Happy Sunday,
Please look for a calendar invite to schedule Pre-Evaluation Conferences on Monday and Tuesday. If you have finished your conference, please know that we will visit you this week! Thank you to everyone for your help last Thursday and Friday. In addition, thank you to all that were present at school. Remember attendance is not just important for our students but for staff as well. When you miss school, students miss out, we miss you, and learning is out. Jeans all week! See you in the morning.
Faculty shout-outs:
Mr. Hussain & Mr. Oulevey for representing the HIL and capturing the attention of leaders in the social studies field at the GCSS conference.
Mr. Naughton & Mr. Pratt for sharing their love of culturally relevant teaching - specifically in mathematics - at GCTM.
Mr. Forker for dropping his knowledge at the TESOL conference.
Keeping current on the research in education and being active members in educational organizations keeps us all one step above and in the know - both of which are good for our kiddos. If you're unsure of the organizations related to your content or education in general, please touch base with Hogan. Get involved!
From Ms. Moore:
Advisement:
Advisement on Monday. After meeting with SILT, we have decided to run on a regular schedule and have advisement in our ELT classes. We hope this will make the day run more smoothly and help build relationships with students you see outside of homeroom.
Red Ribbon Week:
WE ARE CELEBRATING RED RIBBON WEEK AT HILSMAN! This is the time each year when schools across the nation plan activities that promote alcohol and drug awareness and prevention. For more information, visit redribbon.org. The theme this year is "Your Future is Key, So Stay Drug Free!"
Here is what we have planned for the week:
Monday-Sock it to drugs and wear crazy socks! All students will receive an advisement lesson related to Red Ribbon Week.
Tuesday-District RED OUT Day. Wear a red shirt in support of Red Ribbon Week. Students must still wear uniform bottoms. Students will also enjoy a RED OUT menu for lunch.
Wednesday-Hilsman is also celebrating National Bullying Prevention Month. Wear an orange shirt in support of Unity Day to show that we are united against bullying. Students must still wear uniform bottoms. For more information, visit pacer.org/bullying.
Thursday-Put a lid on drugs and wear a hat!
In addition, The Healthy Brain Campaign will have a table set up at lunch to provide more information about drugs and making healthy choices. Students can sign the Red Ribbon Week Pledge at lunch and commit to being drug free.
From Ms. Ward:
Pathways to Success will start November 6. Applications will be available October 23rd and must be returned by October 26th
From Mr. Watkins:
Hilsman's Annual Moonlight Madness will be held on November 10, from 5:30- 7:30. Please volunteer and come and support our students, not only will I appreciate it but they will as well.
Sign up here: Moonlight Madness Sign-up
From Ms. Maxey:
Please make sure you are completing the reflections in your MYP units during collaborative planning.
Team Gora would like to thank all the Hilsman families , staff , and community members for supporting our Pumpkin Patch. We still have some pumpkins left. Please come and visit our Panthers Patch! Room 520.
Hilsman Fruit Sale -- October 16 thru November 15
Fruit will be delivered the week of December 11
Please see Team Gora (Dorsey, Gaertig, Picha, Zabetakis) or Ms. Seymour (FACS) for more information! All money raised will support student community based instruction and classroom activities.
From Mr. Hussain:
Mr. Hussain will be buying pizza for everyone who wants to plan after school on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. He will be available to co-plan during this time (and co-teach during a class if you want). Stop by his classroom (room 205) after school to check it out next Tuesday! His strengths include technology integration, smiling, and growing a beard.
From Mr. Hussain:
Mr. Hussain will be buying pizza for everyone who wants to plan after school on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. He will be available to co-plan during this time (and co-teach during a class if you want). Stop by his classroom (room 205) after school to check it out next Tuesday! His strengths include technology integration, smiling, and growing a beard.
From the IC:
Each week, Ms. Ward and I will be sharing tips and strategies for the focal areas of our school growth plan. Please let us know if you come across some good material to share out with our colleagues as well!
Literacy: Anthem or Nah (article) - We will explore this further on Oct. 30th PLC day.
Numeracy: Numeracy Tidbits & Strategies
SEL: 13 Powerful SEL Strategies
From your AP:
ATTENTION 8th Grade Teachers:
Please see the details and timeline for the Milestones Fieldtest that we will conduct at Hilsman. Additional details will follow next week. Please plan for regular schedules to be adjusted as indicated below.
Test Name: Milestones Field Test (REBW)
Thursday 10/26 :
Distribution of parent letters from 7th period
Monday 10/30 (School Based PL Day):
PL regarding test administration with 8th grade teachers only
Tuesday 10/31 :
Day one of testing (+/- 60 min) in extended homeroom
Wednesday 11/1:
Day two of testing (+/- 90 min) in testing schedule
Thank you in advance for your patience and flexibility.
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We currently have three UGA courses taught on our campus this semester. I have included the times and titles of these courses on this week's schedule for your reference (marked by an asterisk*).
It's RED RIBBON WEEK! (See above from Ms. Moore.)
Monday **ADVISEMENT DURING ELT with your ELT students - NORMAL BELL SCHEDULE**
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MS. BEVIS!
WOW Session first plannings w/ Tolbert for RTI
WOW Session second plannings w/ Destefani for Moby Max
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MS. BEVIS!
WOW Session first plannings w/ Tolbert for RTI
WOW Session second plannings w/ Destefani for Moby Max
Tuesday
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OFFICER JOHNSON!
Silver Head of House Meeting with Mr. Forker in the Art Room
RTI Meetings
* 8:00 - 10:45 am ENGL 4330/6330S: Shakespeare in the Classroom
Wednesday
Collab planning
*12:20-3:20 pm ESCI 4440/6000: Teaching Physical Science in Middle School
4:00-4:30pm - Committee Meetings
Thursday
Collab planning
*1:00 - 3:30pm EDMG 4000/6000: Community Contexts in Middle Grades Education
1:45 pm - UGA Literacy Mentors
6:30-8:00pm FRIGHTFEST! Please come help out. Ms. Griffith does a fantastic job with this each year and it raises quite a bit of money that we can then use to help support teachers and our students. If you have any questions, touch base with Ms. Griffith.
Friday
ENJOY YOUR MUCH DESERVED FALL HOLIDAY!!!
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