Quote of the Week: To teach to our potential, we must build bridges that can take our students from where they are to where we know they can be.
Manny Scott
Happy Sunday Panther Family!
Thank you for your hard work these past few weeks. Many of you have gone over and beyond to help cover classes, assist with time outs, help with our most challenging students all while keeping a smile on your face. Please know that it is greatly appreciated! I realize that everyone is going over and beyond the call of duty and is growing weary in your hard work. Remember there is POWER in your teaching. All of our students are unable to SHOW you their appreciation but believe me, they care! Remember where you teach, who you teach, and what you teach!
This week we will implement our systems with consistency and fidelity! No hall passes the first and last 15 minutes of class, use the House System to acknowledge the positive behaviors of our students, teach like a champion, and smile! Teaching like a champion means that you are implementing effective instructional strategies to engage ALL of our students.
We can do this! Let's not allow our yesterday to get in the way or our today or our tomorrow!
Principal Tolbert
Announcements
AVID Reminders:
I can not stress the importance of consistency with the binder checks. This is NOT an option yet an EXPECTATION that we will ALL be held ACCOUNTABLE for implementing at HILSMAN.
October will begin a new round of binder checks.
Teachers: please check your binder on your assigned day.
This is a school-wide expectation. Please note in your lesson plan the days you will perform these checks. During walk-thrus and observations we will check students' binders for signatures.
We are teaching our students a college and career ready skill. Please review the importance of responsibility of coming to school prepared and keeping up with their binder checks.
After November binder check sheets will be collected as artifacts to track fidelity.
More to come from your Admin team during Collaborative plannings next. Stay tuned.......
Save the dates:
* Hispanic Heritage Night has changed:
Wednesday, October 3rd
6 pm at Hilsman cafeteria
Dance, food and student work
* Good for fit (zumba time at Hilsman)
Friday October 19 at 6 pm
Babysitting for children 4 and under
Ticket: school supplies or suggested donation $2 student/$3 adult
Band News
Our first band concert is Monday, October 1 at 6:30. The concert will take place at the Cedar Shoals Theater. Parents, the student uniform is khaki pants (not shorts or jeans), and the band shirt or black polo shirt.
The final meet for Cross Country will be Tuesday, October 2nd at Westminster Christian Academy. Girls run at 4:00 and boys run at 4:25.
Week at a Glance:
Monday-IEP/504 Meetings
SILT 7am
504/IEP/Team Meeting
Begin advisement during lunch remediation time. See email from Ms. Moore entitled
"Advisement Next Week"
2018-2019 Hilsman Student Data Folders Sheet
2018-2019 Data Folders & Progress Reports
Tuesday-RTI/Branching Minds
Cross Country Meet Continue advisement during lunch remediation time.
Wednesday- Collaborative Planning-Jeans for Teachers with HMS shirt
Faculty Meeting 4:00- Be sure to read Chapters 1-2 and be prepared for discussion
Hispanic Heritage Night
Complete advisement during lunch remediation time.
Thursday-Collaborative Planning
Friday - 504/IEP
HBIS PBIS - Creating Climate & Respect Lesson I in extended homeroom. We will proceed with regular schedule into second block at 9:22am. Moving forward, we will rotate the class periods in which we conduct these lesson in order to maintain planning times and protect the schedule.
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Friday, September 14, 2018
Week of September 17, 2018
Quote of the Week:
Happy Friday!
Thank you for stepping up today! I have received several emails from you offering suggestions as to how to restore our rituals and routines at HMS. Please continue to brainstorm ways that we can work to get our students back on track behaviorally. While you are brainstorming, continue to be firm, fair, and consistent with our expectations. Today was definitely better however we must be CONSISTENT!
Information was sent related to goal setting for TKES. Please follow the directions and have the required portions completed before Wednesday. ELA teachers should select the Literacy goal while Math teachers select the Numeracy goal. The second goal will need to be in the area of SEL. It is permissible for your content to have the same goal as we are working toward our school's overall goal in the three identified areas.
Progress reports were sent home this week. Please follow up via phone, email, or letter with the parents of students failing your class. There should be a recovery plan in place to help students achieve a passing grade.
Lastly, enjoy your weekend! I will see you all Monday!
Kindly,
Tolbert
Announcements:
Please complete the gifted and talented module by Friday, September 21st.
Gifted Module
Monday September 17, 2018 is College and Career T-Shirt Day. Students and staff can wear a college or career t-shirt with uniform bottoms. Solid color shirts are not permitted. If students do not want to participate, please be in regular school uniform.
