Week of May 14th

Officer Johnson: 
Officer Johnson has recruited several local barbers to provide hair cuts and styles to our 8th graders as they prepare for the dance and the moving-on ceremony.  There may be availability for other students in 6th and 7th grades to benefit from "Cuts for a Cause".  If you know of a student that would like to participate, please get parent permission and notify Officer Johnson.  We're super proud that OJ is part of Panther Nation and takes such great care of our kiddos!

From Ms. Moore: 

Media Safety Presentation:If you did not have a chance to show this video last week, please have your students watch this video during ELT. It is a media safety presentation that was filmed by The Cottage specifically for our school. See Ms. Moore if you have any questions.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pFsncNoY8uwD48oGzCHmdeJdoqYnIpvH/view?ts=5acfc1a8
No Place for Hate:

Thank you for participating in our No Place for Hate activities this year (advisement lessons, Unity Day). We have been designated as a NPFH school for the 2017-2018 academic year!

From Ms. Viera: 
End of the year cookout: Wednesday 23rd after school. See Invitation for details

If you want to help, see Sra. Laura.

I hope see you all there!!

From Ms. Marty: 
Please return advanced content provisional letters ASAP! Make sure the students fill out all 3 parts of the form! Students have not been given their placements for next year yet. They will go home on a form with report cards at the end of the year. If parents have any questions direct them my way. If you have an questions about a particular student's placement, they are free to come see me. 

YEARBOOKS ARE STILL FOR SALE! $24  Tuesday, May 15th will be yearbook signing day. We will run on an afternoon activity schedule.  Yearbooks will be distributed to homeroom teachers in the morning. The following are assignments for grade level signing:
8th grade: bus loop 
7th grade: cafeteria 
6th grade: old gym 
There will be yearbooks available during signing for $24. Ms. Marty will come to the bus loop and offer yearbooks to 8th grade first. After, Ms. Marty will come to the cafeteria and old gym to offer yearbooks to 6th and 7th graders.

From Forker: 
Each day next week, we will have walking BREAKFAST & LUNCH. Each hallway will receive one trash can for breakfast and three trashcans for lunch. Trash bags will not be available for individual classrooms.  Teachers need to go to lunch at normally scheduled times with the exception of Friday's adjusted schedule for early release.  

Monday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. YUNGMANN!

2pm 8th Grade Awards Program
Fire Drill - 3:30pm

Tuesday:
Complete RTI End of Year Tasks
Yearbook Signing Day - AFTERNOON ACTIVITY SCHEDULE

Wednesday:
10:30am 6th Grade Awards
2pm        7th Grade Awards
6pm        8th Grade Dance

Thursday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MS. MARTY!
Copper Q3 - House Party 2:49pm (Details to follow via email.... Copper teachers plan to have some fun!!!)
6pm 8th Grade Moving On Ceremony

Friday: EARLY RELEASE! Dismissal 12:30pm  Early Release Schedule

POST PLANNING: 
Monday:
9:30am-Noon --- staggered visits to the Old Gaines

Tuesday: Dr. Richard Milner SEL Workshop (full day at the HIL)

Wednesday: In your classrooms - Hogan out at SMART training

Week of May 7th

In case you missed the faculty meeting:

HIL Faculty Meeting - 5/2/18

From Ms. Marty: 

IB

• IB grades are due by May 11th. 
• A student should have eight total IB grades, two grades per each of the four criteria (A,B,C, & D). 
• A student should also have a "best fit grade" for each criteria. The best fit grade reflects a student's final achievement in a criterion. The best fit grade is not an average of the two scores, but is a teacher's assessment of where the student is at the end of the year. The best fit score is the score that gets pulled to the report card. 
• Here are the directions for entering both regular criterion grades and best fit grades.
• Here is a presentation regarding how to enter best fit grades 
• Connections teachers will enter best fit grades for Ag. Science, Foreign Language, Art, PE, and FCS

Advanced Content

6th and 7th grade Math and ELA teachers, please make sure you have handed out your advanced content provisional letters. Make sure the students know that they are due back ASAP for placement next year. Students who met advanced content criteria will not receive a letter as letters are sent home with placements at report card time. If parents have any questions, please refer them to Ms. Marty. Please keep in mind that students have multiple criteria to meet for advanced content placement. Just because you did or did not recommend a student may not effect their placement as they met in other areas.

