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

Week of April 30th

From the Kindness Gurus: 

In today’s world, one of the best things we can do for our school and students is to teach, foster, and celebrate kindness. Kindness has been proven to support student achievement, better school climate, and reduce discipline issues.

That’s why our school is participating in the Middle School Kindness Challenge.

By accepting the Challenge, we have become part of a new and growing movement of educators, students, and concerned citizens everywhere who are making kindness commonplace for every student in America.

If you haven't already, please take a moment now to sign up for our school’s Challenge: Kindess Challenge

To meet the Challenge, we need at least 50% of our school’s teachers and specialized instructional support personnel (e.g. counselors and social workers) to participate.  Every adult at Hilsman can register for the Kindness Challenge.  

We need ALL of you to make our 2018 Kindness Challenge a success!  That said, please take a moment to login and select a kindness lesson to include by content in your plans for Tuesday.  There are many quality, engaging ideas to choose from.  We would love to film your class in action and get some pictures to share out, so let us know if you are willing to invite us to your class and which period.  

Please see Forker, Hogan, or Moore if you have questions or need support.

From the IC: 
We will take the Reading Inventory as a whole school Monday morning during extended homeroom. Encourage students to do their best as always.  In addition, please set your rooms up in a similar fashion to Milestones; we want students to take this seriously to show how much they've progressed this school year.  Once testing is complete, we will pick up with the regular schedule.

7th and 8th grades will take the Math Inventory on Tuesday, while 6th grade will take it on Wednesday.  Again, we will be in extended homeroom and pick up with the regular schedule once we're done.

From Coach Pullen: 
Field day is next week. The dates are Wednesday, May 2nd is 8th grade, Thursday, May 3rd is 7th grade, and Friday May 4th is 6th grade. Parents are welcomed to stop by. 

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.

Ms. Moore: 
Upcoming event: Rising 6th graders will visit May 8th.

From Ms. Hughes: 

21st Century Family Night

Wednesday, May 9

5:00-6:00 pm

Performances by:  Math & Music, Music Class, STEP Team

Classroom Gallery Walk

Receive Summer Learning Resources

From Marty:
IB Academies are set for Friday of this week. Also, Ms. Marty needs a list of all gifted and advanced content students at risk of failing any classes for the year.

From Lawrence:
Any Teachers, Staff, or friend to the Hilsman Community interested in performing with the HMS Chorus on Thursday, May 10th at 6:30pm please contact Mr. Jonathon P. Lawrence, Director. 

Monday:
Reading Inventory as a whole school - extended homeroom
11:30 am Instructional Leaders Meeting

Tuesday:
Math Inventory (7th & 8th grades) - starting @ 8:25am extended homeroom
Kindness lesson in content classes
2:00 Hogan SMART Steering Committee Meeting

Wednesday:
Math Inventory 6th grade (starting @ 8:25am extended homeroom)
8th Grade Field Day
4pm Faculty Meeting
4pm 6 week review at BOE (Tolbert, Forker, & Hogan)

***8th graders leave for DC @ 8:30pm

Thursday: Happy birthday, Mr. Spinks!!!
7th Grade Field Day
2:20pm RTI Coordinators' Meeting @ HTE

Friday: Afternoon activity schedule
6th Grade Field Day
IB Academy

Week of April 23rd

Happy Friday Teachers!

Thank you for a great week of testing. The learning environment was calm and all went extremely well for you and the students. Dr. Means expressed in an email to you how impressed he was with the environment! Great job and thank you for keeping Hilsman grounded this week. As we continue with testing, I want to encourage you to continue maintaining a positive school climate. Testing can cause a lot of anxiety for everyone. Please continue to push through until the end.

Mr. Gilbreath will meet with our staff during the May faculty meeting to discuss our transition to Gaines. I have confirmed room assignments and we all have a space. I will begin sharing your room numbers and arranging times for teams to visit the school for a tour. As of now, we are on schedule to move into Gaines early June. I suggest that you begin purging items to help make your packing a little easier. According to Mr. Gilbreath, boxes should be delivered within the next 10 days.