Please share the PAWS lesson of the week with your students. Take the first 5 minutes of every class to present and review the lesson with our students. Ask them questions and challenge them to rise up and cease the use of physical aggression to solve their problems!
PAWS lesson for the week - Focus "Paws in the Cafe" - Document
Paws in the Cafe - Slides
District Information
- September 25, 2018 & October 9th: AVID School-wide Coaching Visits
Your District AVID Coordinator and the GA AVID Center Program Manager will perform walkthroughs of AVID classrooms. They will generally spend 15-20 minutes in the AVID Elective class(es) and 8-10 minutes in content area classes of trained AVID teachers. After the classroom visit, we will engage in a 30-minute debrief. Additionally, they would like principals, administration, and the site coordinator, if those individuals are available, to join us in both the observation and the debrief. The specific schools will be contacted with more information; also, the Observation Tool will be provided prior to.
AVID IN ACTION: Newsletter
Week at Glance
Monday-504/IEP/Team Meeting
College T-Shirt Day! All staff should be dressed for the occasion!
Tuesday-RTI/Branching Minds
Forker with 6th and 7th grade AM Planning for MAP planning
Wednesday-Collaborative Planning-Staff Uniform Day
TKES
Thursday-Collaborative Planning
MAP Reading Make-ups in ELA classes
MAP Math Make-ups in Math classes
TKES
Friday- 504/IEP
MAP Language Make-ups in classes
Cedar C-Team Football vs.Jefferson Time:5:30 p.m. Location: Jefferson High School
Cross Country HMS vs. Jefferson Time: 4:30 p.m. Location: Crows Lake, Jefferson Ga.
Friday, September 7, 2018
Week of September 10, 2018
Quote of the Week:
Thank you for continuing to do the work to make a difference in the life of a student. I understand that it gets difficult. I encourage you to reflect on that one thing that you have pledged to do differently to transform the learning of our students. We do not have all of the answers and failure is inevitable. However it is failure that makes us better. Be encouraged and celebrate the small successes. You can do it!
Tolbert
Announcements
Staff Changes- Please welcome Mrs. Zinetta Fox to our staff! She will be teaching 8th grade Science. We are excited to have her join our team. On Monday, Mrs. Bevis will welcomed back to the 7th grade team to teach ELA! Thank you Mrs. Bevis! It is never easy to say goodbye to staff members so we will just say see ya later to Ms. Natalie Meyers. Thank you for your work the past few weeks at Hilsman. We will keep you and your family in our thoughts.
MAP Testing-Please be advised that we will be testing this week. Please be sure to read over information provided to you by Mr. Forker. If there are questions or points of clarification about MAP, please see Mr. Forker ASAP.
Rituals, Relationships, Routines-Please continue to be firm, fair, and consistent. Structure is important to our students. Continue to practice your routines, build relationships with your students, and put in effective rituals. Remember to acknowledge the positive behaviors frequently as students are transitioning in the halls and working in class.
Hilsman Spirit Week September 10-14, 2018
Next week in an effort to build our partnership with Cedar Shoals, we are going to have a Spirit Week. This is the idea of Ms. Barnett to get our students, faculty, and stakeholders connected!
Please share the PAWS lesson of the week with your students. Take the first 5 minutes of every class to present and review the lesson with our students. Ask them questions and challenge them to rise up and cease the use of physical aggression to solve their problems!
PAWS lesson for the week - Focus "Paws in the Halls"
Week at a Glance
Monday-504/IEP/Team Meeting
SILT-7:00 am
Please follow up to make sure all new students and staff have taken the Personality Survey
Map Training 6th & 7th Grade First planning with Forker
**8th Grade Open House 6 - 7:30 **
Tuesday-RTI/Branching Minds
Picture Day!!
**7th Grade Open House 6 - 7:30 **
HMS vs. BHL Time : 4:30 P.M. Location: Cedar Shoals High School
Wednesday-Collaborative Planning-Staff Uniform Day
Reading MAP Testing -Testing Schedule
Vertical Meeting for all Content areas
**6th Grade Open House 6 - 7:30 **
Thursday-Collaborative Planning
Math Map Testing Testing Schedule
Cedar C-Team vs. Gainesville Time: 5:30 P.M. Location: Cedar Shoals High School
Friday- 504/IEP
Language MAP Testing - Testing Schedule
Saturday
HMS vs. Winder
Time: 10:15 a.m. Location: Apple Hawkins, Winder, Ga
“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.”
