Eagle Express
LHS Staff Newsletter--Year 18, Vol. 19, 01/14/19
Teachers and their relationships with students are at the heart of success in school. When we give students a voice, it helps them feel invested in their own learning and can ignite passions within them. Student voice also leads to an increased likelihood that students will experience self-worth, engagement, and purpose in school. T'na Bell has been working on a Student Voice project for our school. The first installment of this production is now available and you can access it here.
Advisory on Wednesday
Advisory will take place on Wednesday, January 16. There are once again no academic and career planning tasks for students to complete in Schoology, so they will not need their Chromebooks for assignments this time. Teacher notes, including links to everything you need for the lesson, will be placed in Schoology in the LHS Advisory Group by Monday afternoon. Remember, once in the group, click Resources to access the grade level folders and then the January 16 folder to locate the lesson. Since students do not need access to anything in Schoology this time, you DO NOT NEED to copy this week’s folder into your own Advisory course; instead, you can simply access the Teacher Notes from within the LHS Advisory group. After you have reviewed the lesson, get in touch with Kelly or Krissy if you have questions prior to Advisory day.
I Make a Difference
From Bob Vader
Landstown High School is a great place to work because we have great teachers. One of those teachers who is a dedicated professional and an over achiever is Anthony “Tony" Kaup. I have had the privilege of watching a person who is always available to his students. He tutors every day during one lunch and planning and even stays after school. Somehow he finds time to work all the Girls and Boys volley ball games and soccer in the spring. His motto is, "I want to help as many as I can so they can achieve their goals in life." He is not only an advocate for students but also for his fellow teachers. Tony will jump in and help any fellow teacher in need. There is no person in my mind that deserves the award I make a difference other than TONY KAUP.
Announcements & Reminders
Volunteer of the Year: The PTSA is seeking nominations for the Volunteer of the Year. If you know of someone who volunteers at LHS and is worthy of recognition, please complete this form and submit it to Terri Muench by Friday, February 1.
LHS Girls Basketball: Senior Alyssa Norris is on the verge of making LHS Girls Basketball history. She is FIVE points away from her career 1000th point. Come out on Tuesday night at 5:30 and watch Alyssa make history!
Teaching Scholarship: The Omicron chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, a sorority for female educators is awarding a scholarship for a female who is working towards her teaching certificate. Female teaching assistants are eligible as are rising college juniors and seniors. You will find the application form here. The deadline for applications is March 29, 2019.
Government Shutdown Info: The USDA has determined that families impacted by the government shutdown can apply for temporary free/reduced meal benefits. Families in need are encouraged to submit an online application for free or reduced meals during this time frame. Applications for free and reduced meals are available on SchoolCafe.com. Submitting the form online, which is secure and confidential, will help streamline processing time since applications are sent directly to the school division’s Office of Food Services.
DECA Needs You! Our DECA group needs your help. Judges are needed for their March 2nd event at the Virginia Beach Conference Center! DECA hosts the State Leadership Conference in Virginia Beach this year and we are looking for adults to be judges for the event. If you want to be impressed by some amazing teenagers presenting innovative business ideas, this day will deliver! To sign up, please go to the following link; https://www.vadeca.org/slc-judges You can add Ailstock, Balestino, Wright or Williams as the advisor.
Upcoming Events
Monday, 01/14 (A)
Department meetings, 2:25
Scholastic Bowl vs Cox, 3:30, Library
JV Basketball vs Green Run, 5:30
Gymnastics @ Green Run, 6:00
Tuesday, 01/15 (B)
Basketball vs First Colonial, 5:30
PTSA Board Meeting, 6:00, Library
Wednesday, 01/16 (A)
ADVISORY
SCA General Assembly, Auditorium, Noon
Wrestling vs Kellam, 6:00
Thursday,01/17 (B)
JV Wrestling @ PA, 5:00
JV Basketball vs Bayside, 5:30
Friday, 01/18 (A)
Dive @ Bayside Rec, 3:30
Basketball vs Tallwood, 5:30
Swim vs Bayside @ PA Rec, 7:30
Available Sizes:
Gray: M-13, L-4
Purple: S-12, M-3, L-1
Leadership Workshop Round-Up is Thursday, January 17th at 1:50 in the Auditorium. Students should take their belongings and be dismissed no later than 1:45. Invitations for round-up will be in the mailroom Monday morning. Please take invitations and pass along to any students whom you think have leadership potential and may be interested in an overnight field trip to learn leadership skills. The round-up assembly is an opportunity for the workshop staff to show and tell potential delegates whatLeadership Workshop is all about.
Kudos
Kudos to Maria DeSimone and Monica Lukas for their work with our Latin Dance activities for students during lunch. They started our Latin Dance Club in collaboration with Bachata Vida Dance Company, our new Partners in Education. Click here to view a story that ran on Channel 13 News on January 7th. The lunch dance activity meets every other week in the small gym and has an average participation of 20 students. The Latin Dance Club meets on Wednesdays after school.
