Thank you for a great return back to school. You all did a phenomenal job of ensuring that students quickly refocused on school as well as reinforced the PAWS expectations. Thank you! As we continue to move forward this year, please know that our path is being carefully created by Dr. Means. I will be sharing more information with you all as he continues to share with leadership his vision and mission for CCSD. In the meantime, please continue teaching and actively engaging our students during your instruction.
The storm has caused us to have to shift some deadlines. SMART Goal Training for selected members of SILT will take place September 19th. Therefore we will communicate stems for goals as well as expectations for TKES no later than Monday. The week of September 25th will be dedicated to Pre-Observation Conferences. Please ensure that you self assessment, orientation, and the familiarization components of TKES is completed as of today. If you are having trouble, please email Ms. Tolbert.
Progress reports should have gone our last Friday. If you had students that failed your class, please contact the parents via writing and phone to make them aware of their child's grade. It is also recommended that you record this contact in Campus. This is important as we work to help our students become successful. In addition, please have a plan of action for the student to recover.
As you are working to meet deadlines, create innovative plans, and provide instruction to students please do not hesitate to contact me if you are feeling overwhelmed. We will work to reschedule the PL with your content however keep in mind that we also have a PL Day coming soon in October. I will work with Mrs. Hogan to provide at least 3 hours of time for you to spend planning and preparing for Fall Conferences. As always, know that your work is appreciated and I stand amazed at your level of commitment to our students and your profession as a teacher.
Thanks,
Utevia
Fundraising
If you are interested in working with Mrs. Skinner as she plans our Panther Prowl scheduled for February 3rd, please see her ASAP! This is a huge responsibility and any help would be appreciated. Also if you or anyone that you know would like to be a sponsor for this event, please see us! We are in need of 2500.00 in sponsorship. Let us make this event a successful one!
September 27th is the deadline for our Cookie Dough Fundraiser! I will instruct students to return the packets to their ELT teacher. Please turn in the student packets to the front office upon receipt! This is important so that we can get an accurate count as well as confirm our delivery date.
Goodbye or see you later Mr. Hardy!
September 22 is Mr. Hardy's last day at Hilsman! He has been a great asset to our staff, community, and students! Please consider having students write him a letter of appreciation. We are also working on a nice token of appreciation for him as he moves on to higher grounds. He will truly be missed!
Firm, Fair, Consistently Consistent
Please continue to hold students accountable for their behavior and academics. Remember NO hall passes unless it is necessary! Instruction is critical. Unless there is a student in need of an emergency bathroom break, we should not have any movement in the halls the first and last 15 minutes of each class. The first 10 minutes of every grade level's lunch period is to be silent. Lastly, everyone should have silent transitions. Please make sure that every teacher is in the hall during transition and for morning duty. Incidents are occurring during transition time and we need to reinforce order at this time.
From our onsite UGA faculty:
For the fourth year in a row Hilsman has welcomed Dr. Sujata Iyengar's UGA students to school for "Shakespeare in the Classroom," which brings UGA English and Education majors to Hilsman to work with 8th grade Language Arts teachers and pupils on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Dr. Iyengar teaches literature and writing in the UGA English Department and is the author of several books and many articles about Shakespeare's England, including Shades of Difference: Mythologies of Skin Color in Early Modern England (2005) and Shakespeare's Medical Language (2011). She urges parents, teachers, and Hilsman students to feel free to bring her your questions about Shakespeare, the value of lifelong learning, and the importance of the humanities. She especially encourages Hilsman students to ask her UGA students about learning and life in college. UGA students will pop in and out most days of the week from now until December, but look for Dr. Iyengar and her students especially Tuesday mornings between 8 and 12.
ALSO...
Dr. Kathy Thompson's students meet on our campus Thursday afternoons. Her group is helping support our literacy efforts here at the HIL by being literacy mentors to a group of 6th graders. Every Thursday they meet in our media center, and it has been a wonderful success in these first couple of weeks. Stay tuned for pictures and updates!
Dinner Dialogue
If you are interested in participating in our dinner dialogue this fall, please complete the form here: Dinner Dialogue Interest Form
From Mr. Lawrence:
The Hilsman Middle School Chorus are selling Dominoes "Slice The Price" cards for a fundraiser. The cards are $10 and donations are welcomed. The proceeds are going towards the groups Spring events.
HMS Chorus Fall Performance is October 5, 2017 at 6:30 pm.
From Maxey:
Monday
Morning Activity Schedule
8:00am - Bus Evacuation practice. Students may be late to Homeroom/ELT
Advisement Advisement Lesson (linked here)
4pm-5pm: SILT Meeting
4pm: C-Team v/s Stephens County @ 5:30
Tuesday
8am- 4pm: SMART SystemsTraining Various Staff out of Building
8:30am: Student/Faculty Fall Picture Day
4:30pm: Volleyball HIL vs. WRC @ WRC
Wednesday
4pm-5pm: 3rd Wednesday District Meetings
6pm-7pm Hispanic Heritage Night
Thursday
Math 180 Coaching Visit (only applies to Math 180 teachers)
4pm-5:30pm: PDSD Coordinating Council Meeting (Tolbert, Forker, Hogan)
4pm: Cross Country meet at Crow's Lake in Jefferson
Friday
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