BHMS Weekly Paws Pamphlet
November 11, 2019- November 15, 2019
Reengaging the Village
Upcoming Events:
Collaborative Planning: November 12 &14
November 13: MGRESA
November 11—Veteran’s Day (No School)
November 12-grade posting window
November 15 is tentatively planned for the first club meetings to occur.
November 18-Faculty Mtg. @ 7:15
November 18-Design Team Mtg. @ 9:30
November 19-Attendance Court
November 22- PBIS event (Pride Rooms)
November 25-29: Thanksgiving Break
Leader in Me and PBIS
Ms. Majahan is facilitating an engaging conversation during intervention utilizing the Leader in Me lesson.
Why are we doing Leader in Me and PBIS? Both are research based strategies that help motivate students to become good students. Leader in Me in particular is designed to unite students and staff around a common goal which is to prepare students for life skills that are necessary to be successful in life.
With that stated, if you are facilitating your Leader in Me lessons just to check a box and you are not teaching them with passion and enthusiasm then you are missing the point. These lessons are designed for us to use them in an engaging way and shape our students into the people that we want them to be. If you are not taking full advantage of this opportunity then you are officially a part of the problem and not the solution and I need to remind you of the 7 habits of highly effective people:
1-Be Proactive
2-Begin with the End in Mind
3-Put First Things First
4-Think Win-Win
5-Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
6-Synergize
7-Sharpen the Saw
RtI Survey
Reminders....
When signing a hall pass in the agenda for students, please make sure that they have properly filled out the hall pass stating their destination. Students must have a hall pass to leave your class room. ***Blank copies of the hall pass can be found in the work room.
Please continue to use the Ipad located in the office suite to sign-in and out each day. If for some reason the Ipad does not work, please sign in on the paper sign-in sheet on the desk.
Please make sure that you are utilizing Educators Handbook to document both minor and major discipline concerns. The hall monitors should only be utilized to remove students from classrooms when there is a major incident. If a hall monitor is asked to remove a student then the incident should be recorded as a major incident in Educators Handbook.
Please email any item that you would like to include in the announcements by 8:00 am each morning to Dr. Nash. Email is the most efficient way for getting the announcements read.
Please remember that the expectation is that we have bell-to-bell instruction. There should never be a time in which students have nothing to do in a classroom. Please make sure that you over plan. Our students are not in a position where we can afford to waste a single minute of instructional time. Our achievement scores are the biggest indicator of this. If you need assistance coming up with additional assignments please see your academic coach or an administrator.
Please make sure that you do not cover your classroom windows or office windows. This is a safety hazard.
Now that each homeroom teacher has a class set of books, the expectation is that you establish a SSR period in the morning during home room. As students begin to enter your classroom from breakfast, please have them read. Because this is something new, it will require you staying on students to ensure that it is occurring. Please explain to them the purpose behind the reading and how it will ultimately help them be better readers and thus more successful in their academics.
-All students should utilize their green AR folder when going to the media center.
-Please make sure that you are utilizing the magnet strips in your doorways. The district expectation is that doors are locked and that the magnets are utilized which will allow for easy access to rooms, in the event of an emergency the magnet can be quickly removed and the door is still locked. See Mr. Allen if you need a replacement magnet.
Staff Culture Building and Fellowship---A Feast Fit for A Tiger
- November 13----PEC dept.will provide breakfast
- week of November 18th---8th grade
- **We will do something different in December!!!
PBIS Culture Days
The PBIS Team has come up with staff spirit days to help maintain a sense of unity among the staff. They ask that you participate by wearing the attire listed below on the specified dates:
November 15, 2019------ Twin Day
November 22, 2019------ Represent your Organization Day (Greeks, Civic Clubs & Organizations, Churches, Schools/Colleges, etc...)
December 6, 2019-----Throwback/ Flashback Day (dress from days of old)
"AYEE, Aight!!!"
-The 6th grade team for the delicious lunch this week! I hear some of you all had seconds.
-Mrs. Miller for planning and organizing the fall festival.
-Mr. Allen for running the school solo on Wednesday and Thursday.
-The hall monitors for their dedication.
-Ms. Bush, Ms. Brezial, and Ms. J. Raines for assisting with organizing the fall festival.
-Ms. Hefner, Ms. A. Jackson, Ms. Hagins, Ms. Brown, and Mrs. Miller for being actively engaged at the RtI Academy.
-Ms. J. Raines and Ms. Hill for always pitching in where needed.
-Sgt. Jackson for organizing the student leadership showcase.
**We know that there are many other staff members who are doing phenomenal things in the classroom and building and we can't wait to see them.
Intervention Schedule
Tuesday-Reading lesson (from Hefner)
Wednesday- Writing lesson (from Miller)
Thursday- Social Studies lesson (from Duncan)
Friday- Leader in Me Lesson (from Allen)
*Just a reminder that the Math and ELA teachers on each team will only teach their content during the intervention period (Tuesday through Friday). This will give them time to provide remediation and enrichment to their students based on observed needs. All other teachers should follow the above schedule during the intervention period.
***Starting Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Science teachers begin conducting intervention based on Science CFAs and CSAs data. Science teachers will only teach science during the intervention period, Tuesday through Friday.
Perfect Attendance
October:
Superintendent's Visit
Supt.'s visit
Supt.'s visit
Fall Festival
Fall Festival
Fall Festival
Jr. Leadership Showcase
Student Leaders
Jr. Leadership
Food for Thought
Ballard Hudson Middle School
Email: latrina.pennamon@bcsdk12.net
Website: https://ballardhudson.bcsdk12.net/
Location: 1070 Anthony Road, Macon, GA, USA
Phone: 4787793400
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