MM Weeks of 11-21 and 11-28

Enjoy the weeks ahead….

MM WEEK OF NOVEMBER 21, 2016

HAPPY THANKSGIVING WEEK!

Monday, 11/21   

3:40 Sip and See – Dr. Smith and Sasha – Library

 

Tuesday, 11/22

 

Wednesday – Sunday    Thanksgiving break – Gobble Gobble Gobble!

11/23 -                 HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANCY HANSBROUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11/25 -                 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODD ROBERTS & GAIL TUMMINELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11/26 -                 HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDA KRYGIEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

NOTES:  No ASA this week

 

MM WEEK OF NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Here comes December – Yikes!

Monday, 11/28                 

8:45 Principals meeting

3:30 Faculty meeting

 

Tuesday, 11/29

After School Activities – Session II begins

 

Wednesday, 11/30          HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHERI WELLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Thursday, 12/1

Social Studies PD

 

Friday, 12/2                        HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATHLEEN MULLINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Sunday, 12/4 Hixson PTO Holiday House Tour 11:00-4:00 p.m.

 

NOTES: 

Please help our students do a better job of caring for their chrome books.  We have an excessive amount of repairs, in particular our monitors.   They probably need reminders on getting a cover, not carrying it open, stay off of your chrome book while you are walking or waiting for a ride home…some suggestions. 

 

Teachers  - don’t forget to contact your evaluator and make a mid-year appt….  so many things to talk about! 

 

I did not schedule Principal/Teacher meetings for November.  I have had a few meetings and I still have one scheduled to take place in early December.  I do not have any agenda items at this time – so if you need to see me and visit about anything, please contact me and we’ll set a date for a visit.  Just wanted you to know that I’m not ignoring you – I just didn’t set up meetings this month.  Thanks

 

PLEASE WEAR YOUR HIXSON BADGE AT ALL TIMES!

 

District computer usage…   Refresher of when/how/where to use the WGSD browser. 

 

https://docs.google.com/a/wgcloud.org/document/d/1Z9h8WqL5Op7NMFj_pQLXVTNksFFxDun-fXbPzvysgcI/edit?usp=sharing

 

Have a great 2 weeks!

 

Week of November 14

MM    WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14, 2016

This week we will continue our work of being kind to one another!

It’s American Education Week!

Monday 11/14

TODAY – HATS FOR HEART FUND RAISER – and kickoff of Hixson for Heart – educating about the importance of heart health….   $1.00 to wear a hat all day and to be part of a drawing for a prize!

 

3:30 Faculty meeting in the auditorium.  We will have a popcorn snack available; please feel free to bring a beverage.  Agenda: Celebration, Champion – Ted Talk, Discipline data

 

Tuesday, 11/15                  HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHERRI RACHAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3:45 District Calendar Committee mtg.

5:30 Key Communicators mtg.

 

Wednesday, 11/16

Aimee to training – a.m. only

Girl Scout cookie sale outside the auditorium doors – 7:50-8:30a.m.

3:45 6^th – 8^th gr. Writing Units of Study – WGHS

5:00 p.m. – Issues Committee

6:30 p.m. - 7^TH AND 8^TH Grade Choir Concert

 

Thursday, 11/17

DLT - Pam

7^th and 8^th grade GFA students to Solomon Thurman Gallery

8:00 A.M. IEP – T.S. – E. Goosen’s rm. 

After School Activities – Session I ends today

6^th – 8^th grade Science Vertical PD – all day

Fine Arts field trip

 

Friday, 11/18                     HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETTYE JO PRICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Team meeting – K.S. 8 a.m., Rm. G3

 

Saturday, 11/19                 HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRISTEN BURTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

NOTES:

Reminder:  PTO fall mini grants are available and need to be applied for by November 22. 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhy4DUFnQB-eChBo4PNo8xoWw-w4irFjQs4Lx96FIVfUduNg/viewform?c=0&w=1

 

Thank you to Rob Rambach and Jason Heisel for presenting information on the Innovation Hour to the PTO.  They did a great job and parents are enthusiastic and supportive of this endeavor!

 

Randy Rachal is organizing the 7^th grade Hour of Code to take place on December 20^th – core time. Thank you Randy. 

In addition, we will be running a “mock” Innovation Hour on 12/16 – more information to come. 

Dr. Robert shared the Fall Conference data and 96% of our families participated in conferences.  That’s a total of 734 parent/guardian meetings/discussions!  Thank you for your hard work!

Thank you for all you do!

 

Week of November 7th

MM Week of November 7, 2016

This week I am asking everyone to SPEAK WITH KINDNESS

Sunday-don’t forget to set you clocks back…Daylight savings begins

Monday, 11/7

Term 3 and 2^nd explo begins

8:45 Principals meeting

7^th grade voting

3:30 Department chair meeting cancelled. 

 

Tuesday, 11/8

PD DAY – ED CAMP AT WGHS – all day

If you come to Hixson please park in the front and leave the Elm lot open for voters

 

Wednesday, 11/9

CPI training day

Data meetings w/Hope today

 

Thursday, 11/10

CPI training day

Data meetings w/Hope today

8:45 PTO meeting, library – Speakers Series – Hixson Staff – Innovation Hour

                Note: there are no PTO meetings in December nor January

6:30 p.m. Hixson Orchestra performance

7:00 p.m. Alliance for Interracial Dignity meeting – WG Baptist Church – Topic:  What is white privilege?

 

Friday, 11/11

Veterans Day

Dr. Roberts out

 

NOTES:

Ashley Porter was selected to be a guest blogger for Imagine Learning. You can view her blog post by following this link: http://www.imaginelearning.com/blog/2016/11/risks-teaching-comfort-zone/

Congratulations Ashley

 

Don’t forget to make an appointment with your evaluator – mid-year check-up and planning for formal observations, etc.

 

Welcome Brianna Goldstein – Hill/math substitute! 

 

Staff – if you have any pictures of our students engaged in learning, sports, having fun – would you please share a copy with me.  The office staff is working with me on a Hixson Happenings board by the front doors and I’d like to see that grow. 

 

Another busy week ahead of us – enjoy!

 

Notes from Student Advisory meeting, 11/3 –

 

Hallway problems – still exist

Phones – better – students know they may not have phones out in the hallway – or any other place if a teacher did not give them permission.

Most students like the dismissal process now – a few made some suggestions – not changing anything at this time.

Problems with printers – I think they are reporting for their teachers!!!

Problem with substitutes not following plans and they actually discipline entire classes instead of individuals.  Sometimes subs argue with students instead of sending them to the office.

Concern with announcements being heard by 8^th grade students.  Students in gym state how difficult it is to hear. 

Students would like teachers to know they are ok with homework as long as it’s not busy work. 

Next meeting – Wednesday, November 30, 1^st hour