Week of August 28th

Greetings Staff,

Another great week is recorded in the books of Hilsman Middle School. A huge thank you again for your effort and dedication to moving forward together. In a a like manner, thank you to all that participated in the meetings after school last week. Remember your voices are important to the improvement to our structure and academic programs. After visiting several classes this week, I want to praise you all on the level of rigor that was observed in your classes. Many of our students were actively engaged in the activities. Keep up the great work! Continue working together during collaborative planning, it is evident that team work is impacting instruction. Below are a few announcements and reminders for the week. Cheers to a great week!

Ms. U. Tolbert

• The True North Logic Platform will be ready as of Monday, August 28th. Mr. Forker and I will renew our certification at which time, I will share an orientation video to all teachers from Mr. Jarboe. It is mandatory for every teacher to view the video. I will send an email with more details regarding the process when we are done with our  re credentialing. 
• SILT will meet to develop stems to be used for you as you begin developing your goals. Every teacher will have three goals. One in the area of literacy, numeracy, and SEL. Your content area can decide to have individual or content goals. Much like last year, your goals will be based on the School Growth Plan (formerly known as SIP). WOW sessions will be held next week to provide you with professional learning in this area.
• Remember to take attendance in EVERY class. This should occur no later than 15 minutes after the start of class.
• As of Friday, every teacher should have updated their grade book. It is mandatory to enter grades every 7-10 days. Parents are aware of the policy and we must do our part to properly inform them about the progress of their child. After reviewing the report, many teachers had not completed this task. If you need assistance, please see Mrs. Brinkley or Mrs. Hogan.
• Remember that our workday begins at 8:00 and our need to be professionally dressed. Every staff member should sign in using the jiffy pass using the front office computer.
• There was an increase of discipline referrals this week. It is important to remain firm, fair, and consistent in our practices. Transitions are looking better! Continue to hold students accountable and remember to practice the expectations with them repeatedly.
• Please continue to monitor the behavior of students in the cafeteria. Teachers will need to go though the line with students. The cafeteria staff reported that students are throwing food at them as well as being extremely disrespectful. This will not be tolerated. Please revisit PAWS expectations for the cafeteria. 
• Committee meetings are mandatory. Minutes should be completed and shared with the administrators. 

A couple of gentle reminders from your IC:
- Emergency lesson plans are past due: please submit through the PLC site here under the Beginning of the Year page: Panthers PLC Site 
- Class splits need to be completed in the event a sub is a no-show.  Submit this to a grade level/team folder and share with Hogan, Tolbert, and Forker. 
-Math Inventory and Reading Inventory make-ups should be completed no later than Tuesday.  See Fassbender if you need assistance with make-ups.  
- Hilsman Events Calendar: Check it out to keep up with all the great things going on! 
- NOMINATE A FELLOW PANTHER -- Teacher of the month and staff member of the month nominations are due by the end of the week - Friday, September 1. Click HERE for the nomination form. 

From Skinner: 
The 5K is set for February 3rd this year! If you would like to be a sponsor, we would greatly appreciate that! You can email Meganne Skinner, or Christina Fassbender if you would like more information. More details coming about when and how to sign up to run. 

Monday:
WOW session first planning (not connections) with Ms. Golden

Tuesday:
Connections: Moore will meet with you re: 504s at 8:30am in PL Room

RTI

Wednesday:
Collab planning

Thursday:
Collab planning

Friday:
Happy birthday, Ms. Hughes! 

Sunday: 
Happy birthday, Ms. Jaquis (formerly Messick)!