Week of May 1st

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From Mr. Lawrence:  HMS Chorus Concert May 11th at 6:30 pm HCC rehearsal (Hilsman Community Choir) will be Tuesdays at 4:30 pm in room 133. If you are still planning to participate email Mr. Lawrence for music and lyrics. From Ms. Moore & Ms. Callahan:  May 1st and 2nd-8th graders will complete career interest inventories during ELT. 8th grade teachers should check their email for the slideshow presentation that I sent again today. From Ms. Hughes:  Tuesday, May 2 from 9:30-11:30 am:  FT - Recycling Center & Landfill/Compost Facility - Team Kani Wednesday, May 3 from 9:30-11:30 am:  FT - Recycling Center & Landfill/Compost Facility - Team Kiburi Thursday, May 4 from 9:30-11:30 am:  FT - Recycling Center & Landfill/Compost Facility - Team Omoiyari Wednesday, May 10:  7th Grade Field Day May 11 & 12:   FT - Science & Energy Team to Atlanta Wednesday, May 17:  7th Grade Locker Clean Out Tuesday, May 16 @ 2:00 pm:  7th Grade Honors Day Program From Ms. Gonzalez:  End of the Year Device Schedule Thurs., May 4th: The last day replacement devices will be issued for the school year. Mon., May 8th: Devices of SET students attending the Atlanta field trip collected. Wed., May 10th: 7th grade devices collected. Thurs., May 11th: 8th grade devices collected. Fri., May 12th: 6th grade devices collected. From Mr. Blake:  8th Orchestra to Elementary Schools 5/2/17 Washington DCTrip: Wed 5/3/17-Sun 5/7/17 21st Century Program ends: Tues 5/8/17 Monday: B DAY *IB Academies - Afternoon Activity Schedule 10:00 AM Instructional Leaders Meeting  Tuesday:   RTI Meetings  4pm Tech leaders meeting  Wednesday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. SPINKS! *Math Inventory - EXTENDED HOMEROOM  Collaborative Planning 4pm Faculty Meeting - We're celebrating Ms. Shaw and the upcoming nuptials of Crenshaw & Page!  Thursday:   Collaborative Planning Friday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MS. NIX! *HS Science EOCT 1:30 Attendance Team Meeting  Upcoming:  5/8 - IB Academies         - Science Make-Up 5/9 - Math EOCT 5/10 - HS French Exam           - Vertical Planning  5/11 - Math EOCT Make-up 5/16 - HS Spanish Exam  *PLEASE see the Hilsman Master Events Calendar for end of year ceremonies dates and any other pertinent dates. We have A LOT going on these last few weeks. Hang in there!

Week of April 24th

A meaningful way to reflect on the year with our students: Teaching students to see each other - from Teaching Tolerance

Another must-read: Maslow Stuff Before Bloom Stuff

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From Mr. Lawrence:  HMS Chorus Concert May 11th at 6:30 pm HCC rehearsal (Hilsman Community Choir) will be Tuesdays at 4:30 pm in room 133. If you are still planning to participate email Mr. Lawrence for music and lyrics. From Ms. Holland:  Please donate snack size bags of chips, candy and individual sized drinks to the 80s throw back spring fling.   From Ms. G:  Sixth grade Hilsman student Ikeoluwa Ojo is competing on Saturday, April 22, in the State Social Studies Fair being held at Clayton State University in Morrow, GA. Monday: A DAY *Progress reports distributed 10:00 AM Instructional Leaders Meeting  Tuesday:   MILESTONES: MATH  RTI Meetings  Wednesday:  MILESTONES: Science (8th grade only) Collaborative Planning (Literacy data dig w/6th and 7th grade ELA & SS) Thursday:   MILESTONES: Social Studies (8th grade only) Collaborative Planning 6pm -- 8th Grade Parent Meeting Friday: *Happy birthday, Mr. Aqui!  *Green school lessons due 1:30 Attendance Team Meeting  6pm Spring Fling Dance  Upcoming:  5/1 - IB Academies 5/2 - Tech leaders meeting 5/3 - Math Inventory (extended homeroom)  5/5 - Science EOCT 5/8 - Science Make-Up 5/9 - Math EOCT 5/10 - HS French Exam 5/11 - Math EOCT Make-up 5/16 - HS Spanish Exam  *PLEASE see the Hilsman Master Events Calendar for end of year ceremonies dates and any other pertinent dates. We have A LOT going on these last few weeks. Hang in there!

