Week of 5/3/2019

Happy Friday great people!

It has been a chaotic but great last two weeks at Hilsman. Thank you for remaining in good spirits and staying committed until the end. Your zeal and smiles are contagious. Keep it up as we smoothly land this school year. I apologize for the confusion with the field trip. Thank you to the teachers that took the lead to ensure that our students are able to participate in such an eventful trip. As we are quickly approaching the end of the year I want to provide you a few reminders. Please read closely and if you have any questions or concerns, contact an administrator.

Supervision of Students

• Students should be supervised at all times. A sign in sheet should be used in EVERY class to document a student's departure. They should also be given a written pass to show to any adult in the halls.
• The sign in sheet should be created daily by the teacher.
• Teachers should be present in the hall at every transition. There is no exception to this request.

Grades

• Please make every effort to help students successfully end the year. As I have been checking your grade book, I have found that grades are not up to date. It is imperative that parents and students know where they stand academically in your class before May 10th. This will provide time for students to turn in assignments or makeup missing work.
• If you have a student with a grade of 70 or below in your class, it is your responsibility to inform the parent and student orally and via email. 
• A list was provided to the administrators of your top 20 students with behavior and/or academic concerns. I have shared summer school letters twice with the students. Many of them have shown progress however will still need to go to summer school. Please contact the parents of the students that are in your homeroom to inform them that their child MUST attend summer school.

Events

• Grade levels are doing a great job with the blogs! Thank you! Please make sure that the dates for the grade level Awards Day and time along with any other events are in this week's edition.
• Field days, ceremonies, and end of the year events are priceless for our students. Unless a student has engaged in a tier 4 behavior, please refrain from taking these events from our students. Remember we want to give every student an opportunity to be successful! 

Professionalism

• It is understandable that you are tired and somewhat frustrated. We are at the end of the year and you have given your all. It is important to remain professional at all times. Your tone and actions can be perceived by others in ways that you did not intend. Yelling at students, touching students, and using threatening language will not be tolerated. We want to remain firm, fair, and consistent but we must do it with love. Many of our students experience extreme anxiety during this time of the year. Please discipline with love! 

Announcements

Band Concert

Band Concert Monday, May 6 6:30 PM Cedar Shoals Theater

Food for the Soul

Biggums BBQ Foodtruck 5/9

Advance Content Recommendations

Please make sure that you have filled out the Advance Content Teacher Recommendation Forms

Information from the Coaches! Field Day

Field Day Schedule will be as follows: Tuesday, May 7: 6TH GRADE (4th period class teams) Wednesday, May 8: 8TH GRADE (5th period class teams) Thursday, May 9: 7TH GRADE (4th period class teams) Teachers, please be ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that you have gone over your rosters and put into the Field Day Team Roster Spreadsheet the names of the students who will participate in each event for the afternoon portion. In order to have a fun, successful, and incident-free field day, EVERYONE needs to do his/her part to prepare and plan ahead. Make sure you are communicating with your students about your team color and the expectations for that day. Links to pertinent information can be found below: Field Day Instructions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pkE2A1MjteilV6kamYoxVtI0y7yFKst3jV1YWvQnRCY/edit?usp=sharing Field Day Scoring:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LXa1Kake9p0617zVmlQE9EgpLbpV-XR6cia_V6rYfDY/edit?usp=sharing Field Day Team Roster: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1f08O-1jSLnvWcOfpiU3jY3gForYmbyeFChdw9r-eAUQ/edit?usp=sharing Field Day 6th Grade Morning Event Rotation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14PPBa_p4_gH84VgfG4mqhta-115-qsg_CsgiwBMTzZA/edit?usp=sharing Field Day 7th Grade Morning Rotation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mtgogy4nc1bqfLVFyWXI0I21BGQ9sVWULAyEvGAAET8/edit?usp=sharing Field Day 8th Grade Morning Rotation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hyPT06HEA39T_NatGoP0VmSbC51DAgTtjv_EFzcFEBg/edit?usp=sharing

Week at a Glance

Monday

Band Concert

Tuesday-6th Grade Field Day

Field Trip to Atlanta Civil Rights Museum

RTI

Science EOC

Wednesday-8th Grade Field Day

Thursday-7th Grade Field Day

Makeup Science EOCT

Friday-Begin working on grades!