Bearcat Brief
January 20, 2017
Notes from Niki
1. Spotlight on Strategies: (to get there login, click on Streaming plus, click on Professional Learning, Click on Strategies and Resources, Click on Explore under Spotlight on Strategies)
- ideas for assessment
- ways to elicit higher order thinking
- vocabulary development
- once you click on a strategy there is a 1 page PDF explaining it
2. Take a Virtual Field Trip: (to get there login, click on Streaming plus, click on Professional Learning, Click on Strategies and Resources, Click on Explore under Virtual Field Trip Archives)
- Explore NASA
- Take a tour of Auschwitz
- Find our how eggs get from farm to table
These are just a couple of things. There is also a vast professional development library with webinars and articles to read, a puzzle maker, homework help for students, curated collections aligned with current events, and more.
Professional Reading/ Resources:
Altered Schedules
February 1, 2017- Eddie Slowikowski
Advisory- 8:00- 8:10
1st Period- 8:10- 8:48
2nd Period- 8:52- 9:30
3rd Period- 9:34- 10:12
4th Period- 10:16- 10:53
5th Period- 10:57- 11:35
Team 1- Lunch 11:35- 12:00 BCT 12:03- 12: 28
Team 2- BCT 11:38- 12:03 Lunch 12:03- 12:28
6th Period- 12:32- 1:02
7th Period- 1:06- 1:36
February 9, 2017- Imaginary Theater
1st Period- 8:00- 8:30
Imaginary Theater- 8:35- 9:35
2nd Period- 9:40- 10:17
3rd Period- 10:21- 10:58
4th Period- 11:02- 11:39
After 4th Period we will be back on the regular bell schedule.
Upcoming Events
January
January 23- Middle School Principals' Meeting in Washington
January 23- 27- 7th Grade Boys Basketball @ Sullivan Tournament; 8th Grade Boys Basketball @ St. Clair Tournament
January 23-28- Hermann Invitational Tournament (some games hosted at HMS)
January 27- Student of the Month Assembly, 2:40
January 30-31- Niki out for Powerful Learning Conference
January 30- 7/8 Grade Boys Basketball @ Sullivan, 5:30
February 1- Eddie Slowikowski Keynote @HHS, 1:45
February 3- Last day to submit for Parent Newsletter
February 6- 10- National School Counselor's Week
February 8- Early DIsmissal
February 9- Imaginary Theater, 8:30
February 10- National "Love Your Bus Driver" Day
February 11- Blue and White Night
About Us
Email: nbuschmann@hermann.k12.mo.us
Website: www.hermann.k12.mo.us
Location: 164 Blue Pride Drive, Hermann, MO, United States
Phone: 573.486.3121
Twitter: @HMSBearcats