There are a lot of questions regarding scheduling for next year. I have not made any decisions other than we will return to teams next year. This was decided due to the overwhelming feedback you provided in the survey sent about a month ago. I have drafted some plans but nothing is concrete. I am waiting on a number of decisions to be made at the district level to avoid having to do double work. I would also like to have a better idea as to how we will implement AVID. Please know that I will not move or make any decisions related to your placement without personally speaking with you and consulting SILT. If you have concerns, please see me to avoid unnecessary worry!

I realize that this is the time of the year where we are all a little "extra" due to rising discipline issues, uncertainty about next year, and from working extra hard. Please know that I will answer any questions that I have the answers to for you. You are welcome to email and/or schedule a time to meet with me to discuss your concerns. As always, I appreciate the work that you do and your commitment to Hilsman. Here is to another great week of testing and a great weekend!

Ms. Tolbert

From Mr. Dorsey: 

Clarke County's Relay For Life event will take place at Cedar Shoals High School on May 11 from 6 pm - 12 am. Click the link below to join Hilsman's team and please feel free to share our team page with friends and family to help raise money for the American Cancer Society.

http://main.acsevents.org/goto/hmspanthers

Also, please continue to support our team efforts and pay $5.00 to wear your jeans on Fridays! The RFL fundraising app also takes credit cards!

Monday:
11am Instructional Leaders Meeting
2nd Planning - Kindness Challenge in the PL Room with Forker and Moore

Tuesday:
Milestones EOG - Math Section I
6:30pm Spring PTO Meeting

Wednesday: Administrative Assistant's Day
Milestones EOG - Math Section II

Thursday:
8th Grade ONLY: Science
State FFA Competition

Friday:
8th Grade ONLY: Social Studies
12:00pm SMART Team Coaching Session (Tolbert, Chester, Hogan, Rohrbach, Ward, Siegmund)
State FFA Competition

Saturday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. AQUI! 

Week of April 16th

Happy Friday! It has been a busy week. A huge shout out to Mr. Forker, Mrs. Marty, and the rest of the team that helped to make the House Ceremony a success. It was a great way to end the day. The students were well behaved and had a lot of fun. Next week we will begin testing. Another huge shout out to Mr. Forker and his testing team for ensuring that we are all prepared and ready to administer the test! Remember that it is important to be present at work and on time! No personal leave will be approved during the time of testing. 

With all of the shout outs for Mr. Forker this week, it is impossible not to show appreciation to him in honor of Assistant Principal's Week! Mr. Forker, thank you for the work that you do to help Hilsman operate successfully everyday! YOU are important to Hilsman and know that not a day goes by that you go unnoticed! We appreciate you sir!

Although we are testing next week, please remember to continue delivering instruction. Observations will be conducted and hopefully finished before the end of next week. We are asking to please remain firm, fair, and consistent! Discipline is important to us however if it is not a tier 4 incident, I am asking team leaders to please intervene before calling for an administrator. Stay Strong and hold up four fingers! It is almost over! WE can do this! Cheers to a great weekend and hats off to a terrific testing week! See you all Monday!

Ms.Tolbert

From Ms. Brinkley: 
Please turn in all student summary sheets and connections preference forms by the end of the week.

From Mr. Dorsey: 

Clarke County's Relay For Life event will take place at Cedar Shoals High School on May 11 from 6 pm - 12 am. Click the link below to join Hilsman's team and please feel free to share our team page with friends and family to help raise money for the American Cancer Society.

http://main.acsevents.org/goto/hmspanthers

Also, please continue to support our team efforts and pay $5.00 to wear your jeans on Fridays! The RFL fundraising app also takes credit cards!

