The Weekly Growl
November 9 - 15, 2014
This Week
**Hunger is Not a Game Food Drive in Library , Nov. 3-21**
Monday,November 10
- 3:45 BLT Meeting
Tuesday, November 11
- 5:00 - 8:00 Parent Involvement Night/Veteran's Day w/Concert @ 6:30
Wednesday, November 12
Have a great day!
Thursday, November 13
- Wear Hernandez Shirt with Jeans
- Report Cards Go Out
- 6:00 Theatre OAP Performance, Cafeteria
Friday, November 14
- Wear College Shirt with Jeans
- 6:00 Theatre OAP Performance, Cafeteria
Next Week
**Hunger is Not a Game Food Drive in Library , Nov. 3-21**
Monday,November 17
- 5:30 7A/B Girls Basketball vs. Grisham
- 5:30 8A/B Girls Basketball @ Grisham
Tuesday, November 18
- Have a terrific Tuesday!
Wednesday, November 19
- ...and a wonderful Wednesday!
Thursday, November 20
- Wear Hernandez Shirt with Jeans
- 5:30 7A/B Boys Basketball vs. Grisham
- 5:30 8A/B Boys Basketball @ Grisham
Friday, November 21
- Wear College Shirt with Jeans
Upcoming Events
Nov. 24-28 Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 1 STAAR Algebra I
Dec. 1 5:30 7A/B Girls Basketball @ Cedar Valley
Dec. 1 5:30 8A/B Girls Basketball vs. Cedar Valley
Dec. 3 1:30 Early Release
Dec. 3 5:30 7A/B Boys Basketball @ Cedar Valley
Dec. 3 5:30 8A/B Boys Basketball vs. Cedar Valley
Dec. 3 3:45 Faculty Meeting
Dec. 3 5:00 - 7:00 Parent Involvement Night
Dec. 5 End of 3rd Week of Third Six Weeks
Dec. 5 Fine Arts Gala Night at The PAC
Dec. 8 5:30 7A/B Girls Basketball vs. Canyon Vista
Dec. 8 5:30 8A/B Girls Basketball @ Canyon Vista
Dec. 10 5:30 7A/B Boys Basketball vs. Canyon Vista
Dec. 10 5:30 8A/B Boys Basketball @ Canyon Vista
Dec. 11 Progress Reports Go Home
Dec. 11 7:00 Beginner Band/Orchestra & Jazz/Latin Ensemble Concert
Dec. 12 PTA Dance - "Candy Land"
Dec. 13 Just Because Christmas
Dec. 16 Choir Winter Concert
Dec. 16 6:00 Theatre 6th Grade Showcase
Dec. 18 Fine Arts Caroling to Elementary Schools
Dec. 18 End of 3rd Six Weeks and First Semester
Dec. 19 No School/Prep Day
Dec. 22 - Jan. 2 Christmas Holidays
Jan. 5 Student Holiday/Staff Development
Jan. 6 First Day of Second Semester
November
Pumi Tshuma 2
J'me Washburn 8
William Russell 12
Robin Wilson 18
Jean Sarre 26
Alicia Selestino 26
To Jennifer Bloch and John Simpson for being accepted to present with a colleague ant the National ASCD Conference in 2015.
- John Simpson
I'd like to give a shout out to the ELA department for their tenacity and determination to do what is best for students.
I appreciate Sofie Vastano's openness.
Alicia Selestino's excitement about her new class is inspiring.
Julie Rucker and TammyFern Reininger are so positive with their students.
- Anndrea Harrold
Kudos to Anndrea Harrold for being a patient, understanding, hard-working person. She is a great instructional coach on this campus.
Kudos to Alicia Selestino and Lisa Mierkiewicz for taking on the new Applied LA classes for 6th and 7th grade. They have been positive and excited about having their own class.
Kudos to Caitlin La for becoming the new chair of the Sped Department. She has done a wonderful job for her first couple of weeks.
Kudos to Wendy Tucker for being in all the LA classes with her traveling library cart. I believe this idea is great for the kids.
Thanks to Sofie for printing out our CBA scantrons and organizing all that information for us.
- Milton Perez
Kudos to Sofie Vastano. Not only is she ELA department chair, but she's rockin' it as a writing interventionist!! She wears many hats with style!!
- Lisa Mierkiewicz
Desiree Le, Irma Bauer, Nicky Haulotte, Sam Jones, and Eric Gerhardstein (the Awards Ceremony Crew ?) for putting together a great thing for our kids! It makes a difference... :)
Laura Terry, for being awesome at what she does (which is a TON of things at our school)!
Kerry Kasparian, for being one of the BEST office assistants I've ever met! She handles the craziness of the SPED world with amazing grace! Thank you Kerry!!!
- Caitlin La
Kudos to Anndrea Harrold for her patience and her effort to find solutions.
- Casey Gembicki
Bulldog Bios
Name: Pamela Pritchard Position at HeMS: Math Teacher
High School: Arnprior District HS College: Waterloo University
Family: 2 boys
Favorite TV show: -- Can’t believe I watch: --
Favorite book: My math textbook Favorite food: Salad
Favorite vacation spot: Beach Favorite movie: Rudy
Favorite local restaurant or hangout: Chuy's
If I could do anything for a day, it would be: Golf and go to the beach
If I won the lottery, the first thing I would do is: Visit my mom
If I could be any fictional character, it would be: --
The thing I miss most about being a kid is: Being on my farm
My biggest influence: My dad
In my time off, I enjoy: Gardening, golfing, playing soccer
My most hated chore is: Vacuuming
If I could live somewhere else, it would be: Hawaii
Fondest memory growing up: My grandma's house
Watch TV or read a book? TV Night out or evening in? Evening in