—Kahlil Gibran
Staff,Thank you for continuing to do the work to make a difference in the life of a student. I understand that it gets difficult. I encourage you to reflect on that one thing that you have pledged to do differently to transform the learning of our students. We do not have all of the answers and failure is inevitable. However it is failure that makes us better. Be encouraged and celebrate the small successes. You can do it!
Tolbert
Announcements
Staff Changes- Please welcome Mrs. Zinetta Fox to our staff! She will be teaching 8th grade Science. We are excited to have her join our team. On Monday, Mrs. Bevis will welcomed back to the 7th grade team to teach ELA! Thank you Mrs. Bevis! It is never easy to say goodbye to staff members so we will just say see ya later to Ms. Natalie Meyers. Thank you for your work the past few weeks at Hilsman. We will keep you and your family in our thoughts.
MAP Testing-Please be advised that we will be testing this week. Please be sure to read over information provided to you by Mr. Forker. If there are questions or points of clarification about MAP, please see Mr. Forker ASAP.
Rituals, Relationships, Routines-Please continue to be firm, fair, and consistent. Structure is important to our students. Continue to practice your routines, build relationships with your students, and put in effective rituals. Remember to acknowledge the positive behaviors frequently as students are transitioning in the halls and working in class.
Hilsman Spirit Week September 10-14, 2018
Next week in an effort to build our partnership with Cedar Shoals, we are going to have a Spirit Week. This is the idea of Ms. Barnett to get our students, faculty, and stakeholders connected!
Monday Hat Day
Tuesday Decade Day- Wear your favorite 50, 60, 70, 80 shirt with your uniform bottoms etc.
Wednesday Crazy Sock Day
Thursday Wear your Favorite Hilsman Spirit Tee
Come support C-Team game @ 5:30 at Cedar Shoals
Friday Support the Jags wear Orange or Blue T-shirt or CSHS T-shirt with your uniform bottoms
Home Coming Game at 7:30 @ Cedar Shoals
Please share the PAWS lesson of the week with your students. Take the first 5 minutes of every class to present and review the lesson with our students. Ask them questions and challenge them to rise up and cease the use of physical aggression to solve their problems!
PAWS lesson for the week - Focus "Paws in the Halls"
Week at a Glance
Monday-504/IEP/Team Meeting
SILT-7:00 am
Please follow up to make sure all new students and staff have taken the Personality Survey
Map Training 6th & 7th Grade First planning with Forker
**8th Grade Open House 6 - 7:30 **
Tuesday-RTI/Branching Minds
Picture Day!!
**7th Grade Open House 6 - 7:30 **
HMS vs. BHL Time : 4:30 P.M. Location: Cedar Shoals High School
Wednesday-Collaborative Planning-Staff Uniform Day
Reading MAP Testing -Testing Schedule
Vertical Meeting for all Content areas
**6th Grade Open House 6 - 7:30 **
Thursday-Collaborative Planning
Math Map Testing Testing Schedule
Cedar C-Team vs. Gainesville Time: 5:30 P.M. Location: Cedar Shoals High School
Friday- 504/IEP
Language MAP Testing - Testing Schedule
Saturday
HMS vs. Winder
Time: 10:15 a.m. Location: Apple Hawkins, Winder, Ga
Sunday, September 2, 2018
Week of 9/4/18
Quote of the Week: 
Happy Friday!
I want to echo my message earlier this week that simply gave a huge thank you for all of the work that you are doing to help shape our young people at HMS! This week was a tough one but you all persevered and made it a good one. The next three weeks we will focus on helping our students refrain from engaging in physical altercations. Resources and classroom guidance will be provided by our counselors to assist us with helping our students.We can do this! It is our goal to go 14 days with absolutely NO fights! IF we are able to do this, students will receive a school wide celebration! I will work with our PTO to arrange the incentive. Encourage our students!
Below are a few Reminders and Announcements
21st Century Information
The 21st Century Program will begin on September 4, 2018 for both the morning and afternoon sessions. Parents must attend one of the three Parent Orientations in order for their children to participate. The Orientations will be offered on the following dates from 5:15-6:00 pm: Thursday, August 30, Thursday, September 6, & Tuesday, September 11.
Grade Level Family Night Information
Please plan to attend your grade level's parent night. Every content area need to create a 3 minute presentation providing parents with an overview of your year. This may be a good time for you to review your syllabus.
An agenda for the night will be provided no later than Tuesday!