From Ms. Hughes: 

In today’s world, one of the best things we can do for our school and students is to teach, foster, and celebrate kindness. Kindness has been proven to support student achievement, better school climate, and reduce discipline issues.

That’s why our school is participating in the Middle School Kindness Challenge.

By accepting the Challenge, we will become part of a new and growing movement of educators, students, and concerned citizens everywhere who are making kindness commonplace for every student in America.

Please take a moment now to sign up for our school’s Challenge: https://program.kindnesschallenge.com/s/login/SelfRegister?school=9/zBUwtxN5BFlai4TjkSDg+5uMQ6n66ifZ103Z8Vq5Q=.

To meet the Challenge, we need at least 50% of our school’s teachers and specialized instructional support personnel (e.g. counselors and social workers) to participate.  Every adult at Hilsman can register for the Kindness Challenge.  We need all of you to make our 2018 Kindness Challenge a success!

Thank you for signing up. You will be receiving more details on our Challenge soon!

Yours kindly,

Your Kindness Captain Team (Forker, Hughes, & Moore)

HMS Milestones Training FY18

Milestones at a Glance  

Monday:

       7:45 - 8:10 Come to Forker's Office for Materials
Milestones Dry Run/Secure Practice  Extended Homeroom (8:25 - 9:20)

            Provide students with devices.   

                   8:35 - Teachers to small group locations.              

                    8:45 - Students to  small groups              

                     8:50 - Have students log-in and participate in secure practice test 

                                     

                               Here are the directions:  Secure Practice Directions (if you want a paper copy, come see Forker                                        by 8:10 Monday morning)

                     9:15 - Send students back to homeroom to return devices

Grading Window OPEN

4pm PDS Community Conversations with SILT 

Tuesday: MILESTONES ELA SECTION I
    Testing Schedule

*Progress report period ends

Wednesday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. NAUGHTON!!!

Thursday: MILESTONES ELA SECTIONS II-III
   Testing Schedule

Friday: 

Saturday: 

8:30am - Noon: Saturday School

Week of April 9th

Regarding Observations and Mid-Year Conferences:
By now, everyone should have had their Mid-Year Conference with Ms. Tolbert and/or Mr. Forker.  If you have not, please see Ms. Tolbert and/or Mr. Forker directly ASAP.

Please be sure to log in to TrueNorthLogic and  sign off on your observations and mid-year conference.  Let us know if you need help/

From Ms. Ward: 

PSP will meet next week on Monday April 9th and April 10th.  April 10th will be the last day for PSP.  The focus of PSP next week will be Review for the Georgia Milestone.

From Mr. Dorsey: 

Clarke County's Relay For Life event will take place at Cedar Shoals High School on May 11 from 6 pm - 12 am. Click the link below to join Hilsman's team and please feel free to share our team page with friends and family to help raise money for the American Cancer Society.

http://main.acsevents.org/goto/hmspanthers

Also, please continue to support our team efforts and pay $5.00 to wear your jeans on Fridays! The RFL fundraising app also takes credit cards!

From the IC: 

UPDATE ON RI/MI: 

Based on survey data and in consideration of the diverse needs of our students, we will administer the Reading Inventory and Math Inventory on a testing schedule as a whole school. Ms. Fassbender will assess her students.  

RI: April 30th

MI: May 1st

*The window for RI/MI closes after May 4th so we will get make-ups taken care of prior to that date.

From Ms. Hughes: 

Fatz Breakfast & Silent Auction Fundraiser on Saturday, April 14 

Purpose:  Fundraiser for Science & Energy Team field trips and service projects

Date: Saturday, April 14

Location:  Fatz Cafe on Lexington Road in Athens

Breakfast Served:  8:00-10:00 am

Silent Auction Bidding Ends:  10:00 am

Menu:  Pancakes, Sausage, Fruit, & a Beverage

Tickets:  $10 for adults, $6 for children

Tickets can be purchased in advance from any Science & Energy Team member or purchased at the door.