Gifted

As the year winds down, please send to Ms. Marty any names of students you would like to refer for gifted testing next year . Current teachers will have more information on students than future teachers. We will begin the first round of testing in  September. If you are interested in serving on the eligibility team for next year, please send your names to Ms. Marty.

From Ms. Gaertig: 

Please Join us for The Grand Opening of our 3rd Annual Panthers Marketplace, May 9, 2018 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Visit 16 businesses designed, established, and operated by our students. For all of who come to visit our bank is giving away free 100 Marketplace Dollars :)! Our market will offer a lot delicious snacks and refreshments, unique art pieces, games, cars, dance lessons, tattoos, nail art, fruits, and more. Please come support our students businesses. 

From Ms. Viera: 

Wednesday: 7th grade placement test for Spanish 1 and French 1

From Ms. Hughes: 

Hilsman Middle School's Science & Energy Team Project: CARE About Our World and Each Other won 1st Place State Honors in the National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project's annual competition.  The team will participate in NEED's Energy Conference & Youth Awards in Washington, DC next month.  

Hilsman Middle School's Science & Energy Team will earn much needed funds for team field trips and conferences on Thursday, May 10 at Fatz Cafe.  Fatz is hosting a Percentage Night for the team.  Simply show a digital copy or paper copy of the flyer and Fatz will donate 20% of your purchase price back to the team.  If you are going to dine out on May 10, eat at Fatz and support the Science & Energy Team!

 Fatz May 10 %Night Flyer

Date:  Thursday, May 10

Time:  5:00-8:00 pm

Location:  Fatz Cafe on Lexington Road

Benefits:  Hilsman Science & Energy Team

The 21st Century Program is hosting a Family Night for 21st Century families.

Date:  Wednesday, May 9

Time:  5:00-6:00 pm

Location:  Hilsman Old Gym

Performances by:  STEP Team + Music & Math

Classroom Gallery Walk:  Art, Science & Energy Team, Reading, Math Counts, Spanish, & Chess

Families will also receive resources to help keep students learning all summer long!

From Gonzalez: 

EOY Device Collection Dates & Checklist for Planning Purposes: 

Teachers, please remember to follow the checklist (and charge your devices/cart) at least a day prior to bringing them to the media center.

*Thursday, May 10th: 6th & 7th HR teachers and 6th & 7th grade small EXC groups send devices, chargers, and carts to the MC during HR. Complete checklist day before.

*Friday, May 11th: 8th HR teachers, Connections, Foreign Language, Read 180, Team Gora, and 8th grade small EXC groups send devices, chargers, and carts to the MC during HR.  

Complete checklist day before.

From Ms. Moore: 

Advisement on Monday:

Please have your students watch this video during ELT. It is a media safety presentation that was filmed by The Cottage specifically for our school. If Monday does not work for you, please plan to show it during ELT sometime between now and the end of the school year. See Ms. Moore if you have any questions.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pFsncNoY8uwD48oGzCHmdeJdoqYnIpvH/view?ts=5acfc1a8

Rising 6th Graders Visiting Tuesday:

We will be on a morning activity schedule. Please plan to report to the new gym at 9:15 for a school-wide assembly, which will begin at 9:30. We will be done around 10:30/10:45. Also, please plan to eat lunch in your classrooms on this day. See Ms. Moore if you have any questions.

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Monday:
Math EOC - Part 1 - Media Center/  Hallway closed

*Advisement during ELT* 
- - Lunch in Classrooms - 

Forker will meet with teachers in the PL room during 2nd plannings to celebrate and wrap-up Milestones testing. 

4pm SILT

6:30pm Band Concert @ Cedar

Tuesday:
Math EOC - Part II - Media Center/ Hallway closed

*Rising 6th graders visit*
- - Lunch in Classrooms - 
RTI Meetings 

4pm UGA PDS Community Conversation - All are invited to participate! (PL Room)
FFA Banquet 6pm - Cafe

Wednesday: 

HS Science EOC - CAFE

5pm 21st Century Family Night 

Thursday: 

8th Grade Book Drop 

6:30pm HMS Chorus Spring Showcase 

Friday:
8th Grade extended homeroom for Avid assessment (more details to follow)

Band Trip 

IB Academy - Afternoon Activity Schedule