Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, IA, United States
Phone: 515-457-6801
Twitter: @TimPCarver