Flower Power & Nature’s Vision Internet Fundraisers End:  Saturday, April 22

Flower Power Fundraiser Link: http://www.flowerpowerfundraising.com/campaign?campaign_id=25913

Nature's Vision Fundraiser Link: http://www.naturesvisionfundraising.com/index.cfm

Nature's Vision Organization Code: 46537

From Forker, Hughes, & Moore:

In today’s world, one of the best things we can do for our school and students is to teach, foster, and celebrate kindness. Kindness has been proven to support student achievement, better school climate, and reduce discipline issues.
That’s why our school is participating in the Middle School Kindness Challenge.
By accepting the Challenge, we will become part of a new and growing movement of educators, students, and concerned citizens everywhere who are making kindness commonplace for every student in America.
Please take a moment now to sign up for our school’s Challenge: https://program.kindnesschallenge.com/s/login/SelfRegister?school=9/zBUwtxN5BFlai4TjkSDg+5uMQ6n66ifZ103Z8Vq5Q=.
To meet the Challenge, we need at least 50% of our school’s teachers and specialized instructional support personnel (e.g. counselors and social workers) to participate.  Every adult at Hilsman can register for the Kindness Challenge.  We need all of you to make our 2018 Kindness Challenge a success!
Thank you for signing up. You will be receiving more details on our Challenge soon!
Yours kindly,
Your Kindness Captain Team (Forker, Hughes, & Moore)
PS - Staff members that register for the Kindness Challenge by Tuesday, April 10 will be entered into a drawing for a prize to be given away at next week's Milestones Training.  

Monday: PLC Day -- See link: April 9th PL Day

Tuesday:
7th Grade Experience UGA Field Trip
3:45 - USA TestPrep support session with Dana Siegmund in PL room

Wednesday:
4pm Faculty Meeting/Vertical Planning

Thursday:
7th Grade Experience UGA Field Trip
5:00pm Panther Cafe/Poetry Night
Milestones Training (Both plannings or after school 4:00 -  5:15 in PL Room) Attendance is Mandatory

Friday:
Literacy mentors
11:00am Skype with Dave Burgess (Teach like a Pirate)  in the UGA room (all are welcome to join)
Principal's Coffee
House Ceremony/ Milestone Pep - Afternoon Activity Schedule

Saturday:
Saturday School
SET Fundraiser at FATZ Cafe

Coming up:

Week of April 2nd

"Our democracy is best served when we encourage students to begin at an early age to pay close attention both to what the text says and to what they feel and think as they read. Not one or the other, but both." - Beers & Probst

A Quick Read: 

Brown v. Board: An American Legacy

PANTHER SHOUT OUTS!

• HUGE SHOUT OUT to Ms. Hughes for planning and executing a successful Family Science Night. We had over 300 participants!!! Ms. Hughes, you rock!
• Ms. Griffith! Thank you for your hard work organizing the spring parent teacher conferences! 
• Dr. Thompson: Your teacher candidates rocked Genius Hour! Our teachers learned so much and appreciated the opportunity to dialogue with the future of our profession.  

Tolbert's Corner

Happy Monday,

I hope you all had a great weekend! Thank you for your hard work last week. Although it was a short week for the students, it was pretty intense for all of us. Parents raved about the conferences and the progress made by many of our students. Again, your work and time were greatly appreciated!

This week we will be conducting your midyear conferences as well as moving swiftly with the second round of observations. Please welcome any member of the BOE as they enter the room to conduct your observations. As you are preparing for your summative conference, please begin uploading evidence into the platform to show the progress made towards your goal. If you disagree with any of the ratings that you have received, please upload your comments or evidence for that standard. It will be considered for your final rating. 

As we are nearing the end of the year, please remain mindful of your professional duties and responsibilities. We are expected to be at work on time. We are expected to respect every student and every student is expected to respect every adult. We are expected to deliver instruction and to help our students achieve success. We will not and can not give up! You are doing a phenomenal job, keep it up.

