December 17-21

Happy Holidays! Enjoy jeans all week!

Monday
College and Career T-Shirt Day: Wear your college or career t-shirt. Please make sure that the college or career is visible on the shirt.

Forker - MAP Skills Webinar 3pm


Fire Drill - 9:45
IEP/504

Gifted Testing 1st-3rd periods

Tuesday
Faculty and Staff- Pick out your best Ugly Sweater and wear it with Jeans on December 18! FFA members will be voting on their fave and the winning teachers will be announced on December 19!

RTI

Gifted Testing 1st-3rd periods

Wednesday
Differentiation PL during 2nd planning

Food truck during teacher lunch

Gifted Testing 1st-3rd periods

Thursday
Collaborative Meetings

Schoolwide house party 7th period
   Please provide details about what you are planning to do on this spreadsheet
             House Party Sign Up

Friday
teacher work day
Student holiday

MAP Assessment Data Update

There is now a new guide to the MAP website on how to use the Achievement Status & Growth reports, which will be very useful in analyzing your GROWTH data from Fall to Winter 2018.

The Quadrant charts, in particular, are more modern and intuitive.

Check them out here.

21st Century
21st Century will NOT meet after school on Thursday, December 20. 21st Century will meet every morning this coming week and in the afternoons, Monday-Wednesday.

ELA Teachers
Submit Spelling Bee names to Marty before break

Avid
I have just received our AVID library. If you are interested in reading up on AVID instructional strategies and practices for you content, please stop by and check it out. Also, don't forget to check out the AVID folder on the PLC page to learn about new WICOR strategies you can incorporate into your classrooms.

December 10-14

Monday
Hilsman Band Concert @ 6:30 in the Cedar Shoals Theater. We will be selling hot dogs, soft drinks, and chips for $1.00 each. Support our band!

504/IEP

New Panther Cohort Meeting 4:00-5:00

MAP Make-up testing be on the lookout for email details Tuesday

RTI
6th Grade Parent
Pact Game Night 6:00-7:00pm

Wednesday

Collaborative Plannings

SET Fundraiser Night at Fatz Cafe 5-8

Vertical Team Meetings after school

Thursday
Students and parents: The last art club of this semester will be held on Thursday, December 13th until 5:30. If your child is interested, please have them see Mrs. Garland for a parent permission form. Thank you!

SMART Training-Skinner, Fassbender, Aqui, and Forker out

Collaborative Plannings

Avid Site Team Meeting 4:00-5:00

Basketball at HMS 4:30

Friday

IEP/504

Grade Level Meetings

Friday no fight dress down day

Fire Drill 9:45

Art
Don't forget! Follow @hilsmanmiddleart on Instagram to see student work!

21st Century
21st Century will meet in the mornings during the weekdays, December 3-20.
21st Century will meet in the afternoons during the weekdays, December 3-19.21st Century will not meet in the afternoon on December 20.

ELA Teachers
Please have your spelling bee names to Mrs. Marty before the break

Girls' Soccer
Forms due to Mrs. Marty by December 17th. Please complete teacher recommendations by then.


Looking Ahead

Faculty and Staff- Pick out your best Ugly Sweater and wear it with Jeans on December 18! FFA members will be voting on their fave and the winning teachers will be announced on December 19!

Grade Level House Parties December 20th

December 3-7, 2018

Binder Checks

You should have received a new binder score card for December binder checks. Due to the break, we will only have 3 weeks of checks. Also, you will notice that Spanish is no longer on this month's score card. Due to special circumstances, this content will not perform checks. Due to the break, we will also modify our date for our December dress down day to happen towards the end of break.

Science and Energy Team

Fatz Cafe on Lexington Road will host a Spirit/Fundraiser Night for the Hilsman Science & Energy Team on Wednesday, December 12.

21st Century

21st Century will meet in the mornings during the weekdays, December 3-20. 21st Century will meet in the afternoons during the weekdays, December 3-19. 21st Century will not meet in the afternoon on December 20.

Girls Soccer

Any girls interested in playing soccer need to pick up a packet in the front office

Monday

MAP Session Roster Checks - am planning 6th & 7th grade
       - See slides 9-11  MAP Test Training 

Binder Check Dress Down Day- Students with 250 or more points are able to participate. Please make sure students are following our school dress code.

Tuesday

MAP Test Training - am planning 6th & 7th grade

Wednesday

Building Wide - Testing Schedule
MAP Testing - LANGUAGE - 6th & 7th grade
8th Grade - SMI

HMS vs. Coile Basketball at Hilsman- girls 4:30, boys 5:30
Faculty Meeting in Media Center

Thursday

Building Wide - Testing Schedule
MAP Testing - MATH - 6th & 7th grade
8th Grade - SRI

Friday

Building Wide - Testing Schedule
MAP Testing - READ - 6th & 7th grade
8th Grade - ZAPP Zeros, Make-up, Extension

No Fight Dress Down Friday!

Upcoming Dates:

12/14 Fire Drill & No Fight Dress Down Friday

12/20 School Wide House Party 
12/20 Biggums BBQ Food Truck

12/10 6:30 Band Concert at Cedar Shoals