Week of February 5th

Happy Friday!

Cheers to another week at Hilsman! Thank you for your work the last two weeks. WE have surely earned every penny of our salary. Although some students are acting out, most of our students are engaged in the classrooms. After being able to perform a few observations today, it is evident that most of you are continuing the great work of educating our students.

As we continue to perform observations and monitor instruction I want to encourage you to think about your instructional gaps as we will have a discussion around this next week during collaborative plannings. Be prepared to discuss your most effective tier 1 strategies, how they are implemented, monitored, and adjusted to teach your students.

It is my hope that the jean days got you through the week! Have a terrific weekend and I will see you all on Monday!

Tolbert

From your IC: 
A must-read for literacy and culturally-responsive pedagogy: http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/TP/0271-oct2015/TP0271Making.pdf

A must-read for numeracy: https://achievethecore.org/aligned/designing-shifts-aligned-interventions-in-the-math-classroom/

Hilsman Milestones EOG/EOC Information --- PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ

Please donate any empty shoe boxes to our World Language department! 

From Ms. Renee Smith: 
Valentines Day Carnations will be sold by FFA and can be purchased from Ms. Smith Monday-Friday (Feb 5-9). 

A note will accompany the flower which will include: Sender, recipient (including their 7th period teacher) and space for a hand written note. 

Flowers must be purchased before one on Friday. 

Cost: 1 for $2 or 3 for $5. 

Ms. Moore: 

We would like to ask for participation once again in the Bullying Prevention Essay Contest for CCSD, as this has been one of our No Place for Hate activities. The link below will be open until February 23rd and contains all of the information. Please encourage your child to submit an essay!

"If there is an adult at your school who has made an impact by standing up to bullying or helping someone who has been bullied, we invite you to honor that remarkable individual by participating in the district wide Bullying Prevention Essay Contest. Winners will be selected at the middle school and high school level. To submit an entry, you must be a Clarke County student in grades 6-12. The essay must be 250-500 words (1500-3000 characters). All entries are due February 23, 2018. You may only nominate one person. This person could be a teacher, administrator, counselor, or some other person, but they must be currently employed in CCSD."

Link: http://bit.ly/CCPS2018

Monday: ***ADVISEMENT***
8th Grade Homeroom Movie Day - Queen of Katwe
11am - Instructional Leaders Meeting
NOON - GRADES DUE
4pm SILT
6pm - 8th grade parent meeting in cafeteria

Tuesday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY COACH VARNADOE! 
RTI
*Progress reports go home

Wednesday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. HOLLAND! 
4pm Faculty Meeting
6pm - DC Trip Interest Meeting Room 506

Thursday:
5:30pm - 6th grade parent meeting in cafeteria
6pm - Cedar Shoals Math Night

Friday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MS. TRAMMELL!
8:30 am Principal's Coffee
9:25 am UGA Literacy Mentors w/6th grader mentees in the media center