HPES Weekly Newsletter
10/21/19
Thank-you so much for your kind words, cards, gifts, and encouragement during Boss’s day last week. Jesus and I are so incredibly touched and appreciative of your support. I truly love working at HPES and alongside such a hardworking and dedicated staff! You are the ones who are doing the hard work and we appreciate you! I know I do not say it enough, I Love and I appreciate you very much! Blessed to be at HPES!
Awards Ceremonies this Week!
2nd Grade: Thursday, October 24: 8:15 -9:00 a.m.
3rd Grade: Friday, October 25: 2:00-2:40 p.m
4th Grade: Friday, October 25: 9:35-10:15 a.m.
5th Grade: Friday, October 25: 8:55-9:35 a.m.
Bat Night
Bat Night
Pinktober
Red Ribbon Week
SWAT
Thursday: All teams will meet on Thursday this week!
This week we will focus on:
- Knowledge Package for next unit
- Impact Cycle Video Reflection!
Campus/District Assessments
- Log into our District copy center at https://copycenter.pfisd.net/ with your E# and passcode
- Click the green button "Go" on the search catalog
- Click on "Unit Assessments"
- Click on "Elementary"
- Select your grade level assessment and print
October Specials Schedule
TTESS
TTESS Pre-Conferences currently taking place. We will follow the following format when we meet:
- · Review Pre- Conference Form- & Schedule Observation within 5 days
- · Review Professional Goal
- · Review SLO Goal
If you are deferred we will set up a pre-conference and review the following with you:
- Review Professional Goal
- Review SLO Goal
Remember...
- Be confidential and professional at times... we have lots of visitors on campus and you never know who's listening.
- You may wear a college shirt on Wednesdays and a school shirt on Fridays with jeans
- You may wear pink shirt with jeans on Monday's this month.
Behavior Tip-Always default to compassion.
A kid shows up late. "Everything ok? We missed you". A kid doesn't have his homework for the 4th time this week. "Hey is something going on that's making it hard for you to get your work done? This is really important and I want to make sure you are able to do what you need to do". A student throws a tantrum in class? "Wow you are struggling with self control. Can you tell me why? Are you hungry or tired?" Compassion builds relationships and increases the odds that you'll find out whats really going on.
Great Things Are Happening AT HPES!
5th Grade, Choir, and American Sign Language Fall Concert!
HPES Ballet Folklorico Celebrates Hispanic Heritage!
Pink Out & Muffins with Moms- Over 150 moms attended! WOW
PTO Fall Movie Night!
Wednesday After School Meetings
The plan for meetings on Wednesday meetings are as follows:
1st Wednesday of the month – GLL/committees
2nd Wednesday of the month – Staff meetings
3rd Wednesday of the month – Campus PLC
4th Wednesday of the month – Vertical Teams
5th Wednesday of the month – CAAC
Kudos
- Shout out to our Specials team fro an amazing turn out with Pink Out and Muffins with Mom's!
- Shout out to Ms. Sanguinetti for an outstanding Fall Concert & and to Ms. Kelley for her help with ASL!
- Shout out to Ms. Munoz and Ms. Jimenez for treating us to a wonderful Ballet Folklorico performance!
- Shout out to Ms. Lucy Ceballos for her perseverance and never giving up!
Highland Park Bulldog Dash!
This year’s PTO-sponsored fundraiser is the HIGHLAND PARK BULLDOG DASH! It’s a two-week program that kicks off with a Pep Rally on Wednesday, November 6th. Families will then gather pledges for every lap your student runs (30-35 short laps) at the Bulldog Dash, which will happen on Friday, November 15. This year our goal is to raise $23,000 for new laptops (grades 2-5) and iPads (Pegasus – 1st) and we need your help! Just like last year, we’ve partnered with the experts at Booster (formerly Boosterthon) to power our fundraiser to make it easier, more profitable, and more fun.
Students will also experience an amazing character theme, MINDSPARK: WILD WEST! Booster’s most exciting theme yet combines S.T.E.A.M. skills (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) with character-building. While they're teaming up with the MindSpark Kids to save Dr. Shock, our students will learn five character traits that will help strengthen themselves and our world.
Donations will go toward upgrading our technology needs on-campus, so please help our school by getting pledges from family and friends and entering them on FUNRUN.COM as early as October 30th. Also, all families are invited to come out and cheer on our students at the Bulldog Dash. Volunteer opportunities will also be available. Thanks so much for your support!
Instructional Coach Brochure and New Teacher Meeting
Instructional Coach Support
Upcoming Events
10/21- Book Club: 3:00-4:00
10/22- L. Ruiz at Principal Meeting Operations @ Boardroom 8:00-12:00
10/24- Storybook Pumpkins Due
10/24- 1st Grade Fieldtrip to Georgetown Palace Theater & Creative Playscape.
10/25- HPES Spirit Store 7:15- 7:35
10/25- Bat Night @ 6:45
10/25- 2nd Grade Thinkery Fieldtrip
10/28- Book Club 3:00-4:00
10/28- L. Ruiz meets with Dr. Ohare 10:30-12:30 @ HPES
10/28- Happy Birthday Ms. Almaguer!
10/28-11/01- Red Ribbon Week
10/31- Kinder Fairytale Parade @ 8:15
10/31- Happy Birthday Ms. E. Torres!
11/01- 4th Grade Fieldtrip
11/04- L. Ruiz meets with Dr. Ohare 9:30-10:30 @ HPES
11/04- DAAC meeting @ 4:45-6:45
11/04- Happy Birthday Ms. Garvey!
11/05- L. Ruiz at Principals PLC @ Rock Gym
11/06- Moves with Mom 7:10-7:30
11/06- Happy Birthday Ms. Vazquez!
11/06- Bulldog Dash Pep Rally
11/08- HPES Spirit Store 7:15- 7:35
11/08 -3rd Grade Fieldtrip & Pegasus Fiedtrips
11/11- Veterans Concert 4th grade
11/11- Book Club
11/12- Happy Birthday Ms. Brightly!
11/13- Picture retakes
11/14- L. Ruiz meets with Dr. Ohare 10:30-12:30 @ HPES
11/15- Bulldog Booster Dash
11/18- Book Club 3:00-4:00
11/19- L. Ruiz at Principal Meeting- Operations @ Boardroom 8:00-12:00
11/20- Dunks with Dad 7:10-7:30
11/21- Thanksgiving Luncheon
11/22- HPES Spirit Store 7:15- 7:35
11/25-11/29- Thanksgiving Break
12/02- Book Club 3:00-4:00
12/03- L. Ruiz at Principals PLC @ Boardroom
12/03- Kinder Fieldtrip to Elgin Tree Farm
12/05- ASL 2 ends
12/06- HPES Spirit Store 7:15- 7:35
12/08- Happy Birthday Coach Harvey!
12/09-12/12- 3rd Grade Bazaar
12/09- Book Club 3:00-4:00
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!