Blaze Bulletin
Edition 13 - November 14th
Greetings...
Dear teachers,
As a follow up to the comments made on BSN this morning, I wanted to share some ideas for incorporating social/emotional learning in our school. Our kids need this as much as any other content, and the cool thing is that it can be incorporated within the content! Many of you already do these or similar things, but maybe a new idea will pop up that you can use. Our kids can use an extra dose of feeling valued and supported (just like us). I'll be putting these tips/strategies/ideas in the bulletin for several weeks. See below for this week's tip.
If you haven't done so, say Happy Veteran's Day to Erich Zimmerman, Robert Eidemiller, Pam Recasner, Sarah Fletcher, Barbara Sanders, Gary Spry, John Ayers, and Jeff Lee. Thanks to these BHS faculty for their service.
Have a great weekend.
Sincerely,
Dr. Leisa Justus
Principal, Blackman High School
615-904-3850
@bhsjustus
MUST READ....
HELP FOR OUR KIDS....
We have seen anxiety and suicidal thoughts become very prevelant here at BHS and wanted to share some information on how to deal with these situation.
7 Essential Steps Parents Can Take to Prevent Teen Suicide ...
psychologybenefits.org
7 Essential Steps Parents Can Take to Prevent Teen Suicide By Administrator • September 23, 2013 In this blog post, APA President-elect Nadine Kaslow and her ...
49 Phrases to Calm an Anxious Child | GoZen!
It happens to every child in one form or another – anxiety. As parents, we would like to shield our children from life’s anxious moments, but navigating anxiety ...
THANKSGIVING DINNER......
FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS - BLAZE ADVANCE.....
GO BLAZE!!!!!
JUST DO WHAT'S RIGHT RECOGNITION AWARD!
HOMEWORK HOTLINE...
Homework Hotline posters are up around the school, and you may wish to let students know:
Free tutoring is available by phone
M - Th, 4-8pm
615-298-6636 or 1-888-868-5777
United Way Update.....
Social/Emotional Tip of the Week
A Rose and a Thorn (use as a way to engage all students in responding to the lesson/group activity/independent practice; helps students to know their feedback is asked for and valued)
Participants are asked to state one “rose,” or good thing that happened for them, and one “thorn,” or challenge that arose. This can be used to at the beginning of a new session to reflect on the last - or it can be used as a closing reflection.
Blazercize...
Thanks for your patience on Blazercise - now it's time to implement per the law and RCS policy!
The plan and some suggestions/examples/ideas are in Sharepoint:
Just go to email, click on the app launcher in the upper left hand corner > Sharepoint > Blackman High School > Blazercize
REMINDER.....
New to BHS & Administrative Meetings
December - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 7:45am Lawless/Justus
February - Wednesday, Feb. 8, 7:45am Pedigo
March - Wednesday, Mar. 8, 7:45am Connifey-Marlin/Reed
May - Wednesday, May 3, 7:45am Lawless
Blaze Creek Hockey Schedule
11/14
Blackman-Stewarts Creek @ Independence - Summit
7:00 pm - 8:20 pm
PlexB
12/2
Montgomery Bell Acad @ Blackman-Stewarts Creek
5:15 pm - 6:45 pm
Ford-South
12/9
Father Ryan @ Blackman-Stewarts Creek
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Ford-South
VISITORS TO BLACKMAN HIGH SCHOOL....
Security: Visitors to Blackman High must register at the front office.
All visitors, including rutherford county employees must enter the front of the building and register with the receptionist desk in the main office as a visitor.
This procedure is intended to keep the school secure while also helping administrators and SRO's track all staff and guests in the event of an emergency.
Let's play who is that? HIGH SCHOOL YEARS REVISITED....
Name that high schooler....
And the winner is Yolanda Flagg who guessed Arietta Lettsome
Technology Minute
It's easy to email groups of people with Office 365 contact lists. This Technology Minute shows you how to use the People app to create and edit contact lists. See the video at https://goo.gl/WVEaWv.
Upcoming Online Inservices
Work at your own pace and on your own schedule during the two week window. You must complete the activities by the final date to receive the specified amount of credit. Go to School Station to find more information and to sign up! https://schstation.rcs.k12.tn.us/
November 7-18 – Advanced Excel for Data Analysis (3 hours of credit)
November 14-28 -- Mining for Information: Digging into your research standards (2 hours of credit)
Assessment Tool
--Watch hours of ACT instruction
--Answer practice question sets that have step-by-step breakdowns
--For English, math, reading, and science
Technology Tip....
BHS PICTURE DATES
Club Picture Day – November 15th: All Day – Main Gym
Senior Cap and Gown Pictures – February 23rd: During Senior English Classes – Main Gym Lobby
Underclassman Spring Pictures – February 23rd: Announcements by grade – Auxiliary Gym
Junior Orientation (Senior Portrait Meeting) – April 11th: Primetime - Auditorium
Faculty Meeting Schedule - 7:30 a.m. in the Auditorium
DECEMBER 6th
JANUARY 3RD
FEBRUARY 7TH
MARCH 7TH
APRIL 4TH
MAY 2ND
DECEMBER EXAM SCHEDULE
Exam Schedule
Dec. 12 - 1st Period Exam
1st 8:30 – 10:15 EXAM
2nd 10:21 – 11:01
3rd 11:07 – 11:47
4th 11:53 – 1:12
1st lunch 11:47 – 12:16
2nd lunch 12:16 – 12:44
3rd lunch 12:44 – 1:12
5th 1:18 – 1:58
6th 2:04 – 2:44
7th 2:50 – 3:30
Dec. 13 - 2nd & 3rd Period Exams
2nd 8:30 – 10:00 EXAM
3rd 10:05 – 11:35 EXAM
Lunch 11:45 – 1:00
4th 1:07 – 2:15
5th 2:22 – 3:30
Dec. 14 - 4th & 5th Period Exams
4th 8:30 – 10:00 EXAM
5th 10:05 – 11:35 EXAM
Lunch 11:45 – 1:00
6th 1:07 – 2:15
7th 2:22 – 3:30
Dec. 15 - 6th & 7th Period Exams
6th 8:30 – 10:00 EXAM
7th 10:05 – 11:35 EXAM
Lunch 11:45 – 1:00
1:00 – 3:30 all students in cafeteria
RCS TEACHER RECRUITMENT FAIR - NOW HIRING FOR 2016-2017
Signing preliminary contracts
Signing bonus for hard-to-staff areas
Meet all our administrators in one stop!
Excellent benefits
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FEBRUARY 11, 2016 9 AM - 11 AM
BLACKMAN HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
Freshman Orientation
RCS announces 2017 graduation date for BHS
SATURDAY, MAY 20TH at 2:30 pm MTSU Murphy Center
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November
Nov 16th – Mr Pedigo
Nov 18th – Ms Sheppard
Nov 20th – Ms Ragland