Week of April 17th

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PTC Wrap-up: 
All Parent Teacher Conference sign-in sheets should be turned in to Hogan at this point. PLEASE get these to her if you have not already.  

From Ms. Brinkley: 
* Please email requests for supplies (paperclips, pencils, etc) rather than sending a student.  We are short-staffed in the front office right now.

From Ms. Nix: 

21st Century Summer: Positions are posted on SchoolSpring. Middle School Program will be held at Cedar and target rising 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from Hilsman and Coile. Teachers will be paid $30.00/ hour and hours are 8:30-12:30. Submit your application on SchoolSpring. 

21st CCLC: Summer Program Paraprofessional- Middle Grades

21st CCLC: Summer School Teacher - Middle Grades From Mr. Lawrence:  HMS Chorus Concert May 11th at 6:30 pm HCC rehearsal (Hilsman Community Choir) will be Tuesdays at 4:30 pm in room 133. If you are still planning to participate email Mr. Lawrence for music and lyrics. From Ms. Hughes:  April 22nd 7:30 am - 10:30 am: Please come out and support the Fatz Cafe Pancake Breakfast & Silent Auction Fundraiser.  This is the only fundraiser the Science & Energy Team is hosting this year.  The team supports the Green School Program at Hilsman and team members are trying to earn money to attend a field trip to Atlanta in May. Monday: B DAY Walkthroughs for removal of content material from walls 1st plannings - WOW Session with Hussain  (including connections team) in the PL room 2nd Plannings - Meet with Forker to finalize Milestones information 10:30 AM Instructional Leaders Meeting  Tuesday: *Happy birthday, Mr. Naughton!  MILESTONES: ELA PART I RTI Meetings  Wednesday: *Happy birthday, Ms. Rucker! Collaborative Planning Thursday:   MILESTONES: ELA PART II Collaborative Planning Friday: BE AWESOME! Upcoming:  4/25 - Math Milestones 4/26 - Science (8th Grade only) 4/27 - Social Studies (8th Grade only) 5/5 - Science EOCT 5/8 - Science Make-Up 5/9 - Math EOCT 5/11 - Math EOCT Make-up Week of 5/15 - 5/19 - Foreign language finals (TBD in accordance w/ CSHS) *PLEASE see the Hilsman Master Events Calendar for end of year ceremonies dates and any other pertinent dates.

Week of April 10th

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PTC Wrap-up: 
All Parent Teacher Conference sign-in sheets should be turned in to Hogan at this point. PLEASE get these to her if you have not already.  

From Ms. Johns: 
Monday, April 17th will be our final IB Academy for the year. 

From Ms. Floyd: 

THURSDAY Spring Orchestra Concert

All orchestra students in grades 6-8 will perform their Spring Concert on Thursday.  The concert is at 7:00 in the HMS Old Gym, orchestra students should report to the orchestra room at 6:30.  

From Ms. Nix: 

21st Century Summer: Positions are posted on SchoolSpring. Middle School Program will be held at Cedar and target rising 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from Hilsman and Coile. Teachers will be paid $30.00/ hour and hours are 8:30-12:30. Submit your application on SchoolSpring. 

21st CCLC: Summer Program Paraprofessional- Middle Grades

21st CCLC: Summer School Teacher - Middle Grades From Mr. Lawrence: Hilsman Staff!  I wanted to try something a little different this year with the choruses' spring performance. I would like to put together an adult choir to perform at the May 11 Spring Concert. My plan is to meet at least 4 times after school with the group prior to the performance. I will provide lyrics and audio to assist with learning the songs outside of the rehearsals. When we come together as a full ensemble I just want to work on shaping our sound as a group. Please fill out the form if you're interested:  Adult Chorus Signup Monday: A DAY **Homeroom teachers send devices with tech issues to media center** 10:30 AM Instructional Leaders Meeting  4pm PBIS  Tuesday:  RTI Meetings  Wednesday:  Readiness/Practice Test Make-up. Send students to Cafe Collaborative Planning 4pm Vertical Planning Thursday:   Collaborative Planning 7pm Orchestra Concert Friday: 9AM Principal's Coffee  2nd Planning - Grade level meeting with Forker regarding Milestones Logistics

