HJHS Weekend Update
January 24, 2016
Every Student, Every Day
Happy Sunday! I hope you enjoyed your snowy Friday evening. It was beautiful coming down and covering the ground! Not great for sledding or snow man building, but a nice reason to force a little "chill" time.
It is the time of the year where we have to work harder and concentrate our focus. These next few weeks can be a grind, so I encourage you to work together! Share the load with one another! You all have the opportunity to plan with others in your department - share and strategize. You may be able to work collaboratively to find something new for your students to keep them interested! Divide the planning of new activities, tests, and assignments that you can share with each other! Mr. Moore, Dr. Collins, Mrs. Miller and I are willing to pitch in whenever we can to provide support.
We have made great progress in all areas and cannot lose our focus on moving all students forward even in these long, dreary winter days! Our time is limited – make every day count for every child in your class.
Thanks for all you do to help ALL of our students grow!!
Stephanie
Upcoming Events and Notes for this week at HJHS!
LESSON PLANS SHOULD BE POSTED IN EDMODO BY 8:00 MONDAY MORNINGS!
Monday, January 25: SMALL LAB training during your planning period, Make up the All As Honors Lunch during 5th period; Panther PRIDE 8th Grade Celebration 2:50 in the gym
Tuesday, January 26: City Basketball Tournament: HJHS Lady Panthers vs.Mtn Gap 3:30; HJHS Panthers vs. Westlawn 5:00 (Home)
Wednesday, January 27: PLC Meetings
Thursday, January 28:
Friday, January 29: Half Day PD. Lunch on your own be ready to start by 1:00. Possible Basketball Games at Lee High School pending Tuesday outcomes.
Monday, January 25: SMALL LAB training during your planning period; Fire Drill Weather Permitting
Detention and Silent Lunch Reminders
We have just a few easy steps everyone will need to follow:
1. Parents must have 24 hours notice concerning a detention - you may call or send a written notice. If you send a written notice then I would have the student sign a copy or a sheet stating when the detention is scheduled and when the note to the parent was sent home. (We are looking at getting some detention notices from the Print Shop that are on duplicates.)
2. It is the assigning teacher's responsibility to enter the information on the Google Doc (silent lunch or detention) before the assigned detention AND to verify the student's attendance (silent lunch or detention).
3. If you check a detention list and your assignee does not attend, then I recommend the following procedure. 1st offense: reassign and notify the parent; 2nd offense: double the detention and notify the parent; 3rd offense: complete an Office Discipline Referral and give it to an administrator to deal with. IT IS THE CLASSROOM TEACHER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO VERIFY ATTENDANCE AND TO ENTER INFORMATION ON THE GOOGLE DOC.
4. If you are in charge of monitoring detention, pick up a radio from Mr. Pressnell in the office. Make sure you have your computer so you can enter the student attendance. You will need to be in the AV room by 3:05. Detention runs from 3:05 - 3:35. There are no tardies if a student is late without a note from a teacher, he/she will have to make it up.
5. Contact an administrator if you have questions.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MAxroOb12JtL5Q3dC0OweLRzC9lVWy8oB_81yB3yZ-I/edit?usp=sharing
PBIS should Continue to be a Focus for All
Continue to emphasize the importance of our Panther PRIDE plan! Review procedures regularly and look for students who are meeting our expectations!!
One place you can go for additional ideas and assistance in working with students in a PBIS mindset go to www.pbisworld.com for ideas!
Thanks to the teachers who have served on our PBIS team: Kwesi Jackson, Stacy Jamison, Ashley Paludan, Tracy Sears, & Calandra Williams. They are continuing to work to make this a positive culture shift for our school!
Monday, February 1 Department Meeting Schedule (rescheduled)
2nd Period: ELA (Subs will cover Smith and Marshall)
3rd Period: Math (Sub will cover Woltjen)
4th Period: Science (Subs will cover Barnes and Lott - eat after meeting)
6th Period: Social Studies (Sub will cover Marshall)
SmallLab Training
Plans for At-Risk Students
Give them hope and reason to continue working this year!!
All plans should be loaded to Edmodo by February 1.
Thanks!!
Equity Training January 29
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/make-it-matter-teach-justice-joshua-block
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/creating-classrooms-for-social-justice-tabitha-dellangelo
Remember you always like for your students to do the pre-reading for your classes!! Looking forward to continuing our journey on how we can best embody a school that values and represents EQUITY!
DEADLINES AND DATES TO REMEMBER!
UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER
Wednesday, January 27: PLC Meetings
Friday, January 29: Half Day Students/Half Day PD for Faculty
February 1 - April 1: ACCESS for ELLs and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs
Wednesday, February 3: Faculty Meeting
- Monday, February 8: 3rd Nine Weeks Progress Reports Go Home
Monday, February 8: Tuesday, February 9: Choir State Solo & Ensemble Festival
Wednesday, February 10: PST meetings after school
Wednesday, February 17: Faculty Meeting/Equity Training
Wednesday, February 24: PLC Meetings
February 29 - March 4: SchoolNet Benchmark Assessments
Thursday, March 3 - Friday, March 4: State Choral Festival
Wednesday, March 2: Faculty Meeting
- Friday, March 4: End of the 3rd Nine Weeks
Wednesday, March 9: PST meetings after school
- Monday, March 14: 3rd Nine Weeks Report Cards Go Home.
- Wednesday, March 16: Faculty Meeting/ARI
- Wednesday, March 30: PLC Meetings
Monday, April 4 - Tuesday, April 5: State Choral Performance Assessment
Wednesday, April 6: PST Meetings
Wednesday, April 13: Faculty Meeting
Thursday, April 14 - Sunday, April 17: Advanced Choir Trip to New York
- Monday, April 18: 4th Nine Weeks Progress Reports Go Home
April 18 - 27: STAR Spring Benchmark
Wednesday, April 20: PST meetings after school
Wednesday, April 27: Faculty Meeting/Test Security
April 28 - May 13: ACT End of Course Tests (Algebra I and Geometry)
May 2 - 13: ACT Aspire
Wednesday, May 4: Faculty Meeting
Wednesday, May 11: PST meetings after school - End of the Year
Thursday, May 19: Spring Choir Concert at HHS
Huntsville Junior High School
Website: www.huntsvillejuniorhigh.org
Location: 817 Adams Street Southeast, Huntsville, AL, United States
Phone: 256.428.7700