Week of December 5th

Panther Family:

We are in the final stretch until winter break. This week we will be administering the Reading Inventory and the Math Inventory. Please encourage all students to do their absolute best and remind them of our high expectations for these assessments.  We will be celebrating all of those who show growth.

This week during collaborative plannings we will focus on creating assessments that address the low performing standards on the first benchmark.  Thankfully the performance bands have been adjusted. As is to be expected there are areas in which our students outshone the other middle schools, and there are areas that are in need of growth.  Please continue to embrace the instructional framework and be mindful of its advantages for student achievement.  Hogan will be conducting walkthroughs on the instructional framework throughout the week. So, when you see her, don't be concerned. These are purely for constructive feedback and to get a pulse on the full implementation of the framework.

Across contents, grade levels, and connections courses, we must be mindful and intentional in our approach to literacy. Please take time to check out this article, "It Takes a Village..." .  We need all hands on deck when it comes to improving the literacy of all of our students. This is a fixable problem when we all work together for our kids, and it is our moral obligation to do whatever it takes. We will be having focused conversations on literacy in our classrooms during plannings this week. Please think about your approaches to teaching reading, writing, and speaking in the classroom and bring your thoughts, ideas, celebrations, and struggles to the table.

Hopefully, this week will be a little more predictable and smoother than last week. :) Hilsman is one phenomonal village for our students and their families.  It's an honor to work with you all each day.

So, here we go!

Monday:
*Ambrose to meet with Social studies teachers during plannings to discuss literacy initiatives
**Advisement** See email from Ms. Moore
8:30 - Front office staff meeting
9:30 - Admin meeting
10:30 - Instructional leaders meeting


Tuesday:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MS. TOLBERT!!!!
7th and 8th grade: Extended Homeroom -- RI (formerly the SRI) presentation linked here
6th grade will administer SRI in the ELA classes.
RTI meetings

4:00pm Tech Leaders Meeting

Wednesday:
*Carlyn to meet with ELA during collab plannings
Math Inventory will be given in the math classes throughout the day.
ELA/SS Collab Plannings w/Hogan

4pm Faculty Meeting (meeting in the cafeteria)
Basketball game vs CMS

Thursday:
Math/Sci Collab Plannings w/Hogan

Basketball game vs BHL
6pm - Sip & Talk (with Hilsman parents)

Friday: Happy Birthday, Mr. Hussain!
*Jeans if you donated to sunshine committee


Upcoming:
12/12 - Social Studies Fair
           PBIS @ 4pm
           Band concert @ 7pm
12/14 - Vertical Meetings