Week of April 3rd

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PTC Wrap-up: 
Please make sure you have done EVERYTHING possible to get 100% of your conferences completed.  I would MUCH rather turn in the paperwork to the BOE a little behind schedule if it means we are working to get ALL of our parents in, etc. A HUGE shout out to Destefani, McCann, & Pavone for showing up in Nellie B last Monday to deliver conference folders IN THE POURING RAIN! 

From Ms. R. Smith: 

FFA is having our annual plant sale next week. We have a list of the flowers we will be selling on the link below. We also have various vegetables- please come out and see what we have! Plants cannot be held and are first come, first serve!

The sale is next Wednesday-Friday (April 5-7) 3:30-5:30 and Saturday (April 8) 9-12. 

We have a smaller amount of plants this year and have already had people stop by wanting to purchase. Please do not wait thinking they will go on sale. We have limited numbers of plants this year.

Thank you for your support of Hilsman FFA!

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From Ms. Nix: 

21st Century Summer: Positions are posted on SchoolSpring. Middle School Program will be held at Cedar and target rising 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from Hilsman and Coile. Teachers will be paid $30.00/ hour and hours are 8:30-12:30. Submit your application on SchoolSpring. 

21st CCLC: Summer Program Paraprofessional- Middle Grades

21st CCLC: Summer School Teacher - Middle Grades From Mr. Lawrence: Hilsman Staff!  I wanted to try something a little different this year with the choruses' spring performance. I would like to put together an adult choir to perform at the May 11 Spring Concert. My plan is to meet at least 4 times after school with the group prior to the performance. I will provide lyrics and audio to assist with learning the songs outside of the rehearsals. When we come together as a full ensemble I just want to work on shaping our sound as a group. Please fill out the form if you're interested:  Adult Chorus Signup From Ms. McDavid:  Hilsman Step Team Annual Step Show April 8th 5 pm @ Classic Center. Tickets on sale with Ms. Maddox for $15 Monday: * PLC Day (Agenda will be sent over the weekend)  Please sign up to contribute to our brunch that morning: PL Brunch Sign-Up Tuesday: A DAY *Morning bus evacuation practice Forker on field trip with 7th grade (Trout release) RTI Meetings 5pm-6pm Literacy & Math Night Wednesday:  Extended homeroom: SRI Administration school-wide Collaborative Planning 4pm Faculty Meeting  6pm 8th grade parent meeting Thursday:   1st Planning Period (may continue into 2nd planning)Forker to meet with all grade levels for Milestones training.  Friday: Milestones readiness test/practice test during ELT (info to come from Forker on Thursday during planning meetings)

Week of March 27th

#keeplearning #keepgrowing #keepevolving 

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From Ms. Nix: 

21st Century Summer: Positions are posted on SchoolSpring. Middle School Program will be held at Cedar and target rising 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from Hilsman and Coile. Teachers will be paid $30.00/ hour and hours are 8:30-12:30. Submit your application on SchoolSpring. 