Kudos and thanks to all staff members for welcoming our guests from Tallwood last Wednesday. Our Lion colleagues were extremely complimentary of you and our students. They wrote in an email that they, "were impressed by the buy-in from the teachers to support the program." Eagles shine again!
Congratulations to Carlie Daniel who was one of four VBCPS students recognized this weekend at the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens Awards. Carlie was also selected for the $500 DAR Scholarship!
Congratulations to Ethan Large. Ethan volunteered to assist efforts in North Carolina after Hurricane Florence. The organization that he was attached in North Carolina and volunteers with regularly is the Civil Air Patrol awarded Ethan the Disaster Relief Ribbon with Silver “V” device for his humanitarian efforts. Ethan was also recently named his squadron's NCO of the Year and was awarded a flight scholarship from the Virginia Wing based on his efforts throughout the past year which included his being able to help after the hurricane. See more at:
https://www.cap.news/va-wing-announces-10500-in-scholarships-for-17-cadets/
Congrats to our wrestling team who took first place in the Norfolk Duals this weekend, going 5-0 as a team! Kudos to junior, Bryce Sanderlin, who reached a special milestone in his high school wrestling career, achieving his 100th win!
Counseling Corner
Our annual district-wide “I Need a Lighthouse” presentations about depression and suicide prevention will take place on Monday and Tuesday, January 14th and 15th through Health PE 9 classes. Counselors will be collaborating with the PE teachers to support these presentations and to follow up with mental health education and awareness activities on Wednesday and Thursday, January 16th and 17th. If you have any students in need of extra care and support during this time, please direct them to the Counseling office.
The 2019-2020 SY course registration is happening NOW! Counselors will continue to meet with students this week to complete course registration. If you have extra copies of the Course Request Forms, kindly return them to Melody Cariello for recycling with the rest of our kids. Thank you for your continued support!
Happy Birthday to You!
January 14: Shaylee Laton, Math
January 16: Sheryl Grumney, Special Education
January 17: Pamela Whitehurst, Cafeteria
The Great LHS Chili Cook-Off
If you will be bringing in chili, please complete this quick form. Thanks!
Thank a Teacher Art Contest
The Virginia Lottery wants to thank teachers, so it is launching it's Thank a Teacher Art Contest for the second year. Students in Virginia's public schools can create artwork that could appear on thank-you notes that will be distributed to thousands of teachers. The contest will be open from January 1 to February 1 and pieces can be submitted online. For more details, visit the website here. Please share with students you think might be interested.
Winners will be picked from three levels: elementary school, middle school and high school. Each winner will get $1,000 for their school's art department and a $150 gift card as well as having their creation on the thank-you cards. The winning designs will be announced in March.
Student Volunteers Needed
Calendar Shift
Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) will use February 18 (Presidents’ Day) to make up instructional time lost during Hurricane Michael. Given the length of time out of school thus far, the division will also extend the first semester from Monday, January 28 to Thursday, January 31. Consequently, the division’s previously scheduled staff day/virtual learning day will now be Friday, February 1 and the second semester will begin Monday, February 4.
Report cards for the second nine weeks/first semester will be sent home Monday, February 11.
The 2018-2019 school calendar has been updated to include the makeup day and semester changes. The updated calendar is available on www.vbschools.com. Updated 2018-19 Calendar
Principal's Advisory Committee
The Principal's Advisory Committee serves in an advisory capacity to address employee concerns as they relate to site conditions that negatively impact on high student achievement and high employee morale. The PAC is committed to resolving issues professionally and in a timely manner. The following staff members have been elected to serve on this year's PAC: Katie Bennett, Caroline Clark, Jae Clark, Terri Gayer, Woody Gehlert, Kay Gramling, Kathy Holbert, Suzette Johnson, Connie Martinez, Michael Robinson, Kelly Singer and Anne Marie Sprague. Use this form to submit concerns to the PAC.
Quarter 2 Grading Dates
Beginning Date--November 6
Progress Reports Issued--December 14
Ending Date--February 1
Report Cards Issued--February 11
Our Guiding Questions
- How do students determine and engage with their learning targets?
- What is the evidence that students are exercising their voice and choice throughout the learning process?
- What evidence is there that the teacher has planned opportunities for students to choose from a variety of tools/structures during their learning?
- How are teachers using assessment tools as part of their assessment strategy?
- What evidence exists that supports student collaboration, exploration, and creation efforts?
Landstown High School
Email: cheryl.askew@vbschools.com
Website: http://www.landstownhs.vbschools.com/
Location: 2001 Concert Drive, Virginia Beach, VA, USA
Phone: 757-648-5500
Twitter: @LandstownEagles