Tolbert

From the IC: 

We will meet with Dana Siegmund, our designated IT guru, for a USA TestPrep WOW Session.  You have one of two options: This coming Monday morning during first planning OR Tuesday, April 10th at 3:45pm. The session will move along more efficiently if everyone has already created and logged into your USA TestPrep account. Most of you did this with me several weeks ago when we first purchased the program.  Here is a tutorial for those of you still needing an account: 

Creating a USA TestPrep Account for Teachers

This is a helpful link for setting up your classes, also developed by Dana: 

Creating Classes in USA TestPrep

UPDATE ON RI/MI: 
Based on survey data and in consideration of the diverse needs of our students, we will administer the Reading Inventory and Math Inventory on a testing schedule as a whole school.

RI: April 30th
MI: May 1st

*The window for RI/MI closes after May 4th so we will get make-ups taken care of prior to that date.

From Ms. Ward: 

PSP will resume on Monday, April 2nd from 4-6

Saturday School will resume on April 7th from 8:30 - 12:00

From Ms. Hubbard: 

Spring Picture Day at Hilsman is Wednesday, April 4th. Homeroom teachers should have distributed to students the Lifetouch order form that was placed in mailboxes. 

Spring Pictures are prepay only. Parents can pay by cash, check, or credit card online. If paying by cash or check, students will need to bring their payment along with the order form to school to give to the photographer on picture day. If paying by credit card, students will need to bring their order form completed by the parent indicating payment has been made online to give to the photographer.

Students taking pictures will be called by grade level during the morning to report to the Old Gym. Please make sure students have their envelopes with them when going to the gym for their pictures.

Only students who are prepaying for spring pictures may be out of uniform on April 4th as long as their attire adheres to the CCSD/Hilsman dress code. 

From Ms. Smith:

 Plant Sale 2018 (1).jpg

Computers:
      By Wednesday, please let Ms. Tillotson and/or Gonzalez know if you have any computers in your classroom carts that are not functioning. This is to prepare for Milestones Testing.


REMINDER:

End of Grade Test Dates

4/17 -ELA Section 1
   4/18 - ELA Make-Up

4/19- ELA Section II and III

    4/20 - ELA Make-Up

4/24 - Math Section I

         - Afternoon Make-ups
4/25 - Math Section II
        - Afternoon Make-ups

4/26 - Science Section I & II
         - Afternoon Make-ups

4/27 - Social Studies I & II
         - Afternoon Make-ups

Grade 6-7: ELA & MAth

Grade 8:   ELA, MAth, Science, SS

EOC Tests Dates

5/7 & 5/8 - Math EOC

5/9 - Science EOC 

HS Final Exams

5/15 - 5/17 - Span and French Final Exams

From Team Gora: 
Cheer for Our Olympians!!!! - Students from Mr. Dorsey, Ms. Picha , Ms. Zabetakis, and Ms. Gaertig's class will participate in the Special Olympics Area Games at Clarke Central on Wednesday. 


Monday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MS. RENEE SMITH! 
***School bus emergency evacuation practice in the morning. This may cause a delay in breakfast and arrival to homeroom.
Morning plannings  - USA Test Prep PL with Dana Siegmund (IT Specialist)
11am Instructional Leaders Meeting
4pm SILT

Tuesday:
RTI --> *6th grade team will discuss rising 6th grade visit with Ms. Moore*

Wednesday:
*Spring pictures
SSIP Team out at training: Tolbert, Destefani, Chester, Hogan, Ward, Rohrbach
4pm Faculty Meeting

Thursday:
Hogan out at SMART Training

Meet with Mr. Forker for pre-administration testing training during:

                                 1st and 2nd planning  

                                           or

                                after school from 4 - 5:15

                              Attendance is mandatory. 

Friday:
Hogan out at SMART Training

UPCOMING: April 9th PLC Day - More to come from district office
                        April 11th - EOG Practice Test