21st CCLC: Summer Program Paraprofessional- Middle Grades

21st CCLC: Summer School Teacher - Middle Grades From Ms. Hughes:  Energy Education Week is March 25-31.   Students at Hilsman Middle and Gaines Elementary will be learning about energy all week. All Hilsman students, parents, staff, and supporters are encouraged to take the Energy Star Pledge.  Here is a link to the Pledge:  Hilsman Energy Star Pledge.  Our school goal is to collect 500 Energy Star Pledges. From Ms. Johns: 1. Monday, March 27 is an IB Academy day; we should be on afternoon assembly bell schedule. 2. Our District Science Fair winners will be competing at the State Science Fair, Friday, March 31st and Saturday, April 1st  at the Classic Center downtown. Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Skinner will be their chaperones on Friday. From Mr. Lawrence: Hilsman Staff!  I wanted to try something a little different this year with the choruses' spring performance. I would like to put together an adult choir to perform at the May 11 Spring Concert. My plan is to meet at least 4 times after school with the group prior to the performance. I will provide lyrics and audio to assist with learning the songs outside of the rehearsals. When we come together as a full ensemble I just want to work on shaping our sound as a group. Please fill out the form if you're interested: ​  Adult Chorus Signup ​ From Ms. Gonzalez: Next Saturday, April 1st from 2:00-4:30 PM, CCSD will host its first ever MakerFaire at CCHS! This event is free and fun for all ages. Please come on out and see all the wonderful "makers" in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM). From Ms. McDavid:  Hilsman Step Team Annual Step Show April 8th 5 pm @ Classic Center From Ms. G.: Congratulations to Knox Huff whose SS Fair project won a first place in the GA Regional Social Studies Fair held in Gainesville earlier this month. We are very proud of his hard work. Monday: B DAY * IB Academy - Afternoon activity schedule 12pm Hogan to CMS for Math GADOE planning **Parent teacher conferences will be held at the Nelli B Community Center from 5-7 pm.  Please ensure that Ms. Hogan receives conference packets for ANY students who may have been no shows by Monday at NOON.  Tuesday: AM - Middle School Instructional Council (Tolbert, Hogan, J. Holland, Dalton, & Crenshaw) RTI Meetings Wednesday: Collaborative Planning 6:30 p.m. 8th Grade Parent Meeting Thursday: *Dental Bus here from 8-4 Collaborative Planning Friday: 8th Grade Pre-AP field trip to Cedar Upcoming Happy Birthday, Ms. Wiggins! (April 1st) Happy Birthday, Ms. Steele! (April 2nd) April 3rd: PL Day in the Building - More to come! Make sure you've read your book! We are looking forward to some insightful and honest dialogue.  Please sign up to contribute to our brunch that morning: PL Brunch Sign-Up April 5th: School-wide SPRING SRI Administration

Week of March 20th

Helpful video for Parent Teacher Conferences

All conferences should be scheduled and entered into the Master Schedule Here: 

PTC Master Schedule

* NEXT Monday, 3/27/17 we will hold PTC at the Nelli B community center for any parents who are unable to attend this week.  More to come...

Bell Schedule for PTC: 

Early Release Schedule

Foundation for Excellence Grants! 
APPLY HERE!

From Ms. G.: 

There are new criteria for being assigned to Advanced Language Arts and Advanced Math classes for the upcoming school year. Forms will be sent home with parents during conferences. Please stop by to talk with Ms. Johns and Ms. Giannasi in Room 408 about the new criteria.

Congratulations!

To Saketh Chaluvadi who will be competing in the state Geography Bee at the end of March. It will take place at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville on March 31.

AND

To Ikeoluwa Ojo who will be competing at the state Social Studies Fair on April 22 at Clayton State University.

From Ms. Hughes: 
All Hilsman students, parents, staff, and supporters are encouraged to take the Energy Star Pledge.  Here is a link to the Pledge:  Hilsman Energy Star Pledge.  Our school goal is to collect 500 Energy Star Pledges.

From Ms. Brinkley: 
Teachers are to look for Connection Preference sheets to be placed into their boxes along withe report cards. Those are due back to me by April 1st. (No joke.) 

Monday -- A DAY
* Advisement (see email from Ms. Moore) 
Advisement Schedule
PL with Steve Piazza (in PL room): We'll learn how to design effective assessments in Illuminate to reassess student progress based on Q2 benchmark data.  Please be on time and have your devices with you.  

Tuesday 
*MathCounts team represents HMS at UGA! A huge shout out to Mr. Hussain for his commitment to these kiddos all year.  
**Ambrose meeting with 8th grade Soc. Studies re: EOC & planning Pre-AP trip 

RTI Meetings 

Wednesday - PTC 
Collab planning: Complete data dig documents INCLUDING the action plan component Ms. Hogan included this past week. 

Thursday - PTC (late night)
Collab planning: Complete data dig documents INCLUDING the action plan component Ms. Hogan included this past week. 

Friday - PTC 
Math 180 coach to visit those classes & teachers