8th Grade Parent Night will be Monday, September 10 from 6:00-7:30 pm
7th Grade Parent Night will be Tuesday, September 11 from 6:00-7:30 pm
6th Grade Parent Night will be Wednesday, September 12 from 6:00-7:30 pm
TKES
This week you will receive training on the Teacher Evaluation System. Following the training I will provide you with guidelines for developing your Professional Development goals. Pre-Evaluation Conferences will be conducted in groups during Collaborative Planning September 18th-20th.
MAP Testing
Due to circumstances beyond our control MAP testing was not successful. Please plan to re-administer the assessment the week of September 10-14, 2018. We will administer the assessment by grade levels. You will receive more information no later than Friday, September 7, 2018.
Happy Friday!
I want to echo my message earlier this week that simply gave a huge thank you for all of the work that you are doing to help shape our young people at HMS! This week was a tough one but you all persevered and made it a good one. The next three weeks we will focus on helping our students refrain from engaging in physical altercations. Resources and classroom guidance will be provided by our counselors to assist us with helping our students.We can do this! It is our goal to go 14 days with absolutely NO fights! IF we are able to do this, students will receive a school wide celebration! I will work with our PTO to arrange the incentive. Encourage our students!
Below are a few Reminders and Announcements
21st Century Information
The 21st Century Program will begin on September 4, 2018 for both the morning and afternoon sessions. Parents must attend one of the three Parent Orientations in order for their children to participate. The Orientations will be offered on the following dates from 5:15-6:00 pm: Thursday, August 30, Thursday, September 6, & Tuesday, September 11.
Grade Level Family Night Information
Please plan to attend your grade level's parent night. Every content area need to create a 3 minute presentation providing parents with an overview of your year. This may be a good time for you to review your syllabus.
An agenda for the night will be provided no later than Tuesday!
8th Grade Parent Night will be Monday, September 10 from 6:00-7:30 pm
7th Grade Parent Night will be Tuesday, September 11 from 6:00-7:30 pm
6th Grade Parent Night will be Wednesday, September 12 from 6:00-7:30 pm
TKES
This week you will receive training on the Teacher Evaluation System. Following the training I will provide you with guidelines for developing your Professional Development goals. Pre-Evaluation Conferences will be conducted in groups during Collaborative Planning September 18th-20th.
MAP Testing
Due to circumstances beyond our control MAP testing was not successful. Please plan to re-administer the assessment the week of September 10-14, 2018. We will administer the assessment by grade levels. You will receive more information no later than Friday, September 7, 2018.
Logistics Reminders and Expectations
Passes
Please do not send students into the hallway without a pass.
Also, please remember no passes should be given during the 1st and last 15 minutes of class unless it is an emergency.
Sunshine Breaks
We have seen an increase in sunshine breaks. Please be judicious with your use of sunshine breaks. It is important to prioritize and maximize instructional time. A class should receive no more than one sunshine per week. In addition, the fields are reserved for our coaches for P.E.
If you have written a sunshine break into your plans and your students have earned it, please pick a specific place for your students to be. In addition, please be sure to actively monitor your students to ensure safety.
If you have questions, please let us know.
Transitions
Great work with transitions, please keep up the good work.
During outside transitions, please be mindful of children walking on the Earth Shelter.
Don't forget to recognize the students that are getting it right.
Week at a Glance
Monday-NO SCHOOL
Tuesday-RTI/Branching Mind
Wednesday-Collaborative Planning
Faculty Professional Learning formerly known as Faculty Meeting at 4:00
(TKES Training)
Cross Country Meet Date: Wednesday, 9/5/2018 Location:Wood Park, Morgan County Time:4:30 PM
Thursday-Collaborative Planning
HMS vs. CMS Volleyball
Location:Cedar Shoals High school Date: Thursday, 9/6/18 Time:4:30 P.M.
Friday-504/IEP Meetings
Don't forget to recognize the students that are getting it right.
Week at a Glance
Monday-NO SCHOOL
Tuesday-RTI/Branching Mind
Wednesday-Collaborative Planning
Faculty Professional Learning formerly known as Faculty Meeting at 4:00
(TKES Training)
Cross Country Meet Date: Wednesday, 9/5/2018 Location:Wood Park, Morgan County Time:4:30 PM
Thursday-Collaborative Planning
HMS vs. CMS Volleyball
Location:Cedar Shoals High school Date: Thursday, 9/6/18 Time:4:30 P.M.
Friday-504/IEP Meetings
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